With the 2014-15 college football bowl season getting underway on Saturday afternoon, are you curious to know what your favorite college football team will receive as gifts for playing in a 2014-15 college football bowl game this year?

The NCAA allows the bowls to give the players gifts who total value cannot be more than $550. The schools and conferences can also provide up to $400 in gifts each as well.

BOWL	GIFT SUITE	GIFT(S)
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl	Yes	Fossil watch
Gildan New Mexico Bowl	Yes	AudioSource Sound portable/mobile speaker; mobile phone charger; Oakley Works backpack; Oakley Enduro sunglasses/beanie; cap; Gildan blanket
Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl	Yes	Oakley Works backpack
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl	Yes	Ohio backpack; winter coat; winter gloves; winter beanie; Big Game football
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl	Yes	Fossil watch; cap; souvenir pylon; football
Miami Beach Bowl	No	Under Armour sunglasses; Under Armour cap; Oakley Halifax backpack; electronics product
Boca Raton Bowl	Yes	n/a
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl	No	$395 Best Buy gift card; Fossil watch; cap
Popeyes Bahamas Bowl	Yes	Ogio Marshall Pack backpack; New Era 39Thirty cap
Hawaii Bowl	Yes	Oakley Holbrook sunglasses; Oakley Works backpack; Tori Richard aloha shirt; Pro Athletics t-shirt/shorts/swim trunks; beach towel
Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl	Yes	Ogio Marshall Pack backpack; beanie; Big Game football
Quick Lane Bowl	No	$250 Best Buy gift card; Sony headphones; custom-made Fathead for each player with their likeness; various apparel; football
Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl	Yes	Oakley Breadbox sunglasses; Oakley Works backpack
Military Bowl	No	Microsoft Xbox One console; Under Armour backpack; Might Boom Ball speakers; beanie
Hyundai Sun Bowl	Yes	Timely Watch Co. watch; Ogio Politan backpack; Helen of Troy hair dryer; Majestic fleece pullover; Top of the World cap
Duck Commander Independence Bowl	Yes	Timely Watch Co. watch; New Era ski cap; football
New Era Pinstripe Bowl	No	Variety of New Era products
National University Holiday Bowl	No	$445 Best Buy gift card and shopping trip; Fossil watch; cap
AutoZone Liberty Bowl	No	Sol Republic Deck Ultra wireless bluetooth speaker; Bulova watch; Nike athletic shoes/sport sandals/backpack; game ball
Russell Athletic Bowl	No	$447 Best Buy gift card and shopping trip; watch; athletic performance shirt
AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl	Yes	adidas Team Speed duffel bag; cap; belt buckle
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl	Yes	Fossil watch
Belk Bowl	No	Shopping trip to Belk department store; Fossil watch
Foster Farms Bowl	Yes	Fossil watch
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl	No	$300 Vanilla Visa gift card; Chick-fil-A gift card; Apple TV; Fossil watch; football
Vizio Fiesta Bowl	Yes	Fossil watch; Ogio Rogue backpack
Capital One Orange Bowl	Yes	Tourneau watch
Outback Bowl	No	$150 Best Buy gift card; Outback Steakhouse gift card; Fossil watch; Jostens rings; cap
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic	n/a	Information not available; bowl committee would not disclose
Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl	No	$447 Best Buy gift card and shopping trip; watch; athletic performance shirt
Rose Bowl	Yes	Fossil watch; Oakley Works backpack; New Era 59Fifty cap
Allstate Sugar Bowl	Yes	Fossil watch; New Era cap
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl	Yes	Ogio Marshall Pack backpack; beanie; Big Game football
TaxSlayer Bowl	Yes	Panasonic gift suite; Fossil watch
Valero Alamo Bowl	No	GoPro Hero4 Silver camera and 32 GB memory card; Fossil watch; Oakley Works backpack; Schutt mini helmet; panoramic photo
TicketCity Cactus Bowl	Yes	Fossil watch; Ogio Rogue backpack
Birmingham Bowl	Yes	Oakley sunglasses; beanie; hooded sweatshirt; Big Game football
GoDaddy Bowl	No	Sol Republic Tracks Air wireless/bluetooth on-ear headphones; watch; Coleman chair; military style backpack; Wilson football
CFP Championship game	n/a	Information not available; bowl committee would not disclose

H/T to Sports Business Journal

The Associated Press All-America team:

FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback — Marcus Mariota, Oregon

Running backs — Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin; Tevin Coleman, Indiana.

Tackles — Brandon Scherff, Iowa; Spencer Drango, Baylor.

Guards — Tre Jackson, Florida State; Laken Tomlinson, Duke.

Center — Reese Dismukes, Auburn.

Tight End — Nick O’Leary, Florida State.

Wide receivers — Amari Cooper, Alabama; Rashard Higgins, Colorado State.

Kicker — Roberto Aguayo, Florida State.

All-purpose player — Shaq Thompson, Washington.

