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2017 STANDINGS THIS WEEK’S MW & C-USA GAMES West Division Conference Overall Game [#AP/Coaches] Records Time (MT)/TV Series Notes FRIDAY, SEPT. 29 School W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A Streak BYU 1-3, Independent 6 p.m. BYU leads, 48-35-3 San Diego State 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 4-0 1.000 2-0 2-0 W6 Utah State 2-2, 1-0 MW CBSSN BYU, 28-10 (2016) Fresno State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 1-2 .333 1-0 0-2 L2 SATURDAY, SEPT. 30 UNLV 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 1-2 .333 0-1 1-1 L1 Rice 1-3, 1-1 C-USA 10 a.m. RICE leads, 2-0 Pittsburgh 1-3, 0-1 ACC RSN RICE, 21-13 (1951) Nevada 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-4 .000 0-2 0-2 L4 UTEP 0-3, 0-1 C-USA 1:30 p.m. ARMY leads, 1-0 Hawai`i 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 2-2 .500 1-0 1-2 L2 Army 2-2, Independent CBSSN ARMY, 66-14 (2014) San José State 0-1 .000 0-1 0-0 1-4 .200 1-2 0-2 L3 State 1-3, 0-1 Sun Belt 2 p.m. Tied, 1-1 Wyoming 2-2, 1-0 MW FACE TXST, 42-21 (2013) Conference Overall Mountain Division ¢Charlotte 0-4, 0-0 C-USA 5 p.m. FIU leads, 2-0 School W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A/N Streak ¢FIU 2-1, 1-0 C-USA beIN FIU, 27-26 (2016)

Boise State 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 2-2 .500 2-2 0-0 L1 ¢Middle Tennessee 2-2, 0-0 C-USA 5 p.m. MT leads, 11-3 Utah State 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 2-2 .500 1-0 1-2 W1 ¢FAU 1-3, 0-0 C-USA STAD MT, 42-35 (2016) Wyoming 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 2-2 .500 2-1 0-1 W1 South Alabama 1-3, 0-1 Sun Belt 5 p.m. First Meeting Colorado State 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 2-2 .500 2-0 0-2 L1 Louisiana Tech 2-1, 1-0 C-USA ESPN3 New Mexico 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 2-2 .500 1-1 1-1 W1 Marshall 2-1, 0-0 C-USA 5 p.m. CIN leads, 8-3-1 Air Force 0-1 .000 0-1 0-0 1-2 .333 1-1 0-1 L2 Cincinnati 2-2, 0-1 AA ESPN3 CIN, 33-10 (2008) ¢North Texas 2-2, 1-0 C-USA 5 p.m. USM leads, 6-5 ¢Southern Miss. 2-1, 0-0 C-USA CUSATV UNT, 29-23 (2016) 2017 CONFERENCE USA CONFERENCE STANDINGS ^Air Force 1-2, 0-1 MW 5 p.m. AFA leads, 21-13 East Division Conference Overall ^New Mexico 2-2, 0-1 MW CBSSN UNM, 45-40 (2016) School W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H/N A Streak ^Nevada 0-4, 0-0 MW 8 p.m. FS, 27-20-1 FIU 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 2-1 .667 1-0 1-1 W2 ^Fresno State 1-2, 0-0 MW AT&TSN NEV, 27-22 (2016) Marshall 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 2-1 .667 2-0 0-1 W1 Northern Illinois 2-1, 0-0 MAC 8:30 p.m. SDSU leads, 5-0 Middle Tenn. 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 2-2 .500 1-1 1-1 W1 San Diego St. [19/21] 4-0, 1-0 MW CBSSN SDSU, 42-28 (2016) Old Dominion 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 2-2 .500 1-1 1-1 L2 ^San Jose State 1-4, 0-1 MW 8:30 p.m. SJSU leads, 15-5-1 Florida Atlantic 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 1-3 .250 1-1 0-2 L1 ^UNLV 1-2, 0-0 MW ESPNU SJSU, 30-24 (2016) Charlotte 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-4 .000 0-2 0-2 L7 ^Colorado State 2-2, 0-0 MW 10 p.m. CSU leads, 14-9 WKU 0-1 .000 0-1 0-0 2-2 .500 2-1 0-1 W1 ^Hawai`i 2-2, 0-1 MW