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Ball State accepts invitation to Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl
Ball State's football team has accepted an invitation to compete in the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl St. Petersburg in Florida, Dec. 21, at 7:30 p.m. against the Conference USA East Division Champion UCF Knights.
The Cardinals and Knights will be televised on...Tags: ESPN (tv network), Tropicana Field, Ball State University, College Football, UCF Knights
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UCF will play Ball State in Beef `O' Brady's Bowl
Despite early hope it would play a Big East opponent in the Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl, UCF learned Sunday evening it would face a Mid-American Conference opponent instead. Ball State accepted a bid to play the Knights on Dec. 21 at St. Petersburg's Tropicana...
Tags: Television, Tropicana Field, George O'Leary, Iowa Hawkeyes, Orange Bowl
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Only major bowl question: Can Northern Illinois steal a BCS bid?
Aren't you going to miss the Bowl Championship Series? (Don't email answer that). The college football selection system for bowl games that has been ordered to the junk heap after next season might have a couple of surprises left in it. Nebraska's...
Tags: Louisville Cardinals, USA Today, Southeastern Conference, Illinois Fighting Illini, Orange Bowl
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No surprise: Notre Dame vs. Alabama in BCS title game
The final Bowl Championship Series standings on Sunday produced a lot of expected news and one big surprise. Notre Dame and Alabama, in what everyone knew was just a formality, finished first and second in the final standings and will meet Jan. 7 in...Tags: West Virginia Mountaineers, Illinois Fighting Illini, Washington Huskies, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Bowling Green Falcons
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As usual, SEC claims ownership of BCS
ATLANTA -- No one down here in Southeastern Conference country was surprised Sunday when the final Bowl Championship Series standings confirmed Alabama would be playing Jan. 7 for the national title. The surprise is why the SEC isn't playing the SEC...
Tags: ESPN (tv network), Illinois Fighting Illini, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Big Ten Conference, Ohio State Buckeyes
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Gators' matchup with Louisville in Sugar Bowl has familiar face
GAINESVILLE — A shake-up in the final BCS standings will pit the Florida Gators against a familiar face in a familiar place. The Gators will cap a turnaround season under coach Will Muschamp with a date against coach Charlie Strong and the...Tags: Syracuse Orange, Illinois Fighting Illini, Big Ten Conference, Connecticut Huskies, Ohio State Buckeyes
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FSU to play Northern Illinois in Orange Bowl, UF to play Louisville in Sugar
Florida State will play MAC champion Northern Illinois in the Orange Bowl and Florida will play Louisville in the Sugar Bowl, sources told the Orlando Sentinel and Sun Sentinel. CNNSI.com's Pete Thamel was the first to report the news. The official...
Tags: ESPN (tv network), Clemson Tigers, USA Today, Sugar Bowl, Politics
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Reports: Northern Illinois earns BCS berth to Orange Bowl
Well, sometimes the little guys do win. Northern Illinois has earned a Bowl Championship Series bowl bid, according to several media reports. The champions of the Mid-American Conference will play Florida State in the Orange Bowl. It will be the MAC's...
Tags: Louisville Cardinals, Southeastern Conference, Illinois Fighting Illini, Orange Bowl, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
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Doeren leaves NIU for N.C. State
Northern Illinois has become an ideal career launching point for ambitious football coaches ultimately seeking a higher national profile, stronger competition, improved facilities and more money. Unfortunately, the successful mid-major program hasn't...
Tags: Northern Illinois Huskies, North Carolina State Wolfpack, Illinois, College Sports, Kent State Golden Flashes
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UCF accepts bid to play in Beef 'O' Brady bowl, awaits opponent
As expected, UCF formally accepted a bid Saturday to play in the Beef ‘O’ Brady Bowl in St. Petersburg following its 33-27 overtime loss to Tulsa in the Conference USA championship game. “We're looking forward to having UCF back in...
Tags: Bowling Green Falcons, UCF Knights, Connecticut Huskies, Conference USA, Toledo Rockets
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NIU takes MAC title in 2 OT
DETROIT — Northern Illinois won its second straight Mid-American Conference championship Friday night, out-dueling No. 17 Kent State 44-37 in double-overtime at Ford Field to defend its title in exhausting fashion. NIU (21-1) has won 12 straight...
Tags: Bowling Green Falcons, Heisman Trophy, College Football, Bowl Championship Series, Chicago Tribune
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At very least, NIU can dream big
Many people all over the Midwest flocked to gas stations and convenience stores this week for a long shot chance at prosperity. Mid-American Conference Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher drove to Detroit dreaming of the same thing. "First and foremost the...
Tags: Orange Bowl, Heisman Trophy, College Football, Bowl Championship Series, Northern Illinois Huskies
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