Dec 04, 2011
On behalf of its Selection Committee, Florida Citrus Sports’ Chairman Michel Champagne and CEO Steve Hogan announced today that the South Carolina Gamecocks and Nebraska Cornhuskers have been selected to play in the 2012 Capital One Bowl. The New Year’s classic will kick off at 1:00 p.m. on January 2nd from Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium in Orlando and will be televised nationally by ESPN. The meeting will be the first between the two schools since 1987 and the first ever […]
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Nov 30, 2011
This season, pick who you think will win the Capital One Bowl Game of the Week and WIN! Answer the question on the Capital One Bowl Facebook page before Saturday’s game. If you pick correctly, you’ll be entered into a drawing to win two tickets to the Capital One Bowl on January 2, 2012! Michigan State leads series 29-21 (last meeting: Oct. 22, 2011: Michigan State 37, Wisconsin 31) The inaugural Big Ten Championship Game will feature a welcome rematch […]
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Nov 15, 2011
This season, pick who you think will win the Champs Sports Bowl Game of the Week and WIN! Answer the question on the Capital One Bowl Facebook page before Saturday’s game. If you pick correctly, you’ll be entered into a drawing to win two tickets to the Capital One Bowl on January 2, 2012! Virginia Tech leads series 5-3-0 (Last meeting: Nov. 4, 2010: Virginia Tech 28, Georgia Tech 21) ACC power Virginia Tech clashes with conference rival Georgia Tech Thursday in […]
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Nov 08, 2011
The Iowa Hawkeyes host No. 17 Michigan State (4-1, 7-2) in Iowa City for their final home game of the season this Saturday. Last year’s 37-6 victory by the Hawkeyes ended the Spartan’s unbeaten streak. With just two games left after this weekend, both teams enter the game with a chance to appear in the Big Ten conference championship game.
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Nov 07, 2011
Florida Citrus Sports CEO Steve Hogan announced today that the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, through its Fresh From Florida marketing campaign, will partner with Florida Citrus Sports on the event formerly known as the Orlando Citrus Parade. The event’s new name will be the Fresh From Florida Parade. An annual holiday classic, this year’s Fresh From Florida Parade will be held on Saturday, December 31, 2011 in Downtown Orlando, with step-off scheduled for 11:00 a.m. “The Fresh […]
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Nov 01, 2011
The No. 7 Arkansas Razorbacks (7-1, 5-1 SEC) and the No. 9 South Carolina Gamecocks (7-1, 3-1 SEC) are barely trailing the lead in the Southeastern Conference with both teams suffering only one loss in conference play this season. The Gamecocks meet the Hogs in Fayetteville for their third straight road game looking to hold on to their lead in the eastern division.
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Nov 01, 2011
The Big Ten got much of the spotlight last weekend thanks to Michigan State’s upset of Wisconsin. The SEC didn’t have quite the same fireworks, since the conference seems to largely be in a holding pattern until a packed Nov. 5 weekend.
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Oct 25, 2011
The No. 22 Georgia Bulldogs (5-2, 4-1 SEC) and the Florida Gators (4-3, 2-3 SEC) face off in Jacksonville this weekend for one of college football’s most stories rivalries. The rivalry began 1915 and is one of few such games still played at a neutral-site. The Gators hold a three-game winning streak over the Dawgs, including a 34-31 victory last year in the series’ first overtime game when Chas Henry drilled a 37-yard field goal as time expired.
