Go Beavs: An Oregon State Dynasty

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[size=+1]Oregon State (5-4) at UCLA (6-3)[/size]

Pasadena, CA - The picture is starting to become clearer in the Pac-10. The best Oregon State can hope for is probably a trip to the Holiday Bowl and most likely their best realistic hopes would be to go to the Sun Bowl. That is if they can win the rest of their games. For UCLA, the Bruins are still in contention for the Rose Bowl. The Bruins control their own destiny but they still have USC left on the schedule. This game will help decide what the bowl picture will look like in this conference.

UCLA marched right down the field on the opening possession and quickly scored when QB Chris Forcier hit WR#9 on a 3-yard touchdown to give the Burins an early 7-0 lead. Oregon State responded with an ugly three-and-out that amassed a total of negative-11 yards. The Bruins continued to look like they were well prepared for the game as UCLA HB#25 would break three tackles, shoving away an OSU defensive lineman on a 12-yard touchdown run to put the Bruins up 14-0.

[size=-5]UCLA HB#25 shoves his way into the endzone on a 12-yard touchdown run.[/size]​

The Beavers again responded with a three-and-out. The Bruins marched back down the field and had the band playing the fight song again when HB#25 took a toss to the right into the endzone for a 2-yard touchdown giving UCLA a big 21-0 lead just as the first quarter came to an end.

Finally, after the disastrous start, OSU QB Bryan Rossner got the offense in rhythm and he was able to find WR Darrell Catchings on a curl route where the receiver spun away from a tackle, and raced into the endzone on the 32-yard touchdown reception to put the Beavers on the board down 21-7.

[size=-5]OSU WR Darrell Catchings spins away from a tackle and was gone for a 32-yard touchdown reception.[/size]​

UCLA QB Chris Forcier would not help his team on the ensuing possession as he threw a pick to OSU CB David Ross. Rossner took advantage of the turnover as he threw to WR Kyle Brown on a short slant. Brown then broke two tackles and was in for six on a 33-yard connection. Before anyone knew it the Beavers were only down 21-14.

[size=-5]OSU WR Kyle Brown breaks two tackles and takes it in for six on a 33-yard touchdown reception.[/size]​

However, the Bruins struck back with an impressive drive. The Beavers just had no answer for the Bruins' offense. Forcier would find his backup HB#28 in the flat in the red zone who walked into the endzone on an 8-yard touchdown to make it 28-14 UCLA. UCLA would actually score again before the half ended as HB#25 found the endzone for the third time on a 6-yard touchdown run. The Bruins would have a commanding 35-14 lead at halftime.

The Beavers came out in the third quarter and looked good on offense but had a drive stall, leading to a 32-yard field goal to make it 35-17 UCLA. The Bruins looked just as sharp as the first half and HB#25 continued to look unstoppable as he fought his way in from one yard out for his fourth rushing touchdown of the game to put UCLA up 42-17.

[size=-5]UCLA HB#25 celebrates his fourth touchdown in the endzone.[/size]​

On the next OSU possession, Rossner would dump off a short pass to a wide open HB#37 who sped in for a 33-yard touchdown as the Beaevers were now down 42-24. The Beavers seemed to have something going and a comeback seemed like a possibility until Rossner threw his worst pass of his career. Rossner saw Catchings in man coverage deep downfield, and slung it but the ball floated away to the middle of the field which ended up in the hands of UCLA FS#38 as the third quarter came to an end.

The Beavers finally started playing defense in the fourth quarter and were able to get their offense back on the field. Unfortunately, another ball got away from Rossner deep downfield that was intercepted by UCLA SS#34. Finally, the Beavers put a drive together, and Rossner was able to throw a strike to Catchings between the zone for a 10-yard touchdown. In addition, Rossner was able to run it in himself to score the 2-point conversion to make it only a ten-point lead for UCLA as the Beavers were now down only 42-32 but there was only 2:32 remaining.

[size=-5]OSU QB Bryan Rossner hits WR Darrell Catchings between four defenders for a 10-yard touchdown.[/size]​

The Beavers attempted an onside kick but it was unsuccessful. OSU head coach Mike Riley used his remaining timeouts conserving time, and on third down OSU SS Cameron Collins came up with a huge interception with 2:14 left in the game. Rossner took advantage of the opportunity as he led a spectaclar drive. The Beavers had been throwing the ball over the yard, abandoning the run pretty much since the second half started, and Rossner was shining for the most part. Eight yards away from the endzone, Rossner hit Catchings on a slant in the endzone to make it 42-39 UCLA. It was Catchings' third touchdown reception of the game.

[size=-5]OSU QB Bryan Rossner hits WR Darrell Catching for a third time in the endzone.[/size]​

There was only 1:18 left in the game. It would all come down to the onside kick. OSU K Justin Kahut kicked the ball into the ground where it bounced up. The ball bounced off of a UCLA player and a scrum for the ball occured where the Beavers ended up recovering the ball.

Highlight-Beavers recover onside kick​

Now, all that OSU needed was a field goal to tie. The Beavers got to midfield on a reception from Catchings. After two incomplete passes into tight coverage, Rossner on third down threw deep to WR James Rodgers, who had beat the man coverage. Again the ball got away from the young QB as it sailed into the middle of the field. Rodgers traversed all the way from the sideline to inside the hashmarks where he ran into UCLA SS#34. The ball fell right between Rodgers and SS#34. They both got their hands on the ball but SS#34 came up with the interception and the Rose Bowl erupted as the Bruins had came away with the victory.

[size=-5]UCLA SS#34 comes away with the interception to end the Beavers' comeback.[/size]​

Oregon State 39

QB Rossner: 27-41, 401 yds, 5 td, 3 int
HB Quinn: 13 car, 49 yds
WR Catchings: 13 rec, 187 yds, 3 td
SS Collins: 7 tkl, int

UCLA 42

QB Forcier: 20-29, 229 yds, 2 td, 2 int
HB HB#25: 22 car, 121 yds, 4 td (Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week)
WR WR#84: 5 rec, 67 yds
SS SS#34: 5 tkl, 2 int

 

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[size=+2]Week 12[/size]

[size=+1](4)Virginia proves they are for real,
blowing out rival (10)Virginia Tech 43-17[/size]

[size=-5]Virginia HB Keith Payne outshines the Heisman contending Hokie HB Ryan Williams as Payne ran for 92 yards and
scored three touchdowns. While Williams was shut down for only 57 rushing yards and unable to find the endzone.[/size]

