CFN's 2007 Annual Ultimate
College Football Playoff
South Division - Round Two
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Second
Round
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Ultimate National Title
Seedings & Brackets
1. LSU
2. Louisville
3. UCLA
4. Clemson
5. Rutgers
6. West Virginia
7. TCU
8. Arkansas
9. Arizona State
10. Texas Tech
11. Purdue
12. Wake Forest
13. NC State
14. Michigan State
15. Vanderbilt
16. Northwestern
17. Cincinnati
18. Indiana
19. Western Michigan
20. San Jose State
21. Tulsa
22. Toledo
23. Marshall
24. Kent State
25. Ohio
26. Louisiana Tech
27. Tulane
28. North Texas
29. UL Lafayette |
No. 1 LSU 31 ... No. 16
Northwestern 7
It took a half for LSU to get rolling, and then the team started to play
like it's supposed to, keeping the Wildcats to 61 yards and four first
downs in the second half, while scoring three touchdowns on the first
three possessions. The Tigers started off the scoring on a 32-yard Colt
David field goal, but Northwestern answered with a surprisingly crisp
ten-play, 77-yard drive finishing up with a C.J. Bacher one-yard
touchdown run for a 7-3 lead that held up until late in the first half.
LSU finally got into the end zone with a 31-yard Early Doucet touchdown
for a 10-7 halftime lead, and rolled from there with a Keiland Williams
12-yard scoring run, a 18-yard Doucet score, and a one-yard touchdown
from Jacob Hester.
Player
of the Game - LSU WR Early Doucet caught nine passes for
127 yards and two touchdowns
Fun Stat - Third down conversions: LSU 3 of 14 -
Northwestern 1 of 12
No. 6 West Virginia 34
... No. 10 Texas Tech 10
The running game beat the passing game. West Virginia's defense played
well, but Texas Tech didn't help itself with a sloppy performance with
several dropped passes, missed opportunities, and lots and lots of
penalties. The Mountaineers got on the board first with a pass, as Pat
White connected with Darius Reynaud for a 14-yard score, and then took a
14-0 lead on a 31-yard Steve Slaton run. Texas Tech appeared to be on
the verge of getting into the game, but saw a promising drive halted by
three straight penalties followed up by a missed field goal. West
Virginia capitalized with a 4:31 drive that ended with a one-yard White
run for a 21-0 halftime lead. The Red Raiders finally got on the board
with a 14-yard touchdown catch from Shannon Woods, but West Virginia had
an answer as Reynaud took a reverse 44 yards for a 31-7 lead midway
through the third.
Player
of the Game - West Virginia WR Darius Reynaud caught five
passes for 88 yards and a touchdown and ran twice for 72 yards and a
score
Fun Stat - Penalties: Texas Tech 15 for 108 yards -
West Virginia 2 for 15 yards
3rd Round - No.
6 West Virginia vs. No. 1 LSU
No. 9 Arizona State 24 ... No. 8
Arkansas 10
Arizona State stunned Arkansas with a swarming run defense that limited
Darren McFadden to 59 yards on 19 carries and kept Felix Jones to 68
yards on 14 attempts, while Sun Devil back Ryan Torian went wild with
152 yards and touchdown runs from 53 and 29 yards out. Down 3-0, ASU
took the lead for good late in the first quarter on a 22-yard Rudy
Carpenter scoring pass to Michael Jones. On ASU's next possession,
Torian took a pitch on the right side, made one move, and took off
untouched for his first touchdown. With the ground game struggling to
consistently get going, Arkansas went to the air to no avail, as Casey
Dick completed just 6 of 20 passes for 79 yards. The Hogs didn't get
into the end zone until midway through the fourth, when McFadden, lined
up at quarterback, tore off a nine-yard scoring run.
Player
of the Game - Arizona State RB Ryan Torian ran 28 times
for 152 yards and two touchdowns and caught five passes for 34 yards
Fun Stat - First downs: Arizona State 22 - Arkansas
11
No. 4 Clemson 34 ... No. 12 Wake Forest
9
Clemson needed a blocked kick for a touchdown to get past the eventual
ACC champions last year. There wouldn't be any need for any dramatics
this time around, as the running game kept the Demon Deacons off the
field for most of the game, while the Tiger defense allowed just three
Sam Swank field goals. C.J. Spiller ran for three scores, but it was
James Davis who had the bigger game with 162 yards to set Spiller up for
his touchdowns. Tiger QB Cullen Harper had an efficient day, completing
9 of 12 passes for 131 yards with a 41-yard touchdown pass to Tyler
Grisham in the second quarter to effectively put the game away.
