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Independence Bowl
Game: Arizona vs. Boston College
Date: December 31, 2013, 9:30 am PT, 12:30 pm ET
TV: ESPN
Online: WatchESPN
Radio stream: Watch here
Blog info: Arizona Desert Swarm (Arizona) & BC Interruption (Boston College)
The Arizona Wildcats and the Boston College Eagles will feature two of the nation's premier running backs (and one could argue that they were the two best) in Ka'Deem Carey and Andre Williams. Both teams are definitely run-oriented and will feature their own particular brand of rush attack (spread versus smash mouth). Now they meet in Shreveport of all places!
Arizona had a decent season again. This year was highlighted by their incredible toppling of Oregon, and also beat the Pac-12 punching bags of 2013 in Cal, Colorado and Utah. However they struggled with a lot of their Pac-12 foes, particularly in the South--losses to Arizona State, UCLA and USC all held them back from the upper echelon and kept them in the middle of the pack.
Boston College had an equally unremarkable season, and they did cross the continent to get get blown out by USC. Their most remarkable performances came against Florida State and Clemson, where they played close only to fall short in the end.