DEFENSE

Ends — Joey Bosa, Ohio State; Vic Beasley, Clemson.

Tackles — Malcom Brown, Texas; Danny Shelton, Washington.

Linebackers — Scooby Wright III, Arizona; Hau’oli Kikaha, Washington; Paul Dawson, TCU.

Cornerbacks — Senquez Golson, Mississippi; Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Oregon.

Safeties — Landon Collins, Alabama; Gerod Holliman, Louisville.

Punter — Tom Hackett, Utah.

SECOND TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback — Trevone Boykin, junior, TCU

Running backs — James Conner, sophomore, Pittsburgh; Ameer Abdullah, senior, Nebraska.

Tackles — La’el Collins, senior, LSU; Andrus Peat, junior, Stanford.

Guards — Arie Kouandjio, senior, Alabama; A.J. Cann, senior, South Carolina.

Center — Hroniss Grasu, senior, Oregon.

Tight End — Maxx Williams, sophomore, Minnesota.

Wide receivers — Kevin White, senior, West Virginia; Rashad Greene, senior, Florida State.

Kicker — Brad Craddock, junior, Maryland.

All-purpose player — Tyler Lockett, senior, Kansas State.

DEFENSE

Ends — Shane Ray, junior, Missouri; Nate Orchard, senior, Utah.

Tackles — Leonard Williams, junior, Southern California; Robert Nkemdiche, sophomore, Mississippi.

Linebackers — Eric Kendricks, senior, UCLA; Benardrick McKinney, junior, Mississippi State; Jaylon Smith, sophomore, Notre Dame.

Cornerbacks — Vernon Hargreaves III, sophomore, Florida; Jacoby Glenn, sophomore, Central Florida.

Safeties — Jalen Ramsey, sophomore, Florida State; Cody Prewitt, senior, Mississippi.

Punter — JK Scott, freshman, Alabama.

THIRD TEAM

OFFENSE

Quarterback — J.T. Barrett, redshirt freshman, Ohio State.

Running backs — Jay Ajayi, junior, Boise State; Samaje Perine, freshman, Oklahoma.

Tackles — Cedric Ogbuehi, senior, Texas A&M; Jake Fisher, senior, Oregon.

Guards — Shaquille Mason, senior, Georgia Tech; Ben Beckwith, senior, Mississippi State.

Center — Jack Allen, junior, Michigan State.

Tight End — Clive Walford, senior, Miami.

Wide receivers — Justin Hardy, senior, East Carolina; Nelson Agholor, junior, Southern California.

Kicker — Josh Lambert, sophomore, West Virginia.

All-purpose player — J.J. Nelson, senior, UAB.

DEFENSE

Ends — Shawn Oakman, junior, Baylor; Randy Gregory, junior, Nebraska.

Tackles — Michael Bennett, senior, Ohio State; Eddie Goldman, junior, Florida State.

Linebackers — Denzel Perryman, senior, Miami; Mike Hull, senior, Penn State; Eric Striker, junior, Oklahoma.

Cornerbacks — Trae Waynes, junior, Michigan State; Kendall Fuller, sophomore, Virginia Tech.

Safeties — Kurtis Drummond, senior, Michigan State; Su’a Cravens, sophomore, Southern California.

Punter — Austin Rehkow, sophomore, Idaho.

This just sums up the 2014 season for the UConn Huskies football team.

They did not have one player recognized by the American Athletic Conference in its 2014 Postseason Football Awards. They were the only team in the league not represented.

To be fair, all but a few players on the team deserved to be on there. For me, the biggest snub for UConn is Andrew Adams.

He finished second on the team with 96 tackles and led the team in interceptions with four. He also had a fumble return for a touchdown along with four pass breakups and eight passes defended.

Here’s the full release from the American:

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – East Carolina quarterback Shane Carden was chosen as the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year, while UCF cornerback Jacoby Glenn and Memphis linebacker Tank Jakes have been named the conference’s Defensive Players of the Year by the league’s 11 head coaches.

Memphis kicker Jake Elliott was chosen as The American’s Special Teams Players of the Year. USF running back Marlon Mack was the choice as Rookie of the Year.

Memphis coach Justin Fuente, who led the Tigers to their first conference championship in 43 years, was the unanimous selection as Coach of the Year.

Carden was chosen as the American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year after he finished the regular season as the American Athletic Conference leader in passing yards (359.1 yards per game). He threw for a conference-record 4,309 yards with 28 touchdowns against eight interceptions and completed 65 percent of his passes (358 of 551). He threw for at least 300 yards nine times in 12 games and had five games with at least 400 passing yards. Carden was a semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award and enters the postseason as East Carolina’s career leader in passing yards (10,829), attempts (1,424), completions (954), touchdown passes (77) and total offense (11,098 yards).

