Greg Gumbel, left, watches as Connecticut head coach Jim Calhoun talks to Butler head coach Brad Stevens, right, prior to taping a television interview for the men’s NCAA Final ...

For the first time, two teams who have never played in the Isleta New Mexico Bowl will take the field Saturday afternoon.

An all-star team could be cobbled together with the college football players who have opted out of bowl games this season. Meanwhile, a pair of teams full of their own stars will hit ...