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The ACC's future bowl lineup is likely to include the New Era Pinstripe Bowl and a return to the Gator Bowl, a source told ESPN.com. The source also said the ACC is likely to maintain its partnerships with the Champs Sports Bowl, the Music City Bo...

Heading into this season, the offensive lines at both Florida State and Clemson were two of the biggest question marks in the ACC. The Tigers had to replace three starters up front, and the Seminoles were coming off a Champs Sports Bowl win against N...

Russell Athletic and Florida Citrus Sports (FCSports) have partnered to present the Russell Athletic Bowl in Orlando, Fla., through 2015. The 2012 Russell Athletic Bowl, most recently known as the Champs Sports Bowl, will be played on December 28th a...

Next up: FSU. You'll notice a common theme in this matchup ... Here's a breakdown of today's Champs Sports Bowl. Who needs a bowl win more, FSU or Florida? FSU punter Shawn Powell is convinced the Noles will be in the hunt for the national ti...

Here are three keys for Florida State against Notre Dame: 1. Find the offense. The O disappeared over the final three games of the regular season, and Florida State hasn't helped itself on third downs or with penalties. The Seminoles are last in t...

Notre Dame has been a thorn in the ACC's side since it beat Miami in last year's Sun Bowl and reeled off three straight wins against the league this year. Overall, though, Notre Dame is 1-3 against the ACC in postseason play. Here's a quick preview o...

Here is Florida State's injury report for the Champs Sports Bowl against Notre Dame: Probable WR Bert Reed (hamstring) Questionable OT Garrett Faircloth (hip) WR Jarred Haggins (quadriceps) Out OT Andrew Datko (shoulder) DT Da...

Florida State will face Notre Dame at 5:30 p.m. ET on Thursday in the Champs Sports Bowl, and the Seminoles' offensive struggles have been a popular storyline since the last few weeks of the regular season. I caught up with coach Jimbo Fisher on Tues...

There has been talk of Florida State using the Champs Sports Bowl as a springboard into 2012, a way for the Seminoles to brush off the disappointment of unachieved goals this year and reset the bar for next season. None of that will happen, though...

ESPN's Stats & Information department took a closer look at the matchup between Florida State and Notre Dame in the Champs Sports Bowl, and found that FSU quarterback EJ Manuel is at his best when he's outside the pocket: Manuel has completed ...

Florida State senior running back Jermaine Thomas has been declared academically ineligible for the Champs Sports Bowl and will not play in his final college game. As if Florida State's offense needed to take any more hits. The Noles finished the ...

In the latest ESPNU College Football podcast, Ivan Maisel and Todd McShay discuss the matchup between Florida State and Notre Dame in the Champs Sports Bowl. They preview several games leading up to New Year's weekend, so feel free to listen to all o...

Florida State fans needed just two days to buy all 13,500 tickets the school was allotted -- on top of an extra 2,400 FSU requested to the 2011 Champs Sports Bowl. The match-up with Notre Dame was announced Sunday evening around 9 p.m. and as of Tues...

My colleague Mark Schlabach ranked each of the 35 bowl matchups, and it wouldn't be a typical day at the office if I didn't disagree with him on at least one. For the most part, we're on the same page, but I think NC State's matchup with Louisville w...

Notre Dame (8-4) will face Florida State (8-4) in the 22nd Champs Sports Bowl at 5:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 29, according to a release from Notre Dame. The Irish and Seminoles will play for the seventh time and second time in a bowl game. Florida State ...

Here's a quick recap of NC State's 23-7 win: How the game was won: West Virginia turned it over five times, and NC State didn't surrender it once. For 11 seconds, NC State quarterback Russell Wilson dizzied West Virginia defenders with his feet on...