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Oct 30, 2014

CFP Poll, Week 1: What It Means For The Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl

The first of seven Top 25 rankings decided by the 12-member College Football Playoff selection committee was released Tuesday night.  You can get a better understanding of how the committee ranks teams with a couple of helpful breakdowns: one from BusinessInsider and another from Sports On Earth. Here are the committee’s Top 25 teams through week nine of the season: Mississippi State Florida State Auburn Ole Miss Oregon Alabama TCU Michigan State Kansas State Notre Dame Georgia Arizona Baylor Arizona […]

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Oct 30, 2014

Big Ten & SEC Week Ten Preview

  Early on in the season, members of the Florida Citrus Sports Team Selection Committee are out on the road to meet with fans of our partner schools to spread the word about our brand-new home field opening for the 2014 bowl season. This weekend, we’ll be at eight notable games featuring teams from our partner conferences*: Following their first loss of the season, Ole Miss (7-1, 4-1 SEC) welcomes Auburn (6-1, 3-1 SEC) to Oxford. A touchdown pass from […]

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Oct 29, 2014

Bowl Projection Round-Up, Week 10

Mark Schlabach (ESPN): Georgia vs. Ohio State Brett McMurphy (ESPN): Ole Miss vs. Ohio State ESPN Big Ten & SEC Blog: LSU vs. Nebraska Jerry Palm (CBSSports): Auburn vs. Ohio State Bill Bender (Sporting News): Auburn vs. Ohio State Brant Parsons (Orlando Sentinel): Ole Miss vs. Nebraska Phil Steele: Auburn vs. Nebraska   Following week nine of the season, the projections for the Big Ten selection in the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl have narrowed to just two teams: Nebraska (7-1, 3-1) and Ohio State […]

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Oct 27, 2014

#ClickBait, Week 10: Establishing New Rivalries, The #SECBias, and Testudo Gets Emotional

#Clickbait is our weekly recap of the most viral content from/about the Big Ten and SEC. Keep up with the latest buzzworthy stories, pictures, and other cool stuff as we prepare for Week 10. Reading Material Maryland and Penn State have played 37 times, with Penn State winning 35 of them. Now in the Big Ten, the Terps are looking to make it a real rivalry. National Signing Day, Feb. 4, is just 100 days away, here’s a look at […]

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Oct 23, 2014

Big Ten & SEC Week Nine Preview

Early on in the season, members of the Florida Citrus Sports Team Selection Committee are out on the road to meet with fans of our partner schools to spread the word about our brand-new home field opening for the 2014 bowl season. This weekend, we’ll be at eight notable games featuring teams from our partner conferences*: Ole Miss (7-0, 4-0 SEC) heads to Death Valley to meet LSU (6-2, 2-2 SEC) for a primetime conference matchup. Both squads enter the […]

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Oct 21, 2014

Bowl Projection Round-Up, Week 9

Mark Schlabach (ESPN): Alabama vs. Nebraska Brett McMurphy (ESPN): Alabama vs. Ohio State ESPN Big Ten & SEC Blog: Auburn vs. Nebraska Jerry Palm (CBSSports): Auburn vs. Ohio State Bill Bender (Sporting News): Auburn vs. Nebraska Brant Parsons (Orlando Sentinel): Georgia vs. Nebraska Phil Steele: Alabama vs. Michigan State Upsets among the top teams in college football continued in week eight and, as a result, the experts have new favorites to play in the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl. Despite three sources predicting an […]

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Oct 21, 2014

Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl begins new era for Orlando’s New Year’s Day game

 The 2015 Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl will air live on ABC on New Year’s Day at 1:00 p.m. (ET) in the new Orlando Citrus Bowl stadium.  The game is in its first year of a new cycle, pitting top non-College Football Playoff teams from the Big Ten (or Atlantic Coast) conference against a top non-CFP Southeastern Conference team. “We are honored to add Buffalo Wild Wings as a title sponsor and business partner,” said Steve Hogan, chief executive officer […]

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Oct 19, 2014

#ClickBait, Week 9: Our New Sponsor, Edsall’s Ridiculous Catch, and Big Ten Mascots Debut a Music Video

#Clickbait is our weekly recap of the most viral content from/about the Big Ten and SEC. Keep up with the latest buzzworthy stories, pictures, and other cool stuff as we prepare for Week 9. Reading Material The Big Ten Network’s documentary on Brooks Berringer got the former Nebraska QB’s name trending worldwide on Twitter Our new sponsor for the New Year’s Day game is official, and we couldn’t be more excited. Sights and Sounds Maryland’s head coach, Randy Edsall made […]

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Oct 17, 2014

Big Ten & SEC Week Eight Preview

Early on in the season, members of the Florida Citrus Sports Team Selection Committee are out on the road to meet with fans of our partner schools to spread the word about our brand-new home field opening for the 2014 bowl season. This weekend, we’ll be at ten notable games featuring teams from our partner conferences*: The Ole Miss Rebels (6-0, 3-0 SEC) welcome Tennessee (3-3, 0-2 SEC) for an SEC showdown in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The Rebels have won seven […]

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Oct 14, 2014

#ClickBait, Week 8:The Iconic Maryland Flag, Georgia Fan Song-Writing Talents, & Tweet Jabs

#Clickbait is our weekly recap of the most viral content from/about the Big Ten and SEC. Keep up with the latest buzzworthy stories, pictures, and other cool stuff as we prepare for Week 8. Reading Material Mike Slive will retire next July, leaving an open position for “SEC Commissioner/One Of The Most Powerful People In College Sports. Maryland pride was on full display for the Terrapins’ first Big Ten home game. How Dan Mullen got Mississippi State into the big […]

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