Virginia 43

QB Lalich: 23-33, 236 yds, td, int
HB Payne: 28 car, 92 yds, 3 td, fl
WR Keys: 5 rec, 85 yds
OLB LOLB#12: 7 tkl, 4 tfl, 2 sk
CB Womack: 5 tkl, 2 int, 2 defl, td

Virginia Tech 17

QB Taylor: 14-29, 156 yds, td, 3 int
HB Williams: 20 car, 57 yds
MLB MLB#50: 11 tkl, tfl

[b][size=+2]Week 12 Games of the Week[/size][/b]

#4 Virginia 43
#10 Virginia Tech 17

#3 Wisconsin 49
#22 Indiana 30

Oregon 10
#2 USC 70 (This is not a misprint. LOL)

#17 Penn State 52 
Michigan 7

#25 South Carolina 17
#1 Florida 49

[b][size=+2]BCS Rankings[/size][/b]

1 Florida 11-0
2 USC 10-0
3 Wisconsin 11-0
4 Virginia 10-0
5 TCU 10-0 (25 game winning streak)
6 Texas 10-1
7 Notre Dame 9-1
8 Pittsburgh 9-1
9 Ohio State 9-2
10 Florida State 8-2

[b][size=+2]Heisman Race[/size][/b]

HB Vondrell McGee (Texas)
WR Deonte Thompson (Florida)
HB LeSean McCoy (Pittsburgh)
QB D'Vontrey Richardson (Florida State)
QB Aaron Corp (USC)

 

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[size=+2]Game of the Week[/size]
[size=+1]#7 Notre Dame (9-1) at #2 USC (10-0)[/size]

Chris: Welcome to the Coliseum where we have a huge rivalry game between two of the most prestigous programs in college football and there is a lot on the line today. We'll get back to this one later as we have a lot to get to as there are a bunch of games that will help decide the bowl picture. The reemerging No. 20 Miami Hurricanes will be in Charlottesville to play the undefeated No. 3 Virginia Cavaliers. They are thinking about big things in Charlottesville after the win over rival Virginia Tech as a win today will clinch the ACC-Coastal division and keep Virginia's National Championship dreams alive. However, a win for Miami will clinch the division for the 'Canes. What do you guys think about this one?

Kirk: Randy Shannon really has the Hurricanes playing well again. I think this team has been completely overlooked. Their only loss came against Florida at the Swamp in week one. Viginia won a huge victory last week but I was not all that impressed. I thought the Hokies played a bad game. I'm going with Miami to win this one today.

Lee: Nice pick. But not so fast! This is Virginia's year. There's no way Miami goes into Charlottesville and beats Virginia on their homefield. Virginia wins.

Chris: Well, we're off to a good start here. The Big East will be decided today if No. 8 Pittsburgh beats No. 18 West Virginia at Pittsburgh. If the Mountaineers win, then they will need South Florida to lose to UConn as the Bulls beat West Virginia earlier in the season. Who do you guys got in this one?

Kirk: West Virginia has the fourth best rushing defense and that is why I'm picking West Virginia to win. They will take away Pitt HB LeSean McCoy. Take away McCoy and that Pitt offense is pretty average.

Lee: McCoy has a huge game and leads his team to a conference title but it will be a close game.

Chris: Alright two-for-two in disagreement. The Iron Bowl in Tuscaloosa will decide who wins the SEC-West division as the winner of the game will find themselves in the SEC Championship against Florida. Who's going to be playing Florida for the SEC title?

Kirk: I'm going with Alabama because of Nick Saban and the incredible athletes he has on this team and I don't think Auburn can win in Tuscaloosa.

Lee: Kirk, Auburn beat Notre Dame. (Crowd cheers.) This Auburn team has been underrated and I'm not doubting them anymore. Auburn pulls it off by a last second field goal.

Chris: Alright...three-for-three. You guys are earning your paychecks today. That leaves the big game we have today. As Lee just mentioned, Notre Dame's only loss came at the hands of Auburn but their National Championship chances are not completely dead. A win over the Trojans today would put them back into contention. USC is coming off of a huge dismantling of Oregon and is looking like the real deal. And now it looks like they have gotten fully healthy. Erin, do you have more on that?

Erin: I sure do Chris. I spoke with the USC trainers and they told me that USC DT DaJohn Harris was really the only guy they were concerned about but it looks like his strained knee is doing better. He should be able to play so that defense will be as healthy as they've been in a while. I can tell you that Harris is fire up and ready to get after it.

Chris: Well, that could be huge for the Trojans. So who wins this one today?

Kirk: I picked the Trojans to be in the championship and so far my two teams that I picked at the beginning of the year are the top two teams in the nation. USC has the home stadium, the song girls, all of the five-star athletes, and they're fully healthy. There's no reason I shouldn't pick USC but I'm going with Notre Dame. I think that the Trojans have been reading the press clippings all week saying how great they are after that blowout win over Oregon. Notre Dame QB Jimmy Clausen and Charlie Weis will have a gameplan to succeed today and the Irish win today. (Crowd boos with a tiny bit of cheers.) Look! There's some Irish fans out there. Alright!

Lee: That's a nice pick Kirk. You know I picked the Irish to be in the National Championship. Jimmy Clausen is a great QB and that Gray-Olsen HB tandem they got is great. That's why I'm going with...(Lee gets out the green Irish hat and almost puts it on as the crowd boos. He waves it at the crowd and then throws it like a frisby into the crowd as the crowd starts cheering.) Not so fast! USC beat Oregon 70-10! Let me say that again. 70-10! Oregon is not a bad team either. Corp is coming off a six touchdown performance. Let me say that again. Six touchdowns. This Trojan team is the real deal. Notre Dame has no chance in this one. Give me that. (Lee puts on the full Trojan gear, holds the sword in the air and hums the Trojan fight song as the crowd cheers.)

 

 

[Matt10]

well, well - a high scoring affair there. 401-yards, good lord. In the end the running game overpowered ya.

god luck next week. (edit: this was about the UCLA game - damn emac gotta post so quick).

 

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[size=+1]Oregon State (5-5) at Stanford (0-10)[/size]

Palo Alto, CA - It would be a slight understatement to say that Stanford is struggling this season as the Cardinal are still looking for their first win but OSU head coach Mike Riley does not want his team looking past Stanford. "This is a tough football game for us," Riley said. "We take them one week at a time and we know that Stanford is a hungry football team looking for a win. I expect it to be a good hard fought game." It is hard to tell whether Riley was serious or whether he could just be showing respect to a former quarterback, Stanford head coach Jim Harbaugh, whom Riley coached while he was the head coach for the San Diego Chargers. Stanford had to think that this would be as good of a chance as they would have to get a win with the inconsistent play the Beavers have shown this season. For Oregon State, a win would officially make the Beavers bowl eligible.

