Sentences with phrase «fcs national title game»

He took the Runnin» Rebels to four Final Fours, winning in 1990 behind Larry Johnson, Stacey Augmon and Greg Anthony, crushing Duke 103 - 73 in the national title game.

In his second season, the Knights ranked No. 1 in scoring offense and had a 13 — 0 record, capped off by a Peach Bowl win over an Auburn squad that beat both national title game participants.

So basically, the system is broken, it's all unfair, it's all stupid... and we're still going to watch the national title game.

Frost sits back in his new office, wearing a Nebraska sweatshirt and a Tennessee Titans hat — a nod to Marcus Mariota, who led the Oregon offenses Frost coordinated under Mark Helfrich to a national title game trip and a Heisman Trophy.

Butler would go on to make the national title game for the second straight season.

Yes, few outside of the SEC region were excited about a rematch in the national title game.

Alabama's onside kick changed the national title game.

Clemson will have its chances in the national title game, but in Arlington, Alabama proved why it has been the best team in the country.

But Nebraska was only a proxy; the Huskers weren't going to the national title game with a win.

Few national title games this century were on par with this one — maybe Ohio State upsetting Miami, Texas outdueling USC and Florida State surviving Auburn would be in the conversation.

Texas fans, annoyed by Oklahoma getting the tie - breaker in a three - way Big 12 South tie (and thus a path to the national title game), paid for a banner with the score of the game to fly over Bedlam that November.

Clemson's line play was key to mauling Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl and will give the Tigers a chance against Alabama in the national title game.

While the 2006 loss kept the Sooners out of the running for the national title game, the»08 and»15 Sooners both made the title game / Playoff, each time losing in the Orange Bowl to a team with orange helmets quarterbacked by a dual - threat star (Florida's Tim Tebow and Clemson's Deshaun Watson).

From the first game of the year to the national title game, everything matters to somebody.

Exactly how do you propose keeping Kansas State out of the national title game?

She's talking about Natalie Novosel, Devereaux Peters and Brittany Mallory, the trio that combined for 32.7 points per game and helped the Irish get to consecutive national title games before graduating last spring.

While most were mourning the fact that we got a national title game - an Alabama - LSU rematch - that few wanted to see, some of us watched a game that reinforced all of college football's strangeness and sheer joy.

After two straight trips to the national title game due largely to points in the paint and second chance opportunities, they suddenly find themselves without the tools necessary to follow their own blueprint for success.

A committee would establish which four teams would participate, the semifinals would take place within the current bowl structure, and they might farm out the national title game to the highest bidder.

A closer inspection reveals that Kamar Baldwin didn't get the shot off in time, but whatever, that inconvenient fact keeps us from comparing his shot to Gordon Hayward's famous 2010 national title game heave, so we're going to ignore it.

The Wildcats beat Wichita in one of the most dramatic games of the tournament, and then they beat four more teams en route to the national title game.

You never want to guarantee that a national title game is going to be a classic, but if there were ever a year to do just that...

No. 2 Kansas State had lost to Texas A&M in the Big 12 title game earlier that day, and all UCLA had to do was beat Miami to get a shot at Tennessee in the national title game.

The two played one of the more memorable games in recent tournament history, with the Wildcats prevailing and going on to play in the national title game.

Villanova takes out Arizona and then knocks off North Carolina in a national title game thriller for the second straight year to become college basketball's first repeat champion in a decade.

The last national title game for the Gamecocks was a 17 - 13 win over Pittsburg State in the 1992 Division II National Championship Game.

Last year's Florida State - Auburn national title game brought in 25.57 million viewers.

To me, the best point in this discussion is made by Stewart Mandel: whether we like it or not, the current system is designed so that any talk of resumes is meant to determine who plays in the national title game.

In a down year for the SEC overall, the league has two teams in the national title game and is guaranteed its ninth national title since 2006.

Former Florida Gator, Tim Tebow, was on the ESPN set during the pre-game of Monday night's BCS National Title game.

That game happened in the same stadium that will host the national title game.

If you weren't already planning to watch the Rose Bowl, the Sugar Bowl and the national title game, these rankings aren't for you, so for the sake of suspense at the top of the list we've left out the three games with national title implications.

The goal of playing Davis, of wasting a redshirt on a small handful of games, should be pretty obvious: Arkansas wants to win the SEC and, consequently, reserve a spot in the national title game.

The problem was that the semifinal game to earn the national title game berth had not yet been played against Jesuit when some Jesuit parents and supporters stumbled upon the information about the Outlaws» reservation while dining at the restaurant the night before.

Sure, Auburn went from 3 - 9 to the national title game in 2013, but that's a power - conference team.

The 1995 Nebraska team — still doubted heading into the national title game — romping over Steve Spurrier's Gators.

The Monday finish would run right into kickoff of the BCS national title game, avoiding the conflict with football there, too.

And whoever wins next Saturday night will have a mostly unimpeded path to the national title game.

Stakes: Florida State is two wins from a spot in the national title game.

Maybe we don't want to see an all - SEC national title game.

We could end up with the most blue - blood of national title games — Bama / LSU vs Oklahoma — but if we don't, someone from off the beaten path could get their shot.

If they make the national title game, they'll have more than earned it.

In its final year, the Bowl Championship Series produced a national title game featuring what most consider the two teams most deserving of a shot.

Tech's last - second win over the Longhorns had taken them to within two games of the Big 12 South title and within three games of a spot in the national title game.

It's a small sample size but teams getting less than 40 % of bets in National Title games have gone 5 - 1 ATS (dogs 4 - 0 ATS, favorites 1 - 1 ATS).

Sam Houston State will be looking to make a return trip to the FCS national title game, but first, they must get past Eastern Washington.

Donte DiVincenzo absolutely lit up Michigan in the national title game to the tune of 31 points on 10 - of - 15 shooting and a Most Outstanding Player award.

The computers put Cal andBC in the national title game in New Orleans.

But can any of its members survive to reach the national title game?

Michigan squares off with Loyola - Chicago this Saturday for a spot in the National Title game.