The 2016 New Orleans Bowl features teams with noticeably large amounts of momentum going into bowl season when the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles and Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns get together. Southern Miss, 6-6, will have quarterback Nick Mullens back under center, a major boon given the potency of the passing attack when he can stay healthy. Louisiana-Lafayette, also 6-6, hit on a strong tear to end the season, winning four of its last six games while trotting out a ...

Bowl season begins with the 2016 iteration of the New Mexico Bowl, which features upstart programs in the New Mexico Lobos and the Texas San Antonio Roadrunners. The Lobos out of the Mountain West finished 8-4 to make a second consecutive bowl, and a friendly crowd will see one of the nation's most dominant rushing attacks. UTSA finished 6-6 to notch its first bowl appearance in the program's six-year history. One of four Saturday bowl games to help ...

The 2016 Camellia Bowl classifies as a war of wills between teams with opposing strengths when the Appalachian State Mountaineers and Toledo Rockets meet for the first time. Toledo, 9-3, makes its headway through the air and boasts some of the best numbers in the country. Head coach Jason Candle coached on Toledo's sidelines with current Appalachian State coach Scott Satterfield, adding a layer of intrigue to the matchup. Not that it needed any—the Mountaineers, also 9-3, ...

The Houston Cougars and San Diego State Aztecs look ready to put on one of bowl season's best games in the 2016 Las Vegas Bowl on opening weekend. Houston (9-3) brings an elite offense to Nevada and bids farewell to elite quarterback Greg Ward Jr., who would likely want to vent some frustration after his team failed to secure a bigger bid. San Diego State (10-3) has a player who is receiving even more recognition than Ward, ...

At first glance, a matchup between the Central Florida Knights (6-6) and Arkansas State Red Wolves (7-5) in the 2016 Cure Bowl doesn't seem like the most appetizing on a day that features five bowl games. The first glance couldn't be more wrong. Saturday's contest not only features two of the best defenders the nation has to offer, but it also tells the tale of a UCF program that has scratched and crawled its way out of ...

The most wonderful time of the year is finally upon us, as college football's bowl season kicks off on Saturday.  Saturday's action features six bowl games. And while they aren't the most high-profile contests, there are some entertaining matchups on the schedule.  After ceding to the NFL on Sunday, bowl season picks back up again on Monday with at least one game every day of the following week.  As we head into bowl season, here's a look at ...

While most college football fans are eagerly awaiting the College Football Playoff—which features two semifinal matchups and a national championship—those paying attention to the Football Championship Division have already had their fill of postseason tournament action, and there's still more to come. The FCS playoffs started with 24 teams and is now down to just four teams. The first semifinal matchup, set for Friday, features top-seeded North Dakota State—winners of five-straight FCS national championships—against James Madison. On ...

The Clemson Tigers have reached the College Football Playoff in each of the past two seasons largely thanks to the play of quarterback Deshaun Watson. On Thursday, they landed another game-changing quarterback who could lead them to similar heights in the future. Class of 2018 prospect Trevor Lawrence announced his decision to attend Clemson on his Twitter page: The 6'6", 201-pound signal-caller is a 5-star prospect, per Scout.com, and the No. 1-ranked player in the 2018 recruiting ...

Michigan added serious firepower to its 2017 recruiting class Thursday with the addition of wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones. Jones announced his decision on Twitter: Per Scout.com, the 6’2 ½”, 190-pounder is a 5-star prospect and the No. 32 overall player, No. 4 wide receiver and No. 1 wide receiver from the state of Michigan in the 2017 class. The Michigan native played his high school ball at Cass Technical High School in Detroit and drew plenty of interest from Midwestern powerhouses, including Ohio State, ...

After 10 players were indefinitely suspended, the Minnesota football team will boycott its upcoming bowl game against Washington State. Darren Wolfson of 5 Eyewitness News reported that the players want a meeting with the Board of Regents without the presence of school president Eric Kaler and athletic director Mark Coyle, adding that the boycott will remain in place until suspensions are lifted. Kaler and Coyle released a statement on the situation, per Marcus R. Fuller of the ...