often have been left on islands due to late-arrivi

For fans of college football Womens Dean Lowry Jersey , the next three weeks are arguably the most wonderful time of the year. We will be treated to 41 more games between now and January 7th, when the national champion will be crowned for this season.The four contenders are mostly familiar with the playoff. Alabama and Clemson have made football’s version of the Final Four in each of the past four seasons, including this year. In fact, the Crimson Tide have been in every season that the four-team bracket has existed, starting in 2014. Oklahoma makes its third appearance and second in a row. Only third-ranked Notre Dame is a newcomer, as the Fighting Irish went undefeated at 12-0 this year.As always, there are plenty of interesting matchups up and down the board, as well as a few duds. Fans of the Wisconsin Badgers get a bit of a downer, however, as UW has a rematch of last year’s Orange Bowl against the similarly-disappointing Miami Hurricanes but in much colder weather at Yankee Stadium. If you haven’t yet joined, click here for details about APC’s Bowl Mania group to compete against fellow readers and writers. College Football Playoff GamesGoodyear Cotton Bowl Classic #2 Clemson Tigers vs. #3 Notre Dame Fighting IrishSaturday, Dec. 293:00 PM CT (4:00 PM ET)AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TXESPNCapital One Orange Bowl#1 Alabama Crimson Tide vs. #4 Oklahoma SoonersSaturday, Dec. 298:00 PM ETHard Rock Stadium, Miami, FLESPNNational Championship GameMonday, Jan. 75:00 PM PT (8:00 ET)Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CAESPNOther New Year’s Six BowlsChick-Fil-A Peach Bowl#10 Florida Gators vs. #7 Michigan WolverinesSaturday, Dec. 2912:00 Noon ETMercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GAESPNPlayStation Fiesta Bowl#11 LSU Tigers vs. #8 UCF KnightsTuesday, Jan. 111:00 AM MT (1:00 PM ET)State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZESPNRose Bowl Game#9 Washington Huskies vs. #6 Ohio State BuckeyesTuesday, Jan. 12:00 PM PT (5:00 PM ET)Rose Bowl Marquez Valdes-Scantling Jersey , Pasadena, CAESPNAllstate Sugar Bowl#15 Texas Longhorns vs. #5 Georgia BulldogsTuesday, Jan. 17:45 PM CT (8:45 ET)Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LAESPNAll other bowl gamesAir Force Reserve Celebration BowlAlcorn State Braves vs. North Carolina A&T AggiesSaturday, Dec. 1512:00 PM ETMercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GAABCNew Mexico BowlNorth Texas Mean Green vs. Utah State AggiesSaturday, Dec. 1512:00 Noon MT (2:00 PM ET)Branch Field at Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, NMESPNAutoNation Cure BowlTulane Green Wave vs. Louisiana Ragin’ CajunsSaturday, Dec. 152:30 PM ETCamping World Stadium, Orlando, FLCBS Sports NetworkMitsubishi Motors Las Vegas BowlFresno State Bulldogs vs. Arizona State Sun DevilsSaturday, Dec. 1512:30 PM PT (3:30 ET)Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, NVABCRaycom Media Camellia BowlGeorgia Southern Eagles vs Eastern Michigan EaglesSaturday, Dec. 154:30 PM CT (5:30 ET)Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, ALESPNR+L Carriers New Orleans BowlMiddle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs. Appalachian State MountaineersSaturday Dec. 158:00 PM CT (9:00 ET)Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LAESPNCheribundi Boca Raton BowlUAB Blazers vs. Northern Illinois HuskiesTuesday, Dec. 187:00 PM ETHoward Schnellenberger Field, Boca Raton, FLESPNDXL Frisco BowlSan Diego State Aztecs vs. Ohio BobcatsWednesday, Dec. 197:00 PM CT (8:00 ET)Toyota Stadium, Frisco Josh Jones Jersey White , TXESPNBad Boy Mowers Gasparilla BowlMarshall Thundering Herd vs. USF BullsThursday, Dec. 208:00 PM ETRaymond James Stadium, Tampa, FLESPNMakers Wanted