Glenn was named American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year for his performance on one of the nation’s most effective defenses. He leads The American with seven interceptions and 18 passes defended through the regular season. He ranks third nationally in interceptions (0.6 per game) and fourth in passes defended (1.5 per game) and keys UCF’s unit which ranks third among FBS programs in total defense (282.8 yards per game), sixth in pass efficiency defense (103.24) and ninth in scoring defense (17.9 points per game). He was chosen to the American Athletic Conference First Team for the second straight season.

Jakes was an impact player on a Memphis defense that allowed just one opponent (then-No. 11 UCLA) to score more than 28 points against the Tigers in the 2014 regular season. Jakes led the Tigers in tackles (85), sacks (six), tackles for loss (15.5) and forced fumbles. He also had an interception, a fumble recovery and safety. He finished the regular season as the American Athletic Conference leader in tackles for loss (1.29 per game) and was ninth in the conference in sacks (0.5 per game).

Elliott becomes the second Memphis player to earn American Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Year honors as he joins 2013 winner Tom Hornsey. Elliott was the leading scorer in the conference during the regular season, averaging 8.9 points per game, and led the conference with 19 field goals, averaging 1.58 per game. Elliott went 14-of-15 on field goals from inside 40 yards and has converted all 50 of his PAT attempts this season.

Mack was chosen as The American’s Rookie of the Year on the heels of a freshman season in which he led the conference in rushing (86.8 yards per game) and became the first USF freshman to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. Mack rushed for an American Athletic Conference-record 275 yards with four touchdowns against Western Carolina in his collegiate debut and he finished the season with 1,041 yards and nine touchdowns on 202 carries. Mack averaged 5.2 yards per carry and had four 100-yard games in 2014.

Fuente earned American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year honors from his counterparts after he led Memphis to a 9-3 regular season and a 7-1 mark in conference play, giving the Tigers a share of the conference title – Memphis’ first conference crown since 1971. Memphis, which was picked seventh in The American’s preseason media poll, takes a six-game winning streak into the postseason – the Tigers’ longest winning streak since 1969. Memphis is ranked fifth nationally in scoring defense (17.1 points per game), while the Tigers are first nationally in red zone offense (94.3 percent).

In addition to the major award-winners, The American also named its first and second all-conference teams. UCF and Memphis had 10 players named to the all-conference teams, while UCF had nine players chosen. East Carolina wide receiver Justin Hardy – the NCAA’s career receptions leader – was the only unanimous selection to the all-conference team.

Six players were repeat selections to the all-conference first team. Glenn and Elliott were chosen for the second straight year, along with UCF linebacker Terrance Plummer, Cincinnati offensive tackle Eric Lefeld, Memphis defensive end Martin Ifedi and Temple linebacker Tyler Matakevich.

2014 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FOOTBALL AWARDS

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Shane Carden, QB, East Carolina (Sr., Houston, Texas)

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

Jacoby Glenn, CB, UCF (So., Prichard, Ala.)

Tank Jakes, LB, Memphis (Sr., Phenix City, Ala.)

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Jake Elliott, K, Memphis (So., Western Spring, Ill.)

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Marlon Mack, RB, USF (Fr., Sarasota, Fla.)

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR

Justin Fuente, Memphis *

ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
Pos.	Player	School	Cl.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown/Last School
WR	Breshad Perriman	UCF	Jr.	6-3	214	Lithonia, Ga./Arabia Mountain
WR	Justin Hardy *	East Carolina	Sr.	6-0	188	Vanceboro, N.C./West Craven
OT	Eric Lefeld 1	Cincinnati	Sr.	6-6	310	Coldwater, Ohio/Coldwater
OT	Al Bond	Memphis	Sr.	6-4	305	Memphis, Tenn./Southwind
OG	Parker Ehinger	Cincinnati	Jr.	6-7	315	Rockford, Mich./Rockford
OG	Rowdy Harper	Houston	Sr.	6-5	295	Broken Arrow, Okla./Broken Arrow
C	Taylor Hudson	East Carolina	Sr.	6-5	285	Greenville, S.C./Mauldin
TE	Alan Cross	Memphis	Jr.	6-1	245	Millington, Tenn./Millington
QB	Shane Carden	East Carolina	Sr.	6-2	221	Houston, Texas/Episcopal
RB	William Stanback 2	UCF	So.	6-1	225	Hempstead, N.Y./Uniondale
RB	Marlon Mack	USF	Fr.	6-0	195	Sarasota, Fla./Booker
K	Jake Elliott 1	Memphis	So.	5-10	165	Western Springs, Ill./Lyons Township
RS	Deion Sanders Jr.	SMU	So.	5-7	183	Atlanta, Ga./Atlanta Sports Academy
DL	Terrell Hartsfield	Cincinnati	Sr.	6-3	246	Raleigh, N.C./Copiah-Lincoln CC
DL	Terry Williams	East Carolina	Sr.	6-1	353	Loganville, Ga./Grayson
DL	Joey Mbu	Houston	Sr.	6-3	310	Richmond, Texas/Foster
DL	Martin Ifedi 1	Memphis	Sr.	6-3	275	Houston, Texas/Westside
LB	Terrance Plummer 1	UCF	Sr.	6-1	236	Orange Park, Fla./Orange Park
LB	Jeff Luc	Cincinnati	Sr.	6-1	256	Port St. Lucie, Fla./Florida State
LB	Tank Jakes	Memphis	Sr.	5-11	227	Phenix City, Ala./Holmes CC
LB	Tyler Matakevich 1	Temple	Jr.	6-1	235	Stratford, Conn./St. Joseph’s
CB	Jacoby Glenn 1	UCF	So.	6-0	186	Prichard, Ala./Vigor
CB	Bobby McCain	Memphis	Sr.	5-11	195	Oxford, Ala./Oxford
S	Clayton Geathers	UCF	Sr.	6-2	208	Georgetown, S.C./Carver’s Bay
S	Adrian McDonald	Houston	Jr.	5-10	190	Lawton, Okla./Eisenhower
P	Mattias Ciabatti	USF	Jr.	6-0	189	Tampa, Fla./Hillsborough
* unanimous selection

