College Football: Previewing each New Year’s Six bowl game

Rose Bowl: (3) Georgia Bulldogs vs. (2) Oklahoma Sooners Line: Georgia (-1.0) Date: Monday, Jan. 1, 2018 Time: 5:00 p.m. TV: ESPN Venue: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA Oklahoma (12-1) Best Player: Quarterback Baker Mayfield The Sooners offense is simply a joy to watch. It features the best player in the country at quarterback, has three capable ball carriers, and seven starting-caliber rec...

Cotton Bowl: (8) University of Southern California Trojans vs. (5) The Ohio State Buckeyes Line: Ohio State (-6.5) Date: Friday, Dec. 29, 2017 Time: 8:30 p.m. TV: ESPN Venue: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX Ohio State (11-2) Best Player: Quarterback J.T. Barrett The Buckeyes defeated the previously unbeaten Wisconsin Badgers in the Big Ten title game, yet were still left out of the pl...

Orange Bowl: (6) Wisconsin Badgers vs. (10) Miami Hurricanes Line: Wisconsin (-6.5) Date: Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017 Time: 8:00 p.m. TV: ESPN Venue: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, FL Wisconsin (12-1) Best Player: running back Jonathan Taylor Wisconsin finally met their match in the Big Ten title game after completing a 12-0 regular season. Ohio State was able to stop running back Jonathan Tay...

Fiesta Bowl: (11) Washington Huskies vs. (9) Penn State Nittany Lions Line: Penn State (-2.5) Date: Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017 Time: 4:00 p.m. TV: ESPN Venue: University of Phoenix Stadium, Phoenix, AZ Penn State (10-2) Best Player: Running back Saquon Barkley For most of the 2017 season, Penn State was considered a favorite to go to the playoff. That notion took a big hit after they l...

Peach Bowl: (12) UCF Knights vs. (7) Auburn Tigers Line: Auburn (-9.5) Date: Monday, Jan. 1, 2018 Time: 12:30 p.m. TV: ESPN Venue: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA Auburn (10-3) Best Player: running back Kerryon Johnson The Tigers have had the best ten win season in recent memory. They knocked off a number-one ranked team twice in three weeks. Unfortunately, beating Georg...