We are down to the last two bowl games this evening and the last day before we start hitting the major bowl games.
We will take a look in to the teams in The AutoZone Liberty Bowl and The Valero Alamo Bowl.
The teams that will be facing off in The Liberty Bowl will be The (7-5, 3-5) Arkansas Razorbacks and The (9-4, 7-1) East Carolina Pirates. The Razorbacks finished 4th in the SEC - West while the Pirates finished in 1st place in the C-USA - East. Despite the difference in records and placing in their respective conferences, I think this should be a pretty decently matched game.
The last game of the evening will be The Alamo Bowl which will feature The (6-6, 4-4) Michigan State Spartans and The (8-4, 5-3) Texas Tech Red Raiders. The Spartans finshed in 5th place in the Big Ten and The Red Raiders finished 3rd in the Big 12 - South.
After the jump we will look at all four teams and their key players, stats, along with other information regarding the two games.
ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS VS ECU PIRATES
MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS VS TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS
THE LIBERTY BOWL PREVIEW
ECU PIRATES
Key players to watch for the Pirates:
Patrick Pinkney QB
Comp Rate 59.5%, 2738 Yards, 6.7 Yds/Att, 14 TD's
Dominique Lindsay RB
206 Attempts, 1029 Yards, 5.0 Avg, 5 TD's
Dwayne Harris WR
79 catches, 914 Yards, 11.6 Avg, 6 TD's
Darryl Freeney WR
42 Catches, 624 Yards, 14.9, 3 TD's
Van Eskridge CB
6 INT's, 126 Yards
Career Stats: 324 Tackles, 5 Fumbles Forced, 11 INT's, 1 Sack
Led by Coach: Skip Holtz (5th year, 38-26)
ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS
Key players to watch for the Razorbacks:
Ryan Mallett QB
Comp Rate 57.2%, 3422 Yards, 9.3 Yds/Att, 29 TD's
Greg Childs WR
45 Catches, 862 Yards, 19.2 Abg, 7 TD's
Jarius Wright WR
37 Catches, 591 Yards, 16.0 Avg, 4 TD's
Joe Adams WR
28 Catches, 553 Yards, 19.8 Avg, 7 TD's
Led by Coach: Bobby Petrino (2nd year, 12-11)
WHEN: 5:30 PM ET, 2:30 PM PST
WHERE: LIBERTY BOWL MEMORIAL STADIUM, MEMPHIS TENNESSEE
TV: ESPN, ESPN-HD, ESPN360
THE ALAMO BOWL PREVIEW
TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS
Key players to watch for the Red Raiders:
Taylor Potts QB
Comp Rate 65.6%, 3068 Yards, 7.2 Yds/Att, 20 TD's
Baron Batch RB
146 Attempts, 784 Yards, 5.4 Avg, 12 TD's
Alexander Torres WR
65 catches, 791 Yards, 12.2 Avg, 6 TD's
Detron Lewis WR
55 Catches, 730 Yards, 13.3 Avg, 5 TD's
Lyle Leong WR
42 Catches, 513 Yards, 12.2, 8 TD's
Tramain Swindell WR
48 Catches, 645 Yards, 13.4 Avg, 5 TD's
Led by Coach: N/A
MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS
Key players to watch for the Spartans:
Kirk Cousins QB
Comp Rate 61.5%, 2460 Yards, 8.2 Yds/Att, 18 TD's
Blair White WR
64 Catches, 876 Yards, 13.7 Avg, 8 TD's
Mike Dell WR
26 Catches, 449 Yards, 17.3 Avg, 1 TD
Joel Nitchman C
Led by Coach: Mark Dantonio (2nd year, 16-10)
WHEN: 9:00 PM ET, 6:00 PM PST
WHERE: ALAMODOME, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
TV: ESPN, ESPN-HD, ESPN360