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www.facebook.com/NewMexicoBowl www.GildanNewMexicoBowl.com twitter.com/GildanNMbowl GILDAN WEEKLY NOTES WEEK 8 ~ OCT. 20-21, 2017

2017 STANDINGS THIS WEEK’S MW & C-USA GAMES West Division Conference Overall Game [#AP/Coaches] Records Time (MT)/TV Series Notes FRIDAY, OCT. 20 School W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A Streak ¢WKU 4-2, 2-1 C-USA 4 p.m. WKU leads, 3-0 Fresno State 3-0 1.000 2-0 1-0 4-2 .667 3-0 1-2 W3 ¢Old Dominion 2-4, 0-2 C-USA CBSSN WKU, 59-24 (2016) *San Diego State 2-1 .667 0-1 2-0 6-1 .857 3-1 3-0 L1 ¢Marshall 5-1, 2-0 C-USA 5 p.m. MRSH leads, 4-2 UNLV 1-2 .333 1-1 0-1 2-4 .333 1-2 1-2 L2 ¢Middle Tennessee 3-4, 1-2 C-USA ESPN2 MT, 27-24 3OT (2015) Nevada 1-2 .333 1-0 0-2 1-6 .143 1-2 0-4 L1 ^Air Force 2-4, 1-2 MW 7:30 p.m. AFA leads, 2-1 ^Nevada 1-6, 1-2 MW CBSSN AFA, 45-38 OT (2014) Hawai`i 1-3 .250 1-1 0-2 3-4 .429 2-1 1-3 W1 xSan José State 0-4 .000 0-2 0-2 1-7 .125 1-3 0-4 L6 ^Colorado State 5-2, 3-0 MW 8:15 p.m. CSU leads, 39-25 ^New Mexico 3-3, 1-2 MW ESPN2 CSU, 49-31 (2016) Conference Overall SATURDAY, OCT. 21 Mountain Division ¢North 4-2, 3-0 C-USA 3 p.m. FAU leads, 6-4 School W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A/N Streak ¢FAU 3-3, 2-0 C-USA ESPN3 UNT, 31-10 (2014) Colorado State 3-0 1.000 1-0 2-0 5-2 .714 3-0 2-2 W3 ^Utah State 3-4, 1-2 MW 4 p.m. USU leads, 15-7 Boise State 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 4-2 .667 2-2 2-0 W2 ^UNLV 2-4, 1-2 MW AT&T SN USU, 34-20 (2014) Wyoming 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 4-2 .667 3-1 1-1 W3 ¢UAB 4-2, 2-1 C-USA 4:30 p.m. First Meeting New Mexico 1-2 .333 1-0 0-2 3-3 .500 2-1 1-2 L1 ¢Charlotte 0-7, 0-3 C-USA beIN Air Force 1-2 .333 1-1 0-1 2-4 .333 2-2 0-2 W1 ¢Southern Miss. 4-2, 2-1 C-USA 5 p.m. USM leads, 33-15 Utah State 1-2 .333 0-2 1-0 3-4 .429 2-2 1-2 L2 ¢Louisiana 3-3, 1-1 C-USA STAD USM, 39-24 (2016) Rice 1-5, 1-1 C-USA 5 p.m. RICE leads, 3-2 ¢UTSA 3-2, 0-2 C-USA FACE UTSA, 14-13 (2016) 2017 CONFERENCE USA CONFERENCE STANDINGS ^Wyoming 4-2, 2-0 MW 8:15 p.m. BSU leads, 10-1 East Division Conference Overall ^Boise State 4-2, 2-0 MW ESPN2 WYO, 30-28 (2016)

School W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H/N A Streak ^Fresno State 4-2, 3-0 MW 8:30 p.m. SDSU leads, 29-23-4 Marshall 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 5-1 .833 3-0 2-1 W4 ^San Diego St. [19/18] 6-1, 2-1 MW CBSSN SDSU, 17-3 (2016) FAU 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 3-3 .500 2-1 1-2 W2 BYES FIU 2-1 .667 1-0 1-1 4-2 .667 3-0 1-2 W1 FIU 4-2, 2-1 C-USA WKU 2-1 .667 1-1 1-0 4-2 .667 3-1 1-1 W3 Hawai`i 3-4, 1-3 MW Middle Tenn. 1-2 .333 1-0 0-2 3-4 .429 2-1 1-3 L1 San Jose State 1-7, 0-4 MW UTEP 0-7, 0-3 C-USA Old Dominion 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 2-4 .333 1-2 1-2 L4 xCharlotte 0-3 .000 0-1 0-2 0-7 .000 0-3 0-4 L10 ^ - 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 3-0 1.000 2-0 1-0 4-2 .667 3-0 1-2 W3 Southern Miss 2-1 .667 1-1 1-0 4-2 .667 2-2 2-0 W2 UAB 2-1 .667 2-0 0-1 4-2 .667 4-0 0-2 W2 La. Tech 1-1 .500 0-0 1-1 3-3 .500 2-1 1-2 L1 Rice 1-1 .500 0-1 1-0 1-5 .167 0-3 1-2 L4 UTSA 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 3-2 .600 1-1 2-1 L2 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 UNLV 17 10 3 0 30 Rogers - 16 car., 148 yds., 1 TD AFA 0 7 13 14 34 Worthman - 30 car., 166 yds., 5 TD UTSA vs. Boise State 1 2 3 4 T Leaders ODU 0 3 0 0 3 Williams - 14-27, 116 yds. MRSH 0 7 7 21 35 Litton - 12-23, 176 yds., 3 TD North Texas vs. Colorado State 1 2 3 4 T Leaders CHAR 7 7 0 0 14 McAllister - 22 