12-29-22 roundup: Pro basketball and football, High school basketball and football, College football and basketball

By Richard Walker

The 21st Duke’s Mayo Bowl will be played Friday at noon at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium.

Longtime rivals Maryland and N.C. State will meet for the first time since 2013 in the 2022 renewal of the postseason game.

The ACC takes a 10-10 record into the contest – and hasn’t won since 2018 – while the Big Ten is unbeaten at 1-0 by virtue of Wisconsin’s 42-28 victory over Wake Forest in 2020.

N.C. State is 2-1 in previous games, winning in 2005 and 2011 and losing in 2015. Maryland is making its first appearance.

Gameday: Maryland Terrapins (7-5) vs. N.C. State Wolfpack (8-4), Noon on Friday at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium

TV: ESPN (Anish Shroff, Brock Osweiler, Andraya Carter)

RADIO: FM 95.7 in Hickory is N.C. State affiliate (Gary Hahn, Johnny Evans, Tony Haynes)

THE SERIES: Tied 33-33-4. The teams met as league rivals in the Southern Conference and ACC before Maryland left the ACC for the Big Ten after the 2013 season.

MARYLAND NOTES: Head coach Michael Locksley (5th year 20-28), Taulia Tagovailoa (2,787 yards passing, 17 TDs), Roman Hemby (924 yards rushing, 10 TDs), Dante Trader, Jr. (58 tackles), Won 56-21 at Charlotte 49ers on Sept. 10. Won 37-0 over Rutgers on Nov. 26 to stop 3-game losing streak to end regular season. First loss of season was 34-27 at CFP participant Michigan at home on Sept. 24.

N.C. STATE NOTES: Head coach Dave Doeren (10th year 72-53), Devin Leary (1,265 yards passing, 11 TDs but has left program for Kentucky), Thayer Thomas (53 catches for 588 yards, 4 TDs), Drake Thomas (90 tackles), Team went 4-1 in 1-score games (21-20 win at East Carolina on Sept. 3, 19-17 home win over Florida State on Oct. 8, 21-20 home loss to Boston College on Nov. 12 and 30-27 overtime win at North Carolina on Nov. 25).

Here’s all of the previous Duke’s Mayo’s Bowl with date, title sponsor, final score and game attendance at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium.:

Dec. 28, 2002 (Continental Tire Bowl) — Virginia 48, West Virginia 22 (73,535)
Dec. 27, 2003 (Continental Tire Bowl) — Virginia 23, Pittsburgh 16 (51,236)
Dec. 30, 2004 (Continental Tire Bowl) — Boston College 37, North Carolina 24 (70,412)
Dec. 31, 2005 (Meineke Car Care Bowl) — N.C. State 14, South Florida 0 (57.937)
Dec. 30, 2006 (Meineke Car Care Bowl) — Boston College 25, Navy 24 (52,303)
Dec. 29, 2007 (Meineke Car Care Bowl) — Wake Forest 24, Connecticut 10 (53,126)
Dec. 27, 2008 (Meineke Car Care Bowl) — West Virginia 31, North Carolina 30 (73,712)
Dec. 26, 2009 (Meineke Car Care Bowl) — Pittsburgh 19, North Carolina 17 (50,389)
Dec. 31, 2010 (Meineke Car Care Bowl) — South Florida 31, Clemson 26 (41,122)
Dec. 27, 2011 (Belk Bowl) — N.C. State 31, Louisville 24 (58,427)
Dec. 27, 2012 (Belk Bowl) — Cincinnati 48, Duke 34 (48,128)
Dec. 28, 2013 (Belk Bowl) — North Carolina 39, Cincinnati 17 (45,211)
Dec. 29, 2014 (Belk Bowl) — Georgia 37, Louisville 14 (45,671)
Dec. 30, 2015 (Belk Bowl) — Mississippi State 51, N.C. State 28 (46,423)
Dec. 29, 2016 (Belk Bowl) — Virginia Tech 35, Arkansas 24 (46,902)
Dec. 29, 2017 (Belk Bowl) — Wake Forest 55, Texas A&M 52 (32,784)
Dec. 29, 2018 (Belk Bowl) — Virginia 28, South Carolina 0 (48,263)
Dec. 31, 2019 (Belk Bowl) — Kentucky 37, Virginia Tech 30 (44,138)
Dec. 30, 2020 (Duke’s Mayo Bowl) — Wisconsin 42, Wake Forest 28 (1,500-COVID-19 restricted)
Dec. 30, 2021 (Duke’s Mayo Bowl) — South Carolina 38, North Carolina 21 (45,520)
Dec. 30, 2022 (Duke’s Mayo Bowl) — Maryland vs. N.C. State

