SAN ANTONIO (AP) - If that really was Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III's final college game, what an incredible way to go out.
Just ask him.
"We went out in style!" Griffin shouted to his teammates.
It was amazing the Baylor quarterback had any breath left at all. Not after a record-shattering Alamo Bowl that might not only be remembered as the highest-scoring regulation bowl game in history, but also possibly as Griffin's last addition to his legacy in Waco.
The AP Player of the Year wasn't dazzling last night, but he didn't need to be as No. 15 Baylor still pulled out an incredible 67-56 victory over Washington.
If it was RG3's final showcase before jumping to the NFL, it was a gripping goodbye to watch. One of the nation's most electrifying players was upstaged by an even more exciting nail-biter that shattered the previous record for points in regulation set in the 2001 GMAC Bowl.
Fans showered Griffin with chants of "One more year! One more year!" as he paraded the Alamo Bowl trophy around the field. He stopped at the front-row stands and showed off his prize to his mother, who has already been looking at her son's NFL draft prospects.
Griffin said he'll start looking, too, soon enough.
For now, there was still the craziness of this game to sort through.
"I want Baylor nation to enjoy this," Griffin said. "It's not about me. I've got about two weeks. I'll enjoy this the next day, and then the next day, and then I'll make it."
The previous bowl record for a regulation game was 102 points in the 2001 GMAC Bowl between Marshall and East Carolina. That game went to double overtime and ended with a combined 125 points, which still stands as the overall bowl record.
Baylor, which a bowl game for the first time since 1992, and Washington (7-6) also set a bowl record for total offense with 1,397 yards.
NO. 25 FLORIDA STATE 18, NOTRE DAME 14: Florida State rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit and used a pair of touchdown passes by E.J. Manuel and two field goals from Dustin Hopkins to slip past Notre Dame in the Champs Sports Bowl.
The victory was FSU's fourth straight bowl win. FSU receiver Rashad Greene, who caught one of Manuel's touchdown passes, was named the game's MVP.
The No. 25 Seminoles trailed 14-0 early in the third quarter before finding some momentum through the air. The Seminoles closed the gap to 14-9 with an 18-yard touchdown pass from Manuel to Bert Reed to open the fourth quarter, but failed on their 2-point conversion attempt.
They took the lead just 1:32 later after Nigel Bradham intercepted a Hendrix pass inside the Notre Dame 20 to set up an 18-yard touchdown catch by Greene to make it 15-14 with just over 13 minutes to play following another failed 2-point try.
The Seminoles added their second field goal of the game a series later.
Miami Investigation: The University of Miami is giving back $83,000 it says it received "directly and indirectly" from Nevin Shapiro, the former Hurricanes booster and convicted Ponzi scheme architect whose claims of giving athletes and recruits extra benefits for nearly a decade sparked an NCAA investigation.
Court records show the agreement between the school and bankruptcy trustee Joel Tabas was filed last week.
Penn State Search: Penn State's search to replace fired coach Joe Paterno could be wrapped up in the next few weeks.
Acting athletic director David Joyner said yesterday he'd like the next coach to have time to interact with recruits before high school seniors can announce their college choices starting February 1.
A four-day contact period for coaches begins Wednesday - two days after the 24th-ranked Nittany Lions face No. 20 Houston in the TicketCity Bowl in Dallas. Another 16-day contact window starts Jan. 13.
Source: http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2011/12_30-09/SPO
michigan state michigan state ndamukong suh ndamukong suh aptera aptera facebook ipo
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.