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SPORTS
East Oregonian
Friday, December 29, 2017
College Football Bowl Roundup
Cougars’ season ends with a thud as Spartans roll
Michigan State: Scott had his
third 100-yard game of the season
and ninth of his career. Felton had
four catches for 118 yards.
by Innis Gaines with 2:01 left.
Hill finished with 314 yards
passing, a team-high 60 yards
rushing and caught a 27-yard TD
pass from White in his final game.
Love finished with the season
with 2,118 yards rushing, the
school’s single-season record.
ON TO NEXT YEAR
TCU: Coach Gary Patterson
has his program humming with 40
wins over the last four seasons, and
the Horned Frogs expect to remain
Big 12 title contenders even as Hill
moves on after his final game. The
Horned Frogs will have to find a new
quarterback to do it, but Patterson’s
teams always play some of the best
defense in the league.
Stanford: Love will have to
decide his future and whether that
will mean another year of school
for the biology major and aspiring
pediatrician with an interest in stem
cell research, or a jump to the NFL.
The trend has seen top players leave
early, but Love already bucked the
latest fad by choosing to play in his
team’s bowl game as he ponders his
decision.
ALAMO BOWL
CAMPING WORLD BOWL
TCU 39, STANFORD 37 — At
San Antonio, Kenny Hill passed for
two touchdowns, ran for another
and even caught one as No. 13 TCU
rallied from a big early deficit to beat
15th-ranked Stanford 39-37 in the
Alamo Bowl on Thursday night.
Cole Bunce’s 33-yard field goal
with just over 3 minutes to play won
it for the Horned Frogs (11-3), who
trailed 21-3 before storming back
behind big plays from Hill and a
76-yard punt return from Desmon
White. TCU rallied from 31 down
in to beat Oregon in the 2015 Alamo
Bowl.
Stanford (9-5) running back
Bryce Love, a Heisman Trophy
finalist, rushed for 145 yards and
had a 69-yard touchdown run in
the third quarter. K.J. Costello had
three touchdown passes to J.J. Arce-
ga-Whiteside, the last one giving
Stanford a 37-36 lead.
Hill then drove TCU to Bunce’s
game winner. The Horned Frogs
defense sealed it with an interception
OKLAHOMA STATE 30,
VIRGINIA TECH 21 — At
Orlando, Fla., Mason Rudolph threw
for 351 yards and a pair of touch-
downs, James Washington became
Oklahoma State's career receiving
yards leader and the 17th-ranked
Cowboys beat No. 22 Virginia Tech
30-21 in the Camping World Bowl
on Thursday night.
Washington caught five passes
for 126 yards, giving him 4,472
for his career and passing Rashaun
Woods for the school mark. Justice
Hill ran for 120 yards and another
score for the Cowboys (10-3), who
have won 10 games in each of the
last three seasons — another Okla-
homa State first.
Josh Jackson ran for two scores
and threw for another for the Hokies
(9-4), including a rush that got
Virginia Tech within 27-21 with
5:40 remaining. Deshawn McClease
ran for 124 yards, a Virginia Tech
season-best, but the Hokies were
hurt by two turnovers in Oklahoma
WSU QB Falk sits out
game with hand injury
Associated Press
SAN DIEGO — Brian Lewerke
threw for 213 yards and three
touchdowns, and
LJ Scott ran for
110 yards and Holiday Bowl
two scores for
No. 18 Michigan
State,
which Wash. State
took advantage
of Luke Falk's
absence to rout
No. 21 Wash-
ington
State
42-17 in the Michigan St.
Holiday Bowl on
Thursday night.
Lewerke also
rushed for 73
yards for Michigan State (10-3),
which rebounded from a dismal
3-9 record last year to reach double
digits in wins for the eighth time in
program history.
Falk, who was photographed
earlier in the week with a cast on his
left wrist, went through warmups
but came out in street clothes at
game time. He was replaced by
redshirt sophomore Tyler Hilinksi,
who made his first start and eighth
appearance of the season. It's unclear
precisely when Falk injured the
wrist on his non-throwing hand, but
he had issues with it throughout the
season. Coach Mike Leach refused
to give specifics during the week.
Hilinski led WSU (9-4) to a
45-yard field goal by Erik Powell on
the Cougars' second drive, but the
Cougars were overpowered by the
Spartans.
