San Diego, CA (SportsNetwork. Darwinzon Hernandez Red Sox Jersey .com) - The 2014 Holiday Bowl is the first postseason venture pitting a pair of ranked foes against each other, as No. 25 Nebraska takes on No. 24 USC on Saturday at Qualcomm Stadium. Nebraska comes in sporting a 9-3 record (5-3 Big Ten), which by many standards would be considered a success, but to the Cornhuskers and their faithful fans, it meant another season of failed expectations. As a result, and partly due to his somewhat abrasive personality, Bo Pelini was relieved of his duties as head coach after seven solid seasons. The school has hired a new coach in former Oregon State head man and USC assistant Mike Riley, and while the Huskers will play this game under the direction of interim coach Barney Cotton, Riley has already begun to lay the groundwork for his tenure. Cotton had a pretty simple message for the team moving forward, four basic things that the team should rely on as it prepares for this game. I am basically telling them four things -- honor God with your effort. Honor your teammates with your effort. Honor Coach Bo (Pelini) with your loyalty and love and support, along with your effort. Cotton said. And lets reveal our character one last time in the Holiday Bowl. Nebraska has a long history of performing well in bowl games, this being the teams 51st postseason appearance (25-25). The Cornhuskers will be seeking their second straight bowl win after beating Georgia in the Gator Bowl last January, 24-19. USC won twice as many games as it lost this season (8-4, 6-3 Pac-12), but the team too underachieved in the eyes of its supporters. Still, head coach Steve Sarkisian isnt going anywhere as he had been entrusted with ushering in the next phase of the Trojans championship-or-bust run. USC is making its 49th official bowl appearance (32-16), and it blasted Fresno State in last years Las Vegas Bowl, 45-20. The Trojans are playing in the city of San Diego for just the seventh time, and the first since 1992. We are excited to go play in the Holiday Bowl and be the first USC team to do so, said Sarkisian, who previously guided Washington to the 2010 Holiday Bowl, where his Huskies beat Nebraska, 19-7. We get to play close to home and our fans will show up in force. Theyll get to see a pair of Top-25 teams with storied football heritages. Having been to the Holiday Bowl when I was at Washington, I know this bowl experience will be a good one for our players and fans. The series between these two stories programs features four previous meeting, with USC leading 3-0-1. The most recent encounters occurred during a home-and- home series in 2006-07, with the Trojans winning both times. Nebraska was one of the top scoring offenses in the Big Ten this season, putting up 37.4 ppg behind typical outputs of 248.2 ypg rushing and 198.0 ypg passing. The Cornhuskers relied heavily on star RB Ameer Abdullah to carry much of the load, and he responded by totaling 1,523 yards and 18 TDs. Quarterback Tommy Armstrong, Jr. was next on the teams rushing list with 664 yards and five scores, while throwing for an additional 19 TDs and more than 2,300 yards, despite completing only 51.7 percent of his passes. Jordan Westerkamp and Kenny Bell were the guys Armstrong looked to most often, as they combined for 81 catches, 1,383 yards and nine scores. The Nebraska offensive line did a nice job in helping the backs average 5.5 ypc, while at the same time yielding only 19 sacks. The defense was middling unit compared to the other 13 teams in the Big Ten, the Huskers allowing 24.8 points and 372.8 yards per contest. Foes ran for more than 176 ypg against the Blackshirts, scoring 23 TDs on the ground to rank Nebraska fourth from the bottom in that category. The effort against the pass permitted fewer than 200 ypg, and the team recorded 27 sacks while ranking fourth in the league in opponents third-down conversion percentage (.307). The Cornhuskers were also among the league leaders in red zone defense (.805). Zaire Anderson has amassed 95 tackles to pace the unit, and that includes 12 TFL and two sacks, while Nate Gerry is second with 85 stops to go along with his club-best five interceptions. Randy Gregory has the most sacks of anyone on the roster with seven, and Josh Mitchell has been credited with a dozen PBU. Even though they averaged 35.1 points and 452.8 yards per outing, the Trojans were a middle-of-the-pack offensive team compared to the others calling the Pac-12 Conference home. Five teams churned out more yardage, although it wasnt for a lack of effort