Bahamas BowlFIU Golden Panthers vs. Toledo RocketsFriday, Dec. 2112:30 PM ETThomas A. Robinson National Stadium, Nassau, BahamasESPNFamous Idaho Potato BowlWestern Michigan Broncos vs. BYU CougarsFriday, Dec. 212:00 PM MT (4:00 ET)Albertsons Stadium, Boise, IDESPNJared Birmingham BowlMemphis Tigers vs. Wake Forest Demon DeaconsSaturday, Dec. 2211:00 AM CT (12:00 Noon ET)Legion Field, Birmingham, ALESPNLockheed Martin Armed Forces BowlHouston Cougars vs. Army KnightsSaturday, Dec. 222:30 PM CT (3:30 ET)Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TXESPNDollar General BowlBuffalo Bulls vs. Troy TrojansSaturday, Dec. 226:00 PM CT (7:00 ET)Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, ALESPNSoFi Hawai’i BowlLouisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. Hawai’i Rainbow WarriorsSaturday, Dec. 225:30 PM HT (10:30 ET)Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HIESPNSERVPRO First Responder BowlBoston College Eagles vs. #25 Boise State BroncosWednesday, Dec. 2612:30 PM CT (1:30 ET)Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TXESPNQuick Lane BowlMinnesota Golden Gophers vs. Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsWednesday, Dec. 265:15 PM ETFord Field, Detroit Aaron Jones Jersey White , MIESPNCheez-It BowlCalifornia Golden Bears vs. TCU Horned FrogsWednesday, Dec. 267:00 PM MT (9:00 ET)Chase Field, Phoenix, AZESPNWalk-On’s Independence BowlTemple Owls vs. Duke Blue DevilsThursday, Dec. 2712:30 PM CT (1:30 ET)Independence Stadium, Shreveport, LAESPNNew Era Pinstripe BowlMiami Hurricanes vs. Wisconsin BadgersThursday, Dec. 275:15 PM ETYankee Stadium, New York, NYESPNAcademy Sports + Outdoors Texas BowlBaylor Bears vs. Vanderbilt CommodoresThursday, Dec. 278:00 PM CT (9:00 ET)NRG Stadium, Houston, TXESPNFranklin American Mortgage Music City BowlPurdue Boilermakers vs. Auburn TigersFriday, Dec. 2812:30 PM CT (1:30 ET)Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TNESPNCamping World Bowl#18 West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Syracuse OrangeFriday, Dec. 285:15 PM ETCamping World Stadium, Orlando, FLESPNValero Alamo Bowl#24 Iowa State Cyclones vs. #13 Washington State CougarsFriday, Dec. 288:00 PM CT (9:00 ET)Alamodome, San Antonio, TXESPNBelk BowlSouth Carolina Gamecocks vs. Virginia CavaliersSaturday, Dec. 2912:00 Noon ETBank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NCABCNOVA Home Loans Arizona BowlArkansas State Red Wolves vs. Nevada Wolf PackSaturday, Dec. 2911:15 PM MT (1:15 ET)Arizona Stadium, Tucson http://www.packerslockerroom.com/authentic-ray-nitschke-jersey , AZCBS Sports NetworkMilitary Bowl presented by Northrop GrummanCincinnati Bearcats vs. Virginia Tech HokiesMonday, Dec. 3112:00 Noon ETNavy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MDESPNHyundai Sun BowlStanford Cardinal vs. Pittsburgh PanthersMonday, Dec. 311:00 PM CT (2:00 ET)Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, TXCBSRedbox BowlMichigan State Spartans vs. Oregon DucksMonday, Dec. 3112:00 Noon PT (3:00 PM ET)Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CAFOXAutoZone Liberty Bowl#23 Missouri Tigers vs. Oklahoma State CowboysMonday, Dec. 312:45 PM CT (3:45 ET)Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TNESPNSan Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia BowlNorthwestern Wildcats vs. #17 Utah UtesMonday, Dec. 314:00 PM PT (7:00 ET)SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, CAFOX Sports 1TaxSlayer Gator BowlNC State Wolfpack vs. Texas A&M AggiesMonday, Dec. 317:30 PM ETTIAA Bank Field, Jacksonville, FLESPNOutback Bowl#18 Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Iowa HawkeyesTuesday, Jan. 112:00 Noon ETRaymond James Stadium, Tampa, FLESPN2VRBO Citrus Bowl#12 Penn State Nittany Lions vs. #14 Kentucky WildcatsTuesday, Jan. 