 

ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
Pos.	Player	School	Cl.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown/Last School
WR	Deontay Greenberry 1	Houston	Jr.	6-3	200	Fresno, Calif./Washington Union
WR	Keevan Lucas	Tulsa	So.	5-10	198	Abilene, Texas/Abilene
OT	Torrian Wilson	UCF	Sr.	6-3	305	Miami, Fla./Miami Northwestern
OT	Ike Harris	East Carolina	Jr.	6-7	304	Irmo, S.C./Dutch Fork
OG	J.T. Boyd	East Carolina	So.	6-4	302	Fort Mill, S.C./Nation Ford
C	Kyle Friend	Temple	Jr.	6-2	305	Carlisle, Pa./Cumberland Valley
TE	Bryce Williams	East Carolina	Jr.	6-6	250	Winston-Salem, N.C./Marshall
QB	Paxton Lynch	Memphis	So.	6-7	230	Deltona, Fla./Trinity Christian Academy
RB	Kenneth Farrow	Houston	Jr.	5-10	218	Hurst, Texas/L.D. Bell
RB	Brandon Hayes	Memphis	Sr.	5-8	198	Chicago, Ill./Scottsdale CC
K	Andrew Gantz	Cincinnati	Fr.	5-9	158	Dayton, Ohio/Centerville
RS	Keiwone Malone	Memphis	Sr.	5-11	155	Memphis, Tenn./Alabama
DL	Jaryl Mamea	UCF	Sr.	6-1	283	Fagasa, American Samoa/Chabot College
DL	Thomas Niles	UCF	Jr.	6-2	270	Gainesville, Ga./Gainesville
DL	Matt Ioaniddis	Temple	Jr.	6-4	285	Ringoes, N.J./Hunterdon Central
DL	Praise Martin-Oguike	Temple	Jr.	6-2	250	Woodbridge, N.J./Woodbridge
DL	Derrick Alexander	Tulsa	Jr.	6-2	270	Tulsa, Okla./Booker T. Washington
LB	Zeek Bigger	East Carolina	Jr.	6-2	228	Gastonia, N.C./Ashbrook
LB	Brandon Williams	East Carolina	Sr.	6-1	230	Rock Hill, S.C./Hargrave Military
LB	Efrem Oliphant	Houston	Sr.	6-`1	220	Houston, Texas/Langham Creek
CB	William Jackson	Houston	Jr.	6-1	185	Houston, Texas/Trinity Valley CC
CB	Lorenzo Doss	Tulane	Jr.	5-11	187	New Orleans, La./St. Augustine
S	Brandon Alexander	UCF	Sr.	6-2	195	Orlando, Fla./Evans
S	Sam Scofield	Tulane	Sr.	6-1	186	Lafayette, La./St. Thomas More
P	Spencer Smith	Memphis	Fr.	6-1	175	Newnan, Ga./East Coweta

 

ALL-CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION
Pos.	Player	School	Cl.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown/Last School
QB	Gunner Kiel	Cincinnati	So.	6-4	208	Columbus, Ind./Notre Dame
LB	Nick Temple	Cincinnati	Sr.	5-10	224	Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central
WR	Andre Davis	USF	Sr.	6-1	205	Tampa, Fla./Jefferson
C	Austin Reiter	USF	Sr.	6-3	296	Bradenton, Fla./Lakewood Ranch
CB	Tavon Young	Temple	Jr.	5-10	174	Oxon Hill, Md./Potomac
LB	Nico Marley	Tulane	So.	5-9	200	Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay
CB	Parry Nickerson	Tulane	Fr.	5-11	179	Terrytown, La./West Jefferson
P	Dalton Parks	Tulsa	So.	6-3	202	Kansas City, Mo./Staley

¹ American Athletic Conference First Team selection in 2013

² American Athletic Conference Second Team selection in 2013

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly football honors for the final week of the college football regular season.

