Sun. Oct. 20 First BCS Standings Released

Mon. Nov. 3 2013 Discover Orange Bowl Online Credential Application Opens

Sat. Dec. 7 Dr Pepper ACC Championship Game (ESPN)

Across The ACC

In a League of Its Own – The ACC remains the only conference to have three teams ranked in the BCS Top 10, with Florida State leading the way at No. 3 and Miami (No. 7) and Clemson (No. 8) not far behind. The Big 12 (Baylor, Oklahoma), Pac-12 (Oregon, Stanford) and SEC (Alabama, Missouri) have two teams each with the Big Ten (Ohio State) having one.Sunshine Showdown - Miami travels to Tallahassee this weekend to take on Florida State in the second top-10 ACC matchup of the season; then-No. 3 Clemson hosted then-No. 5 FSU two weeks ago. This marks just the second time in league history that the ACC has had two games matching top-10 ACC foes in the same year which originally occurred during the 2004 season when the league had three games showcasing top-10 teams.

Get Up, It’s GameDay - ESPN’s College GameDay will make its 9th appearance in Tallahassee this weekend and its third on an ACC campus this fall, tying for most in a single year (2005) for the conference. This rivalry game between the Hurricanes and the Seminoles marks the second time in ACC history a pair teams with 7-0 or better records face each other (1997, FSU at UNC, both 8-0).

Across College Football

Movers and Shakers - While Alabama remains the undisputed top team in the BCS, Oregon defeated then-No. 12 UCLA and traded places with Florida State, taking the No. 2 spot; South Carolina took down then-No. 5 Missouri, knocking the Tigers back four places to No. 9 and moving itself up to No. 14; Baylor hopped over Miami for the No. 6 spot following its lopsided win over Kansas; Oklahoma upset an undefeated Texas Tech squad to move them up to No. 10; and Michigan State, Wisconsin and Notre Dame all made their first BCS appearances of the year.Top Dogs - The top four teams of the BCS all made big statements in Week Nine, all putting up at least 42 points while holding their opponents to 17 at most. No. 1 Alabama lead 35-0 at halftime and T.J. Yeldon scored three times en route to a 45-10 victory over Tennessee; Oregon scored 28 unanswered points in the second half to pull away against UCLA and jumped Florida State for the No. 2 spot in the BCS; The Seminoles made it look easy against N.C. State, scoring 35 points in the first quarter on their way to a 49-17 victory; and Ohio State handed Penn State its worst loss in 114 years, a 63-14 blowout.

Sun. Dec. 8 BCS Selection Show / Coaches’ Teleconference

Fri. Dec. 20

Credential Application / Media Hotel Reservations Closes

Sat. Dec. 21

2013 Metro PCS Orange Bowl Basketball Classic (FSN)

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Sat. Dec. 28 Afternoon Team Arrivals / HC Press Conferences

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8:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Coordinators / Student-Athletes Press Conferences

Thur. Jan. 2 8:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Head Coaches Press Conference

Thur. Jan. 2 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. AvMed Orange Bowl Coaches Luncheon

Thur. Jan. 2 7:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. Media Party

Fri. Jan. 3 1:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Bud Light Orange Bowl Game Day Fan Zone

Fri. Jan. 3 8:30 p.m. Discover Orange Bowl

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orAnge Bowl CommiTTeeOfficers

President & Chair......................Andrew P. HertzChair-Elect......................................Luis E. BouéVice Chair.................................Lee. E. StapletonVice Chair..............................Michael B. ChaviesSecretary.........................................Ann E. PopeTreasurer...................................Shaun M. DavisImmediate Past President/Chair..O. Ford GibsonCEO.................................................Eric L. Poms

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weekend watch listArizona State at Washington StateThursday, October 31, 10:30 p.m.

Arizona State (5-2) and its 6th-ranked scoring offense head to Washington State (4-4) looking to stay atop of the Pac-12 South. The Sun Devils are coming off a big win against then-ranked Washington and enter Pullman, Washington with a 24-13-2 series record against the Cougars.

USC at Oregon StateFriday, November 1, 9:00 p.m.

USC (5-3) will play just its third Friday game since 1999 when it travels to Oregon State (6-2), its first clash against the Beavers after a 2-year layoff. Beaver quarterback Sean Mannion will look to lead the best passing offense in the country (420.8 ypg) to their seventh victory in the last eight games.

No. 21 Michigan at No. 22 Michigan StateSaturday, November 2, 3:30 p.m.

Michigan State (7-1) plays host to Michigan (6-1) this weekend in a key Big Ten Legends Division matchup. The Spartans and their third-ranked scoring defense are currently atop the division with a 4-0 conference record while the Wolverines and their eighth ranked scoring offense hold a 2-1 record, tied for second.