on the part of standout QB Cody Kessler, who hit the mark on an impressive 70.7 percent of his passes, doing so for more than 3,500 yards, 36 TDs and only four INTs. Also turning in sensation seasons were WR Nelson Agholor, who caught 97 balls for 1,223 yards and 11 scores, and RB Javorious Allen, who rumbled his way to 1,337 yards and nine TDs. Allowing 23.8 points and 400.2 yards per contest ranked the Trojans third and second, respectively in the conference, with their effort against the run (132.5 ypg) being the better of the two pursuits. USC ranked eighth in pass defense (267.7 ypg), but finished second in pass efficiency defense (118.5). Hayes Pullard logged a team-best 87 tackles during the 2014 campaign, while Sua Cravens had 16 of the squads 73 TFL. J.R. Tavai tallied seven of its 30 sacks. USC led the Pac-12 in opponents third-down conversion percentage (.352), while also pacing the league in interceptions with 13, although no player had more than two. Rich Gedman Jersey . 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Usman Khawaja (58 off 45 balls) starred with the bat as Australia chased down a tricky target of 157 set by Bangladesh with nine balls to spare, overcoming a dramatic late batting collapse.Leg-spinner Adam Zampa took 3-23 for Australia after they won the toss and chose to bowl first, but Mahmudullah hit an unbeaten 49 from 29 balls to help Bangladesh post a competitive total of 156-5.Australia looked to be cruising to a comfortable win as Khawaja - included at the expense of Aaron Finch for the second straight game - hit a maiden T20I fifty.But Australia lost six wickets for 57, with Shakib Al Hasan taking 3-27 and Sussex-bound left-arm-seamer Mustafizur Rahman 2-30, before James Faulkner finally hit the winning runs in the 19th over. Shakib Al Hasan (right) excelled with bat and ball for Bangladesh Without the in-form Tamim Iqbal at the top of the order due to illness, Bangladesh limped to 10-1 after three overs of their innings, with Shane Watson (2-31) taking the wicket of Soumya Sarkar in the second over.Sabbir Rahman (12) finally struck the first boundary for the Tigers in the fourth, one of two in the same John Hastings over - brought into the Australian side in place of Ashton Agar. But Rahman became Watsons second victim soon after, caught at mid-on, bringing Shakib (33 off 25) to the crease - the all-rounder adding some much-needed impetus to the innings.Zampa dismissed Mohammad Mithun (23) and Shuvagata Hom (13) at the other end, the latter after having been dropped on nought and smashing the spinners previous two deliveries for 10.When Shakib became Zampas third scalp in the 16th over - top-edging to short third man - Bangladesh were limping towards the finish at 105-5, before Mahmudullahs late blast.He and Mushfiqur Rahim (15no off 11) hit 15 off James Faulkners 18th over and 17 off Watsons 19th, particularly cashing in on anything wide and sending it crashing to the third man boundary as they helped their side to a useeful score. Andrew Benintendi Red Sox Jersey. Khawaja did damage early on against the Bangladesh attack Khawaja, who starred in Australias Test summer and during the Big Bash League for eventual champions, Sydney Thunder, took apart the Bangladesh attack early on.The left-handed opener struck seven fours - including three-straight off Shakib in the fifth over - and one six, off just the fourth ball of the innings.Watson (21 off 15) was more sedate at the other end, striking just the two fours and one six in their 61-run opening stand before he was run out by Rahman - atoning for a bad drop by Mithun when Watson was on 13. Mohammed Mithun dropped an easy catch when Shane Watson was on 13 Bangladesh continued to fight, with Mustafizur bowling Steve Smith (14), and Khawaja and David Warner (17) falling inside an over of each other.Despite Australia being well up with the required run-rate, the nervy batting continued as Mitchell Marsh and Hastings fell cheaply, either side of the wicket of Glenn Maxwell - who appeared to be taking his side home with a quick-fire 26 off 15. James Faulkner (second right) closed out the victory for Australia Maxwell and Hastings fell in the same Shakib over, with the latter dropped by Al-Amin three balls prior to his ultimate dismissal as Bangladesh let Australia off the hook, Faulkner hitting the winning runs soon after.Watch highlights of Australias win over Bangladesh on Sky Sports 2 from 7pm, then join us for live coverage of New Zealands Group 2 encounter with Pakistan live on Sky Sports 2 from 1.30pm on Tuesday. ' ' '