SEC BOWL GAME SCHEDULE Liberty Bowl (12/29) - Mississippi State vs. Cent. Fla. [ESPN] - 4:30 p.m. ET Independence Bowl (12/30) - Alabama vs. Colorado [ESPN] - 8:00 p.m. ET Music City Bowl (12/31) - Kentucky vs. Florida State [ESPN2] - 4:00 p.m. ET Chick-fil-A Bowl (12/31) - Auburn vs. Clemson [ESPN] - 7:30 p.m. ET Outback Bowl (1/1) - Tennessee vs. Wisconsin [ESPN] - 11:00 a.m. ET AT&T; Cotton Bowl (1/1) - Arkansas vs. Missouri [FOX] - 11:30 a.m. ET Capital One Bowl (1/1) - Florida vs. Michigan [ABC] - 1:00 p.m. ET Sugar Bowl (1/1) - Georgia vs. Hawaii [FOX] - 8:30 p.m. ET BCS Title Game (1/7) - LSU vs. Ohio State [FOX] - 8:00 p.m. ET

Mississippi State	vs.	Central Florida

LIVE TV: ESPN (Terry Gannon, play-by-play; David Norrie, analyst, Vince Welch, sideline)

THE COACHES
Sylvester Croom is in his fourth season at Mississippi State and overall with a record of 16-29 (.356). The Bulldogs' offensive coordinator is Woody McCorvey and the defensvie coordinator is Ellis Johnson.

George O'Leary is in his fourth season at UCF with a record of 22-27 (.449) and in his 11th season overall with a record of 74-60 (.552). The Golden Knights ' offensive coordinator is Tim Salem and the defensive coordinator isJohn Skladany.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN MISSISSIPPI STATE HAS THE BALL
Anthony Dixon has now rushed 432 times in his career for 1,648 yards and 22 touchdowns. He now stands eighth on the school's all-time rushing attempts list. His 22 rushing touchdowns have moved him into a fifth-place tie on the school's all-time list. Center Royce Blackledge has now started 30 consecutive games for the Bulldogs, including 24 in a row at center. QB Wesley Carroll was named to the SEC's All-Freshman Team.

Keith Shologan, who was an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American, had 25 tackles and 2.5 sacks during the season. Sha'reff Rashad led the team with a career-high 94 tackles and also added four interceptions. Leger Douzable registered a team-high 7.5 sacks in 2007. Derrick Hallman led all UCF rookies with 45 tackles and he added three sacks. DE Bruce Miller had seven sacks in his first campaign for the Knights.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN CENTRAL FLORIDA HAS THE BALL
Titus Brown has recorded 37 tackles for loss (minus 172 yards), 18.5 of which were quarterback sacks (minus 114 yards) his career. Brown, who has recorded at least one tackle for loss in 10 of the season's 12 games, is eighth in the league with 1.12 TFL per game. His 0.67 sack-per-game average is fourth best in the SEC. His 18.5 sacks are good for seventh place all-time at MSU. Derek Pegues has made eight career pass interceptions, returning three of those eight picks for touchdown, the most in school history.

Kevin Smith enters the Libery Bowl as the nation's leading rusher and scorer with 2,448 rushing yards and 30 touchdowns. Smith, the second all-time single season rusher, and former Oklahoma State standout Barry Sanders are the only two running backs in history to rush for more than 2,000 yards and score 30 touchdowns in a season. Sanders rushed for 2,628 yards in 11 regular season games in 1989.

SPECIAL TEAMS:
Pegues became the school's all-time leader in kickoff returns (80) with a pair of returns against Ole Miss in the season-ending win over the Rebels. He is nearing the top of the school's kick return yardage (1,776) list as well, trailing only Tony James in the attempts category. Pegues' kickoff returns are tied for the fifth most in SEC history and his yardage is ninth-most ever in the league. He also ranks sixth on the school's all-time punt returns list (51) and is fourth on the all-time yardage ranking (615).

Joe Burnett occupied two positions on the C-USA first team, earning a spot at both defensive back and punt returner. Burnett led the league with six interceptions and had an 83-yard punt return for a touchdown in the C-USA title game. Michael Torres was named to the conference's All-Freshman team. Michael Buscemi was named as C-USA's top snapper after flawless punt and place-kicking snaps all season.