car., 157 yds., 2 TD Louisiana Tech vs. Boise State WKU 14 24 0 7 45 White - 33-47, 398 yds., 5 TD 1 2 3 4 T Leaders WYO 3 6 7 12 28 Allen - 18-26, 208 yds., 1 TD North Texas vs. Fresno State USU 6 10 0 7 23 Hunt - 18 car., 73 yds. 1 2 3 4 T Leaders MT 10 10 3 0 23 Urzua - 23-42, 268 yds., 1 TD WKU vs. Wyoming UAB 9 13 0 3 25 Brown - 31 car., 167 yds., 1 TD 1 2 3 4 T Leaders UTSA vs. Boise State TULN 0 3 7 0 10 Hilliard - 12 car., 90 yds., 1 TD FIU 7 3 3 10 23 McGough - 17-31, 220 yds., 1 TD 1 2 3 4 T Leaders WKU vs. San Diego State UTSA 7 10 3 6 26 Sturm - 13-24, 215 yds., 2 TD UNT 16 9 9 13 29 Fine - 20-34, 354 yds., 3 TD Kyle FAU vs. San Diego State 1 2 3 4 T Leaders Bonagura UTEP 0 0 0 0 0 Juniel - 5 rec., 46 yds. USM 7 7 0 10 24 Smith - 28 car., 120 yds., 2 TD David North Texas vs. Wyoming 1 2 3 4 T Leaders Hale UNM 0 0 0 0 0 Tuioti - 13-24, 200 yds. FS 14 7 10 7 38 McMaryion - 13-23, 299 yds., 3 TD Southern Miss vs. Fresno State 1 2 3 4 T Leaders NEV 14 7 21 0 42 Gangi - 23-40, 428 yds., 4 TD UTSA vs. Wyoming CSU 14 14 10 6 44 Stevens - 26-37, 384 yds., 4 TD 1 2 3 4 T Leaders BSU 14 7 0 10 31 Mattison - 23 car., 128 yds., 1 TD Louisiana Tech vs. Fresno State 19 SDSU 0 0 7 7 14 Chapman - 12-27, 240 yds., 1 TD 1 2 3 4 T Leaders SJSU 10 3 7 6 26 Aaron - 17-27, 322 yds., 2 TD HAW 0 14 7 16 37 Juste - 39 car., 202 yds., 2 TD WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEK: Friday night we see two Conference USA and two Moun- tain West games airing on national television. WKU and Old Dominion start off the night on CBS Sports Network with the Hilltoppers looking for their four win against the Monarchs in as Players of the Week Honorees many tries. Immediately following that game, CBS Sports Network will air the Air Force and Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week Nevada game. The Falcons and Wolf Pack are meeting for the fourth time ever, with the home MASON FINE, NORTH TEXAS - Sophomore, Quarter Back team winning each of the previous contests. Starting at 5 p.m. on ESPN2 is Marshall and Mid- •Led an impressive game-winning drive for North Texas, while also completing 20-of-34 passes for 354 yards and three touchdowns, dle Tennessee. The last two times the Herd and the Blue Raiders have squared off, it has all along with a rushing TD. gone down to the wire, including the triple overtime thriller in 2015. The night cap on ESPN2 is •Orchestrated a 98-yard touchdown drive in less than a minute, with no timeouts, to lead North Texas to a 29-26 win. the Mountain Division battle between Colorado State and New Mexico. The Rams sit atop the •Completed 5-of-6 passes on the drive, including a 49-yard strike to division at 3-0 and have won seven straight against the Lobos. put the ball on the UTSA 31. Then connected on a 22-yard touch- Saturday afternoon, C-USA divisional leaders North Texas and FAU resume the series down to go ahead, 29-26 with just 10 seconds to play. that has been on hiatus the last two seasons. UAB, which is nipping at the Mean Green’s heels Defensive Player of the Week FERMIN SILVA, FIU - Junior, Defensive Lineman in the West Division, meets Charlotte for the first time. The West Division also has two huge •Registered a team-high eight tackles, recording two sacks, three match-ups as Louisiana Tech hosts Southern Mississippi and UTSA plays its homecoming tackles for a loss (-13 yards) and four hurries. •His second of the two sacks came on fourth-and-eight on the FIU game against Rice. For the Mountain West, a pair of unbeaten Mountain Division teams face 17-yard line with 2:24 left in the game, forcing the Green Wave to off on ESPN2 as Wyoming looks for its second straight win in the series with Boise State. On turn the ball over on downs. CBS Sports Network, San Diego State fights to get back in the West Division race and hand Special Teams Player of the Week KAARE VEDVIK, MARSHALL - Senior, Kicker/Punter Fresno State its first league loss. Please check out the complete schedule with series notes •Launched the longest FBS punt in 45 years with a 92-yarder in the and viewing information on page 1. 