Vic Busey

The Big 12 and the Big Ten faceoff in one of the best match-ups of the 2008-09 bowl season, as the Texas Longhorns take on the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Fiesta Bowl on Monday night in Glendale, Arizona.

The Longhorns come in with an impressive 11-1 record with the Buckeyes not far behind at 10-2. This is an intriguing match-up that should be a fun one to watch.

For the Ohio State offense to be successful in this one...

Friday afternoon in the Cotton Bowl the Texas Tech Red Raiders take on the Mississippi Rebels in a game featuring a very intriguing Big 12 and SEC match-up. Odds makers are calling the Red Raiders favorites in the 73rd and final time the Cotton Bowl is played at the Cotton Bowl, before the storied bowl moves to the $1.1 billion future home of the Dallas Cowboys next season.

NCAA betting lines have Texas Tech at -4 with the total in the game sitting at 65.5 in this game is drawing many comparisons to the National Championship game to be played next Thursday between no.1 Oklahoma and no.2 Florida.

At 11-1, the Red Raiders lost their chance for a national championship berth after...

In Wednesday afternoon's Sun Bowl in El Paso, the Oregon State Beavers take on the Pittsburgh Panthers as Pitt looks for their first 10-win season since quarterback Dan Marino led the way to an 11-1 record in 1981.

Odds maker are calling the Beavers favorites in the 75th annual Sun Bowl. NCAA betting lines have Oregon State at -2.5 with the total sitting at 52.5.

Oregon State has had an inconsistent...

It is a very simple playoff equation in San Diego on Sunday night as the Chargers host the Denver Broncos. Win and you are in the postseason with the AFC West Division title. Odds makers are calling the surging Chargers home favorites in this do or die game. NFL betting lines have San Diego at -7 with the total in the game 49.5.

These two might as well consider this the first round of the playoffs as the 7-8 Chargers host the 8-7 Broncos. With the Chargers holding the tie-breaker, the winner of this game will represent the AFC West in the postseason.

To get to this point the Chargers have won three straight...

Saturday afternoon in the Champs Sports Bowl the Florida State Seminoles square-off against the Wisconsin Badgers in a battle of speed and power. Odds makers are calling Florida State favorites in the Florida Citrus Bowl, in Orlando. NCAA betting lines have the Seminoles at -6 with the total sitting at 52.

At 8-4, the Noles are to win nine games for the first time in four seasons and give coach Bobby Bowden his 21st bowl victory.

"It's been a while since Florida State won nine games," said Florida State quarterback Christian Ponder...

Saturday night at Texas Stadium a pair of 9-5 teams face-off in a huge game, as the Dallas Cowboys host the Baltimore Ravens. Odds makers are calling Dallas a home favorite against the visiting Ravens. NFL betting lines have the Cowboys at -5.5 with the total in the game sitting at 39.

The Cowboys, and the NFL for that matter, will say goodbye to Texas Stadium tonight as the Cowboys move into a $1.3 billion facility in Arlington next season. It is only fitting that this one has such huge playoff implications. Big games have become common through the years at Texas Stadium.

The only scenario in which another game would be played in the Stadium is if...

Sunday afternoon a pair of 2-11 teams hit the gridiron in St Louis. The Seattle Seahawks came to town to take on the Rams. The Seahawks came away with a 23-20 victory as they look to beef up the intensity as they head into their final few games with coach Mike Holmgren at the helm.

What seems to be lost in the hype involving some of the other big games this weekend is that Pro-Bowl receiver Torry Holt has claimed that the referee use the score board monitor to make a call in the third quarter.

According to Holt when he pled his case to...

In a huge AFC East match-up, the Buffalo Bills head to the Meadowlands to take on the New York Jets in a game with serious playoff implications. Odds makers are calling the more than a touchdown favorite at home against the Bills. NFL betting lines have New York at -7.5 with the total sitting at 41.

Just three short weeks ago the Jets sat alone atop the AFC East standings and had their sights set on a possible no. 2 seed in the AFC. However, after two straight losses, at 8-5, New York might need to win out just to make the postseason at all.

Since beating Tennessee 34-13 in Nashville and separating themselves from the rest of the division...

It was all special teams and defense in the first half Thursday night in Chicago when the Bears and the New Orleans Saints hit the turf in Soldier Field.

Chicago began the scoring when Danieal Manning took the opening kickoff 83 yards for a touchdown to take a 7-0 lead. On the ensuing drive, Saints quarterback Drew Brees took his offense into Bears territory before throwing his first interception of the night. After a pair of three-and-outs and stalled drives, both offenses faltered and the first quarter came to a close with the Bears leading 7-0.

After a relatively quiet first quarter...

The polls have been tallied and the computers have made their calculations. The University of Oklahoma and the University of Florida will play for college football's national title after finishing atop the season's final Bowl Championship Series standings.

This year's final bowl game in Miami, the BCS championship game is scheduled for Jan. 8.

With 12-1 records, both Oklahoma and Florida...