PPV CSU, 49-21 (2014) BYES West Division Conference Overall Boise State 2-2, 1-0 MW Old Dominion 2-2, 0-0 C-USA School W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H/N A Streak UAB 2-2, 0-1 C-USA La. Tech 1-0 1.000 0-0 1-0 2-2 .500 1-1 1-1 L1 UTSA 3-0, 0-0 C-USA North Texas 1-0 1.000 1-0 0-0 2-2 .500 2-0 0-2 W1 WKU 2-2, 0-1 C-USA Rice 1-1 .500 0-1 1-0 1-3 .250 0-2 1-1 L2 ^ - denotes Mountain West game UTSA 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 3-0 1.000 1-0 2-0 W2 ¢ - denotes Conference USA game Southern Miss 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 2-1 .667 1-1 1-0 W2 UAB 0-1 .000 0-0 0-1 2-2 .500 2-0 0-2 L1 UTEP 0-1 .000 0-1 0-0 0-4 .000 0-2 0-2 L4 * - bowl eligible x - not eligible for postseason Gildan New Mexico Bowl Weekly Notes page 2 2017 C-USA & MW Box Scores 1 2 3 4 T Leaders EXPERT PREDICTIONS FOR 2017 GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL UVA 7 14 14 7 42 Benkert - 19-29, 273 yds., 3 TD BSU 7 7 0 9 23 Wilson - 13 rec., 209 yds., 1 TD Old Dominion vs. Colorado State 1 2 3 4 T Leaders UNLV 0 7 7 7 21 Thomas - 12 car., 84 yds., 2 TD #10 OSU 16 28 10 0 54 Haskins - 15-23, 228 yds., 2 TD UTSA vs. Colorado State 1 2 3 4 T Leaders UNM 7 6 0 3 16 Gerhart - 108 pass, 156 rush yds. Louisiana Tech vs. Colorado State TLSA 3 7 0 3 13 Brewer - 16 car., 131 yds., 1 TD 1 2 3 4 T Leaders ODU 0 0 0 0 0 Williams - 85 pass, 24 rush yds. Southern Miss vs. Air Force #13 VT 3 14 14 7 38 Jackson - 20-30, 298 yds., 3 TD 1 2 3 4 T Leaders LT 3 3 7 3 16 Smith - 23-32, 281 yds., 1 TD UTSA vs. Wyoming SC 0 0 0 17 17 Bentley - 22-34, 295 yds., 1 TD 1 2 3 4 T Leaders WKU vs. Boise State NEV 0 0 0 7 7 Cornwell - 13-25, 97 yds. #18 WSU 14 21 3 7 45 Falk - 36-47, 487 yds., 5 TD 1 2 3 4 T Leaders UTSA vs. Air Force GAST 0 14 0 14 28 Manning - 26-37, 250 yds., 1 TD CHAR 0 0 0 0 0 Klugh - 16-29, 179 yds., Kyle UTSA vs. Boise State 1 2 3 4 T Leaders Bonagura UAB 7 7 15 14 43 Erdely - 17-36, 321 yds., 4 TD UNT 10 20 7 9 46 Wilson - 26 car., 211 yds., 1 TD David WKU vs. UCLA 1 2 3 4 T Leaders Hale FAU 7 10 0 14 31 Singletary - 22 car., 156 yds., 3 TD BUFF 14 3 7 10 34 Reed - 26 car., 107 yds. Louisiana Tech vs. Air Force 1 2 3 4 T Leaders BGSU 7 3 3 0 13 Doege - 21-35, 283 yds., 1 TD UTSA vs. BYU MTSU 7 14 0 3 24 Urzua - 24-32, 290 yds., 2 TD 1 2 3 4 T Leaders BALL 7 0 7 7 21 Milas - 18-36, 267 yds. FIU vs. New Mexico WKU 7 10 0 16 33 White - 28-44, 319 yds., 1 TD 1 2 3 4 T Leaders #22 SDSU 0 7 7 14 28 Penny - 20 car., 128 yds., 3 TD AFA 6 3 0 15 24 Wilson - 20 car., 99 yds. WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEK: The Mountain West starts off Week 5 with a nationally-televised 1 2 3 4 T Leaders FIU 0 10 3 0 13 McGough - 17-28, 172 yds., 1 TD nonconference game as the Utah State Aggies host former MW member, BYU. The Aggies are 1-0 RICE 0 7 0 0 7 Tyner - 15-26, 131 yds. at home inside Maverik Stadium this season and 27-6 in their last 33 home games, which includes a 1 2 3 4 T Leaders 19-6 record under head coach Matt Wells. These in-state rivals spent 37 years as conference foes as UTSA 10 17 3 14 44 Rhodes - 15 car., 174 yds., 2 TD TXST 7 7 0 0 14 Williams - 15 car., 174 yds., 2 TD members of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference from 1922-37 and the Mountain States/Skyline 1 2 3 4 T Leaders Conference from 1938-61. USU 14 24 17 