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www.facebook.com/NewMexicoBowl www.GildanNewMexicoBowl.com twitter.com/GildanNMbowl GILDAN WEEKLY NOTES WEEK 9 ~ OCT. 28, 2017

2017 STANDINGS THIS WEEK’S MW & C-USA GAMES West Division Conference Overall Game [#AP/Coaches] Records Time (MT)/TV Series Notes SATURDAY, OCT. 28 School W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A Streak ¢FIU 4-2, 2-1 C-USA 12:30 p.m. MRSH leads, 4-1 Fresno State 4-0 1.000 2-0 2-0 5-2 .714 3-0 2-2 W4 ¢Marshall 6-1, 3-0 C-USA FACE FIU, 31-14 (2016) *San Diego State 2-2 .500 0-2 2-0 6-2 .750 3-2 3-0 L2 ^Air Force 3-4, 2-2 MW 1 p.m. AFA leads, 33-21-1 ^Colorado State 6-2, 4-0 MW CBSSN AFA, 49-46 (2016) Hawai`i 1-3 .250 1-1 0-2 3-4 .429 2-1 1-3 W1 UNLV 1-3 .250 1-2 0-1 2-5 .286 1-3 1-2 L3 San Jose State 1-7, 0-4 MW 1 p.m. SJSU leads, 10-7 BYU 1-7, Independent ESPN3 BYU, 17-16 (2015) Nevada 1-3 .250 1-1 0-2 1-7 .125 1-3 0-4 L2 xSan José State 0-4 .000 0-2 0-2 1-7 .125 1-3 0-4 L6 ¢Louisiana Tech 3-4, 1-2 C-USA 1:30 p.m. LT leads, 6-4 ¢Rice 1-6, 1-2 C-USA FloSports LT, 61-16 (2016) Conference Overall ¢FAU 4-3, 3-0 C-USA 2:30 p.m. FAU leads, 5-3 Mountain Division ¢WKU 5-2, 3-1 C-USA STAD WKU, 52-3 (2016) School W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A/N Streak ¢Old Dominion 2-5, 0-3 C-USA 4:30 p.m. First Meeting Colorado State 4-0 1.000 1-0 3-0 6-2 .750 3-0 3-2 W4 ¢North 4-3, 3-1 C-USA ESPN3 Boise State 3-0 1.000 2-0 1-0 5-2 .714 3-2 2-0 W3 ¢UAB 4-3, 2-2 C-USA 5 p.m. USM leads, 10-5 Wyoming 2-1 .667 1-0 1-1 4-3 .571 3-1 1-2 L1 ¢Southern Miss. 5-2, 3-1 C-USA CUSA TV UAB, 45-24 (2014) Utah State 2-2 .500 0-2 2-0 4-4 .500 2-2 2-2 W1 ^New Mexico 3-4, 1-3 MW 5:30 p.m. WYO leads, 35-34 Air Force 2-2 .500 1-1 1-1 3-4 .429 2-2 1-2 W2 ^Wyoming 4-3, 2-1 MW ESPNU UNM, 56-35 (2016) New Mexico 1-3 .250 1-1 0-2 3-4 .429 2-2 1-2 L2 ¢UTSA 4-2, 1-2 C-USA 6 p.m. Tied, 2-2 ¢UTEP 0-7, 0-3 C-USA KMYS UTEP, 52-49 (5OT) (2016) ^Boise State 5-2, 3-0 MW 8 p.m. BSU leads, 16-5 2017 CONFERENCE USA CONFERENCE STANDINGS ^Utah State 4-4, 2-2 MW CBSSN BSU, 21-10 (2016) East Division Conference Overall ^UNLV 2-5, 1-3 MW 8 p.m. FS leads, 13-6 School W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H/N A Streak ^Fresno State 5-2, 4-0 MW AT&TSN UNLV, 45-20 (2016) Marshall 3-0 1.000 1-0 2-0 6-1 .857 3-0 3-1 W5 ^San Diego State 6-2, 2-2 MW 9:15 p.m. SDSU LEADS, 20-9-2 FAU 3-0 1.000 2-0 1-0 4-3 .571 3-1 1-2 W3 ^Hawai`i 3-4, 1-3 MW ESPN2 SDSU, 55-0 (2016) FIU 2-1 .667 1-0 1-1 4-2 .667 3-0 1-2 W1 BYES WKU 3-1 .750 1-1 2-0 5-2 .714 3-1 2-1 W4 Charlotte 1-7, 1-3 C-USA Middle Tenn. 1-3 .250 1-1 0-2 3-5 .375 2-2 1-3 L2 Middle Tennessee 3-5, 1-3 C-USA Nevada 1-7, 1-3 MW Old Dominion 0-3 .000 0-2 0-1 2-5 .286 1-3 1-2 L5 xCharlotte 1-3 .250 1-1 0-2 1-7 .125 1-3 0-4 W1 ^ - denotes Mountain West game ¢ - denotes Conference USA game West Division Conference Overall School W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H/N A Streak Southern Miss 3-1 .750 1-1 2-0 