There are two bowl games on the venue for today.
The first of the two games is The Eagle Bank Bowl that will be played between the (6-6, 3-6) UCLA Bruins against the (9-3, 7-1) Temple Owls. The Bruins finished their season 8th in the Pac 10 and the Owls finished in 2nd place in the MAC East. This game has all the ingredients to potentially be a shoot-out.
The second of the two games in The Champs Sports Bowl and this game will be played between the # 15 ranked (9-3, 5-3) Miami Hurricanes against the # 25 ranked (9-3, 5-3) Wisconsin Badgers. The Hurricanes finished the season 3rd in the ACC-Coastal Division while the Badgers finished the year 4th overall in the Big-Ten. This game should be a close and hard fought with some very interesting matchups on both sides of the ball.
Below we will take a look at some of each teams key players and their stats as well as a few other pieces of information regarding the game.
UCLA BRUINS VS TEMPLE OWLS
#15 MIAMI HURRICANES VS #25 WISCONSIN BADGERS
THE EAGLE BANK BOWL PREVIEW
UCLA BRUINS
Key players to watch for the Bruins:
Kevin Prince QB
Comp Rate 56.7%, 1829 Yards, 6.6 Yds/Att, 6 TD's
Johnathan Franklin RB
123 Attempts, 560 Yards, 4.6 Avg, 5 TD's
Nelson Rosario WR
38 Catches, 657 Yards, 17.3 Avg, 1 TD
Taylor Embree WR
43 Catches, 580 Yards, 13.5 Avg, 2 TD's
Reggie Carter ILB
68 Tackles, 2 Fumbles Forced, 1 Sack
Brian Price DT
38 Tackles, 1 Fumble Forced, 7 Sacks
Rahim Moore DB
9 INT's, 79 Yards
Alterraun Verner CB
5 INT's, 158 Yards, 1 TD
Led by Coach: Rick Neuheisel (2nd year, 10-14)
TEMPLE OWLS
Key players to watch for the Owls:
Bernard Pierce RB
224 Attempts, 1308 Yards, 5.8 Avg, 15 TD's
Michael Campbell WR
25 catches, 404 Yards, 16.2 Avg, 3 TD's
Andre Neblett DT
37 Tackles, 1 Fumble Forced, 1 Sack, 1 INT
Jaiquawn Jarrett DB
3 INT's
Led by Coach: Al Golden (4th year, 19-29)
WHEN: 1:30 PM PST, 4:30 PM ET
WHERE: RFK Stadium, Washington D.C.
TV: ESPN, ESPN-HD, ESPN360
SATELLITE: SIRIUS, XM
THE CHAMPS SPORTS BOWL PREVIEW
MIAMI HURRICANES
Key players to watch for the Hurricanes:
Jacory Harris QB
Comp Rate 59.9%, 3164 Yards, 8.4 Yds/Att, 23 TD's
Graig Cooper RB
129 Attempts, 666 Yards, 5.2 Avg, 3 TD's
Damien Berry RB
89 Attempts, 587 Yards, 6.6 Avg, 8 TD's
Leonard Hankerson WR
44 Catches, 773 yards, 17.6 Avg, 6 TD's
Travis Benjamin WR
28 Catches, 490 Yards, 17.5 Avg, 4 TD's
Dedrick Epps TE
19 Catches, 247 Yards, 13.0 Avg, 3 TD's
Jason Fox OT
Orlando Franklin G
Led by Coach: Randy Shannon (3rd year, 21-16)
WISCONSIN BADGERS
Key players to watch for the Badgers:
John Clay RB
265 Attempts, 1396 Yards, 5.3 Avg, 16 TD's
Nick Toon WR
52 Catches, 779 Yards, 15.0 Avg, 4 TD's
Garrett Graham TE
45 Catches, 547 Yards, 12.2 Avg, 7 TD's
Gabe Carimi OT
Led by Coach: Bret Beilema (4th year, 37-14)
WHEN: 5:00 PM PST, 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida
TV: ESPN, ESPN-HD, ESPN360
SATELLITE: SIRUIS, XM