 

 

 

 

 

High school basketball

Here’s the full schedules and results of 2022 holiday tournaments for teams from Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties:

-BOYS

Bud Black/Dennis Tate Holiday Classic (at Cherryville HS)
(Tuesday, Dec. 27)
Burns 65, Piedmont CC 59
Cherryville 78, Pinnacle Academy 35
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Consolation – Piedmont CC 84, Pinnacle Academy 48
Championship – Burns 76, Cherryville 52

Linberg Moody Holiday Classic (at Rock Hill, S.C, Northwestern HS)
(Tuesday, Dec. 27)
Charlotte Elevation Prep 92, York, S.C. Prep 55
Lincoln Charter 70, Charlotte Elite 52
Palisades 87, Lewisville, S.C. 48
Rock Hill, S.C. Northwestern 86, Fort Mill Comenius 48
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Charlotte Elite 72, York Prep 26
Comenius 68, Lewisville 66
Charlotte Elevation Prep 81, Lincoln Charter 67
Northwestern 67, Palisades 58
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
Fifth place – Charlotte Elite 69, Comenius 67
Third place – Lincoln Charter 68, Palisades 54
Championship – Charlotte Elevation Prep 77, Northwestern 68

People’s Bank Holiday Clash (at West Lincoln HS)
(Tuesday, Dec. 27)
West Lincoln – bye
East Gaston 71, Bandys 56
North Lincoln 61, Forestview 54
Lincolnton 47, Cramer 43
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Bandys – bye
Cramer 53, Forestview 43
East Gaston 81, West Lincoln 72
North Lincoln 65, Lincolnton 44
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
Forestview – bye
Fifth place – Bandys 53, Cramer 46
Third place – Lincolnton 54, West Lincoln 53
Championship – East Gaston def. North Lincoln, 8 p.m.

Bluffton Bobcat Classic (at Hilton Head, S.C.)
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Greer, S.C. Riverside 64, St. John’s, Fla. Creekside 60 (OT)
South Point 60, Cincinnati Summit Country Day 59
Forest, Ala. def. Section, Ala.
Marvin Ridge 59, Bluffton, S.C. 40
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
Creekside 46, Summit Country Day 43
South Point 52, Riverside 50: Sully Absher (15 points, 10 rebounds) and Graham Williams (10 points) led South Point.
Section vs. Bluffton, 4:30 p.m.
Forest 51, Marvin Ridge 45
(Friday, Dec. 30)
Seventh place – Summit Country Day vs. Section-Bluffton loser, 10:30 a.m.
Fifth place – Creekside vs. Section-Bluffton winner, 1:30 p.m.
Third place – Riverside vs. Marvin Ridge, 4:30 p.m.
Championship – South Point vs. Forest, 7:30 p.m.

Copperhead Basketball Classic (at Catawba Ridge, S.C., HS)
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Parkwood 67, Great Falls, S.C. 52
Charleston, S.C., Simmons 77, Bessemer City 62
Fairfield Central, S.C. 64, York, S.C. 46
Catawba Ridge, S.C. 72, North Gaston 25
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
Bessemer City 51, Great Falls 45
North Gaston 66, York 43
Parkwood 75, Simmons 42
Catawba Ridge 82, Fairfield Central 39
(Friday, Dec. 30)
Seventh place – Great Falls vs. York, 10 a.m.
Fifth place – Bessemer City vs. North Gaston, 1 p.m.
Third place – Simmons vs. Fairfield Central, 11:30 a.m.
Championship – Parkwood vs. Catawba Ridge, 2:30 p.m.