Navy at No. 25 Notre DameSaturday, November 2, 3:30 p.m.

Notre Dame (6-2) made its BCS Top 25 debut this week and welcomes its rival Navy (4-3) to South Bend looking to move up in the rankings. The Fighting Irish and Midshipmen will play one another for the 83rd consecutive year on Saturday, making it the longest continuous intersectional rivalry in the college football.

Georgia vs. FloridaSaturday, November 2, 3:30 p.m.EverBank Field, Jacksonville, FL

The heated rivalry between Florida (4-3) and Georgia (4-3) resumes this weekend with both teams unranked for just the second time since 1980. The series between the Gators and Bulldogs dates back to 1915 and Georgia holds a 48-40-2 all-time advantage.

Tennessee at No. 9 MissouriSaturday, November 2, 7:00 p.m.

Coming off its first loss of the season, a heartbreaking double-overtime loss to South Carolina, Missouri (7-1) hosts Tennessee (4-4) to wrap up a three-game home stand before heading back on the road. This is just the second meeting between the two with Missouri winning last year in four overtimes.

No. 18 Oklahoma State at No. 15 Texas TechSaturday, November 2, 7:00 p.m.

For the 41st time in a series that dates back to 1935, Oklahoma State (6-1) and Texas Tech (7-1) face off in a very tightly-contested Big 12 title race. The Red Raiders are third in the nation in passing (412.9 ypg) and will look to utilize that in order to rebound at home following their first loss of the season last week at Oklahoma.

No. 7 Miami at No. 3 Florida StateSaturday, November 2, 8:00 p.m.

ESPN’s College GameDay visits Tallahassee this weekend for the biggest FSU-UM matchup in recent history. This will be the first time since 2003 that the two in-state rivals meet up both ranked in the top-10. Miami (7-0) leads the rivalry 31-26, but Florida State (7-0) has won the last three meetings and will look to defeat its 12th-straight ACC opponent.

Discover orange Bowl- FwAA Courage Award

DALLAS (FWAA) – Missouri senior wide receiver L’Damian Washington is the weekly nominee for the 2013 Discover Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award that will be announced at the end of the season.

Washington, the rangy 6-foot-4 wide receiver from Shreveport, Louisiana, has been the emotional leader for the 10th-ranked Tigers this season after a tumultuous upbringing that included the murder of his father when he was five years old. A decade later his mother, Sonya, only 38, died after complications with a blood clot.

Washington, the second youngest of four brothers, was left to help raise the family with his two older brothers. The fourth brother is still in high school. They bonded and stayed together, despite attempts to split them up. And when it came time for L’Damian to accept a college scholarship, after initially planning on attending nearby Louisiana Tech, his brothers encouraged him to go to Missouri.

Washington has overcome all the obstacles and has a resume that ranks him among the top receivers in college football. Through eight games this season, he leads the Tigers with 635 yards receiving on 33 catches (a 19.2 yards-a-catch average) and has eight touchdown receptions.

The Courage Award was created by ESPN‘s senior columnist Gene Wojciechowski, also a FWAA member. A select group of writers from the FWAA vote on the winner each year. The requirements for nomination include displaying courage on or off the field, including overcoming an injury or physical handicap, preventing a disaster or living through hardship.

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The matchup between in-state rivals Miami and Florida State this weekend is a rematch of the 2004 Orange Bowl in which the Hurricanes

defeated the Seminoles 16-14.

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#3 Florida State#8 ClemsonWake ForestSyracuseMarylandBoston CollegeNC State

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#7 Miami Virginia TechGeorgia TechDukePittsburghNorth CarolinaVirginia

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economic impactThe 2012-13 Orange Bowl Festival, including the 2013 Discover

BCS National Championship and the 79th Discover Orange Bowl, generated a total of $298.1 million in new economic impact and media exposure value for South Florida, according to a study by

Conventions Sports & Leisure International (CSL).

2012-2013 Orange Bowl Events, including Discover BCS National Championship game and Discover orange Bowl

$298.1 million Total Economic Impact and added Media Value$224 million Total New Economic Output$74.1 million Added Media Exposure Value$4.9 million New Taxes Generated2400 New Full and Part-Time Jobs Generated$81.4 million Personal Earnings from those 2400 New Jobs383,000 Unique Visitors to the area (57% from outside S. Fl)225,000 Incremental Hotel Room Nights93% % of those in Attendance 2013 Discover BCS National Championship Game from outside of S. Fl

*Source for above numbers is Conventions Sports & Leisure International (CSL)

80,120 Attendance at the Discover BCS National Championship Game (a Sun Life Stadium record)

37 million Number of those who viewed the two games on ESPN