Orange Bowl

Paul Johnson: 'I play to win.'

By PAUL NEWBERRY| AP| Sports

… title with a win next weekend at Duke; a victory in the Dec. 5 ACC championship game at Tampa would send them to the Orange Bowl at the very least. All those scenarios were in jeopardy when Georgia Tech faced fourth down at the Wake Forest 5 …

Story|11/08/2009

BCS would enjoy economic impact of Notre Dame

By TOM COYNE| AP| Sports

… that beat the Irish last month, the second-place Big Ten team and others. Borger, Sugar Bowl CEO Paul Hoolahan and Orange Bowl CEO Eric Poms said Thursday that Notre Dame wouldn't be a sure thing for a BCS berth at 10-2. "Are they an attractive …

Story|11/06/2009

Three-way race as the Pac-10 hits the stretch

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… destinations for West Coast teams. But that may be changing. Orange Bowl representatives showed up in Tucson for the UCLA-Arizona ..... attractive as a team that hasn't gone for a while," Orange Bowl spokesman Larry Wahl said. "They've shown in basketball …

Story|10/27/2009

No. 5 Cincinnati gets Collaros ready to start

By JOE KAY| AP| Sports

… hand. Pike's arm got better as the season went along, and he led the Bearcats to their first Big East title and Orange Bowl appearance. The arm was fine until Oct. 15, when a helmet hit bent the plate and forced him from the game. Collaros …

Story|10/27/2009

Rivals? Clemson, Miami meet for 1st time since '05

By TIM REYNOLDS| AP| Sports

… first two meetings since Miami joined the ACC were classics. Both needed overtime, Clemson winning 24-17 at the Orange Bowl on Nov. 6, 2004 and Miami prevailing 36-30 in triple overtime at Death Valley 10 1/2 months later. Phillips …

Story|10/21/2009

Bama, Va. Tech ready to kick preseason woes away

By PAUL NEWBERRY| AP| Sports

… injury. The sophomore rushed for 1,265 yards while starting just eight games a year ago, and was named MVP of the Orange Bowl . At Alabama, the days leading up to the season opener were filled with off-the-field travails. Defensive end …

Story|09/05/2009

Stoops not interested in more neutral-site games

By JEFF LATZKE| AP| Sports

… The Sooners have been rewarded for having tough schedules twice in recent years by the BCS _ bumping Auburn out of the Orange Bowl in 2004 and then edging Texas out of the Big 12 championship game and a potential shot at the national title last year …

Story|09/02/2009

New Dolphins CEO Mike Dee seeks attendance boost

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… Miami for three years in the 1980s when he worked for a family business. The first Dolphins game he attended at the Orange Bowl was one of the most famous in franchise history, a Monday night victory that spoiled the 1985 Chicago Bears' bid for …

Story|08/13/2009

Pitt picked No. 1 in Big East

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… Mountaineers received 151 points and five first-place votes. The Bearcats, who won the conference and played in the Orange Bowl last season, also received eight first-place votes and 144 points. South Florida got the remaining three first …

Story|08/04/2009

Kelly becomes coaching star at Cincinnati

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… Kelly brought it to the big time. The Bearcats won their first Big East championship last year and earned a bid to the Orange Bowl . This season, they were picked third in a wide-open Big East. Cincinnati brings back quarterback Tony Pike, star …

Story|08/04/2009