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Breshad Perriman • Jr. • WR • UCF • Lithonia, Ga.
Perriman highlighted a big night by catching a 51-yard Hail Mary for a touchdown at the final gun to give UCF a 32-30 win against East Carolina, clinching a share of the American Athletic Conference title for the Knights. Perriman finished the day with four receptions for 139 yards against the Pirates, giving him 41 receptions for 906 yards and nine touchdowns in the regular season. He is averaging a league-leading 22.1 yards per reception.

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Tyler Matakevich • Jr. • LB • Temple • Stratford, Conn.
Matakevich had 16 tackles with three tackles for loss to help the Owls win a 10-3 defensive battle against Tulane. Matakevich led an Owl defense that held the Green Wave to 266 yards of offense and just 2-of-17 efficiency on third down. He finished the 2014 season with 117 tackles, including a league-leading 88 solo tackles, to register his third consecutive season with at least 100 tackles.

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Shawn Moffitt • Sr. • K • UCF • Orlando, Fla.
Moffitt scored 14 points and tied a school record with four field goals in UCF’s 32-30 win against East Carolina, securing a share of the American Athletic Conference title for the Knights. Moffitt, who hit field goals of 42, 38, 30 and 31 yards, became UCF’s career scoring leader with 305 points. Moffitt has averaged 6.5 points per game, which ranks fifth among American Athletic Conference kickers this season.

WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Mike Boone • Fr. • RB • Cincinnati • Macclenny, Fla.
Rushed for 85 yards and three touchdowns in a 38-31 win against Houston, giving Cincinnati a share of the American Athletic Conference title.

Nick Temple • Sr. • LB • Cincinnati • Indianapolis, Ind.
Had 12 tackles with a sack and two tackles for loss in a 38-31 win against Houston, giving the Bearcats a share of the American Athletic Conference championship.

Shane Carden • Sr. • QB • East Carolina • Houston, Texas
Completed 36 of 48 passes for 397 yards and three touchdowns in a 32-30 loss to UCF. Threw three fourth-quarter touchdown passes to rally from a 26-9 deficit before the Pirates fell on a Hail Mary at the final gun.

Greg Ward Jr. • So. • QB • Houston • Tyler, Texas
Had 444 yards of total offense and was responsible for three touchdowns in a 38-31 loss at Cincinnati. Completed 27 of 45 passes for 360 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 84 yards and a TD on 11 carries.

Matt Davis • So. • QB • SMU • Houston, Texas
Rushed for 191 yards and a touchdown and threw for 145 yards in a 27-20 win at UConn. Accounted for 334 yards of total offense.

Here is the 2014-15 college football bowl and playoff schedule.

Here are the announcer pairings for all but one game (CBS Sports).

