UCF defensive lineman Demetris Anderson keeps his sparkling new American Athletic Conference championship ring tucked away in a secure location."Iput them in a safe in the bank . . . so I won't lose it because it's very valuable to me," said Anderson, a rising senior who has two conference rings.Players just got their 2014 conference title rings Monday, but Anderson respects the bruises and sweat that paid for his growing jewelry collection.And that's a part of the reason he and the rest of the Knights' veteran defensive linemen are so motivated to work this spring following a disappointing 34-27 loss to NC State in the 2014 St. Pete Bitcoin Bowl.All but two of the eight linemen — freshman Jamiyus Pittman and transfer Lance McDowdell — from the first and second lines were on the Fiesta Bowl championship team roster.They've been around a championship environment for a while and will be called upon to lead the young back end of their defensive unit lost three long-time starters and conference defensive player of the year Jacoby Glenn."They're

supposed to be the leaders," defensive line coach Lorenzo Costantini said."I don't know how they'll lead, but I hope they will lead.. . . They are the oldest group on the field, so they have to be the ones to bring the energy and help the younger kids along.reddit bitcoin with credit cardAnd you would hope as a coach that the biggest guys on defense are the ones that are gonna lead it.bitcoin online vs offline walletBut it's not just leadership in that way, it's leadership in making plays, and it's leadership in playing at a higher level than everyone else and that's what I'm hoping for."Lastbitcoin 10kseason, the Knights steadily improved their pass rush, which helped the team end the regular season on four-game win streak and kept UCF among the top five programs in the country in total defense behind Clemson, Penn State, Stanford and Wisconsin.But there were some miscues toward the end of the year.bitcoin video tamil

After holding East Carolina's high powered offense to just one touchdown in three quarters, UCF gave up 21 points in the fourth quarter and were bailed out by memorable Hail Mary game-winning touchdown play by Justin Holman and Breshad Perriman.It was followed by a disappointing loss just a few weeks later in the bowl, during which NC State rushed for 187 yards against the Knights.3d hubs bitcoin"It should hurt their pride.bitcoin coin floorWe beat Baylor in the Fiesta Bowl and they're the No.bitcoin brute6 team in the country and then we go play NC State and we don't play the way we're supposed to?deposit bitcoin blockchainThat's not right and that's on me as a coach," Costantini said.ethereum rise chart

"And that's what I want to teach them now that they're the older guys.You definitely can't do that.You always end on a good note, you always finish strong.Whether you win or lose, you end up strong."Olderplayers like Anderson, Thomas Niles and Miles Pace welcome the responsibility of setting a tone for excellence this spring.If there is any hope of adding another ring to the collection down the road, then careful attention must be paid this spring."Wehave a lot of experience, everybody played last year so everybody should know the playbook, know the tempo.We're gonna be good this season," rising senior Miles Pace said."Ifeel like we're gonna play a big role because we've been here a long time and we're the older group of the defense so we got to make up for that and make sure they hold their ground and we hold ours.Everybody has to be accountable for each other."For a bowl game that's only in its ninth year of existence, the St. Petersburg Bowl has had quite a few names in its short life.

It's been the magicJack Bowl, the Beef O'Brady's Bowl, and for one year it was the Bitcoin Bowl.Now the game eschews the corporate sponsorship for the second year in a row, going back to its roots of being a bowl game played inside a baseball stadium in St. Petersburg, Florida.There are no frills, just football on strange-looking turf.ETLocation: Tropicana Field -- St. Petersburg, Florida TV: ESPNLive streams: WatchESPN / WatchESPN apps Miami (Ohio): The RedHawks are one of the best stories of the 2016 season.It's not just that this is Miami's first bowl game since 2011's GoDaddy Bowl -- and only the school's fourth bowl trip since 1986 -- it's how it got here.The RedHawks began the season with an 0-6 record and then managed to win its final six games of the season to get to 6-6 and bowl eligibility.How rare a feat is that?Well, Miami's the first school in college football history to ever do it, so it's pretty rare.Mississippi State: The Bulldogs are one of those teams that benefits from there being so many bowl games.

They didn't earn their bowl eligibility the old-fashioned way, as they finished the regular season with a 5-7 record.That's how an SEC ends up in a bowl game in which the conference has no ties to.Still, the Bulldogs aren't complaining about the trip, and they're looking to end the season on a high note as they head into the 2017 season.Miami (Ohio): We mentioned that Miami lost its first six games of the season and then won its final six.Well, there was something that happened in those games that may not have just been a coincidence.You see, RedHawks quarterback Gus Ragland tore his ACL during the offseason, and he missed the first six games of the season.Ragland returned against Kent State, and Miami hasn't lost a game he's started this season.In six games, Ragland threw for 1,274 yards and 15 touchdowns, and even more importantly, he didn't toss a single interception.On the other side of the ball, look for defensive lineman J.T.Jones, who has 6.5 sacks and 11.5 tackles for loss on the season.

Mississippi State: I don't know how many quarterbacks there are in the country that are more important to their respective team than Nick Fitzgerald is to Mississippi State.It really seems that as Fitzgerald goes, so go the Bulldogs.He threw for 2,287 yards, 21 touchdowns and 10 interceptions this season, but he's also the team's leading rusher.Fitzgerald rushed for 1,243 yards and 14 touchdowns as well.Fitzgerald's rushing total was nearly twice as many as the team's second-leading rusher Aeris Williams (656 yards).Elsewhere, keep an eye on receiver Fred Ross (12 touchdowns) as well as defensive linemen Johnathan Calvin (seven sacks, 11.5 TFL) and A.J.Jefferson (four sacks, 10.5 TFL).The sentimental side of me wants to take Miami (Ohio) just because it's been one of the better stories of the season, but sentiment can only take me so far.I know that Mississippi State has had a down season, and there is some concern about how motivated it will be in this game, but at the end of the day this is still an SEC team going up against a MAC opponent.