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AP Sports WriterNo. 13 BYU, UCF bring explosive offenses to Boca Raton BowlBy PAT GRAHAMPreparing for the Boca Raton Bowl proved a bit of a slippery slope for the Central Florida Knights.For a day, anyway, when coach Josh Heupel imported a little snow for some impromptu sledding in the...

Clemson's Swinney votes CFP opponent Ohio State 11thCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Clemson coach Dabo Swinney had long discussed the inequality of teams that play double-digit games against those who play shorter seasons.He applied that reasoning when he voted in the final Amway Coaches' rankings, placing the Tigers' College Football...

AP Sports WriterNo. 6 Cincinnati lands Peach Bowl date with No. 11 GeorgiaBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Coach Luke Fickell believes No. 6 Cincinnati has a lot on the line in its Peach Bowl game against No. 6 Georgia, even though the Bearcats didn't land in the College Football...

AP Sports WriterNo. 12 Iowa State to face No. 25 Oregon in Fiesta BowlBy JOHN MARSHALLGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) Iowa State lost the Big 12 championship game, yet still earned a spot in its first major bowl game.Oregon won the Pac-12 title after being a late replacement and is...

AP Sports WriterSnubbed by committee, Texas A&M will face UNC in Orange BowlBy TIM REYNOLDSMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) Jimbo Fisher's fondness of the Orange Bowl goes back to his youth, and he can still remember what a big deal it was to get in front of the television...

AP Sports WriterNo. 6 Cincinnati lands Peach Bowl date with No. 11 GeorgiaBy CHARLES ODUMATLANTA (AP) Cincinnati will try to win respect for Group of Five conference champions again left out of the College Football Playoff when the No. 6 Bearcats face No. 11 Georgia in the Peach...

AP Sports WriterKyle Pitts turns pro less than 12 hours after SEC title gameBy MARK LONGGAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) Florida tight end Kyle Pitts first talked to coach Dan Mullen about turning pro and leaving the program to prepare for the NFL draft two weeks ago, following his latest...

AP Sports WriterCoastal Carolina, Cincinnati headline Bowl Day snubsBy CLIFF BRUNTThe Coastal Carolina Chanticleers did everything asked of them and then some.Coastal played 11 games during a pandemic that wreaked havoc on schedules nationwide and won them all. The Chanticleers even added unbeaten BYU late in the season on...

Unbeaten Alabama faces underdog Notre Dame in CFP semifinalBy The Associated PressNo. 1 Alabama (11-0, SEC) vs. No. 4 Notre Dame (10-1, ACC), Jan. 1, 5 p.m. ET, ESPNLOCATION: Arlington, TexasTOP PLAYERSNotre Dame: RB Kyren Williams, 1,061 yards and 12 rushing TDs, 282 receiving yards and 1 receiving TD.Alabama:...

AP College Football WriterCFP: Alabama-Notre Dame, Clemson-Ohio St as Aggies left outBy RALPH D. RUSSOA season filled with uncertainty brought on by the pandemic will end with a perfectly predictable College Football Playoff.Alabama vs. Notre Dame. Clemson vs. Ohio State. Four of the bluest of blue bloods and the...

AP College Football WriterCFP: Alabama-Notre Dame, Clemson-Ohio St as Aggies left outBy RALPH D. RUSSOA season filled with uncertainty brought on by the pandemic will end with a perfectly predictable College Football Playoff.Alabama vs. Notre Dame. Clemson vs. Ohio State. Four of the bluest of blue bloods and the...

AP Sports WriterClemson and Ohio State get CFP rematch in Sugar BowlBy MITCH STACYCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Shortened schedule and all, Ohio State is headed back to the College Football Playoff and a familiar foe will be waiting.Despite playing just six games because of a COVID-19 issues, the third-ranked...