Bbva Compass Bowl News

 
Pitt FB Derrick Burns hospitalized, stable
ESPN (blog)
Burns was complaining of headaches at his home and taken to the hospital, where he is undergoing further evaluation. The redshirt sophomore has played in one game, the BBVA Compass Bowl against SMU. He is competing with Mark Giubilato for the starting ...

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SMU fires athletic director Steve Orsini, school president says change was needed
Washington Post
Before SMU's appearance in the BBVA Compass Bowl, Jones' agent, Leigh Steinberg, believed there was an agreement in place for Jones to become Arizona State's coach. On Twitter at that time, Steinberg indicated a deal with Arizona State fell through at ...

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Big 12 vs. SEC bowl announced for 2014
Memphis Commercial Appeal
The Liberty Bowl, which is in the third year of its second four-year deal with the SEC, currently shares the eighth and ninth picks with the BBVA Compass Bowl in Birmingham. AutoZone Liberty Bowl director Steve Ehrhart said he spoke with SEC executive ...

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SMU fires AD Steve Orsini
ESPN
Before SMU's appearance in the BBVA Compass Bowl, Jones' agent, Leigh Steinberg, believed there was an agreement in place for Jones to become Arizona State's coach. On Twitter at that time, Steinberg indicated a deal with Arizona State fell through at ...

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TAKE 2: Bowl finances usually don't add up
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Is it me, or is bowl season a little too spread out these days? Other bowls played after the BCS games were the Cotton Bowl (Jan. 6) and BBVA Compass Bowl (Jan. 7). Sahly: It's far too spread out, and I think you'll see the college presidents, ...


 
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
I'm for 6-win bowl teams, but for one reason only
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines
... Car Care Bowl (Northwestern and Texas A&M), the Liberty Bowl (Vanderbilt), the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl (Illinois and 6-7 UCLA), the Gator Bowl (Ohio State), and the BBVA Compass Bowl (Pittsburgh). Iowa played in the 2006 Alamo Bowl as a 6-6 team.

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Bloomberg
Twice Cursed: Spain's Banks and Houston's Soccer Stadium
Bloomberg
BBVA sponsors Liga de Futbol Profesional, Spain's professional soccer league. There's also the BBVA Compass Bowl in Birmingham, Alabama, which annually pits mediocre college football teams against each other. The company even has referred to itself as ...

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