Heisman, Championship week roundup, Bowl preview

We are at the end of the year where coaches have been fired, teams are in bowl games, and the players of the year have been crowned.

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Heisman Winner

        Baker Mayfield

The walk on transfer from Texas Tech has grown into a Heisman winner for Oklahoma.  MVP of last season's Sugar Bowl picked up right where he left off from a last season.  With 4,340 yards 41 touchdowns and 5 rushing touchdowns, this man deserves to win the Heisman.  Was a finalist for the award last season, remained in the race all season this years.  I think he will make someone's NFL team better.  


2. Bryce Love - 2nd leading rusher in the nation had great year for Stanford.  Outstanding reader in the hole bursted through for 1,973 yards 17 touchdowns this season.

3. Lamar Jackson - Returning winner from last season, some argue that he had a better season this year.  His team had similar wins/losses, he threw a better percentage, but threw and ran for less touchdowns.  He did become a better QB this season but Baker shined brighter this season preventing a 2nd ever back to back Heisman winner.

Championship week Roundup

  Conference championships at the end of the year are huge indicators to who gets into the college football playoff.  The Big 12 did them self well by adding the championship game this year.  Here's what happened in the Conference championships:

• Big 12 - Oklahoma solidified itself as a playoff team after trampling TCU.  Baker threw 4 touchdowns.
• Big 10 - Jerome Baker LB for Ohio State recorded 16 tackles helped hold Wisconsin to 60 yards rushing.  The Buckeyes put an end to the Badgers undefeated season and playoff chances.
• SEC - Georgia 238 yards rushing dismissed Auburn out of the playoffs with a 28-7 victory
• Pac-12 - USC won its first conference title since 2008.  Sam Darnold shined with Ron Jones who rushed for 140 and 2 td's.
• ACC - Clemson blanked the Hurricanes 38-3.  The reigning champs are looking like the favorite to win it after performing so well the last few weeks since Kelly Bryant returned
• American Athletic Conference - UCF remains undefeated in a double overtime shootout 62-55.  Memphis really played lights out and the Knights win.  McKenzie Milton 494 yards passing 5 touchdowns was incredible to watch.
• MAC - Toledo finish with a MAC championship 11-2 defeating Akron
• Conference USA - Lane Kiffin's FAU team got 164 yards 3 touchdowns from Devin Singletary in a blowout over North Texas.
• Mountain West - Fresno took the victory a week before Boise escaped with this one 17-14

Bowl Game Line up:

41 bowl games this year.  The biggest games will be focused on the playoff games on January 1 2018:

• Georgia vs Oklahoma 
• The 3rd episode of Clemson vs Alabama.   

The winner of these 2 games will play in the national championship game on January 8th.  I am still so glad that NCAA moved away from the BCS scoring system to determine a champion.  Here are the rest of the bowl line up for this bowl season:

12/16 - Troy vs North Texas

          - Western Kentucky vs Georgia State

          - Boise State vs Oregon

          -Marshall vs Colorado State

          -Middle Tennessee State vs Arkansas State

12/19 - Akron vs Florida Atlantic

12/20  -Louisiana Tech vs SMU

12/21  -Temple vs FIU 

12/22  -UAB vs Ohio

           -Central Michigan vs Wyoming

12/23 - Texas Tech vs South Florida

          -San Diego State vs Army

          -Appalachian State vs Toledo

12/24 -Fresno State vs Houston

12/26 -Utah vs West Virginia

          -Duke vs Northern Illinois

          -Kansas State vs UCLA

12/27 -USM vs Florida State

          -Iowa vs Boston College

          -Arizona vs Purdue

          -Texas vs Missouri

12/28 -Virginia vs Navy

          -Virginia Tech vs Oklahoma State

          -Stanford vs TCU

          -Washington State vs Michigan State

12/29 -Wake Forest vs Texas A&M

          -NC State vs Arizona State

          -Kentucky vs Northwestern

          -New Mexico State vs Utah State

          -USC vs Ohio State

12/30 -Louisville vs Mississippi State

          -Iowa State vs Memphis

          -Washington vs Penn State

          -Wisconsin vs Miami

1/1 -Michigan vs South Carolina

      -UCF vs Auburn

      -Notre Dame vs LSU

College Football Final Week Roundup!

Week 13 recap

• The Iron Bowl was the most anticipated game and Auburn stumped the #1 team in the land Alabama.  Terryon Johnson threw and ran for a touchdown in the victory.  Jarrett Stidham was 21/28 accurately picking apart a really good defense in Alabama. 

• Pittsburgh knocked off the Hurricanes holding Miami to only 45 yards rushing as a team.

• Rodney Anderson 4 touchdowns on the ground for Oklahoma while Baker Mayfield leads the Heisman votes threw 3 touchdowns beating West Virginia.

• Clemson escapes their rivalry with South Carolina behind Hunter Renfroe's 2 touchdown receptions

• Jonathan Taylor rushed for 149 yards 1 td in a shutout victory against the Gophers to retain the 'Axe               '

• Matt Boesen recorded 5.5 sacks while Kenny Hill threw 3 TD passes in a TCU win to clinch a Big 12 championship berth.

• Ole Miss dominates the Egg Bowl.  Fitzgerald had a gruesome injury that pretty much kept the Bulldogs out.  AJ Brown 167 yards rec helped Ole Miss seal the win.

• UCF remained unbeaten in a thrilling game that featured South Florida's QB Quinton Flowers throwing for 503 yards TD while  rushing for 102 yards 1 TD.  UCF's QB McKenzie Milton also threw 4 touchdowns ran 1.  UCF remaining unbeaten through the season demands respect for being ranked so low. 

Heisman Race

1. Baker Mayfield - Will have center stage to showcase his final performance as a Heisman finalist winner.  If he bombs he still has a good chance of winning after a great season this year  
2. Bryce Love - Has had an amazing season while fighting ankle injury.  2nd in the nation in rushing and 16 rush td's.  Love has kept his team relevant and now playing in the Pac-12 championship game to showcase his talents.            
3. Jonathan Taylor - 3rd leading rusher in the nation has kept his team undefeated.  I enjoy watching this young man run.  Is 120 yards away from breaking Adrian Petersen's freshman rushing record
4. JT Barrett Tied for the most wins by QB in Ohio State history.
5. Sam Darnold -12th in the nation in passing yards.  

Conference Championship Week!

It's win and you're in for the conference championships.  Could be chaotic if Ohio State and TCU wins.  Gonna be an exciting weekend to decide who plays in the college playoff.

1. Clemson vs Miami
2. Auburn vs Georgia
3. Oklahoma vs TCU
4. Wisconsin vs Ohio State 
5. Alabama
6. Georgia vs Auburn
7. Miami vs Clemson
8. Ohio State vs Wisconsin
9. Penn State
10. USC vs Stanford
11. TCU vs Oklahoma
12. Stanford vs USC
13. Washington
14. UCF vs Memphis
15. Notre Dame 
16. Michigan State
17. LSU
18. Washington State
19. Oklahoma State
20. Memphis vs UCF
21. Northwestern
22. Virginia Tech
23. Mississippi State
24. N.C State
25. Fresno State