🏈 What We’re Watching For In Non-CFP Games

Ohio State’s new QB and an edible mascot are what we are watching for non-CFP bowl games. ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     ͏ ‌     [FOX Sports Insider Newsletter] In today’s FOX Sports Insider with FOX Sports college football staff: What should you be on the lookout for in the bowl games outside the CFP? … What did we learn in the NFL after a wild Week 16? … and more! The College Football Playoff will be here before we know it, as four teams are making final preparations before they battle for the national championship. But bowl season is about so much more than that. It's filled with unusual matchups, oddball names, and even — on rare occasions — edible mascots. So before we get into breaking down the semifinal matchups in the coming days, let's take a spin through the schedule and look at the other top bowl games. What should fans be looking for? Who are the players to watch? Who is primed to use a bowl win to springboard into a successful 2024 season? FOX Sports college football experts Bryan Fischer, Michael Cohen, Laken Litman and RJ Young are here to answer these questions and more. The Alamo Bowl is an interesting matchup between Arizona and Oklahoma, two programs that made huge strides in 2023. What are you most interested in watching in this one? 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