Lewerke threw the first of two
TD passes to Cody White, a 7-yarder
midway through the second quarter,
when he was flushed to the left but
found the receiver in the back of the
end zone.
On MSU's next possession,
Lewerke took the snap and glanced
at his running back, which froze the
secondary and allowed Felton Davis
III to get wide open for a 49-yard
scoring pass.
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AP Photo/Denis Poroy
Michigan State wide receiver Cody White (7) makes a touchdown
catch in front of Washington State safety Jalen Thompson (34) and
cornerback Darrien Molton, rear, during the first half of the Holiday
Bowl on Thursday in San Diego.
Scott scored on a 3-yard run to
give the Spartans a 21-3 halftime
time.
Early in the third, Lewerke rolled
left and had his pass tipped, but a
sliding White caught it for a 7-yard
touchdown.
Lewerke, who finished 13 of 21,
was hit hard on a keeper in the third
quarter and came out for a few plays.
His backup, Damion Terry, scored
on a 6-yard keeper to make it 35-3.
The Cougars closed the gap when
Hilinski threw a 14-yard touchdown
pass to Tay Martin late in the third
quarter and a 15-yarder to Tay in the
fourth quarter.
Scott scored on a 28-yard burst
up the middle with about six minutes
left to play.
Hilinski was 39 of 50 for 272
yards and two touchdowns, with one
interception.
THE TAKEAWAY
Washington State: It was the
second straight lackluster Holiday
Bowl for Leach's Cougars, who
lost 17-12 to Minnesota last year.
Besides being without Falk, leading
receiver Tavares Martin Jr. was
kicked off the team after the regular
season and third-leading receiver
Isaiah Johnson-Mack left the squad.
State territory.
Hill came through with perhaps
the play of the night. Facing a
third-and-11 with 3:30 left, Hill took
a handoff, went left, waited for a
lane to open — and broke loose for
a 31-yard gain down to the Hokies'
18. Matt Ammendola's 38-yard field
goal with 2:34 left put the Cowboys
up by nine, essentially sealing the
outcome.
Virginia Tech actually outgained
the high-octane Cowboys, 518 yards
to 492.
MILITARY BOWL
NAVY
49,
VIRGINIA
7 — At Annapolis, Md., Backup
quarterback Zach Abey scored
five touchdowns, Malcolm Perry
ran for 114 yards and two scores
and Navy beat Virginia 49-7 in a
surprisingly lopsided Military Bowl
on Thursday.
After Virginia's Joe Reed took
the opening kickoff 98 yards for a
touchdown, the Midshipmen (7-6)
got two TDs apiece from quarter-
backs Perry and Abey in taking a
28-7 halftime lead.
Perry left in the third quarter with
a foot injury, leaving Abey to score
on runs of 5 and 20 yards to make
it 42-7 in a game Navy entered as a
1½-point favorite.
Abey added a 1-yard touchdown
with 11:11 remaining, then sat for
the remainder of the game.
The Midshipmen rolled up a
Military Bowl-record 452 yards
rushing, including 101 by Chris
High and 88 by Abey, who began
the season as the starter before
losing the job.
Playing in their first bowl since
2011, the Cavaliers (6-7) could not
contain Navy's triple option and had
no success moving the ball.
Seeking its first winning season in
six years, Virginia instead absorbed
its sixth loss in seven games.
Senior Kurt Benkert came in
with a school-record 3,062 yards
passing this season, along with 25
touchdown passes. In this one, he
went 15 for 34 for 133 yards and an
INT. Navy attempted only one pass,
a toss by Abey in the third quarter. It
fell incomplete.
Pro Football
Seattle in rare situation of needing help to make playoffs
By TIM BOOTH
Associated Press
RENTON, Wash. —
Throughout their lengthy
streak of playoff appear-
ances, the Seattle Seahawks
have kept their postseason
possibilities under their
control.
Whether it was trying
to get into the playoffs, or
securing a first-round bye or
home-field advantage, the
Seahawks have not needed
help from others during
their six playoff appear-
ances in the past seven
seasons under Pete Carroll.
