Big Ten Goes Bowling: Ohio State vs. Arkansas

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College football's swollen bowl season features eight Big Ten teams, but hopefully you have better things to do this final week of the year than stare vacantly at the TV for 25 or 30 anticlimactic hours. Let us help you decide which of those games might be worth your time.

After an 0-5 New Year's Day showing that's being called the worst day in Big Ten football history, the smorgasbord concludes tonight with Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl. Can the Buckeyes salvage some portion of the conference's wounded honor?

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Ohio State (11-1) vs. Arkansas (10-2)
Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans
7:30 p.m., ESPN

Watchability factor: Very High

Arkansas has one of the best, most balanced offenses in the nation, quarterbacked by Michigan transfer Ryan Mallett. The Buckeyes aren't the most exciting team in the nation, but they're always worth watching for sheer professionalism and a big-game vibe. Pregame storylines guaranteed to be bludgeoned into your brain include Ohio State's recent struggles in BCS bowl games, especially its 0-9 record against SEC teams, and the recent eligibility kerfuffle involving Terrelle Pryor and four teammates.

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