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 ...

Final:  Air Force 45, South Alabama 21.  With six minutes left in the first half of the Arizona Bowl, Air Force was in serious trouble. The favored Falcons were giving up multiple big defensive plays and couldn’t move the ball, trailing South Alabama 21-3. Then, it all changed. The offense clicked through the air and on the ground, and the Falcons defense clamped down on the Jaguars offense. The result? Air Force scored 42 consecutive points and took ...

Notre Dame wasted no time in finding a new offensive coordinator, as Chip Long will take over the role in 2017. According to Bruce Feldman of Fox Sports, Long will receive a three-year contract from the Fighting Irish after spending 2016 as the offensive coordinator at Memphis. USA Today's Dan Wolken confirmed Long's move to Notre Dame. Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly has been forced to replace key parts of his coaching staff this winter. Mike ...

The Georgia Bulldogs prevailed 31-23 over the TCU Horned Frogs in the Liberty Bowl Friday afternoon in Memphis, Tennessee. Jacob Eason finished 12-of-21 passing for 164 yards and two touchdowns, but the running game was the biggest reason for the Bulldogs' victory. Nick Chubb led the way with 142 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries. ESPN Stats & Info noted he entered elite company as a result of his performance: Sony Michel carried the ball 15 times ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee's imperfect 2016 season ended about as perfectly as it could have for the Volunteers in Friday's Music City Bowl finale. The Vols beat Nebraska 38-24 in front of a sold-out crowd at Nissan Stadium, and they did so in record-breaking fashion. Not only did senior quarterback Joshua Dobbs finish his career with a four-touchdown performance, 409 total yards and break the school record for rushing touchdowns in a season with his 12th, star junior ...