Bowl	Location	Date/Time	Network
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl Nevada vs. Louisiana-Lafayette	New Orleans Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Dec. 20 11 a.m.
Gildan New Mexico Bowl Utah State vs. UTEP	Albuquerque, N.M. University Stadium	Dec. 20 2:20 p.m.
Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl Utah vs. Colorado State	Las Vegas Sam Boyd Stadium	Dec. 20 3:30 p.m.
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Western Michigan vs. Air Force	Boise, Idaho Albertsons Stadium	Dec. 20 5:45 p.m.
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl South Alabama vs. Bowling Green	Montgomery, Ala. Cramton Bowl	Dec. 20 9:15 p.m.
Miami Beach Bowl BYU vs. Memphis	Miami Marlins Park	Dec. 22 2 p.m.
Boca Raton Bowl Marshall vs. Northern Illinois	Boca Raton, Fla. FAU Stadium	Dec. 23 6 p.m.
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl Navy vs. San Diego State	San Diego Qualcomm Stadium	Dec. 23 9:30 p.m.
Popeyes Bahamas Bowl Central Michigan vs. Western Kentucky	Nassau, Bahamas Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium	Dec. 24 Noon
Hawai’i Bowl Fresno State vs. Rice	Honolulu Aloha Stadium	Dec. 24 8 p.m.
Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech	Dallas Cotton Bowl	Dec. 26 1 p.m.
Quick Lane Bowl Rutgers vs. North Carolina	Detroit Ford Field	Dec. 26 4:30 p.m.
Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl NC State vs. UCF	St. Petersburg, Fla. Tropicana Field	Dec. 26 8 p.m.
Military Bowl presented By Northrop Grumman Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech	Annapolis, Md. Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium	Dec. 27 1 p.m.
Hyundai Sun Bowl Arizona State vs. Duke	El Paso, Texas Sun Bowl	Dec. 27 2 p.m.
Duck Commander Independence Bowl Miami vs. South Carolina	Shreveport, La. Independence Stadium	Dec. 27 3:30 p.m.
New Era Pinstripe Bowl Boston College vs. Penn State	Bronx, N.Y. Yankee Stadium	Dec. 27 4:30 p.m.
National University Holiday Bowl Nebraska vs. USC	San Diego Qualcomm Stadium	Dec. 27 8 p.m.
AutoZone Liberty Bowl Texas A&M vs. West Virginia	Memphis, Tenn. Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium	Dec. 29 2 p.m.
Russell Athletic Bowl Oklahoma vs. Clemson	Orlando, Fla. Florida Citrus Bowl	Dec. 29 5:30 p.m.
AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl Arkansas vs. Texas	Houston NRG Stadium	Dec. 29 9 p.m.
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl Notre Dame vs. LSU	Nashville, Tenn. LP Field	Dec. 30 3 p.m.
Belk Bowl Georgia vs. Louisville	Charlotte, N.C. Bank of America Stadium	Dec. 30 6:30 p.m.
Foster Farms Bowl Maryland vs. Stanford	Santa Clara, Calif. Levi’s Stadium	Dec. 30 10 p.m.
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl No. 9 Ole Miss vs. No. 6 TCU	Atlanta Georgia Dome	Dec. 31 12:30 p.m.
VIZIO Fiesta Bowl No. 20 Boise State vs. No. 10 Arizona	Glendale, Ariz. University of Phoenix Stadium	Dec. 31 4 p.m.
Capital One Orange Bowl No. 7 Mississippi State vs. No. 12 Georgia Tech	Miami Gardens, Fla. Sun Life Stadium	Dec. 31 8 p.m.
Outback Bowl Auburn vs. Wisconsin	Tampa, Fla. Raymond James Stadium	Jan. 1 Noon
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic No. 8 Michigan State vs. No. 5 Baylor	Arlington, Texas AT&T Stadium	Jan. 1 12:30 p.m.
Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl Missouri vs. Minnesota	Orlando, Fla. Florida Citrus Bowl	Jan. 1 1 p.m.
Rose Bowl Game Presented By Northwestern Mutual College Football Playoff Semifinal No. 2 Oregon vs. No. 3 Florida State	Pasadena, Calif. Rose Bowl	Jan. 1 5 p.m.
Allstate Sugar Bowl College Football Playoff Semifinal No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 4 Ohio State	New Orleans Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Jan. 1 8:30 p.m.
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Houston vs. Pittsburgh	Fort Worth, Texas Amon G. Carter Stadium	Jan. 2 Noon
TaxSlayer Bowl Iowa vs. Tennessee	Jacksonville, Fla. EverBank Field	Jan. 2 3:20 p.m.
Valero Alamo Bowl Kansas State vs. UCLA	San Antonio Alamodome	Jan. 2 6:45 p.m.
TicketCity Cactus Bowl Washington vs. Oklahoma State	Tempe, Ariz. Sun Devil Stadium	Jan. 2 10:15 p.m.
Birmingham Bowl East Carolina vs. Florida	Birmingham, Ala. Legion Field	Jan. 3 1 p.m.
GoDaddy Bowl Toledo vs. Arkansas State	Mobile, Ala. Ladd-Peebles Stadium	Jan. 4 9 p.m.
College Football Playoff National Championship Presented By AT&T TBD vs. TBD	Arlington, Texas AT&T Stadium	Jan. 12 TBD

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Five American Athletic Conference teams will continue their respective 2014 football seasons in the postseason as the conference announced its bowl selections Sunday.

Three American Athletic Conference teams – UCF, Cincinnati and Memphis – tied for the conference title with 7-1 records in league play to go with 9-3 overall marks. They will be joined by East Carolina and Houston to comprise a bowl contingent that will play three games against the Atlantic Coast Conference, one against the Southeastern Conference and one against Brigham Young in the postseason.

Memphis (9-3), which won a share of the American Athletic Conference title in its final game of the regular season, will play Brigham Young in the first Miami Beach Bowl at Marlins Park in Miami. The Tigers, who bring a six-game winning streak into postseason play, have won a conference title for the first time since 1971 and will play in a bowl game for the first time since 2008. The Tigers will face BYU (8-4), which will take a four-game winning streak into the Miami Beach Bowl. The Miami Beach Bowl will be played Dec. 22 at 2 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN.

Cincinnati (9-3) will play in the Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman as the Bearcats bring a seven-game winning streak into the postseason. The Bearcats earned a share of the American Athletic Conference title – their fifth conference crown in seven years – with a win against Houston in the regular-season finale. The Bearcats, who will make their 16th bowl appearance, will face Virginia Tech (6-6) Dec. 27 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. The Bearcats and Hokies last met in 2009, when Cincinnati was a 27-24 winner, and have met twice in postseason play, most recently in the 2009 Orange Bowl, when Virginia Tech took a 20-7 win.

UCF (9-3) was selected for the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl, which will be played Dec. 26 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Knights, who gained a share of their second straight American Athletic Conference title on a Hail Mary pass at the final gun against East Carolina last Thursday, will make their third straight postseason appearance. UCF will face North Carolina State (7-5), which won three of its last four games in the regular season. The schools have split a pair of previous meetings, most recently a 28-21 Wolfpack win in the 2010 season.

