Across The ACC orAnge Bowl CommiTTee · 2013 Discover Orange Bowl Online Credential Application Opens Sat. Dec. 7 Dr Pepper ACC Championship Game (ESPN) ... the first time they defeated

Sun. Oct. 20 First BCS Standings Released

Mon. Nov. 3 2013 Discover Orange Bowl Online Credential Application Opens

Sat. Dec. 7 Dr Pepper ACC Championship Game (ESPN)

Across The ACCUnconquered – With its 59-3 win over Syracuse last week, Florida State finished 8-0 in its conference schedule, going undefeated in the ACC for the first time since 2000. The Seminoles have clinched the Atlantic Division title and a berth in the 9th Annual Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship, which will be played on December 7 at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium. In The Driver’s Seat - The Duke Blue Devils are now in control of their own destiny in the ACC Coastal thanks to their 48-30 victory over Miami, the first time they defeated the Hurricanes since 1976. Assisted with losses by Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech, Duke remains the only team in the Coastal with two conference losses. If the Blue Devils can win their final two games (at Wake Forest, at North Carolina), they will face the Seminoles in Charlotte on December 7.Rewriting the Books - Boston College senior running back Andre Williams broke both the ACC single-game rushing record and the conference’s single-season mark in the Eagles’ bowl-clinching victory over NC State. Williams ran for 339 yards on the day, breaking the previous mark held by Wake Forest’s John Leach against Maryland in 1993 (329). His outburst also gave him 1,810 yards on the season, breaking the old record of 1,798 yards set in 1999 by Virginia’s Thomas Jones. Etched in History - After throwing for four touchdowns in Clemson’s win over Georgia Tech, Tajh Boyd is now the ACC’s leader for career touchdown passes, surpassing NC State’s Phillip Rivers’ record of 95. His touchdown pass total is now 97 with three games left in his collegiate career.

Across College FootballBCS Movement - With USC upsetting Stanford and dropping the Cardinal from No. 4 to No. 9, Baylor, Oregon, Auburn, Clemson and Missouri all move up a spot in the latest BCS Standings. Ohio State remains No. 3 but leads the Bears by just a mere .0013 in the BCS average. Oklahoma State moved up two spots to No. 10 after defeating Texas; Michigan State jumped up three spots to No. 13 following its win over Nebraska; potential BCS-busters Northern Illinois, Fresno State and UCF each fell one place to No. 15, 16 and 18, respectively; and USC, Ole Miss and Minnesota all made their BCS debuts and round out the Top 25.

Conference Clashes - A total of five teams in four different conferences can claim their respective division titles with wins this weekend over conference foes (Arizona State, Fresno State, Northern Illinois, Michigan State and Ohio State).

Sun. Dec. 8 BCS Selection Show / Coaches’ Teleconference

Fri. Dec. 20

Credential Application / Media Hotel Reservations Closes

Sat. Dec. 21

2013 Metro PCS Orange Bowl Basketball Classic (FSN)

DisCover orAnge Bowl

Sun. Dec. 29 Afternoon Team Arrivals / HC Press Conferences

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Dec. 30Jan. 1 Post-Practice HC / Student Athlete Media Availability

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Dec. 30Dec. 31 8 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Coordinators / Student-Athletes Press Conferences

Thur. Jan. 2 8 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Head Coaches Press Conference

Thur. Jan. 2 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. AvMed Orange Bowl Coaches Luncheon

Thur. Jan. 2 7:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. Media Party

Fri. Jan. 3 1:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Bud Light Orange Bowl Game Day Fan Zone

Fri. Jan. 3 8:30 p.m. Discover Orange Bowl

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Week 13 November 19-23, 2013

whAT The experTs Are sAying

Mark Schlabach Brad Edwards Stewart Mandel Jerry PalmMatt MurschelBrant Parsons

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orAnge Bowl CommiTTee

Officers

President & Chair......................Andrew P. HertzChair-Elect......................................Luis E. BouéVice Chair.................................Lee. E. StapletonVice Chair..............................Michael B. ChaviesSecretary.........................................Ann E. PopeTreasurer...................................Shaun M. DavisImmediate Past President/Chair..O. Ford GibsonCEO.................................................Eric L. Poms

Communications Staff

Larry Wahl (305) 341-4718VP, Communications & Community [email protected]

Kallan Louis (305) 341-4737Communications [email protected]

Mike Liotta (305) 341-4785Communications & Media [email protected]

Nelson Adams (305) 341-4734Communications & Media [email protected]

Old Dominion @ North Carolina...........12 p.m.Duke @ Wake Forest.............................12 p.m.Virginia @ Miami...................................12 p.m. Citadel @ #7 Clemson...........................12 p.m.East Carolina @ NC State..................12:30 p.m.Pittsburgh @ Syracuse......................12:30 p.m.Alabama A&M @ Georgia Tech..........1:30 p.m.Boston College @ Maryland...............3:30 p.m.Idaho @ #2 Florida State....................3:30 p.m.

weekend watch listDuke at Wake ForestSaturday, November 23, 12 p.m.

Duke (8-2) hits the road to face Wake Forest (4-6) looking to remain atop the ACC Coastal Division. The Blue Devils are riding a six-game winning streak and have eight wins in a season for the first time since 1994. Duke will play the Seminoles in the Dr Pepper ACC Championship Game if it can win its final two games.

Nebraska at Penn StateSaturday, November 23, 3:30 p.m.