SERIES/GAME NOTES
Record: MSU, 1-0 • Last: MSU, 35-28 (1997 at Starkville)
Mississippi State will be making its 13th postseason bowl appearance when the Bulldogs in the 49th annual AutoZone Liberty Bowl...State is 6-6 all-time in bowl games, but have not played a postseason game since beating Texas A&M; 43-41 in the 2000 Independence Bowl...MSU will be making its third appearance in the Liberty Bowl, but its first in 16 years...State played Air Force in the 1991 Liberty Bowl in Memphis under then first-year head coach Jackie Sherrill...MSU has not played football in Memphis since 2002, a 29-17 win over the Memphis at the Liberty Bowl...State is 29-16-3 all-time in the city of Memphis, with a 16-6 all-time mark at UM.

Alabama	vs.	Colorado

LIVE TV: ESPN (Mark Jones, play-by-play; Bob Davie, analyst, Stacey Dales, sideline)

THE COACHES
Nick Saban is in his first season at Alabama and in his 14th season overall with a record of 112-65-1 (.632). The Crimson Tide's offensive coordinator is Major Applewhite and the defensvie coordinator is Kevin Steele.

Dan Hawkins is in his second season at Colorado with a record of 7-16 (.304) and in his 12th season overall with a record of 99-39-1 (.760). The Buffaloes' offensive coordinator is Mark Helfrich and the defensvie coordinator is Ron Collins.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN ALABAMA HAS THE BALL
Andre Smith won the SEC Jacob's Trophy, presented to the league's best blocker. Smith is the only UA offensive lineman to start all 12 games at the same position this season. During his senior season, Hall surpassed nearly every career receiving record on the books at Alabama with 63 catches for 947 yards and 6 touchdowns in the regular season. Keith Brown played in 11 of 12 games and grabbed 21 catches for 321 yards and four touchdowns. Freshman Terry Grant ran for 891 yards and eight touchdowns.

Senior inside linebacker Jordon Dizon was the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and Butkus Award runner-up. Dizon had 160 tackles, which ranked him second in the nation, though was first in solo stops (120). He also set a school record with 19 third down stops and tied for the team lead with 11 tackles for loss, which included four sacks. Dizon was also joined by senior cornerback Terrence Wheatley and junior defensive tackle George Hypolite as first-team all-Big 12 Conference selections.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN COLORADO HAS THE BALL
Wallace Gilberry recorded 9 sacks during the regular season and was second on the team in tackles with 72 including an astounding 22 tackles for loss and 15 quarterback hurries. Simeon Castille recorded 61 total tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and two interceptions. All-SEC First-Teamer Rashad Johnson leads the Tide with 81 tackles, including 5.5 TFLs and a team-high six interceptions.

Hugh Charles finished his CU career with 2,659 rushing yards, passing James Mayberry into sixth place all-time (1975-78; 2,544) and just shy of fifth place. He became the second player in school history to rush for 2,500 and catch 500 in passes in a CU career. In his last game versus Nebraksa, he had 327 all-purpose yards, the sixth most in school history; he had a career-high 33 carries for 169 yards (second most single game yards; 102 of them came post-contact), his 11th 100-yard game and sixth this season.

SPECIAL TEAMS:
Leigh Tiffin was 22-31 on field goal attempts, including a long of 51 yards. P.J. Fitzgerald punted 60 times for a 38.2 yard average, downing 19 inside the 20 yard line. Javier Arenas is a danger in the return game, averaging 15.4 yards per punt return and 24.2 yards every kickoff return.

Matt DiLallo punted 61 times for a 40.11 average. He has six punts over 50 yards and places 22 inside the 20 yard line. Kevin Eberhart was 15-23 on field goal attempts, also nailing a 54 yarder. Wheatly averages 24.8 per kick return, while Charles averages 26.0 yards per return.

SERIES/GAME NOTES
Record: Tied, 1-1 • Last: UA, 30-25 (1991 at Blockbuster Bowl)
The Crimson Tide will be making their NCAA-record 55th bowl appearance...Alabama is bowling for the fourth consecutive season, something that has not happened since the Tide played in 10 straight bowl games from 1985-94...The Tide is playing in the same bowl game in consecutive seasons for the first time since making back-to-back Cotton Bowl appearances in 1981-82...Alabama will also be making its third appearance in the PetroSun Independence Bowl.

Kentucky	vs.	Florida State

LIVE TV: ESPN (Ron Franklin, play-by-play; Ed Cunningham, analyst, Jack Arute, sidelines)

THE COACHES
Rich Brooks is in his fifth season at Kentucky with a record of 23-35 (.397) and in his 23rd season overall with a record of 114-144-4 (.443). The Wildcats' offensive coordinator is Joker Phillips and the defensvie coordinator is Steve Brown.