Stanford did come out fired up as expected, able to get into the red zone but the OSU defense held, forcing a 31-yard field goal that was missed. This is how a team stays winless. The Beavers looked sharp on their opening drive as OSU QB Bryan Rossner threw a dump off pass into the flat to FB Ryan McCants who broke a tackle and high-stepped into the endzone on the 24-yard touchdown connection to put the Beavers on top early 7-0.

[size=-5]OSU FB Ryan McCants catches a ball in the flat, breaks a tackle, and high steps into the endzone on a 24-yard touchdown.[/size]​

However, by the second quarter, Stanford found themselves inside the red zone again after a long, methodical drive. Stanford WR#89 lined up in the backfield and carried it in for a 3-yard touchdown to tie the game 7-7. On Stanford's next possession, OSU SS Cameron Collins would come up with an interception to stop Stanford's offense which the Beavers were having a hard time stopping. The turnover would set up OSU HB#37 to bounce a run outside and take it for a 32-yard gain which led to a 2-yard touchdown run by HB Marivn Quinn, give OSU a 14-7 lead. Rossner would lead a good last minute drive at the end of the half to set up a 31-yard field goal for Justin Kahut but the ball was doinked off the upright as Oregon State would only be up by seven point at halftime.

The Beavers would come out in the second half and march down the field with ease and finish off the drive with a 1-yard touchdown run by HB#37 to give the Beavers some breathing room, up 21-7. However, on OSU's ensuing possession, Rossner made a mistake, trying to get a pass to WR James Rodgers in tight coverage but it was picked off by Stanford MLB Nick Macaluso. The turnover set up a Stanford 23-yard field goal as the OSU defense held their ground making it 21-10 OSU. Both offenses sputtered throughout the remaining time of the third quarter and Rossner would throw another interception just before the fourth quarter.

Stanford QB Andrew Luck was having a pretty decent game as OSU could generate no pressure and Luck hit WR#89 on a curl where he spun away from an OSU SS Cameron Collins whiffing tackling attempt, and took in for a 28-yard touchdown. Stanford failed on the 2-point conversion but now found themselves only down 21-16.

[size=-5]Stanford WR#89 spins away from OSU SS Cameron Collins, takes in for a 28-yard touchdown.[/size]​

The pendulum had swung toward Stanford as OSU was forced to punt from deep inside their own side of the field. Then on Stanford's possession, HB#31 sliced and diced his way through the Beavers' defense and took it to the house for a 66-yard touchdown to give the Cardinal the lead. Again, Stanford failed on the 2-point conversion but Stanford was now up 22-21 and the crowd that showed up for the game was energized.

[size=-5]Stanford HB#31 takes it to the house on a 66-yard touchdown run.[/size]

Highlight-Stanford HB#31 66-yard touchdown run​

Oregon State needed to respond quickly as there was only 5:19 left in the game. Rossner threw deep to WR Darrell Catchings in man coverage where the receiver held out his arms and made the catch for a 33-yard gain.

[size=-5]OSU WR Darrell Catchings with a 33-yard reception.[/size]​

The big gain would eventually allow the Beavers to get into the red zone where Rossner on rollout, threw on the run to TE Gabe Miller in front of the goalline and Miller was able cross in for a 3-yard touchdown to put OSU back on top 27-22 as OSU failed on the 2-point attempt.

[size=-5]OSU QB Bryan Rossner finds TE Gabe Miller for a 3-yard touchdown to put the Beavers back on top.[/size]​

The Oregon State defense would hold on a Stanford fourth down attempt as Luck threw into coverage and OSU CB Mike Mayes knocked the ball down. All the Beavers had to do was run a few plays, set up in the victory formation to escape what would have been an embarrassing loss to winless Stanford. Oregon State will probably need to play better than this if they are to win next week in the Civil War against Oregon next week in Corvallis.

Oregon State 27

QB Rossner: 23-34, 289 yds, 2 td, 2 int
HB Quinn: 28 car, 56 yds, td
WR Catchings: 7 rec, 162 yds
FS Dockery: 11 tkl, 2 tfl

Stanford 22

QB Luck: 21-29, 240 yds, int
HB HB#31: 17 car, 109 yds, td
WR WR#89: 7 rec, 97 yds, td, rush td
SS White: 13 tkl, tfl

 

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[size=+2]Week 13[/size]

[size=+1](2)USC makes statement, demolishing (7)Notre Dame 54-17[/size]

[size=-5]USC QB Aaron Corp helped his Heisman campaign, throwing for 336 yards with five touchdowns and only one
intercepion.[/size]

Notre Dame 17
QB Clausen: 27-40, 280 yds, td, 5 int
HB Gray: 21 car, 80 yds, td
WR WR#12: 7 rec, 101 yds, td

USC 54
QB Corp: 22-32, 336 yds, 5 td, int
HB Tyler: 29 car, 136 yds, 3 td
TE TE#81: 3 rec, 94 yds, 2 td
WR Johnson: 5 rec, 89 yds, td
FS Jones: 8 tkl, 2 int
CB CB#22: 6 tkl, 2 int, 2 defl

[b][size=+2]Week 13 Games of the Week[/size][/b]

#20 Miami 45
#3 Virginia 25

#18 West Virginia 45
#8 Pittsburgh 35

#7 Notre Dame 17
#2 USC 54

#17 Auburn 28
#19 Alabama 31

UCLA 48
#21 Arizona State 38

[b][size=+2]BCS Rankings[/size][/b]

1 Florida 11-0
2 USC 11-0
3 Wisconsin 12-0
4 TCU 11-0
5 Texas 11-1
6 Ohio State 10-2
7 Nebraska 10-1
8 Virginia 10-1
9 Florida State 9-2
10 Texas Tech 10-2

[b][size=+2]Heisman Race[/size][/b]

QB D'Vontrey Richardson (Florida State)
HB LeSean McCoy (Pittsburgh)
WR Deonte Thompson (Florida)
QB Aaron Corp (USC)
QB Andy Dalton (TCU)

 

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[size=+2]Game of the Week[/size]
[size=+1]#1 Florida (11-0) at #9 Florida State (9-2)[/size]

Chris: We're coming to you from Talahassee today where we've got a huge game between the top ranked Florida Gators and the No. 9 Florida State Seminoles.