35-3 win over Old Dominion. •Averaged 48.5 yards per punt, with two that were downed inside the 20-yard line. POSTSEASON OUTLOOK: There are 13 teams around the FBS who are now bowl-eligible •Also averaged 63.0 yards on his six kickoffs with two touchbacks with six wins. The Mountain West’s San Diego State is among the group and is the lone mem- and made all five of his extra-point attempts. ber from a non-autonomous conference. There are 39 bowl games, not counting the National Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week Championship, thus 78 slots available. Two teams, Ole Miss because of a self-imposed penal- MICHAEL GALLUP, COLORADO STATE - Senior, ty, and Coastal Carolina because its transitioning to the FBS, are ineligible for the postseason. •Caught 13 passes for 263 yards and three touchdowns in Colora- do State’s 44-42 home win over Mountain West opponent Nevada. Three, Charlotte (C-USA), UTEP (C-USA), and San Jose State (MW) have been eliminated •.Scored the Rams’ first two touchdowns of the game on receptions from postseason play. of 56 and seven yards. •.With CSU trailing by four in the fourth quarter, hauled in a 17-yard For Conference USA, Marshall is the closest to becoming bowl eligible, boasting a 5-1 touchdown reception for the game-winning score. record. Five other C-USA teams are just two wins shy of the necessary six needed. Defensive Player of the Week In the Mountain West, Colorado State is one victory from joining SDSU in the postseason. CARL GRANDERSON, WYOMING - Junior, Defensive End •Registered a safety, , six tackles and one sack in the Three other MW teams are two wins away from the required six victories. Nevada, at 1-6, is on 28-23 victory on the road over Mountain Division foe Utah State. the cusp of elimination. •Sealed the victory for the Cowboys by recording a sack in the end zone for a safety with just 37 seconds remaining in the contest. •Intercepted his first career pass in the second quarter. POSTSEASON PROJECTIONS: What a difference a week makes! Several national collegiate •All six of his tackles on the day were for five yards or less (3, 1, football analysts do their best to piece together a prediction for how the bowl lineup will turn 5, 4, 3, -7). out and nearly everyone has changed their minds from a week ago. For the 2017 Gildan New Special Teams Player of the Week AVERY WILLIAMS, BOISE STATE - RS Freshman, Kick/Punt Returner Mexico Bowl, there is a three-way tie in the nods for the Mountain West representative with •Recorded 100 return yards to help Boise State knock off No. 19/18 Boise State, Fresno State and Wyoming all garnering three apiece. For Conference USA, three San Diego State on the road in MW action. •Registered the first points of the game on a 53-yard punt return for are predicting the will be making their first appearance in the Albu- a touchdown halfway through the first quarter. querque-based bowl while three others have the representative being the UTSA Roadrunners •Added a 43-yard kickoff return to open the second half. for the second straight year. For a complete breakdown, look at the chart at the top of page 2.

GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL CONNECTIONS: As of September 27, there are currently 49 page 3 Gildan New Mexico Bowl Weekly Notes 2017 AP Top 25 Rankings former collegiate athletes who played in at least one of the previous New Mexico Bowls and is (Week 8 - as of Oct. 15, 2017) listed as active, or injured reserve among 23 of the 32 NFL teams. The Denver Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Record Prev. Broncos boast the most alums with five. On the collegiate side, Colorado State has produced 1. Alabama (61) 7-0 1 the most pros with seven. UTSA’s Jarveon Williams is the lone participant from last year’s 2. Penn State 6-0 3 game. All-time, the Gildan New Mexico Bowl has had 169 alumni listed on an NFL roster. Below 3. Georgia 7-0 4 is a complete list of the active athletes: 4. TCU 6-0 6 Ezekiel Ansah (2010, BYU) - DE, Lions Joe Banyard (2010, UTEP) - RB, 5. Wisconsin 6-0 7 Chris Barker (2012, NEV) - OG, Shaquil Barrett (2013, CSU) - LB, 6. Ohio State 6-1 9 Joel Bitonio (2012, NEV) - OT, Cleveland Browns Deone Bucannon (2013, WSU) - SS, 7. Clemson 6-1 2 Marquis Bundy (2015, UNM) - WR, Derek Carr (2009, FS) - QB, Oakland Raiders 8. Miami (FL) 5-0 11 Chris Carter (2008 & ‘09, FS) - OLB, Washington Redskins Xavier Cooper (2013, WSU) - DE, 9. Oklahoma 5-1 12 10. Oklahoma State 5-1 14 Joe Dahl (2013, WSU) - OG, Josh Doctson (2011, WYO) - WR, Washington Redskins 11. USC 6-1 13 DeAndre Elliott (2013, CSU) - CB, Marwin Evans (2014, USU) - DB, 12. Washington 6-1 5 Marquis Flowers (2012, ARIZ) - LB, John Fullington (2013, WSU) - G, 13. Notre Dame 5-1 16 Reggie Gilbert (2012 & ‘15, ARIZ) - LB, Green Bay Packers Crockett Gillmore (2013, CSU) - TE, Baltimore Ravens 14. Virginia Tech 5-1 15 Tashaun Gipson (2009 & ‘11, WYO) - FS, Virgil Green (2007, NEV) - TE, Denver Broncos 15. Washington State 6-1 8 Rashard Higgins (2013, CSU) - WR, Cleveland Browns Ben Jacobs (2008 & ‘09, FS) - LB, 16. NC State 6-1 20 (2013, CSU) - OLB, Oakland Raiders Aaron Jones (2014, UTEP) - RB, Green Bay USF 6-0 18 Cayleb Jones (2015, ARIZ) - WR, (2013, WSU) - WR, Baltimore Ravens 18. Michigan State 5-1 21 Brandon McManus (2011, TEM) - K, Denver Broncos Mark Nzeocha (2011, WYO) - OLB, San Francisco 49ers 19. Michigan 5-1 17 Will Parks (2015, ARIZ) - DB, Denver Broncos Jhurell Pressley (2015, UNM) - RB, Jacksonville Jaguars 20. UCF 5-0 22 Mike Purcell (2011, WYO) - NT, Glover Quin (2006 & ‘07, UNM) - FS, Detroit Lions 21. Auburn 5-2 10 Weston Richburg (2013, CSU) - C, New York Giants Roy Robertson-Harris (2014, UTEP) - DE, Chicago Bears 22. Stanford 5-2 23 Ty Sambrailo (2013, CSU) - OT, Hunter Sharp (2014, USU) - WR, Denver Broncos 23. West Virginia 4-2 NR Jameill Showers (2014, UTEP) - DB, Cowboys (2014, UTEP) - TE, 24. LSU 5-2 NR 25. Memphis 5-1 NR Mitch Unrein (2009, WYO) - DE, Chicago Bears Destiny Vaeao (2013, WSU) - DT, Dropped From