The 2024 Alamo Bowl presents some more unique on-field storylines in a non-playoff game. At first glance, many might wonder why two Big 12 teams are playing each other in a bowl game. Bowl affiliations were originally locked into contracts that will end after 20226. Thanks to all of the realignment dominos, the displacement of most of the Pac-12 teams between the Big 12/Big … [Read more...] about Alamo Bowl: Alternate Big 12 Championship With BYU And Colorado
In-State Rivals Meet in the Military Bowl
Two North Carolina rival programs will meet in the 2024 edition of the Military Bowl. North Carolina State and East Carolina will meet for the 23rd overall time in Annapolis, Maryland for the bowl game. This will actually be the first of two straight meetings between these teams. The Wolfpack and Pirates will also meet to open the 2025 season. Both programs had turbulent 2024 … [Read more...] about In-State Rivals Meet in the Military Bowl
Navy Sinks Oklahoma in the Armed Forces Bowl
This year’s Armed Forces Bowl was fought between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Navy Midshipmen. Whatever expectations people had going into this game went right out the window in the first five minutes. Bowl season is intent on delivering chaos to the end of the year, and this game was happily serving up even more. A wild ending led to Navy winning 21-20. Navy Sinks Oklahoma in … [Read more...] about Navy Sinks Oklahoma in the Armed Forces Bowl
Washington Nearing Deal To Hire Ryan Walters as Next Defensive Coordinator
Washington is nearing a deal to hire former Purdue head coach Ryan Walters as its next defensive coordinator. This comes after the announcement that Steve Belichick will be heading to North Carolina to join his father Bill Belichick on the staff for the Tar Heels after the Huskies’ bowl game. Walters coached two seasons in West Lafayette, leading the Boilermakers to just five … [Read more...] about Washington Nearing Deal To Hire Ryan Walters as Next Defensive Coordinator
Vanderbilt Beats Georgia Tech in Messy Birmingham Bowl
On a rainy, gloomy day in Alabama, things got chippy between the Yellow Jackets and the Commodores. By the time it was over, Vanderbilt beat Georgia Tech 35-27 in a messy Birmingham Bowl. The gameplay became as messy as the weather did, which included a 54-minute lightning delay in the fourth quarter. As expected, this game was decided by the quarterbacks. Vanderbilt’s Diego … [Read more...] about Vanderbilt Beats Georgia Tech in Messy Birmingham Bowl