6 61 Myers - 18-24, 181 yds., 2 TD Saturday we see 13 games on tap for the Mountain West and Conference USA members, in- SJSU 0 0 7 3 10 Zigler - 8 car., 46 yds. 1 2 3 4 T Leaders cluding four MW league games and three for C-USA. All three C-USA league match-ups kick off at 5 UTEP 7 0 0 7 14 Wadley - 19 car., 77 yds. p.m. MT as FIU hosts Charlotte, Florida Atlantic welcomes Middle Tennessee, and North Texas travels NMSU 7 14 13 7 41 Rogers - 26-43, 283 yds., 2 TD 1 2 3 4 OT T Leaders to Southern Miss. It’s the first conference game of the season for Charlotte, FAU, Middle Tennessee HAW 0 7 7 7 0 21 Brown - 29-40, 280 yds., 1 TD and Southern Miss while FIU and North Texas are both 1-0, sitting atop their respective divisions. In WYO 0 7 7 7 7 28 Woods - 15 car., 135 yds., 1 TD MW conference play, the night kicks off with two 0-1 teams in the Mountain Division as New Mexico hosts Air Force. San Jose State and Hawai`i are also looking to rebound from 0-1 MW starts, taking Players of the Week Honorees on UNLV and Colorado State, respectively. Fresno State and Nevada are also on the grid iron for a Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week league game. JEFFERY WILSON, NORTH TEXAS - Senior, In non-conference play, Rice starts off the day with a game at Heinz Field against the ACC’s *Rushed for a career-high 211 yards and a . *Busted off a monster 34-yard run with just 17 seconds left to set up Pittsburgh Panthers. The Owls lead the series, 2-0, but haven’t met since the Truman Administration. Trevor Moore’s game-winning field goal. Marshall heads to Cincinnati’s recently renovated and expanded Nippert Stadium, aiming to improve to 3-0 against teams from Ohio this season. Louisiana Tech and UTEP are also in action as the Bull- Co-Defensive Player of the Week JOSIAH TAUAEFA, UTSA - Sophomore, dogs host South Alabama for the first time while the Miners go for their first win of 2017 at West Point *Posted five tackles, one hurry, one pass breakup and versus Army. In the MW, Wyoming hosts Texas State while No. 19/21 San Diego State hosts Northern a return for a touchdown. *Helped guide a defense that held Texas State to just 198 yards of Illinois. The Aztecs and Huskies are arguably two of the top teams from Autonomous 5 Conferences offense, the fifth consecutive opponent that has been limited to less and have had success against Power 5 members. As a whole, the Group of 5 owns a 15-71 record- than 300 yards and the second straight that has failed to manage against the power leagues this season. However, the Aztecs are 2-0 (wins vs. No. 19/19 Stanford and even 200 yards. at Arizona State) this year, while the Huskies are 1-1 (with a win at Nebraska). Please check out the JOE BROWN, WKU - Senior, Defensive Back complete schedule with series notes and viewing information on page 1. *Recorded an that he returned 34 yards for a touch- down, a quarterback hurry and three tackles *The pick 6 iced the game and end a potential game-winning drive. COACH TO CURE MD: This Saturday is the annual Coach To Cure MD, when AFCA coaches nation- Special Teams Player of the Week wide agree to promote Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. By wearing armbands, mentioning Coach To TREVOR MOORE, NORTH TEXAS - Senior, Kicker Cure MD during on and off-field interviews, and in some instances doing even