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The EagleBank Bowl, the first college football bowl game ever scheduled to be played inside the District, was a virtual lock to feature Navy, who finished the season at 8-4 after a 34-0 thrashing of Army on Saturday. What wasn't so clear was who the Midshipmen would play. Well, consider the mystery solved: Wake Forest accepted an invitation to play in the game, which will kick off, quite literally, the annual glut of football which straddles New Year's. RFK Stadium will host the game on December 20 at 11 a.m. — the bowl game's (rather expensive) tickets are definitely still available.

LSU vs Arkansas: Sure, Arkansas won this nailbiter. And in the leadup to the game, all eyes might have been on Arkansas's dueling quarterbacks, brothers Casey and Nathan Dick. But the true star to emerge today was LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson. No, his numbers weren't electric -- 9 of 21 for 143 yards and 2 touchdown passes -- but they're downright remarkable for a true freshman. Jefferson ran for a respectable 50 yards and, moreover, showed versatility in the pocket, running tall for one long gain of 15. He looked good out there. If I'm Les Miles, I'm not feeling so sorry about my prospects after a tough year for Tiger quarterbacks.

Written by DCist contributor Brett Gellman.

There were a lot of games this week that really, uhh, sucked. In terms of competitiveness, at least.

Written by DCist Contributor Brett Gellman

All the Hits: Viewers at home are still recovering from Virginia Tech linebacker Brett Warren's assassination attempt on Darrius Heyward-Bey, a hit that had the Maryland wideout reeling as he left the field on Thursday night. (Speed ahead to 6:45 or watch it here close up about a third of the way in.) Then there was Hokie running back Darren Evans's arguably NSFW assault on Terps free safety Terrell Skinner, just one of a lineup of Terps defenders whose jerseys wound up stamped with #32 in maroon and gold as the red-shirt freshman rusher set the one-game rushing yards record for his school. Highlight hits: Hokies have them.

Written by DCist contributor Brett Gellman.

DCist's (hardly) comprehensive recap of the Saturday that was in college football, across the country and in our own backyard.

The Washington Business Journal filed a brief report on Friday updating the status of the Congressional Bowl, the first college football bowl game ever to be held in the District of Columbia, scheduled for Dec. 20. Within the story about how EagleBank may become the game's sponsor is a piece of unexplained news: the game will now apparently be held at RFK, even though back in July, the ACC said the game would be played at Nationals Park. What happened? Can Nationals Park not easily be configured for a football game? We imagine we'll hear more about this after a press conference planned for Sept. 10. The game should feature Navy playing whichever team ends up in 9th place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The mid-November start to the NCAA basketball season tends to get lost in the universe of sports coverage. This is probably due to the staggered opening nights around the country, but can also be attributed to competition with other sports -- college football entering its stretch run, the NFL in midseason, even the NBA's opening weeks garner more attention than college hoops. We're not about to let this exciting time slip through the cracks. With...

A faithful reader writes in: Last year, the men's basketball team at GMU made the final four. This year, the team should see a lot more interest from alumni like me. Any idea if people tailgate before basketball games outside the Patriot Center? Pro and college football are usually the premier tailgate sports, but we don't see any reason why people can't brave the chilly weather and tailgate at college basketball games. Basketball arenas are...

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