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Marc Lawrence 10 Star Never Lost College Bowl Game of the Year – Jan 1st, 2026

“After reading the writeups in Playbook Bowl Guide #2 on the New Years bowl games, its pretty clear he is on Texas Tech +2 1/2 over Oregon in the Orange Bowl as his 10-Star play.”
(not my comment!)

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Gator Bowl: Virginia vs. Missouri​

Virginia Transfer Portal
Starting CB Ja’Son Prevard (585 snaps)
Virginia Potential Opt-Outs
RB J’Mari Taylor
QB Chandler Morris
DE Fisher Camac
S Antonio Clary
S Devin Neal
Taylor said he’s deliberating about whether or not he’s going to play.
Virginia Injuries
LB Kam Robinson (out for year)
TE Dakota Twitty (last played W6; 247 snaps)
WR Trell Harris (top wideout left ACC title game with an injury; still waiting on imaging)
RG Kevin Wigenton II
Missouri Transfer Portal
Starting QB Beau Pribula (won’t play)
WR Josh Manning (318 yards, 2 TDs; will not play)
WR Marquis Johnson (340 yards, 2 TDs; will not play)
With Pribula entering the portal, backup Matt Zollers — who started three games this season — will get the start.
Missouri is also pretty thin at wide receiver.
Missouri Potential Opt-Outs
LT Cayden Green
RT Keagen Trost
C Connor Tollison
DE Zion Young (will play)
DE Damon Wilson II
WR Kevin Coleman
DT Chris McClellan
S Jalen Catalon
Head coach Eli Drinkwitz said he expects minimal opt outs.
Missouri Injuries
Starting TE Brett Norfleet (won’t play)
Starting LB Josiah Trotter (won’t play)

Texas Bowl: LSU vs. Houston​

LSU Transfer Portal
DT Ahmad Breaux (274 snaps; will still play in bowl)
OL Carius Curne (305 snaps; will still play in bowl)
LSU Opt-Outs
QB Garrett Nussmeier
CB Mansoor Delane (potential first-round pick)
S AJ Haulcy
DE Jack Pyburn
LB Harold Perkins
LB Whit Weeks
LB West Weeks
OG Josh Thompson
WR Aaron Anderson (241 snaps)
LSU Potential Opt-Outs
DE Patrick Payton (on depth chart)
WR Zavion Thomas (on depth chart)
WR Chris Hilton (on depth chart; will play)
WR Barion Brown (on depth chart)
LSU Injuries
C Braelin Moore (missed finale; should play)
WR Nic Anderson (last played in Week 11; 222 snaps)
Quarterback Michael Van Buren will make his fourth straight start. The projected starting offensive line is Tyree Adams, Coen Echols, Braelin Moore, Paul Mubenga, and Weston Davis.
Houston Opt Outs
Starting center Demetrius Hunter left the program on Dec. 8 and is no longer on the roster.
Houston Potential Opt-Outs
RB Dean Connors
TE Tanner Koziol (accepted Senior Bowl invite)
DE Eddie Walls
QB Conner Weigman announced he will return to Houston in 2026 for his final season of eligibility.
Houston Injuries
DT Khalil Laufau (missed finale; 649 snaps)
WR Stephon Johnson (last played in Week 7)

Birmingham Bowl: Georgia Southern vs. Appalachian State​

Georgia Southern Injuries
RB OJ Arnold (stud; missed finale)
WR Dalen Cobb (missed finale)
DT Devan Lowe (missed finale)
Appalachian State Transfer Portal
QB AJ Swann (lost job late in year)
QB JJ Kohl (took starting job late in year)
Starting S DJ Burks (leading tackler over past two seasons)
Starting WR Davion Dozier (448 yards, 5 TDs)
Starting CB Elijah Mc-Cantos (705 snaps)
LB Brayshawn Littlejohn (305 snaps)
EDGE Thomas Davis (220 snaps; hasn’t played since Week 8)
OT Denell Nix Jr. (236 snaps)
If Swann and Kohl don’t suit up, App State only has two quarterbacks with experience on the roster in freshman Noah Gillon (13-32 for 111 yards on the season) and senior Billy Wiles (formerly at Clemson and Southern Miss)
Appalachian State Injuries
WR Jaden Barnes (didn’t play final two games)
RG Trent Ramsey (hasn’t played since Week 8)
TE Izayah Cummings (hasn’t played since Week 9)
S Dylan Hasz (missed final two games)
Other Notes: This is a rematch of a regular season conference game in which Georgia Southern won 25-23.