Bobby Bowden is in his 32nd season at FSU with a record of 300-86-4 (.774) and in his 42nd season overall with a record of 373-118-4 (.758). The Seminoles' offensive coordinator is Jimbo Fisher and the defensive coordinator is Mickey Andrews.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN KENTUCKY HAS THE BALL
Jacob Tamme caught 53 passes for 584 yards and five touchdowns. He is the all-time leading pass catcher among UK tight ends and second in SEC history. Andre Woodson has thrown for 3,351 yards and 36 touchdowns, leading the SEC in both categories. He was named National Player of the Week following three games this season and set an NCAA record with 325 consecutive passes without an interception.

Geno Hayes is tied for 14th in the NCAA in tackles for loss and he leads FSU in unassisted tackles, tackles for loss and forced fumbles. He is second on the team in total tackles and sacks. Patrick Robinson burst onto the national stage this year and is currently tied for 10th in the nation in interceptions per game. The sophomore is just two picks shy of the national lead for total interceptions. He has six pass break-ups to go with his six interceptions.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN FLORIDA STATE HAS THE BALL
Wesley Woodyard leads the SEC in tackles with 124 stops, his third consecutive season reaching the century mark in tackles. He was named SEC Defensive Player of the Week in the win at Arkansas. He has an active streak of 36 games with at least four tackles. Jeremy Jarmon has nine quarterback sacks, second in the SEC in that category. For the season, he has 58 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, two fumbles caused, two pass breakups, and a fumble recovery.

De'Cody Fagg leads a talented core of wideouts. Fagg has caught 49 passes for 707 yards (14.4 ypc), including five touchdowns. Preston Parker and Greg Carr also have nearly 700 yards receiving each in 2007 - both have three touchdowns. Guard Rodney Hudson was the only true freshman in the ACC to receive an All-League honor. Ryan McMahon, a freshman All-American, is the only freshman center in the country to take every offensive snap for his team this season.

SPECIAL TEAMS:
Lones Seiber is 16-23 on field goal attemps with a long of 48 yards. He is 46 of 49 on extra point attempts in 2007. Tim Masthay punted 45 times for a 38.9 yard average. He had a long of 63 yards and had 16 punts downed inside the 20 yard line. Mashay kicked off for the Wildcats, recording 20 touchbacks this season with the new NCAA rule.

Jeff Cismesia, who has tied the ACC record for field goals in a season and who set the record for the longest field goal in ACC history versus Florida, is the first Seminole placekicker to receive first or second team All-America honors since Lou Groza Award winner Sebastian Janikowski in 1999. Graham Gano has boomed a 50-yard punt in 10 straight games this season and is averaging almost 43 yards per punt.

SERIES/GAME NOTES
Record: UK, 3-1-1 • Last: UK, 26-24 (1965 at Lexington)
This marks only the fourth time in Kentucky history that the Wildcats have played in bowl games in consecutive years...Last season, Kentucky played in the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl and defeated Clemson, 28-20, before the largest crowd (68,024) in bowl history... Kentucky has back-to-back bowl wins only one time in school history, winning the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 1951, and the Cotton Bowl on Jan. 1, 1952...Kentucky has a 7-5 record this season, UK's first back-to-back seven-win campaigns in 30 years.

Auburn	vs.	Clemson

LIVE TV: ESPN (Brad Nessler, play-by-play; Bob Griese, analyst; Paul Maguire, analyst; Bonnie Bernstein, sidelines)

THE COACHES
Tommy Tuberville is in his ninth season at Auburn with a record of 79-33 (.705) and in his 13th season overall with a record of 104-53 (.662). The Tigers' offensive coordinator is Tony Franklin and the defensvie coordinator is Will Muschamp.

Tommy Bowden is in his ninth season at Clemson with a record of 69-41 (.627) and in his 11th season overall with a record of 87-45 (.659). The Tigers' offensive coordinator is Rob Spence and the defensive coordinator isVic Koenning.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN AUBURN HAS THE BALL
Brandon Cox is now third on Auburn's all-time passing yardage list with 6,748 yards. Cox is also tied for the lead among all active SEC quarterbacks in career victories with 26. Junior wide receiver Rodgeriqus Smith leads Auburn with 48 catches for 660 yards and five touchdowns. In the last seven games, Montez Billings has 26 catches for 303 yards and a score. Offensive tackle Lee Ziemba was named Freshmen All-America.

