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Sep 27, 2018

Big Ten & SEC Week 5 Preview: Top-10 matchup highlights huge weekend

In the fifth week of the college football season, members of the Florida Citrus Sports Team Selection Committee are making visits throughout Big Ten and SEC country, meeting with fans across both conferences in advance of the Citrus Bowl on New Year’s Day. Here’s a look at some of the most highly-anticipated games on the schedule this week: No. 4 Ohio State (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) at No. 9 Penn State (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) – 7:30 p.m. on ABC […]

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Sep 26, 2018

Week 4 Bowl Projections: Kentucky enters the scene

College football season is well underway, and the countdown to the 2019 Citrus Bowl continues in Orlando. Though the Citrus Bowl has been a traditional Big Ten/SEC match-up for more than two decades, last season’s game featured the Notre Dame fighting Irish, the second participant affiliated with the ACC since 1992. Notre Dame’s appearance against LSU (a 21-17 Fighting Irish victory) was the result of the Citrus Bowl’s unique relationship with the Orange Bowl in Miami. In years where the […]

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Sep 24, 2018

Big Ten & SEC Week 4 Recap: Wisconsin bounces back, Kentucky keeps rolling

Big Ten SEC AP Top 10 Alabama Georgia Clemson Ohio State LSU Oklahoma Stanford Notre Dame Penn State Auburn Kentucky stays undefeated with upset of Mississippi State Two weeks after ending a 31-year losing streak to Florida, Kentucky pulled off yet another upset, topping No. 14 Mississippi State 28-7 in Lexington on Saturday. With the win, the Wildcats improved to 4-0 for the first time since 2008 and entered the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2007, checking […]

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Sep 20, 2018

Big Ten & SEC Week 4 Preview: Alabama hosts A&M as conference play heats up

In the fourth week of the college football season, members of the Florida Citrus Sports Team Selection Committee are making visits throughout Big Ten and SEC country, meeting with fans across both conferences in advance of the Citrus Bowl on New Year’s Day. Here’s a look at some of the most highly-anticipated games on the schedule this week: No. 22 Texas A&M (2-1, 0-0 SEC) at No. 1 Alabama (3-0, 1-0 SEC) – 3:30 p.m. on CBS On Saturday, the […]

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Sep 19, 2018

Week 3 Bowl Projections: Wisconsin makes first appearance in media picks

College football season is well underway, and the countdown to the 2019 Citrus Bowl continues in Orlando. Though the Citrus Bowl has been a traditional Big Ten/SEC match-up for more than two decades, last season’s game featured the Notre Dame fighting Irish, the second participant affiliated with the ACC since 1992. Notre Dame’s appearance against LSU (a 21-17 Fighting Irish victory) was the result of the Citrus Bowl’s unique relationship with the Orange Bowl in Miami. In years where the […]

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Sep 17, 2018

Big Ten & SEC Week 3 Recap: OSU tops TCU as LSU notches another Top-10 win

Standings and Results Big Ten SEC AP Top 10 1. Alabama 2. Georgia 3. Clemson 4. Ohio State 5. Oklahoma 6. LSU 7. Stanford 8. Notre Dame 9. Auburn T10. Washington T10. Penn State LSU upsets Auburn with last second field goal As expected, this weekend’s battle between SEC West foes LSU and Auburn was a classic — one that ultimately wasn’t decided until the game’s final play, with No. 12 LSU escaping Jordan-Hare Stadium with a 22-21 victory. After […]

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Sep 14, 2018

Big Ten & SEC Week 3 Preview: Tigers clash in Auburn, Ohio State meets TCU

In the third week of the college football season, members of the Florida Citrus Sports Team Selection Committee are making visits throughout Big Ten and SEC country, meeting with fans across both conferences in advance of the Citrus Bowl on New Year’s Day. Here’s a look at some of the most highly-anticipated games on the schedule this week: No. 12 LSU (2-0, 0-0 SEC) at No. 7 Auburn (2-0, 0-0 SEC) – 7 p.m. on ESPN In an early clash […]

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Sep 12, 2018

Week 2 Bowl Projections: Will Mississippi State Make Its First Appearance?

College football season is well underway, and the countdown to the 2019 Citrus Bowl continues in Orlando. Though the Citrus Bowl has been a traditional Big Ten/SEC match-up for more than two decades, last season’s game featured the Notre Dame fighting Irish, the second participant affiliated with the ACC since 1992. Notre Dame’s appearance against LSU (a 21-17 Fighting Irish victory) was the result of the Citrus Bowl’s unique relationship with the Orange Bowl in Miami. In years where the […]

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Sep 11, 2018

Big Ten & SEC Week 2 Recap: Georgia impresses, Iowa claims CyHawk crown

Standings and Results Big Ten SEC AP Top 10 1. Alabama 2. Clemson 3. Georgia 4. Ohio State 5. Oklahoma 6. Wisconsin 7. Auburn 8. Notre Dame 9. Stanford 10. Washington Michigan State drops heart-breaker Arizona State scored 13 unanswered fourth-quarter points and kicker Brandon Ruiz made a 28-yard field goal as time expired to give the Sun Devils a 16-13 win over No. 15 Michigan State on Saturday night in Tempe. The win improved the Sun Devils to 2-0 […]

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Sep 06, 2018

Big Ten & SEC Week 2 Preview: An SEC East showdown and a Keystone Classic highlight the weekend schedule

In the second week of the college football season, members of the Florida Citrus Sports Team Selection Committee are making visits throughout Big Ten and SEC country, meeting with fans across both conferences in advance of the Citrus Bowl on New Year’s Day. Here’s a look at some of the most highly-anticipated games on the schedule this week:   No. 3 Georgia (1-0, 0-0 SEC) at No. 23 South Carolina (1-0, 0-0 SEC) – 3:30 PM on CBS Georgia travels […]

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