The Bluffton Icon holiday college football bowl contest is here!

The contest offers viewers the chance to pick winners of 29 bowls held between Dec. 24 all the way to the BCE title game on Jan. 9.

The first bowl in the contest features Nevada (7-5) vs. Southern Mississippi (11-2) in the Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl. The deadline for entering the contest is 6 p.m. on Christmas eve.

To enter simple pick the winners of each of the games, enter the several tie breakers and hit "send." All entries in the contest are e-mailed directly to Corey Greer, the Icon's football contest judge.

Persons may enter as many times as they wish, however they may enter using their own name only once.

Winners receive the following prizes:

First place: Six Bluffton McDonald's Value Meals
Second place: Four Bluffton McDonald's Value Meals
Third place: Two Bluffton McDonald's Value Meals
Fourth place: 1 Bluffton McDonald's Value Meal
Good Guy Award (last place): 1 Bluffton McDonald's Value Meal

To enter the contest either click on the highlighted words in the opening sentence in this story or go to the 2011 Icon football contests entry box at the bottom right of the home page.