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Oregon Ducks – Worst Scoring Pac-12 Team in Bowl Season
All but one Pac-12 team have already played in their bowl games. Surprisingly, Oregon, the team with the 4th best offense in the nation, has actually been the one to put the lowest scoring game in a bowl game they won.
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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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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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Kansas State Beats Michigan – Opposite Endings to a Season
It took Bill Snyder and Kansas State more than a decade to finally get a bowl game win again, happening at the expense of the very disappointing Michigan, who seem to have taken another step backwards this season, losing 31-14 in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl.
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Louisville Beats Miami – Teddy Bridgewater Puts on one Final Show
When this season began, Louisville expected a bit more from this season. Going undefeated, BCS Bowl and Teddy Bridgewater winning the Heisman trophy. Maybe it goes to serve as proof to the growth of the program is finishing 12-1 with Bridgewater cementing himself as the number one quarterback prospect heading into the NFL is considered slightly disappointing.
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Notre Dame Beats Rutgers – A Casual Stroll to End the Season
It was always going to be a rough return to uncharacteristic mediocrity for Notre Dame after last season, so at least it ended happily for the Fighting Irish with a comfortable win over Rutgers in the Pinstripe Bowl, giving senior quarterback Tommy Rees a proper send off from the collegiate game.
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Washington Beats BYU – Bishop Sankey Shows Cougars How to Run
No surprises going into the game, which was always going to be about running the ball. Bishop Sankey for Washington on one side, Taysom Hill for BYU on the other side. The Cougars quarterback actually picked up more yards than the Huskies star, but it was the Pac-12 team that put on a better defensive performance to claim the 31-16 win in the Fight Hunger Bowl.