WEEK 8: OCT. 16 - 18 THE ROAD TO SOUTH HOME OF THE FLORIDA Follow on 14360 NW 77TH CT. MIAMI LAKES, FL 33016 · 305.341.4700 · ORANGEBOWL.ORG ORANGE BOWL COMMITTEE Introducing the Capital One Orange Bowl Officers As part of an agreement with ESPN, Capital One has secured the title sponsorship of the Orange President & Chair.........................Luis E. Boué Bowl, beginning with the Capital One Orange Bowl to be played on December 31, 2014, in South Chair-Elect..................................Lee E. Stapleton Florida. The multi-year deal builds on Capital One’s substantial support of college athletics by Vice Chair.................................Michael B. Chavies becoming the official credit card and bank of the new College Football Playoff. Vice Chair.........................................Don Slesnick Secretary...........................................Ann E. Pope The Capital One Orange Bowl will play host to a College Football Playoff Semifinal in year two Treasurer.....................................Shaun M. Davis of the agreement (New Year’s Eve 2015) and again in year five (2018). In the other four years of Immediate Past President/Chair.... Andrew P. Hertz the agreement, the Capital One Orange Bowl will feature the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) CEO..................................................Eric L. Poms Champion (or ACC replacement team should the champion qualify for the College Football Playoff) against a highly ranked team from the Big Ten, Southeastern Conference (SEC) or Notre Dame. Communications Staff “As the landscape of post-season collegiate football evolves, the Orange Bowl looks forward to this Larry Wahl new partnership with Capital One and continuing its long-standing relationship with ESPN,” said VP, Communications Orange Bowl president Luis Boué. “Capital One’s commitment to collegiate athletics, teamed with [email protected] ESPN’s reputation as a sports leader and the Orange Bowl’s championship tradition will ensure a beneficial relationship for all of us.” Kallan Louis Communications Coordinator ESPN will exclusively carry all New Year’s Six bowl games on December 31 and January 1, including [email protected] the Capital One Orange Bowl and Playoff Semifinals. For 2014-15, the Semifinals will feature No. 1 vs. No. 4 and No. 2 vs. No. 3 as ranked by the College Football Playoff Selection Committee, and Kacie Albert will be played in the Rose Bowl presented by Northwestern Mutual and the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Communications & Media Assistantship January 1, 2015. ESPN will also carry the inaugural College Football Playoff National Championship [email protected] from North Texas, featuring the winners of the two semifinals on January 12, 2014. Daniel Pyser Communications & Media Intern [email protected] Sugar Rose Orange Cotton Peach Fiesta Championship Orange Bowl Matchup of the Week 2014-15 Semi-Final Semi-Final Orange Cotton Peach Fiesta Arlington, TX No. 5 Notre Dame visits No. 2 Florida State this weekend in a (Jan.1) (Jan.1) (Dec. 31) (Jan. 1) (Dec. 31) (Dec. 31) (Jan. 12) rematch of the 1996 Orange Bowl. FSU won 31-26 after scoring the game’s final 17 points. This was the second to last time the game was 2015-16 Sugar Rose Semi-Final Semi-Final Peach Fiesta Glendale, AZ played in the original Orange Bowl. (Jan. 1) (Jan. 1) (Dec. 31) (Dec. 31) (Dec. 31) (Jan. 1) (Jan. 11) Pictured right: Notre Dame WR Derrick Mayes and Florida State CB Samari Rolle. Mayes hauled in 2017-18 Sugar Rose Orange Cotton Semi-Final Semi-Final Tampa, FL the pass for a spectacular second half touchdown. Both players were (Jan. 2) (Jan. 2) (Dec. 31) (Jan. 2) (Dec. 31) (Dec. 31) (Jan. 9) future NFLers. WHAT THE EXPERTS ARE SAYING Clemson Florida State Ole Miss TCU Oklahoma Georgia vs. vs. vs. __________ vs. vs. vs. Jerry Palm Mississippi State Alabama Michigan State Oregon East Carolina UCLA Clemson Oregon Alabama Oregon Oklahoma East Carolina Ohio State vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. College Football News Michigan State Florida State Ole Miss OIe Miss Mississippi State Auburn Notre Dame Clemson Florida State Baylor Oklahoma Oregon Georgia vs. vs. vs. __________ vs. vs. vs. Mark Schlabach Notre Dame Ole Miss Mississippi State Michigan State Ohio State East Carolina Clemson Florida Statte Mississippi State Auburn Arizona TCU vs. vs. vs. __________ vs. vs. vs. Brett McMurphy Ole Miss Baylor Notre Dame Oregon Michigan State East Carolina Clemson Florida State Ole Miss Notre Dame Alabama Michigan State vs. vs. vs. __________ vs. vs. vs. Stewart Mandel Auburn Mississippi State Oregon Baylor TCU East Carolina Clemson Mississippi State Florida State Mississippi State Notre Dame Oklahoma Ole Miss vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. Brant Parsons Auburn Baylor Michigan State Florida State Alabama