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Fenway Bowl: UConn vs. Army​

UConn Opt-Outs
QB Joe Fagnano
There’s a slight chance UConn could be down to QB4 if backup Nick Evers ends up entering the portal. WR Skyler Bell, who’s Senior Bowl-bound, said he plans to play and is trying to convince others in the portal to do the same.
UConn Transfer Portal
Starting RT Carsten Casady (774 snaps)
Starting LT Ben Murawski (773 snaps)
Starting RG Brady Wayburn (430 snaps)
Starting RB Cam Edwards (says he’ll play)
Starting CB Cam Chadwick (796 snaps)
Starting LB Oumar Diomande (790 snaps)
CB Osiris Gilbert (288 snaps)
RB Victor Rosa (157 snaps)
RB Mel Brown (56 snaps)
RB MJ Flowers (37 snaps)
DL Vincent Carroll-Jackson
TE Juice Vereen
UConn Injuries
TE3 Juice Vereen (last played in Week 11; 211 snaps)
DT Vincent Carroll-Jackson (last played W12; 494 snaps)
S Tyrece Mills (last played in Week 12; 251 snaps)
Army Injuries
RG Paolo Gennarelli (last played W11)
Will be updated following Army-Navy game, but the Black Knights defense finally appears fully healthy with the return of CB Justin Weaver and both top interior defensive linemen.

Pop-Tarts Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. BYU​

Georgia Tech Transfer Portal
C Tana Alo-Tupuola (455 snaps; rotated as starter)
Backup QB Aaron Philo
LB Melvin Jordan IV (148 snaps)
Georgia Tech Potential Opt-Outs
RG Keylan Rutledge (sounds like he should play)
WR Eric Rivers (expected to play)
QB Haynes King (expected to play)
RB Jamal Haynes (on depth chart)
Georgia Tech Injuries
S Clayton Powell-Lee (637 snaps; out with an ankle)
DE Brayden Manley (347 snaps; out due to shoulder surgery)
WR Isiah Canion (567 snaps; out due to undisclosed injury)
S Jy Gilmore (414 snaps; out for season; last played in Week 13)
DT Akelo Stone (last played in Week 13; on depth chart)
Georgia Tech Coaching Changes
OC Buster Faulkner took the same position with Florida. Co-OC Chris Weinke will likely take over duties for the bowl game for an offensive staff that lost quite a few key pieces.
BYU Potential Opt-Outs
LT Isaiah Jatta (on depth chart)
WR Chase Roberts (on depth chart)
DT Keanu Tanuvasa (on depth chart)
BYU Injuries
RB LJ Martin (Big 12 OPOY: out following surgery)
Backup RB Sione Moa (will not play)

Arizona Bowl: Miami (OH) vs. Fresno State​

Miami (OH) Transfer Portal
Starting WR Kam Perry (led nation in yards per catch; nearly 1,000 yards; traveled with team)
Starting DE Adam Trick (best defensive player; will not play)
Starting CB Mychal Yharbrough (591 snaps)
Starting RT Drew Terrill (best OL)
CB Luke Evans (175 snaps)
LS Hudson Powell
Miami (OH) Potential Opt-Outs
S Eli Blakey
S Silas Walters
I’d guess they’ll play.
Miami (OH) Injuries
QB Dequan Finn left the program
LB Corban Hondru (stud; missed final two games)
RB Kenny Tracy (out for year after five games)
Miami (OH) turned to freshman QB Tommy Gotkowski, but he was benched mid-game for veteran Henry Hesson.
Fresno State Transfer Portal
S Jayden Davis (285 snaps)
Fresno State Potential Opt-Outs
CB Al’zillion Hamilton
DL Korey Foreman
Fresno State Injuries
S Ryan Wilson (missed finale)
DT Martin Owusu (last played in Week 10; 286 snaps)
LB K’Vion Thunderbird (last played in Week 7; 302 snaps)
Quarterback Carson Conklin is listed as the starter for the Bulldogs.

