Michael Warren ran for a career-high 166 yards and scored the go-ahead touchdown with 1:29 left in a soggy Military Bowl to carry Cincinnati past Virginia Tech 35-31 Monday, ending the Hokies' run of 25 consecutive winning seasons.
Bowl season kicks off today with six games, with Fresno State's prolific QB Marcus McMaryion defeating Herm Edwards' Arizona State Sun Devils early on.
Happy bowl season! Here are the key players and storylines for every game, including the playoff.
From Dec. 15 through Jan. 7, the Celebration Bowl through the CFP National Championship, Adam Rittenberg picks his winners for bowl season.
Redshirt freshman Desmond Ridder threw a career-high four touchdown passes in the first half, and Cincinnati wrapped up the regular season with 10 victories for the first time since 2012, routing East Carolina 56-6 on Friday.
McKenzie Milton threw for 268 yards and accounted for four touchdowns to help No. 11 UCF remain unbeaten and extend the nation's longest winning streak to 23 games with a 38-13 rout of No. 19 Cincinnati on Saturday night.
Notre Dame closes in on the CFP, while West Virginia goes down and Ohio State and Michigan prepare for a B1G showdown. What else have we learned?
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| UCF | 8-0 | 12-1 |
| Temple | 7-1 | 8-5 |
| Cincinnati | 6-2 | 11-2 |
| South Florida | 3-5 | 7-6 |
| East Carolina | 1-7 | 3-9 |
| UConn | 0-8 | 1-11 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Houston | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| Memphis | 5-3 | 8-6 |
| Tulane | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| SMU | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Navy | 2-6 | 3-10 |
| Tulsa | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 24 | 23 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorian Holloway | ATH | Signed | 79 |
| Michael Lindauer | QB-PP | Signed | 79 |
| Cameron Jones | QB-DT | Signed | 78 |
| Justin Harris | CB | Signed | 77 |
| Jonathan Allen | OT | Signed | 77 |
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | J. Ruffin | Lou Groza Award |
