Fiesta Bowl & Orange Bowl Game Info and Prospects to Watch
Today we preview the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl and Capital One Orange Bowl and highlight some prospects to watch!
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Today we cover the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl between Oregon and Iowa State and the Capital One Orange Bowl between Texas A&M and North Carolina. These bowl games will conclude the New Year’s 6 Bowl Games for this season.
In a recap of yesterday’s semi-final matchups in the College Football Playoff, Alabama defeated Notre Dame 31-14, while Ohio State defeated Clemson 49-28. This sets up a showdown between Alabama and Ohio State on Monday, January 11
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KLCC s Love Cross reports on the 2021 PlayStation Fiesta Bowl featuring No. 25 Oregon and No. 10 Iowa State.
Coming off their second consecutive Pac-12 Championship Game win, Oregon Coach Mario Cristobal said his team rose to the challenges that were brought by the pandemic this year. While other Pac-12 teams had to opt out of games due to COVID-19 protocols, the Ducks stayed available every week.
”Back in March when everything was shut down to the pandemic, the first and probably the most, I would say, prominent statement that we made as an organization is that whoever handles this pandemic best will probably have an opportunity to hold up the trophy at the end of the year in terms of the conference and maybe more,” Cristobal said. “So we took that approach and our guys have done an excellent job, our medical staff has done an excellent job being regimented and holding each other to a very high standard to be able, not only to stay healthy which is the number one prior
Rose Bowl Game: 2. Clemson vs. 3. Ohio State
Heading into championship weekend, the top four teams in college football have remained the same that they have been for most of this season. Each of the four will participate in its conference championship game, though all eyes will be on Charlotte, North Carolina, for the Notre Dame-Clemson rematch.
The Fighting Irish pulled off a stunning 47-40 overtime upset in Week 10 while the Tigers were without star quarterback Trevor Lawrence, but Clemson is expected to be at full strength for the title game.
If the Tigers win a close game, both teams will almost certainly make it into the playoff field. If Clemson wins handily, Texas A&M could make a strong argument for the No. 4 spot. However, its thumping at the hands of Alabama might prove to be too big to overcome. If the Irish win again, they would cement the No. 2 spot and knock the Tigers out of the playoff, likely making room for the Aggies to slide in.