Speaking of moving around, Pavia and Vanderbilt are a run-based team that thrives off run zone concepts, read options, and short-yardage situations. Iowa has not won a bowl game since 2022 and is hungry. This seems like a game won in the trenches. I like Iowa +5.5 at -115 odds down to +4.5.

The No. 6 Rebels (12-1) face No. 3 Georgia (12-1) at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans in the CFP quarterfinals on Jan. 1 (7 p.m. CT, ESPN). The two teams previously played in the regular season on Oct. 18. Georgia won that game 43-35.

Both contestants in the 2025 Mayo Bowl lost their final regular season games, but will get a chance to end the year on a high note ahead of the weekend. Mississ

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Alabama travels to Pasadena on Thursday to face Indiana in the CFP quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl. Here are the latest odds for the game.

It took every ounce of blood, sweat, and tears for Illinois to win the Music City Bowl versus Tennessee. It felt like the Fighting Illini were just one step ahead all night, as Josh Heupel and the Vols could never reclaim the lead. That was until a 95-yard kick return by Joakim Dodson put the Vols up 28-27 with 4:58 left to go in the game.

The Utes are one of the worst run defenses in the Big 12, and they’re only a few games removed from surrendering close to 500 yards on the ground to Kansas State. Without Johnson in Nebraska’s backfield, Utah has one less weapon to worry about. And if Lateef is forced to air the ball out, this is a shutdown secondary that’s picked off 14 passes.

Woohoo, midweek football! Jon: I will be interested to see what the viewership numbers are for these games. People keep complaining that college football is dying and that the changes recently have killed it.