While fans of the CFL settle in for the long winter, counting down the days until the first of the training camps and then the launch of the 2017 season, CFL GM's, coaches and scouts have been facing a hectic few weeks as the US college Bowl season gets underway.
With the Christmas and New Year's period now a long running festival of football, the traditional Bowl Games of the past have at times tended to get lost in the shuffle and more importantly the growing list of bowl games makes for a lengthy list of potential prospects for CFL teams to explore.
As well as keeping an eye on talent for future CFL rosters, fans can also follow the path of a number of Canadians playing in NCAA football this year.
Those playing in the Bowl games are listed below, you can find their biographies under the Game Summary.
Below we'll track the results of the Bowl Madness of the last few weeks and should we stumble across any CFL related notes that are tied into the games we'll share those as well.
College Play Off Related Games
January 9
College Football National Championship Presented by AT & T
Alabama vs Clemson
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December 31
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (College Playoff Semi-Final)
Alabama 24 vs Washington 7
Game Summary
Brayden Lenius, WR, (Washington) North Vancouver, BC
PlayStation Fiesta Bowl (College Playoff Semi-Final)
Clemson 31 vs Ohio State 0
Game Summary
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Non Playoff Related Bowl Games
January 2
Outback Bowl
Florida 30 vs Iowa 3
Game Summary
Faith Ekakitie, DT, (Iowa) Brampton, Ontario
Alaric Jackson, OL, (Iowa) Windsor, Ontario
Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
Western Michigan 24 vs Wisconsin 16
Game Summary
Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern Mutual
USC 52 vs Penn State 49
Game Summary
Daniel Joseph, DE, (Penn State) Brampton, Ontario
All State Sugar Bowl
Oklahoma 35 vs Auburn 19
Game Summary
Neville Gallimore, DL, (Oklahoma) St. Catherine's, Ontario
December 31
Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl
LSU 29 vs Louisville 9
Game Summary
TaxSlayer Bowl
Georgia Tech 33 vs Kentucky 18
Game Summary
December 30
AutoZone Liberty Bowl
Georgia 31 vs TCU 23
Game Summary
Hyundai Sun Bowl
Stanford 25 vs North Carolina 23
Game Summary
Wesley Annan, DT, (Stanford) Whitby, Ontario
Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl
Tennessee 38 vs Nebraska 24
Game Summary
Jonathan Kongbo, DL, (Tennessee) Surrey, BC.
David Knevel, OL, (Nebraska) Brantford, Ontario
Nova Home Loans Arizona Bowl
Air Force 45 vs South Alabama 21
Game Summary
Capital One Orange Bowl
Florida State 33 vs Michigan 32
Game Summary
December 29
Birmingham Bowl
South Florida 46 vs South Carolina 39 (OT)
Game Summary
Belk Bowl
Virginia Tech 35 vs Arkansas 24
Game Summary
Valero Alamo Bowl
Oklahoma State 38 vs Colorado 6
Game Summary
Amen Ogbonbbemiga, LB, (Oklahoma State) Calgary, Alberta
Shane Richards, OL, (Oklahoma State) Calgary, Alberta
December 28
Russell Athletic Bowl
Miami 31 vs West Virginia 14
Game Summary
Foster Farms Bowl
Utah 26 vs Indiana 24
Game Summary
New Era Pinstripe Bowl
Northwestern 31 vs Pittsburgh 24
Game Summary
AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl
Kansas State 33 vs Texas A & M 28
Game Summary
December 27
Military Bowl Presented by Northrop Grumman
Wake Forest 34 vs Temple 26
Game Summary
Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl
Army 38 vs North Texas 31 (OT)
Game Summary
National Funding Holiday Bowl
Minnesota 17 vs Washington State 12
Game Summary
Jonathan Femi-Cole, RB, (Minnesota) Vaughn, Ontario
Julien Kafo, DL, (Minnesota) Mont-Tremblant, Quebec
Motel 6 Cactus Bowl
Baylor 31 vs Boise State 12
Game Summary
December 26
St. Petersburg Bowl
Mississippi State 17 vs Miami of Ohio 16
Game Summary
Justin Senior, OL, (Mississippi State) Montreal, Quebec
Quick Lane Bowl
Boston College 36 vs Maryland 30
Game Summary
Camping World Independence Bowl
North Carolina State 41 vs Vanderbilt 17
Game Summary
December 24
Hawai'i Bowl
Hawai'a 52 vs Middle Tennessee 35
Game Summary
December 23
Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Louisiana Tech 48 vs Navy 45
Game Summary
Popeyes Bahamas Bowl
Old Dominion 24 vs Eastern Michigan 20
Game Summary
Dollar General Bowl
Troy 28 vs Ohio 23
Game Summary
Maleek Irons, RB, (Ohio) Chilliwack, BC
Matt Seymour, WR, (Ohio) New Westminster, BC
December 22
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Idaho 64 vs Colorado State 50
Game Summary
Mason Woods, OL, (Idaho) Port Coquitlam, BC
December 21
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl
Brigham Young University 24 vs Wyoming 21
Game Summary
December 20
Boca Raton Bowl
Western Kentucky 51 vs Memphis 31
Game Summary
December 19
Miami Beach Bowl
Tulsa 55 vs Central Michigan 10
Game Summary
Keegan Markgraf, LS, (Central Michigan) Hamilton, Ontario
December 17
Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl
Grambling 10 vs North Carolina Central 9
Game Summary
Gildan New Mexico Bowl
New Mexico 23 vs USTA 20
Game Summary
Las Vegas Bowl Presented by Geico
San Diego State 34 vs Houston 10
Game Summary
Alex Fontana, OL, (Houston) Toronto, Ontario
Raycom Media Camellia Bowl
Appalachian State 31 vs Toledo 28
Game Summary
AutoNation Cure Bowl
Arkansas State 31 vs UCF 13
Game Summary
R and L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Southern Mississippi 28 vs Louisiana-Lafayette 21
Game Summary
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Notes from Bowl Season of interest to CFL fans
December 31 -- Rose Bowl Safety inherited CFL standout grandfather's skills, but lessons learned offer a different future
December 26 -- CFL guide to post-Christmas NCAA Bowl games
December 20 -- College Football Players Sit out Bowl Games in Anticipation of NFL Draft
December 20 -- Surprised NCAA players are skipping bowl games? It was bound to happen in a system that exploits athletes for profit
December 20 -- Are the lesser Bowl Games getting Flushed Away?
December 16 -- The real reason there are so many bowl games in college football - ESPN
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