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Oct 28, 2016
In the ninth 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 Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl on December 31st. #14 Florida (5-1, 3-1 SEC) at Georgia (4-3, 2-3 SEC) — 3:30 p.m. on CBS Florida and Georgia will renew their notorious SEC rivalry for the 94th time when the teams meet in Jacksonville this […]
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Nov 09, 2015
#4 Alabama 30, #2 LSU 16 The Tigers (7-1, 4-1 SEC) suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday as the Crimson Tide (8-1, 5-1 SEC) won their fifth straight matchup against LSU. Alabama’s defense was dominant, holdingthe Tigers’ run game to a mere 54 yards and just 31 from Leonard Fournette — the nation’s leading rusher. LSU QB Brandon Harris completed 6 passes for 19 yards and one touchdown, but threw his first interception of the season early […]
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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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Nov 13, 2014
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
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 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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Oct 30, 2014
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 29, 2014
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 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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Oct 17, 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 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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