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College football bowl season continues Friday with a matchup between 18th-ranked UCLA and 8-4 Pittsburgh in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl. The unique Texas border town of El Paso is the backdrop as the Bruins (9-3) chase a 10-win season under the guidance of coach Chip Kelly. All eyes will be on Bruins QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson, a dual-threat who…

Sharp money has hit the board in Friday's UCLA vs Pitt showdown in the Sun Bowl. What has caused the point spread to climb in favor of the Bruins? The college football handicapping team from The GoldSheet Each weekly edition of The Football GoldSheet is normally $15, but for the holidays, you can get every edition from now through Super Bowl 57 for…

Two good (but mostly overlooked) teams will square off in El Paso on Friday, as the Pitt Panthers are set to take on the UCLA Bruins in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl - a game that's not always good but has never failed to be interesting. UCLA is the clear betting favorite in this one, coming in laying 7.5 points to the Panthers. The Bruins are 6-6…

Free College Football Picks For Today 12/30/2022 Maryland vs. NC State-Game is played in Charlotte North Carolina. Maryland concluded their regular season at 7-5. They broke a three game losing streak with the 37-0 home win to Rutgers. The offensve moved the football for 407 yards with 260 passing. Maulia Tagovailoa completed 68.6% of his passes…

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.

UCLA and Pittsburgh face off in the 2022 Sun Bowl as part of the NCAA College Football Season. The game will be played at El Paso, Texas. Here you will find everything you need to know such as matchup information, predictions, odds, storylines and how to watch or live stream it for free. In the US, you can enjoy the game on fuboTV (7-day free…

Sharp money has hit the board in Friday's UCLA vs Pitt showdown in the Sun Bowl. What has caused the point spread to climb in favor of the Bruins? The college football handicapping team from The GoldSheet Each weekly edition of The Football GoldSheet is normally $15, but for the holidays, you can get every edition from now through Super Bowl 57 for…

The Bruins' five-year postseason drought will finally come to an end at the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl on Friday, giving the vast wave of seniors one last hurrah in blue and gold. WHO: UCLA vs. Pittsburgh DATE: Friday, Dec. 30 TIME: 11 a.m. PT LOCATION: Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX TV: CBS - Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), Jenny Dell…

Teams from the Pac-12 and ACC meet as No. 18 UCLA faces Pittsburgh in the Sun Bowl on Friday. The Bruins can capture their first 10-win season since 2014 with a bowl victory in Chip Kelly's fifth season. It would be the team's first successful bowl appearance under Kelly after pulling out of the Holiday Bowl in 2021 due to the pandemic. Pitt…

The Bruins take on the Panthers in the Sun Bowl on Friday, December 30th. UCLA is listed as a six-point favorite over Pittsburgh and the Over/Under is set at 53. UCLA is going for its first 10-win campaign since 2014 when it takes on Pittsburgh in the Sun Bowl. The Panthers, who closed out the regular season with four straight wins, will be without…

Penn State and Pitt will both be underdogs when their bowl games kick off against Pac-12 foes over the next few days, with the Nittany Lions given a bit better chance than the Panthers of closing the season on a high note. Pennsylvania's online sportsbooks generally have Penn State as a 2.5-point underdog against Utah in the Rose Bowl next Monday,…

It was a bright season - for the most part - for Chip Kelly's UCLA Bruins in SoCal. So it seems appropriate for the No. 18 Bruins to be headlining the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl against the Pitt Panthers from the ACC on Friday. UCLA's 9-3 record doesn't tell the story of how close Kelly's crew came to earning a berth in the 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.