Lee: Man look at that crowd. Look at the scenery in that crowd. No wonder it's so easy to recruit here. (Crowd cheers.)

Chris: Ha ha. Easy coach. Keep this a family friendly program. As far as football goes this Saturday, we've got some interesting matchups that nobody could have foreseen that we would care about at the beginning of the season. First, we have No. 15 Virginia Tech going up against No. 22 Temple. That's right. Temple only has one loss and will play in the MAC championship. Does Temple have any chance in this one?

Kirk: You know, why not? This has been a magical season for them. They don't have the athletes but I say they get it done in Philly. That Hokie team isn't playing very well anyway.

Lee: Temple has no chance. They have had a very weak schedule and they will get destroyed by at least four touchdowns. Mark it down. It's a great story for Temple but they can't compete against the Hokies.

Chris: Okay, we turn to a team that has really had an amazing run and that is No. 4 TCU who has a 26 game winning streak that will be on the line against a very good one-loss South Florida team. Do the Bulls end the streak today?

Kirk: Absolutely they do. That stadium will be rocking in Tampa and TCU will meet their match today.

Lee: Not so fast! TCU has an excellent quarterback by the name of Andy Dalton. He will lead TCU to another win and it won't even be close. TCU is better than people realize.

Chris: Lastly, before we get to our spotlight game, there is a big game taking place in Pasadena, California today between No. 2 USC and UCLA. Not only does the victor get bragging rights, but the winner will walk away with the conference championship. USC is coming off of an impressive blowout win over a very good Notre Dame team and has looked incredible in their last two games. Do the Bruins pull the upset today?

Kirk: No. Period.

Lee: No chance. UCLA is not as good as Notre Dame so this one will not be pretty and the next time we'll see the Trojans will be in Glendale, Arizona for the BCS championship.

Chris: Alright, that leaves this one we have here between Florida and Florida State. (Crowd cheers.) Florida State has a laundry list worth of injuries including their speedy HB Marshall Bryant. Is there any chance that the 'Noles get some of these guys back Erin?

Erin: It looks like the Seminoles should get most of them back. Sophomore HB Marshall Bryant seems to not be bothered by the dislocated elbow and should play today. Also, OLB Vince Williams seems to have healed from his foot stress fracture and he should play too. As for WR Bert Reed, he remains questionable with his foot stress fracture. Back to you guys.

Chris: Thanks Erin. That should help Florida State getting those guys back but they've got a daunting task trying to beat the Gators. Can they do it?

Kirk: The Gators are too good. Where I really think there is a big mismatch is the talented Gator receivers against the 'Noles' cornerbacks. I don't think Florida will have any trouble in this one. Florida WR Deonte Thompson has a huge day and the Gators win big.

Lee: The 'Noles have a QB by the name of D'Vontrey Richardson and he is the new darling of the media and for good reason. He is playing spectacular and with the help of his talented HB Marshall Bryant, they will lead Florida State to a close, close win over the Gators. (Crowd cheers as Lee puts on the Seminole headdress and does the warchant.) Go 'Noles!

 

 

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[size=+2]Civil War[/size]
[size=+1]Oregon (6-5) at Oregon State (6-5)[/size]

Corvallis, OR - It has been a long season so far for the Beavers but the same could be said for the Ducks as both came into the Civil War with mediocre 6-5 records. Oregon has won the last two Civil Wars with a spanking of Oregon State last year and would look to make it three in a row. The winner would be able to have something to be happy about if they could win this rivalry game. Oregon has lost their last two games in a row, which includes losing last week to Arizona and a getting destroyed by USC 70-10. The Beavers are coming off of a shaky performance against winless Stanford so it was hard to tell what kind of game this would be.

Winter has reached the Willamette Valley as the game-time temperature was a freezing 30 degrees but there was no precipitation like last year's Civil War in Eugene. The Oregon State defense was fired up at the beginning of the game. Especially OSU DE Kevin Frahm, who recorded two sacks on the first two plays from scrimmage for the Ducks. On Frahm's second sack of Oregon QB Nate Costa, the ball came loose but the Ducks recovered. However, Oregon would have to punt after a three-and-out. This was quite unexpected since the Beavers have been unable to get any pass rush all season long.

[size=-5]OSU DE Kevin Frahm sacks Oregon QB Nate Costa on the first two offensive plays for the Ducks.[/size]​

Oregon State looked just as good on offense as OSU QB Bryan Rossner led a magnificent drive and finished it off with a short pass to WR Kyle Brown, who broke a tackle and was in for a 15-yard touchdown to put the Beavers on top 7-0. Reser Stadium was ignited early.

[size=-5]OSU WR Kyle Brown with a 15-yard touchdown.[/size]​

However, Oregon would regain their composure on the ensuing possession for the Ducks. Oregon QB Nate Costa connected with WR Dion Jordan deep over the middle for a 49-yard gain. This would set up a strike thrown by Costa to freshman WR Tony Houston over the middle for a game-tieing 13-yard touchdown, making it 7-7.

[size=-5]Oregon freshman WR Tony Houston with a 13-yard touchdown reception.[/size]​

The Beavers were aggressive on their next possession as Rossner faked a handoff to OSU HB Marvin Quinn, rolled out to his left, and threw deep to a crossing WR Darrell Catchings but the ball was thrown too far in front as the Beavers had missed a golden opportunity to score an easy touchdown, and it would lead to a three-and-out. As the first quarter came to an end, Oregon would suffer a pretty serious injury to their starting HB#1, who left with what was later determined to be a foot stress fracture that could keep him out for six weeks.

However, it did not seem to matter as the injury did not slow down the Oregon offense as HB Remene Alston Jr. would get a pitch off of an option and break loose for a 37-yard touchdown run to put the Ducks ahead 14-7.

[size=-5]Oregon HB Remene Alston Jr. scores on a 37-yard touchdown run.[/size]​

Oregon State would counter with a long, methodical 12-play drive that was finished off with a 1-yard touchdown run by HB Marvin Quinn to tie the game 14-14. The Ducks looked like they were going to score another touchdown but the Beavers' defense held up in the red zone, forcing a Oregon 27-yard field goal that was missed.

One guy that was looking good for Oregon State was HB Marvin Quinn as he was running hard. His running would set up another playaction opportunity as Rossner threw deep over the middle of the field to Catchings who was open. Unfortunately, Catchings dropped the ball as the Beavers missed a chance for another big play. It appeared the half would come to an end as the Ducks had only :05 left. The Ducks ran a speed option and Costa made a late pitch to Alston who got a few blocks to get him outside, slipped out of a tackle from behind, and was off to the house for a killer 79-yard touchdown as the Beavers' defense broke down at a catastrophic time to give the Ducks a 21-14 lead at halftime.

