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Texas A&M Beats Duke – Johnny Manziel Giving One Final Show
It’s still unclear if Johnny Manziel has played his last game for Texas A&M or not, but if he has, it was an impressive goodbye to the Aggies, once again putting on a show in a big bowl game. Duke tried to get in the way, but the former Heisman winner and one of the most productive players in college football history just wouldn’t be stopped, or denied of leaving with a another win under his belt.
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UCLA Beats Virginia Tech – Finding Out Brett Hundley can Run
There’s always something bittersweet about finishing a season you expected a lot more from with a win in a bowl game you didn’t want to go to, but you won’t hear too much complaining from UCLA players after beating Virginia Tech 42-12 in the Sun Bowl, as Brett Hundley put on quite a show that also might be his last for the Bruins.
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Houston Texans – Bill O’Brien Leaving Penn State to be Their New Head Coach
After two years of handling the impossible situation at Penn State quite well, Bill O’Brien will be getting his first job as an NFL head coach, agreeing to terms with the Houston Texans who have recently let go of Gary Kubiak.
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Texas Tech Beats Arizona State – Davis Webb is the Right Choice
Some of the collateral from the freshman quarterback battle in Lubbock turned to be a season-killer for Texas Tech, ending the regular season with five consecutive losses. However, things looked very different in the Holiday Bowl, as Davis Webb matched some records on his way to hopefully becoming a great addition for years to come.
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Ole Miss Beats Georgia Tech – Heading in the Right Direction
Two seasons of improvement under Hugh Freeze is all that Ole Miss can ask for. Despite an incredible recruiting class, they’re still quite far away from changing the order of things in the SEC. Bo Wallace put on an impressive performance in a 25-17 win over Georgia Tech in the Music City Bowl, hopefully as a sign for things to come.
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Oregon Beats Texas – Mack Brown Doesn’t Get His Happy Ending
The Alamo Bowl did see a rare blowout as Oregon had no problem asserting their dominance and superiority with a 30-7 win against Texas, but the attention was mostly turned towards someone who might have coached his last College Football game, Mack Brown, instead of the real star, Marcus Mariota.
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NFL Head Coaches Fired at the End of the Season
As always, right after the 2013 NFL regular season ended, a long list of head coaches found themselves out of a job. Gary Kubiak was fired before the season was over, but he also found himself in good company along with Jim Schwartz, Greg Schiano, Mike Shanahan, Leslie Frazier and Rob Chudzinski.
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Chicago Bears – Focus Moves From Playoffs to Jay Cutler
If the bottom line is the most important thing, than Marc Trestman becoming the head coach didn’t change anything. The Chicago Bears still missed the playoffs, as the defense continued to decline while the offense slightly improved. Something of a Zerio-sum game, which at the end of it comes the decision to keep or let go of Jay Cutler.
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Dallas Cowboys – Stuck in the Middle
Mediocrity is a sin in the NFL. Being bad at least guarantees a high draft pick, while hovering between bad and good often leaves you in the same place, as long as no changes are being made in the spot that matters. The Dallas Cowboys miss out on the postseason for a fourth straight season, with a loss in the final, deciding game, coming for a third straight time. Some love to blame Tony Romo for these failures, but the fingers also point towards owner and general manager Jerry Jones and head coach Jason Garrett.
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San Diego Chargers – The Impossible Super Bowl Run Continues
The San Diego Chargers needed a lot of things to happen on the final two weeks of the season in order to find themselves in the playoffs, and they did. After getting the results they wanted in the first round of games during week 17, all that was left happened to be beating the Kansas City Chiefs, who had nothing to play for.