SUGAR BOWL

When: Jan. 1

Who: No. 6 Baylor (11-2, Big 12) vs No. 8 Mississippi (10-2, SEC)

Time: 8:45 p.m. ET

Where: New Orleans.

TOP PLAYERS

Baylor: RB Abram Smith, 1,429 yards rushing, 12 touchdowns. Mississippi: QB Matt Corral, 3,936 total yards, 31 touchdowns. Corral has thrown a touchdown pass in 23 of his last 24 games and is just the third Ole Miss QB in program history to tally 20 passing TDS in back-to-back seasons. Corral has thrown 57 career passing TDS, No. 3 in program history.

NOTABLE

Baylor: The Bears won the Big 12 championship game over Oklahoma State. Baylor notched its fourth win over a Top 25 opponent by beating the Cowboys.

Mississippi: Capped its first 10-win regular season in program history with a 31-21 triumph over Mississippi State and finished second in the SEC West.

— Associated Press