#Gator Bowl

Georgia's national championship victory over TCU is less than a week old, but the news and offseason never stops in college football - and that's especially true in the SEC. The Bulldogs will be heavily favored to win the SEC next season, which means 13 other teams have already started to aim for coach Kirby Smart's program and how to topple the…

SHOWDOWN. Here's hoping the two best teams in the AFC play to their potential Monday night in Ohio. The slightly favored Buffalo Bills proved early in the season they can win on the road against good teams. The Cincinnati Bengals have won seven straight, but will meet their match in this battle for the top seed in the conference. Expect the Bills…

This is the complied version of the All Things CW notes column by Christopher Walsh which appeared in five part this week, with the latest on the Alabama Crimson Tide. It actually began with a long-snapper. Nick Saban always has what he calls the 24-hour rule regarding games, giving everyone a chance to enjoy the wins a little, or get the losses…

I read with interest your recent article on the birth of NASCAR. While the France family has long had a monopoly on who founded NASCAR, team owner Raymond Parks was also considered a founder and provided a lot of start-up cash to get things moving. If you will check the book written by Neil Thompson called "Driving with the Devil," you will get the…

Instead of cramming the rest of the bowl games into one article, I figured I'd split them up, with the Thursday and Friday games in this article, and predictions for the games on Saturday and Monday in one last MC&J picks piece that will drop in the near future. (All lines courtesy of Draftkings Sportsbook.) Both of these teams had their eyes on…

We take a look back at the winners and losers from Mountain West football's seven bowl games this month. Well, we've finally reached the end of the 2022 Mountain West football season. Sure, there's still a playoff to play and all of that, but who cares? The countdown until next August's arrival is on, but before we look ahead to the long…

Notre Dame faces South Carolina in the Gator Bowl on Friday, Dec. 30, 2022 (12/30/22) at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. Fans can watch the Notre Dame vs. South Carolina game for free via a trial of fuboTV or DirecTV Stream. The game, which starts at 3:30 p.m., can be seen on ESPN. Here's what you need to know: What: NCAA Football, Gator…

An 8-6-1 slate of picks last week improved my overall mark to 13-14-1 for the bowl game season against the spread. Arkansas imploding and winning by 2 hurt, as did Syracuse getting a late touchdown to spoil another spread, but that's gonna happen any time you pick that many games at once. And now, on with this week's picks... December 30 Duke's…

After pulling two huge upsets over College Football Playoff hopefuls, South Carolina will look to beat a third big name to close out the season as they face Notre Dame in the 2022 Gator Bowl this afternoon. The Gamecocks (8-4) and Irish (8-4) are set for a 3:30 pm ET kickoff from TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, Florida, and the game will can be…

Bowl season rolls along as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on the South Carolina Gamecocks in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, and we have a Notre Dame vs. South Carolina prediction. Availability is the central theme for this game, as FantasyPros lists up to 35 players from both teams who won't suit up due to injury, opting out or entering the transfer…

TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville hosts the 2022 Gator Bowl on Friday. The game features powerful programs in the No. 21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the No. 19 South Carolina Gamecocks playing in the national spotlight. Notre Dame is 8-4 overall and making its sixth consecutive bowl appearance. South Carolina is also 8-4 overall and playing in the…

College football bowl season is one of the most action-packed times of the year and there are five more bowls on the schedule for Friday, including a high-profile matchup between a pair of top-10 teams in the 2022 Orange Bowl. No. 6 Tennessee and No. 7 Clemson will go head-to-head in a battle between teams who had their College Football Playoff…

Thor Nystrom tracks players opting out of upcoming bowl games as well as the coaching changes around the college football landscape. Thor will update the article through the remainder of the season to keep you updated on bowl games, college prospects, and the 2023 NFL Draft. And below we'll take a closer look at the upcoming bowl game. Notre…

South Carolina vs. Notre Dame is shaping up to be one of the more intriguing bowl games of the postseason. The Fighting Irish are favored by 2.5 points in this contest. They enter the Gator Bowl having won 8 of their last 10 games to end the 2022 season. South Carolina, meanwhile, had an excellent finish to the 2022 campaign as well. The Gamecocks…

There are plenty of storylines to track prior to Friday's Notre Dame vs South Carolina clash in the Gator Bowl. Who's opted out and who's ready to play in Jacksonville? The college football handicapping team from The GoldSheet Find expert Free NCAAF picks from WagerTalk each and every season! Each weekly edition of The Football GoldSheet is…

Bowl season continues on Friday with the Gator Bowl. The #21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-4) take on the #19 South Carolina Gamecocks (8-4). The action kicks off at 3:30 pm ET. Below we continue our College Football odds series with a Notre Dame-South Carolina prediction and pick. Notre Dame finished 8-4 following a loss to USC in the final week of…

There's only a few Luxury Condo units left at Brennan's View Condominiums. These Move-In Ready units blend luxury and location just steps from Eddy Street Commons and the Notre Dame campus. Brennan's View offers residents an exercise room, bike storage, high-speed internet, secure parking, and a Rooftop Deck and kitchen area complete with barbecue…

