North Carolina State
vs Vanderbilt
Franklin American
Mortgage Music City Bowl – 17:00 on ESPN
The Wolfpack were
hoping to have had a better season so far, but a win against an SEC opponent
would be a perfect way end to the year for them as well as for the beleaguered ACC.
Mike Glennon will be looking for a big game against a good Commodore defence
whilst Vandy will want to cap off a very good season in the SEC with a bowl win
to have them finish 9-4.
Players to Watch
North Carolina State:
Mike Glennon, QB #8. He should be a fairly high pick in the NFL draft, but will
want to show some consistency in a high pressure bowl game.
Vanderbilt: Jordan
Matthews, WR #87. The junior has been the most consistent receiving threat on
offence and will look to have a big game against a State secondary that’s been
gashed a few times this season.
Pick: Vanderbilt
Confidence: 21
USC vs Georgia Tech
Hyundai Sun Bowl –
19:00 on CBS
Now that Matt Barkly
is out, this matchup looks a little more of a even affair. The Yellow Jackets
have been fairly poor this year but still rank fourth in the nation in rushing
yardage. The key here will be for USC to try and get on top early and force
Georgia Tech to try and pass it more.
Players to Watch
USC: Marquise Lee, WR
#9. You have to have heard of this kid, very dangerous with the ball in hand
and a great route runner. Wittek will be looking for him all day whilst Georgia
Tech will push their coverage to his side so it should be a fun chess match.
Georgia Tech: Tevin
Washington, QB #13. In the triple option it’s all about the decision making of the QB
and Washington has shown he can be one of the best in the past despite
struggling a little this year.
Pick: USC
Confidence: 13
Iowa State vs Tulsa
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
– 20:30 on ESPN
The question here is,
do you go with the Big 12 team that opened up by beating the Golden Hurricanes
before having a patchy record, or do you go with the C-USA side that picked
itself up again and went a very good 10-3. For me it comes down to the
turnovers again, if the Golden Hurricanes play a clean game then I reckon they
will take it but Iowa State will hope that their cyclone has more force than a
golden hurricane and will once again force a few turnovers.
Players to Watch
Iowa State: A.J Klein,
LB #47. The linebacker can go over 100 tackles on the season with two more
tonight, he also had a 87 yard pick six early in the year showing he has some
good athletic ability.
Tulsa: I would like to
highlight one player but with Tulsa it’s all about the running backs; Trey Watts,
Ja’Terian Douglas and Alex Singleton, they’re all capable of having a big day
it just depends on which one is the hot hand.
Pick: Tulsa
Confidence: 7
#8 LSU vs #14 Clemson
Chich-fil-A Bowl –
00:30 on ESPN
Probably the biggest
game of the bowl season so far, it’s strength against strength as the Tigers
defence look to solve the Clemson spread. I am really torn on who to take here,
but I think the smarts of Les Miles and the steady improvement of the LSU
offence will be enough in conjunction with one of the games best defences to
pull out the W.
Players to Watch
LSU: Sam Montgomery, DE
#99. One of the most disruptive forces in the SEC, complemented perfectly by Barkevious
Mingo #49, one of them is bound to have a big game.
Clemson: Tajh Boyd, QB
#10. The Clemson offence has so many weapons, but the trigger man is Boyd, he’s
going to have to keep the turnovers down and be near perfect to have a chance
against the vaunted LSU defence.
Pick: LSU
Confidence: 1