5-2 .714 2-2 3-0 W3 North Texas 3-1 .750 2-0 1-1 4-3 .571 3-0 1-3 L1 UAB 2-2 .500 2-0 0-2 4-3 .571 4-0 0-3 L1 UTSA 1-2 .333 1-1 0-1 4-2 .667 2-1 2-1 W1 La. Tech 1-2 .333 0-1 1-1 3-4 .429 2-2 1-2 L2 Rice 1-2 .333 0-1 1-1 1-6 .143 0-3 1-3 L5 xUTEP 0-3 .000 0-2 0-1 0-7 .000 0-3 0-4 L7 * - 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 WKU 7 14 0 14 35 White - 24-34, 304 yds., 5 TD ODU 7 7 17 0 31 Lawry - 27 car., 166 yds., 3 TD North Texas vs. San Diego State 1 2 3 4 T Leaders MRSH 7 24 0 7 38 King - 23 car., 129 yds., 2 TD MT 3 7 0 0 10 Urzua - 14-30, 220 yds., 1 TD UTSA vs. Wyoming 1 2 3 4 T Leaders AFA 7 21 7 10 45 McVey - 18 car., 139 yds., 1 TD North Texas vs. San Diego State NEV 14 6 8 14 42 Gangi - 17-33, 239 yds., 2 TD 1 2 3 4 T Leaders CSU 0 21 0 6 27 Stevens - 17-33, 231 yds., 2 TD Middle Tennessee vs. San Diego State UNM 7 3 7 7 24 Owens - 16 car., 159 yds., 1 TD 1 2 3 4 T Leaders UNT 0 7 10 14 31 Fine - 31-47, 283 yds., 2 TD WKU vs. Wyoming FAU 24 17 21 7 69 Driskel - 24-35, 357 yds., 2 TD 1 2 3 4 T Leaders UTSA vs. Boise State USU 7 21 7 17 52 Hunt - 16 car., 101 yds., 3 TD UNLV 14 14 0 0 28 Thomas - 19 car., 161 yds., 2 TD 1 2 3 4 OT T Leaders WKU vs. San Diego State UAB 0 14 3 0 7 24 Erdely - 21-29, 182 yds., 1 TD CHAR 0 0 7 10 8 25 Klugh - 25 car., 140 yds., 2 TD Kyle FAU vs. Fresno State 1 2 3 4 OT T Leaders Bonagura USM 3 7 6 11 7 34 Howard - 32-53, 301 yds., 3 TD LT 3 14 0 10 0 27 Scott - 11 car., 106 yds., 1 TD David Marshall vs. San Diego State 1 2 3 4 T Leaders Hale RICE 0 7 0 0 7 Cephus - 2 rec., 105 yds., 1 TD UTSA 10 0 10 0 20 Sturm - 12-21, 134 yds., 1 TD Southern Miss vs. Fresno State 1 2 3 4 T Leaders WYO 7 0 7 0 14 Allen - 12-27, 131 yds., 1 TD Middle Tennessee vs. San Diego State BSU 0 3 7 14 24 Wilson - 5 rec., 66 yds., 1 TD 1 2 3 4 T Leaders FS 7 10 10 0 27 Mims - 21 car., 112 yds. North Texas vs. Wyoming SDSU 0 3 0 0 3 Penny - 15 car., 69 yds.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEK: There is a full slate of on Saturday with 12 games amongst Conference USA and Mountain West members. C-USA East Division Players of the Week Honorees rivals FIU and Marshall kick off from Huntington on Facebook at 12:30 p.m. MT. Rice battles Conference USA bowl-elimination at home against West Division rival, Louisiana Tech. The Bulldogs lead the Offensive Player of the Week JASON DRISKEL, FLORIDA ATLANTIC - Junior, series, 6-4, after a 45-point victory last year but the Owls are 3-1 vs. La Tech when playing at •Guided FAU to a C-USA all-time record of 804 total yards, just 11 home. FAU looks to keep its half-game lead on WKU in the East but faces an uphill battle as yards shy of the most yards record by an FBS team in 2017. •Led the Owls to scores on 10-of-10 drives, with the longest scoring it heads to WKU. The Owls lead the series, 5-3, but the Hilltoppers are 14-2 at home against drive at just 4:22 as they averaged just 17.6 seconds per play. C-USA opponents since joining the league in 