The American college football bowl season got underway on Dec. 19 and there are a number of high-profile NCAA players on negotiation lists across the CFL.

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats have some intriguing prospects — all quarterbacks — playing in bowl games over the holiday season. When healthy, Zach Collaros is one of the best signal callers in the CFL, but when he suffered an ACL injury it showed you can never have enough talented pivot men on the roster.

Here are four players Ticats' fans can watch closely when bowl season kicks-off:

Matt Johnson, QB, Bowling Green Date: Wed., Dec. 23

Game: GoDaddy Bowl

Teams: Georgia Southern vs. Bowling Green

Time: 8 p.m.

TV: TSN2

The Senior quarterback returned from a broken hip in 2014 to lead the Falcons to a second Mid-American Conference championship in three years. He set single-season MAC records passing for 4,700 yards and 43 touchdowns, marks previously held by Ben Roethlisberger and Chad Pennington respectively. Johnson has the type of poise, accuracy and anticipation required to succeed as a pro quarterback.

Tommy Armstrong, QB, Nebraska Date: Sat., Dec. 26

Game: Foster Farms Bowl

Teams: UCLA vs. Nebraska

Time: 9:15 p.m.

TV: TSN2

A Cibolo, Texas native, Armstrong became Nebraska's starter midway through his redshirt freshmen season in 2013. That year, he boosted the Cornhuskers to a Gator Bowl win over Georgia. Armstrong threw for 2,856 yards and 21 touchdowns against 16 interceptions in his first year head coach Mike Riley's offence. He's a dual-threat pivot who has a good arm and can tuck the ball and run.

Everett Golson, QB, Florida State Date: Thur., Dec. 31

Game: Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl

Teams: No. 18 Houston vs. No. 9 Florida State

Time: 12 p.m.

After transferring from Notre Dame to Florida State, Golson led the Seminoles to a 6-1 record with an 11-1 TD-INT ratio to begin 2015 before suffering a head injury. That led to him losing the starting QB job. Head coach Jimbo Fisher says Sean Maguire will start the Peach Bowl, but it wouldn't be a surprise to see Golson get playing time. Accuracy and ball placement are two areas where he needs to improve.

Malik Zaire, QB, Notre Dame Date: Friday, Jan. 1

Game: Fiesta Bowl

Teams: No. 8 Notre Dame vs. No. 7 Ohio State

Time: 1 p.m.

The left-handed passer earned the Irish's No. 1 quarterback job in 2015, but a broken ankle in their second game of the season has put him on the shelf since. He's well ahead of schedule in recovery and back practicing. Zaire has a fluid throwing motion, strong footwork, appears comfortable in the pocket and he gains yards on the ground with his long strides.

Other NCAA players in bowl games to watch on negotiation lists around the CFL:

Montreal Alouettes

Jakeem Grant, REC, Texas Tech

Marquise Williams, QB, North Carolina

Ottawa Redblacks

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Chuckie Keaton, QB, Utah State

P.J. Walker, QB, Temple

Toronto Argonauts

Cody Kessler, QB, University of Southern California

Shane Williams-Rhodes, REC, Boise State

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Michael Brewer, QB, Virginia Tech

Brandon Doughty, QB, Western Kentucky

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma

Nick Mullens, QB, Southern Mississippi

Calgary Stampeders

Greg Ward, QB, Houston

Edmonton Eskimos

J.T. Barrett, QB, Ohio State

Trevone Boykin, QB, Texas Christian University

B.C. Lions

Vernon Adams, QB, Oregon

Dak Prescott, QB, Mississippi State