East Lincoln Winter Jam (at East Lincoln HS)
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
East Mecklenburg 81, Ashbrook 51
Lake Norman 80, Huss 61
Lake Norman Charter 71, SouthLake Christian 60
East Lincoln 79, Community School of Davidson 49
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
Huss 60, Ashbrook 57
Community School of Davidson 53, SouthLake Christian 43
East Mecklenburg 72, Lake Norman 67
East Lincoln 72, Lake Norman Charter 67
(Friday, Dec. 30)
Seventh place – Ashbrook vs. SouthLake Christian, 1 p.m.
Fifth place – Huss vs. Community School of Davidson, 2:30 p.m.
Third place – Lake Norman vs. Lake Norman Charter, 5:30 p.m.
Championship – East Mecklenburg vs. East Lincoln, 8:30 p.m.

Kings Mountain Mountaineer Classic (at Kings Mountain HS)
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
No. 1 Irmo, S.C. 82, No. 8 East Rutherford 36
No. 6 Butler 57, No. 3 Washington, D.C., Ballou 39
No. 2 Shelby 53, No. 7 Rock Hill, S.C. 49
No. 4 Harding 54, No. 5 Kings Mountain 50: Bradley Floyd had 20 points, Tucker Robinette 11 and Curtis Simpson 10 for Kings Mountain.
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
Rock Hill vs. Ballou, 3 p.m.
Kings Mountain 61, East Rutherford 53: Bradley Floyd had 19 points and Charlie Foster 14 for Kings Mountain.
Shelby 53, Butler 49
Irmo 68, Harding 46
(Friday, Dec. 30)
Seventh place – Rock Hill-Ballou loser vs. East Rutherford, 3 p.m.
Fifth place – Rock Hill-Ballou winner vs. Kings Mountain, 4:30 p.m.
Third place – Butler vs. Harding, 6 p.m.
Championship – Shelby vs. Irmo, 7:30 p.m.

North Henderson Christmas Tournament (at North Henderson HS)
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Mountain Heritage 61, West Henderson 48
North Henderson 79, Madison 53
Crest 67, East Henderson 52
Hendersonville 90, Clyde Erwin 73
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
East Henderson 51, Clyde Erwin 45
West Henderson 64, Madison 41
Mountain Heritage vs. North Henderson, 6 p.m.
Crest 86, Hendersonville 82
(Friday, Dec. 30)
Seventh place – Clyde Erwin vs. Madison, noon
Fifth place – East Henderson vs. West Henderson, 1:30 p.m.
Third place – Mountain Heritage-North Henderson loser vs. Hendersonville, 4:30 p.m.
Championship – Mountain Heritage-North Henderson winner vs. Crest, 7:30 p.m.

Parkersburg, W.Va., South High School Holiday Tournament
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
Gaston Day vs Mt. Lebanon, Pa., 6:15 p.m.
Parkersburg South, W.Va. vs. Nansemond-Suffolk Academy, Va., 8 p.m.
(Friday, Dec. 30)
Consolation, 5:15 p.m.
Championship, 7 p.m.

-GIRLS

Freedom Christmas Invitational (at Freedom HS)
(Monday, Dec. 26)
Draughn 56, Charlotte Country Day 43
Hibriten 69, Enka 31
Shelby 61, Ashbrook 51
Freedom 64, Statesville Rising Stars Prep Academy 55
(Tuesday, Dec. 27)
Charlotte Country Day 66, Enka 33
Ashbrook 59, Statesville Rising Stars Prep Academy 34
Hibriten 57, Draughn 41
Shelby 40, Freedom 35
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Seventh place – Statesville Rising Stars Prep Academy 68, Enka 60
Fifth place – Ashbrook 54, Charlotte Country Day 38
Third place – Draughn 54, Freedom 38
Championship – Hibriten 54, Shelby 35