more extensive media *Converted all four of his field goal attempts, from 22, 29, 40 and 45 yards out, including the game-winner with seven seconds re- relations around the date, coaches are rolling up their sleeves and proudly getting involved. Coach maining. To Cure MD is a partnership between the Coaches Association (AFCA), a profes- Mountain West sional organization for over 10,000 coaches and staff, and Parent Project Muscular Offensive Player of the Week Dystrophy (PPMD), the largest national charity devoted exclusively to Duchenne muscular dystrophy. RASHAAD PENNY, SAN DIEGO STATE - Senior, Running Back In 2008 the AFCA adopted PPMD’s Coach To Cure MD program as one of their charity efforts. One *Rushed 20 times for 128 yards and three . *With 5:39 remaining in the contest, scored the game-winning reason the AFCA was drawn to Coach To Cure MD was because of the unique parallels between touchdown on a 53-yard run. Duchenne, a disorder which robs young men of precious muscle strength and college football, a game Defensive Player of the Week where young men are at the peak of their muscle strength. ANDREW WINGARD, WYOMING - Junior, Safety *Tallied nine tackles, including six solo stops and one tackle for loss. 2017 GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL: The third Saturday in December has become the traditional *Added an interception and two pass breakups. “opening day” for college football’s bowl season, and once again, the Gildan New Mexico Bowl will have a prominent place in the lineup. The Gildan New Mexico Bowl will play its 12th edition on Sat- Special Teams Player of the Week JASON SANDERS, NEW MEXICO - Senior, Placekicker urday, Dec. 16 at 2:30 p.m. MT/ 4:30 p.m ET. The game will be played in Dreamstyle Stadium at the *Converted the 53-yard field goal with no time left on the game and will air on ESPN and ESPN Radio. clock to break a 13-13 tie and win the contest for the Lobos. *Accounted for 10 of UNM’s 16 points in road win over Tulsa. The Gildan New Mexico Bowl has ignited the collegiate bowl postseason on a regular basis over page 3 Gildan New Mexico Bowl Weekly Notes 2017 AP Top 25 Rankings the past decade, playing on the first day since 2008. This is the game’s latest start time since the 2009 (Week 5 - as of Sept. 24, 2017) game between Fresno State and Wyoming that kicked at 2:30 p.m. MT/4:30 p.m. ET. Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Record Prev. The 2017 Gildan New Mexico Bowl is scheduled to feature teams from the Mountain West Con- 1. Alabama (52) 4-0 1 ference and Conference USA. The leagues were pitted against each other in last year’s game, as 2. Clemson (8) 4-0 2 well as the 2014 and 2010 Gildan New Mexico Bowls. The Mountain West has won all three of those 3. Oklahoma (1) 4-0 3 matchups. 4. Penn State 4-0 4 5. USC 4-0 5 GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL CONNECTIONS: As of September 27, there are currently 49 former 6. Washington 4-0 7 collegiate athletes who played in at least one of the previous New Mexico Bowls and is listed as ac- 7. Georgia 4-0 11 tive, or injured reserve among 23 of the 32 NFL teams. The boast the 8. Michigan 4-0 8 most alums with five. On the collegiate side, Colorado State has produced the most pros with seven. 