[size=-5]Oregon HB Remene Alston Jr. slips through a tackle on a killer 79-yard touchdown run at the end of the half.[/size]

Highlight-Oregon HB Remene Alston Jr. 79-yard touchdown​

The Beavers looked composed to start the second half as OSU got within the red zone but were forced to kick a 25-yard field goal to cut the Ducks' lead to 21-17. Though Oregon would tack on a field goal of their own on a 51-yard field goal to put the Ducks back up by seven as it was now 24-17 Oregon.

On the OSU's next possession, Quinn took a toss to the left, broke a tackle in the backfield, found some room, juked two Duck defenders, made his way to to the sideline, and raced down the field to the house for a 52-yard touchdown run to tie it up 24-24. It appeared that Quinn was having a breakout performance in the most important game of the year.

[size=-5]OSU HB Marvin Quinn breaks loose for a 52-yard touchdown run.[/size]

Highlight-OSU HB Marvin Quinn 52-yard touchdown​

The Ducks were held to a 48-yard field goal opportunity on their ensuing possession but the kicker shanked it to preserve a 24-24 tie going into the fourth quarter.

Oregon State and Oregon would exchange punts as the game was still tied midway into the fourth quarter. The Beavers would find themselves backed up at their own 8-yad line. That is whereRossner would break the game open when he hit Catchings on a slant where the receiver took it for a 42-yard gain. The drive continued down the field mainly behind the running of Quinn. Oregon State would finish off a 92-yard drive with a 3-yard touchdown run by Quinn, his third of the day, to put OSU on top 31-24 with only 3:29 remaining in the game.

[size=-5]OSU HB Marvin Quinn scores his third touchdown of the game, giving Oregon State the lead.[/size]​

The Ducks would need to score a touchdown on this drive and Costa led a good drive where the Ducks had just gotten inside OSU territory but it was now 4th-and-three with 1:06 in the game. Costa dropped back to pass and could not find anybody open. OSU had brought the heat and OLB Tom Hansen got through, drilling Costa for a sack to essentially end the game. It was the Beavers' fifth sack of the game. Quinn would run for a first down and the Beavers kneeled on it, getting the Civil War victory at Reser Stadium.

[size=-5]OSU OLB Tom Hansen comes up with a huge sack.[/size]​

Oregon 24

QB Costa: 20-27, 203 yds, td
HB Alston: 8 car, 159 yds, 2 td
WR Jordan: 5 rec, 75 yds
OLB LOLB#26: 5 tkl, 3 tfl, 2 sk, ff

Oregon State 31

QB Rossner: 18-27, 206 yds, td
HB Quinn: 26 car, 149 yds, 3 td
WR Catchings: 8 rec, 94 yds
DE Frahm: 5 tkl, 3 tfl, 2 sk, ff

 

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[size=+2]Week 14[/size]

[size=+1](1)Florida wins close one over (9)Florida State 27-21[/size]

[size=-5]Florida OLB A.J. Jones comes up with a pick-six that proved to be the difference. Jones had another monster
game on the national stage with seven tackles, one sack, and an interception returned for a touchdown.[/size]

Florida 27
QB Brantley: 26-36, 282 yds, int
HB Rainey: 11 car, 39 yds, td
WR WR#87: 10 rec, 129 yds
OLB Jones: 7 tkl, tfl, sk, int, defl, td
DE Dunlap: 5 tkl, 2 tfl, 2 sk

Florida State 21
QB Richardson: 20-25, 192 yds
HB Bryant: 18 car, 79 yds, 2 td, 8 rec, 77 yds
FS Greene: 13 tkl, tfl, int, defl

[b][size=+2]Games of the Week[/size][/b]

#15 Virginia Tech 49
#22 Temple 0

#4 TCU 20
#13 USF 31

#1 Florida 27
#9 Florida State 21

#2 USC 29
UCLA 32

[b][size=+2]BCS Rankings[/size][/b]

1 Florida 12-0
2 Wisconsin 12-0
3 Texas 11-1
4 Ohio State 10-2
5 Nebraska 11-1
6 Virginia 11-1
7 USC 11-1
8 TCU 11-1
9 USF 11-1
10 Texas Tech 10-2

[b][size=+2]Heisman Race[/size][/b]

HB LeSean McCoy (Pittsburgh)
QB D'Vontrey Richardson (Florida State)
WR Deonte Thompson (Florida)
QB Aaron Corp (USC)
HB Ryan Williams (Virginia Tech)

 

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#6 QB Phil Rogers (JUCO) 4*
San Rafael, CA
Committed: Oregon State

Four-star QB Phil Rogers out of junior college in San Rafael, California has committed with Oregon State after the Civil War victory. Rogers has NFL written all over him. At 6'5" and weighing 223 pounds, he has the size but he also has rare mobility for a QB of his size. Rogers will need to work on his accuracy and decision making if he wants to reach the next level.

New Oregon State Commitments

#6 QB Phil Rogers (JUCO) 4*: San Rafael, CA
#10 T Jason Rushing 4*: El Cajon, CA
#28 T Dennis Herron 3*: Spring Valley, CA
#31 T Brandon Brown 3*: West Linn, OR
#13 DT Lee King 4*: East Norriton, PA
#41 CB Mike Clark 3*: Kelso, WA

 

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[b][size=+2]Week 15 Games of the Week[/size][/b]

#17 Penn State 42
Utah 10

Navy 10
Army 24

[b][size=+2]BCS Rankings[/size][/b]

1 Florida 12-0
2 Wisconsin 12-0
3 Texas 11-1
4 Ohio State 10-2
5 Nebraska 11-1
6 Virginia 11-1
7 USC 11-1
8 TCU 11-1
9 USF 11-1
10 Texas Tech 10-2

[b][size=+2]Heisman Race[/size][/b]

HB LeSean McCoy (Pittsburgh)
QB D'Vontrey Richardson (Florida State)
WR Deonte Thompson (Florida)
QB Aaron Corp (USC)
HB Ryan Williams (Virginia Tech)

[b][size=+2]Final Pac-10 Standings[/size][/b]

1 (25)UCLA: 9-3, 8-1
2 (7)USC: 11-1, 8-1
3 (21)California: 10-2, 7-2
4 [b]Oregon State[/b]: 7-5, 6-3
5 Arizona: 7-5, 5-4
6 Arizona State: 8-4, 5-4
7 Oregon: 6-6, 3-6
8 Washington: 4-8, 2-7
9 Washington State: 4-8, 1-8
10 Stanford: 0-12, 0-9

