Amid the controversy surrounding its first BCS bowl selection, Northern Illinois is determined to prove it can be the next underdog to succeed on one of college football's biggest … More »

Notre Dame is perhaps the most storied program in college football, a team that played up to its championship history in a resurgent season that has it on the cusp of another  … More »

Both coaches for the teams in GoDaddy.com Bowl have left for other jobs, although one of them will be sticking around for the penultimate game of the bowl season. More »

As the college football world awaits the highly anticipated matchup between Notre Dame and Alabama for the BCS championship, there's a bowl game three days earlier that is creating … More »

Pittsburgh may be a long way from home, but it should feel rather comfortable at the BBVA Compass Bowl. More »

Oregon State has completed one of the country's biggest turnarounds, while Texas is trying to salvage a season considered a disappointment by its lofty standards. More »

No program has a longer active bowl winning streak than Rutgers, a run it can extend by recording the third 10-win season in school history. More »

Very late in the season, Oregon and Kansas State were on track to meet for the national championship. One night in mid-November ended up ruining their chances to play for one. More »

As September approached, Southern California was armed with high expectations, a Heisman-hopeful quarterback and a hunger to return to a BCS game. More »

Bret Bielema guided Wisconsin to four 10-win seasons and three consecutive Rose Bowl appearances in his seven years in Madison, but he couldn't deliver a win in the Granddaddy … More »

Both Brady Hoke and Steve Spurrier are trying to take that last step that will vault their respective programs into the nation's elite. The two coaches look for clues how to achieve … More »

Playing in a New Year's Day bowl game against a ranked opponent with a storied history normally wouldn't require any added motivation. More »

Pat Fitzgerald couldn't lead Northwestern to a bowl win as a player, and he still hasn't guided it to one as the coach. More »

Mike Gundy has had plenty of success in his eight years at Oklahoma State, and it seemed inevitable his name would pop up for a high-profile job despite a disappointing regular … More »

Les Miles has gushed over Tajh Boyd and Clemson's high-powered offense. More »

Tulsa has a chance to match its single-season wins record when it makes its eighth bowl appearance in 10 years. The Golden Hurricane's upcoming opponent, however, could make that … More »

While coach Dave Doeren won't have much impact on this game, North Carolina State's future appears to be plenty bright after luring him away from Orange Bowl-bound Northern Il … More »

It's been a bumpy ride for Geno Smith and West Virginia, who had BCS aspirations earlier this year before coming undone mid-season. More »

The last thing Texas Tech expected to be doing as college football's coaching carousel began to spin was hopping on board to hire someone itself. More »

The participants in the Armed Forces Bowl have plenty in common - potent running attacks, high-scoring offenses, suspect defenses and .500 records. More »

Following a dramatic win over its archrival, Arizona State wants to cap coach Todd Graham's promising first year with a bowl victory. More »

Expectations were high for Michigan State and TCU after each posted 11 victories during the 2011 season. More »

Louisiana-Monroe proved it could play with some of the big boys, and it didn't stop there on the way to a historic year. More »