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BBVA Compass Bowl capsule preview

 
Published Jan. 7, 2012

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BBVA Compass Bowl

Who: Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. SMU (7-5)

When/where: Noon, Legion Field, Birmingham, Ala.

TV: ESPN

Line: Pittsburgh by 31/2

Notable: For the second straight year, Pittsburgh tries to overcome the loss of its coach by winning in Birmingham with an interim coach. This time Todd Graham left for Arizona State, and defensive coordinator Keith Patterson is the interim coach. … SMU's June Jones seeks his 100th college win. He is 99-69, 23-28 at SMU.

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