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On January 8th, postseason ncaa football comes to Mobile, AL when the Arkansas State Red Wolves face the Northern Illinois Huskies at the GoDaddy.com Bowl. Both teams come up with rookie head coaches with the Northern Illinois Huskies led by first-year head coach Dave Doeren. Interim head coach David Gunn who’s been the running backs coach all year helms the Arkansas State Red Wolves. Arkansas State has hired Gus Malzahn who will take over after the year ends. The take from the sportsbook is now Arkansas State (-1 ½) with an over-under established at 63 points.

It’s not merely the Division I-A colleges getting face time on ESPN, on January seventh the NCAA Division I-AA Tournament game is played at Pizza Hut Park in Fricso, TX. The Bison face the Sam Houston Bearkats in a battle of the 2 top small colleges in the nation. Both the Sam Houston Bearkats and the Bison have steamrolled their opponents all season long and both are furthermore coming into play with comparable styles on offense. Expect a lot of running and a lot of first downs by each squad as the defenses are going to get a workout. The sports book is having a tough time with this one as the line now stands at North Dakota State (-1) with the over-under established at 46.

Birmingham, AL plays sponsor to the Compass Bowl on January seventh with the Pittsburgh Panthers competing with the Southern Methodist University Mustangs. The Pitt Panthers come in after the 1-year Todd Graham experiment at head coach. Graham quit his post on December 14th to take the head coaching position at Arizona State. Defensive Coordinator Keith Patterson will wear the headset for the Pitt Panthers in this clash of titans. SMU comes into competition with the threat of the “Death Penalty” passed down in the 1980′s still being talked about today. Former Nfl and Hawaii coach June Jones is already in his fourth year on the sidelines of SMU. The gambling line has this established at Pittsburgh (-3) with an over-under of 47 points.

It all comes down to this as the #1 rated Louisiana State University Tigers face the #2 rated Crimson Tide in the BCS National Championship Game at the Superdome in New Orleans, LA on January ninth. After winning the national championship in 2009 and additionally winning it with LSU as a head coach in 2003, Alabama head coach Nick Saban is no stranger to this match. LSU head coach Les Miles is additionally no stranger at this time as he’s won the national championship in 2007. Two fantastic teams and head coaches clashing on a collision course in what is certain to be an amazing game. The odds makers presently have this at Alabama (-1) with the over-under established at 40 points.