Rankings (2010, BYU) - OLB, New England Patriots Nick Vigil (2014, USU) - ILB, San Diego State 19, Texas Tech 24, Navy 25. Zach Vigil (2014, USU) - LB, Buffalo Bills Martin Wallace (2011, TEM) - OT, New Orleans Saints Others Receiving Votes Tahir Whitehead (2011, TEM) - LB, Detroit Lions Kenny Wiggins (2008 & ‘09, FS) - San Diego State 56, Texas A&M 46, Iowa State 16, Virginia 10, Ken- Dom Williams (2013, WSU) - WR, Philadelphia Eagles Jarveon Williams (2016, UTSA) - HB, Cincinnati Bengals tucky 8, Utah 4, Mississippi State 3, Iowa 2, Navy 2, South Carolina 2, Texas Tech 2, Marshall 1, Florida State 1, Georgia Tech 1. Scooby Wright, III (2015, ARIZ) - ILB, Arizona Cardinals

2017 GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL: The third Saturday in December has become the tradi- 2017 Amway Coaches Poll tional “opening day” for ’s bowl season, and once again, the Gildan New Mexico (Week 8 - as of Oct. 15, 2017) Bowl will have a prominent place in the lineup. The Gildan New Mexico Bowl will play its 12th Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Record Prev edition on Saturday, Dec. 16 at 2:30 p.m. MT/ 4:30 p.m ET. The game will be played in Dream- 1. Alabama (63) 7-0 1 style at the and will air on ESPN and ESPN Radio. 2. Penn State 6-0 3 The Gildan New Mexico Bowl has ignited the collegiate bowl postseason on a regular ba- 3. Georgia 7-0 5 sis over the past decade, playing on the first day since 2008. This is the game’s latest start time 4. TCU 6-0 7 since the 2009 game between Fresno State and Wyoming that kicked at 2:30 p.m. MT/4:30 5. Wisconsin 6-0 6 p.m. ET. 6. Ohio State 6-1 8 The 2017 Gildan New Mexico Bowl is scheduled to feature teams from the Mountain West 7. Miami 5-0 10 8. Clemson 6-1 2 Conference and Conference USA. The leagues were pitted against each other in last year’s 9. Oklahoma 5-1 12 game, as well as the 2014 and 2010 Gildan New Mexico Bowls. The Mountain West has won 10. USC 6-1 13 all three of those matchups. 11. Oklahoma State 5-1 14 12. Washington 6-1 4 13. USF 6-0 15 GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL NOTES BROUGHT TO YOU BY: 14. Virginia Tech 5-1 17 15. Michigan 5-1 16 16. Notre Dame 5-1 19 17. NC State 6-1 20 18. Washington State 6-1 9 19. Michigan State 5-1 22 20. UCF 5-0 21 V I S I T 21. Auburn 5-2 11 22. Stanford 5-2 25 23. West Virginia 4-2 NR 24. Texas A&M 5-2 NR 25. LSU 5-2 NR Dropped From Rankings Louisville 17, Florida 20, West Virginia 23. Others Receiving Votes Louisville 85, Georgia Tech 47, Kentucky 41, West Virginia 29, Texas Tech 29, Florida 23, Texas A&M 14, Troy 10, Memphis 9, LSU 9, Wake Forest 5, Virginia 5, Iowa State 4, Mississippi State 3, Iowa 3, South Carolina 3, Texas 2, Colorado State 2. 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 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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