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The Orange Bowl: 9 Takeaways From Clemson’s Triumph

Dan Flaherty Uncategorized 2014 Orange Bowl, Clemson-Ohio State Orange Bowl, college football articles, college football coverage, Orange Bowl, Tajh Boyd Orange Bowl

The Clemson Tigers won their first major bowl game since 1981, beating Ohio State 40-35 in last night’s Orange Bowl. Here’s the Notebook Nine, our important takeaways from the game…

Orange Bowl Preview: Clemson-Ohio State

Dan Flaherty Uncategorized 2014 Orange Bowl, Clemson-Ohio State Orange Bowl, college football articles, college football coverage, Orange Bowl, Orange Bowl betting lines

The last of the four major bowls that lead into Monday night’s BCS National Championship Game goes down on Friday with the Orange Bowl in Miami. It’s Clemson and Ohio State that are taking their talents to South Beach in an 8:30 PM ET kickoff on ESPN. The Notebook Nine, the key points to take into the game, are drawn from the personnel matchups, each team’s season arc, the view from Las Vegas and history.

Orange Bowl Preview: Northern Illinois-Florida State

Dan Flaherty Uncategorized Florida State Seminoles orange Bowl, Northern Illinois Huskies Orange Bowl, Orange Bowl, Orange Bowl picks, Orange Bowl predictions, Orange Bowl preview

The Orange Bowl matchup of Northern Illinois and Florida State created consternation among the college football establishment when it was announced, as the worthiness of NIU was called into question. TheSportsNotebook has already weighed in, defending the choice of the Huskies to go to Miami tonight. Now let’s get down to the question of what’s going to happen on the football field, and we’ll start by following the path both Northern Illinois and Florida State took to get here, then look at how they match up.