TALK OF THE TOWN 1/4: COTTON & ORANGE BOWL RECAP
AT&T COTTON BOWL
13 Oklahoma State 10-2 vs 8 Missouri 11-2 (ARLINGTON)
Let’s start, tied at 7 and Maty Mauk throws deep, over 2 defenders…TOUCHDOWN MISSOURI! 17-17 Mizzou now and they hand it off to Henry Josey who evades everyone on the defense for a 25 yard score to put the Tigers up 7! Then OK State QB Clint Chelf runs to the right side, down the sideline, TOUCHDOWN! We are tied at 24! 27-24 Mizzou now and OK-State hands it off to Desmond Roland who powers through for a 2 Yd TD and Oklahoma State has taken the lead, 31-27 Oklahoma State now and Henry Josey takes a handoff for Missouri, Josey breaks a bunch of tackles and scores a touchdown! Missouri up 34-31! Then Chelf is hit hard by Missouri Michael Sam, Chelf fumbles and it’s recovered by Mizzou’s Misso Shane Ray who takes it all the way, 73 yards, TOUCHDOWN! MISSOURI WINS 41-31!
KEY PLAYER (OKLAHOMA STATE): Clint Chelf: 33-57, 377 Yds, 2 TD, 2 Int, Rush TD
KEY PLAYER (MISSOURI): Henry Josey: 12 Rush, 92 Yds, 3 TD
DISCOVER ORANGE BOWL
12 Clemson 10-2 vs 7 Ohio State 12-1 (Miami)
Let’s start no score and Tajh Boyd takes off and runs up the middle, 48 Yards, touchdown! But Braxton Miller answers right back with a 33 yard touchdown on the quarterback wrap and we are tied at 7! Then Tajh Boyd throws deep to Sammy Watkins who makes a nice catch for a touchdown. Then, 29-20 Ohio State but Tajh Boyd throws deep to Sammy Watkins who catches the jump ball for a touchdown and it’s 29-27 Ohio State! Then Tajh Boyd throws to the corner of the endzone to Martavis Bryant who bobbles it and makes a 1-handed catch for a TD! 34-29 Clemson! Then Braxton throws it up to Carlos Hyde who catches it, TOUCHDOWN! The 2-point conversion failed so it is 35-34 Ohio State. BUT TAJH BOYD! Boyd finds Stanton Seckinger for a TD. Clemson gets the ball back, 2 minutes left and Clemson should be running the ball but they throw it and Tajh Boyd is intercepted! But the Clemson defense comes up big, 2 plays later Braxton Miller is intercepted!, THAT SEALS THE DEAL! Clemson wins 40-35.
CLEMSON KEY PLAYERS
QB: Tajh Boyd: 31-40, 378 Yds, 5 TD, 2 Int, 127 Rush Yds, Rush TD
WR: Sammy Watkins: 16 Rec, 227 Yds, 2 TD
WR: Martavis Bryant: 3 Rec, 28 Yds, 2 TD
TE: Stanton Seckinger: 2 Rec, 14 Yds, TD
OHIO STATE KEY PLAYERS
QB: Braxton Miller: 16-24, 234 Yds, 2 TD, 2 Int, 2 Rush TD
RB: Carlos Hyde: 25 Rush, 113 Yds, TD, Rec TD
TE: Jeff Heuerman: Rec, 57 Yds, TD
DB: Philly Brown: 15 Rush Yds, 116 Rec Yds