In the final college football game of 2016, the Michigan Wolverines drop a heartbreaker to the Florida State Seminoles in a memorable Orange Bowl, 33-32. It wasn't Michigan's prettiest performance in the first half, but thanks to a stout defensive showing in the second half and two huge plays, the Wolverines took the lead late. However, it was the Seminoles who were able to score with 36 seconds left to win it. Check out my game ...

Michigan Wolverines tight end Jake Butt suffered an apparent knee injury during his team's 33-32 Orange Bowl loss to the Florida State Seminoles, and head coach Jim Harbaugh confirmed after the game that the senior is dealing with either an MCL or ACL tear, according to the Blade's Kyle Rowland.  Butt left the game after he suffered an apparent right leg injury in the second quarter, although he was able to walk off the field under his ...

The No. 11 Florida State Seminoles didn't find a way to sneak into the College Football Playoff, but they finished their season in style with a dramatic 33-32 win over the No. 6 Michigan Wolverines in the Orange Bowl on Friday night.   The triumph—which came at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami—represented Florida State's first in a bowl since the 2013 season when the Seminoles defeated the Auburn Tigers in the BCS National Championship Game. It was also ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Moments after Tennessee's 38-24 Music City Bowl victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Nissan Stadium on Friday, Volunteers quarterback Joshua Dobbs had one final moment of on-field leadership. As he was conducting UT's "Pride of the Southland" Marching Band, it was requested that junior defensive end Derek Barnett—who'd just broken Reggie White's career sack record of 32—join Dobbs on the platform. Initially reluctant, Barnett stepped up there, and Dobbs had to show the big guy ...

Overcoming an early 18-point deficit, the Air Force Falcons defeated the South Alabama Jaguars 45-21 to win the 2016 Arizona Bowl.  South Alabama jumped out to a 14-3 lead after the first quarter thanks to back-to-back 75-yard drives in which quarterback Dallas Davis had two completions for 75 yards and 51 yards.  A sophomore this season, Davis was largely mediocre during the regular season. He threw for 2,461 yards with 10 touchdowns and 11 interceptions, but he looked ...

Michigan suffered a huge loss leading up to the Orange Bowl against Florida State on Friday when it was announced Jabrill Peppers would not play due to an injury.   Per Mark Snyder of the Detroit Free Press, University of Michigan radio reported that Peppers would not be playing. Nick Baumgardner of MLive.com noted Michigan Radio said Peppers suffered an injury during a practice. Albert Breer of TheMMQB.com wrote that he witnessed Peppers pull up during Michigan's pregame warm-ups ...

Tennessee (9-4) overcame an undermanned Nebraska (9-4) squad to score a 38-24 victory Friday in the 2016 Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. Joshua Dobbs led the way in his final game for the Volunteers. The senior quarterback tallied 409 total yards, including multiple key plays with his legs, and four touchdowns. The Vols ground game as a whole put up 230 yards in the win.  The Cornhuskers, who were without ...

Regardless of the preparation and schemes put in place, the best players are the ones who usually shine brightest in bowl games, and for the Georgia Bulldogs, that was certainly the case. Nick Chubb, Sony Michel, and Trenton Thompson were the keys to a 31-23 Georgia Liberty Bowl victory against the TCU Horned Frogs that saw the Bulldogs closing out their season strong and finishing 8-5 on the year. The win scrubs out some of the bad ...

The Stanford Cardinal denied a late two-point conversion attempt to preserve a 25-23 victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels in the Sun Bowl on Friday in El Paso, Texas. In what may be his final college game, Mitch Trubisky likely made a big impression on NFL scouts. The North Carolina quarterback finished 23-of-39 for 280 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. With 1:30 left on the clock, Trubisky engineered a 10-play, 97-yard scoring drive that put the ...

Florida State 33, Michigan 32—Final The No. 11 Florida State Seminoles coughed up a 14-point lead but scored a last-minute touchdown to edge the sixth-ranked Michigan Wolverines 33-32 in the 2016 Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Friday night. After Chris Evans put Michigan (10-3) with 1:57 remaining in the fourth quarter, Florida State (10-3) capitalized on a 66-yard kick return to take back the lead. Deondre Francois hit Nyqwan Murray for the game-winning 12-yard score. Francois finished ...