BIRMINGHAM BOWL

•Wake Forest (6-6) vs. Memphis (8-5)

•When: 11 a.m. (ESPN)

•Where: Legion Field; Birmingham, Alabama

•Line: Memphis by 3 ½.

•Series Record: Tied 2-2.

WHAT'S AT STAKE

Memphis has lost three straight bowl games. Wake Forest is playing in three consecutive bowl games for just the second time in school history.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

•Wake Forest: QB Jamie Newman is making his fourth career start since replacing injured starter Sam Hartman. He has passed for 755 yards with eight touchdowns against three interceptions.

•Memphis: RB Patrick Taylor has run for 1,012 yards and 15 touchdowns this season. His role figures to get even bigger with unanimous All-American RB Darrell Henderson skipping the game after declaring for the NFL Draft. Taylor's 2,424 career yards ranks fifth in program history. OKLAHOMANS

IN THE GAME:

Memphis: Redshirt freshman linebacker Cade Mashburn is from Norman and has four tackles and a forced fumble in seven games. Redshirt senior linebacker Jackson Dillon of Ringling has 25 tackles and seven sacks. Freshman offensive lineman Nigel Brannon is a John Marshall graduate. Junior defensive back Tito Windham redshirted at Oklahoma in 2015 and has 51 tackles and two interceptions. Head coach Mike Norvell was a Tulsa assistant from 2007-10. Defensive backs coach T.J. Rushing is from Pauls Valley.