This year is different,
and the Seahawks have
no one but themselves to
blame. Seattle will make
the playoffs only by beating
Arizona on Sunday in the
NFL
Arizona
Seattle
Cardinals
Seahawks
(7-8)
(9-6)
• Sunday, 1:25 p.m. (FOX)
• at CenturyLink Field
regular-season finale and
getting a Carolina victory
over Atlanta.
It’s a strange circum-
stance for Carroll and some
of his veteran players, who
haven’t needed that kind of
assist in the past.
“It doesn’t bother me. It
doesn’t trouble me. We’ve
been through so much here
since I’ve been here, we’ve
kind of played every single
scenario. It’s just another
one to add to the list,”
Seattle linebacker Bobby
Wagner said.
“It doesn’t matter what
the other teams do if we
don’t take care of business,
so we’ve got to take care
of business first and then
see what happens. It’s just
another thing to add to the
list of challenges, adversity,
whatever you want to call
it, that we’ve been able to
overcome over the years.”
Seattle kicked away
its chance at having the
tiebreaker over Atlanta
by losing to the Falcons
in Week 11, a game that
featured a fake field-goal
attempt that backfired in
the closing seconds of the
first half and Blair Walsh
coming up short on a
52-yarder that would have
forced overtime.
Seattle’s 17-14 loss to
Washington in Week 9 also
sticks out as regrettable.
Walsh missed three field
goals, the Seahawks failed
to score on offense until
early in the fourth quarter
and Washington scored
with less than a minute
remaining after Seattle had
taken the lead.
A win that day would
have allowed Seattle to
control its playoff fate.
“We know that we need
a little help, and that’s very
unfortunate,”
linebacker
K.J. Wright said. “But like
always, we definitely have
to focus on ourselves.”
Seattle made the playoffs
without help in Carroll’s first
season — 2010 — when the
Seahawks won the division
at 7-9 by beating the Rams
in Week 17 at home.
In 2013 and 2014, when
Seattle was the No. 1 seed
in the NFC, it clinched
home-field advantage with
Week 17 wins at home over
the Rams both times.
In 2012 and 2015, when
Seattle was a wild-card
team, both playoff berths
were clinched prior to Week
17. Last year, the Seahawks
clinched the NFC West in
Week 15.
Even with a win, Seattle
could become the sixth
10-win NFC team not to
make the playoffs in the
past eight seasons.
Philadelphia was the last
in 2014, along with Arizona
(2013), Chicago (2012) and
both the New York Giants
and Tampa Bay in 2010, the
season the Seahawks were
division champs with seven
wins.
Wright said he’s sure
word of what is happening
in Atlanta will creep its
way to Seattle’s sideline on
Sunday, even if Carroll tries
to keep the focus strictly on
what is happening with his
team.
“It’s hugely important to
focus on what’s at hand and
that’s for sure, so you know
it’s not anything different
than what it normally is,”
Carroll said.
“We’re trying to win
every game and every one
of them counts and it’s a big
deal, and we do everything
we can to play for that. This
is going to be no different,
so we’ve prepared for this
all along and we’ll see what
happens at the end.”
SCOREBOARD
Local slate
PREP BOYS BASKETBALL
Friday
Pendleton vs. Grants Pass (at Summit
HS), 12:30 p.m.
Heppner vs. Waitsburg (WA) (at Irrigon),
1:30 p.m.
Condon/Wheeler vs. Tri-City Prep (WA) (at
Pendleton Convention), 1:30 p.m.
Echo vs. Trout Lake (WA) (at Helix), 1:30
p.m.
Mac-Hi vs. Liberty Christian (WA) (at
Irrigon), 3 p.m.
Burns vs. Weston-McEwen (at Pendleton
Convention), 4:30 p.m.
Ione vs. Nixyaawii (at Helix), 4:30 p.m.
South Wasco at Helix, 7:30 p.m.
Pilot Rock at Irrigon, 7:30 p.m.
Hermiston at Crescent Valley, 7:30 p.m.
Umatilla vs. TBD (at Salem Academy),
TBD
Saturday
Pendleton vs. Bend (at Mountain View),
11:30 a.m.
Hermiston vs. Central (at Crescent Valley),
2:30 p.m.
South Wasco at Echo, 4:30 p.m.
Ione at Helix, 5:30 p.m.
Condon/Wheeler vs. Weston-McEwen (at
Pendleton Convention), 7:30 p.m.