New Mexico Bowl: North Texas vs. San Diego State​

North Texas Transfer Portal
QB Drew Mestemaker (expected to play)
DT Jayden Williams
DL Saadiq Clements
OG Johnny Dickson (two-time all-conference selection)
North Texas Potential Opt-Outs
RB Caleb Hawkins
WR Wyatt Young
WR Miles Coleman
North Texas Injuries
RB Caleb Hawkins (stud; left conference title game with injury)
LB Shane Whitter (last played in Week 10; 468 snaps)
RB Makenzie McGill II (last played in Week 8; 206 snaps)
WR Simeon Evans (last played in Week 11; 211 snaps)
North Texas Coaching Changes
Head coach Eric Morris took the job at Oklahoma State and will not be with the team for the bowl. I’d guess North Texas might have a handful of key opt-outs, with a few potentially following Morris to Stillwater, where they’d instantly start. However, per the latest updates, most are expected to play.
Neal Brown will be the next head coach in Denton. Brown did say everybody but Mestemaker (who was receiving an award) attended the team meeting on Monday, for what it’s worth.
Special teams coach Drew Svoboda will serve as the interim coach for the bowl game with the rest of the staff expected to stay on for the game, sans Morris.
San Diego State Transfer Portal
DE Jared Badie (131 snaps)
EDGE August Salvati (118 snaps)
San Diego State Potential Opt-Outs
CB Chris Johnson
LB Owen Chambliss
EDGE Trey White
Johnson will be drafted, while rumors have swirled that Chambliss and White (both All-MWC) could follow DC Aurich to Nebraska.
San Diego State Injuries
QB Jayden Denegal (surgery; will not play)
WR Jordan Napier (out for year)
WR Jacob Bostick (out for year)
LB Tano Letuli (last played in Week 10; 209 snaps)
Former Central Michigan QB Bert Emanuel Jr. will start in place of Denegal.
San Diego State Coaching Changes
Aztec defensive coordinator Rob Aurich took the same job with Nebraska. Passing game coordinator Demetrius Sumler will serve as the interim DC for the bowl game.

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Gridiron Gold Sheet
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z-VCaHj6roaDyMegfXLK9ewB5tXb3AsV/view

Bowl Games Opt Out List

Military Bowl: Pitt vs. East Carolina​

Pitt Opt-Outs
RB Desmond Reid
LB Kyle Louis
Pitt Potential Opt-Outs
RT Ryan Baer (on depth chart)
Pitt Transfer Portal
LB Rasheem Biles (stud; 606 snaps; still on depth chart)
RB Juelz Goff (259 snaps; not on depth chart)
WR Zion Fowler-El (118 snaps; not on depth chart)
Pitt Injuries
DT Sean FitzSimmons (last played in Week 10; listed as starter on depth chart)
RG Ryan Carretta (didn’t play final two games; on depth chart)
LG Keith Gouveia (last played in Week 5; out for year)
Pitt Coaching Changes
Defensive coordinator Randy Bates will retire following the Military Bowl.
East Carolina Transfer Portal
QB Katin Houser (will not play in bowl)
TE Jayvontay Conner (496 snaps)
WR Yannick Smith (583 yards, 5 TDs)
LT Jimarion McCrimon (803 snaps)
None of the four are expected to suit up. You could see either the well-traveled Mike Wright (more of a runner who even played on defense this year) or freshman Chaston Ditta (more of a passer and better fit for offense) at quarterback (or both) or even Raheim Jeter.
East Carolina Opt-Outs
RB London Montgomery
East Carolina Potential Opt-Outs
WR Anthony Smith
East Carolina Injuries
LG Panda Askew (didn’t play in finale)
CB Rasheed Reason (last played in Week 7)
East Carolina Coaching Changes
ECU defensive coordinator Josh Aldridge left for the same role at USF, while offensive coordinator John David Baker is headed to Ole Miss in the same role.

Pinstripe Bowl: Penn State vs. Clemson​

Penn State Transfer Portal
CB Elliott Washington (256 snaps)
CB AJ Harris (493 snaps)
DE Chaz Coleman (150 snaps)
Penn State Opt-Outs
RB Nicholas Singleton
DT Zane Durant
DE Zuriah Fisher
S Zakee Wheatley
LG Olaivavega Ioane
OL Nick Dawkins
RT Nolan Rucci
LT Drew Shelton
TE Khalil Dinkins
The Nittany Lions will be without four of their five starting offensive linemen for the Pinstripe Bowl.
Penn State Potential Opt-Outs
DE Dani Dennis-Sutton
RB Kaytron Allen
WR Trebor Pena
LB Amare Campbell
All of the above are still on the depth chart, but interim head coach Terry Smith hinted that some starters may only play limited reps.
Penn State Injuries
QB Drew Allar (out for year)
LB Tony Rojas (out for year)
LB Alex Tatsch (out after bowl prep injury; 108 snaps)
Penn State Coaching Changes
The Nittany Lions fired head coach James Franklin during the season, which led to Terry Smith taking over as interim head coach. Matt Campbell will take over next season.
Co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Ty Howle has also been hired as the offensive coordinator at Virginia Tech.
Meanwhile, defensive coordinator Jim Knowles is negotiating his buyout and will head to Tennessee.
Finally, offensive line coach Phil Trautwein is set to become Florida’s next offensive line coach.