Michael Hamlin has a team-tying-high four interceptions and 83 tackles along with two recovered fumbles to give him a team-best six takeaways. Phillip Merling finished the season with a team best 16 tackles for loss and six sacks. He led the defensive line with 73 tackles, including 50 first hits in his 12 games.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN CLEMSON HAS THE BALL
Antonio Coleman leads the team and is tied for 17th nationally in tackles for loss with 17, and also leads the Tigers in sacks (seven), which ranks sixth in the SEC. His 17 tackles for loss are the most by an Auburn player since 1995. Senior Quentin Groves ranks second among among active NCAA players in career sacks with 26, despite missing two games this season with an injury. Pat Sims finished the regular season with 32 tackles (24 solo, eight assists).

James Davis has rushed for 992 yards in 12 games, good for an average of 82.7 yard per contest. He is averaging 5.2 yards per carry and has scored nine rushing touchdowns. Aaron Kelly has already set the school record for receptions in a season with 84. He also has 1,045 receiving yards and a Tiger-record 11 receiving touchdowns. Cullen Harper has completed 67 percent of his passes for 2,887 yards and a school-record 27 touchdown passes against only six interceptions.

SPECIAL TEAMS:
True freshman Wes Byrum has made 16 field goals in 21 attempts, including game winners from 43 yards on the final play at No. 4 Florida Sept. 29 and 20 yards with 21 seconds at Arkansas Oct. 13. Ryan Shoemaker ranks second in the SEC and 16th nationally in punting, averaging 43.2 yards per punt, while true freshman Patrick Tatum has averaged 43.4 yards per punt with nine of his 16 punts downed inside the 20-yard line.

C.J. Spiller, who had an 84-yard kickoff return for a score at Duke, has a 29.6 average, eighth best in the nation. He returned a kickoff for a touchdown in consecutive weeks against Duke and Wake Forest, the first player in Clemson history to do that. Mark Buchholz kicked five consecutive extra points in the win over Wake Forest and is now a perfect 46-46 on PATs this season.

SERIES/GAME NOTES
Record: AU, 32-11-2 • Last: AU, 21-17 (1997 at Peach Bowl)
Auburn makes its eighth straight bowl appearance and 34th overall when the Tigers meet Clemson in the 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl... It will be the fourth trip to the Atlanta-based bowl for Auburn and first since 2001 when North Carolina defeated Auburn, 16-10... The last time Auburn and Clemson played was also in the Peach Bowl (now the Chick-fil-A Bowl), with Auburn claiming a 21-17 victory on Jan. 2, 1998...Auburn's senior class has a chance to set the school record for victories in a four-year period with a win in the Chick-fil-A Bowl... A victory would be Auburn's 42nd in the last four years.

Tennessee	vs.	Wisconsin

LIVE TV: ESPN (Sean McDonough, play-by-play; Chris Spielman, analyst; Rob Stone, sidelines)

THE COACHES
Phillip Fulmer is in his 16th season at Tennessee and overall with a record of 146-45 (.764). The Volunteers' offensive coordinator is David Cutcliffe and the defensvie coordinator is John Chavis.

Bret Bielema is in his second season at Wisconsin and overall with a record of 21-4 (.840). The Badgers' offensive coordinator is Paul Chryst and the defensive coordinator is Mike Hankwitz.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN TENNESSEE HAS THE BALL
Erik Ainge is 25-10 as a starter in his career. Ainge is third in Tennessee history in career passing yards with 8,335 and third in total offense with 8,106 yards. Arian Foster had 815 yards rushing, 245 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns in eight games prior to the SEC Championship, but rushed for only 55 yards and caught two passes for 20 yards in that game. Lucas Taylor leads the team with 73 catches for 1,000 yards.

Jack Ikegwuonu led the Big Ten with 14 passes defended in conference games and ranks second in the league in overall games with 16 passes defended. Matt Shaughnessy leads Wisconsin with 16 tackles for loss. Shane Carter leads the conference and ranks No. 3 nationally with seven interceptions. Jonathan Casillas is Wisconsin's leading tackler for the second consecutive season (he has 86 thus far). Nick Hayden is third on the team in QB sacks and fourth in tackles for loss.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN WISCONSIN HAS THE BALL
Jerod Mayo led the team with 15 tackles vs. LSU and with a career-high 19 stops at Kentucky including a sack and a TFL. Mayo leads the team with 127 tackles, followed by Rico McCoy with 106 and Ryan Karl with 82. Eric Berry has 32 tackles and three interceptions in the last four games. Berry has five interceptions and 222 INT return yards this season, which is a single-season school record. Jonathan Hefney is third on the team with 88 tackles.

