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Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz (left) and Ohio State's Ryan Day shake hands after the head coaches' press conference for the 88th Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic on Thursday. The Tigers (10-2) will take on the Ohio State Buckeyes (11-1) on Friday night at 7 p.m. on ESPN and ESPN+. (Photo courtesy of Cotton Bowl staff)
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Ohio State, Mizzou meet in Cotton Bowl tonight

So, today is the 88th playing of the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Eighty-eight years holds a ton of memories. Texas-Notre Dame in 1970, and the Longhorns’ 76-yard drive; Joe Montana, with the flu, leads the Fighting Irish over Houston in

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Joe Milton (above) won't play for Tennessee in the upcoming Citrus Bowl against Iowa, the Football Beat has learned; instead, he'll prepare for the NFL Draft, a growing trend. (Photo courtesy of THEATHLETIC.COM)
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Tennessee’s Milton won’t play in Citrus

The Cheez-It Citrus Bowl won’t have one of its primary attractions, unfortunately. University of Tennessee quarterback Joe Milton has decided to forego playing in the bowl game and instead prepare for the NFL Draft, according to a report by ESPN’s

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Texas Tech senior running back Tahj Brooks (center) has 2,957 career rushing yards and 27 touchdowns as a Red Raider. He's hoping to add more tonight, as Tech (6-6) takes on Cal (6-6) in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl, the prime-time game Saturday night on ESPN, an 8:15 p.m. kickoff. (Photo by ANNIE RICE, Courtesy of the LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL)
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It begins: seven bowl games on Saturday

The college bowl season is officially upon us today, with seven – 7! – bowl games scheduled for Saturday. Obviously, some of them overlap, but hey: we’re providing the kickoff times and previews for you right here, with help from

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LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels (above) poses with the 2023 Heisman Trophy, the school's third Heisman winner. (Photo courtesy of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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As expected, LSU’s Daniels wins Heisman

His team lost three games. In a normal year, LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels wouldn’t even be considered for the Heisman Trophy. After all, isn’t it always the best (offensive) player on the best team? (Hello Matt Leinert, hello, Reggie Bush

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The official 2023-24 bowl schedule

ALL TIMES CENTRAL STANDARD TIME! SATURDAY, DEC. 16 MYRTLE BEACH BOWL (Brooks Stadium, Conway, SC) Georgia Southern (6-6) vs. Ohio (9-3), 10 a.m., ESPN _____ CRICKET CELEBRATION BOWL (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta) Howard vs. Florida A&M, 11 a.m., ABC _____ R+L

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LSU, led by quarterback Jayden Daniels (above), puts their No. 14 ranking on the line Saturday in Oxford, Miss., against the Ole Miss Rebels. (Photo by JONATHAN BACHMAN / courtesy of GETTY IMAGES)
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Heisman finalists announced

The Heisman finalists are set, and there’s not a lot of controversy, unless maybe you thought Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy, or Georgia tight end Brock Bowers, or Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe were all deserving of a trip to New York.

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