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Started by wxq123, 2014/04/04 06:54AM
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Conference in the Football Bowl
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That next edition of LSU-Alabama most likely wont be a 1 vs. 2 matchup. Florida made sure of that. The 10th-ranked Gators got their biggest victory yet under second-year coach Will Muschamp, beating the No. 4 Tigers 14-6 in Gainesville, Fla. For the third time this season, Florida trailed at half against a Southeastern Conference rival and came back to win. The Gators trailed 6-0 at half, but scored on consecutive drives by running on 17 of 18 plays. Mike Gillislee ended both of them with 12-yard touchdown runs, one in the third quarter and another early in the fourth. LSU and Alabama played twice last season as the Nos. 1 and 2 teams in the nation. It wouldnt have been shocking to see another 1 vs. 2, or a matchup of unbeaten on Nov. 3 in Baton Rouge, when the Tigers and Tide meet again. Now, you can forget that. LSU was one of four undefeated teams to fall in Saturdays early games. Iowa State handed No. 15 TCU its first loss, 37-23, to stop the Horned Frogs 12-game winning streak, which had been the longest in major college football. Penn State made it four straight victories by beating No. 24 Northwestern 39-28. The Wildcats were trying to go to 6-0. ------ NO. 10 FLORIDA 14, NO. 4 LSU 6 GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Mike Gillislee ran for a career-high 146 yards and two touchdowns, bringing Florida to life in the second half to beat LSU. Led by Gillislee and a dominant defence, Floridas grind-it-out victory provided a signature win for coach Will Muschamp in his second season in Gainesville. It was the programs first win against a ranked team since beating rival Georgia in 2010. The Gators (5-0, 4-0 Southeastern Conference) wore down the Tigers (5-1, 1-1) in the second half -- no surprise because Florida has been doing that all season. Florida, which trailed 6-0 at halftime, also came from behind to beat Texas A&M and Tennessee on the road last month. The Gators harassed quarterback Zach Mettenberger, who completed 11 of 25 passes for 161 yards, with an interception. It was Gillislees third 100-yard game of the season. ------ NO. 7 KANSAS STATE 56, KANSAS 16 MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) -- John Hubert ran for 101 yards and four touchdowns on just 10 carries, and Collin Klein had two touchdowns running and throwing as Kansas State routed Kansas. Klein finished with 129 yards passing and 116 yards rushing to help the Wildcats (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) pile up more than 50 points for the third straight year against their biggest rival. Theyve won four straight against the Jayhawks (1-4, 0-2) since Bill Snyder returned as coach. The longtime Kansas State coach probably had some choice words for his team at halftime, when a slew of mistakes resulted in a modest 21-14 lead. But the Wildcats scored four touchdowns in the third quarter, three in a span of about 5 minutes, to put the game away. Kansas Dayne Crist threw for 189 yards and a touchdown, but he also threw three interceptions and lost a fumble. James Sims had 115 yards rushing and a touchdown for the Jayhawks. ------ NO. 15 CLEMSON 47, GEORGIA TECH 31 CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) -- Tajh Boyd threw for a career high 397 yards and DeAndre Hopkins had 173 yards receiving to lead Clemson over Georgia Tech. The Tigers (5-1, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) gained 601 yards, while the Yellow Jackets (2-4, 1-3) gained 483. Boyd threw for two touchdowns, including a 35-yard touchdown to Hopkins that put Clemson up 38-31 with 10:29 left in the game. Georgia Tech bobbled the kickoff and started its next possession at the 2 yard line. Tigers linebacker Spencer Shuey sniffed out an option pitch two plays later for a safety that crushed the Yellow Jackets chances. It was the first time either team led by more than a touchdown. Orin Smith gained 117 yards on seven carries for Georgia Tech. Along with completing 26 of 41 passes, Boyd also ran for a touchdown and caught one pass -- a 2-point conversion. ------ IOWA ST. 37, NO. 15 TCU 23 FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- Jared Barnett threw three touchdowns to Josh Lenz, who later had a scoring toss of his own on a trick play, as Iowa State ended TCUs FBS-best 12-game win streak. It was the first Big 12 home game for conference newcomer TCU (4-1, 1-1), which played without suspended quarterback Casey Pachall. Barnett was 12-of-21 passing for 183 yards and ran nine times for 30 yards in his first start this season for the Cyclones (4-1, 1-1). The Frogs had won a nation-best 25 conference games in a row, the first 24 while winning the Mountain West championship each of the last three seasons. Lenz had TD catches of 51 and 74 yards in the first quarter. Trevone Boykin started for TCU and was 23-of-40 passing for 270 yards with a touchdown and three interceptions. ------ NO. 17 OKLAHOMA 41, TEXAS TECH 20 LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- Landry Jones passed for two touchdowns, Blake Bell ran for two more and Oklahoma beat Texas Tech to avenge a home loss to the Red Raiders last season. The win was crucial for Oklahoma to remain in the conversation for the Big 12 title. Both of Jones touchdown passes went for 13 yards -- one each to Justin Brown and Kenny Stills. Bell, in at quarterback, scored his touchdowns from a yard out. Javon Harris put the game out of reach midway through the third quarter when he returned an interception 46 yards for a TD to put the Sooners (3-1, 1-1) up 38-13. The Red Raiders had their worst defensive performance this year, giving up 380 total yards after coming in ranked No. 1 in the nation. Seth Doege