Bowl capsules
Taxslayer Gator Bowl: Kentucky (4-6) vs No. 24 North Carolina State (8-3), Saturday, Noon (ESPN)
■ Line: Kentucky by 2 1/2 .
■ Series record: Series tied 1-1.
■ What’s at stake: Kentucky goes for its third straight bowl victory. The Wildcats beat Penn State in the Citrus Bowl two years ago and topped Virginia Tech in the Belk Bowl last year. North Carolina State is trying to close the season with five consecutive victories for the first time since 1965.
Outback Bowl: No. 7 Indiana (6-1, 6-1 Big Ten) against Mississippi (4-5, 4-5 SEC), Saturday, 12:30 p.m. (ABC)
■ Line: Indiana by 6 1/2.
■ Series record: First meeting.
■ What’s at stake: Seventhranked Indiana is going for its first bowl win in nearly 30 years. The team’s lone loss was a close one to Big Ten champion Ohio State. The Hoosiers were 11th in the final College Football Poll. Mississippi is making its first bowl appearance in five years and trying finish with a nonlosing record for the first time since 2017.
Fiesta Bowl: No. 12 Iowa State (8-3) vs No. 25 Oregon (4-2), Saturday, 4 p.m. (ESPN)
■ Line: Iowa State by 4 1/2.
■ Series record: First meeting.
■ What’s at stake: Iowa State is playing in its first New Year’s Six bowl after setting a school record with eight conference wins. The Cyclones are making their fourth straight bowl appearance under coach Matt Campbell. Oregon is no stranger to playing January bowl games, making its seventh appearance in the past 12 years. The Ducks won their second straight Pac-12 championship to earn a trip to the desert.
Orange Bowl: No. 5 Texas A&M (8-1) vs No. 14 North Carolina (8-3), at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida, Saturday, 8 p.m. (ESPN).
■ Line: Texas A&M by 7 1/2.
■ Series record: First meeting.
■ What’s at stake: Texas A&M has an opportunity for eight straight wins (in the same season) for the first time since putting together a 10-game winning streak in 1998. North Carolina can finish with nine wins for only the second time since 1997; the Tar Heels were 11-3 in 2015.