TALK OF THE TOWN 1/1: AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!-IF THIS WASN’T JOHNNY MANZIEL LAST GAME, IT SURE FELT LIKE IT!
CHICK-FIL-A BOWL
24 Duke 10-3 vs 21 Texas A&M 8-4 (Atlanta)
Let’s start, no score and Duke QB Anthony Boone throws a screen pass to Josh Snead and Snead is going to let his blocks set up and take it to the house! TD Duke! 7-3 Duke now and the Dukies line up in the wildcat formation, direct snap to Brandon Connette who takes it around the left side of the defense for a TD! 21-3 Duke now but Johnny Football throws deep to Travis Labhart, touchdown Texas A&M! But Boone answers back! He chucks it deep and it is caught by Jamison Crowder for a 50+ yard TD and Duke could be running away with it! TA&M scored a TD so the lead is down to 11, but NOT FOR LONG! says Josh Snead he takes it to the outside for the Devils and plows his way into the endzone for a score, Duke was up 38-17 at the break. But Johnny Manziel! Steps up in the pocket, hurdles a defender runs back, turns around and throws to a wide open Travis Labhart for a TD! But it wasn’t all Manziel, Tra Carson takes it to the left side, down the sideline all the way for a TD! And just like that the lead is down to a TD. Duke would tack on a field goal to increase the lead to 10. But then, oh holy Johnny Football, he is one of THE GREATEST college players i have EVER seen! Johnny takes it to the left side and the Duke defense shouldn’t even try! TD Texas A&M! But then Boone throws to David Reeves who tiptoes down the sideline, doing an amazing job keeping his feet in bounds for a score and the Duke lead is back up to 2 possessions. Then Johnny makes a perfect pass to Derel Walker, Touchdown Aggies! Then 2nd down for the Blue Devils and Boone is intercepted! By Toney Hurd JR.! Hurd takes it all the way 55 yards for a score! So Duke down 4 with a minute 30 seconds to go in the game and Boone is intercepted again! Texas A&M wins 52-48!
KEY PLAYER (DUKE): Anthony Boone:29/45, 427 Yds, 3 TD, 2 Int, Rush TD
KEY PLAYER (TA&M): Johnny Manziel:30/38, 382 Yds, 4 TD, Rush TD