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CFB Recap 2018, Week 14

HEADLINES
#5 Notre Dame wins test at #12 Stanford, 41-27
#25 Tulane pulls upset over #6 Houston, 42-28, takes driver's seat for NY6 bid.
#8 Purdue drops to Wisconsin at the end, 38-35
#1 Alabama holds off #16 Auburn 24-17
#14 LSU beats #15 Arkansas 27-24
#9 UCLA takes down #13 USC 43-21
#24 Florida State wins one at #18 Florida 31-28
#21 Georgia Tech loses to unranked Georgia

CFP TOP 25 POLL
1. Alabama (12-0)
2. Clemson (12-0)
3. West Virginia (11-0)
4. Notre Dame (11-1)
5. Oklahoma (10-1)
6. Nebraska (11-1)
7. UCLA (10-2)
8. Texas (9-2)
9. Washington (10-2)
10. LSU (9-3)
11. Purdue (10-2)
12. Ohio State (9-3)
13. Tulane (10-2)
14. Houston (10-2)
15. Florida State (8-4)
16. Western Kentucky (11-1)
17. Auburn (8-4)
18. Arizona State (8-4)
19. USC (8-4)
20. BYU (9-3)
21. Virginia Tech (9-3)
22. Arkansas (8-4)
23. Florida (8-4)
24. NC State (8-4)
25. Texas A&M (8-4)

IF THE NY6 WAS TODAY...
Semifinal #1 (Cotton): #1 Alabama vs #4 Notre Dame
Semifinal #2 (Orange): #2 Clemson vs #3 West Virginia
Rose Bowl: #6 Nebraska vs #7 UCLA
Fiesta Bowl: #8 Texas vs #13 Tulane
Sugar Bowl: #10 LSU vs #5 Oklahoma
Peach Bowl: #11 Purdue vs #9 Washington

HEISMAN WATCH
Jake Browning, QB, Washington
Season Stats: 206-336 (62%) pass, 3011 yards, 35 TD, 3 INT, 145 car, 520 yards, 9 TD

Jalen Hurts, QB, Alabama
Season Stats: 199-339 (59%) pass, 2962 yards, 27 TD, 6 INT, 126 car, 567 yards, 10 TD

D'Andre Ferby, RB, Western Kentucky
Season Stats: 265 carries, 1877 yards, 7.2 avg/car, 16 TD, 18 rec, 253 yards, KR TD

Sam Darnold, QB, USC
Season Stats: 237-378 (63%) pass, 3133 yards, 32 TD, 6 INT, 160 car, 851 yards, 7 TD

Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville ('17 winner)
Season Stats: 247-367 (67%) pass, 3262 yards, 37 TD, 10 INT, 148 car, 698 yards, 7 TD

WEEK 15/CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES TO WATCH
Army (6-5) vs Navy (6-5)
#8 Texas at #3 West Virginia
ACC Title: #2 Clemson vs #21 Virginia Tech
American Title: UConn (5-7, 5-3) vs #13 Tulane
Big Ten Title: #6 Nebraska vs Michigan State (7-5) [Neb def. MSU 28-10 10/10]
C-USA Title: FAU (8-4, 8-0) vs #16 Western Kentucky (11-1) [Will WKU go NY6 bowling if Tulane loses?]
MWC Title: Air Force (9-3) vs San Diego State (9-3) [Two of the first three teams out of the AP top 25]
Pac-12 Title: #9 Washington vs #7 UCLA
SEC Title: #1 Alabama vs Missouri (7-5)

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2018 America's Game: Army (6-5) vs Navy (6-5, 5-3 American)

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CFB Recap 2018, End of Regular Season

HEADLINES
#3 West Virginia secures playoff bid with win over #8 Texas 45-42
#2 Clemson survives #21 Virginia Tech to win ACC 21-17
#1 Alabama has no issues with Missouri in SEC title 49-21
#6 Nebraska unimpressive but does enough to beat 7-5 Michigan State 14-13
#9 Washington takes down #7 UCLA to earn Rose Bowl bid
#13 Tulane's dream season will finish with NY6 bid after beating UConn

FINAL CFP TOP 25 POLL
1. Alabama (13-0)
2. Clemson (13-0)
3. West Virginia (12-0)
4. Notre Dame (11-1)
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5. Nebraska (12-1)
6. Washington (11-2)
7. Oklahoma (11-1)
8. LSU (9-3)
9. Purdue (10-2)
10. Ohio State (9-3)
11. UCLA (10-3)
12. Tulane (11-2)
13. Texas (9-3)
14. Houston (10-2)
15. Florida State (8-4)
16. Western Kentucky (11-1)
17. Auburn (8-4)
18. Arizona State (8-4)
19. USC (8-4)
20. BYU (9-3)
21. Virginia Tech (9-4)
22. Arkansas (8-4)
23. Florida (8-4)
24. NC State (8-4)
25. Texas A&M (8-4)