9. TCU 4-0 16 UTSA’s Jarveon Williams is the lone participant from last year’s game. All-time, the Gildan New Mex- 10. Wisconsin 3-0 9 ico Bowl has had 169 alumni listed on an NFL roster. Below is a complete list of the active athletes: 11. Ohio State 3-1 10 Ezekiel Ansah (2010, BYU) - DE, Joe Banyard (2010, UTEP) - RB, 12. Virginia Tech 4-0 13 Chris Barker (2012, NEV) - OG, Shaquil Barrett (2013, CSU) - LB, Denver Broncos 13. Auburn 3-1 15 Joel Bitonio (2012, NEV) - OT, Cleveland Browns Deone Bucannon (2013, WSU) - SS, 14. Miami (FL) 2-0 14 Marquis Bundy (2015, UNM) - WR, Derek Carr (2009, FS) - QB, Oakland Raiders 15. Oklahoma State 3-1 6 Chris Carter (2008 & ‘09, FS) - OLB, Washington Redskins (2013, WSU) - DE, 16. Washington State 4-0 18 Joe Dahl (2013, WSU) - OG, Detroit Lions Josh Doctson (2011, WYO) - WR, Washington Redskins 17. Louisville 3-1 19 DeAndre Elliott (2013, CSU) - CB, Marwin Evans (2014, USU) - DB, 18. USF 4-0 21 Marquis Flowers (2012, ARIZ) - LB, John Fullington (2013, WSU) - G, 19. San Diego State 4-0 22 Reggie Gilbert (2012 & ‘15, ARIZ) - LB, Green Bay Packers Crockett Gillmore (2013, CSU) - TE, 20. Utah 4-0 23 Tashaun Gipson (2009 & ‘11, WYO) - FS, Virgil Green (2007, NEV) - TE, Denver Broncos 21. Florida 2-1 20 Rashard Higgins (2013, CSU) - WR, Cleveland Browns Ben Jacobs (2008 & ‘09, FS) - LB, Carolina Panthers 22. Notre Dame 3-1 NR (2013, CSU) - OLB, Oakland Raiders Aaron Jones (2014, UTEP) - RB, Green Bay 23. West Virginia 3-1 NR Cayleb Jones (2015, ARIZ) - WR, (2013, WSU) - WR, Baltimore Ravens 24. Mississippi State 3-1 17 Brandon McManus (2011, TEM) - K, Denver Broncos Mark Nzeocha (2011, WYO) - OLB, San Francisco 49ers 25. LSU 3-1 25 Will Parks (2015, ARIZ) - DB, Denver Broncos Jhurell Pressley (2015, UNM) - RB, Jacksonville Jaguars Dropped From Rankings Mike Purcell (2011, WYO) - NT, Glover Quin (2006 & ‘07, UNM) - FS, Detroit Lions Florida State 12, Oregon 24. Weston Richburg (2013, CSU) - C, New York Giants Roy Robertson-Harris (2014, UTEP) - DE, Chicago Bears Others Receiving Votes Ty Sambrailo (2013, CSU) - OT, Hunter Sharp (2014, USU) - WR, Denver Broncos NC State 87, Duke 79, Texas Tech 40, Florida State 35, Memphis 26, (2014, UTEP) - DB, (2014, UTEP) - TE, Iowa 16, Stanford 8, 7, Colorado 5, UCF 4, Minnesota 3, Mitch Unrein (2009, WYO) - DE, Chicago Bears Destiny Vaeao (2013, WSU) - DT, Kansas State 3, Oregon 3, Tennessee 1, Wake Forest 1. (2010, BYU) - OLB, New England Patriots (2014, USU) - ILB, Zach Vigil (2014, USU) - LB, Buffalo Bills Martin Wallace (2011, TEM) - OT, New Orleans Saints Tahir Whitehead (2011, TEM) - LB, Detroit Lions Kenny Wiggins (2008 & ‘09, FS) - 2017 Amway Coaches Poll Dom Williams (2013, WSU) - WR, Philadelphia Eagles Jarveon Williams (2016, UTSA) - HB, Cincinnati Bengals (Week 5 - as of Sept. 24, 2017) Scooby Wright, III (2015, ARIZ) - ILB, Arizona Cardinals Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Record Prev 1. Alabama (59) 4-0 1 2. Clemson (4) 4-0 2 3. Oklahoma 4-0 3 4. Penn State 4-0 4 5. USC 4-0 5 6. Washington 4-0 6 7. Michigan 4-0 8 8. Georgia 4-0 12 9. Ohio State 3-1 9 10. Wisconsin 3-0 10 11. TCU 4-0 15 12. Virginia Tech 4-0 13 13. Miami 2-0 14 GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL NOTES BROUGHT TO YOU BY: 14. Oklahoma State 3-1 7 15. Auburn 3-1 16 16. Washington State 4-0 18 17. USF 4-0 17 18. Louisville 3-1 20 19. Utah 4-0 21 20. Florida 2-1 22 V I S I T 21. San