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Oct 01, 2015
We are about a third of the way, through the 2015-16 college football season and that usually means one thing: conference play. With league games in the Big Ten and SEC, the conference order starts to take shape and projections start comes a better sense of projections. Here are your week four projections for the 70th annual Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl. Jerry Palm (CBSSports.com): Michigan vs. Georgia Jason Kirk (SBNation): Michigan vs. Georgia Brian Bennett (ESPN Big Ten Blog): […]
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Sep 28, 2015
Members of the Florida Citrus Sports Team Selection Committee traveled throughout SEC and Big Ten country this weekend, meeting with fans across both conferences in preparation of the 70th annual Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl. The SEC came out strong, going undefeated in non-conference play, while the Big Ten went 12-2 this weekend. Florida 28, Tennessee 27 In an improbable come-from-behind win, the Gators (4-0, 2-0 SEC) defeated the Volunteers (2-2, 0-1 SEC) to continue their 11-year win streak. With […]
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Sep 24, 2015
In the fourth week of the college football season, members of the Florida Citrus Sports Team Selection Committee are making visits all throughout SEC and Big Ten country, meeting with fans across both conferences in advance of the 70th Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl on January 1. SEC #14 Texas A&M (3-0, 0-0 SEC) plays hosts to Arkansas (1-2, 0-0 SEC) in the conference opener for both teams. The undefeated Aggies are led by QB Kyle Allen (594 passing yards, […]
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Sep 17, 2015
In the third week of the college football season, members of the Florida Citrus Sports Team Selection Committee are making visits all throughout SEC and Big Ten country, as they continue to meet with fans across both conferences in advance of the 70th Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl on January 1. SEC No. 15 Ole Miss (2-0, 0-0 SEC) takes a trip to Tuscaloosa to take on Nick Saban and No. 2 Alabama (2-0, 0-0 SEC) in the conference opener […]
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Sep 16, 2015
Though the regular season is still young, it’s never too early to see what members of the media are projecting for the 70th annual Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl. Jerry Palm (CBSSports.com): Penn State vs. Georgia Jason Kirk (SBNation): Michigan vs. Georgia Brian Bennett (ESPN Big Ten Blog): Wisconsin David Ching (ESPN SEC Blog): Ole Miss Mark Schlabach (ESPN): Wisconsin vs. Ole Miss Brett McMurphy (ESPN): Northwestern vs. Georgia After two weeks of football the experts are trending toward four different […]
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Sep 14, 2015
Big Ten The Big Ten had a big week as the conference posted a 12-2 record, including four shutouts and three wins vs. other Power 5 teams. #5 Michigan State 31 #7 Oregon 28 In the season’s first meeting between two top-10 teams, The Spartans (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten) outlasted the high-scoring Ducks (1-1, 0-0 Pac-12), thanks to a defensive stand in the game’s final minute. QB Connor Cook guided a balanced Michigan State offense that racked up 192 yards […]
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Sep 10, 2015
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
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
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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Oct 23, 2014
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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