It played out about as expected given Rutgers (5-8) was a late replacement for No. The Demon Deacons (11-3) controlled the game from the start, scoring on their first three drives and opening a double-digit lead just before halftime. Perry caught 10 passes for 127 yards and a score. He added 21 more yards rushing and pushed his touchdown total to 50 this season - 39 passing and 11 rushing. Hartman completed 23 of 39 passes for 304 yards. Sam Hartman threw three touchdown passes, two to tight end Brandon Chapman, and Wake Forest beat Rutgers in the Gator Bowl to reach 11 wins for the second time in program history. Cade McNamara was 11 for 19 for 106 yards passing. The Wolverines finished with 88 yards rushing after coming in averaging 223 per game. Michigan (12-2) entered its first playoff appearance off a milestone season, having ended a long drought against rival Ohio State on the way to winning the Big Ten. Georgia became the first team in the eight-year history of the CFP to score on each of its first five possessions and led 27-3 at halftime. It was 27 days ago the Crimson Tide rolled through the Bulldogs, shattering their air of invincibility after a 12-0 regular season in which they were hardly challenged. Georgia (13-1) earned a rematch with Southeastern Conference nemesis Alabama (13-1) in the title game Jan. Stetson Bennett threw three touchdown passes, Nakobe Dean led an angry defense and Georgia returned to its dominant ways, beating Michigan in the Orange Bowl semifinal to advance to the College Football Playoff championship. Young completed 17 of 28 passes for 181 yards in the playoff game, four weeks after setting an SEC championship game record with 421 yards passing in a win over Georgia and three weeks after becoming the first Crimson Tide QB to win the Heisman Trophy. Ridder was sacked six times and outside of a 9-yard run on the opening play of the second half never got to be hurt Bama with his feet. With their own dynamic quarterback in Desmond Ridder, the NFL prospect who returned for an extra season for just this chance, the Bearcats (13-1) were the nation’s only undefeated team until facing the playoff standard bearer. Young found Slade Bolden open in the left flat for an 8-yard TD pass that put Alabama ahead to stay. The Crimson Tide opened the game with 10 consecutive runs before putting three receivers opposite of Gardner, who hasn’t given up a TD in coverage in his college career. 10 in Indianapolis.Īlabama clearly was doing what it could to minimize the impact of cornerbacks Ahmad Gardner and Coby Bryant, and pretty much succeeded with Robinson pounding on the ground and Young throwing a lot of short, safe passes - though he did find hit Ja’Core Brooks for a 44-yard catch-and-run TD on a play away from the standout defenders for a 17-3 lead just before halftime. 3 Georgia, the previously undefeated team Alabama beat for the SEC title, in the championship game Jan. It was the sixth semifinal victory in a row for the Crimson Tide.Īlabama (13-1) has missed the four-team playoff only once and will try to win its second national title in a row and fourth in the eight seasons of the CFP format with coach Nick Saban. Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young threw three touchdown passes while mostly avoiding Cincinnati’s standout cornerbacks and the Crimson Tide beat the Bearcats 27-6 in the CFP semifinal at the Cotton Bowl on Friday. Elsewhere, Wake Forest topped Rutgers 38-10 in the Gator Bowl and Central Michigan hung on to beat Washington State 24-21 in the Sun Bowl.Alabama will try to win its second consecutive national tile and fourth in the eights seasons of the CFP format with coach Nick Saban.Georgia on Friday dominated Michigan in the Orange Bowl, 34-11.Alabama on Saturday rolled over Cincinnati 27-6 to set up an SEC championship game rematch with Georgia.
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