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Michigan is in its first BCS bowl in five years. Virginia Tech? Many said the Hokies didn't deserve a Sugar Bowl invitation.

This matchup is all about validation, writes George Schroeder.

The NFL can wait. Matt Barkley plans to lead USC from under the cloud of NCAA sanctions to a BCS bowl. The bottom line is Barkley made the best choice for himself, writes Andy Staples.

No. 3 Oklahoma State's BCS title game hopes are a memory. But there's still plenty on the line, including a BCS bowl bid, as the Cowboys take on No. 13 Oklahoma tonight.

OSU leads 10-0.

Meaningless? Try telling that to No. 12 Georgia. With a win over No. 1 LSU in the SEC title game, the Bulldogs will punch a ticket to a BCS bowl.

Georgia is leading 10-0. Follow it all here.

Is an unbeaten season, and a BCS bowl berth, slipping away from No. 7 Houston? The Cougars are trailing No. 24 Southern Miss. 42-21 in the C-USA title game.

Follow all of the action here.

Few football programs had a more difficult season in 2010 than the University of Pittsburgh. Led by running back Dion Lewis, a Doak Walker candidate, the Panthers were the preseason pick to win the Big East and go to a BCS bowl.

But things quickly began unraveling -- on and off the field.

West Virginia tries to keep slim BCS bowl hopes alive. Get scoreboard updates.

BCS bowl hopes are on the line as TCU and Utah meet in a battle of unbeatens in Salt Lake City.

Crashing a BCS bowl isn't enough for Boise State and TCU. Both have visions of a national title, but their biggest tests may be in Week 1.

Will they pass? Stewart Mandel makes his picks.

The Sooners are out of the running for a BCS bowl and they made sure their in-state rival is too. Oklahoma dominated 11th-ranked Oklahoma State 27-0 to end its BCS hopes.