Player
of the Game - Clemson RBs James Davis and C.J. Spiller
combined for 229 yards and three touchdowns on 38 carries
Fun Stat - Time of possession: Clemson 39:39 - Wake
Forest 20:21
3rd Round - No. 9 Arizona
State vs. No. 4
Clemson
No. 2 Louisville 27
... No. 15 Vanderbilt 25
Louisville got all it could handle, needing a 34-yard Art Carmody
field goal with :29 to play to avoid the upset. In a well played
game, the two teams traded key drives with the momentum never
tilting to one side. Anthony Allen ran for two short scores for
Louisville, while Vanderbilt QB Chris Nickson scrambled his way to
121 yards and two scores, including a 29 yarder for a 25-24 lead
with just over five minutes to play. And then Brian Brohm went to
work. The Cardinal quarterback, who was off from his usual high
standards, played like a star when he had to, completing six
straight passes including a 25-yard strike to Harry Douglas to set
up the game-winning field goal.
Player
of the Game - Louisville RB Anthony Allen ran 15 times
for 89 yards and two scores
Fun Stat - Total yards: Louisville 395 - Vanderbilt
390
No. 5 Rutgers 42 ... No. 11 Purdue 14
The Purdue offense was supposed to give Rutgers a nightmare of a time,
but it turned out to be the other way around as QB Mike Teel had one of
his most effective games of his career with four touchdown passes with
two to Tiquan Underwood and two to Kenny Britt. Purdue's offense had
drive after drive stalled due to sacks, penalties, missed field goals
and turnovers. Despite managing a 14-yard Kory Sheets touchdown run in
the first half and a four-yard Curtis Painter scoring run in the second,
it wasn't nearly enough to keep up the pace. Rutgers RB Ray Rice added
touchdown runs from four and 12 yards out.
Player
of the Game - Rutgers QB Mike Teel completed 19 of 25
passes for 266 yards and four touchdowns
Fun Stat - Penalties: Purdue 13 for 95 yards -
Rutgers 1 for 5
3rd Round -
No. 5 Rutgers vs. No. 2 Louisville
No. 7 TCU 24 ... No. 20 San Jose
State 7
TCU was hardly a well-oiled machine on offense, but the defense lived up
to the billing yet again, holding San Jose State to 210 yards of total
offense and allowing just a seven-yard Yonus Davis touchdown run in the
second quarter. The Horned Frogs didn't get much from the passing game,
but Aaron Brown controlled the tempo with a strong 118 yards with two
touchdowns. Even when the Spartans seemed on the verge of getting
something going in the second half, TCU made sure the momentum stopped
with a timely sack or big play.
Player
of the Game - TCU RB Aaron Brown ran 25 times for 118
yards and two touchdowns
Fun Stat - Sacks: TCU 7 - San Jose State 5
No. 3 UCLA 35 ... No. 14 Michigan
State 28
UCLA made quick work of the Spartans in a game not nearly as close as
the final score would indicate. Chris Markey ran for a 33-yard touchdown
on the Bruins' first drive of the game, and Ben Olson threw the first of
his three touchdown passes on the team's second drive. After getting
down 21-3, Michigan State appeared ready to be on the verge of getting
back into the game with a thrilling 55-yard Javon Ringer touchdown run,
complete with a dive into the end zone to avoid a possible last-gasp
shoestring tackle, but the Bruins had an immediate answer with a 69-yard
Brandon Breazell touchdown off a perfectly thrown slant pass from Olson.
MSU's final touchdown, a ten-yard catch from A.J. Jimmerson, came with
just one second to play.
Player
of the Game - UCLA QB Ben Olson completed 20 of 29 passes
for 301 yards and three touchdowns
Fun Stat - Third down conversions: UCLA 5 of 9 -
Michigan State 1 of 11
3rd Round -
No. 7 TCU vs. No. 3 UCLA