(8) Virginia Tech vs. (3) Auburn—Nokia Sugar Bowl—The Hokies, in the BCS for the first time since their national title game run in 1999, face an undefeated and very enraged Tigers squad, who feel it should have been them in the Orange Bowl. Look for Auburn to come out hard and use its defense to secure the win.
(2) Oklahoma vs. (1) USC—FedEx Orange Bowl—Despite complaints from Auburn and the SEC, the Pac-10 champ Trojans and Big 12 champ Sooners have been ranked 1-2 since the preseason polls and deserve to be in this game. The game pits arguably the best two quarterbacks—Matt Leinart and Jason White—and the best two running backs—Reggie Bush and Adrian Peterson—in the nation against each other. Look for this game to go down as an instant classic.
(13) Michigan vs. (4) Texas—Rose Bowl—A traditional Big-10-Pac-10 Rose Bowl was not to be as USC is undefeated and heading to the national championship game and the Longhorns—due to the fact that they gained a net of 23 points in The Associated Press poll and 42 points in the ESPN/USA Today poll—were able to vault over Pac-10 runner-up Cal for the number four rank in the BCS. The Big-10 champ Wolverines will be looking to end the season on a good note, after losing their regular season finale to heated rival, The Ohio State University.
(21) Pittsburgh vs. (6) Utah—Tostitos Fiesta Bowl—The Big East champ Panthers will be looking to squash the doubters, who think the Big East is not a major conference anymore with the subtraction of Miami and Virginia Tech, when they take on the undefeated Utes. Utah, on the other hand, will try to win one last game for Head Coach Urban Meyer, who is leaving the Utes to take the vacant job at Florida.