Travis Beckum led the nation's tight ends with 960 receiving yards. Kraig Urbik has started 38 consecutive games for the Badgers. Tyler Donovan, who is 11-3 as a starter at Wisconsin, ranks fourth in the conference in pass efficiency. Paul Hubbard made 13 catches for 278 yards in an injury-shortened seven games this season. P.J. Hill, also hampered by injury, has rushed for 1,080 yards and 14 TDs.

SPECIAL TEAMS:
Daniel Lincoln is seventh in the SEC in field goal percentage (21-of-28,.808) and 51-of-52 on PATs through 13 games. Lincoln kicked his career-long 48-yard field goal vs. South Carolina. Dennis Rogan replaced Hefney as the punt returner before the Louisiana-Lafayette game. Rogan averages 10.7 yards per punt return and 30.3 yards per return.

Taylor Mehlhaff led the team in scoring with 100 points, converting 20-of-24 field goals and 40-of-41 PATs. He finished the season first in the Big Ten, averaging 1.67 field goals per game. Mehlhaff was also a Lou Groza semifinalist and an All-Big Ten selection for the second consecutive season in addition to being named AFCA All-American. Ken DeBauche's 43-yard average in conference games ranked second in the Big Ten.

SERIES/GAME NOTES
Record: UT, 1-0 • Last: UT, 28-21 (1981 at Garden State Bowl)
Tennessee and Wisconsin have met just once previously on the gridiron, and that matchup was also of the bowl variety... The Volunteers defeated the Badgers 28-21 in the Garden State Bowl in East Rutherford, N.J., on Dec. 13, 1981... That win capped UT's 1981 season with an 8-4 mark under head coach Johnny Majors...Tennessee owns a 6-5 all-time bowl record against current members of the Big Ten Conference...A Tennessee win over Wisconsin would give Fulmer a school-record eight bowl wins.

Arkansas	vs.	Missouri

LIVE TV: FOX (Pat Summerall, play-by-play; Brian Baldinger, analyst; Jeanne Zelasko, analyst; Krista Voda, sidelines)

THE COACHES
Reggie Herring is in his first game as interim head coach at Arkansas. The Razorbacks' offensive coordinator is David Lee and the defensvie coordinator is Herring.

Gary Pinkel is in his seventh season at Missouri with a record of 48-37 (.565) and 17 overall with a record of 121-74-3 (.628). The Tigers' offensive coordinator is Dave Christensen and the defensvie coordinator is Matt Eberflus.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN ARKANSAS HAS THE BALL
Darren McFadden has rushed for a school-record 1,725 yards this season and has earned 100 yards or more in nine of Arkansas' 12 games. He finished second in Heisman Trophy voting for the second consecutive season. Jonathan Luigs and Robert Felton have helped clear the way for a league-leading rushing attack and the nation's third-leading rushing offense with the Hogs averaging 296.8 yards per game. Felix Jones turned in his second-consecutive 1,000-yard rushing season earning 1,117 yards and 11 touchdowns.

William Moore (FS), Sean Weatherspoon (LB) and Lorenzo Williams (DT) headline the defense. Moore, a 2nd-Team All-American, was second at UM with 104 tackles. He accounted for nine TFLs, two sacks and seven interceptions. Weatherspoon leads the team with 124 tackles. He also added 8.5 TFLs and two sacks. Williams accounted for six sacks and 9.5 TFLs, while also recovering two fumbles.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN MISSOURI HAS THE BALL
Matt Hewitt leads the team with 118 tackles. He also ranks tied for fourth in the SEC and 41st nationally in tackles. He leads the SEC and ranks tied for sixth nationally in forced fumbles with .33 per game. Michael Grant has 71 tackles and three interceptions this season. Ranked fourth on the team, Marcus Harrison has totaled 72 tackles (37 solo, 35 assisted) in 11 games this season. He also racked up 5.5 TFL for a loss of 14 yards and 1.5 sacks for a loss of seven yards. He also had nine PBUs and seven QB hurries.

