Bowl Schedule 2013-14: TV Schedule, Start Times, Predictions for Upcoming Games

In celebration of the final season of the BCS, fans will be rewarded with more than their fair share of exciting college football to close out the 2013-14 season.

The bowl season began on Dec. 21 and will close on Jan. 6 when Auburn and Florida State square off in the BCS National Championship Game. While the title game figures to be a compelling matchup, there are several games in between then and now that will also entertain.

With so many bowl games in so short a time, it can be easy to lose track of the games. Below is a full table of viewing information, as well as a prediction as to what team will come out on top in each of the bowl games.

Bowl Game	Teams	Date/Time	TV	Predicted Winner
Beef 'O' Brady's St. Petersburg	East Carolina vs. Ohio	Dec. 23 @ 2 p.m.	ESPN	East Carolina
Sheraton Hawaii	Boise St. vs. Oregon St.	Dec. 24 @ 8 p.m.	ESPN	Boise St.
Little Caesars Pizza	Pittsburgh vs. Bowling Green	Dec. 26 @ 6 p.m.	ESPN	Bowling Green
S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia	Utah St. Vs. Northern Illinois	Dec. 26 @ 9:30 p.m.	ESPN	Northern Illinois
Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman	Marshall vs. Maryland	Dec. 27 @ 2:30 p.m.	ESPN	Maryland
Texas	Syracuse vs. Minnesota	Dec. 27 @ 6 p.m.	ESPN	Minnesota
Fight Hunger	BYU vs. Washington	Dec. 27 @ 9:30 p.m.	ESPN	Washington
New Era Pinstripe	Rutgers vs. Notre Dame	Dec. 28 @ Noon	ESPN	Notre Dame
Belk	Cincinnati vs. North Carolina	Dec. 28 @ 3:20 p.m.	ESPN	Cincinnati
Russell Athletic	Louisville vs. Miami	Dec. 28 @ 6:45 p.m.	ESPN	Louisville
Buffalo Wild Wings	Kansas St. vs. Michigan	Dec. 28 @ 10:15 p.m.	ESPN	Michigan
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces	Middle Tennessee vs. Navy	Dec. 30 @ 11:45 a.m.	ESPN	Navy
Franklin American Mortgage Music City	Ole Miss vs. Georgia Tech	Dec. 30 @ 3:15 p.m.	ESPN	Ole Miss
Valero Alamo	Texas vs. Oregon	Dec. 30 @ 6:45 p.m.	ESPN	Oregon
National University Holiday	Texas Tech vs. Arizona St.	Dec. 30 @ 10:15 p.m.	ESPN	Arizona St.
AdvoCare V100	Boston College vs. Arizona	Dec. 31 @ 12:30 p.m.	ESPN	Boston College
Hyundai Sun	Virginia Tech vs. UCLA	Dec. 31 @ 2 p.m.	CBS	UCLA
AutoZone Liberty	Rice vs. Mississippi St.	Dec. 31 @ 4 p.m.	ESPN	Mississippi St.
Chick-fil-A	Duke vs. Texas A&M	Dec. 31 @ 8 p.m.	ESPN	Texas A&M
TaxSlayer.com Gator	Georgia vs. Nebraska	Jan. 1 @ Noon	ESPN2	Nebraska
Heart of Dallas	North Texas vs. UNLV	Jan. 1 @ Noon	ESPNU	UNLV
Capital One	Wisconsin vs. South Carolina	Jan. 1 @ 1 p.m.	ABC	Wisconsin
Outback	LSU vs. Iowa	Jan. 1 @ 1 p.m.	ESPN	LSU
Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO	Michigan St. vs. Stanford	Jan. 1 @ 5 p.m.	ESPN	Michigan St.
Tostitos Fiesta	Baylor vs. UCF	Jan. 1 @ 8:30 p.m.	ESPN	Baylor
Allstate Sugar	Alabama vs. Oklahoma	Jan. 2 @ 8:30 p.m.	ESPN	Alabama
Discover Orange	Clemson vs. Ohio St.	Jan. 3 @ TBD	ESPN	Clemson
AT&T Cotton	Missouri vs. Oklahoma St.	Jan. 3 @ 7:30 p.m.	FOX	Missouri
BBA Compass	Houston vs. Vanderbilt	Jan. 4 @ 1 p.m.	ESPN	Houston
GoDaddy	Arkansas St. vs. Ball St.	Jan. 5 @ 9 p.m.	ESPN	Ball St.
VIZIO BCS National Championship	Florida St. vs. Auburn	Jan. 6 @ 8:30 p.m.	ESPN	Florida St.

Valero Alamo Bowl

In Texas head coach Mack Brown's final game with the Longhorns, the Oregon Ducks will be looking to squash his team's hopes of sending Brown off with a victory.

Case McCoy struggled in his last game against Baylor, and he'll need to be nearly flawless against the Ducks. Texas needs to limit Oregon's opportunities to score, and turning the ball over will result in even more chances to punch the ball into the end zone.

The last thing McCoy and Co. need to do is give Marcus Mariota a short field following a takeaway. The Oregon offense is too potent to not capitalize on that field position.

Texas will also need both Johnathan Gray and Malcolm Brown to step up on the ground. Both runners amassed 700 yards this season, and both will need to remain consistent at moving the chains. The Longhorns offense can't function if it has to rely on McCoy, so having capable rushers is key.

This game will be exciting given the brevity of the situation for Texas and Oregon's potent offense, but I think the Ducks will be too much to handle.

Russell Athletic Bowl

In Teddy Bridgewater's final audition for NFL scouts before the combine, Louisville will face a Miami Hurricanes defense that has allowed at least 26 points in each of its last six games.

Bridgewater was spectacular this season, passing for over 3,500 yards with 28 touchdowns. Several analysts have pegged him as the No. 1 player available in the draft, but Bridgewater still isn't sure if he'll commit to the NFL just yet.

The junior quarterback could choose to forego his senior season and take his talents to the gridiron with a strong showing against Miami, though, as a big-time performance would nearly ensure his status as the No. 1 overall selection.

At the very least, it would guarantee him the opportunity of being the first quarterback taken on draft day. These sentiments alone make the game exciting to watch, as it could influence the futures of both Bridgewater and several NFL franchises.

Because Louisville has that type of talent under center, it's hard to pick against them. Miami has lost three of five, and the Cardinals will handle them easily.

Capital One Bowl

Wisconsin may be coming off a loss to Penn State, but their offensive attack will be too much for South Carolina to slow down in the Capital One Bowl.

Aside from quarterback Joel Stave in the air, the Badgers boast two 1,000-yard rushers in Melvin Gordon and James White. Gordon averaged 8.1 yards per carry this season en route to 1,466 yards and 12 touchdowns, while White averaged 6.4 yards per rush for 1,337 yards and 13 touchdowns.

Stopping that two-headed monster will be of the utmost importance for South Carolina and their 14th-ranked defense. Limiting their yards after contact will be key, and dropping them behind the line of scrimmage when the opportunities present themselves will go a long way in the battle for field position.

The Gamecocks also need to keep in mind that Stave can burn them through the air if he establishes the run game early, so executing right from the start should be a goal for South Carolina.

Wisconsin's run game has been too strong this season to pick against them in this matchup, though.