Two of the most historic programs in college football face off as Nebraska (7-3) visits Penn State (6-4). The two schools are among the 12 FBS programs that have posted 725 or more wins in program history. The Nittany Lions rank 12th on the list with 729 victories and Nebraska is fourth with 862 wins.

No. 12 Texas A&M at No. 22 LSUSaturday, November 23, 3:30 p.m.

Heisman hopeful Johnny Manziel looks to make a statement in a SEC West battle as Texas A&M (8-2) travels to Baton Rouge to take on LSU (7-3). The Aggies make their first road trip in over a month as they enter Tiger Stadium for the first time since 1994 looking to set a school-record 11th-straight road victory.

No. 19 Wisconsin at No. 25 MinnesotaSaturday, November 23, 3:30 p.m.

Wisconsin (8-2) is seeking to retain control of Paul Bunyan’s Axe for the 10th-straight season as they square off with Minnesota (8-2) for the 123rd time. The Gophers are riding a four-game Big Ten win streak, its longest since 1973, and have eight wins for the first time since 2003, the last time they won an Axe game.

No. 17 Arizona State at No. 14 UCLASaturday, November 23, 7 p.m.

Arizona State (8-2) wraps up its 2013 road schedule as it travels to Pasadena to face division rival UCLA (8-2). The Sun Devils can book their flights for the Pac-12 Championship Game if they can come out with a win, but the Bruins lead the series 18-10-1 and have won three of the last four matchups.

No. 8 Missouri at No. 24 Ole MissSaturday, November 23, 7:45 p.m.

Ole Miss (7-3) welcomes Missouri (9-1) to Oxford as the Rebels face their fourth top-10 opponent this season. The Tigers need to win their final two games in order to represent the SEC East in the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta on December 7. Missouri leads the all-time series with Ole Miss 5-1.

No. 4 Baylor at No. 10 Oklahoma StateSaturday, November 23, 8 p.m.

ESPN’s College GameDay heads to Stillwater for the Big 12 showdown between Baylor (9-0) and Oklahoma State (9-1). The Bears and the nation’s No. 1 scoring offense have a huge test ahead of them as they face a Cowboys team that has won eight straight games at Boone Pickens Stadium and 16 out of the last 17.

Boise State at San Diego StateSaturday, November 23, 10:30 p.m.

Boise State (7-3) and San Diego State (6-4) are both still alive in their quests for a MWC championship and face each other for just the third time in history. The Aztecs have won six of their last seven games and 12 of their last 13 Mountain West contests, including a 21-19 victory over the then-No. 19 Broncos last season.

Discover orange Bowl- FwAA Courage Award

DALLAS (FWAA) – The University of Minnesota football coaching staff is the final weekly nominee for the 2013 Discover Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award.

On Oct. 10, 2013 it was announced that assistant Tracy Claeys, the team’s defensive coordinator would serve as the Acting Head Coach while Head Coach Jerry Kill received treatment for his epilepsy. Minnesota is 4-1 with Claeys as Acting Head Coach, entering a home game against Wisconsin on Saturday.

Kill, 52, has had history of health issues and suffered several seizures since becoming the Gophers’ head coach in 2011. Nevertheless, this season the Golden Gophers are 8-2 and headed to a bowl. They have won four straight Big Ten Conference games for the first time in 40 years.

Part of the reason for the success is cohesion on the staff of nine assistants and the strength and conditioning coordinator. The staff has 124 years working together under Kill over the years— the most in the country. Claeys has spent 19 seasons with Kill.

The Courage Award was created by ESPN‘s senior columnist Gene Wojciechowski, also a FWAA member. A select group of writers from the FWAA vote on the winner each year. The requirements for nomination include displaying courage on or off the field, including overcoming an injury or physical handicap, preventing a disaster or living through hardship.

photo of the week

This week’s matchup between No. 12 Texas A&M and No. 22 LSU is a rematch of the 1944 Orange

Bowl. The Tigers defeated the Aggies 19-14 in the 10th edition of the Classic, the first of two Orange

Bowl victories in LSU’s history.

BCs standingsRank Team Record

1. 2. 3.4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25.

AlabamaFlorida StateOhio StateBaylorOregonAuburnClemsonMissouriStanfordOklahoma StateSouth Carolina Texas A&MMichigan StateUCLAFresno StateNorthern IllinoisArizona StateUCFWisconsinOklahomaLouisvilleLSUUSCOle MissMinnesota

10-010-010-09-09-110-19-19-1 8-29-18-28-29-18-29-010-08-28-18-28-29-17-38-37-38-2

ATLANTIC DIVISION CONF OVERALL

#2 Florida State*#7 Clemson*Boston College*SyracuseMaryland*Wake ForestNC State

8-07-13-33-32-42-50-7

10-09-16-45-56-44-63-7

COASTAL DIVISION CONF OVERALL

Duke*Georgia Tech*Virginia Tech*North CarolinaMiami*PittsburghVirginia

4-25-34-34-33-32-40-6

8-26-47-45-57-35-52-8

* - bowl eligible

Orange Bowl Credential Application Now Open

The online application for media credentials for the 2014 Discover Orange Bowl is now open and accessible at:

http://www.orangebowl.org/media/credentials

If you are covering the 2014 Discover Orange Bowl game only if a particular team or teams are playing in it, we ask that you please wait to apply until after team announcements are made on Sunday, December 8 for both credentials and hotel. You will have ample time to apply for credentials and reserve hotel rooms once the teams are announced. If you are a member of the local or national media and will be covering the game no matter which teams are playing, please go ahead and apply for credentials now.

All of the necessary media information, including schedule, is located on the orangebowl.org website.