was 22 of 36 for 203 yards and had three interceptions for Texas Tech (4-1, 1-1). ------ NO. 18 STANFORD 54, ARIZONA 48, OT STANFORD, Calif. (AP) -- Chase Thomas intercepted a tipped pass by Matt Scott in overtime, Stepfan Taylor ran for a 21-yard score two plays later and Stanford rallied from a two-touchdown deficit to stun Arizona. Josh Nunes threw for a career-high 360 yards and two touchdowns and ran for three more scores for Stanford (4-1, 2-1 Pac-12) to offset Scotts record-setting performance. Scott completed 45 of 69 passes -- both school records -- for 491 yards and three touchdowns until Henry Anderson tipped his final pass in overtime that Thomas intercepted. Arizona (3-3, 0-3) amassed 617 total yards but lost for the third straight game and is still winless in conference play. The Wildcats became the first team to eclipse 400 yards passing against the Cardinal since Oklahoma in the 2009 Sun Bowl. The Sooners threw for 418 yards in a 31-27 win over Stanford. ------ MISSISSIPPI ST. 27, KENTUCKY 14 LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Tyler Russell passed for two touchdowns and Mississippi State held Kentucky to just 228 yards on offence in the victory. LaDarius Perkins carried 25 times for 110 yards, including a 31-yard score, and Devon Bell kicked field goals of 20 and 37 yards as Mississippi State moved to 5-0 for the first time since 1999. The Bulldogs are 2-0 in Southeastern Conference play. Russell was 23 of 39 for 269 yards, hitting Adrian Marcus and Chad Bumphis for touchdowns of 10 and 27 yards, respectively. Freshmen quarterbacks Patrick Towles and Jalen Whitlow both led scoring drives for Kentucky (1-5, 0-3), which lost its fourth straight. Whitlow was 10 of 21 for 73 yards, adding 26 rushing yards on eight carries. Towles was 5 of 6 for 71 yards. The Bulldogs posted their second-fewest yards allowed this season, just 12 more than they allowed in a 28-10 victory over Auburn last month. ------ NO. 22 RUTGERS 19, CONNECTICUT 3 PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) -- Jawan Jamison ran for 110 yards and Wayne Warren returned an interception 25 yards for a scores as Rutgers suffocated UConn to remain undefeated. The Scarlet Knights (5-0, 2-0 Big East) are off to their best start since 2007, and they avenged a bitter loss to the Huskies that ended last regular season and kept Rutgers from sharing the conference title. Jamison ran it 28 times and recorded his sixth straight 100-yard game. Gary Nova hooked up with Mark Harrison on a 14-yard TD pass early in the third quarter, and Warren put it away with 3:44 left in the fourth when he pushed across the goal line with some help from his teammates. UConn benched leading rusher Lyle McCombs for the first quarter after he was arrested and charged with second-degree breaching the peace on Friday. 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McGloin finished 35 of 51 passing -- setting a school record for completions in a game -- for 282 yards and two scores. Zack Zwinak ran for 121 yards and a score on 28 carries. Things looked so good for Northwestern (5-1, 1-1) after Venric Marks 75-yard punt return for a touchdown with 50 seconds left in the third quarter demoralized the blue-and-white faithful for a 28-17 lead. Mark also ran for a score. cheap jerseys . Mack spent the first four years of his career in Tampa Bay after signing as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He appeared in 58 games, including four starts, with the Buccaneers over that span and recorded 89 tackles with five interceptions. wholesale nfl jersey .Y. -- Vince Youngs lawyer disputed a companys claim that the Buffalo Bills backup quarterback defaulted on a high-risk loan and now owes nearly $1. http://www.wholesalejerseysamerica... . The Raptors know first-hand what Lin can bring to the table in terms of attendance and excitement. 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The fourth-leading sacker in New Orleans history crunched Tom Brady from behind, forcing a fumble in the first quarter of the New England Patriots 7-6 exhibition win over the Saints on Thursday night. "No," Smith said when asked if hes preparing any differently than if he had avoided punishment in his teams bounty scandal. "Preseasons the same. Got to work hard. Jobs always on the line, so got to go out and compete." Once the regular season starts, interim coach Joe Vitt said, Smith, with 61 1-2 sacks in eight seasons, will be missed. "Youre going to miss anybody with the talent of Will Smith," said Vitt, who faces his own suspension for the first six regular-season games. "Wills a heck of a player. Hes a heck of a leader." The defence for the Saints (No. 9 in the AP Pro32) gave up just one touchdown, but the Patriots (No. 2) were better, allowing a pair of field goals in their exhibition opener. 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The drive covered 97 yards, capped by Brian Hoyers 3-yard scoring pass to Britt Davis, a long shot to make the team at the crowded wide receiver position. Vereen rushed for only 57 yards all last season when injuries limited him to five games and 15 rushes. "I was excited because its been so long since I played, with the injuries and everything," he said. "It felt good to be out there running." Another Patriots injury could be more serious. Linebacker Dane Fletcher, who started five games last season, was hurt covering a punt in the first quarter. NFL Network reported he tore an anterior cruciate ligament, but there was no official word from the Patriots. "Hes really helped me a lot," said veteran linebacker Bobby Carpenter, in his first season with New England. "Hopefully, hell be all right." Replacement officials had a relatively uneventful game. They did call an offside penalty on a punt that allowed the Patriots to continue their first series. 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