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By Arnie Leshin
STARTING IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF 9:30 WHEN MIAMI OF OHIO AND UAB MEET UP AT THE BAHAMA BOWL IN NASSAU.
THEN IT’S ON TO THE AFTERNOON WHEN AT THE CORE BOWL IN ORLANDO, Fla., USTA AND TROY TAKE THE FIELD FOR A 1 O’CLOCKKICKOFF.
THEN ON SATURDAY, IT’S A MENU OF SEVEN GAMES, WITH THE 9 A.M.OPENER AT FENWAY PARK IN BOSTON SENDING LOUISVILLE AGAINST CINCINNATI IN AN EXPECTED TIGHT TUSSLE, AND IN THE 7:15 NIGHT TILT LOOKING LIKE BOISE STATE WITH THE ADVANTAGE OVER NORTH TEXAS IN THE FRISCO BOWL IN FRISCO, TX.
FROM THER IT’S BACK-TO-BACK GAMES, FOLLOWED BY FOUR-STRAIGHT FROM DECEMBER 21, 22, 23, 24, WITH THE LATTER BEING THE HAWAII BOWL IN HONOLULU WITH A 6 P.M. SCHEDULED KICK OFF AND MIDDLE TENNESSEE TAKING ON SAN DIEGO STATE.
NEXT COMES THE OFF DAY OF CHRISTMAS, AND ON MONDAY THE 26TH IT’S THE QUICK LANE BOWL IN DETROIT, MICH, THAT HAS NEW MEXICO STATE AND BOWLING GREEN GOING AT IT IN A 1:30 AFTERNOON START.
FROM THERE, JUST FOLLOW THE BOUNCING BALL.
FRIDAY DECEMBER 16
Bahamas Bowl, Nassau Bahamas
MIAMI (Ohio) vs. UAB, 9:30 a.m.
Core Bowl, Orlando, Fla.
UTSA vs. TROY, 1 p.m.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 17
Fenway Bowl, Boston
LOUISVILLE vs. CINCINNATI, 9 a.m.
Celebration Bowl, Atlanta Ga.
JACKSON STATE vs. NC CENTRAL, 9 a.m.
New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque, N.M.
BRIGHAM YOUNG vs. SMU, 12:25 a.m.
LA Bowl, Inglewood, Calif.
FRESNO STATE vs. WASHINGTON STATE, 1:30 p.m.
LendingTree Bowl, Mobile, Ala.
RICE vs. SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI, 3:45 p.m.
Las Vegas Bowl, Las Vegas, Nev.
OREGON STATE vs. FLORIDA, 5:30 p.m.
Frisco Bowl, Frisco, Tx.
NORTH TEXAS vs. BOISE STATE, 7:15 p.m.
MONDAY DECEMBER 19
Myrtle Beach Bowl, Conway, S.C.
MARSHALL vs. UCONN, 12:30 p.m.
TUESDAY DECEMBER 20
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Boise, Idaho
SAN JOSE STATE vs. EASTERN MICHIGAN, 1:30 p.m.
Boca Raton Bowl, Boca Raton, Fla.
LIBERTY vs. TOLEDO, 5:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 21
New Orleans Bowl, New Orleans, La.
SOUTH ALABAMA vs. WESTERN KENTUCKY, 7 p.m.
THURSDAY DECEMBER 22
Armed Forces Bowl, Fort Worth, Tx.
BAYLOR vs. AIR FORCE, 5:30 p.m.
FRIDAY DECEMBER 23
Gasparlla Bowl, Tampa, Fla.
MISSOURI vs. WAKE FOREST, 4:30 p.m.
Independance Bowl, Shrevport, La.
HOUSTON vs. LOUISIANA, 1 p.m.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 24
Hawaii Bowl, Honolulu, Hawaii
MIDDLE TENNESSEE vs. SAN DIEGO STATE, 6 p.m.
MONDAY DECEMBER 26
Quick Lane Bowl, Detroit, Mich.
NEW MEXICO STATE vs. BOWLING GREEN, 12:30 p.m.
TUESDAY DECEMBER 27
First Responder Bowl, Dallas, Tx.
MEMPHIS vs. UTAH STATE, 1:15 p.m.
Birmingham Bowl, Birmingham, Ala.
COASTAL CAROLINA vs. EAST CAROLINA, 4:45 p.m.
Camellia Bowl, Montgomery, Ala.
GEORGIA SOUTHERN vs. BUFFALO, 10 a.m.
Guaranteed Bowl, Phoenix, Ariz.
WISCONSIN vs. OKLAHOMA STATE, 8:15 p.m.
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 28
Military Bowl, Annapolis, Md.
CENTRAL FLORIDA vs. DUKE, noon
Liberty Bowl, Memphis, Tenn.
ARKANSAS vs. KANSAS, 3:30 p.m.
Holiday Bowl, San Diego, Calif.
OREGON vs. NORTH CAROLINA, 6 p.m.
Texas Bowl, Houston, Tx.
TEXAS TECH vs. MISSISSIPPI, 7 p.m.
THURSDAY DECEMBER 29
Pinstripe Bowl, Yankee Stadium N.Y.
SYRACUSE vs. MINNESOTA, noon
Cheeze-It Bowl, Orlando, Fla.
FLORIDA STATE vs. OKLAHOMA, 3:30 p.m.
Alamo Bowl, San Antonio, Tx.
WASHINGTON vs. TEXAS, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY DECEMBER 30
Orange Bowl, Miami Gardens, Fla.
TENNESSEE vs. CLEMSON, 6 p.m.
Duke’s Mayo Bowl, Charlotte, N.C.
NORTH CAROLINA STATE vs. MARYLAND, 10 a.m.
SUN BOWL, El PASO, Tx.
UCLA vs. PITTSBURGH, noon
Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Fla.
NOTRE DAME vs. SOUTH CAROLINA, 1:30 p.m.
Arizona Bowl, Tucson, Ariz
WYOMING vs. OHIO, 2:30 p.m.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 31
Peach Bowl, Atlanta, Ga.
GEORGIA vs. OHIO STATE, 6 p.m.
Fiesta Bowl, Glendale, Ariz.
MICHIGAN vs. TEXAS CHRISTIAN, 2 p.m.
Music City Bowl, Nashville, Tenn.
KENTUCKY vs. IOWA, 10 a.m.
Sugar Bowl, New Orleans, La.
ALABAMA vs. KANSAS STATE, 10 a.m.
MONDAY JANUARY 2
RellaQuest Bowl, Tampa, Fla.
MISSISSIPI STATE vs. ILLINOIS, 10 a.m.
Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Fla.
LSU vs. PURDUE, 11 a.m.
Cotton Bowl Classic, Arlington, Tx.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA vs. TULANE, 11 a.m.
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif.
UTAH vs. PENN STATE, 3 p.m.
MONDAY JANUARY 9
College Football National Championship
SEMIFINAL WINNERS, 5:30 p.m.
43 GAMES ————-
THAT’S ALL FOLKS!
