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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Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas Preview and Prediction: Texas Tech vs. Minnesota

Can Minnesota upset Texas Tech?

From 1999 to 2009, Minnesota played in nine bowl games. But after two coaching changes and no postseason berths since, Jerry Kill has his Golden Gophers back in the postseason. The Big Ten program hasn’t won a postseason game, however, since a 2004 Music City Bowl victory over Alabama.

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Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl Preview and Prediction: TCU vs. Michigan State

Le'Veon Bell faces a tough challenge against TCU's run defense.

The bowl game in Tempe will be a last chance to build any sort of momentum for both Michigan State and TCU into 2013.

The Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl (formerly the Insight Bowl) puts together two teams that have not won back-to-back games since September. For Michigan State and TCU, the season has not gone entirely as planned.

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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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Wisconsin Football Makes a Home Run Hire in Utah State's Gary Andersen

Gary Andersen will replace Bret Bielema as Wisconsin's head coach.

After a two-week search, Wisconsin has finally found its next head coach. Utah State’s Gary Andersen has been hired to replace Bret Bielema in Madison, becoming Wisconsin’s third head coach since 1990. Bielema left for Arkansas after recording a 68-24 mark in seven seasons.

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How the 2012 All-Big Ten Team Ranked as High School Recruits

How did the 2012 All-Big Ten 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-Big Ten team.

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

2012 Offensive All-Big Ten Team as Recruits

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