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2023 ReliaQuest Bowl
The 2023 ReliaQuest Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 2, 2023, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The 37th annual ReliaQuest Bowl (previously known as the Outback Bowl from 1996 through 2022), the game featured the Mississippi State Bulldogs from the Southeastern Conference and the Illinois Fighting Illini from the Big Ten Conference. The game began at 12:03 p.m. EST and was aired on ESPN2. It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. Cybersecurity company ReliaQuest was the game's title sponsor. Teams Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game featured teams from the Big Ten Conference and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The bowl also has a tie-in with the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) when the ACC's opponent in the Orange Bowl is a Big Ten team, in which case an ACC team is selected for the ReliaQuest Bowl. This was the third meeting between the two teams; in their two prior matchups, Illinois won ...
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Raymond James Stadium
Raymond James Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tampa, Florida that opened in 1998 and is home to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL) and the University of South Florida (USF) Bulls college football program. The seating capacity for most sporting events is 69,218, though it can be expanded to about 75,000 for special events with the addition of temporary seating. Raymond James Stadium was built at public expense as a replacement for Tampa Stadium and is known for the replica pirate ship located behind the seating area in the north end zone. Raymond James Financial, a financial service firm headquartered in the Tampa Bay area, has held the naming rights for the stadium for the stadium's entire existence. Besides serving as the home field for the Buccaneers and the Bulls, the facility has been the site of three Super Bowls: XXXV in 2001, XLIII in 2009, and LV in 2021, the third in which the Buccaneers became the first team in NFL history both to pla ...
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2022 Illinois Fighting Illini Football Team
The 2022 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represents the University of Illinois in the West Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Bret Bielema was in his second season as the team's head coach. The Fighting Illini played home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. Key players included senior quarterback Tommy DeVito and junior running back Chase Brown. Previous season The Illini finished the 2021 season 5–7, 4–5 in Big Ten play to finish fifth place in the West division. Schedule Illinois announced its 2022 football schedule on January 12, 2022. The 2022 schedule consists of seven home games and five away games in the regular season. The Fighting Illini will host Big Ten foes Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan State, and Purdue and will travel to Indiana, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Michigan and Northwestern. The Fighting Illini will host all three of their non-conference opponents, ...
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Will Rogers (American Football)
William Wyatt Rogers III (born August 19, 2001) is an American football quarterback for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. College career 2020 Rogers competed in 9 games throughout the 2020 season. He made his collegiate debut on October 10, against Kentucky, after a lack of production from starter K. J. Costello. The two rotated back and forth between the games. 2021 Before the first game of the season, Rogers was announced the starting quarterback for the Bulldogs. He threw two pick six interceptions during the first game of the season, to help give Louisiana Tech a 17-point lead. Rogers led the team in the school's largest comeback win to win the game 35-34. On October 4, 2021, Rogers was named SEC player of the week, after leading the team to an upset win against then No. 15 Texas A&M. He suffered an AC joint sprain in shoulder, during the Alabama game, and yet continued in the game to throw for 300 yards. On November 13, 2021, Rogers threw for 445 yards and 6 touchdowns as M ...
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Tommy DeVito (American Football)
Thomas N. DeVito (born August 7, 1998) is an American football quarterback for the Illinois Fighting Illini. Early life and high school DeVito grew up in Cedar Grove, New Jersey and attended Don Bosco Preparatory High School. He passed for and was named first team All-State by MSG and second team All-Metro after passing for 1,800 yards and 18 touchdowns in his junior season as the Ironmen went 9–3 and won the Non-Public 4 state championship. Following his junior year, DeVito competed in the Elite 11 quarterback competition and was named a finalist. As a senior, he passed for 2,005 yards, 16 touchdowns and five interceptions and played in the Under Armour All-American Game. DeVito committed to play college football at Syracuse at the end of his junior year over offers from Yale, Boston College, Penn, Rutgers, Maryland and Temple. College career Syracuse DeVito redshirted his true freshman season. He served mostly as the backup to starting quarterback Eric Dungey as a redshirt ...
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2022 Michigan Wolverines Football Team
The 2022 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Jim Harbaugh, the Wolverines compiled an overall record of 12–0 in the regular season with a mark of 9–0 in conference play, winning the Big Ten East Division title for the second consecutive season. Michigan beat Purdue in the Big Ten Championship Game to repeat as conference champions. The Wolverines advanced to the College Football Playoff (CFP) for the second straight year, where they lost to TCU in the Fiesta Bowl for the CFP Semifinal on December 31. Junior running back Blake Corum won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football, awarded to the best player from the Big Ten, and the Ameche–Dayne Running Back of the Year as the Big Ten's best running back. Graduate center Olusegun Oluwatimi, a transfer from the University of Virginia prior to the season, won the O ...