With the more premier bowl games kicking off this week including Clemson's Orange Bowl matchup against Tennessee and Utah's second straight appearance in the Rose Bowl, college football fans and bettors have a jam packed slate to indulge in. Handicapping bowl season remains a challenge with players opting out and entering the transfer portal along…

No. 10 Michigan State meets No. 12 Pitt in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Dec. 30. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The game will be televised on ESPN. Pitt (11-2) won the ACC championship under coach Pat Narduzzi this season. The Panthers, however, will be without Heisman finalist Kenny Pickett. The Pitt…

UCLA is 3-1 in Sun Bowls, including beating Virginia Tech 42-12 in 2013. Pitt is 2-2 and its last appearance was a 14-13 loss to Stanford in 2018. This is the first meeting since UCLA's 38-28 road win in 1972. Here's what to know about the matchup. Friday, Dec. 30, 2 p.m. ET at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. CBS is airing the game. UCLA QB Dorian…

Penn State and Pitt both won every game they played in November, both got matched in bowl games against two of the top teams from the Pac-12, and both are underdogs to win - the Nittany Lions by about a field goal and Panthers by a touchdown. Pitt accepted a bid Sunday to play UCLA Dec. 30 in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas,…

The No. 13 Pittsburgh Panthers can win 12 games in a season for just the second time in program history when they take on the No. 11 Michigan State Spartans in the 2021 Peach Bowl on Thursday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. With a win on Thursday, the Panthers (11-2) can join the Johnny Majors-coached 1976 Pitt squad that went 12-0 and was…

This college football bowl season has been a fun ride yet again, but the time has arrived for the serious business to commence as the New Year's Six slate kicks off on Thursday night. It begins with the Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta with No. 10 Michigan State battling No. 12 Pittsburgh in a matchup featuring Big Ten and ACC…

The good news is last week's special Four Pack edition of The Six Pack had a winning week. The bad news is that only three of the four games were played. The Hawaii Bowl was canceled on the eve of the game -- which would be Christmas Eve Eve? -- and more have gone down since. It shouldn't come as a surprise considering what's happening in every…

This is the first edition of Jack McKenney's ACC Power Rankings, a series that will reoccur on Deacons Daily the rest of the season. Now that each team has a couple of games under their belt, we are starting to get a taste at the identities and talent levels of each school. Let's jump into the rankings: 1. Clemson Tigers (2-0) Of course, No. 5…

Florida has defeated Tennessee 16 of the last 17 teams times they have played. When the No. 20 Gators travel to face the No. 11 Volunteers on Saturday in the SEC on CBS Game of the Week, however, they will be double-digit underdogs for the first time in series history. Tennessee is off to a 3-0 start in Year 2 under coach Josh Heupel, but if it…

The No. 23 Pittsburgh Panthers avenged last season's loss to Western Michigan in a 34-13 dominate victory over the Broncos. The Panthers were without starting quarterback Kedon Slovis and backup Nick Patti due to injuries, and won with redshirt freshman Nate Yarnell. Yarnell played mistake-free football, going 9-for-12 for for 179 yards and a…

The Pittsburgh Panthers fought to the end without Kedon Slovis in a 34-27 overtime loss to Tennessee. The Panthers forced overtime with backup quarterback Nick Patti throwing a four-yard touchdown pass Jared Wayne on fourth down with 2:31 left in the game. Patti replaced starting quarterback Slovis in the third quarter due to an undisclosed injury.…

Last season, Western Michigan beat the Pittsburgh Panthers, the eventual ACC champions, 44-41 at Heinz Field. Tim Lester got his best win during his tenure in Kalamazoo and conversations about a ranked WMU were out there. Tim Lester credited the win to his experience as the offensive coordinator at Syracuse. His post-game comments about the Pitt…

The No. 23 Pittsburgh Panthers head to Kalamazoo, MI on Saturday night to take on the Western Michigan Broncos at Waldo Stadium. The Broncos pulled off a stunning 44-41 road upset last season and the Panthers are looking for revenge in 2022. Pittsburgh has played two thrilling games thus far, a 38-31 win over geographical rival, West Virginia, and…

The college football season is in full swing, as Week 3 features some very intriguing nonconference matchups and a bunch of good situational spots. This week runs the gamut, ranging from letdown and lookahead spots to more Big Brother vs. Little Brother games. Teams are getting a little bit more predictable with more data points, but situational…

With the NFL returning for their opening weekend, college football reminded everyone who boasts the premier product with a sensational Week 2 slate. Upsets? We got them! Highlight-reel plays? The reel isn't long enough. Winners and losers? Step this way as we take a whistle-stop tour of the highs and lows experienced across the nation in college…