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Oct 25, 2011
West Virginia leads series 32-4-2. (Last meeting: Dec. 4, 2010: WVU 35, Rutgers 14) No. 25 West Virginia looks to regain its position as the Big East favorite when the team travels to Piscataway to face Rutgers in its second-consecutive road game. Both the Mountaineers and Scarlet Knights enter Saturday’s game with 5-2 records, each holding one Big East loss (both suffered last Friday night.) West Virginia has claimed at least a share of the conference title five of the […]
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Oct 21, 2011
An intriguing weekend across the Big East and ACC starts early with a pair of Friday night games with Champs Sports Bowl implications. All three of the conference leaders in the Big East – Cincinnati, Rutgers and West Virginia – all hit the road this week against league opponents. Tonight, the Scarlet Knights travel to Louisville and the Mountaineers visit Syracuse. Tomorrow afternoon, the Bearcats are in Tampa to meet USF. If all three maintain their unblemished conference records, we […]
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Oct 18, 2011
This season, pick who you think will win the Champs Sports Bowl Game of the Week and WIN! Answer the question on the Champs Sports Bowl Facebook page before Saturday’s game. If you pick correctly, you’ll be entered into a drawing to win two tickets to the Champs Sports Bowl on December 29, 2011! Notre Dame leads series, 43-33-5. (Last meeting: Nov. 27, 2010; Notre Dame 20, USC 16) USC and Notre Dame battle for the historic Jeweled […]
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Oct 17, 2011
One week after Wake Forest shook up the ACC Atlantic division, the other side of the conference experienced some upheaval. Two upsets in the Coastal changed the face of the division race while the Atlantic returned (somewhat) to status quo. Meanwhile, the Big East remains in a sort of limbo as contenders continue to dance around each other. ACC Results Miami 30, UNC 24 Virginia 24, Georgia Tech 21 Virginia Tech 38, Wake Forest 17 Clemson 56, Maryland 45 Florida […]
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Oct 16, 2011
The first Bowl Championship Series standings of the season are released, and that takes us one step closer to Selection Sunday. There’s still half a season to be played, but now bowl projections and possible pairings can be discussed without the Way Too Early prefix. Although really, anything prior to the last week of the season is still Too Early, if history is any indication. Let’s check the first standings:
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Oct 11, 2011
No. 19 Michigan State (4-1, 1-0 Big Ten) looks for its fourth straight win against No. 10 Michigan (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten) in the battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy at Spartan Stadium. For the third straight season, the Wolverines are unbeaten entering the contest. It is the first time since the 1965-67 seasons that Michigan State holds a three game winning streak against their in-state rival.
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Oct 11, 2011
This season, pick who you think will win the Champs Sports Bowl Game of the Week and WIN! Answer the question on the Champs Sports Bowl Facebook page before Saturday’s game. If you pick correctly, you’ll be entered into a drawing to win two tickets to the Champs Sports Bowl on December 29, 2011! Virginia Tech leads series 23-11-1 (last meeting: Oct. 16, 2010: Virginia Tech 52, Wake Forest 21) Upstart Wake Forest welcomes No. 21 Virginia Tech to Winston-Salem this week […]
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Oct 10, 2011
While we already have our first bowl-eligible teams after six weeks of play, there are far too many games left to be played to know what could be available to the Champs Sports Bowl in December. Our Team Selection Committee met on Monday to discuss the current state of our partner conference as we inch closer to Selection Sunday. ACC Results Wake Forest 35, Florida State 30 Virginia Tech 38, Miami 35 Georgia Tech 21, Maryland 16 Clemson 36, Boston […]
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Oct 07, 2011
Both of our partner conferences are in the thick of league play this weekend as the championship races start to take shape. With current ACC division leaders Clemson (Atlantic) and Georgia Tech (Coastal) at home against Boston College and Maryland, respectively, a pair of games – Florida State at Wake Forest and Miami at Virginia Tech – are almost critical to keep pace before entering the second half of the year. In the Big East, preseason favorite West Virginia opens […]
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Oct 04, 2011
No. 12 Arkansas (4-1, 2-0 SEC) and No. 23 Auburn (4-1, 2-0 SEC) haven’t received a lot of attention in a crowded SEC West thanks to injuries and close games. However, climactic victories last weekend have put the spotlight on the two teams as they face off in Fayetteville, Ark.
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Sep 30, 2011
One week after Clemson’s upset of preseason-No. 5 Florida State in Death Valley, the No. 15 Tigers take their high-octane offense on the road to meet another ACC power, No. 10 Virginia Tech. It’s our Champs Sports Bowl Game of the Week and it tops the weekend slate of games in our partner conferences for the CSB.
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Sep 28, 2011
The No. 8 Nebraska Cornhuskers make their Big Ten debut this Saturday in a long-overdue matchup against the No. 7 Wisconsin Badgers. The Cornhuskers return to Camp Randall Stadium 37 years after Wisconsin receiver Jeff Mack Sr. crossed the end zone following a 77-yard reception as time expired to secure a 21-20 victory against then- fourth-ranked Nebraska.
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