The South Carolina Gamecocks look for their seventh bowl win in their last nine appearances as they face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Gator Bowl. Read on for our Notre Dame-South Carolina college football picks based on the best NCAAF odds. Notre Dame (8-4) ended the season with a disappointing 38-27 road loss at USC but still finished the…

UCLA star Dorian Thompson-Robinson boasts the highest passing yardage prop for December 30th at 246.5. While UCLA running back Zach Charbonnet has the highest rushing yards player prop at 100.5 yards. South Carolina Gamecocks wide receiver Antwane Wells Jr. boasts the largest receiving yards props for Friday's bowl games at 67.5 yards. Senior wide…

ATLANTA - This was supposed to be the season that AD Mitchell emerged as Georgia's top receiver and one of the best in the country, according to his quarterback. Then one play during the second week of the season changed all that. "Football, one snap can change your life," Mitchell said Wednesday. This also could have been the year Kendall…

The relationship between the College Football Playoff and the rest of the bowl system is lopsided enough now, and just wait until the CFP expands and makes it even more so. The non-playoff portion of the postseason can run the gamut from "meh" to "Why in the world are they playing that game?" Nick Carparelli - whose job as executive director of…

ORLANDO, Fla. - OU wraps up a difficult season - its worst since the final season of the John Blake era - with the Cheez-It Bowl. For the Sooners, the game against Florida State is a chance to put a positive ending on the season, against a team with plenty of momentum heading into the game, and begin building toward next season. A win would help OU…

Two ranked opponents face off in a marquee bowl matchup as No. 19 South Carolina plays against No. 21 Notre Dame. The Gamecocks finished the season on a tear with victories over Tennessee and Clemson, both of which are top-10 teams. Quarterback Spencer Rattler threw for 798 yards and eight touchdowns in those wins as South Carolina went 8-4. The…

Friday features five college football bowl matchups to provide a full day of intriguing action on the gridiron. In the third game of the day, the No. 21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish take on the No. 19 South Carolina Gamecocks in the 2022 Gator Bowl. It will be the fifth all-time meeting between the programs, with Notre Dame leading 3-1. The Fighting…

College Football Playoff No. 21 Notre Dame (8-4) tries to end Marcus Freeman's first season as head coach with a TaxSlayer Gator Bowl win against No. 19 South Carolina in Jacksonville, Fla.. Kickoff is set for 3:30 ET at TIAA Bank Field and ESPN will televise. Here are five keys to pulling off a win for the Irish: The Gamecocks will be without…

Ohio State wide receiver Marvin Harrison runs against Indiana during an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022 in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State won 56-14. Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022 | 2 a.m. Eight years in, the College Football Playoff has been all chalk. Favored teams have mostly rolled in the four-team playoff, especially in the semifinal…

South Carolina enters this game coming off two big upsets, but opt-outs, injuries, and more have transformed this roster into a skeleton crew. Our college football betting picks acknowledge that and fade the Gamecocks team total. More quarterback uncertainty is swirling around the Notre Dame Fighting Irish right now than perhaps any other team in…

1. The Future Of Missouri Football: The Mizzou administration provided security for football coach Eli Drinwitz in the form of a contract extension that included a generous raise. Surely these people were smart enough to set aside money to pay Drinkwitz off should they decide to make a coaching change if he can't show true progress in 2023. After…

South Carolina Gamecocks (8-4 SU, 7-5 ATS) vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-4 SU, 6-6 ATS) Date/Time: Friday, December 30th, 3:30 PM Where: TIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, FL TV: ESPN Point Spread: SC+2.5 / ND -2.5 (Deposit $100 and get $100 FREE when you use bonus code PREDICT100 at the web's most fun sportsbook -> MyBookie!) Over/Under…

The Gator Bowl hasn't been kind to either of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8-4, 6-6 ATS) or the South Carolina Gamecocks (8-4, 7-5 ATS). However, it's been a touch gentler with Notre Dame. The #19 Gamecocks played in the first Gator Bowl in 1946 and lost 26-14 to Wake Forest. Since that game, South Carolina also came out second best in the 1980,…

Florida State, looking to take the next step towards winning a national title, with a game against the Oklahoma Sooners being that first move. A plot point that now is occurring for the fourth time since 2000 and multiple times over the course of the series' history, FSU and Oklahoma have met on the football field seven times overall with the…

Although a nationwide cold front chilled the holiday weekend, bowl season is ready to heat up significantly. After a dozen days of one matchup, maybe two, we're ready for a complete week of three or four showdowns. This is, in fact, the most wonderful week of the postseason. This edition covers the biggest bowl-season questions, as determined by…

South Carolina and Notre Dame meet in the Gator Bowl on Dec. 30 in hopes of capping off up-and-down seasons on a high note. Both South Carolina and Notre Dame have thrived as underdogs this season, including the Gamecocks past two games that played spoiler in the College Football Playoff race against Tennessee and Clemson. Meanwhile, Notre Dame…

Opt-outs, players entering the transfer portal as well as coaching replacements often wreck havoc on the odds and betting lines for college football bowl games. No matter the factors, bettors should not shy away from investing in the'tail-end' of line movements. Three teams fit each of the angles highlighted above and are worthy of a'Double-Pop'…

