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Sep 10, 2015

Big Ten & SEC Week 2 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 two bowl games in the new Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium. Iowa (1-0, 0-0 Big Ten) heads to Iowa State (1-0, 0-0 Big 12) for the 63rd meeting between the two schools. Iowa comes off a 31-14 win against Illinois State where junior quarterback C.J. Beathard threw for 211 yards […]

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Sep 02, 2015

Big Ten & SEC Season Preview

With another great year of college football on the horizon, we take a at the season ahead for the Big Ten and Southeastern conferences. Big Ten Preview The Big Ten is fresh off an Ohio State national championship run that saw the Buckeyes defeat Alabama and Oregon in the inaugural College Football Playoff. Ohio State’s victory was the highlight of a watershed bowl season for the Big Ten with 10 teams appearing in bowl games, a pair of wins in […]

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Nov 26, 2014

Bowl Projection Round-Up, Week 14

Mark Schlabach (ESPN):  Missouri vs. Wisconsin Brett McMurphy (ESPN): Auburn vs. Wisconsin ESPN Big Ten & SEC Blog: Ole Miss vs. Wisconsin Jerry Palm (CBSSports): Missouri vs. Minnesota Bill Bender (Sporting News): Missouri vs. Wisconsin Brant Parsons (Orlando Sentinel): Georgia vs. Wisconsin Phil Steele: Ole Miss vs. Wisconsin    After narrowly escaping a loss to Iowa last Saturday, Wisconsin is projected by six different sources to appear in Orlando for the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl. Up one from its total of five […]

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Nov 26, 2014

Big Ten & SEC Week Fourteen Preview

During 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 three notable games featuring teams from our partner conferences*: Ole Miss (8-3, 4-3 SEC) hosts Mississippi State (10-1, 6-1 SEC) in the 111th edition of the Egg Bowl. Mississippi State is tied with Alabama at […]

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Nov 13, 2014

Bowl Projection Round-Up, Week 12

Mark Schlabach (ESPN): Ole Miss vs. Nebraska Brett McMurphy (ESPN): Georgia vs. Wisconsin ESPN Big Ten & SEC Blog: LSU vs. Michigan State Jerry Palm (CBSSports): Auburn vs. Michigan State Bill Bender (Sporting News): Georgia vs. Wisconsin Brant Parsons (Orlando Sentinel): Missouri vs. Michigan State Phil Steele: Georgia vs. Wisconsin  Following No. 8 Ohio State’s win over No. 12 Michigan State last Saturday, the Buckeyes no longer appear in Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl projections and the Spartans are now projected by three sources […]

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Nov 13, 2014

Big Ten & SEC Week Twelve Preview

During 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 seven notable games featuring teams from our partner conferences*: Mississippi State (9-0, 5-0 SEC) and Alabama (8-1, 4-1 SEC) square off in a battle that has major ramifications for the College Football Playoff and the […]

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Nov 10, 2014

#ClickBait, Week 12: Mike VI, The Freedom Trophy, And Lil Jon Loves the Vols

#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 12. Reading Material Where in America does college football mean the most? LSU’s mascot, Mike VI, apparently likes to stay home on game days. The annual matchup between Big Ten West foes Nebraska and Wisconsin received the conference’s official stamp of a rivalry Monday — its very […]

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Nov 06, 2014

Big Ten & SEC Week Eleven Preview

During 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 four notable games featuring teams from our partner conferences*: Alabama (7-1, 4-1 SEC) travels to Baton Rouge to face LSU (7-2, 3-2 SEC) in an SEC West divisional clash. This is the first time since […]

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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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