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2012-2013 NCAA College Bowl Game Schedule: Northern Virginia Natives Appearing
Alabama vs. Notre Dame for the BCS Title. Watch for Northern Virginia natives in the Rose Bowl, Outback Bowl and Capital One Bowl this year.
A handful of Northern Virginia natives are playing college football bowl games in on New Year's Day.
If you watch the Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio on New Year’s Day, be on the lookout for Alex Carter of Ashburn at corner (no. 25), who graduated from Briar Woods High School. Quarterback Kevin Hogan of McLean (no. 41) graduated from Gonzaga College High School, and Safety Cason Kynes (no. 41) of Annandale graduated from Annandale High School. All three play for the Stanford Cardinal team, which will face Wisconsin.
Reilly Madden of Vienna is a member of the South Carolina Gamecocks, who play Michigan in the Outback Bowl on New Year’s Day. Madden is a graduate of Paul VI Catholic High School.
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Springfield’s Mohammed Seisay is a corner for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, who face Georgia also on New Year’s Day in the Capital One Bowl. Seisay is a West Springfield High School graduate.
BCS GamesBCS National Championship Game, Notre Dame vs. Alabama
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Jan. 7, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio, Stanford vs. Wisconsin
Jan. 1, 5 p.m., ESPN
Discover Orange Bowl, Florida State vs. Northern Illinois
Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
Allstate Sugar Bowl, Florida vs. Louisville
Jan. 2, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Kansas State vs. Oregon
Jan. 3, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
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Non-BCS Bowl Games
AT&T Cotton Bowl, Oklahoma vs. Texas A&M
Jan. 4, 8 p.m., FOX
Outback Bowl, Michigan vs. South Carolina
Jan. 1, noon, ESPN
Capital One Bowl, Georgia vs. Nebraska
Jan. 1, 1 p.m., ABC
Heart of Dallas Bowl, Purdue vs. Oklahoma State
Jan. 1, noon ESPNU
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And here are more bowl games scheduled:
GoDaddy.com Bowl, Arkansas State vs. Kent State
Jan. 6, 9 p.m., ESPN
BBVA Compass Bowl, Pittsburgh vs. Ole Miss
Jan. 5, noon, ESPN
TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl, Northwestern vs. Mississippi State
Jan. 1, noon ESPN2
Chick-fil-A Bowl, LSU vs. Clemson
Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m., ESPN
Hyundai Sun Bowl, Georgia Tech vs. USC
Dec. 31, 2 p.m., CBS
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, Vanderbilt vs. North Carolina State
Dec. 31, noon, ESPN
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl, TCU vs. Michigan State
Dec. 29, 10:15 p.m., ESPN
Valero Alamo Bowl, Texas vs. Oregon State
Dec. 29, 6:45 p.m., ESPN
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl, Navy vs. Arizona State
Dec. 29, 4 p.m., ESPN2
New Era Pinstripe Bowl, Syracuse vs. West Virginia
Dec. 29, 3:15 p.m., ESPN
Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl, Rice vs. Air Force
Dec. 29, 11:45 a.m., ESPN
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