Umatilla vs. TBD (at Salem Academy),
TBD
PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL
Friday
Heppner vs. Waitsburg (WA), Noon
Trout Lake (WA) vs. Echo (at Helix), Noon
Condon/Wheeler vs. Tri-City Prep (WA) (at
Pendleton Convention), Noon
Mac-Hi vs. Liberty Christian (WA) (at
Irrigon), 3 p.m.
Burns vs. Weston-McEwen (at Pendleton
Convention), 3 p.m.
Ione vs. Nixyaawii (at Helix), 3 p.m.
Pendleton vs. Lake Washington (WA) (at
Bend), 4 p.m.
Pilot Rock at Irrigon, 6 p.m.
South Wasco at Helix, 6 p.m.
Hermiston at Lake Oswego Nike
Shootout, TBD
Umatilla at Salem Academy Tournament,
TBD
Saturday
Pendleton vs. Wilson (at Bend), 1:15 p.m.
South Wasco at Echo, 3 p.m.
Ione at Helix, 4 p.m.
Condon/Wheeler vs. Weston-McEwen (at
Pendleton Convention), 6 p.m.
Hermiston at Lake Oswego Nike
Shootout, TBD
Umatilla at Salem Academy Tournament,
TBD
PREP WRESTLING
Saturday
Pendleton, Mac-Hi, Riverside, Irrigon,
Echo, Heppner at Schimmel Memorial
Tournament (Pendleton HS), 9 a.m.
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL
Friday
EOU at Walla Walla, 1:30 p.m.
Saturday
EOU at Walla Walla, 8 p.m.
COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Friday
EOU at Walla Walla, 11:30 a.m.
Saturday
BMCC at Pacific University JV, 4 p.m.
EOU at Walla Walla, 6 p.m.
Basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W
L Pct
Boston
29 10 .744
Toronto
23 10 .697
New York
17 18 .486
Philadelphia
15 19 .441
Brooklyn
12 22 .353
Southeast Division
W
L Pct
Washington
19 16 .543
Miami
18 16 .529
Charlotte
12 22 .353
Orlando
12 24 .333
Atlanta
9 25 .265
Central Division
W
L Pct
Cleveland
24 11 .686
Detroit
19 15 .559
Milwaukee
18 15 .545
Indiana
19 16 .543
Chicago
12 22 .353
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W
L Pct
Houston
25
8 .758
San Antonio
25 11 .694
New Orleans
18 16 .529
Memphis
11 24 .314
Dallas
11 25 .306
Northwest Division
W
L Pct
Minnesota
22 14 .611
Oklahoma City
20 15 .571
Denver
19 16 .543
Portland
18 16 .529
Utah
15 21 .417
Pacific Division
W
L Pct
Golden State
28
7 .800
L.A. Clippers
14 19 .424
Phoenix
13 23 .361
Sacramento
12 22 .353
L.A. Lakers
11 22 .333
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Thursday’s Games
Orlando 102, Detroit 89
Boston 99, Houston 98
Milwaukee 102, Minnesota 96
San Antonio 119, New York 107
Portland 114, Philadelphia 110
Friday’s Games
GB
—
3
10
11½
14½
GB
—
½
6½
7½
9½
GB
—
4½
5
5
11½
GB
—
1½
7½
15
15½
GB
—
1½
2½
3
7
GB
—
13
15½
15½
16
Houston at Washington, 4 p.m.
Atlanta at Toronto, 4:30 p.m.
Brooklyn at Miami, 5 p.m.
Dallas at New Orleans, 5 p.m.
Indiana at Chicago, 5 p.m.
Milwaukee at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.
Phoenix at Sacramento, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.
NCAA
Men’s Basketball
Top 25 Schedule
Thursday’s Games
No. 23 Seton Hall 90, No. 25 Creighton 84
No. 20 Gonzaga 81, Pacific 48
Friday’s Games
Louisville at No. 16 Kentucky, 10 a.m.
(CBS)
Cleveland State at No. 2 Michigan State,
3 p.m. (BTN)
No. 7 West Virginia at Oklahoma State, 4
p.m. (ESPNU)
No. 18 Baylor at No. 22 Texas Tech, 5
p.m. (TTU)
No. 11 Kansas at Texas, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)
Pac-12 Schedule
Thursday’s Games
No games scheduled.
