EagleBank Bowl
Wake Forest (7-5) vs. Navy (8-4)
Site: Washington
Time: 9 a.m. Saturday
TV: ESPN
Line: Wake Forest by 3
The Buzz: Navy rushed for 292 yards on 51 carries in its 24-17 victory at Wake Forest on Sept. 27. Fullback Eric Kettani had a career-high 175 yards. . . . Wake Forest QB Riley Skinner couldn’t do much worse this time around. He had five of the Deacons’ six turnovers that day. . . . Navy leads the nation with 298.3 rushing yards per game. . . . Wake’s D.J. Boldin has 77 receptions for 782 yards this season, but no other Wake Forest player has more than 25 catches. . . . Navy can tie a school record with its ninth victory.
St. Petersburg Bowl
Memphis (6-6) vs. South Florida (7-5)
Site: St. Petersburg, Fla.
Time: 2:30 p.m. Saturday
TV: ESPN2
Line: South Florida by 12 1/2
The Buzz: Memphis QB Arkelon Hall has three 300-yard passing games, but the Tigers lost each. With receiver Carlos Singleton checking in at 6-feet-8, he’s been the biggest threat with 50 catches for 759 yards and five TDs (including 11 for 158 yards against Marshall). . . . With USF ranked ninth nationally in rush defense (97.7 yards per game), look for Memphis to utilize the pass. . . . Memphis has allowed just 16 sacks this season. . . . USF quarterback Matt Grothe has thrown 15 TD passes and 14 interceptions, including 11 picks in the past five games.
Las Vegas Bowl
BYU (10-2) vs. Arizona (7-5)
Time: 6 p.m. Saturday
TV: ESPN
Line: Arizona by 3
The Buzz: Coming off the 24-point loss to Utah, BYU needs its offense to turn it around. QB Max Hall tossed a career-high five INTs against the Utes and threw for just 205 yards. . . . BYU’s starting five offensive linemen average 326.4 pounds and 6-feet-6; Arizona’s defensive front goes 6-2, 259 pounds. . . . Having switched to the spread offense in 2007 after hiring offensive coordinator Sonny Dykes, Arizona scored a school-record 445 points this season. The season before Dykes’ arrival, the Wildcats were ranked 105th in scoring (13.3 points per game). . . . Under coach Bronco Mendenhall, BYU is 33-4 when leading at halftime and 32-1 when leading going into the fourth quarter.
Denver Post staff and wire reports