Clemson Transfer Portal
S Khalil Barnes (522 snaps; will not play)
LB Dee Crayton (79 snaps)
LB Jamal Anderson (51 snaps)
Clemson Opt-Outs
DT DeMonte Capehart (declared for NFL draft)
DT Peter Woods (declared for NFL Draft)
DE T.J. Parker (declared for NFL Draft)
CB Avieon Terrell (declared for NFL Draft)
WR Antonio Williams (declared for NFL Draft)
Potential Opt-Outs
QB Cade Klubnik (says he will play)
RT Blake Miller (says he will play)
DE Will Heldt will play (returning next season)
Clemson, which is looking to extend its FBS record of consecutive years with a postseason victory to 15, will be without seven of its top 12 defenders in terms of snap count (and 5 of top 12 on offense).
Clemson Injuries
Starting LB Wade Woodaz (surgery; will not play)
Starting LG Collin Sadler (will not play)
Starting WR Bryant Wesco (hurt in Week 8; out for year)
Starting TE Olsen Patt-Henry (hurt in Week 13; out for year)
DE Jahiem Lawson (hurt in W13; 300 snaps; will not play)
RG Walker Parks (hurt in Week 12; out for year)
OL Brayden Jacobs (hurt in Week 12; out for year)
OG Elyjah Thurmon (hurt in week 4; out for year)
QB Cade Klubnik (did not throw in practice on Dec. 15 but should be ready)
Head coach Dabo Swinney said 27 players will miss the bowl game due to injury or opt-outs. That includes eight who started in the regular season finale.

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GoldSheet
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N_TIDoihqO7APogkmuE6FgEv8Q2t1WKB/view

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Executive CFB
250% New Mexico

POWER PLAY WINS
NBA 7:10 pm Charlotte Hornets at Orlando Magic Orlando Magic -6 for 1 units

BEST SPORTS CAPPER
NCAAF 4:30 pm New Mexico at Minnesota
Minnesota -1.5 for 1 units

Brandon Lang
CFB 80 Dimes Minnesota -1.5

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Pickswise Sports
CFB
4* New Mexico +2.5
3* Central Michigan +11
3* FIU +6

Zachary Cohen
New Mexico +2

Adam Burke
CFB

Central Michigan +11
CFB UTSA -5

Randy Chambers
CFB Central Michigan +11

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Bruce Marshall
CFB
Minnesota Golden Gophers -1′ (-110)

Billy Coleman
5 % utsa over

Stephen Nover
3* CFB DECEMBER TOTAL OF MONTH
Florida Intl / UTSA OVER 59.5

Ben Burns
5% UTSA -8 (-110)

Spartan
2* New Mexico +1.5

Victor King
3* Florida Int’l/UTSA over 59.5 (First Responder Bowl)

Jeff Hochman
New Mexico +2.5

Wayne Root
N Mexico
UTSA

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Executive
250 6 Pt Teaser – Lions & Broncos

Wayne Root
Gold Standard – Minnesota +7′

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Bill Rupp

OPEN BET
815pm CMC , JT, Javonte, Gibbs, Harvey+901(.5u)

NFL
1pm Malik Davis 21.5 rush yards-112(1u)
430pm Shane Zylstra 10.5 rec yards-112(1u)
430pm Both teams to make a 33+ yard FG YES-105(1u)
815pn Sutton 60+ rec yards -119(1u)

BILL THE BILLDER XMAS DAY SPECIAL
1pm Dak 200+pass, Goff 175+ pass, Pickens 40+ rec, St Brown 40+ rec, Gibbs 3+ receptions-124(1u)

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Newsletter Tracking (through 12/24/2025)

Best & Worst
Gold Sheet NCAA Tech Plays (12-3-0)
Playbook Awesome Angle (12-5-1)
Power Sweep Tech Play of the Week (9-4-0)
Bondi 2* NFL (2-8-0)
Pointwise NCAA 2* (4-13-0)
Power Sweep NCAA 4* (5-11-1)