East Carolina (8-4) was chosen for postseason play in its first year as an American Athletic Conference member as the Pirates were selected for the Birmingham Bowl. The Pirates will make their 17th appearance in a bowl game and will play in the postseason for the third straight year. East Carolina, which last played in the Birmingham Bowl in 2006, when the Pirates fell to USF, will face Florida (6-5). The only previous meeting between the schools was in 1983, when the Gators took a 24-17 victory. The Birmingham Bowl will be played Jan. 3 at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.

Houston (7-5) was chosen for the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl as the Cougars make their 23rd postseason appearance – the most among American Athletic Conference members. Houston will play in a bowl game for the second straight year and the third time in four years. The Cougars’ opponent will be Pittsburgh (6-6), which closed the regular season with back-to-back wins to secure bowl eligibility. It will be the first meeting between Houston and Pittsburgh since the teams split a two-game series in 1996 and 1997. The Armed Forces Bowl will take place Jan. 2 at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas.

2014 American Athletic Conference Bowl Schedule

Miami Beach Bowl

• Marlins Park • Miami, Fla.
• Dec. 22 • 2 p.m. • ESPN
• Memphis vs. Brigham Young

Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl

• Tropicana Field • St. Petersburg, Fla.
• Dec. 26 • 8 p.m. • ESPN
• UCF vs. North Carolina State

Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman

• Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Md.
• Dec. 27 • 1 p.m. • ESPN
• Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech

Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl

• Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas
• Jan. 2 • Noon • ESPN
• Houston vs. Pittsburgh

Birmingham Bowl

• Legion Field • Birmingham, Ala.
• Jan. 3 • Noon • ESPN
• East Carolina vs. Florida

All times Eastern

The College Football Playoff selection committee has spoken and determined who will play in the inaugural College Football Playoff semifinals taking place on New Year’s Day at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA and the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, LA.

 

The Rose Bowl game will kickoff at 5 p.m. on January 1, 2015 followed by the Sugar Bowl game at 8:30 p.m. Both games will be broadcast on ESPN.

The College Football Playoff Committee has released their rankings for the sixth week of the poll and we find the Alabama Crimson Tide on top for the third straight week.

With Mississippi State losing to Ole Miss, there is a change in the top four of the poll.

The Crimson Tide are followed by the Oregon Ducks, TCU Horned Frogs and Florida State Seminoles. TCU jumped up to No. 3 while FSU falls one spot.

The Ohio State Buckeyes are on the outside looking in at No. 5.

The best part to me at least, is that the committee isn’t showing any love to Florida State who I think is very overrated.

The College Football Playoff Selection Committee will announce the Playoff Semifinal pairings and site assignments live on ESPN this Sunday, December 7 at 12:45 p.m. ET.

At 2:45 p.m. ET, the College Football Playoff Selection Committee will announce the Cotton, Fiesta and Peach Bowl pairings, as well as the final top 25 rankings. At this time, the Orange Bowl pairing will also be announced.

College Football Playoff Rankings (Dec. 2)
RK	TEAM	REC	PREV
1	Alabama	11-1	1
2	Oregon	11-1	2
3	TCU	10-1	5
4	Florida State	12-0	3
5	Ohio State	11-1	6
6	Baylor	10-1	7
7	Arizona	10-2	11
8	Michigan State	10-2	10
9	Kansas State	9-2	12
10	Mississippi State	10-2	4
11	Georgia Tech	10-2	16
12	Ole Miss	9-3	19
13	Wisconsin	10-2	14
14	Georgia	9-3	9
15	UCLA	9-3	8
16	Missouri	10-2	17
17	Arizona State	9-3	13
18	Clemson	9-3	21
19	Auburn	8-4	15
20	Oklahoma	8-3	20
21	Louisville	9-3	22
22	Boise State	10-2	23
23	Utah	8-4	25
24	LSU	8-4	NR
25	USC	8-4	NR
Dropped from rankings:
Minnesota 18, Marshall 24

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference has announced the winners of the league’s weekly football honors for the 14th week of the college football season.

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Paxton Lynch • So. • QB • Memphis • Deltona, Fla.

Lynch threw four touchdown passes against UConn as the Tigers clinched a share of their first conference championship in 41 years with a 41-10 win against the Huskies. Lynch completed 22 of 41 passes for 194 yards and threw three second-half touchdown passes to help the Tigers pull away. He also had 40 rushing yards on nine carries to finish with 234 yards of total offense. Lynch set a school record for touchdowns responsible for in a season (28), while his 2,725 passing yards rank fifth on Memphis’ single-season chart. Memphis finished the regular season with a six-game winning streak — the Tigers’ longest winning streak since 1969.

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Nick Temple • Sr. • LB • Cincinnati • Indianapolis, Ind.

