The Rebels saw Coach Barry Odom depart for the vacancy at Purdue just days after their loss to Boise State in the Mountain West title game, while Golden Bears starting QB Fernando Mendoza entered

Cal looks to salvage what was once a promising start to its first year in the ACC, and No. 24 UNLV aims to reach 11 wins for the first time in 40 years.

A team without its head coach versus another without its starting quarterback in a non-playoff bowl game does not qualify as unprecedented in the current and chaotic era of college football, but those are the circumstances No.