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The third week of the bowl schedule features the majority of the games including Mississippi State. As always, my picks are included. By now, I am sure to have been completely wrong.

Friday Dec. 30
• Bell Helicopters Armed Forces Bowl (11 a.m., ESPN)
The independent BYU Cougars (9-3) face the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (8-4) out of Conference-USA.
Flynn's Pick: BYU

• New Era Pinstripe Bowl (3:30 p.m., ESPN)
Rutgers Scarlett Knights (8-4) from the Big East take on the Iowa State Cyclones (6-6) from the Big-10.
Flynn's Pick: Rutgers

• Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl (5:30 p.m., ESPN)
Mississippi State Bulldogs (6-6) out of the Southeastern Conference face off against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-6) from the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Flynn's Pick: MSU

• Insight Bowl (9-noon p.m. ESPN)
The Iowa Hawkeyes (7-5) from the Big-10 take on the Oklahoma Sooners (9-3) out of the Big-12.
Flynn's Pick: Oklahoma

Saturday, Dec. 31
• Meineke Car Care Bowl of Texas (11 a.m., ESPN)
The Texas A&M Aggies (6-6) out of the Big-12 face the Northwestern Wildcats (6-6) from the Big-10.
Pick: Texas A&M

• Hyundai Sun Bowl (1 p.m., CBS)
The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-4) from the ACC take on the Utah Utes (7-5) from the Pac-12.
Flynn's Pick: Georgia Tech

• AutoZone Liberty Bowl (2:30 p.m., ESPN)
The Cincinnati Bearcats (9-3) out of the Big East face off against the Vanderbilt Commodores (6-6) from the SEC.
Flynn's Pick: Vanderbilt

• Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl (2:30 p.m., ESPN)
The Illinois Fighting Illini (6-6) from the Big-10 take on the UCLA Bruins (6-7) out of the Pac-12.
Flynn's Pick: UCLA

• Chick-fil-A Bowl (6:30 p.m., ESPN)
The Virginia Cavaliers (8-4) out of the ACC face the Auburn Tigers from the SEC.
Flynn's Pick: Auburn

Monday, Jan. 2
• TicketCity Bowl (11 a.m., ESPN U)
The Houston Cougars (12-1) from C-USA take on the Penn State Nittany Lions (9-3) out of the Big-10.
Flynn's Pick: Houston

• Outback Bowl (noon ABC)
The Michigan State Spartans (9-3) out of the Big-10 face the Georgia Bulldogs (10-3) from the SEC.
Flynn's Pick: Georgia

• Capital One Bowl (noon ESPN)
The Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-3) from the Big-10 take on the South Carolina Gamecocks (10-2) out of the SEC.
Flynn's Pick: South Carolina

• Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl (noon, ESPN 2)
The Ohio State Buckeyes (6-6) out of the Big-10 face off against the Florida Gators (6-6) from the SEC.
Flynn's Pick: Florida

• Rose Bowl (4 p.m., ESPN)
The Wisconsin Badgers (11-2) from the Big-10 takes on the Oregon Ducks (11-2) out of the Pac-12.
Flynn's Pick: Oregon

• Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (7:30 p.m., ESPN)
The Stanford Cardinals (11-1) out of the Pac-12 face the Oklahoma State Cowboys (11-1) from the Big-12.
Flynn's Pick: Oklahoma State

Tuesday, Dec. 3
• Allstate Sugar Bowl (7:30 p.m., ESPN)
The Michigan Wolverines (10-2) from the Big-10 take on the Virginia Tech Hokies out of the ACC.
Flynn's Pick: Michigan

• Discover Orange Bowl (7:30 p.m., ESPN)
The West Virginia Mountaineers (9-3) out of the Big East face off against the Clemson Tigers (10-3) out of the ACC.
Flynn's Pick: Clemson

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