Get yourself ready for college football bowl games on New Year's Day 2013.

Here are the teams that Northern Illinois and Northwestern will be facing to kick off the New Year:

The Northern Illinois University Huskies (Mid-American Conference Champion; 12-1) will take on the Florida State Seminoles (Atlantic Coast Conference Champion; 11-2)  in the Discover Orange Bowl at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, FL on January 1, 2013 at 7:30 pm CST. Go to www.orangebowl.org for more details.

The Northwestern University Wildcats (Big Ten Conference; 9-3) will face off against the Mississippi State Bulldogs ( Southeastern Conference; 8-4) in the Taxslayer.com Gator Bowl at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, FL on January 1, 2013 at 12noon CST. Go to www.gatorbowl.com for more information on this game.

If you are planning to start off 2013 with a road trip, please get more details on these games that are listed in this blog.

Until we meet again One Love, Go Team, and God Bless!