Bud Black/Dennis Tate Holiday Classic (at Cherryville HS)
(Tuesday, Dec. 27)
Highland Tech 55, Piedmont CC 49
Cherryville 42, Pinnacle Academy 30
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Consolation – Piedmont CC 60, Pinnacle Academy 41
Championship – Highland Tech 48, Cherryville 22

People’s Bank Holiday Clash (at West Lincoln HS)
(Tuesday, Dec. 27)
West Lincoln – bye
Bandys 53, East Gaston 24
North Lincoln 57, Forestview 41
Cramer 49, Lincolnton 33
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
East Gaston – bye
Forestview 60, Lincolnton 45
West Lincoln 71, Bandys 61
Cramer 48, North Lincoln 28
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
Lincolnton – bye
Fifth place – Forestview def. East Gaston
Third place – Bandys 61, North Lincoln 55
Championship – Cramer 53, West Lincoln 39 Oshauna Holland (20 points, 5 steals, 4 assists, 5 rebounds), Hadley Womack (19 points) and Zion Duncan (12 points, 11 rebounds) led Cramer and Chloe Norman had 19 points for West Lincoln.
Holland was named tournament MVP and Duncan and Norman were all-tournament team members.

Copperhead Basketball Classic (at Catawba Ridge, S.C., HS)
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Parkwood 64, Fort Mill, S.C. 49
Rock Hill, S.C. 58, Bessemer City 56 (OT)
Porter Ridge 50, South Point 37
Catawba Ridge 64, Harding 32
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
Bessemer City 45, Fort Mill 44
South Point 62, Harding 32: Amya Graham (18 points, 15 rebounds, 4 blocks, 3 steals, 2 assists) led South Point.
Rock Hill 72, Parkwood 52
Catawba Ridge 68, Porter Ridge 54
(Friday, Dec. 30)
Seventh place – Fort Mill vs. Harding, 11:30 a.m.
Fifth place – Bessemer City vs. South Point, 2:30 p.m.
Third place – Parkwood vs. Porter Ridge, 10 a.m.
Championship – Rock Hill vs. Catawba Ridge, 1 p.m.

East Lincoln Winter Jam (at East Lincoln HS)
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Mallard Creek 46, East Mecklenburg 27
West Cabarrus 56, Concord Robinson 34
Lake Norman Charter 52, Community School of Davidson 41
East Lincoln 66, Pine Lake Prep 23
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
East Mecklenburg 39, Concord Robinson 34
Pine Lake Prep 45, Community School of Davidson 44
Mallard Creek vs. West Cabarrus, 4 p.m.
East Lincoln 71, Lake Norman Charter 32
(Friday, Dec. 30)
Seventh place – Concord Robinson vs. Community School of Davidson, 10 a.m.
Fifth place – East Mecklenburg vs. Pine Lake Prep, 11:30 a.m.
Third place – Mallard Creek-West Cabarrus loser vs. Lake Norman Charter, 4 p.m.
Championship – Mallard Creek-West Cabarrus winner vs. East Lincoln, 7 p.m.

Lady Cavalier Classic (at East Rutherford HS)
(Wednesday, Dec. 28)
Independence 67, Forest City Masters Academy 10
South Mecklenburg 68, North Gaston 11
Hopewell def. Kings Mountain
East Rutherford 72, West Charlotte 33
(Thursday, Dec. 29)
Masters Academy 51, North Gaston 25
Kings Mountain vs. West Charlotte, 4:30 p.m.
Independence 53, South Mecklenburg 50
Hopewell vs. East Rutherford, 7:30 p.m.
(Friday, Dec. 30)
Seventh place – North Gaston vs. Kings Mountain-West Charlotte loser, 3 p.m.
Fifth place – Masters Academy vs. Kings Mountain-West Charlotte winner, 4:30 p.m.
Third place – South Mecklenburg vs. Hopewell-East Rutherford loser, 6 p.m.
Championship – Independence vs. Hopewell-East Rutherford winner, 7:30 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

College football

Former Huss High standout Dontavius Nash announced on twitter on Thursday that he was transferring to East Carolina.

