The wonderful thing about bowl season is it lets followers examine in on packages they might not have watched a lot in the course of the common season. With 86 groups collaborating throughout 43 exhibitions, and little else to do however veg out on soccer, this looks as if a great time for just a little peer evaluate. On Thursday, Miami followers weighed the price of Mario Cristobal’s buyout, Brent Venables reminded us that he hates offense — even when it’s his personal — and a few starting-caliber QBs gave us a sneak peek for subsequent season.
Rutgers will get its first-ever win in opposition to the U
Former Huge East foes Miami and Rutgers met within the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium for a sloppy affair. The Hurricanes had been with out quarterbacks Tyler Van Dyke (portal), and Emory Williams, who briefly changed Van Dyke in the course of the Canes’ annual swoon till a season-ending damage.
Enter sophomore Jacurri Brown of Valdosta, Georgia. His first begin of the season regarded prefer it, and even after gaining just a little momentum, the teaching workers buried the U offense in a heap of conservative calls. After falling down by 14 early, Miami scored 17 unanswered, bought a cease, and had the ball early within the second half with an opportunity to construct on a lead.
The ’Canes proceeded to go three and out, and the Scarlet Knights predictably smothered a large receiver display on third-and-6. The Knights blocked the following punt and recovered it for six to retake management, 21-17. Greg Schiano by no means regarded again, and Rutgers — who by no means beat Miami whereas within the Huge East — rumbled to its first win in opposition to the Hurricanes in 12 tries.
On the opposite sideline, UM head coach Mario Cristobal is 12-13 within the first two seasons of his 10-year, $80 million deal.
Brent Venables, able to break one other quarterback
Freshman QB Jackson Arnold bought the nod for Oklahoma within the Alamo Bowl with Dillon Gabriel again within the portal. It’s not that Arnold performed notably dangerous, or that Oklahoma had hassle shifting the ball. The Sooners totaled 562 yards of offense — and 6 giveaways, as evidenced by this Arizona turnover cactus brimming with skewered footballs.
Nothing says welcome to a Brent Venables offense like your extremely touted QB accounting for 4 turnovers in his first begin. Throughout a sport of runs, it was Arizona and QB Noah Fifita who bought sizzling final, scoring 25 straight — with the assistance of a pick-six — to flip a 13-24 deficit right into a 38-24 win.
The Wildcat quarterback has been disgusting since taking up the beginning job, going 7-2 with wins over Utah, UCLA, Oregon State, and now No. 12 Oklahoma.
Talking of younger flamethrowers to be careful for …
Behold: Beginning-ish quarterbacks in bowl video games
In the event you’re scouting forward for subsequent 12 months, Boston Faculty’s Thomas Castellanos and Kansas State’s Avery Johnson (no, not that one) are names to recollect. The duo moonlights as escape artists, giving opposing defenses nightmares and shin splints.
Castellanos led the Golden Eagles to their first postseason win since 2016, with a 23-14 W over No. 24 SMU within the Wasabi Fenway Bowl. The BC sophomore formally eclipsed 1,000 yards speeding on the season, working for 156 and two scores, together with this gorgeous end.
If he could be a little extra protecting of the ball within the passing sport, BC can be extra than simply enjoyable to look at subsequent 12 months.
Over on the Pop-Tarts Bowl in Orlando, Ok-State true freshman Johnson confirmed why former beginning QB Will Howard entered the switch portal. The coveted recruit threw for 178, ran for 71, added three totals TDs, and didn’t flip it over in his first profession begin, a 28-19 victory over NC State.
And now, the true that means of Bowl Season
Could I current our new lord and savior: The edible Pop-Tart mascot. He’s right here, big toaster in tow, to sacrifice himself on the altar of breakfast novelties.
The true winners of bowl season, as all the time, are the industrial sponsors.