Chase Daniel threw for school record totals of 4,170 yards and 33 touchdowns. A gritty performer that has started 25 consecutive games for the Tigers, Daniel ranks among the nation's leaders with an incredible 69.7 percent completion percentage and a 33-to-10 touchdown-to-interception ratio. WR Jeremy Maclin eclipsed the 1,000-yard receiving mark with his 8-yard catch late in the second quarter versus Oklahoma. He became just the third Tiger in school history to reach the mark. Martin Rucker led the nation's tight ends with 81 catches.

SPECIAL TEAMS:
Felix Jones was the only league player to earn multiple spots on the All-SEC squads. Jones earned a position on the first-team listing as a return specialist. He led the SEC and ranked third in the nation in kickoff returns with a 31.3 yards-per-attempt average. He returned two kickoffs for touchdowns and was named SEC Specialist of the Year. Alex Tejada has been near perfect in kicking duties, going 17-for-21 in field goal attempts, with a long of 47 yards, and 57-for-59 in PATs in 12 games this season.

Senior punter Adam Crossett is averaging 38.9 yards on 46 punts in 2007, with 17 of his kicks being downed inside the 20-yardline, and 15 going for fair catches. Jeff Wolfert's three field goals versus Oklahoma brought his consecutive kicks made in 2007 to 58 (15 FGs, 43 PATs). His last miss came on a field goal against Illinois State on Sept. 22.

SERIES/GAME NOTES
Record: Tied, 2-2 • Last: UA, 27-14 (2003 at Independence Bowl)
Interim head coach Reggie Herring will guide the Razorbacks in their 36th bowl appearance... Arkansas is 11-21-3 all time in bowl games and 3-6-1 in the Cotton Bowl... The 11 trips to the Cotton Bowl is a school record, easily outdistancing the Hogs' next most frequent bowl destination, the Sugar Bowl (5)...The Hogs' last appearance in the Cotton Bowl came following the 2001 season... Arkansas took on Oklahoma on Jan. 1, 2002, in front of more than 70,000 fans with the Sooners pulling out a 10-3 win.

Florida	vs.	Michigan

LIVE TV: ABC (Mike Patrick, play-by-play; Todd Blackledge, analyst; Holly Rowe, sidelines)

THE COACHES
Urban Meyer is in his third season at Florida with a record of 31-7 (.816) and in hisseventh season overall with a record of 69-15 (.821). The Gators' offensive coordinator is Dan Mullen and the defensive co-coordinators are Greg Mattison and Charlie Strong.

Lloyd Carr is in his 13th season at Michigan and overall with a record of 121-40 (.756). The Wolverines' offensive coordinator is Mike DeBord and the defensvie coordinator is Ron English. This is Carr's final game as Michigan's head coach.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN FLORIDA HAS THE BALL
This season, Tim Tebow became the first player in NCAA Division I-A history to run and pass for 20-or-more touchdowns in the same season (22 rush, 29 pass). Tebow also became the first sophomore in history to win the coveted Heisman Trophy. Andre Caldwell added four catches for 56 yards against Florida State to increase his school-record for career receptions to 181. This season, Percy Harvin has seen the ball 120 times (50 receptions and 70 carries) and is averaging 11.5 yards per touch. Cornelius Ingram had 33 receptions and 491 yards and averaged 14.9 yards per catch.

Shawn Crable leads the team with a career-best 84 tackles and a U-M season record 26.5 tackles for loss, the second-best TFL mark in the country this season. He also registered 7.5 sacks and forced four fumbles. Crable earned All-Big Ten second team honors this season and was a Butkus Award semifinalist.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN MICHIGAN HAS THE BALL
Brandon Spikes has amassed 118 total tackles (74 solo), 14.0 tackles for loss, a sack and half and seven passes defended on the season. He ranks second in the conference in total tackles. Spikes had 10 or more tackles in half of the Gators' games in 2007. Derrick Harvey, Florida's sacks leader in 2007, has 34 tackles, 6.5 sacks, and five pass deflections this season. He recorded eight sacks in his last 11 games.

Mike Hart, the nation's sixth-leading rusher, was named to the organization's second team for the second straight season. He carried the ball 233 times for 1,232 yards and 12 touchdowns this year, cracking the 100-yard barrier in eight of his nine games played. Jake Long has started all 12 games at left tackle and has allowed just one sack this season. He earned All-Big Ten first team honors and Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year accolades for the second straight year. Mario Manningham led the team with career highs in receptions (67), receiving yards (1,096) and receiving touchdowns (11).