A 2021 Huss graduate, Nash had one tackle in three games in 2021 and two tackles in five games this past season for North Carolina before putting his name in the transfer portal after the Tar Heels’ ACC championship game loss.

 

 

 

 

 

College basketball

(Thursday’s games)
Charlotte 82, Middle Tennessee 69: Brice Williams scored 31 points off the bench as the 49ers improved to 1-1 in Conference USA and 10-3 overall.

Gardner-Webb 83, Charleston Southern 63: Caleb Robinson came off the bench to record a double-double (14 points, 12 rebounds) as Gardner-Webb (1-0, 6-7) won its fourth straight in its Big South Conference opener.

Queens 81, Austin Peay 77: Kenny Dye had 27 points as the Royals (1-0, 11-3) won their first NCAA Division I Conference game in the Atlantic Sun.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro football

Carolina Panthers quarterback P.J. Walker is the 2022 winner of the Tom Berry Good Guy Award, which annually honors the Panthers player who was most helpful to the media.

Walker is in his third season with the Panthers and the award is presented by the Carolinas chapter of the Pro Football Writers of America and named for a longtime columnist and Panthers beat writer for the High Point Enterprise who died at the start of the 2009 season.

Walker started five games for the Panthers in Weeks six through 10 and completed 72.7 percent of his passes and tossed two touchdowns in a 21-3 win over Tampa Bay in Week 7.

PFWA members said they appreciated that Walker was accessible beyond what was required of him, taking time to speak with reporters 1-on-1 at his locker after practices and games. Walker also was available to the media after the firing of Matt Rhule, his coach at Temple, and the trade of Robbie Anderson, his college teammate.

Previous Tom Berry Good Guy Award winners:
2009 — Brad Hoover
2010 — Jordan Gross
2011 — Captain Munnerlyn
2012 — James Anderson
2013 — Greg Olsen
2014 — Mike Tolbert
2015 — Josh Norman
2016 — Kurt Coleman
2017 — Ed Dickson
2018 — Ryan Kalil
2019 — Greg Olsen
2020 — Teddy Bridgewater
2021 — Brian Burns
2022 — P.J. Walker

Here’s the full Carolina Panthers schedule for the 2022 season:

Week 1, Sept. 11, Cleveland (L 24-26)
Week 2, Sept. 18, at N.Y. Giants (L 16-19)
Week 3, Sept. 25, New Orleans (W 22-14)
Week 4, Oct. 2, Arizona (L 16-26)
Week 5, Oct. 9, San Francisco (L 15-37)
Week 6, Oct. 16, at L.A. Rams (L 10-24)
Week 7, Oct. 23, Tampa Bay (W 21-3)
Week 8, Oct. 30, at Atlanta (L 34-37, OT)
Week 9, Nov. 6, at Cincinnati (L 21-42)
Week 10, Nov. 10, Atlanta (W 25-15)
Week 11, Nov. 20, at Baltimore (L 3-13)
Week 12, Nov. 27, Denver (W 23-10)
Week 13, Dec. 4, BYE
Week 14, Dec. 11, at Seattle (W 30-24)
Week 15, Dec. 18, Pittsburgh (L 16-24)
Week 16, Dec. 24, Detroit (W 37-23)
Week 17, Jan. 1, at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Week 18, Jan. 8, at New Orleans, TBD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pro basketball

The Charlotte Hornets snapped a two-game losing streak with a 121-113 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in their first game back home after a six-game, 10-day West Coast road trip.

LaMelo Ball (27 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists), P.J. Washington (25 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists) and rookie Mark Williams (17 points, 13 rebounds) led the Hornets.