 

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[size=+2]Championship Weekend[/size]​

Chris: We're coming to you from the Georgia Dome where the SEC Championship will be played later between No. 1 Florida and No. 19 Alabama. Well, we had a big shake up two weeks ago as UCLA knocked off USC. We all had Florida and USC written in to play in Glendale but the upset has created some havoc in the polls. Now, all of a sudden Wisconsin is sitting pretty at No. 2. So there are two games today that will help decide who is in the BCS championship. One of the games is right here in Atlanta but the other one is in Kansas City where the Big-12 Champion will be decided between No. 6 Nebraska and No. 3 Texas. There are a bunch of different ways this could play out but Florida, Wisconsin, Texas, and Ohio State look like the teams that are most likely to get in. It is possible we could see two Big Ten teams in the championship if both Florida and Texas lose today. So do you guys think that's a possibility?

Kirk: If they both do fall today, then I would guess you would have to give it to Wisconsin and Ohio State. We had all written off Ohio State with their loss to USC.

Lee: I disagree with you Kirk. Why not give it to Nebraska who would only have one loss since they would have beaten Texas?

Chirs: Now, if Texas wins and Florida wins, does Texas jump Wisconsin?

Kirk: I don't think so. It's hard not to give it to the Badgers since they are undefeated and took care of business.

Lee: I think Texas could jump them but I don't think they should.

Chris: Alright, time for the picks guys. First up is the Big-12 Championship. Who wins today?

Kirk: Texas will be without HB Vondrell McGee and their backup HB and they're going up against the No. 1 ranked rush defense in the country. That is why I'm picking Nebraska to win.

Lee: Not so fast my friend! Texas has all kinds of athletes. Nebraska will not be able to stop the Longhorns' offense and the Longhorns' defense will hold Nebraska's offense a bit better. Longhorns win by at least ten points but it should be high scoring.

Chirs: Alright. That leaves this one we have here in the Georgia Dome. (Crowd cheers.)

Kirk: There might not be a better coach in the country to have on a big game than Nick Saban and that is why I'm picking 'Bama to win an extremely close one over the Gators.

Lee: You know those Gators have WR Deonte Thompson and HB Chris Rainey? And that defense...how about that defense. They have looked amazing but the Gators did not look too impressive against Florida State two weeks ago. I think Saban can get them today, and I'm picking...(Lee gets out the Big Al headgear and puts it on.) Go 'Bama! Roll Tide! (Mixed crowd reaction of cheers and boos.)

 

 

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[size=+3]Championship Weekend[/size]

[size=+2]SEC Championship[/size]
[size=+1](19)Alabama no match for (1)Florida as Gators win 47-23[/size]

[size=-5]Florida HB Chris Rainey with a beastly perfomance, rushing for 80 yards with a touchdown, and four receptions for
98 yards with two touchdown receptions.[/size]

Highlight-Florida WR Deonte Thompson with a 94-yard kick return

Highlight-Florida HB Chris Rainey 65-yard touchdown run

Alabama 23
QB Jackson: 24-30, 228 yds, 2 int
HB Grant: 10 car, 36 yds, 7 rec, 149 yds, rec td
MLB McClain: 9 tkl, 4 tfl, 2 sk

Florida 47
QB Brantley: 21-30, 278 yds, 3 td, int, 11 car, 53 yds
HB Rainey: 7 car, 80 yds, td, 4 rec, 98 yds, 2 rec td
OLB McCray: 10 tkl, 2 tfl, 2 sk, int, defl
OLB Jones: 8 tkl, 4 tfl, int, ff
DE Dunlap: 6 tkl, 3 tfl, 2 sk

[size=+2]Big 12 Championship[/size]
[size=+1](3)Texas wins a shootout against (6)Nebraska 45-38[/size]

[size=-5]Texas came back from a 17-point deficit to tie the game. Nebraska had two chances to take the lead late in the
game but missed two field goals. With only :05 left in regulation, Texas QB James Minor found WR Montre Webber
on a crossing pattern who took it 80 yards all the way to the house to win the game.[/size]

Highlight-Nebraska WR Niles Paul 89-yd kick return

Highlight-Nebraska HB Roy Helu 61-yd td run

Highlight-Texas WR Montre Webber 93-yd kick return

Highlight-Texas WR Montre Webber last second 80-yard touchdown reception

Nebraska 38
QB Spano: 27-40, 253 yds, td, int
HB Helu: 32 car, 155 yds, 2 td
WR Paul: 6 rec, 12 yds, td, 88 yd td kick return
OLB LOLB#12: 3 tkl, tfl, 2 int

Texas 45
QB Minor: 21-40, 318 yds, 3 td, 3 int, rush td
HB Whittaker: 14 car, 35 yds
WR Webber: 9 rec, 226 yds, 2 td, 92 yd td kick return
CB Monroe: 5 tkl, int, defl, td

[b][size=+2]Championship Weekend Games[/size][/b]

[b][size=+1]ACC[/size][/b]
#15 Florida State (9-3) 26
#18 Miami (11-1) 22

[b][size=+1]SEC[/size][/b]
#19 Alabama (11-1) 23
#1 Florida (12-0) 47

[b][size=+1]Big 12[/size][/b]
#6 Nebraska (11-1) 38
#3 Texas (11-1) 45

[b][size=+1]Conference USA[/size][/b]
Tulsa (8-4) 14
#24 UAB (11-1) 43

[b][size=+1]MAC[/size][/b]
Toledo (7-5) 10
Temple (10-2) 38

[b][size=+2]Final BCS Rankings[/size][/b]

1 Florida 13-0
2 Wisconsin 12-0
3 Texas 12-1
4 Ohio State 10-2
5 Virginia 11-1
6 USC 11-1
7 TCU 11-1
8 USF 11-1
9 Texas Tech 10-2
10 Nebraska 11-2

 

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[size=+2]Heisman Trophy Presentation[/size]

And the 2010 Heisman Trophy goes to...