SPECIAL TEAMS:
Chas Henry has punted the ball 34 times for an average of 39.3 yards. His season-long of 54 yards came in UF's last outing against Florida State. In that game, Henry punted twice and both pinned the Seminoles inside of the five-yard line. Henry has placed 14 inside the 20-yard line this season. Joey Ijjas is 67-of-68 on extra points on the year and is 10-of-13 on field goals.

K.C. Lopata has started the last seven games at placekicker, making nine of 10 field goal attempts. He is third on the team in scoring. Zoltan Mesko has punted 68 times for a 41.0 yard average, planting 22 inside the 20 yard line. He has not had a punt blocked all season.

SERIES/GAME NOTES
Record: UM, 1-0 • Last: UM, 38-20 (2003 at Outback Bowl)
Urban Meyer enters the game looking for his fifth bowl victory in the last five years... No other coach in the nation has led his team to wins in bowls in each of the last four years...The last time Florida finished with 10 wins in back-to-back seasons was 2000-01...The game features two of the top-10 active coaches in the nation in terms of winning percentage (min. 5 years as a head coach)... Meyer is currently second (.824), while Lloyd Carr ranks sixth (.756).

Georgia	vs.	Hawaii

LIVE TV: FOX (Thom Brennaman, play-by-play; Charles Davis, analyst, Chris Myers, sidelines)

THE COACHES
Mark Richt is in his seventh season at Georgia and overall with a record of 71-19 (.789). The Bulldogs' offensive coordinator is Mike Bobo and the defensvie coordinator is Willie Martinez.

June Jones is in his ninth season at UH and overall with a record of 76-40 (.655). The Warriors' offensive coordinator is Jones and the defensive coordinator is Greg McMackin.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN GEORGIA HAS THE BALL
Knowshon Moreno has rushed for 1,273 yards for an average of 106.1 yards per game and 12 touchdowns. He is the 12th Bulldog in school history to rush for more than 1,000 yards, including six 100-yard games. Moreno's 1,273 yards rank seventh all-time in a single season at Georgia and stands fourth all-time among SEC freshman in a season. He has received several national honors this season. Fernando Velasco leads the Bulldogs with 25 consecutive starts. He has anchored an offensive line which has allowed only a combined six sacks during Georgia's current six-game winning streak.

David Veikune, Mike Lafaele, Adam Leonard, Myron Newberry and Solomon Elimimian lead the defense as first team All-WAC selections. Elimimian leads the team with 132 tackles. He has 11 TFLs and 1.5 sacks. Veikune leads the team with seven sacks. Leonard adds 100 tackles, 11.5 TFLs, four interceptions and two sacks. Newberry has four picks and eight PBUs.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN HAWAII HAS THE BALL
Dannell Ellerbe is Georgia's leading tackler with 85 stops and is second on the Bulldogs with 11 tackles for loss. Ellerbe has started at all three linebacker positions this season. Geno Atkins ranks second on the team with 6.5 sacks. He has appeared in all 12 games with seven starts, tallying 38 tackles including 13.5 for a loss. In the win over Georgia Tech, Atkins had five tackles and three sacks.

Colt Brennan is third in the nation in passing efficiency with a rating of 166.3. He has thrown for 4,174 yards and 38 touchdowns in leading Hawaii to a perfect 12-0 record in the regular season. Brennan also has rushed for eight touchdowns to rank fourth in the nation in points responsible for with 25.1 per game. Devone Bess leads the squad with 101 receptions on the season. He has hauled in 1,213 receiving yards and is second on the team with 12 touchdowns. He has gone over the 1,000-yard mark in receiving all three seasons with UH.

SPECIAL TEAMS:
Mikey Henderson leads the Bulldogs' special teams and is third in the SEC in punt return average (11.3). Senior PK Brandon Coutu appeared in 12 games in 2007 and made a 45-yard field goal, PAT, a two kickoffs for a 57.0 average before suffering an injury to his hamstring at Georgia Tech. He made 4 FG's vs. S. Carolina in 2007. His career-long field goal was a 58-yarder in 2005.

Dan Kelly is the WAC's first team placekicker. Kelly was 11-16 on field goal attempts, including a perfect 2-2 from over 50 yards. His longest of the year is a 54 yard attempt. He leads Hawaii in scoring with 102 points this season. Tim Grasso punted 32 ti mes for a 40.2 yard average with no blocks. Malcolm Lane and Ryan Mouton both average over 30 yards per kickoff return and have returned kicks for touchdowns.

