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Tennessee-Penn State
Mercury News
They’ve given up 26 points in the last four ballgames,”
said Philip Fulmer, the head coach of PSU’s Outback
Bowl opponent,
third straight season, the Lions fielded a top-20 defense, limiting opponents
to an average of 279 yards per game. Only 15 defenses in the nation surrendered
less. The unit had just one lackluster outing—in a 41-17 setback at Notre Dame
in September—but kept Penn State in every other game, routinely overcoming bad
field position and long stretches of work brought on by a struggling offense.
And the defense continued to improve, allowing just two touchdowns in the final
21 quarters of the regular season. The unit wound up ranking among the nation’s
top 11 in four important categories: scoring defense (14.8 points per game);
rush defense (87.8 yards per game); pass efficiency defense; and sacks (38).
Even in PSU’s three Big Ten Conference losses—against
top-ranked
No. 3 Michigan and No. 7 Wisconsin—the defense managed to make statements.
After watching
and nearly 1,000 yards of offense against each other, Sports Illustrated
marveled that the Lions’ defense managed to limit each to just two touchdowns.
Michigan-USC
Associated Press
There was no celebrating a traditional matchup in the Rose
Bowl – at least by the participants. Southern California of the Pac-10 and
Michigan of the Big Ten will meet New Year’s Day in the granddaddy of ‘em all, with each playing in the game for the third time in
four years. Both had hoped to be in
a week later, playing for the national title. That honor goes to
– ranked 1-2 in the final Bowl Championship Series standings released Sunday.
USC and
chances. The Trojans (10-2) entered the weekend with the inside track toward
facing the unbeaten Buckeyes, but a 13-9 loss to crosstown
rival UCLA on Saturday knocked them out.
No. 3 Michigan (11-1) was overtaken by
(12-1) on the strength of the Gators’ 38-28 triumph over
in the Southeastern Conference championship game later Saturday. The Wolverines
didn’t get their hoped-for rematch with the Buckeyes, who beat them 42-39 on Nov. 18 in the final regular-season game for
both teams. USC has played in 30 previous Rose Bowl games, going 21-9, while
has played in 23, going 11-12.
Boise-Oklahoma
Kitspan Sun
The Jan. 1 contest between his ninth-ranked Broncos (12-0)
and No. 7 Oklahoma (11-2) arguably is the biggest game in
biggest in Petersen’s six seasons at the school — five as offensive coordinator
and one as head coach.
Georgia Virginia
Florida
two offensive leaders are both slowed by injuries but are expected to play in
Monday’s Gator Bowl. Quarterback Pat White, who missed WVU’s
regular-season finale against
ankle, practiced Tuesday, as did running back Steve Slaton, who is battling a
thigh bruise suffered in a bowl practice n
matchup in the Gator Bowl will be
spread offense against Georgia Tech’s blitzing, stunting defense. Tech coach
Chan Gailey said the Mountaineers’ ball-handling and
misdirection might keep the Yellow Jackets’ defense back on its heels a bit and
curtail the all-out pressure the unit favored most of the season. But Gailey said he believes the Jackets still have enough team
speed to make big plays, once they figure out who has the ball and where they’re
going. Joe Duffy’s sports betting selections are at www.GodsTips.com
Nebraska-Auburn
Associated Press
The No. 22 Cornhuskers (9-4) are in a January game for the
first time in five seasons. The New Year’s Day game will be only their fourth
Cotton Bowl – and first since 1980.
Huskers.com
players and coaches have been talking all week about the significance of
notching their 10th victory of the season. They say that recognizing
the challenge presented by a tough
Bill Callahan had pegged early on as a national championship contender. The
Tigers have beaten two top-10 teams this season (LSU
and
went 0-3 against top-10 teams (USC,
and
Arkansas-Wisconsin
Fox Sports
How does a team win 11 games, climb into the top 10 – and
still remain under the radar?
Ask
which is having one of its best seasons but has been overshadowed by Big Ten
rivals
and Michigan.The No. 6 Badgers (11-1) face No. 12
Arkansas in Monday’s Capital One Bowl.
has won eight straight since losing at
in September, and a victory will give the school its first 12-win season.
The Razorbacks (10-3) bounced back from two straight
losing seasons, winning 10 in a row at one point before losses to LSU and then
in the Southeastern Conference title game.
is led by Heisman Trophy runner-up Darren McFadden, who has rushed for 1,558
yards this season. Redshirt freshman P.J. Hill has
run for 1,533 for Wisconsin.The Badgers have faced
only one ranked team this season –
was not on their conference schedule.
is trying to avoid finishing with three straight losses. “You want to leave out
on a good note,” said Razorbacks receiver Marcus Monk, who has 949 yards
receiving this season.
with a shoulder injury, but he’s back now.
has its own injury concern – McFadden hurt his ankle in the SEC title game,
although he stayed in the game and has had plenty of time to heal.