Gridiron Gold Sheet
NCAA (32-32-2)
NFL (27-16-1) (includes 3-1 this week)

Bondi Bulletin (didn’t see this one this week)
2* NCAA (6-3-0)
1* NCAA (10-16-0)
2* NFL (2-8-0)
1* NFL (8-12-0)

Marc Lawrence Playbook NCAA
“Top” play (1-0-0)
5* (6-7-1)
4* (6-8-0)
3* (8-6-0)
Upset pick (9-9-0)
Betcha Didn’t Know (10-11-0)
Awesome Angle (12-5-1)
Incredible Stat (6-7-0)

Marc Lawrence Playbook NFL
5* (5-11-0)
4* (9-7-0)
3* (8-7-1)

Pointwise NCAA
1* (19-9-0) (GT +2.5 and ECU +6 still pending)
2* (4-13-0)
3* (6-9-0)
4* (17-12-0)
5* (14-17-0) (Clem +1, Minn -3, and Army -2.5 still pending)

Pointwise NFL
2* (3-1-0)
3* (12-16-0)
4* (8-8-0)
5* (13-18-1)

Power Sweep NCAA
4* (5-11-1) (includes 2-0 this week)
3* (11-21-0)
2* (22-15-0)
Underdog Play of the Week (6-8-0)
Tech Play of the Week (9-4-0)
Revenge Play of the Week (6-6-0)
Situational Play of the Week (6-3-0)
Series Play of the Week (4-3-1)

Power Sweep NFL
4* (7-8-1)
3* (9-7-0)
2* (8-8-0)
3* o/u play (8-8-0)
Power Rating POW (0-0-1)

Power Plays
NCAA 4.5* (20-19-1)
NCAA 4* (51-43-1)
NFL 4* (6-9-1)

Winning Points
NCAA 4* (0-0-0)
NCAA 3* (0-0-0)
NFL 4* (0-0-0)
NFL 3* (0-0-0)

King’s Totals Tipsheet
10* GOY (0-0-0)
3* (8-10-0)
2* (16-14-0)
1* (0-0-0)
Team Total of the Week
2* (16-10-1)
1* (2-3-0)

Gold Sheet NCAA
Key Releases (18-26-1)
Priority Picks (15-15-0)
Tech Plays (13-3-0)

Gold Sheet NFL
Key Releases (26-20-1)
Priority Picks (16-16-0)
Tech Plays (6-9-0)

Powers’ Ratings NCAA
(no actual best bets in his newsletter again this year)
Top Computer Play (5-9-1)

Inside the Press Box NCAA
Phil’s Best Bets (25-36-0)
Phil’s FCS Best Bets (4-3-0)
Computer Best Bets (27-29-1)
Computer FCS Best Bets (4-0-0)

Inside the Press Box NFL
Phil’s Best Bets (22-20-0)
Computer Best Bets (0-0-0)

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Bob Balfe
2025 VIP Football Record (88-82)
Broncos -13.5 over Chiefs

Pickswise Sports
NBA
4* Cavs +6.5
4* Mavs +8.5
3* Spurs +9.5
3* Nuggets/Timberwolves Over 239
2* Lakers +2.5

NFL (+32.9 units ytd)
5* Best Bet Cowboys -7
3* Cowboys/Commanders Under 51

4* Broncos -12.5
4* Broncos/Chiefs Under 38.5

2* Vikings +7.5
2* Vikings/Lions Under 44.5

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Ignore ITPB NCAA as nothing fresh here

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Late night so getting to whatever I can

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PS ITPB – NCAA
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jBWXOBu4a5KvCsUysBY5Q9Pe_TpHhizW/view

ML PLAYBOOK
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KLQVLJPv3QL2A66izy1vX_tvQ3vRt723/view

ML MIDWEEK
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sKLG_4QNYQk8cP2MxkaCgPAj4Ks7QGwq/view

NC Power Plays Dec 27
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_SEPqj5kQpICZ3IDqZRxVpjm3Le1aRLC/view

NC Power Sweep
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aIf6Qv3ErLCNFH_FOUma2YBSVsRlksTh/view

VSIN COLLEGE BOWL GUIDE
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X1Y7ZqML51RbeYgRDEHpSxDOfUAI6J9K/view

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_SEPqj5kQpICZ3IDqZRxVpjm3Le1aRLC/view

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