Hutchinson CC Sports Information
Over the next two weeks, a grand total of 33 former Hutchinson Community College football players will be involved in NCAA Division I bowl games.
Two former Blue Dragons – Malik Benson and Miles Kitselman – will play in the College Football Playoff semifinals on New Year's Day. Three more former players – Jaden Jones, Demaryion Houston and Dylan Laible – will play in New Year's Six games.
Benson and Kitselman will be with No. 4 Alabama as the Crimson Tide takes on No. 1 Michigan in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California on New Year's Day.
Houston, Laible and the No. 9 Missouri Tigers will play No. 7 Ohio State on December 29 in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Jones and No. 5 Florida State meets No. 6 Georgia in the Orange Bowl on December 30 in Miami Gardens, Florida.
With Kansas and Kansas State both playing in bowl games this season, two former Blue Dragons will be part of those games.
Davion Westmoreland and the Jayhawks will battle UNLV in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl on December 26 at Chase Field in Phoenix.
Terry Kirksey and the Wildcats will play North Carolina State in the Pop-Tarts Bowl on December 28 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. Former Blue Dragon Terrente Hinton plays for North Carolina State.
The following is a list of bowl games involving former Blue Dragon players:
New Orleans Bowl
Saturday, December 16 – Mercedes Benz Superdome, New Orleans (1:15 p.m./ESPN)
Jacksonville State vs. Louisiana
Jacksonville State – Anwar Lewis
Cure Bowl
Saturday, December 16 – FBC Mortgage Stadium, Orlando, FL (2:30 p.m./ABC)
Miami (Ohio) vs. Appalachian State
Appalachian State – Jalik Thomas
New Mexico Bowl
Saturday, December 16 – University Stadium, Albuquerque, NM (2:30 p.m./ESPN)
New Mexico State vs. Fresno State
Fresno State – Kingsley Ugwu
Independence Bowl
Saturday, December 16 – Independence Stadium, Shreveport, LA (8:15 p.m./ESPN)
Texas Tech vs. California
Texas Tech – Dennis Wilburn
Famous Toastery Bowl
Monday, December 18 – Jerry Richardson Stadium, Charlotte, NC (1:30 p.m./ESPN)
Western Kentucky vs. Old Dominion
Western Kentucky – R.J. Evans
Old Dominion – Montero Smith, Ja'Mez Drummer
Scooter's Bowl
Tuesday, December 19 – Toyota Stadium, Frisco, TX
UTSA vs. Marshall
UTSA – Martavius French
Boca Raton Bowl
Thursday, December 21 – FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, FL (7 p.m./ESPN)
South Florida vs. Syracuse
Syracuse – Jon're Reed
Gasparilla Bowl
Friday, December 22 – Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL (5:30 p.m./ESPN)
Central Florida vs. Georgia Tech
Central Florida – Ja'Maric Morris
Birmingham Bowl
Saturday, December 23 – Protective Stadium, Birmingham, AL (11 a.m./ABC)
Troy vs. Duke
Troy: Dasheen Jackson
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Saturday, December 23 – Albertsons Stadium, Boise, ID (2:30 p.m. ESPN)
Georgia State vs. Utah State
Georgia State – Ryan Ferguson Laney
Utah State – Javar Strong
Hawaii Bowl
Saturday, December 23 – Ching Athletics Complex, Honolulu, HI (9:30 p.m./ESPN)
Coastal Carolina vs. San Jose State
Coastal Carolina – Tre Pinkney
First Responders Bowl
Tuesday, December 26 – Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas (4:30 p.m./ESPN)
Texas State vs. Rice
Texas State – Caleb Coleman
Guaranteed Rate Bowl
Tuesday, December 26 – Chase Field, Phoenix (8 p.m./ESPN)
Kansas vs. UNLV
Kansas – Davion Westmoreland
Duke's Mayo Bowl
Wednesday, December 27 – Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC (4:30 p.m./ESPN
North Carolina vs. West Virginia
West Virginia – Cortez Braham
Texas Bowl
Wednesday, December 27 – NRG Stadium, Houston (8 p.m./ESPN)
Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma State
Texas A&M – Jurriente Davis
Pinstripe Bowl
Thursday, December 28 – Yankee Stadium, New York (1:15 p.m./ESPN)
Rutgers vs. Miami
Rutgers – Isaiah Iton
Pop-Tarts Bowl
Thursday, December 28 – Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL (4:45 p.m./ESPN)
Kansas State vs. North Carolina State
Kansas State – Terry Kirksey
North Carolina State – Terrente Hinton
Sun Bowl
Friday, December 29 – Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, TX (1 p.m./CBS)
Oregon State vs. Notre Dame
Oregon State – Nikko Taylor
Liberty Bowl
Friday, December 29 – Liberty Stadium, Memphis, TN (2:30 p.m./ESPN)
Memphis vs. Iowa State
Memphis – Marcello Bussey, Jamauri Chislom
Cotton Bowl
Friday, December 29 – AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
Missouri vs. Ohio State
Missouri – Demaryion Houston, Dylan Laible
Music City Bowl
Saturday, December 30, Nissan Stadium, Nashville, TN (1 p.m./ABC)
Maryland vs. Auburn
Maryland – Aric Harris, Gereme Spraggins
Auburn – Marquise Gilbert
Orange Bowl
Saturday, December 30, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL (3 p.m./ESPN)
Florida State vs. Georgia
Florida State – Jaden Jones
Citrus Bowl
Monday, January 1, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL (11 a.m./ESPN2
Tennessee vs. Iowa
Tennessee – Larry Johnson
CFP Semifinal at the Rose Bowl
Monday, January 2, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA (4 p.m./ESPN)
Alabama vs. Michigan
Alabama – Malik Benson, Miles Kitselman