Friday’s Games
Utah at Oregon, 7 p.m. (FS1)
Washington at USC, 7:30 p.m. (PAC12)
Colorado at Oregon State, 8 p.m.
(ESPNU)
Washington State at UCLA, 8 p.m.
(ESPN2)
Women’s Basketball
Top 25 Schedule
Thursday’s Games
No. 2 Notre Dame 87, Syracuse 72
No. 3 Louisville 74, Georgia Tech 71
No. 5 Miss. State 112, Miss. Valley. St. 36
No. 6 Baylor 88, Kansas St. 58
No. 8 Texas 88, Oklahoma 78
No. 9 West Virginia 87, TCU 82
No. 12 Ohio State 73, Nebraska 61
No. 15 Maryland 100, Illinois 65
No. 19 Green Bay 58, Wright State 51
No. 21 Michigan 89, Penn State 69
No. 22 Texas A&M 79, SMU 57
No. 23 Iowa 56, Wisconsin 46
No. 24 Oklahoma St. 98, Texas Tech 57
Creighton 69, No. 18 Villanova 54
Friday’s Games
Washington at No. 17 Oregon State, 2
p.m.
Washington State at No. 10 Oregon, 3
p.m.
Liberty at No. 14 Duke, 4 p.m. (ACCNE)
No. 11 UCLA at Stanford, 5:30 p.m.
(PAC12)
USC at No. 20 Cal, 6 p.m.
Pac-12 Schedule
Thursday’s Games
No games scheduled.
Friday’s Games
Washington at No. 17 Oregon State, 2
p.m.
Washington State at No. 10 Oregon, 3
p.m.
Arizona at Utah, 5 p.m.
No. 11 UCLA at Stanford, 5:30 p.m.
(PAC12)
Arizona State at Colorado, 6 p.m.
USC at No. 20 Cal, 6 p.m.
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Tampa Bay 36 27
7
2 56 136 88
Toronto
38 23 14
1 47 129 108
Boston
36 20 10
6 46 109 94
Florida
37 16 16
5 37 106 121
Montreal
38 16 18
4 36 100 120
Detroit
36 13 16
7 33 97 116
Ottawa
35 11 16
8 30 93 119
Buffalo
37 9 20
8 26 80 123
Metropolitan Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
New Jersey 36 22
9
5 49 116 104
Washington 39 23 13
3 49 118 111
Columbus 38 22 13
3 47 109 104
N.Y. Rangers 37 20 13
4 44 118 104
N.Y. Islanders 37 20 13
4 44 133 129
Carolina
36 17 12
7 41 102 110
Pittsburgh 38 19 16
3 41 109 122
Philadelphia 37 15 14
8 38 101 106
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Nashville
36 22
9
5 49 118 100
Winnipeg 38 21 11
6 48 125 108
St. Louis
39 23 14
2 48 114 96
Dallas
38 20 15
3 43 112 110
Minnesota 37 19 15
3 41 106 108
Chicago
36 17 14
5 39 105 99
Colorado
36 17 16
3 37 113 116
Pacific Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Vegas
36 25
9
2 52 126 103
Los Angeles 38 22 11
5 49 111 88
San Jose
35 20 11
4 44 98 86
Anaheim
38 16 14
8 40 102 112
Calgary
37 18 15
4 40 103 109
Vancouver 38 16 17
5 37 103 123
Edmonton 37 17 18
2 36 111 117
Arizona
40 9 26
5 23 92 141
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
overtime loss.
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Thursday’s Games
Florida 3, Philadelphia 2
Washington 4, Boston 3, SO
Tampa Bay 3, Montreal 1
Toronto 7, Arizona 4
Vegas 3, Los Angeles 2, OT
Vancouver 5, Chicago 2
San Jose 3, Calgary 2, OT
Friday’s Games
Buffalo at New Jersey, 4 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Carolina, 4:30 p.m.
Columbus at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.
Nashville at Minnesota, 5 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Winnipeg, 5 p.m.
St. Louis at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Toronto at Colorado, 6 p.m.
Chicago at Edmonton, 6 p.m.
Calgary at Anaheim, 7 p.m.
