College Football: Bowl Championship Series

Highlighted by Alabama vs. LSU in the BCS Championship game played in New Orleans, get ready for an amazing slate of 2012 college bowl games.

The BCS Championship Alabama looks to exact some revenge after a crushing 9-6 overtime loss to LSU earlier in the season. Trent Richardson, one of the most dynamic backs in the country, will attempt to lead the Crimson Tide to victory over LSU's Tyrann Mathieu and the nation's 2nd ranked defense in the BCS championship game at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. The 2 SEC powerhouses will duke it out Monday, Jan. 9 at 8:30|7:30c.

The Fiesta Bowl If you like high-scoring offensive match-ups, then this is the game for you. Stanford, led by Heisman runner-up Andrew Luck, is poised to put up big numbers in the Fiesta Bowl against Justin Blackmon and the high-powered offense of Oklahoma State. The game will take place in Glendale, AZ, on Monday, Jan. 2 at 8:30|7:30c.

The Orange Bowl The Big East Champion West Virginia Mountaineers look to power over the ACC Champion Clemson Tigers in the 2012 Orange Bowl on Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 8:30|7:30c. With strong-armed Geno Smith leading WVU against Tajh Boyd and an explosive Clemson team, Florida could be the place to see some offensive fireworks this new year.

The Rose Bowl In a battle with 2 of the most explosive backs in the country, Big Ten champion Wisconsin will Square off against the Pac-12 champion Oregon Ducks. The 2 teams will face off on Monday, Jan. 2 at 5|4c in one of the most historic stadiums in college football, the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA.

The Sugar Bowl The Michigan Wolverines cruise into New Orleans to match-up against Logan Thomas and the Virginia Tech Hokies in the Sugar Bowl. If Virginia Tech wants to win this game, they'll have to contain the highly-entertaining, dual-threat quarterback of the Wolverines, Denard Robinson who threw for 2,056 yards and ran for another 1,163. These 2 teams are set to battle at the Louisiana Superdome on Tuesday Jan. 3 at 8:30|7:30c.

The University of Florida Gators go head-to-head with the Penn State University Nittany Lions at the Outback Bowl in Tampa, FL, on January 1, 2011.

The Florida Gators have made 37 bowl game appearances and collected 3 national championships, most recently in 2009. Will 2011 be theirs for the taking?

The Ohio State Buckeyes celebrate their 2010 Rose Bowl win in Pasadena, CA. Ohio State will go for a consecutive bowl win on January 4 in New Orleans when they play the Arkansas Razorbacks in the 2011 Allstate Sugar Bowl.

The Tostitos Fiesta Bowl hosts the annual Bowl Championship Series at the University of Phoenix in Glendale, AZ.

There will be no shortage of orange for the 2011 Discover Orange Bowl between Stanford and Virginia Tech on Jan 3 in Miami, FL.

The VA Tech Hokies will make their fifth appearance at the Orange Bowl.

Students and cheerleaders celebrate after the University of Wisconsin upset Ohio State 31-18 on October 16, 2010. The Wisconsin Badgers will play the Texas Christian University (TCU) Horned Frogs in the 2011 Rose Bowl on Jan 1 in Pasadena, CA.

The Cotton Bowl was played at Dallas' Cotton Bowl Stadium in 2009. The Cotton Bowl is now played at the new stadium built by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones in Arlington, TX.

Florida State Seminoles head coach Bobby Bowden is surrounded by photographers following the team's 33-21 victory against the West Virginia Mountaineers at the 2010 Gator Bowl. Mississippi State and Michigan go head-to-head for the 2011 Gator Bowl on Jan 1.

University of Oklahoma running back DeMarco Murray celebrates with fans after beating the University of Texas in the 2010 Cotton Bowl. The UConn Huskies and the Oklahoma Sooners will face -off in the 2011 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on Jan 1 in Glendale, AZ. It will be UConn's first Bowl Championship Series appearance and Oklahoma's fourth.