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Jan 02, 2012
Final Stats Nebraska Postgame Press Conference Transcript Nebraska Postgame Notes South Carolina Postgame Press Conference Transcript South Carolina Postgame Notes The South Carolina Gamecocks defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers 30-13 in the 2012 Capital One Bowl in front of an announced crowd of 61,351at the Florida Citrus Bowl Monday afternoon. “Wonderful win,” said South Carolina Head Coach Steve Spurrier. “We are proud of this team we got. They played extremely hard, but we won the fourth quarter and our defense was […]
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Dec 31, 2011
Players and coaches from Nebraska and South Carolina met at DisneyQuest for Day for Kids, a charity event with the Florida Citrus Sports Foundation. The Cornhuskers and Gamecocks took time out of their Capital One Bowl preparations to spend some time with disadvantaged children from around Central Florida. “You always want to give back,” said Nebraska head coach Bo Pellini. “The kids in our program understand that. A lot of them don’t come from a lot either. This gives them […]
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Dec 30, 2011
Gene Sapakoff, sportswriter and columnist from the Charleston Post and Courier, took time on Twitter to chat with @CapitalOneBowl to offer some insight into South Carolina before the game. @CapitalOneBowl: Ok, 1st question: the #Gamecocks could finish with the best record in USC history. Is that extra motivation during bowl prep? @Sapakoff: No doubt. That kind of stuff is a very big deal to football historian Steve Spurrier, who passes it on to the players. @CapitalOneBowl: Is there a particular […]
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Dec 04, 2011
On behalf of its Selection Committee, Florida Citrus Sports’ Chairman Michel Champagne and CEO Steve Hogan announced today that the South Carolina Gamecocks and Nebraska Cornhuskers have been selected to play in the 2012 Capital One Bowl. The New Year’s classic will kick off at 1:00 p.m. on January 2nd from Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium in Orlando and will be televised nationally by ESPN. The meeting will be the first between the two schools since 1987 and the first ever […]
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Oct 25, 2011
The Big Ten got much of the spotlight last weekend thanks to Michigan State’s upset of Wisconsin. The SEC didn’t have quite the same fireworks, since the conference seems to largely be in a holding pattern until a packed Nov. 5 weekend. SEC Results Vanderbilt 44, Army 21 Kentucky 38, Jacksonville State 14 Alabama 37, Tennessee 6 LSU 45, Auburn 10 Arkansas 29, Mississippi 24 The most anticipated matchup of the weekend was Auburn at LSU, especially with three Bayou […]
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Oct 03, 2011
After five weeks of play in the Big Ten and SEC, the Florida Citrus Sports Team Selection Committee might be a step closer to seeing which teams will be on the board for the Capital One Bowl in late December. Nothing in college football is a lock when you are dealing with the greatest regular season in all of sports, but both of our partner conferences are starting to take shape. Here are some highlights from last weekend and Monday’s […]
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