Oregon East Carolina Clemson Ole Miss Oregon Mississippi State Baylor Notre Dame Michigan State vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. Phil Steele Mississippi State Oklahoma Florida State Florida State Alabama Marshall Georgia Clemson Baylor Notre Dame Florida State Oregon USC Marshall vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. Bill Bender Notre Dame Florida State Auburn Auburn Mississippi State Auburn Georgia Clemson Baylor Florida State Florida State Michigan State TCU Georgia vs. vs. vs. vs, vs. vs. vs. Erick Smith Notre Dame Mississippi Oregon Mississippi Alabama Mississippi State East Carolina Weekend Watch List Conference Action Relevant to the Orange Bowl No. 14 Kansas State @ No. 11 Oklahoma In the ACC – Last weekend No. 1 Florida State earned its 22nd consecutive win with a 38-20 victory over Syracuse. Saturday, October 18, 12:00 p.m. They improved to 6-0 on the year and 4-0 in the ACC. Elsewhere, No. 22 Georgia Tech lost 31-25 at home in a closely contested ACC Coastal showdown against Duke. Georgia Tech scored the game’s final 13 points, but its rally Clash of long-time Big 12 rivals...Oklahoma has came up short as Duke handed them their first loss of the year. Clemson and Boston College both won pivotal ACC won six of the past seven meetings...Sooners Atlantic division games against Louisville and N.C. State respectively. Clemson won 23-17 despite not scoring an lead all-time series 72-18. offensive touchdown. Tyler Murphy and Boston College won the battle of University of Florida quarterback transfers as he defeated his former teammate, Jacoby Brissett. Miami rounded out ACC play with an out-of-conference victory Virginia @ Duke over Cincinnati. In the game, Miami’s Duke Johnson broke the school record for career all-purpose yards. Saturday, October 18, 12:30 p.m. In the SEC – Week seven was another week of marquee matchups for the SEC. No. 3 Mississippi State defeated No. Pivotal ACC Coastal matchup...Duke has won 2 Auburn at home 38-23. Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott threw for 246 yards and one touchdown and ran five of past six meetings...Virginia leads all-time for 121 yards and two additional scores. The No. 3 Ole Miss Rebels continued the state of Mississippi’s dominance series 33-32. so far this season with a 35-20 win over No. 14 Texas A&M. Ole Miss quarterback Bo Wallace scored three times and the Rebels used a pair of defensive touchdowns to put the game out of reach. No. 13 Georgia traveled to Columbia No. 21 Texas A&M @ No. 7 Alabama to take on No. 23 Missouri. Georgia held Missouri to 147 total yards and forced 5 turnovers en route to a 34-0 victory. Saturday, October 18, 3:30 p.m. Elsewhere in the SEC, No. 7 Alabama and LSU both held on for close road wins. Alabama defeated Arkansas 14-13 and LSU used a late turnover to set up a game-winning field goal, beating Florida 30-27. Kentucky, Tennessee and SEC West divisional game...Last two meetings Vanderbilt all secured out-of-conference wins. as SEC foes have resulted in dramatic road wins...Alabama leads all-time series 4-2. In the Big Ten – No. 8 Michigan State defeated Purdue on the road 45-31 to improve to 5-1 and 2-0 in conference play. In the other four conference games, the home team was 4-0. Michigan scored a Big Ten East division victory Rutgers @ No. 13 Ohio State over Penn State 18-13 for their first conference win of the year. Minnesota improved to 5-1 on the year and 2-0 in Saturday, October 18, 3:30 p.m. the conference with a 24-17 win over upset-minded Northwestern. Wisconsin defeated Illinois and continued its dominance in the ground game. Running back Melvin Gordon rushed for 175 yards and four touchdowns. Iowa also improved to 5-1 and 2-0 in the Big Ten with a 45-29 win over Indiana despite a 219-yard, three-touchdown Big Ten East divisional game...Rutgers’ first road performance by Indiana running back Tevin Coleman. Big Ten game...These two brand new conference opponents have never met before. Notre Dame – The No. 6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish hosted the North Carolina Tarheels for their second of four No. 24 Clemson @ Boston College ACC games this season. Notre Dame held on for a 50-43 victory. The two teams combined for over 1,000 yards of Saturday, October 18, 3:30 p.m. total offense in the back-and-forth game. Fighting Irish quarterback Everett Golson passed for 300 yards and three touchdowns. ACC Atlantic divisional game...Clemson has won the previous three meetings...Tigers lead all-time Note: All rankings are as of October 5, prior to week seven games, per the Associated Press Top 25 Poll. series 12-9-2. No. 15 Oklahoma State @ No. 12 TCU College Football Playoff Saturday, October 18, 4:00 p.m. First Year of the College Football Playoff - Beginning this season FBS college football will enter a new four-team playoff era.