The Associated Press

Oklahoma won its first Rose Bowl, upstart North Carolina State made another national statement, and Florida fans are asking themselves: "With coaches like this, who needs enemies?"

New Year's Day offered its traditional feast of college football to hungry fans, who still get to sink their teeth into today's Orange Bowl featuring Iowa and Southern California before Friday's main course: No. 1 Miami vs. No. 2 Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl.

A recap of Wednesday's action:

Penn State's Larry Johnson ended his college career with a dud, rushing for 72 yards as Penn State fell to Auburn 13-9 in the Capital One Bowl.

Notre Dame's resurgence suffered a setback at the hands of N.C. State, which beat the Irish 28-6 in the Gator Bowl.

In the Outback Bowl, Michigan's Chris Perry scored four touchdowns for the Wolverines, but Florida coach Ron Zook gets the headlines for a series of controversial play calls that helped doom the Gators, 38-30.

With help from Roy Williams, who scored two touchdowns, Texas' Chris Simms finally leaves the Cotton Bowl a winner, as the Longhorns beat LSU 35-20.

Oklahoma whipped Washington State 34-14 in the Rose Bowl, thanks in large part to its stingy defense. Cougar QB Jason Gesser was sacked six times.

The evening's last game saw Georgia prove they weren't satisfied just making it to the Sugar Bowl, as they stymied a shorthanded Florida State team for a 26-13 victory.