HB LeSean McCoy (Pittsburgh) (1424 votes)
217 car, 1588 yds, 19 rec, 367 yds, 28 total td

QB D'Vontrey Richardson (Florida State) (1391 votes)
287-382, 3574 yds, 40 td, 7 int, 135 car, 612 yds, 3 rush td

WR Deonte Thompson (Florida) (1359 votes)
76 rec, 1291 yds, 15 td

QB Aaron Corp (USC) (353 votes)
236-381, 3155 yds, 34 td, 15 int

HB Ryan Williams (Virginia Tech) (105 votes)
197 car, 1369 yds, 18 td, 19 rec, 258 yds, 5 rec td​

 

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[size=+1]Oregon State (7-5) heading to
Brut Sun Bowl vs #16 West Virginia (11-1)[/size]

Oregon State will be heading to the Brut Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas where they will play No. 16 West Virginia. The Mountaineers finished tied with No. 8 South Florida with an 11-1 record atop the Big East but WVU's one loss came against USF so they came up just short of winning their conference. The Beavers are coming off of their biggest win of the season against their rival, Oregon, in the Civil War. It has been a season of ups and downs for Oregon State as they finished the regular season with a mediocre 7-5 record. It will be interesting to see how a struggling OSU defense can do against a WVU offense that gets a lof of big plays on the ground. Oregon State tends to give up a lot of big plays on the ground so it might appear that this could be one of the bigger mismatches of the bowl season. This might be the best team besides maybe USC that Oregon State has faced this season.

 

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[size=+2]ESPN College Football[/size]
[size=+2]Brut Sun Bowl Preview[/size]

[size=+1]Oregon State (7-5) vs #16 West Virginia (11-1)[/size]​

Rece: I'm Rece Davis and with me as always is Mark May and Lou Holtz. Well, the bowl season rolls on. We'll get you out to El Paso for coverage of the Brut Sun Bowl in a few moments but first we need to preview the game. Mark, who are you picking in this one?

Mark: Oregon State is a team that is way too inconsistent to compete in this one today. This is a Beaver team that lost to San Diego State and Utah. That is two Mountain West teams. And now they're suppose to beat West Virginia. I don't think so. The Mountaineers rank No. 2 in turnover differential and are No. 7 in total defense. The Beavers just don't match up well in this one. OSU gives up way too many big plays on defense and is too inconsistent on offense. I think West Virginia will run all over that OSU defense and Oregon State will get blown out.

Lou: I could not disagree more.

Mark: Oh, that's a surprise.

Lou: Mark is overlooking Oregon State's head coach Mike Riley. Riley has only lost one bowl game in his entire career. The Beavers always play well in bowl games and tend to get up for these big games. Plus, I don't think West Virginia's corners can cover OSU's receivers. Oregon State has a receiver by the name of Darrell Catchings. He might be one of the most underrated receivers in the country. Oregon State's receivers will run circles around West Virginia's secondary and the Beavers will stop a one-dimensional West Virginia offense. Oregon State will win a close one today.

Rece: I'll add a little bit of history as Oregon State was able to win the last time they were in the Sun Bowl when Mike Riley bet the farm at the end of the game, going for two at the end of regulation, beating an up and coming Missouri team. That OSU team had Matt Moore and Yvenson Bernard. Will this game match the excitement of the last time the Beavers were in the Sun Bowl? Let's send it out to Chris Fowler and company to find out.

 

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[size=+2]Brut Sun Bowl[/size]
[size=+1]Oregon State (7-5) vs #16 West Virginia (11-1)[/size]

El Paso, TX - After a disastrous opening season for Oregon State, the Beavers still found a way to get to a rather decent bowl, but now they would face a one-loss West Virginia team that came so close to making a BCS bowl. It would appear that it would be a mismatch from the start.

Oregon State came out passing as the Beavers were facing one of the top rushing defenses in the country. OSU QB Bryan Rossner hit WR Darrell Catchings on a post over the middle of the field for a 25-yard gain. The reception gave Catchings the team-record for most receptions in a single season with 82 receptions, eclipsing the 81 receptions held by Sammie Stroughter. The opening drive for OSU would stall as West Virginia was able to get pressure on Rossner leading to a sack that would set up a 42-yard field goal to put Oregon State on top 3-0.

West Virginia was held to a three-and-out on their opening possession but WVU head coach Bill Stewart called for a fake and the upback took it for a first down. However, the Mountaineers were still forced to punt. On the ensuing possession for the Beavers, Rossner threw a dumpoff pass to HB Marvin Quinn who broke a tackle, headed to the sideline, broke another tackle, and was off to the races, taking it to the house for a 76-yard reception as OSU was out in front 10-0.

[size=-5]OSU HB Marvin Quinn breaks two tackles for a 76-yard touchdown reception.[/size]

Highlight-OSU HB Marvin Quinn 76-yard td reception​

West Virginia finally got in rythm on offense, getting their run game going, and WVU HB Terrence Kerns would find the endzone on a 2-yard touchdown run to keep it close as it was now only 10-7 OSU.

On the ensuing possession, the Beavers were knocking on the door, in the red zone again, as Rossner was picking apart the WVU defense, and Quinn was running hard. That was until Rossner tried to throw to an open Catchings in a curl route, but the ball was off target and intercepted by WVU true freshman CB Ben Long to stop the Beavers from scoring.

Oregon State would have another drive stall in West Virginia territory that led to a 52-yard field goal that went off the cross bar. West Virginia would tack on a 51-yard field goal on their next possession to tie the game 10-10. This was turning into an old fashioned defensive game.

Oregon State would find themselves at the WVU 8-yard line on 4th-and-inches where OSU head coach Mike Riley decided to go for it instead of kicking a field goal. The gamble paid off as Quinn bulled forward for a 7-yard gain. It would lead to a 2-yard touchdown run by FB Ryan McCants to put Oregon State ahead 17-10. A big upset was in the making as the game went to halftime with Oregon State ahead.

[size=-5]OSU FB Ryan McCants puts the Beavers back on top with a 2-yard touchdown run.[/size]​

The Beavers were content with the lead as they played possession football. Quinn would take carry after carry, and Rossner would just try to keep the chains moving. The drive would eventually stall, leading to a an OSU 34-yard field goal to put the Beavers up 20-10.

On the defensive side for the Beavers, OSU was giving no respect to West Virginia's recievers. OSU CBs David Ross and Mike Mayes played man coverage on just about every play as OSU was stacking the box to stop the run. The scheme was working as WVU QB Bradley Starks was unable to beat the OSU secondary for any big gains. This allowed the OSU front seven to stuff the potent West Virginia ground game.

As the 4th quarter started, Oregon State would get the ball back and attempt a 38-yard field goal but K Justin Kahut kicked it wide right. Though West Virginia just could not get anything going as the Beavers' defense was playing as well as they have all season. The Beavers continued milking the clock, tacking on another field goal from 31 yards out to put Oregon State ahead 23-10. It was not pretty but it was effective.