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2022 Georgia Bulldogs Football Team
The 2022 Georgia Bulldogs football team represents the University of Georgia in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Bulldogs play their home games at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Georgia, and compete in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They are led by seventh-year head coach Kirby Smart. They entered the season as the defending consensus national champions. The Bulldogs finished the regular season 12–0, 8–0 in SEC play to finish first in the conference's Eastern Division. In the SEC Championship Game, the Bulldogs defeated the LSU Tigers 50–30 to win their first SEC title since 2017. They advanced to the College Football Playoff for the second straight year, and have been selected to play against Ohio State in the Peach Bowl. Previous season The Bulldogs finished the 2021 season with a record of 14–1 (8–0 in the SEC) and as consensus national champions. Georgia entered the season as favorites to win the East Division and meet ...
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2022 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Team
The 2022 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "Bama", or " The Tide") represents the University of Alabama in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This season marks the Crimson Tide's 129th overall season, 90th as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and 31st within the SEC Western Division. They play their home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and are led by 16th-year head coach Nick Saban. Previous season The Crimson Tide finish the 2021 season with a record of 12–2 (7–1 in the SEC) as the defending consensus national champions and SEC champions, beating an undefeated Cincinnati in the College Football Playoff Semifinal before losing to Georgia in the 2022 College Football National Championship (rematch from the from 2021 SEC Championship Game and 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship). Offseason Departures Team departures Over the course of the off-season, Alabama lost 37 total players. ...
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2022 Kentucky Wildcats Football Team
The 2022 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky, and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by tenth-year head coach Mark Stoops. Schedule Kentucky and the SEC announced the 2022 football schedule on September 21, 2021. Coaching staff Game summaries Miami (OH) *Sources: At No. 12 Florida *Sources: Youngstown State *Sources: Northern Illinois *Sources: At No. 14 Ole Miss *Sources: South Carolina *Sources: No. 16 Mississippi State *Sources: At No. 3 Tennessee *Sources: At Missouri *Sources: Vanderbilt *Sources: No. 1 Georgia *Sources: No. 25 Louisville *Sources: Vs. Iowa *Sources: Rankings References {{Kentucky Wildcats football navbox Kentucky Kentucky Wi ...
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2022 Texas A&M Aggies Football Team
The 2022 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies played their home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas, and competed in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by fifth-year head coach Jimbo Fisher. The Aggies finished the season 5–7, 2–6 in SEC play to finish last in the conference's West Division. This was the Aggies' first losing season since 2009 and the first season the program failed to qualify for a bowl game since 2008. On November 28, the university announced that offensive coordinator Darrell Dickey had been fired. The Aggies finished the season with the 12th ranked offense in the SEC and 101st in FBS, averaging 22.8 points per game. Offseason Position key Players departures Outgoing transfers † Elected to use the extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA in response to COVID-19. 2022 NFL Draft The following Aggies player ...
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Egg Bowl
The Egg Bowl (traditionally named the “Battle for the Golden Egg”) is the name given to the Mississippi State–Ole Miss football rivalry. It is an American college football rivalry game played annually between Southeastern Conference members Mississippi State University and Ole Miss (The University of Mississippi). The teams first played each other in 1901. Since 1927 the winning squad has been awarded possession of The Golden Egg trophy. The game has been played every year since 1944, making it the tenth longest uninterrupted series in the United States. Ole Miss leads the series 64–46–6 through the 2022 season. The game is a typical example of the intrastate sports rivalries between public universities. These games are usually between one bearing the state's name alone, and the land-grant university, often styled as "State University." Like most such rivalries, it is contested at the end of the regular season, in this case during the Thanksgiving weekend. The ...
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2022 Ole Miss Rebels Football Team
The 2022 Ole Miss Rebels football team will represent the University of Mississippi in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rebels will play their home games at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi, and compete in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They will be led by third-year head coach Lane Kiffin. Previous season The Rebels finished the 2021 season 10–3, 6–2 in SEC play to finish in second place in the Western Division. This was the first season in school history where the team finished with 10 wins in the regular season. They were invited to the 2022 Sugar Bowl where they were defeated by No. 7 Baylor. Schedule Ole Miss and the SEC announced the 2022 football schedule on September 21, 2021. Game summaries Troy Central Arkansas Georgia Tech Tulsa No. 7 Kentucky Vanderbilt Auburn LSU Texas A&M No. 9 Alabama Arkansas Mi ...
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Orange Bowl
The Orange Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played in the Miami metropolitan area. It has been played annually since January 1, 1935, making it, along with the Sugar Bowl and the Sun Bowl, the second-oldest bowl game in the country, behind the Rose Bowl (first played 1902, played annually since 1916). The Orange Bowl is one of the New Year's Six, the top bowl games for the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The Orange Bowl was originally held in the city of Miami at Miami Field before moving to the Miami Orange Bowl stadium in 1938. In 1996, it moved to Pro Player Stadium (now Hard Rock Stadium) in Miami Gardens, Florida. Since December 2014, the game has been sponsored by Capital One and officially known as the Capital One Orange Bowl. Previous sponsors include Discover Financial (2011–January 2014) and Federal Express/FedEx (1989–2010). In its early years, the Orange Bowl had no defined conference tie-ins; it often pitted a team from the so ...
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