Never too early: 2012-13 Bowl schedule released

The 2012-13 college bowl schedule was released Tuesday afternoon. There's a total of 35 bowl games this upcoming season, including eight with Big Ten tie-ins.

[BTN.com: 2012-2013 College Football Bowls Schedule]

Big Ten Bowl Games
Wed., Dec. 26: Little Caesar's Bowl, Detroit, Mich., ESPN (7:30 p.m. ET)
Fri. Dec. 28: Meineke Car Care Bowl, Houston, Texas, ESPN (9 p.m. ET)
Sat., Dec. 29: Valley of the Sun Bowl, Tempe, Ariz., ESPN (10:15 p.m. ET)*
Tue., Jan. 1: TicketCity Bowl, Dallas, Texas, ESPNU (noon ET)
Tue., Jan. 1: Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Fla., ESPN2 (noon ET)
Tue., Jan. 1: Outback Bowl, Tampa, Fla., TBA (1 p.m. ET)
Tue., Jan. 1: Capital One Bowl, Orlando, Fla., TBA (1 p.m. ET)
Tue. Jan. 1: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif., ESPN (5 p.m. ET)

* — New name of the Insight Bowl