I’m not sure it’s make or break for the Spartans vs. Fresno State on Friday night, but it very well might be. Sparta should assume victory (and 7-5) would result in a bowl bid, defeat (and 6-6) in a long December. That’s what I took from WAC commissioner Karl Benson’s... ...

Notre Dame is widely coveted by some big New Year’s Day bowl games across the country despite their suspect 6-4 record SCOTT JACOBS It sure must be nice to be Notre Dame. Bowl eligible at a far from mind-blowing 6-4, the Irish are in prime position to nab themselves not only a ...

It could be very easy, very clean. Minimal upsets down the stretch. A two-team tie here or there with an otherwise orderly final standings and bowl arrangements that satisfy everyone. Or it could be controversial and muddled. Four-way-tie muddled (Cal, ASU, Stanford and Arizona, all at 5-4?)... ...

Every Tuesday, The Señior will unveil his latest bowl projections. Here are the potential postseason matchups for all 34 games after Week 12: Poinsettia Bowl: Air Force vs. Nevada EagleBank Bowl: Virginia vs. Navy* New Mexico Bowl: Colorado State vs. San Jose State Las Vegas Bowl: BYU vs. ...

I wrote yesterday that Cal’s loss to Oregon State eliminated the Bears from the Holiday Bowl. This was more editorial comment than statement of fact because, well, the Bears have not been officially eliminated from the Holiday Bowl. That entire post was opinion: Which bowls like which ...

Now that Nebraska is bowl eligibile, it's not a question of "if" as much as "where" and "who."  So here's some "expert" prognostications about bowl scenarios for the Big Red and the rest of the Big XII. Stewart Mandel, Sports Illustrated Sun:  Nebraska vs. Arizona, El Paso, ...

We’re down to the final week on the local front, and it’s a biggie. My goodness, it’s a biggie — the biggest final weekend in years and years. SJSU and Stanford are on the brink of bowl bids, Cal’s a lock but needs a win to avoid another late-season fade and ...