COLLEGE FOOTBALL / BOWL RESULTS AND SCHEDULE

* DEC. 18: Heritage: Hampton 24, Southern 3

* DEC. 18: Las Vegas: Utah 17, Fresno State 16

* DEC. 22: Mobile (Ala.): Texas Christian 28, East Carolina 14

* DEC. 25: Aloha: Wake Forest 23, Arizona State 3

* DEC. 25: Oahu: Hawaii 23, Oregon State 17

* DEC. 27: Marshall 21, BYU 3

* TODAY: Alamo at San Antonio: Texas A&M; (8-3) vs. Penn State (9-3), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)

* WEDNESDAY: Music City at Nashville: Kentucky (6-5) vs. Syracuse (6-5), 1 p.m. (ESPN)

* WEDNESDAY: Holiday at San Diego: Kansas State (10-1) vs. Washington (7-4), 5 p.m. (ESPN)

* THURSDAY: Humanitarian at Boise, Idaho: Boise State (9-3) vs. Louisville (7-4), noon (ESPN2)

* THURSDAY: Micronpc.com at Miami: Virginia (7-4) vs. Illinois (7-4), 4 p.m. (TBS)

* THURSDAY: Peach at Atlanta: Mississippi State (9-2) vs. Clemson (6-5), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)

* FRIDAY: Insight.com at Tucson: Boston College (8-3) vs. Colorado (6-5), 10:30 a.m. (ESPN)

* FRIDAY: Sun at El Paso: Oregon (8-3) vs. Minnesota (8-3), 11:15 a.m. (CBS)

* FRIDAY: Liberty at Memphis, Tenn.: Colorado State (8-3) vs. Southern Mississippi (8-3), 2 p.m. (ESPN)

* FRIDAY: Independence at Shreveport, La.: Mississippi (7-4) vs. Oklahoma (7-4), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)

* SATURDAY: Outback at Tampa, Fla.: Georgia (7-4) vs. Purdue (7-4), 8 a.m. (ESPN)

* SATURDAY: Cotton at Dallas: Texas (9-4) vs. Arkansas (7-4), 8 a.m. (FOX)

* SATURDAY: Gator at Jacksonville, Fla.: Georgia Tech (8-3) vs. Miami (8-4), 9:30 a.m. (NBC)

* SATURDAY: Citrus at Orlando, Fla.: Florida (9-3) vs. Michigan State (9-2), 10 a.m. (ABC)

* SATURDAY: Rose at Pasadena: Stanford (8-3) vs. Wisconsin (9-2), 1:30 p.m. (ABC)

* SATURDAY: Orange at Miami: Michigan (9-2) vs. Alabama (10-2), 5:30 p.m. (ABC)

* SUNDAY: Fiesta at Tempe, Ariz.: Tennessee (9-2) vs. Nebraska (11-1), 5 p.m. (ABC)

* JAN. 4: Sugar at New Orleans: Florida State (11-0) vs. Virginia Tech (11-0), 5 p.m. (ABC)

All Times Pacific

TONIGHT’S GAME / ALAMO BOWL

No. 18 TEXAS A&M; (8-3) vs. No. 13 PENN STATE (9-3)

* When: 4:30 p.m.

* Television: ESPN

* Update: In his 34 years as Penn State coach, Joe Paterno has never had a four-game losing streak, but after starting the season 9-0, Penn State’s national championship hopes ended with consecutive losses to Minnesota, Michigan and Michigan State. The Nittany Lions have three All-American defensive players--linebackers Brandon Short and LaVar Arrington and defensive end Courtney Brown. Offensively, the quarterbacks flip-flopped, the running game was almost nonexistent, so receiver Chafie Fields would qualify as the team’s offensive most valuable player after catching 39 passes for 692 yards and five touchdowns. Texas A&M;’s 265-pound sophomore tailback Ja’Mar Toombs emerged as a force in the Aggies’ jumbo backfield with senior fullback D’Andre Hardeman. On defense, Aggie cornerback Jason Webster had a spectacular year with four interceptions and 71 tackles. He also is the team’s punt and kick returner.