Here’s the 2022-23 Charlotte Hornets schedule:

(10-25 record)
October
19 at San Antonio (W 129-102)
21 New Orleans (L 112-124)
23 at Atlanta (W 126-109)
26 at New York (L 131-134, OT)
28 at Orlando (L 93-113)
29 Golden State (W 120-113, OT)
31 Sacramento (L 108-115)
November
2 at Chicago (L 88-106)
4 at Memphis (L 99-130)
5 Brooklyn (L 94-98)
7 Washington (L 100-108)
9 Portland (L 95-105)
10 at Miami (L 112-117, OT)
12 at Miami (L 115-132)
14 at Orlando (W 112-105)
16 Indiana (L 113-125)
18 at Cleveland (L 122-132, 2 OT)
20 at Washington (L 102-106)
23 Philadelphia (W 107-101)
25 Minnesota (W 110-108)
28 at Boston (L 105-140)
December
2 Washington (W 117-116)
3 Milwaukee (L 96-105)
5 L.A. Clippers (L 117-119)
7 at Brooklyn (L 116-122)
9 New York (L 102-121)
11 at Philadelphia (L 113-131)
14 Detroit (L 134-141, OT)
16 Atlanta (L 106-125)
18 at Denver (L 115-119)
19 at Sacramento (W 125-119)
21 at L.A. Clippers (L 105-126)
23 at L.A. Lakers (W 134-130)
26 at Portland (L 113-124)
27 at Golden State (L 105-110)
29 Oklahoma City (W 121-113)
31 Brooklyn, 7 p.m.
January
2 L.A. Lakers, 7 p.m.
4 Memphis, 7 p.m.
6 at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
8 at Indiana, 5 p.m.
10 at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
12 at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
14 Boston, 7 p.m.
16 Boston, 1 p.m.
18 at Houston, 8 p.m.
21 at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
23 at Utah, 9 p.m.
24 at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
26 Chicago, 7:30 p.m.
29 Miami, 1 p.m.
31 at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
February
2 at Chicago, 8 p.m.
3 at Detroit, 7 p.m.
5 Orlando, 1 p.m.
8 at Washington, 7 p.m.
10 at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
11 Denver, 7 p.m.
13 Atlanta, 7 p.m.
15 San Antonio, 7 p.m.
24 at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
25 Miami, 7 p.m.
27 Detroit, 7 p.m.
March
1 Phoenix, 7 p.m.
3 Orlando, 7 p.m.
5 at Brooklyn, 6 p.m.
7 at New York, 7:30 p.m.
9 at Detroit, 7 p.m.
11 Utah, 7 p.m.
12 Cleveland, 5 p.m.
14 Cleveland, 7 p.m.
17 Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
20 Indiana, 7 p.m.
23 at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
24 at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
26 Dallas, 1 p.m.
28 at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
31 Chicago, 7 p.m.
April
2 Toronto, 1 p.m.
4 Toronto, 7 p.m.
7 Houston, 7 p.m.
9 at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

College football

Here is the full 2022-23 NCAA Division I FBS schedule:
(College Football Playoff)
Championship – Jan. 9 at Inglewood, Cal., TBA
Semifinal – Dec. 31 Peach at Atlanta, Ga., 4 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 3 TCU
Semifinal – Dec. 31 Fiesta at Glendale, Ariz., 8 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 4 Ohio State

(CFP Selection Committee Bowl games)
Jan. 2 – Rose at Pasadena, Cal., 5 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 8 Utah vs. No. 11 Penn State
Jan. 2 – Cotton at Arlington, Tex., 1 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 10 Southern California vs. No. 16 Tulane
Dec. 31 – Sugar at New Orleans, La., Noon (ESPN)
No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 9 Kansas State
Dec. 30 – Orange and Miami, Fla., 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 6 Tennessee vs. No. 7 Clemson

