Rice (9-3) vs. Western Michigan (9-3)

6 p.m. (NFLN)

Wednesday, Dec. 31

Armed Forces Bowl

At Fort Worth, Texas

Payout: $750,000

Houston (7-5) vs. Air Force (8-4)

10 a.m. (ESPN)

Sun Bowl

At El Paso, Texas

Payout: $1.9 million

Oregon State (8-4) vs. Pittsburgh (9-3)

Noon (CBS)

Music City Bowl

At Nashville, Tenn.

Payout: $1.7 million

Vanderbilt (6-6) vs.

Boston College (9-4)

1:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Insight Bowl

At Tempe, Ariz.

Payout: $1.2 million

Kansas (7-5) vs. Minnesota (7-5)

3:30 p.m. (NFLN)

Chick-fil-A Bowl

At Atlanta

Payout: $3 million

LSU (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (9-3)

5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Jan. 1

Outback Bowl

At Tampa, Fla.

Payout: $3.2 million

Iowa (8-4) vs. South Carolina (7-5)

9 a.m. (ESPN)

Capital One Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Payout: $4.25 million

Georgia (9-3) vs. Michigan State (9-3)

11 a.m. (ABC)

Gator Bowl

At Jacksonville, Fla.

Payout: $2.5 million

Nebraska (8-4) vs. Clemson (7-5)

11 a.m. (CBS)

Rose Bowl

At Pasadena, Calif.

Payout: $17 million

Southern Cal (11-1) vs.

Penn State (11-1)

3 p.m. (ABC)

Orange Bowl

At Miami

Payout: $17 million

Cincinnati (11-2) vs. Virginia Tech (9-4)

6 p.m. (FOX)