Bowl season gets underway Saturday with a five-game slate that begins with the Cure Bowl in Orlando.
Over the next few weeks, we'll be treated to a wide array of contests, but some of them won't be as exciting as we'd hoped because of player absences.
Whether you like the growing trend of players skipping bowl games to prepare for the NFL or not, it's a reality we have to respect and get used to, and unfortunately for some programs, it'll put them at a disadvantage in the postseason.
Other bowl matchups are intriguing because of the clash of styles they present, and while some games will catch your attention with a high number of points, others will be grind-it-out defense-first clashes.