(Other bowl games)
Jan. 2 – Citrus at Orlando, Fla., 1 p.m. (ABC)
No. 17 LSU vs. Purdue
Jan. 2 – ReliaQuest at Tampa, Fla., Noon (ESPN2)
No. 22 Mississippi State vs. Illinois
Dec. 31 – Music City at Nashville, Tenn., Noon (ABC)
Iowa vs. Kentucky
Dec. 30 – Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 4:30 p.m. (Barstool)
Ohio vs. Wyoming
Dec. 30 – Gator at Jacksonville, Fla., 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 21 Notre Dame vs. No. 19 South Carolina
Dec. 30 – Sun at El Paso, Tex., 2 p.m. (CBS)
No. 18 UCLA vs. Pittsburgh
Dec. 30 – Duke’s Mayo at Charlotte, Noon (ESPN)
Maryland vs. No. 23 N.C. State
Dec. 29 – Alamo at San Antonio, Tex.
No. 20 Texas vs. No. 12 Washington
Dec. 29 – Cheez-It at Orlando, Fla.
Oklahoma vs. No. 13 Florida State – Florida State 35-32
Dec. 29 – Pinstripe at Bronx, N.Y.
Minnesota vs. Syracuse – Minnesota 28-20
Dec. 28 – Texas at Houston, Tex.
Mississippi vs. Texas Tech – Texas Tech 42-25
Dec. 28 – Holiday at San Diego, Cal.
No. 15 Oregon vs. North Carolina – Oregon 28-27
Dec. 28 – Liberty at Memphis
Arkansas vs. Kansas – Arkansas 55-53 (3 OT)
Dec. 28 – Military at Annapolis, Md.
Duke vs. Central Florida – Duke 30-13
Dec. 27 – Guaranteed Rate at Phoenix, Ariz.
Wisconsin vs. Oklahoma State – Wisconsin 24-17
Dec. 27 – Birmingham at Birmingham, Ala.
Coastal Carolina vs. East Carolina – East Carolina 53-29
Dec. 27 – First Responder at University Park, Tex.
Memphis vs. Utah State – Memphis 38-10
Dec. 27 – Camellia at Montgomery, Ala.
Buffalo vs. Georgia Southern – Buffalo 23-21
Dec. 26 – Quick Lane at Detroit, Mich.
Bowling Green vs. New Mexico State – New Mexico State 24-19
Dec. 24 – Hawai’i at Honolulu, Hawai’i
San Diego State vs. Middle Tennessee – Middle Tennessee 25-23
Dec. 23 – Gasparilla at Tampa, Fla.
Missouri vs. Wake Forest – Wake Forest 27-17
Dec. 23 – Independence at Shreveport, La.
Houston vs. Louisiana – Houston 23-16
Dec. 22 – Armed Forces at Fort Worth, Tex.
Baylor vs. Air Force – Air Force 30-15
Dec. 21 – New Orleans at New Orleans, La.
Western Kentucky vs. South Alabama – Western Kentucky 44-23
Dec. 20 – Boca Raton at Boca Raton, Fla.
Toledo vs. Liberty – Toledo 21-19
Dec. 20 – Famous Idaho Potato at Boise, Id.
San Jose State vs. Eastern Michigan – Eastern Michigan 41-27
Dec. 19 – Myrtle Beach at Conway, S.C.
Marshall vs. Connecticut – Marshall 28-14
Dec. 17 – Frisco at Frisco, Tex.
North Texas vs. Boise State – Boise State 35-32
Dec. 17 – New Mexico at Albuquerque, N.M.
BYU vs. SMU – BYU 24-23
Dec. 17 – LendingTree at Mobile, Ala., 5:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Southern Miss vs. Rice – Southern Miss 38-24
Dec. 17 – Jimmy Kimmel L.A. at Inglewood, Cal.
Washington State vs. Fresno State – Fresno State 29-6
Dec. 17 – Las Vegas at Las Vegas, Nev.
Florida vs. No. 14 Oregon State – Oregon State 30-3
Dec. 17 – Celebration Bowl at Atlanta
Jackson State vs. N.C. Central – N.C. Central 41-34 in OT
Dec. 17 – Fenway at Boston, Mass.
Louisville vs. Cincinnati – Louisville 24-7
Dec. 16 – Cure at Orlando, Fla.
No. 24 Troy vs. No. 25 UT-San Antonio – Troy 18-12
Dec. 16 – Bahamas at Nassau, Bahamas
UAB vs. Miami, O. – UAB 24-20