2014. The lone cross division matchup pits Old •Completed 24-of-35 passes for 357 yards with two touchdown passes and no . Dominion against North Texas for the first time. The instate battle betweek UTSA and UTEP •Credited with four carries for 68 yards (long run of 33) and a touch- rounds out the night for C-USA. Last year’s meeting was the longest in league history, going to down. five overtimes. The road team has won each of the four previous meetings. Defensive Player of the Week The MW action starts with Air Force looking to hand Colorado State its first league loss MARCUS DAVENPORT, UTSA - Senior, Defensive End •Registered a career high-tying 11 tackles (six solo), including two of the season. The Falcons lead the series and won last year’s matchup but the home team sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss, and he tallied a pass breakup and a has won each of the last five games. San Jose State steps away from conference play, taking return for a touchdown. •Scooped up a fumble by the Rice quarterback and returned it 34 on BYU in the final game of a home-and-home series that started in 2015. New Mexico aims yards for the game’s first score. to even the series against Wyoming with its fourth straight win against the Cowboys. In the 8 Special Teams Player of the Week p.m. timeslot, Boise State visits Utah State on CBS Sports while Fresno State hosts UNLV PARKER SHAUNFIELD, SOUTHERN MISS - Junior, Kicker on AT&T Sports Network. A win for the Bulldogs would make head coach Jeff Tedford just the •Recorded a career-best four field goals in four tries in the dou- ble-overtime win at Louisiana Tech. third first-year coach to lead Fresno State to in his first season. Closing out the •Made a career-long 49-yarder with 1:23 left in regulation to pull the night on ESPN2, Hawai`i welcomes San Diego State and looks to end the Aztecs’ five-game Golden Eagles to an eight-point deficit. •Added field goals of 45, 34 and 26 yards. win streak in the series. Please check out the complete schedule with series notes and viewing information on page 1. Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week , UTAH STATE - RS Freshman, Quarterback POSTSEASON OUTLOOK: The first of 78 bowl bids has been officially claimed. Army earned •Completed 19-of-27 passes for 316 yards and two touchdowns passes of 70 and 75 yards.. its sixth win last weekend, solidifying its automatic spot in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces •Added a rushing touchdown and 42 total yards on the ground on Bowl. There are 27 other teams around the FBS who are now bowl-eligible. The Mountain eight carries. •Accounted for 358 yards of total offense. West’s San Diego State, Colorado State and Conference USA’s Marshall are among the group •Recorded a 5-yard rushing score with 6:38 remaining in the third waiting for an invitation. Two teams, Ole Miss because of a self-imposed penalty, and Coastal quarter to put the Aggies in the lead for good.