Football
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L
T Pct PF PA
y-New England 12 3
0 .800 432 290
Buffalo
8 7
0 .533 280 343
Miami
6 9
0 .400 265 371
N.Y. Jets
5 10
0 .333 292 356
South
W L
T Pct PF PA
y-Jacksonville 10 5
0 .667 407 253
Tennessee
8 7
0 .533 319 346
Houston
4 11
0 .267 325 414
Indianapolis 3 12
0 .200 241 391
North
W L
T Pct PF PA
y-Pittsburgh 12 3
0 .800 378 284
Baltimore
9 6
0 .600 368 272
Cincinnati
6 9
0 .400 259 322
Cleveland
0 15
0 .000 210 382
West
W L
T Pct PF PA
y-Kansas City 9 6
0 .600 388 315
L.A. Chargers 8 7
0 .533 325 262
Oakland
6 9
0 .400 291 343
Denver
5 10
0 .333 265 355
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L
T Pct PF PA
y-Philadelphia 13 2
0 .867 457 289
Dallas
8 7
0 .533 348 332
Washington 7 8
0 .467 332 370
N.Y. Giants 2 13
0 .133 228 378
South
W L
T Pct PF PA
x-New Orleans 11 4
0 .733 424 295
x-Carolina
11 4
0 .733 353 305
Atlanta
9 6
0 .600 331 305
Tampa Bay 4 11
0 .267 304 358
North
W L
T Pct PF PA
y-Minnesota 12 3
0 .800 359 242
Detroit
8 7
0 .533 375 365
Green Bay
7 8
0 .467 309 349
Chicago
5 10
0 .333 254 297
West
W L
T Pct PF PA
y-L.A. Rams 11 4
0 .733 465 295
Seattle
9 6
0 .600 342 306
Arizona
7 8
0 .467 269 337
San Francisco 5 10
0 .333 297 370
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
———
Week 17
Sunday’s Games
N.Y. Jets at New England, 10 a.m.
Washington at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m.
Chicago at Minnesota, 10 a.m.
Dallas at Philadelphia, 10 a.m.
Green Bay at Detroit, 10 a.m.
Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.
Houston at Indianapolis, 10 a.m.
Cincinnati at Baltimore, 1:25 p.m.
New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 1:25 p.m.
Kansas City at Denver, 1:25 p.m.
Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1:25 p.m.
Buffalo at Miami, 1:25 p.m.
Arizona at Seattle, 1:25 p.m.
San Francisco at L.A. Rams, 1:25 p.m.
Oakland at L.A. Chargers, 1:25 p.m.
Carolina at Atlanta, 1:25 p.m.
NCAA
Bowl Schedule
THURSDAY
Military Bowl
Annapolis, Md.
Navy 49, Virginia 7
Camping World Bowl
Orlando, Fla.
Oklahoma State 30, Virginia Tech 21
Alamo Bowl
San Antonio
TCU 39, Stanford 37
Holiday Bowl
San Diego
Michigan State 42, Washington State 17
FRIDAY
Belk Bowl
Charlotte, N.C.
Wake Forest (7-5) vs. Texas A&M (7-5), 10
a.m. (ESPN)
Sun Bowl
El Paso, Texas
NC State (8-4) vs. Arizona State (7-5),
Noon (CBS)
Music City Bowl
Nashville, Tenn.
Kentucky (7-5) vs. Northwestern (9-3),
1:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Arizona Bowl
Tucson, Ariz.
New Mexico State (5-6) vs. Utah State
(6-6), 2:30 p.m. (CBSSN)
Cotton Bowl Classic
Arlington, Texas
Southern Cal (11-2) vs. Ohio State (11-2),
5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
SATURDAY
TaxSlayer Bowl
Jacksonville, Fla.
Louisville (8-4) vs. Mississippi State (8-4),
9 a.m. (ESPN)
Liberty Bowl
Memphis, Tenn.
Iowa State (7-5) vs. Memphis (10-2), 9:30
a.m. (ABC)
Fiesta Bowl
Glendale, Ariz.
Washington (10-2) vs. Penn State (10-2),
1 p.m. (ESPN)
Orange Bowl
Miami Gardens, Fla.
Wisconsin (12-1) vs. Miami (10-2), 5 p.m.
(ESPN)