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Jan 2nd, 2015

ALL ON THE LINE:
COULD UAB'S TRAVIS RHATIGAN BE ON THE HOT SEAT?

• Glendale, AZ - He's won 52 games and only lost 3 times in the past four seasons. He has coached over 29 All American players, his players have received 14 awards over his fours years of coaching. He's even won some form of coach of the year the last four years. So why would Travis Rhatigan's job be on the line you say? According to experts UAB wants a national championship. The Blazers have been there the past two years only to get embarrassed by Heisman trophy winning running backs. After winning the Liberty Bowl and brandishing a 13-1 record his first season the University rewarded him with a five year extension but two straight BCS losses has skeptics wondering if he can win the big one. "Rhatigan is hands down one of the best coaches in the game today." Cal's defensive coordinator Tommy Tubberville said in a interview last week. His defense will have to try to stop sensational sophomore quarterback Adam Dyks in next week's BCS Title game. "When you look at his body of work its ludicrous to think his job would be on the line but I know as well as anyone that this is a crazy business." referring to his untimely let go at Auburn a few years back and most recently Texas Tech. No team has went to more BCS National Championships than Bob Stoops and the Sooners. But Rhatigan is flirting with a record only Stoops has and thats losing three title games. Stoops lost to USC, LSU and Florida. A win for Rhatigan will most definitely keep him out those talks.

AROUND THE NCAA:

• BCS Bowl games kick off tonight
• Purdue's Hall breaks NCAA record after 5 touchdown passes in Texas Bowl
• UAB/Cal arrive to Arizona, begin preparations
• Hawkeys ready for Longhorns rush attack, eye first rose bowl win since '59
• OU's Neal guarantees victory over Auburn
• Utes close out season with impressive Holiday bowl win
• More than pride: Ducks feel the nations against them in fiesta bowl vs Navy
• Jimmy Woods 4 touchdown tosses lead Canes over Nevada
• Willaims and BC shut out in Sun Bowl by Huskies
• Marshall claims 11 win season after Liberty Bowl win
• Tide on the right track after Chick-Fil-A win over Seminoles in Classic
• Nebraska wins capital one bowl with gutsy performance over LSU

BOWL GAME SCORE'S:

• Humanitarian Bowl - Toledo over Idaho 21-3
• Holiday Bowl - Utah over Kansas State 48-7
• GoDaddy.com Bowl - Bowling Green over Western kentucky 23-3
• Armed Forces Bowl - Miami over Nevada 52-14
• Sun Bowl - Washington over Boston College 17-0
• Texas Bowl - Purdue over Houston 52-27
• Liberty Bowl - Marshall over East Carolina 26-14
• Insight.com Bowl - Missouri over Ohio State 31-24
• Chick-Fil-A Bowl Alabama over Florida State 30-24
• Outback Bowl - Georgia over Michigan State 29-9
• Gator Bowl - Ole Miss over Penn State 45-17
• Capital one Bowl - Nebraska over LSU 20-10
• Ticket City Bowl - Illinois over Southern Miss 31-13