SERIES/GAME NOTES
Record: First Meeting
For the first time since the 1983 season, Georgia will face an undefeated team in its bowl game... The Warriors are the lone undefeated team in college football...Georgia will be making its ninth appearance in the Sugar Bowl where it has an all-time mark of 3-5 including 1-1 under head coach Mark Richt... Georgia was edged 38-35 by West Virginia in the 2006 Sugar Bowl played at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta due to Hurricane Katrina... Georgia's last visit to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl came after the 2002 SEC Championship season... The Bulldogs defeated Florida State 26-13.

LSU	vs.	Ohio State

LIVE TV: FOX (Thom Brennaman, play-by-play; Charles Davis, analyst, Chris Myers, sidelines)

THE COACHES
Les Miles is in his third season at LSU with a record of 33-6 (.846) and in his 7th season overall with a record of 61-27 (.693). The Tigers' offensive coordinator is Gary Crowton and the defensive coordinator is Bo Pelini.

Jim Tressel is in his seventh season at Ohio State with a record of 73-15 (.830) and 22nd overall with a record of 208-72-2 (.741). The Buckeyes' offensive coordinator is Jim Bollman and the defensvie coordinator is Jim Heacock.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN LSU HAS THE BALL
Offensive tackle Ciron Black and RB Jacob Hester received second-team All-SEC honors on offense. Black started all 13 games for the Tigers, while Hester collected 1,17 rushing yards and scored a team-high 11 touchdowns on the ground. Herman Johnson, a junior offensive guard, was named to the first-team on offense. Johnson anchored a line that helped LSU average 218 rushing yards per game. Terrance Toliver pulled down 10 receptions for 249 yards and three scores as a first-year receiver.

All-American linebacker James Laurinaitis set a career best with 19 tackles in the win over Wisconsin. Laurinaitis has led or tied for the OSU team lead in tackles in 15 of the last 24 games. Vernon Gholston now shows 13 sacks for the season, tying him for first place all-time. Gholston's 21.5 sacks for his career rank him seventh in single-season sacks and sixth among career leaders.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN OHIO STATE HAS THE BALL
Despite battling knee and lower back ailments for the last half of the season, Glenn Dorsey still managed 64 tackles, 11.5 tackles for losses and six sacks. Craig Stelz led the Tigers with 97 tackles and ranking first in the conference with six interceptions. Steltz, who was also one of three finalists for the Thorpe Award, added five tackles for losses and seven pass breakups for the Tigers in 2007. Ali Highsmith ranks second on the team with 93 total tackles, including 7.5 tackles for losses and 1.5 sacks.

In his first year as a starter, junior Todd Boeckman was named first-team All-Big Ten after leading the league in passing efficiency (150.3). He is completing 64.5 percent of his passes for 2,171 yards and 23 touchdowns. Brian Robiskie is Ohio State's top target for the season, with 50 catches for 885 yards and 10 scores to his credit. Third among Big Ten rushers this season at 121.9 yards per game, Chris Wells has 1,463 yards for the season, the seventh best total in Ohio State history.

SPECIAL TEAMS:
Colt David set the LSU single-season record with 25 field goals this season. He also led the SEC in scoring with 139 points, including the rushing touchdown against South Carolina. Patrick Fisher averaged 43.9 yards per kick to lead the SEC and pinned 12 of his 56 punts inside the 20 yard line. Each received first-team All-SEC honors. Chad Jones had 16 punt returns for 104 yards and averaged 22.5 yards per kickoff return in four attempts.

Ohio State ranks sixth in the nation for fewest total punts, having punted only 39 times in 2007. Brian Hartline broke an Ohio State record that had stood since 1950 with a 90-yard punt return for a touchdown in the Kent State win. Against Northwestern, Larry Grant blocked a Wildcat punt; Grant also blocked a Washington field goal attempt the previous week.

SERIES/GAME NOTES
Record: OSU, 1-0-1 • Last: Tied, 13-13 (1987 at Baton Rouge)
The Tigers and Buckeyes have met twice on the gridiron, first with a 13-13 tie in 1987 in Baton Rouge before Ohio State won 36-33 in Columbus in 1988... It will mark LSU's second appearance in the BCS Championship Game as the Tigers beat Oklahoma 21-14 to claim the BCS title in 2003... The game against Oklahoma was also played in the Louisiana Superdome... LSU is also making an appearance in a BCS bowl game for the second straight year and the fourth time overall... LSU's other national championship in football came in 1958.