What: TicketCity Bowl
Who: Northwestern (7-5) vs. Texas Tech (7-5)
Where: Dallas
When: Tomorrow, noon
TV: ESPNU
Coaches: Pat Fitzgerald (34-28 in fifth year at Northwestern); Tommy Tuberville (first year at Texas Tech)
Bowl records: Northwestern 1-7; Texas Tech, 11-21-1
Series history: First meeting
Fast fact: Tech is ranked No. 8 in passing in the nation; Northwestern is ranked 85th in pass defense.
What: Capital One Bowl
Who: No. 7 Michigan State (11-1) vs. No. 15 Alabama (9-3)
Where: Orlando, Fla.
When: Tomorrow, 1 o'clock
TV: ABC
Coaches: Mark Dantonio (33-18 in fourth year at Michigan State); Nick Saban (42-11 in fourth year at Alabama)
Bowl records: Michigan State 7-13; Alabama 32-22-3
Series history: First meeting
Fast fact: Defending national champion Tide is coming off devastating defeat to rival Auburn, which rallied from a 24-point deficit to win 28-27.
What: Gator Bowl
Who: Michigan (7-5) vs. No. 21 Mississippi State (8-4)
Where: Jacksonville, Fla.
When: Tomorrow, 1:30
TV: ESPN2
Coaches: Rich Rodriguez (15-21 in third year at Michigan); Dan Mullen (13-11 in second year at Mississippi State)
Bowl records: Michigan 19-20; Mississippi State 7-6
Series history: First meeting
Fast fact: Rodriguez could be playing for his job. U-M defense is 108th nationally. QB Denard Robinson was fourth in nation with 1,643 yards rushing.
What: Rose Bowl
Who: No. 4 Wisconsin (11-1) vs. No. 3 TCU (12-0)
Where: Pasadena, Calif.
When: Tomorrow, 5 o'clock
TV: ESPN
Coaches: Bret Bielema (49-15 in fifth year at Wisconsin); Gary Patterson (97-28 in 10th year at TCU)
Bowl records: Wisconsin 11-10; TCU 11-14-1.
Series history: 0-0-1. The teams tied, 14-14, in 1970.
Fast fact: Wisconsin running backs John Clay, James White, Montee Ball combined for 2,829 yards rushing, 44 TD runs while averaging 6.1 yards per carry.
What: Fiesta Bowl
Who: No. 9 Oklahoma (11-2) vs. No. 25 Connecticut (8-4)
Where: Glendale, Ariz.
When: Tomorrow, 8:30
TV: ESPN
Coaches: Bob Stoops (128-31 in 12th year at Oklahoma); Randy Edsall (74-69 in 12th year at UConn).
Bowl records: Oklahoma 25-17-1; UConn 3-1
Series history: First meeting
Fast fact: Oklahoma is 17-11 vs. ranked teams. UConn is 1-8 against ranked teams. One of Connecticut's losses this season was to Temple.