Sun Devils, Aggies closing in on Holiday Bowl berths
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SAN DIEGO ---- The official announcement will be made Sunday, but barring any wild surprises, Arizona State and Texas A&amp;M will be the participants in the Holiday Bowl on Dec. 30.
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Utah opens the season with a chance to show it belongs in the Top 25. With a No. 20 ranking in their first ever preseason poll appearance, the Utes play host to Texas A&amp;M on Thursday. A win solidifies their status as an emerging program; a loss relegates them to just another mediocre team from the West.
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PASADENA, California (Ticker) - Southern California held off a final challenge before punching its ticket to Miami. Heisman Trophy hopeful Reggie Bush scored on two long touchdown runs and accounted for 277
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Obviously, Cal @ USC could be huge, but there are other ones that are at least worth a look as well. Surprisingly, Washington State is favored over Oregon, and by more than one point.
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WINSTON-SALEM, NC -- Wake Forest must win its final two games to become eligible for a bowl game, but it will not be easy. Those games are at Miami on Saturday and at Maryland the next week.
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GAME NOTES: The most anticipated Pac-10 matchup of the season has finally arrived, as the seventh-ranked California Golden Bears travel to Los Angeles, to battle
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The dividends of Boise Stateâs upset last season are being felt now, with Tuesdayâs Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Hawaii perhaps the most anticipated game of the bowl season.
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A week after Showdown Saturday, only two games match ranked teams this weekend. Ohio State looks for payback against Penn State on Saturday, and Arizona State and California jockey for position in the Pac-10.
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There have been countless seasons when the California Golden Bears would have been ecstatic to be invited to the Holiday Bowl. Any bowl, for that matter.
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Notre Dame players will vote on Wednesday whether to play in the Insight Bowl in Phoenix, SportsLine.com has learned. In light of the firing of coach Ty Willingham, the players have yet to determine if they are emotionally ready to play in the Dec.
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RALEIGH - Itâs about to strike midnight on North Carolina Stateâs football team unless it can deliver tonight. The Wolfpack is one loss away from elimination from bowl consideration when it plays its home finale against No.
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Oregon, South Florida and California were all ranked second in the country at some point this season. All will play in a bowl before the calendar flips to 2008.
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After playing in hail, fog and chill, top-ranked Southern California finishes its season in familiar comfort. The Trojans (9-0, 6-0 Pacific-10) have two games at home &#151; against Arizona on Saturday and Notre Dame on Nov. 27 &#151; before their rivalry game at UCLA.
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LSU is closing in on Southern California in the AP Top 25, and Appalachian State is getting some recognition &#151; but not a ranking.
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Purdue won&#39;t have to worry about Arizona State quarterback Andrew Walter in Friday&#39;s Sun Bowl. But Boilermakers coach Joe Tiller doesn&#39;t think the Sun Devils&#39; high-powered offense will change much under Walter&#39;s backup, Sam Keller.
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Currently the best in the Mountain West, No. 14 Utah gets another chance to show it's worthy of bigger things come bowl season.
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After playing in hail, fog and chill, top-ranked Southern California finishes its season in familiar comfort. The Trojans (9-0, 6-0 Pacific-10) have two games at home -- against Arizona on Saturday and Notre Dame on Nov.