One week after Clemson's upset of preseason-No. 5 Florida State in Death Valley, the No. 15 Tigers take their high-octane offense on the road to meet another ACC power, No. 10 Virginia Tech. It's our Champs Sports Bowl Game of the Week and it tops the weekend slate of games in our partner conferences for the CSB.

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Big Ten conference play begins this Saturday with a full slate of games, headlined by our Capital One Bowl Game of the Week, No. 8 Nebraska at No. 7 Wisconsin. The other highlight matchup of the weekend features No. 25 Michigan State at Ohio State. Those two games alone will give us a much better understanding of the Big Ten hierarchy.

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The addition of Nebraska to the Big Ten this season has led to some added excitement among our selection committee (and many of the people we talk to around Orlando). The possibility of the Cornhuskers hitting Orlando as part of a future Capital One Bowl sounds pretty good to a lot of people, and we can think of at least one famous fan in the area....

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A collection of answers to questions you may ask occasionally (but not frequently): What Is This? The official (oooooh) blog of Florida Citrus Sports, specifically the Team Selection Committee and everything that goes into creating Orlando Bowl Week. What Is Orlando Bowl Week? Between December 26 and January 2, Orlando will host four el...

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Welcome to the new company blog for Florida Citrus Sports and our two biggest events, the Capital One Bowl and Champs Sports Bowl. Those two games - each matching top-tier teams from BCS conferences - are separated by just four days this season and they are the cornerstones for Orlando Bowl Week. We call Orlando Bowl Week "the best bowl trip i...

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