Again, West Virginia did nothing with the ball. OSU HB Marvin Quinn was able to eclipse the 1,000 yard mark for the season on the last drive and was above 100 yards for the game but lost a few yards late to finish with 97 yards, just short of 100 yards. The Beavers would finish off the upset in unexciting fashion as it did appear to be a mismatch, just not the mismatch the "experts" thought as Oregon State won the Sun Bowl 23-10.

Oregon State 23

QB Rossner: 16-20, 250 yds, td, int
HB Quinn: 27 car, 97 yds, 4 rec, 103 yds, rec td
WR Brown: 4 rec, 62 yds
OLB Roberson: 8 tkl, 3 tfl,

West Virginia 10

QB Starks: 16-24, 147 yds,
HB Kerns: 15 car, 21 yds, td
WR McMillan: 5 rec, 62 yds
DE Smith: 4 tkl, 2 tfl, sk, ff

 

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[b][size=+2]Conference Champions[/size][/b]

[b]ACC[/b]: #14 Florida State 10-3

[b]Big 12[/b]: #3 Texas 12-1

[b]Big East[/b]: #8 USF 11-1

[b]Big Ten[/b]: #2 Wisconsin 12-0

[b]Conference USA[/b]: UAB 12-1

[b]MAC[/b]: Temple 11-2

[b]Mountain West[/b]: #7 TCU 11-1

[b]Pac-10[/b]: #24 UCLA 9-3

[b]SEC[/b]: #1 Florida 13-0

[b]Sunbelt[/b]: FIU 5-7

[b]WAC[/b]: Fresno State 9-3

 

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[b][size=+2]Bowl Games[/size][/b] 

[b]Las Vegas Bowl[/b]
Arizona (7-5) 28
#23 BYU (10-2) 42

[b]Holiday Bowl[/b]
#11 Oklahoma (10-2) 47
#22 California (10-2) 35

[b]Emerald Bowl[/b]
Clemson (7-5) 49
Oregon (6-6) 17

[b]International Bowl[/b]
Toldeo (7-6) 24
Rutgers (6-6) 45

[b]Alamo Bowl[/b]
LSU (6-6) 38
Michigan (6-6) 45

[b]Sun Bowl[/b]
[b]Oregon State[/b] 23
#16 West Virginia 10

[b]Armed Forces Bowl[/b]
Arizona State (8-4) 36
UNLV (8-4) 17

[b]Chik-fil-A Bowl[/b]
#20 Auburn (9-3) 17
#18 Miami (11-2) 42

[b]Outback Bowl[/b]
Georgia (7-5) 33
#25 Indiana (9-3) 43

[b]Gator Bowl[/b]
#13 Notre Dame (10-2) 41 (OT)
#15 Virginia Tech (10-2) 35

[b]Capital One Bowl[/b]
#21 Alabama (11-2) 31
#17 Penn State (11-1) 3

[b]Rose Bowl[/b]
#5 Virginia (11-1) 38
#24 UCLA (9-3) 17

[b]Sugar Bowl[/b]
#4 Ohio State (10-2) 52
#6 USC (11-1) 21

[b]Cotton Bowl[/b]
#19 Tennessee (9-3) 35
#10 Nebraska (11-2) 42

[b]Orange Bowl[/b]
#14 Florida State (10-3) 30
#8 USF (11-1) 24

[b]Fiesta Bowl[/b]
#3 Texas (12-1) 31
#7 TCU (11-1) 34

[b]BCS National Championship: Glendale, AZ[/b]
#2 Wisconsin (12-0) vs #1 Florida (13-0) coming up...

 

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[size=+2]BCS National Championship: Glendale, AZ[/size]
[size=+1]#2 Wisconsin (12-0) vs #1 Florida (13-0)[/size]​

Chris: We are here in Glendale, Arizona where in just a few minutes Wisconsin and Florida will get underway to decide the National Championship. The craziness that is College Football, has continued into the BCS bowls. A game many were looking forward to was a rematch of USC and Ohio State. Well, it turned out to be a sleeper as Ohio State took USC out to the woodshed and put a whipping on the Trojans 52-21.

Lee: Yeah...boy. That Terrelle Pryor lit up the Trojans for five touchdowns. Zip zip zip, he threw it all over the field. Really nice performance.

Kirk: Pete Carroll needs to do a better job of getting his team fired up for these bowl games. They came out and just played flat. This is not characteristic of Trojan football. I think they were still feeling the pain of losing to their rival, UCLA. I know it is not the championship, but you got to come out and play hard or this is what can happen.

Chris: USC has now lost two bowls in a row as they lost to TCU last year in the Rose Bowl. Speaking of TCU, they were involved in a game right here in this stadium last night in the Fiesta Bowl. We all thought that Texas would have this one over by halftime as nobody gave TCU a chance. Well, it turned out to be one of the most exciting games as TCU pulled it out and actually beat Texas 34-31. The Horned Frogs can officially proclaim themselves the best team in Texas.

Kirk: What an incredible achievement for TCU to win two BCS bowls in a row over two of the most prestigious teams in the nation. My hats are off to that program.

Lee: Yep yep. We have to give this team respect. It will be interesting to see what they do next season. I say TCU has a chance to compete to be in the BCS championship next year. Mark it down.

Chris: Alright. We've got a little game here that we need to get the picks for. What are the predictions guys?

Kirk: Florida has the second highest scoring team in the nation and this sounds like a broken record but with guys like HB Chris Rainey and WR Deonte Thompson, Florida is really tough to stop. Florida QB John Brantley has had a terrific season, throwing for 40 touchdowns. But it is that defense that sets them apart, OLB A.J. Jones has had some monster performances, and DE Carlos Dunlap puts the pressure on every QB. I could go on and on about this team but it really comes down to...Florida just looks unstoppable for this Wisconsin team. I say the Badgers lose big.

Lee: Kirk, you're forgetting about Wisconsin's QB Curt Phillips. He has only thrown four interceptions and has 20 touchdowns. That is really impressive. And they got a HB by the name of Will Pittman. He's good too, boy. Wisconsin is a good team. There's a reason they're undefeated...but they are going up against a jugernaut today. The Gators are playing some fantastic football. Urban Meyer is going to have those speed demons running all around the field. And with that fast field turf, Rainey is going to look like a blur flying around the field today. The Gators will prove that they are the best team in the nation today. Give me that! (Lee puts on the Gator headgear and does the gator chomp to a the sound of mixed cheers and boos.) Go Gators!