PLAYOFFS/NEW YEAR'S SIX MATCHUPS
Semifinal #1 (Cotton): #1 Alabama (SEC Champ) vs #4 Notre Dame
Semifinal #2 (Orange): #2 Clemson (ACC Champ) vs #3 West Virginia (Big XII Champ)
Rose Bowl: #5 Nebraska (Big Ten Champ) vs #6 Washington (Pac-12 Champ)
Fiesta Bowl: #10 Ohio State (at-large) vs #12 Tulane (Group of Five auto-bid)
Sugar Bowl: #8 LSU (SEC tie-in) vs #7 Oklahoma (Big XII tie-in)
Peach Bowl: #9 Purdue (at-large) vs #11 UCLA (at-large)

HEISMAN WINNER

Jake Browning, QB, Washington
Stats: 219-363 passing, 3197 yards, 37 TD, 5 INT, 158 car, 626 yards, 12 TD

AWARD WINNERS
Maxwell: Sam Darnold, QB, USC (2x)
Walter Camp: Jake Browning, QB, Washington
Bednarik: Blace Brown, CB, Troy (10 INT, 2 FF, 1.5 sacks, 4 TD!)
Nagurski: Niemus Bryant, OLB, Georgia State (9.5 sacks, 4 FF, 3 FR, 3 INT, 2 TD)
O'Brien: Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville
Walker: D'Andre Ferby, RB, Western Kentucky (2020 yards rushing, 19 TD, 7.1 avg, 258 rec yards, ret TD)
Biletnikoff: Nyheim Hines, WR, NC State (74 rec, 1142 yards, 16 TD)
Mackey: C'yontai Lewis, TE, Florida (38 rec, 639 yards, 12 TD)
Outland: Mitch Hyatt, OT, Clemson
Rimington: Will Noble, C, Houston
Lombardi: Robert Kennedy, DE, Tulane (22 TFL, 13.5 sacks, 3 FF, TD)
Best LB: Niemus Bryant, OLB, Georgia State
Thorpe: Blace Brown, CB, Troy
Groza: Eddy Pineriro, K, Florida (19/20 FG, 100% xp)
Guy: Tyler Newsone, P, Notre Dame (47.3avg/punt, long 85)
Best RET: Mykel Jones, WR, Oklahoma (2 KR TD, 27.6 avg, PR TD, 11.6 avg)

ARMY ALL-AMERICANS
1st-team All-American: OLB Josh Townsend(FR)
Freshman All-American: DE Anthony Singleton & OLB Josh Townsend
1st-team All-Indp: FB Andy Davidson, DE Anthony Singleton, DT Raymond Wright, OLB Josh Townsend, CB Marcus Hyatt, FS Jalen Sharp
2nd-team All-Indp: RB Kell Walker, C Kaveinga Tuitahi, DE Rod Stoddard II, MLB Cole Macek, OLB Gibby Gibson, CB Elijah Riley, SS Rob Roy

[djp73]

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LEADING RECEIVER AGAIN!!

[ILikePike]

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Way to beat navy

[yocedlol]

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Yupp, navy went down!

[c.morecake2304]

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hell of a game against Navy

[Iron Dragon]

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LEADING RECEIVER AGAIN!!

Way to beat navy

Yupp, navy went down!

hell of a game against Navy

Thanks all, it was great to pick up another win over Navy.

[Iron Dragon]

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Army set to face Ball State in 2018 Military Bowl

6-6 Ball State will face 7-5 Army West Point on December 27, 2018 in the Northrop Grumman Military Bowl.

Ball State has had a very streaky season - they were blown out by Wisconsin 73-21 on opening day, before nearly upsetting Vanderbilt in a 28-24 loss one week later. They ripped off four straight wins over Idaho, Buffalo, Kent State and Miami of Ohio, before falling to 10-3 Akron by 3, and 8-5 WMU by 7. They got bowl eligible with wins over Toledo and Northern Illinois at 6-4 before dropping their final two games to Eastern & Central Michigan.

Ball State is led by senior QB Riley Neal who has thrown for 2,699 yards this season along with 18 TDs to just 7 INTs this year. Neal is a minor rushing threat with a little over 200 yards and 3 TDs on the ground. Ball State also has a 1,000-yard rusher in James Gilbert who has 1,222 and 14 TDs on the year.

Ball State averages 28.9 PPG this season, and is ranked 37th in total offense. However, their defense has held them back, being ranked 100th in the NCAA, and ranked 108th against the run this year, and Army is ranked 1st in rush offense.

Ball State does take good care of the football, being +8 in turnover differential (12th), which is actually behind Army who is +11.

Can their defense finally slow down a run game? We'll see in the bowl game.