CNNSI.com - 2001 College Bowls

Eric Crouch and Ken Dorsey will meet on the field on Jan. 3. Andy Lyons/Allsport, AP

Split decision?

When 5-6 North Texas can go to a bowl while 9-3 Hawaii stays home, you know college football's postseason is kooky. So it should come as no surprise that the Rose Bowl and Fiesta Bowl pairings of Miami-Nebraska and Oregon-Colorado leave room for possibly two national champs.

• SI's Layden: Keep BCS -- with a twist
• CNNSI.com's Alberts: A better plan
• CNNSI.com's Donovan: No argument here
• College Football Beat: No change ahead
• Closer Look: Miami's D gets it done

New faces for New Year's
Maryland and Illinois were two of the bigger surprises this season. Now, the Terps take on Florida in the Orange Bowl while the Illini face another surprise conference champ, LSU, in the Sugar.
• 2001-02 Bowl Schedule

No shame
Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch defends Nebraska's participation in the Rose Bowl.
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• Auburn WR Green suspended for Peach Bowl
• BYU's Staley to have surgery, miss bowl game
• Barnett unsure which QB will start Fiesta Bowl
• Ohio State's Bellisari reinstated as captain
• LSU's Toefield to miss Sugar Bowl with torn ACL
• Tennessee to play Michigan for first time in Citrus
• Razorbacks to face Sooners in Cotton Bowl
• Outback Bowl features S.C.-Ohio St. rematch
• Georgia to face Boston College in Music City Bowl

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