The Badgers have allowed only 243.5 yards per game on
defense. MasterLockLine.com
has the top plays from the top sports service in their highest ranked
sports.
2007
Wake Forest-Louisville
Associated Press
Picked to finish last in the Atlantic Coast Conference,
season that stunned many onlookers.The
Demon Deacons’ reward for their record-setting year? A
season-ending matchup with one of the nation’s highest-powered offenses.
This is the ninth straight bowl trip for
– while
has been to only six other postseason games, most recently beating
38-17 in the 2002 Seattle Bowl. The Cardinals are
including three straight wins. It appears to be a matchup of a strong offense
against a strong defense. The Cardinals are averaging nearly 39 points and 477
yards per game – stats that both rank among the top three out of 119 Division
I-A teams.
the season was to
blew an 18-point lead and, with it, perhaps a chance to play No. 1 Ohio State
for the national championship. Meanwhile,
points or less, winning each of those games, and kept Georgia Tech to a
season-low six points in winning the ACC championship. Already, this is the winningest season in
more impressive when considering that the Demon Deacons lost starting
quarterback Ben Mauk and running back Micah Andrews
to injuries early in the year.
The teams have one common opponent this season. Both beat
with
the Carrier Dome and
opening its year with a 20-10 home win over the
2007
Notre Dame-LSU
Associated Press
The 11th-ranked Irish have had some long days
and nights against elite competition over the past year, starting with a 34-20
loss to
in January’s Fiesta Bowl. The speedy Buckeyes burned the Irish for four
touchdowns of 56 yards or more. The speed of
defense caused problems for Notre Dame’s offensive line and quarterback Brady
Quinn, who threw a season-high three interceptions and fumbled once. Wolverine
receiver Mario Manningham caught three touchdown
passes, including a 69-yarder that broke the game open. USC’s
Dwayne Jarrett also had three touchdown catches against the Irish. Now the Irish will try to snap an eight-game losing streak in bowl
games on Jan. 3 against No. 4 LSU (10-2), which is
known for its speed, especially on defense. Despite playing a tough
Southeastern Conference schedule, LSU has the nation’s
second-best defense, giving up just 238 yards a game. The Tigers also are third
in the nation in pass defense, giving up 145.5 yards a game. The Tigers are
almost as potent offensively, ranking 18th
in the nation at 404 yards a game. JaMarcus Russell
was third in pass efficiency, completing 68.5 percent and averaging 168 yards a
game. Weis is among those harping on it. He conceded before the USC game that
after weeks of playing teams like Navy, Air Force and Army, he was worried the
Irish might be slow to adjust to USC’s speed. To
guard against that in getting ready for the Sugar Bowl, he plans to have the
starting offense go against the starting defense, at least during early bowl preparations.No. 4 LSU, which had
yearned for a chance to head west for its first Rose Bowl, will instead stay in
its own state, making the short trip to
The Tigers (10-2) shot into Bowl Championship Series consideration by closing
the regular season with a six-game winning streak, capped by a 31-26 triumph at
already clinched a spot in the Southeastern Conference title game, but LSU felt it might have been the best team in what views
itself as the country’s toughest league by the end of the year. Notre Dame
(10-2) will be playing in its first Sugar Bowl since 1992, when a Lou
Holtz-coached team knocked off
39-29.LSU lobbied hard for a trip to the Rose Bowl, soliciting orders for more
than 42,000 tickets. It appeared the oldest and most glamorous of the
postseason games would pick the Tigers to face
– until
insisted it wasn’t a letdown to learn that the Tigers’ next game would be right
down the road instead of on the West Coast, saying it provides another chance
to help New Orleans recover from the devastating storm.
2006
Cincinnati-Middle Tennessee State
Detroit
Brian Kelly will be coaching his new team,
in the International Bowl on Jan. 6 against
in
about who would coach the Bearcats in the game after Mark Dantonio
left
Pat Narduzzi,
defensive coordinator, was named interim coach before Kelly was hired Sunday.
athletic director Mike Thomas confirmed Tuesday that Kelly will have a coaching
staff in place to work the bowl. The number of CMU assistants who will join him
remains to be seen.
Computer Trends (All records ATS)
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is 9-1 their last 10
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Notre Dame 4-11 run
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8-1 last nine
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16-3 last 19