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• Scouts Inc. breaks down tonight's Belk Bowl between Cincinnati and Duke. Will Harris picks the Belk Bowl, Russell Athletic Bowl and others.

• Good to see so many people donating to UConn's Sandy Hook scholarship.

• Colleague Travis Haney has Louisville's Charlie Strong as one of 10 coaches who will be on many ADs' wish lists next year.

• Pitt likely isn't hiring a new defensive coordinator before the bowl game, Sam Werner writes in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

• Nick Borgese is Rutgers' bowl-game kicker, Tom Luicci writes in the (Newark) Star-Ledger.

• The Sporting News' Matt Hayes names USF's hiring of Willie Taggart the top hire of the year.

• Syracuse practiced in chilly conditions Wednesday at Columbia, Nolan Weidner writes in the (Syracuse) Post-Standard.

• The Philadelphia Inquirer's Bob Ford talks conference realignment.