The Fiesta Bowl hopes to match fourth-ranked...

The Fiesta Bowl hopes to match fourth-ranked Florida State against the loser of next week’s Big Eight showdown between top-ranked Oklahoma and No. 2 Nebraska, according to a Phoenix newspaper.

The Arizona Republic reported that Oklahoma’s players quickly voted in favor of the Fiesta Bowl, but that Nebraska’s players took four hours to decide they preferred the Citrus Bowl.

Both bowl games are scheduled Jan. 1, the Fiesta at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz., and the Citrus in Orlando, Fla. The Fiesta’s payoff to competing teams is $2.1 million, compared to the Citrus’ $1.1 million.