Temple led a Cincinnati defense that kept Temple out of the end zone in a 14-6 victory in Philadelphia that kept the Bearcats even in the loss column atop the American Athletic Conference standings. Temple finished with game highs of 13 tackles, two sacks and three tackles for loss against the Owls as the Bearcats limited the hosts to just two field goals and 267 yards of total offense. Temple, who enters Cincinnati’s final game of the regular season with 96 tackles, ranks seventh in The American with 8.7 tackles per game.

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Jake Elliott • So. • K • Memphis • Western Spring, Ill.

Elliott scored 11 points in windy conditions at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, giving him an American Athletic Conference-leading 107 points for the season, to help Memphis to a 41-10 win against UConn as the Tigers clinched a share of the American Athletic Conference title. Lynch made field goals of 21 and 22 yards and went 5-for-5 on PATs, giving him 49 PATs on the season and breaking Stephen Gostkowski’s school record of 48, set in 2004.

WEEKLY HONOR ROLL

Rannell Hall • Sr. • WR • UCF • Miami, Fla.

Rushed for a a game-high 65 yards, including a 21-yard touchdown, and had five receptions for 19 yards in a 16-0 win against USF.

Zeek Bigger • Jr. • LB • East Carolina • Gastonia, N.C.

Had 14 tackles an interception and a pass breakup in a 49-32 win against Tulsa.

Shane Carden • Sr. • QB • East Carolina • Houston, Texas

Completed 28 of 41 passes for 338 yards and four touchdowns with one interception in a 49-32 win against Tulsa.

Kenneth Farrow • Jr. • RB • Houston • Hurst, Texas

Rushed for 110 yards and two second-half touchdowns in a 35-9 win against SMU.

Tank Jakes • Sr. • LB • Memphis • Phenix City, Ala.

Had a team-high nine tackles and 0.5 sacks in a 41-10 win against UConn to clinch a share of the American Athletic Conference title.

The NCAA football rankings are out and the Alabama Crimson Tide find themselves as the No. 1 team in both polls this week despite the Florida State Seminoles being undefeated.

Alabama is followed by Florida State, the Oregon Ducks, TCU Horned Frogs and Baylor Bears in the top five of both polls.

As we’ve come to expect, there are no teams from the American Athletic Conference ranked this week. However, the Central Florida Knights, Cincinnati Bearcats and Memphis Tigers are among the others receiving votes in both polls.

AP Top 25				USA Today Poll
RK	TEAM	REC	PTS	RK	TEAM	REC	PTS
1	Alabama (25)	11-1	1426	1	Alabama (28)	11-1	1507
2	Florida State (29)	12-0	1423	2	Florida State (28)	12-0	1489
3	Oregon (5)	11-1	1391	3	Oregon (6)	11-1	1458
4	TCU	10-1	1274	4	TCU	10-1	1339
5	Baylor	10-1	1243	5	Baylor	10-1	1300
6	Ohio State	11-1	1192	6	Ohio State	11-1	1269
7	Michigan State	10-2	1048	7	Michigan State	10-2	1136
8	Arizona	10-2	1027	8	Arizona	10-2	1050
9	Kansas State	9-2	995	9	Kansas State	9-2	1037
10	Mississippi State	10-2	944	10	Mississippi State	10-2	979
11	Wisconsin	10-2	910	11	Wisconsin	10-2	955
12	Georgia Tech	10-2	823	12	Georgia Tech	10-2	867
13	Ole Miss	9-3	753	13	Missouri	10-2	820
14	Missouri	10-2	740	14	Ole Miss	9-3	709
15	Georgia	9-3	606	15	Georgia	9-3	590
16	UCLA	9-3	512	16	Oklahoma	8-3	582
17	Arizona State	9-3	495	17	UCLA	9-3	517
18	Oklahoma	8-3	485	18	Arizona State	9-3	486
19	Clemson	9-3	418	19	Clemson	9-3	439
20	Auburn	8-4	358	20	Louisville	9-3	395
21	Louisville	9-3	346	21	Auburn	8-4	361
22	Boise State	10-2	265	22	Boise State	10-2	253
23	LSU	8-4	145	23	Nebraska	9-3	166
24	Utah	8-4	79	24	LSU	8-4	87
25	Nebraska	9-3	64	25	Minnesota	8-4	86
Dropped from rankings:				Dropped from rankings:
Marshall 19, Colorado State 21, Minnesota 22				Marshall 20, Colorado State 21
Others receiving votes:				Others receiving votes:
USC 61, Minnesota 47, Duke 22, Marshall 22, Memphis 21, Colorado State 18, Air Force 7, West Virginia 4, Stanford 4, Northern Illinois 3, UCF 3, Cincinnati 1				Utah 59, USC 52, Duke 50, Marshall 22, Colorado State 21, Cincinnati 18, Northern Illinois 15, Memphis 10, Stanford 9, Air Force 7, Louisiana Tech 5, UCF 3, Arkansas 2