Starting on Dec. 19 the 2009-2010 college football bowl season will take place.

Bowl games will be played nearly everyday until the bowl season climaxes on the Jan. 7 when the top teams in the nation, Alabama and Texas will fight to be crowned national champions.

The bowl season will kick off in Albuquerque, New Mexico for the New Mexico Bowl between favored Fresno State (8-4) and Wyoming (6-6).

Another big bowl matching two BCS Top 25 teams will be the MAACO Bowl in Las Vegas, NV between the Oregon State Beavers (8-4) and the Brigham Young Cougars (10-2). The following evening in San Diego, CA, Utah (9-3) and California (8-4) will match up to play for the San Diego County Poinsettia Bowl. Both teams were highly ranked coming into the start of the season, but both failed to live up to expectations because of injuries.

Almost every year there is a new bowl introduced to college football. Last year it was the Emerald Bowl in San Francisco. The game will feature Frank Spaziani’s Boston College Eagles (8-4) and Pete Carroll’s USC Trojans (8-4).

“USC’s season was very disappointing for the most part,” sophomore David Rhodes said. “They had a lot of big wins but missed a lot of easy ones as well. I’m looking for Matt Barkley to bounce back next season or even in the Emerald Bowl and prove to America that USC’s season wasn’t a joke.”

Also on December 19, the Champs Sports Bowl will be held in Orlando Florida between Miami (9-3) and Wisconsin (9-3). The Hurricanes will be led by potential 2010-2011 Heisman candidate Jacory Harris, while Wisconsin running back, John Clay hopes to run all over the Miami defense in which could possibly be his last game in a college uniform.

After surpassing expectations for a rebuilding season, Missouri will be placed in a bowl game. On New Year’s Eve, the Tigers (8-4) will face Navy (8-4) for a chance to win the Texas Bowl in Houston, TX. Sophomore Blaine Gabbert hopes to drive the Tigers to win their third straight bowl game.

“Mizzou has had up and down season for the most part.” sophomore Sam Horn said, “They ranked twelfth in the run defense, which is something they can build off of for next year. On the other hand, their bowl game is a huge disappointment. They should be playing more on a national scale and playing a more competitive team.”

One of the most highly anticipated non-BCS bowl game will take place in Orlando, FL for the Capital One Bowl. Les Miles’s explosive LSU offense (9-3) will face Joe Patterno’s Penn State Lions (10-2).

To most teams in college football, there are only five bowls games that matter, the Fedex Orange Bowl, Allstate Sugar Bowl, Rose Bowl presented by Citi, Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, and the granddaddy of them all, The BCS National Championship.

The first game out of the five will be the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA, which has always been played between the winners of the Pac-10 and the Big 10 conferences. This year it will be fought between Oregon (10-2) and Ohio State (10-2). Both teams suffered early season losses that set them back in the Top 25 Polls but fought their way back to the top of their conferences.

Later that evening, SEC runner-up Florida (12-1) will face off against Big East champions Cincinnati (12-0). After a disappointing loss in the SEC Championship game to Alabama, the Gators will hope to bounce back and make something out of their season. The Gators were the top team in the BCS Polls all season up until their devastating loss in the SEC Championship.

The Gators had a great season but they will be losing a bunch of leaders on and off the field for next season, such as Tim Tebow and Jeffery Demps. They will still have a lot to build off of for next season.

But it won’t be any easy match for them. They will have to play the two time defending Big East Champions. The Bearcats will be led Tony Pike. Pike hopes win the game and complete a “perfect” season in his last game in a Bearcat uniform.

On January 4th, the Boise State Broncos (13-0) will face the Texas Christian Horned Frogs (12-0) in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, AZ. Both teams completed undefeated seasons and were able to win without any trouble whatsoever in both of their conferences. TCU is being led by Mountain West Conference offensive player of the year, Andy Dalton. Boise State will be powered by its explosive offense and star quarterback, Kellen Moore.

The following day Big-10 runner-up Iowa (10-2) will face ACC Champions Georgia Tech (11-2) in the Fedex Orange Bowl. The game will take place on Jan. 5 in Landshark Stadium in Miami, FL. Georgia Tech is favored to win with the help of their dominant running game that consists of Josh Nesbitt and Jonathan Dwyer.

“I think Georgia Tech will win this one without a question.” freshman Josh Becker said. “They are a great team. I can’t wait to see Nesbitt and Dwyer with the help from their incredible offensive line go to work on the Iowa defense.”

Sadly enough, the college bowl season will conclude on January 7th in Pasadena, CA for the grand daddy of them all, The BCS National Championship. This year, the Texas Longhorns (13-0) will battle it out against the Alabama Crimson Tide (13-0). Alabama will be coming off an impressive win against Florida, defeating the Gators 32-12.

On the other side of the field Texas will hope to prove everyone wrong and beat the top-ranked team in the nation. Texas is known for its offensive dynamic-duo that consists of Colt McCoy and Jordan Shipley. This season McCoy and Shipley connected for a total of 11 touchdowns and 1,363 yards total. Both the Longhorns and the Tide hope to complete perfect season and be crowned as the 2009-2010 BCS National Champions.

Will the Horns hook the Tide or will the Tide roll out alive?