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DEC. 21
GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL
Washington State (6-6)
vs. Colorado State (7-6)
>> 9 a.m., ESPN
>> Players–WSU: LB Cyrus Coen, Jr. (Pearl City ’11); LB Chester Sua, Jr. (Kaimuki ’11); DB Taylor Taliulu, So. (Kamehameha ’12); LB Michael Taliulu, Fr. (Aiea ’13).
>> Notes: Coen and Taliulu both earned starting jobs this year but missed the final two games of the season after suffering injuries against Arizona State. … Taliulu, a safety, finished fourth on the team with 54 tackles and also had a fumble recovery and forced fumble. … Coen was fifth with 53 tackles, making seven behind the line of scrimmage, including three sacks. … Sua had 34 tackles and a sack as a sophomore but has not played this season. According to the Spokesman Review, Sua has been arrested twice in the past 13 months for charges related to a hit-and-run and driving without a license. He is still listed as a member of the team. … Michael Taliulu walked on as a freshman this season.
ROYAL PURPLE LAS VEGAS BOWL
Fresno State (11-1)
vs. USC (9-4)
>> 10:30 a.m., ABC
>> Players–FSU: DL Ioane Sagapolu, Jr. (Farrington ’11). USC: FB/LB Simione Vehikite, Sr. (Kapolei ’09); OL Abe Markowitz, Sr. (Punahou ’08).
>> Notes: Sagapolu played in four games and assisted on one tackle this season after transferring from Fresno City College, where he was first-team all-conference and all-region last year. Vehikite was honored on senior night against UCLA despite not playing this year, while Markowitz walked on for his sixth season after earning a medical hardship. He started two games last season and saw time as a backup this year.
FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL
Buffalo (8-4)
vs. San Diego State (7-5)
>> 12:30 p.m., ESPN
>> Players–SDSU: LB Dakota Turner, Fr. (Mililani ’13).
>> Notes: Turner is redshirting this season.
DEC. 24
SHERATON HAWAII BOWL
Oregon State (6-6)
vs. Boise State (8-4)
>> 3 p.m., ESPN
>> Players–OSU: DL Titus Failauga, Fr. (Mid-Pacific ’13); LB Manase Hungalu, Fr. (Kealakehe ’13); DL Devon Kell, Sr. (Hilo ’09); DL Ali’i Robins, So. (Saint Louis ’11); DL Mana Rosa, Sr. (Baldwin ’09). BSU: DB Jeremy Ioane, Jr. (Punahou ’11); LB Kamalei Correa, Fr. (Saint Louis ’13).
>> Notes: Failauga and Hungalu are redshirting this season. … Kell has played in every game this year, making three starts and finishing with 16 tackles, two sacks and a fumble recovery. … Robins did not record a tackle this year. … Rosa started all 12 games and finished with 49 tackles, with four for a loss and a sack. He also forced and recovered a fumble. … Ioane missed a game with an injured calf and managed 49 tackles this season. … Correa appeared in all 12 games as a true freshman, making 11 tackles and a sack.
DEC. 26
LITTLE CEASARS PIZZA BOWL
Pittsburgh (6-6)
vs. Bowling Green (10-3)
>> 1 p.m., ESPN
>> Players–Pitt: DL Jeremiah Taleni, Fr. (Kailua ’13). BGSU: OL David "Chief" Kekuewa, Sr. (Kamehameha-Hawaii ’09).
>> Notes: Taleni is redshirting for the Panthers. … Kekuewa has started all 26 games since transferring two years and was named first-team All-Mid-American Conference last week. He helped the Falcons roll up 574 total yards in a 47-27 win over Northern Illinois in the MAC title game.
S.D. COUNTY CREDIT UNION POINSETTIA BOWL
Utah State (8-5)
vs. Northern Illinois (12-1)
>> 4:30 p.m., ESPN
>> Players–USU: DB Brian Suite, Jr. (Punahou ’10); LB Dustin Hoover, Fr. (Hawaii Prep ’12); LB Jarom Baldomero, So. (‘Iolani ’08); DL Elvis Kamana-Matagi, Jr. (King Kekaulike ’10).
>> Notes: Suite is fifth on the team with 66 tackles and a team-leading four interceptions. He’s also forced and recovered a fumble. … Hoover has not played this year. … Baldomero has played in a limited role on special teams, making eight tackles in 12 games. … Kamana-Matagi has made 14 tackles, including three for loss, in a limited backup role this year for the Aggies.
DEC. 27
FIGHT HUNGER BOWL
BYU (8-4)
vs. Washington (8-4)
>> 4:30 p.m., ESPN
>> Players–BYU: TE Kaneakua Friel, Sr. (Kamehameha ’07); LB U’ani Unga, Sr. (Kahuku ’06). UW: OL Shane Brostek, So. (Hawaii Prep ’12); OL Micah Hatchie, Jr. (Waialua ’10); DL Hau’oli Kikaha, Jr. (Kahuku ’10); DL Lawrence Lagafuaina, Jr. (Aiea ’10); LB Taz Stevenson, Sr. (Mililani ’10); FB Psalm Wooching, Fr. (Kealakehe ’12).
>> Notes: Friel has started six of the 11 games he’s played in and has 11 catches for 128 yards and a touchdown. … Unga has made a team-leading 136 tackles, which is third in the country, with eight tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. … Brostek played in a limited backup role this season for the Huskies. … Hatchie was honorable mention All-Pac-12 after starting every game at left tackle. … Kikaha was named second-team All-Pac-12 and is tied for 13th in the country with 10 sacks. … Lagafuaina is third on the depth chart at defensive tackle. … Stevenson could redshirt this season but chose to graduate and move on instead. … Wooching played in a limited role on a team that didn’t use the fullback position much.
