It’s NICO TIME for Tennessee in the Citrus Bowl | Picks: Who will eat the Pop-Tarts Bowl Mascot?

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🗓️ 28 December 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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It's a picks show, but first, we have some big news from Rocky Top, as QB Nico Iamaleava is starting after Joe Milton opts out of the Citrus Bowl. Today’s show is brought to you by Fanduel, America’s best sportsbook. Sign up at fanduel.com/Staples. Make one winning $5 moneyline bet and receive $150 in guaranteed bonus bets! (0:00-3:34) Intro: Nico Time in Tennessee! (3:35-20:34) Austin Price from VolQuest joins (20:35-23:59) Picks Intro (24:00-26:38) SMU vs. Boston College (+10.5) in the Fenway Bowl (Total: 48.5) (26:39-30:19) Rutgers vs. Miami (+1.5) in the Pinstripe Bowl (Total: 40.5) (30:20-32:39) NC State vs. Kansas State (-2.5) in the Pop-Tarts Bowl (Total: 47.5) (32:40-37:41) Arizona vs. Oklahoma (+2.5) in the Alamo Bowl (Total: 62.5) (37:42-41:09) Clemson vs. Kentucky (+5.5) in the Gator Bowl (Total: 46.5) (41:10-44:40) Oregon State vs. Notre Dame (-6.5) in the Sun Bowl (Total: 41.5) (44:41-47:09) Memphis vs. Iowa State (-9.5) in the Liberty Bowl (Total: 57.5) (47:10-49:18) Auburn vs. Maryland (+7) in the Music City Bowl (Total: 45.5) (49:19-52:46) Toledo vs. Wyoming (-3.5) in the Arizona Bowl (Total: 44.5) (52:47-54:46) Wisconsin vs. LSU(-9.5) in the Reliaquest Bowl (Total: 55.5) (54:47-59:14) Iowa vs. Tennessee (-7.5) in the Citrus Bowl (Total: 36.5) (59:15-1:00:14) Conclusion Want to watch the show on video? Head on over to YouTube! https://youtube.com/live/g-hhy30kW9w Must be 21+ and present in select states. FanDuel is offering online sports wagering in Kansas under an agreement with Kansas Star Casino, LLC. First online real money wager only. $5 pregame moneyline wager required. First online real money wager only. $10 first deposit required. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable bonus bets that expire 7 days after receipt. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG in Colorado, Iowa, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia. Call 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 in Arizona, 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat in Connecticut, 1-800-9-WITH-IT in Indiana, 1-800-522-4700 or visit ksgamblinghelp.com in Kansas, 1-877-770-STOP in Louisiana, visit mdgamblinghelp.org in Maryland, visit 1800gambler.net in West Virginia, or call 1-800-522-4700 in Wyoming. Hope is here. Visit GamblingHelpLineMA.org or call (800) 327-5050 for 24/7 support in Massachusetts or call 1-877-8HOPE-NY or text HOPENY in New York

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0:00.0	Welcome to Andy Staples on three greetings from beautiful Los Angeles.
0:10.4	I have arrived to cover the run up to the Rose Bowl, Alabama versus Michigan, Nick
0:16.5	Sabin versus Jim Harbaugh, all that good stuff. And of course, we've got folks in New Orleans getting ready to cover the Sugar Bowl.
0:23.6	And we have all these other bowls going on.
0:26.8	And one of them got a lot more interesting on Wednesday, the Citrus Bowl.
0:33.8	It's on Monday, same day as the semifinal games.
0:37.0	But I think there's one fan base that will be watching in droves.
0:41.7	The Tennessee fans, of course they're going to watch their team anyway.
0:44.1	But now even more excited because Joe Milton, the quarterback who started for this season,
0:50.9	opting out, which means it is time for the dawn of the Nico Iama Malava era.
0:58.6	We talked about it earlier this week.
1:00.0	Avery Johnson, he gets the torch pass to him at Kansas State by Will Howard, who's in the
1:06.0	transfer portal.
1:09.2	Jackson Arnold, getting the torch pass to him at Oklahoma by Dylan Gabriel, who's transferring to Oregon.
1:15.8	These are former five stars.
1:18.4	Everybody's really excited about what they can be.
1:21.0	We're going to see them play on Thursday.
1:22.3	On Monday, though, we will see Nico, who is one of the more intriguing freshman quarterbacks we've seen in a long time just
1:29.1	because of the circumstances of his recruitment, how hyped he was, how excited Tennessee was to
1:34.1	get him, what a big deal it was for Tennessee to get him when they did.
1:38.4	We'll talk about all of that with Austin Price from VolQuest because it is for Tennessee fans it's huge but this is one
1:47.5	of those in college football it's kind of a big one because Nico was the first big NIL deal.
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