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Outback Bowl – South Carolina vs Michigan Predictions
The last time Michigan met an SEC opponent, it ended up crushing every hope and dream they had going into the 2012 season. South Carolina looked they finally made the jump into the nation’s elite this season, but two consecutive losses in the middle of the season ended their hopes and dreams about a BCS bowl.
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Clemson Tigers – Tajh Boyd Makes DeAndre Hopkins Look Great
A year after getting humiliated to end their season, Clemson got some of their swagger back, against a stronger team from the toughest conference in the nation. The Chick-Fil-A Bowl usually produces good football games, and this one, with Tajh Boyd and DeAndre Hopkins pulling off some late game heroics to set up the winning field goal, was no different.
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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets – Defense Ends USC Disaster
And to think that Georgia Tech needed an NCAA waiver to play in the Sun Bowl, after finishing the regular season with a 6-7 record. The option, with Tevin Washington and Vad Lee worked very well and was supported by a defense that intercepted the USC quarterback, as the team that began the season as number one hit another low point in a year filled with them.
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Chick-Fil-A Bowl – LSU vs Clemson Predictions
Two teams that expected to get to end the season a little bit higher with a bit more prestige in their bowl game, but the Chick-Fil-A Bowl is pretty much as good as it gets outside the BCS world. Clemson and their high powered offense with their ACC disappointments, LSU with their great defense and the too tough to play in SEC.
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Michigan State Spartans – Le’Veon Bell Lays Winning Groundwork
The easy to spot hero of the game was Dan Conroy with a 47 yard field goal with one minute left in the fourth quarter, winning the game for Michigan State. The real hero? Le’Veon Bell, who carried a dysfunctional offense all season long in the Big Ten and once again in the Bowl Game, to finish the season on a high note, and just above .500.
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Texas Longhorns – David Ash Erases Past Mistakes
A slow start and the memory of getting pulled out of a game in the regular season didn’t stop David Ash from following through on the claims that Texas have a quarterback again. Life was difficult in the first half, but Ash ended up with his hand on top, throwing two fourth quarter game winning touchdowns and end a weird season for the Longhorns on a very high note.
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Texas Tech Red Raiders – Seth Doege Eventually Comes Through
Up until the end of October this felt like a special season for Texas Tech, eventually turning into a good one, nothing more. The ending was looking grim, but disappointing senior quarterback Seth Doege eventually got going, threw a game tying touchdown that eventually set up the buzzer beating bowl game winning field goal.
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Virginia Tech Hokies – Frank Beamer Wins in His Own Special Way
After so many seasons of double digit wins, ACC titles and BCS Bowls, Virginia Tech had to settle for the Citrus Bowl, with a plus .500 season on the line. It wasn’t pretty, especially for those who like seeing offense at least during some stages of a game, but that is what Frank Beamer teams were about. Special teams and defense that carry an mediocre (at best) offense to victory.
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Cincinnati Bearcats – Brendon Kay Brings Back the Smiles
It wasn’t the easiest of months for Brendon Kay or anyone involved with the Cincinnati program. It wasn’t about winning or losing, but mostly about finding out their head coach for the past three seasons is moving on to bigger and better. Still, the Belk Bowl was the perfect chance to put everything behind them.
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Baylor Bears – Nick Florence Makes the Most of His Chance
After playing two years behind Robert Griffin III, Nick Florence made sure he’ll be remembered in Baylor history as well. He might not be the kind of pro-prospect RG3 has turned out to be and always seemed to be, but he helped Baylor to another bowl win in very impressive fashion.