Bowl capsules

When, where: 4 p.m., Pasadena, Calif. • TV: Ch. 5 (1130, 660-AM)

Payout per team: $17 million

Records: USC 11-1, Penn State 11-1

Key stat: USC's Pete Carroll has .853 winning percentage.

Key players: Trojans LBs Rey Maualuga, Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews have combined for a combined 181 tackles. Penn State RB Evan Royster averaged 106 yards in his first 10 games, but only 71 in the final two games.

The skinny: The Nittany Lions are trying to become first Big Ten team to win Rose Bowl since Wisconsin in 2000.

Did you know? Michigan -- which upset Florida last season -- is the only Big Ten team other than Penn State to have won a bowl since 2007.

When, where: 10 a.m., Tampa, Fla. • TV: ESPN (690-AM)

Payout per team: $3.2 million

Records: Iowa 8-4, South Carolina 7-5

Key stat: Gamecocks were 115th in nation with 33 turnovers.

Key player: Iowa's Shonn Greene was second in the nation in rushing, with 1,729 yards and 17 TDs.

Did you know? S. Carolina QBs have passed for 39 TDs and 41 INTs in past two seasons.

Line: Iowa by 3

When, where: noon, Jacksonville, Fla. • TV: Ch. 4 Payout per team: $2.5 million

Records: Nebraska 8-4, Clemson 7-5

Key stat: Over the past two seasons, the Cornhuskers have given up more than 30 points 14 times, going 4-10.

The skinny: Cornhuskers haven't won a bowl since 2003.

Did you know? Nebraska is 22-22 in bowls, Clemson 15-15.

Line: Clemson by 3

When, where: noon, Orlando • TV: Ch. 5 (660-AM)

Payout per team: $4.25 million

Key stat: Spartans have lost 10 in a row to ranked foes.

Key player: MSU's Javon Ringer was third in the nation with 1,590 rushing yards and second with 21 TDS; Georgia's offense is led by Matthew Stafford (3,209 yards passing, 22 TDs, nine INT) and sophomore RB Knowshon Moreno (1,338 rushing, 17 TDs).

The skinny: MSU's Brett Swenson is 7-for-9 beyond 40 yards.

Did you know? Georgia lost 19 players to season-ending injuries.

Line: Georgia by 7

Payout per team: $17 million

Records: Cincinnati 11-2, Virginia Tech 9-4

Key stat: ACC has an eight-game losing streak in BCS bowls.

Key player: Bearcats WR Dominick Gillyard was second in the Big East with 2,025 all-purpose yards.

The skinny: Cincy's Kevin Huber leads the nation in net punting.