New Year’s Day bowl games
There’s the Outback Bowl (South Carolina versus Iowa - ESPN, 8 a.m. PT), the Capital One Bowl ( Georgia versus Michigan State - ABC, 10 a.m. PT), the Gator Bowl ( Nebraska versus Clemson, CBS, 10 a.m. PT), and Orange Bowl (Cincinnati versus Virginia Tech - 5:30 p.m. PT). The Gerogia-Michigan State and Cincinnati-Virginia Tech games are interesting, but they pale to the grandaddy of them all.
No. 5 USC face No. 8 Penn State in the Rose Bowl on ABC at 2 p.m. PT. Coach Pete Carroll and the Trojans should’ve been in line for a championship, but one loss set them back. The Nittany Lions look to stop a Big 10 losing streak in Pasadena. Multiple networks, all day (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
