Some folks in this area may have more than a passing interest in the next few weeks of college football.
The list below was taken from the roster pages of each bowl team’s official website. The Citizen reviewed the rosters of all teams selected for bowl games and found the following players from local high schools:
Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl, Alcorn State vs. North Carolina A&T, Dec. 19, noon, ABC
Darryl Jackson, NC A&T, OLM
Cure Bowl, San Jose State vs. Georgia State, Dec. 19, 7 p.m., CBSSN
Bruce Dukes, Ga. State, Sandy Creek
Akil Hawkins, Ga. State, Fayette County
Derrick Cannon, Ga. State, Fayette County
Wil Lutz, Ga. State, Northgate
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, Arkansas State vs. Louisiana Tech, Dec. 19, 9 p.m., ESPN
Khari Lain, Ark. State, Sandy Creek
Miami Beach Bowl, South Florida vs. Western Kentucky, Dec. 21, 2:30 p.m., ESPN
Gavin Rocker, W. Ky., Sandy Creek
Marmot Boca Raton Bowl, Temple vs. Toledo, Dec. 22, 7 p.m., ESPN
Jameson Vest, Toledo, OLM
GoDaddy Bowl, Bowling Green vs. Georgia Southern, Dec. 23, 8 p.m., ESPN
Demarcus Godfrey, Ga. Southern, East Coweta
Ryan Nowicki, Ga. Southern, Starr’s Mill
Popeyes Bahamas Bowl, Middle Tennessee vs. Western Michigan, Dec. 24, Noon, ESPN
Trey Wafford, MTSU, Whitewater
Hawai’i Bowl, Cincinnati vs. San Diego State, Dec. 24, 8 p.m., ESPN
Alex Chisum, Cincinnati, Sandy Creek
St. Petersburg Bowl, Marshall vs. Connecticut, Dec. 26, 11 a.m., ESPN
Andrew Adams, UConn, Woodward (Fayetteville)
Hyundai Sun Bowl, Miami vs. Washington State, Dec. 26, 2 p.m., CBS
Ufomba Kamalu, Miami (Fla.), Starr’s Mill
New Era Pinstripe Bowl, Duke vs. Indiana, Dec. 26, 3:30 p.m., ABC
Rashard Fant, Indiana, OLM
Camping World Independence Bowl, Virginia Tech vs. Tulsa, Dec. 26, 5:45 p.m., ESPN
Brandon Facyson, Va. Tech, Northgate
Military Bowl Presented By Northrop Grumman, Pittsburgh vs. Navy, Dec. 28, 2:30 p.m., ESPN
Tago Smith, Navy, Fayette County
Sean Spencer, Navy, Northgate
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl, Air Force vs. California, Dec. 29, 2 p.m., ESPN
Benton Washington, Air Force, Northgate
Birmingham Bowl, Memphis vs. Auburn, Dec. 30, noon, ESPN
Spencer Smith, Memphis, East Coweta
Trevor Morgan, Memphis, Whitewater
Markell Boston, Auburn, East Coweta
Will Adams, Auburn, Sandy Creek
Belk Bowl, North Carolina State vs. Mississippi State, Dec. 30, 3:30 p.m., ESPN
Alex Barr, NCSU, Starr’s Mill
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl, Louisville vs. Texas A&M, Dec. 30, 7 p.m., ESPN
Shaq Wiggins, Louisville, Sandy Creek
Ja’Quay Savage, Louisville, Sandy Creek
Fiesta Bowl, Notre Dame vs. Ohio State, Jan. 1, 1 p.m., ESPN
Jeff Greene, Ohio State, Starr’s Mill
Allstate Sugar Bowl, Oklahoma State vs. Ole Miss, Jan. 1, 8:30 p.m., ESPN
Eric Swinney, Ole Miss, Sandy Creek
Mike Hilton, Ole Miss, Sandy Creek
Cactus Bowl, West Virginia vs. Arizona State, Jan. 2, 10:15 p.m., ESPN
Eric Lauderdale, Arizona State, Fayette County
