Top 5 Rose Bowl Performances of the BCS Era

Athlon Sports ranks the best Rose Bowl performances of the BCS Era.

With the 15th season of BCS bowl action about to take place, Athlon reviewed the tapes of the four (now five) biggest bowl games in college football. Since 1998, teams have been fighting to land a spot in the BCS and here are the players who made the most of their opportunities.

Here are the Top Rose Bowl Performances of the BCS Era:

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Russell Athletic Bowl Preview and Prediction: Virginia Tech vs. Rutgers

Expect a low-scoring game between the Hokies and Scarlet Knights in Orlando.

Two teams with impressive bowl streaks and were once members of the same conference will play each other in the postseason for the first time as Rutgers and Virginia Tech face off in Orlando. The Hokies are playing in their 20th straight bowl game, a streak matched only by five other programs, but only because they won their last two games.

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Belk Bowl Preview and Prediction: Cincinnati vs. Duke

Duke is searching for its first bowl victory since 1961.

Good thing the Belk Bowl in Charlotte is only a drive of two hours or so from Durham.

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College Football's Most Surprising Head Coach Hires of the BCS Era

Bret Bielema made a surprising jump from Wisconsin to Arkansas.

No college football head coaching search ever goes according to plan. However, anytime a job opens during or after the season, there’s a good idea of which candidates will be interested or the most likely targets. Despite having a general feel of where a particular program might go with its hire, there are times where a school makes a decision that blindsides or surprises everyone.

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15 Craziest, Weirdest and Oddest Moments in College Football 2012

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College Football's 2012 Coordinator Carousel Tracker

Athlon updates all of the latest coordinator changes in college football.

College football's coaching carousel has been active since the end of the regular season and will continue to spin over the next few months. Athlon has compiled all of the coordinator changes from this season and will continue to update this list as moves take place. 

Note: This list assumes coordinator jobs will be open when a head coach leaves for another position or is fired. 

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How the 2012 All-ACC Team Ranked as High School Recruits

How did the 2012 All-ACC team rank as high school prospects?

The merits of recruiting rankings are debated in every sports bar and around every water cooler in the nation. Athlon continues its look at how each all-conference team ranked as high school recruits with the first-team All-ACC team.

Related: College Football's 2012 All-American Team as Recruits

2012 Offensive All-ACC Team as Recruits

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Florida State Makes a Curious Decision to Hire Jeremy Pruitt as Defensive Coordinator

The Seminoles have replaced Mark Stoops with Jeremy Pruitt.

Florida State’s search for a defensive coordinator is over. Alabama assistant Jeremy Pruitt has been hired as the replacement for Mark Stoops, who left to become Kentucky’s head coach after three seasons in Tallahassee.

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15 Players Who Will Impact the NFL Draft and College Football in 2013

Georgia could be a national title contender if Aaron Murray returns.

The NFL’s early entry deadline into the draft always plays a huge role in ranking teams for the next season. There’s a handful of key players that could depart college football for the NFL after this season, which could force a lot of changes in Athlon’s very early top 25 for 2013.

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