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South Carolina's Jadeveon Clowney Delivers the Hit of the Young Year

Andy Lee — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 22:32:32 +0000

New Year's Day has a special place in the hearts of Americans. It's a day to relax and watch great and historic college football bowl games.

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NCAA College Football Bowl Recap — Dec. 31-Jan. 8

Wes Glinsmann — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:50:58 +0000

While we can argue about whether or not the right teams were playing, it was hard to argue with the excitement of the BCS bowl games so far. Three of the four were decided either in the last seconds of regulation (Rose Bowl) or in overtime (Fiesta and Sugar bowls), while the fourth (Orange Bowl) shattered virtually every bowl game record on the books for offensive statistics.

But the non-BCS games also gave us a lot of close games and great individual performances, as well. Here are the highlights from the final week of bowl season.

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Everything You Need to Know for the Orange Bowl

Wes Glinsmann — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:58:31 +0000

West Virginia closed the season on a three-game winning streak to win the Big East championship. While this may or may not be the Mountaineers’ final year in the Big East (depending on the outcome of two pending lawsuits), West Virginia is more than happy to represent the conference one last time in the Orange Bowl.

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Oregon Squeaks By Wisconsin, 45-38, In Rose Bowl Shootout

Wes Glinsmann — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:38:30 +0000

The Rose Bowl between #5 Oregon and #10 Wisconsin was expected to be a shootout, and the two teams lived up to the hype in the highest scoring Rose Bowl in history. Oregon running back De’Anthony Thomas had just two carries, but made them count on touchdown runs of 91 and 64 yards and the Ducks scored 10 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to secure a 45-38 victory.

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Everything You Need to Know for the Sugar Bowl

Wes Glinsmann — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:55:50 +0000

While most of the BCS drama focused on the final poll and whether Alabama or Oklahoma State should face LSU in the championship game, the Sugar Bowl was not without its own share of controversy.

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NCAA College Football Bowl Recap — Dec. 24-30

Wes Glinsmann — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:49:31 +0000

The second week of bowl season usually features some exciting games, and this year was no exception. Many of the games this week gave us wild plays, last-second finishes, great individual performances and, in the case of the Alamo Bowl, the kind of unstoppable offense that would make Bo Jackson in Super Tecmo Bowl proud.

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