College bowl game schedule 2012: Las Vegas provides weekend feature

Bowl season is slowly getting under way and three more games over the weekend will begin to kick the bowl season into high gear. Here is this weekend's schedule for bowling, featuring one ranked squad and five non-AQ teams capping off big years.

Beef 'O'Brady's Bowl: Ball State Cardinals vs. UCF Knights, Dec. 21 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN

Ball State puts a six-game winning streak on the line on Friday night when they take on UCF, Conference USA's hard-luck runner-up after the Knights lost in overtime in the conference championship game.

New Orleans Bowl: East Carolina Pirates vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns at noon ET on ESPN

Both teams enter the showdown on three-game winning streaks, but East Carolina hasn't won in its last three bowl appearances.

Maaco Bowl Las Vegas: Washington Huskies vs. Boise State Broncos at 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN

Boise State finished the season with two losses and a No. 19 ranking, capping another strong year playing on the blue field. The Broncos get the Pac-12's Washington in Vegas.