Free watches, the latest Xbox or Playstation console and a stack of gift cards from retail sponsors usually await college football players when bowl season rolls around. However, that won't be the case for anyone on Boston College's football roster as BC Director of Athletics Pat Kraft, along with head football coach Jeff Hafley announced that Eagles football has elected not to participate in a bowl game this season.

The No. 6 Fighting Illini jumped out to a 17-4 lead on No. 10 Duke and never looked back, beating the Blue Devils, 83-68, on Tuesday night as the marquee matchup in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

It was a balanced attack by the Illini with six players scoring in double figures, led by Ayo Dosunmu's 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field. He also pulled down 12 rebounds in the win.

Rich Kelly had 13 points and Wynston Tabbs 12 as Boston College dropped a 90-70 decision on Thursday to Florida in the Roman Legends Classic in Bubbleville at Mohegan Sun Arena.

Boston College junior center fielder Sal Frelick (Lexington, Mass.) was named the ACC Baseball Defensive Player of the Year, as voted on by the league's head coaches. He is the first individual major award winner in the program's 16-year ACC history.

The No. 6 seed Ole Miss Rebels (23-11, 10-8 SEC) survived and will advance to the round of 32 in the NCAA tournament after defeating the No. 11 seed North Carolina Tar Heels (23-14, 13-7 ACC) 71-64, Friday afternoon at Fiserv Forum.