After a one-day hiatus for Christmas, college football bowl season is back in full swing with a trio of games on Friday, December 26, to carry us into the weekend. Friday’s action will get underway at 1:00 p.

ESPN's FPI has crunched the numbers on Saturday night's Texas Bowl showdown, with LSU facing a Houston team playing in its backyard.

If you’re planning to participate in the Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl drinking game on Wednesday evening, note that one of the people with the most influence over it is well aware of the categories. So please drink responsibly.

The two losses in the playoff games were tough to stomach. Oklahoma blew a 17-0 lead and Oregon shut it down in the second half, allowing James Madison to creep back in for the late cover. The next two articles will focus on non-playoff bowl games before predictions for the quarterfinals are posted early next week.

Matt Jones has spent countless hours on the radio. After more than a decade on the airwaves, KSR’s Fearless Leader is doing something different. For the very first time, Matt Jones will serve as a play-by-play broadcaster.

The holiday week ahead brings us 16 college football bowl games. Be on the lookout for accounting alligators and anthropomorphic pastries.

Christmas brings playoff gifts for multiple teams as Week 17 gets ready begin. Here are USA TODAY Sports' playoff predictions.

NFL Week 18 picks, predictions, win probabilities for Chiefs vs Broncos, Vikings vs Lions, Cardinals vs 49ers, Seahawks vs Rams, more games this week.