Florida coach Dan Mullen will not have the services of the Gators' top three receivers — tight end Kyle Pitts and flankers Kadarius Toney and Trevon Grimes — for Wednesday's game against Oklahoma in Arlington, Texas. The trio announced they will skip the Cotton Bowl. [Brad McClenny/The Gainesville Sun]
Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley says of players opting out of bowl games that "we've got to be careful and take the one or two percent and say, 'Well, that's how everybody feels.' Because there's a big percentage of both of our football teams that are going to be pretty excited to play this football game." [Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman]