The lead-up to the College Football Playoff semifinals continues Thursday with a trio of games on ESPN.
Today we have the Birmingham Bowl between South Carolina and South Florida, the Belk Bowl between Arkansas and Virginia Tech, and the Valero Alamo Bowl between Oklahoma State and Colorado.
Birmingham Bowl (2 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Unfortunately, by far the greatest prospect on either of these two teams won’t be playing. South Carolina’s Skai Moore was set to benefit more than anyone from the arrival of Will Muschamp as the Gamecocks’ new head coach. The LB/S hybrid had been South Carolina’s leading tackler in each of the last three seasons, and could have had a great year in Muschamp’s aggressive and fluid defensive scheme.