
Dec 10 - By Dan Pompei, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
The New Orleans Saints and Colts are so close to 16-0 seasons, but there are sound reasons to believe neither team will attain regular season perfection.

Dec 8 - By Joey Johnston, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com
No such thing as a bad season in college football. If you ask me, they are all memorable, some with twists and turns, others with start-to-finish domination, most with unforgettable characters and performances.

Dec 8 - By Brent Kallestad, Associated Press Writer
Florida State coach Bobby Bowden isn't apologizing for his team being picked for a New Year's Day bowl game despite its 6-6 record.
Dec 7 - By Associated Press
Bobby Bowden's final game will take place in a packed house.
Dec 6 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
The first Cotton Bowl in its new $1.2 billion home will match a couple of former Oklahoma State Cowboys quarterbacks turned coaches.

Dec 6 - By Antonio Gonzalez, Associated Press Writer
Penn State will meet LSU in the Jan. 1 Capital One Bowl that features the top non-BCS team from the Big Ten and Southeastern conferences.
Dec 6 - By Chris Talbott, Associated Press Writer
Southern Miss is headed back to the New Orleans Bowl for the second straight season and will face one of the nation's hottest teams, Middle Tennessee.

Dec 6 - By Tim Reynolds, AP Sports Writer
Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz vividly remembers flipping his television one night last fall and instantly becoming mesmerized by Georgia Tech's spread option offense.

Dec 6 - By Brett Martel, AP Sports Writer
If Urban Meyer wants to send Tim Tebow out as a winner, he'll have to have beat his alma mater and spoil what could be Brian Kelly's final game as coach of unbeaten Cincinnati.

Dec 6 - By Andrew Bagnato, AP Sports Writer
Welcome to the BCS Buster Bowl.

Dec 6 - By Greg Beacham, AP Sports Writer
Ohio State and Oregon had their New Year's Day plans firmed up several days before the BCS got around to making it official.

Dec 6 - By Associated Press
The Clemson Tigers have fallen all the way from a possible BCS-bowl berth to a trip to the Music City Bowl to play Kentucky.
Dec 6 - By Beth Rucker, AP Sports Writer
The Chick-fil-A Bowl will host No. 12 Virginia Tech from the Atlantic Coast Conference and Tennessee from the Southeastern Conference.
Dec 6 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
Wyoming vs. Fresno State in New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque, 4:30 p.m., ESPNRutgers vs. Central Florida in St. Petersburg Bowl, 8 p.m., ESPN
Middle Tennessee State vs. Southern Miss in New Orleans Bowl, 8:15 p.m., ESPN
BYU vs. Oregon State in Las Vegas Bowl, 8 p.m., ESPN
Utah vs. California in Poinsettia Bowl at San Diego, 8 p.m., ESPN
Nevada vs. SMU in Hawaii Bowl at Honolulu, 8 p.m., ESPN
Marshall vs. Ohio in Little Caesars Pizza Bowl at Detroit, 1 p.m., ESPN North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh in Meineke Car Care Bowl at Charlotte, N.C., 4:30 p.m., ESPN USC vs. Boston College in Emerald Bowl at San Francisco, 8 p.m., ESPN
Kentucky vs. Clemson in Music City Bowl at Nashville, Tenn., 8:15 p.m., ESPN
Georgia vs. Texas A&M in Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La., 5 p.m., ESPN
Temple vs. Army or UCLA in EagleBank Bowl at Washington D.C., 4:30 p.m., ESPNMiami vs. Wisconsin in Champs Sports Bowl at Orlando, Fla., 8 p.m., ESPN
Idaho vs. Bowling Green in Roady's Humanitarian Bowl at Boise, Idaho, 4:30 p.
Dec 6 - By John Zenor, AP Sports Writer
Northwestern and Auburn will meet for the first time, playing in the Outback Bowl in Tampa, Fla., on New Year's Day.
Dec 6 - By Associated Press
Air Force and Houston will meet again in the Armed Forces Bowl.
Dec 6 - By Charles Odum, AP Sports Writer
Georgia's skeleton staff of defensive assistants is facing a stiff challenge in its Independence Bowl matchup against Texas A&M.

Dec 6 - By Brent Kallestad, Associated Press Writer
Bobby Bowden will coach his final game at Florida State in the Gator Bowl on New Year's Day.
Dec 6 - By Associated Press
Arkansas and East Carolina are set to meet in the Liberty Bowl on Jan. 2, a game Razorbacks coach Bobby Petrino knows well.
Dec 6 - By Associated Press
Southern California will face Boston College in the Emerald Bowl.
Dec 6 - By Josh Dubow, AP Sports Writer
Stanford will be making its first bowl appearance in eight years at the Sun Bowl against Oklahoma.
Dec 6 - By Associated Press
Iowa State is headed to the Insight Bowl in Tempe, Ariz., to play Minnesota.
Dec 6 - By Associated Press
A day after a heartbreaking loss cost it a BCS bid, No. 17 Pittsburgh has accepted an invitation to play North Carolina in the Meineke Bowl.
Dec 6 - By Chris Talbott, Associated Press Writer
Mississippi will make a return trip to the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 2, this time lining up against No. 21 Oklahoma State.

Dec 6 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
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