Despite always feeling on the verge of breaking through these programs are kind of stuck in a rut. Not a bad one of losing seasons, but of bumping their heads against a ceiling they can’t break through.
If you like old fashioned football with lots of running action than this is the bowl game for you as it features RBs Andre Williams and Ka’Deem Carey, the national rushing leaders of this and last season respectively.
LSU will be looking for the 4th consecutive 10 win season as they face the Iowa Hawkeyes who had a good year beating the teams they should have beaten, but came up short against the elite teams, you can say.
The Rice Owls will look to continue their historic season. After winning their first outright conference title in 56 years, the Owls will now look for a school best 11th win.
The Virginia Tech Hokies and UCLA Bruins are set to face off in the Hyundai Sun Bowl in a game that is going to come down to one major matchup: UCLA’s offense vs. Virginia Tech’s defense.
The sixth-ranked Louisville Cardinals will make the trip to over to Lexington and to legendary Rupp Arena where they will take on their in-state rivals, the 18th-ranked Kentucky Wildcats in a matchup of the last two national champions.
The San Francisco 49ers guaranteed themselves a spot in the postseason with a win last week over the Atlanta Falcons, but they’ll try and improve their positioning this weekend with a victory over the Arizona Cardinals.
The UCLA Bruins have looked far from elite throughout the 2013-14 college basketball season, but their 10-2 record shows they have it in them to be a competitor in conference play.
The No. 21 Colorado Buffaloes are slated to host the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday, Dec. 28 at Coors Events Center. The Buffaloes are 10-2 in pre-conference competition, while the Bulldogs are 6-4.
West Coast Conference play starts up Saturday. The Gonzaga Bulldogs have won 19 straight conference games at home and will be looking for number 20 versus Santa Clara on Saturday night.
Villanova has to be the most pleasant surprise in college hoops this season. Not only are they undefeated but they have beaten some very good teams including Kansas and Iowa.
A 7-6 record is hardly an eye catcher but Irvine has been pretty good in the early part of their schedule. They already have 4 true road victories this season, including a resume building win up at Washington, also of the PAC12 in November.
The Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles will meet under the lights on Sunday night in Cowboys Stadium with the NFC East division title on the line. Dallas is coming off a last-second win that helped keep them alive in the playoff hunt, while Philadelphia beat up Chicago in a meaningless Week 16 contest.
The Tennessee Titans and Houston Texans will face off in Nashville on Sunday to close out each of their seasons. Tennessee’s year started with promise following a 3-1 start but quickly unravelled after a three-game losing streak going into their bye week, while Houston’s season has been even more disastrous, with the team losing 13 in a row after winning their first two games.
The Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens will face off at Paul Brown Stadium in Week 17. The Ravens would need a lot of help to make the postseason, while the Bengals look to close out their home schedule without a loss.
The Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers will face off on Sunday in a game that will decide the NFC North. Both teams are coming off disheartening losses, but they’ll each need to find the motivation to get up for this pivotal game in a hurry.