11:00 PM ETCamping World Stadium, Orlando, FLABC After many years of trying to shore up the cornerback position, Green Bay can pour premium draft capital into other defensive positions in 2019."When the Green Bay Packers left the 2018 NFL Draft with Jaire Alexander and Josh Jackson as their top two selections, it was an all-too-common attempt from the team to find reliable starting cornerbacks. But Womens Lane Taylor Jersey , unless proven wrong by the conclusion of next season, that gamble looks to have been a good one.Although Jackson experienced plenty of ups and downs in his first season, Alexander quickly became the defense’s top cover man and showed the potential to become a long-term star. The combined efforts of that duo, in addition to undrafted addition Tony Brown, provide enough promise for the position that a true cornerback should not be a priority with either of the Packers’ first round picks at the end of the month.For many of the final Dom Capers years, the Packers prioritized a cornerback unit via the draft that was often visibly dissected on the field and never quite the same in Sam Shields’ absence. Green Bay ranked 31st in the league in passing yards allowed per game in 2016 (269.0) and 23rd in 2017 (237.0). Influenced by these statistics, the Packers have invested in at least one cornerback in the top two rounds of three of the past four years. In addition to last year’s haul, the Packers added Kevin King in 2017 and Damarious Randall and Quinten Rollins in 2015 to alleviate the porous nature of the secondary. Despite King’s injury history of the past two seasons, the Packers still see him as a long-term piece to add into the mix of Alexander, Jackson, Brown, and veteran Tramon Williams. That rotation, along with the departed Bashaud Breeland, helped improve the Green Bay pass defense to 12th in 2018 (235.0). Even in the midst of the Packers striking out with Randall and Rollins, Green Bay is positioned much better for the future at cornerback now than it was five years ago.The bolstered depth at corner does not mean that secondary help is unnecessary, however. Green Bay still is in need of pairing incoming safety Adrian Amos with a ball-hawking center fielder who can improve the Packers’ total of seven interceptions a season ago. A player in the mold of a Nasir Adderley or Chauncey Gardner-Johnson might be a great fit with one of the Packers’ first-day selections, while potentially offering slot corner value in some packages. While Green Bay’s corners have been inconsistent over the past several years, they often have been left on islands due to late-arriving safeties. Without a second player downfield to help break up the long pass, Green Bay’s corners have not only been placed at a disadvantage in defending the ball, they have also been unable to take risks. Increased support for the corners with a free safety addition might help an instinctive young player like Alexander create more turnovers.A more steady crew of corners also provides ammunition to acquire further pass rush help. While the Packers’ struggles in the secondary were perhaps more noticeable, Green Bay’s issues up front gradually became more of a concern until reaching a breaking point in 2018. As the Packers continued to draft cover men, they neglected edge rushers, selecting the position just once (Kyler Fackrell) in the top three rounds since 2014. Despite adding two high-priced free agents this offseason, the Packers can actually assist their secondary further by increasing the number of quality sack artists available throughout the game.Green Bay is in the unfamiliar position of not having to seek cornerback help out of desperation this draft season. This time around, they can further support that unit by drafting the influential positions around it.