Diego State 4-0 25 22. LSU 3-1 23 23. West Virginia 3-1 NR 24. Mississippi State 3-1 19 25. Florida State 0-2 11 Dropped From Rankings Oregon 24. Others Receiving Votes Notre Dame 100, Duke 93, NC State 54, Memphis 44, Kansas State 27, Wake Forest 15, Minnesota 15, UCF 13, Stanford 12, Texas Tech 11, Iowa 9, Oregon 9, Tennessee 7, South Carolina 6, Navy 6, Georgia Tech 6, Texas A&M 4, Colorado 3, Maryland 1, Appalachian State 1, Troy 1. Gildan New Mexico Bowl Weekly Notes page 4 2017 Important Dates 2017-18 Bowl Schedule Nov. 16...... Online media credential application Date Game Location Time (ET) TV Conferences opens at sportssystems.com/newmexicobowl 12.16 R+L Carriers New Orleans New Orleans, La. 1 p.m. ESPN C-USA vs. Sun Belt Dec. 3...... Selection Sunday AutoNation Cure Orlando, Fla. 2:30 p.m. CBSSN American vs. Sun Belt Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nev. 3:30 p.m. ABC MW vs. Pac-12 Dec. 6...... Intralot Team Announcement Lunch & Press Gildan New Mexico Albuquerque, N.M. 4:30 p.m. ESPN C-USA vs. MW Conference at Canyon Club at Four Hills Raycom Media Camellia Montgomery, Ala. 8 p.m. ESPN MAC vs. Sun Belt Dec. 8...... Credential application closes 12.19 Boca Raton Boca Raton, Fla. 7 p.m. ESPN American vs. C-USA 12.20 Frisco Frisco, Texas 8 p.m. ESPN At-Large vs. American Dec. 13...... Team Arrivals, Welcome Dinner & Gift Suite 12.21 Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla St. Petersburg, Fla. 8 p.m. ESPN C-USA vs. American Dec. 14...... Team Practice, Team Dinner 12.22 Bahamas Nassau, Bahamas 12:30 p.m. ESPN C-USA vs. MAC Famous Idaho Potato Boise, Idaho 4 p.m. ESPN MAC vs. MW Dec. 15...... Press Conference, Kickoff Lunch, Pep Rally 12.23 Birmingham Birmingham, Ala. Noon ESPN SEC vs. American Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Fort Worth, Texas 3:30 p.m. ESPN Army vs. Big Ten 2017 Bowl Quick Facts Dollar General Mobile, Ala. 7 p.m. ESPN MAC vs. Sun Belt 12.24 Hawai`i Honolulu, Hawai`i 8:30 p.m. ESPN American vs. MW Game Info 12.26 Quick Lane Detroit TBA ESPN Big Ten vs. ACC/ND Date...... Saturday, December 16, 2017 Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Dallas, Texas TBA ESPN Big 12 vs. C-USA Kickoff...... 2:30 p.m. MT/4:30 p.m. ET Cactus Phoenix TBA ESPN Big 12 vs. Pac-12 TV...... ESPN 12.27 Independence Shreveport, La. 1:30 p.m. ESPN2 ACC/SEC or ND Radio...... ESPN Radio New Era Pinstripe Bronx, N.Y. 5:15 p.m. ESPN ACC/B10 or ND Teams...... C-USA vs. MW Texas Houston, Texas 9 p.m. ESPN Big 12 vs. SEC Stadium...... Dreamstyle Stadium 12.28 Military by Northrop Grumman Annapolis, Md. 1:30 p.m. ESPN ACC/ND vs. American Camping World Orlando, Fla. 5:15 p.m. ESPN Big12/ACC or ND Stadium Capacity...... 37,457 Valero Alamo San Antonio, Texas 9 p.m. ESPN Big 12 vs. Pac-12 Playing Surface...... FieldTurf 12.29 Belk Charlotte, N.C. 1 p.m. ESPN ACC/SEC or ND Hyundai Sun El Paso, Texas 2 p.m. CBS ACC/Pac-12 or ND Tickets Franklin A.M. Music City Nashville, Tenn. 4:30 p.m. ESPN ND/SEC/B10/ACC Premium (Midfield)...... $40 NOVA Home Loans Arizona Tucson, Ariz. 5:30 p.m. CBSSN Sun Belt vs. MW Sideline...... $30 Goodyear Cotton Arlington, Texas 8:30 p.m. ESPN At-Larges (NY6) North End Zone...... $25 12.30 TaxSlayer Jacksonville, Fla. Noon ESPN Big Ten/SEC/ACC/ND Purchase Locations...... 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