Carolina because its transitioning to the FBS, are ineligible for the postseason. Eight, including Defensive Player of the Week Charlotte (C-USA), UTEP (C-USA), Nevada (MW) and San Jose State (MW) have been elim- JEFFREY ALLISON, FRESNO STATE - Sophomore, Linebacker •Led the Bulldogs’ defensive unit which held San Diego State with- inated from postseason play. out a touchdown in Fresno State’s 27-3 MW West Division victory. For Conference USA, WKU and Southern Miss are next in line to become bowl eligible, •Topped the team with 10 tackles (nine solo). •Forced a fumble which was recovered by the Bulldogs to put a boasting five wins. Five other C-USA teams are just two wins shy of the necessary six needed. stop to 16-play, 83-yard drive on the opening series of the game Rice, at 1-6, is on the cusp of elimination. In the Mountain West, Boise State and Fresno State for SDSU. •Recorded a tackle for loss on the Aztecs’ second drive. are one victory from joining in on the postseason. Wyoming and Utah State are two wins away •Part of a defense which limited San Diego State’s Rashaad Penny from the required six victories. to just 69 yards rushing. Special Teams Player of the Week POSTSEASON PROJECTIONS: Several national collegiate football analysts do their best to LUKE STREBEL, AIR FORCE - Senior, Placekicker •Totaled nine points in Air Force’s 45-42 road win over Conference piece together a prediction for how the bowl lineup will turn out. For the second straight week, foe Nevada. early everyone has changed their minds for the 2017 Gildan New Mexico Bowl. San Diego State •Converted on 6-of-6 extra-point attempts. •Made a 30-yard field goal as time expired to break a 42-42 tie and leads the way as the Mountain West representative with six nods while Wyoming (3), Fresno lift the Falcons to the victory. State (2) and Boise State (1) also garner votes. For Conference USA, three are predicting the will be making their first appearance in the Albuquerque-based bowl while UTSA, Middle Tennessee and WKU all received two bids. For a complete breakdown, look at the chart at the top of page 2. page 3 Gildan New Mexico Bowl Weekly Notes 2017 AP Top 25 Rankings (Week 9 - as of Oct. 22, 2017) GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL CONNECTIONS: As of September 27, there are currently 49 Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Record Prev. former collegiate athletes who played in at least one of the previous New Mexico Bowls and is 1. Alabama (61) 8-0 1 listed as active, or injured reserve among 23 of the 32 NFL teams. The Denver 2. Penn State 7-0 2 Broncos boast the most alums with five. On the collegiate side, Colorado State has produced 3. Georgia 7-0 3 the most pros with seven. UTSA’s Jarveon Williams is the lone participant from last year’s 4. TCU 7-0 4 game. All-time, the Gildan New Mexico Bowl has had 169 alumni listed on an NFL roster. Below 5. Wisconsin 7-0 5 is a complete list of the active athletes: 6. Ohio State 6-1 6 Ezekiel Ansah (2010, BYU) - DE, Joe Banyard (2010, UTEP) - RB, 7. Clemson 6-1 7 Chris Barker (2012, NEV) - OG, (2013, CSU) - LB, 8. Miami (FL) 6-0 8 Joel Bitonio (2012, NEV) - OT, Cleveland Browns Deone Bucannon (2013, WSU) - SS, 9. Notre Dame 6-1 13 Marquis Bundy (2015, UNM) - WR, Derek Carr (2009, FS) - QB, Oakland Raiders 10. Oklahoma 6-1 9 Chris Carter (2008 & ‘09, FS) - OLB, Washington Redskins Xavier Cooper (2013, WSU) - DE, 11. Oklahoma State 6-1 10 Joe Dahl (2013, WSU) - OG, Detroit Lions Josh Doctson (2011, WYO) - WR, Washington Redskins 12. Washington 6-1 12 DeAndre Elliott (2013, CSU) - CB, Marwin Evans (2014, USU) - DB, 13. Virginia Tech 6-1 14 Marquis Flowers (2012, ARIZ) - LB, John Fullington (2013, WSU) - G, 14. NC State 6-1 16 Reggie Gilbert (2012 & ‘15, ARIZ) - LB, Green Bay Packers Crockett Gillmore (2013, CSU) - TE, 15. Washington State 7-1 15 Tashaun Gipson (2009 & ‘11, WYO) - FS, (2007, NEV) - TE, Denver Broncos 16. Michigan State 6-1 18 Rashard Higgins (2013, CSU) - WR, Cleveland Browns Ben Jacobs (2008 & ‘09, FS) - LB, 17. USF 7-0 16 (2013, CSU) - OLB, Oakland Raiders Aaron Jones (2014, UTEP) - RB, Green Bay 18. UCF 6-0 20 19. Auburn 6-2 21 Cayleb Jones (2015, ARIZ) - WR, (2013, WSU) - WR, Baltimore Ravens 20. Stanford 5-2 22 Brandon McManus (2011, TEM) - K, Denver Broncos Mark Nzeocha (2011, WYO) - OLB, San Francisco 49ers 22. USC 6-2 11 Will Parks (2015, ARIZ) - DB, Denver Broncos Jhurell Pressley (2015, UNM) - RB, Jacksonville Jaguars 21. West Virginia 5-2 23 Mike Purcell (2011, WYO) - NT, Glover Quin (2006 & ‘07, UNM) - FS, Detroit Lions 23. LSU 6-2 24 Weston Richburg (2013, CSU) - C, New York Giants Roy Robertson-Harris (2014, UTEP) - DE, Chicago Bears 24. Memphis 6-1 25 (2013, CSU) - OT, Hunter Sharp (2014, USU) - WR, Denver Broncos 25. Iowa State 5-2 NR Jameill Showers (2014, UTEP) - DB, (2014, UTEP) - TE, New York Jets Dropped From Rankings Mitch Unrein (2009, WYO) - DE, Chicago Bears Destiny Vaeao (2013, WSU) - DT, Michigan 19. (2010, BYU) - OLB, New England Patriots (2014, USU) - ILB, Others Receiving Votes Zach Vigil (2014, USU) - LB, Buffalo Bills Martin Wallace (2011, TEM) - OT, New Orleans Saints Texas A&M 74, Michigan 60, Mississippi State 43, San Diego State 7, Georgia Tech 5, South Carolina 2, Toledo 1, Marshall 1. Tahir Whitehead (2011, TEM) - LB, Detroit Lions Kenny Wiggins (2008 & ‘09, FS) - Dom Williams (2013, WSU) - WR, Philadelphia Eagles Jarveon Williams (2016, UTSA) - HB, Cincinnati Bengals Scooby Wright, III (2015, ARIZ) - ILB, Arizona Cardinals 2017 Amway Coaches Poll (Week 9 - as of Oct. 22, 2017) 2017 GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL: The third Saturday in December has become the tradi- Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Record Prev tional “opening day” for college football’s bowl season, and once again, the Gildan New Mexico 1. Alabama (64) 8-0 1 Bowl will have a prominent place in the lineup. The Gildan New Mexico Bowl will play its 12th 2. Penn State 7-0 2 edition on Saturday, Dec. 16 at 2:30 p.m. MT/ 4:30 p.m ET. The game will be played in Dream- 3. Georgia 7-0 3 style at the and will air on ESPN and ESPN Radio. 4. TCU 7-0 4 The Gildan New Mexico Bowl has ignited the collegiate bowl postseason on a regular 5. Wisconsin 7-0 5 basis over the past decade, playing on the first day since 2008. This is the game’s latest start 6. Ohio State 6-1 6 time since the 2009 game between Fresno State and Wyoming that kicked at 2:30 p.m. MT. 7. Clemson 6-1 8 The 2017 Gildan New Mexico Bowl is scheduled to feature teams from the Mountain West 8. Miami 6-0 7 Conference and Conference USA. The leagues were pitted against each other in last year’s 9. Oklahoma 6-1 9 game, as well as the 2014 and 2010 Gildan New Mexico Bowls. The Mountain West has won 10. Notre Dame 6-1 16 all three of those matchups. 11. Washington 6-1 12 12. Oklahoma State 6-1 11 13. Virginia Tech 6-1 14 14. USF 7-0 13 GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL NOTES BROUGHT TO YOU BY: 15. NC State 6-1 17 16. Washington State 7-1 18 17. UCF 6-0 20 18. Michigan State 6-1 19 19. Auburn 6-2 21 20. Stanford 5-2 22 I S I T 21. USC 6-2 10 V 22. West Virginia 5-2 23 23. LSU 6-2 25 24. Texas A&M 5-2 24 25. Michigan 5-2 15 Dropped From Rankings None. Others Receiving Votes Memphis 119, Iowa State 32, Mississippi State 19, South Carolina 9, Geor- gia Tech 8, Arizona 6, Colorado State 4, Kentucky 4, Boise State 3, Navy 3, Marshall 3, Arizona State 2, Florida 1, Syracuse 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...... (505) 925-LOBO AutoZone Liberty Memphis, Tenn. 12:30 p.m. ABC Big 12 vs. SEC www.GildanNewMexicoBowl.com PlayStation Glendale, Ariz. 4 p.m. ESPN At-Larges (NY6) Capital One Orange Miami, Fla. 8 p.m. ESPN ACC/B10/SEC/ND (NY6) 1.1 Outback Tampa, Fla. Noon ESPN2 Big Ten vs. SEC Bowl Office Info Chick-fil-A Peach Atlanta, Ga. 12:30 p.m. ESPN At-Larges (NY6) Executive Director...... Jeff Siembieda Citrus Orlando, Fla. 1 p.m. ABC Big Ten/SEC/ACC/ND Board Chairman...... Rudy Davalos Pasadena, Calif. 5 p.m. ESPN CFP Semifinal Operations Supervisor...... 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