The first of the New Year's Six bowl games rounds out an impressive five game slate of college football matchups on Friday, as the appetizer of sorts to Saturday's two semifinal matchups. The Duke's Mayo Bowl matches the No. 23 ranked NC State Wolfpack (8-4) against the Maryland Terrapins (7-5) at the home of the Carolina Panthers, Bank of America…

A look at the 2022-23 college football bowl schedule. First is a look at the three games involved in the College Football Playoff; then comes the listings of the "other" bowls. All times Eastern. Semifinal: Fiesta Bowl Date: December 31 Site: State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Ariz. Matchup: No. 2 Michigan (13-0) vs. No. 3 TCU (12-1) Time/TV: 4 p.m.,…

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the South Carolina Gamecocks meet for the Gator Bowl on December 30, 2022, with kickoff at 3:30 PM ET, airing on ESPN. In their last game, the Fighting Irish were knocked off by the USC Trojans 38-27. Their last time out, the Gamecocks took down the Clemson Tigers 31-30. Against the Trojans, Drew Pyne led the Irish…

Quick Lane Bowl: New Mexico State vs. Bowling Green (-3) (2:30 p.m., ESPN) Tuesday, December 27 Camellia Bowl: Georgia Southern (-4) vs. Buffalo (Noon, ESPN) First Responder Bowl: Memphis (-7.5) vs. Utah State (3:15 p.m., ESPN) Birmingham Bowl: Coastal Carolina vs. East Carolina (-7) (6:45 p.m., ESPN) Guaranteed Rate Bowl: Wisconsin (-3.5)…

There are plenty of offerings to choose from during bowl season, but it can take some effort to track, given all the opt-out and transfer portal news. Let's narrow it down by looking at BetMGM Sportsbook's betting insights into the most popular bets of the bowl season. LSU -10.5 Georgia -6.5 Bowling Green -3 Duke -2 Washington+5 Duke -2 UCLA…

The Columbia Tribune is feeling like a failure. Despite constant pleas throughout the football season for fans to exercise better judgement and not fall into the illegal trap of wagering on Missouri games, we keep hearing of fans doing so. Now, the season is down to the final game. Just like usual, sports gambling is illegal in the state of…

SOUTH BEND - The same transparency that sent fellow quarterback Drew Pyne racing for the transfer portal elicited barely more than a shrug from injured incumbent Tyler Buchner. At least that was Buchner's recollection Sunday when asked how it felt to hear directly from coach Marcus Freeman that Notre Dame would seek quarterback help on the transfer…

Would it surprise you to learn that Butch Jones won more bowl games at Tennessee than Robert Neyland did? It surprised me, and I've spent a fair amount of time over the past four decades studying Vol football lore. The Orange Bowl date with Clemson at the end of the month further enriches a busy history. This will be either Tennessee's 30 bowl…

After a sad week in the SEC with the passing of Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach, the conference is now in full preparation ahead of their bowl games. The SEC had the most teams of any conference in college football reach bowl eligibility this season -- including Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia who will play in their respective New Year's Six…

Looking at the college football bowl games today and every day throughout the CFB postseason with picks, schedule and TV info and much more. There's no time like the end of December into the start of the new year when college football bowl games reign supreme. Virtually every day, we game postseason CFB to really get fans into the mood for the…

The lineup is set for the College Football Playoff, with Georgia, Michigan, TCU and Ohio State set to battle for the 2022 national championship. The two semifinal games will be played on Dec. 31. The national title game is on Monday night, Jan. 9, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. The pairings were announced on Sunday, as was the entire college…

The Georgia Bulldogs have had another season to remember and are a serious threat to win back-to-back National Championships. Along with the Bulldogs, other members of the SEC are bowl bound and have a chance to add to their respective trophy cases. 1. Georgia Bulldogs (13-0) | Peach Bowl (-6.5) vs. Ohio State You can certainly make the case the…

Notre Dame entered the fall with lofty expectations and a top-five ranking before losses to Ohio State and unranked Marshall sent it sputtering. The Fighting Irish won eight of their final 10 games, including victories against BYU, Syracuse and Clemson. South Carolina also defeated Clemson this season and also routed Tennessee 63-38 as part of 7-2…

The sun is about to set on another college football season. But with a heavy dose of bowl games coming our way, the sport is going out with a bang. Before the national championship game on January 9, we've got 41 other bowl games to enjoy. And to be honest, it's hard sometimes to keep track of them all (case in point: did you know Cheez-It is…

Over the years, VSiN has provided all kinds of historical trends for bettors to use when handicapping bowl games. That continues this year, just on a different schedule. This piece focuses on the trends and systems that have developed in each of the bowl series in recent years. You'll see that along with the details of the games, the teams/lines,…

The No. 19 South Carolina Gamecocks will be looking to build on a terrific finish to the season when they face the No. 21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the 2022 Gator Bowl on Dec. 30. South Carolina knocked off then-No. 5 Tennessee and then-No. 8 Clemson in back-to-back games, basically eliminating both teams from the College Football Playoff. The…