DEC. 28
NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL
Rutgers (6-6) vs.
Notre Dame (8-4)
>> 7 a.m., ESPN
>> Players–UND: Kona Schwenke, Sr. (Kahuku ’10).
>> Notes: Schwenke has started six of the 11 games he’s played in and has 21 total tackles.
DEC. 30
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Middle Tennessee (8-4)
vs. Navy (7-4)>> 6:45 a.m., ESPN
>> Players–Navy: PK DJ Grant-Thompson, Fr. (Kamehameha-Hawaii ’12); DB Wave Ryder, Sr. (Kamehameha ’10); LB Kikau Pescaia, So. (Kamehameha ’12); OL Blaze Ryder, So. (Kamehameha ’12).
>> Notes: Grant-Thompson did not attempt a kick this season. … Wave Ryder has started all 11 games and is fifth on the team with 49 tackles. He’s also intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble. … Pescaia has not played this year. … Blaze Ryder got his first start at center in a 58-52 win over San Jose State in the Midshipmen’s last game against San Jose State on Nov. 22.
VALERO ALAMO BOWL
Oregon (10-2)
vs. Texas (8-4)
>> 1:45 p.m., ESPN
>> Players–UO: LB Isaac Ava, Jr. (Saint Louis ’10); DL DeForest Buckner, So. (Punahou ’12); OL Mana Greig, Sr. (Saint Louis ’09); TE Koa Ka’ai, So. (Kamehameha ’11); DL Wade Keliikipi, Sr. (Waianae ’09); QB Marcus Mariota, So. (Saint Louis ’11); DB Bronson Yim, So. (Saint Louis ’11).
>> Notes: Ava played in seven games, recording seven solo tackles. … Buckner is the team’s 10th-leading tackler with 35, working his way up the depth chart as one of the team’s top reserve players. … Greig started at guard the first three games of the season and eight times total in 11 games he played. … Ka’ai played in the season opener against Nicholls State. … Keliikipi started all 12 games at defensive tackle and has 27 total tackles, with four for loss and two sacks. He also recovered a fumble and blocked a kick. … Mariota was named first-team All-Pac-12 for the second straight year at quarterback after throwing for 3,412 yards and 30 touchdowns on 63 percent (227-for-360) passing with four interceptions. He also ran for 582 yards and nine touchdowns. … Yim made one solo tackle in limited playing time.
DEC. 31
ADVOCARE V100 BOWL
Arizona (7-5)
Vs. Boston College (7-5)
>> 7:30 a.m., ESPN
>> Players–UA: LB Keoni Bush-Loo, So. (Kamehameha ’12).
>> Notes: Bush-Loo made the transition from tight end to linebacker this season and appeared in all 12 games, making six tackles in limited time.
HYUNDAI SUN BOWL
Virginia Tech (8-4)
vs. UCLA (9-3)
>> 9 a.m., CBS
>> Players–UCLA: DL Seali’i Epenesa, Sr. (‘Iolani ’10); PK Kaimi Fairbairn, So. (Punahou ’12); LB Isaac Savaiinaea, Fr. (Punahou ’13).
>> Notes: Epenesa started seven of the 11 games he appeared in at defensive tackle and had 15 tackles with one sack. … Fairbairn is 53-for-54 on extra points and 14-for-20 on field goals with a long of 48. … Savaiinaea started one game as a true freshman and made 24 tackles, with one for loss.
CHICK-FIL-A BOWL
Duke (10-3)
vs. Texas A&M (8-4)
>> 3 p.m., ESPN
>> Notes:–TAMU: WR Jeremy Tabuyo, Fr. (Saint Louis ’13).
>> Notes: Tabuyo appeared in six games as a true freshman and made five catches for 21 yards with a long of 10.
JAN. 1
HEART OF DALLAS BOWL
UNLV (7-5)
vs. North Texas (8-4)>> 7 a.m., ESPNU
>> Players–UNLV: WR Christian Clapp, Fr. (Kaiser ’13); LB Roscoe Kalilikane, Fr. (Radford ’13); DL Asten Koki, Jr. (Roosevelt ’11); LB Tau Lotulelei, Fr. (Maui ’12); WR Maika Mataele, Sr. (Kamehameha ’09); QB Jarin Morikawa, Fr. (Mililani ’13); DB Peni Vea, So. (Kealakehe ’11).
>> Notes: Clapp, Kalilikane and Morikawa are redshirting this season. … Koki appeared in six games and made nine tackles. … Lotulelei came on strong toward the end of the year and made 25 tackles with three for loss in 10 games. … Mataele played in every game and made 35 catches for 403 yards and three touchdowns. … Vea led the team with 97 tackles, including three for loss, and two interceptions.
ROSE BOWL GAME PRESENTED BY VIZIO
Stanford (11-2)
vs. Michigan State (12-1)
>> Noon, ESPN
>> Players–Stan: TE Luke Kaumatule, So. (Punahou ’12).
>> Notes: Kaumatule appeared in all 13 games and had three catches for 16 yards. He also assisted on two tackles on special teams.
JAN. 3
DISCOVER ORANGE BOWL
Clemson (10-2)
vs. Ohio State (12-1)
>> 3:30 p.m., ESPN
>> Players–Clem: DL Scott Pagano, Fr. (Moanalua ’13).
>> Notes: Pagano is redshirting this season.