For the game, the Buckeye offense ran it 24 times on first down for 158 yards and two scores and through the air, Barrett connected on seven of 10 first down tosses for 84 yards paving the way for Ohio State to coast to an easy win over the Fighting Irish.
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Bryant wins one last time in Boston
He reminded them all they needed to do was go home and win two games. “I grew up a really big historian of the game”, Bryant said. Bryant finished with a team-high 20 points in the Lakers 108-98 loss and said that he was moved by the cheers from the crowd.
The junior is projected to be the No. 1 draft pick for the National Football League next year, and he went out of his last college bowl game in a Zinedine Zidane-like fashion-with a headbutt low enough into Notre Dame QB DeShone Kizer’s arm and chest that he was rightly ejected for targeting.
NHL Winter Classic: 5 storylines from Canadiens-Bruins outdoor game
So far this season, Marchand has been the Bruins leading scorer with 26 points (15 goals and 11 assists in 34 games). Needless to say, Montreal fans have to be pretty happy with how the New Year’s Day event started for their team.
Both No. 7 Ohio State and No. 8 Notre Dame were each only a few plays away from clinching a spot in the College Football Playoff. Running back Ezekiel Elliot rushed for 149 yards and a Fiesta Bowl record – tying four touchdowns to lead Ohio State, which finished the season 12 – 1.
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The game started off fast as David Desharnais got a quick goal past Tuukka Rast off of a face off 1:14 into the first period. Eyewitness News spoke with several fans who said they are rooting for the Bruins during the big game on New Year’s Day.
Any worries the Ohio State football team might be uninterested in playing a consolation game vanished in a hurry today at the Fiesta Bowl. “All my focus right now is on beating Notre Dame”.
Two of the best players were gone before the first quarter ended. He also ran for a 1-yard score in the second quarter.
Elliott showed off his speed to open the second half, blurring through a hole for his 47-yard touchdown to match the Fiesta Bowl record set by Arizona State’s Woody Green against Missouri in 1972.
“Obviously a buckeye win guaranteed”, Phil Borman, an Ohio State fan, said. But the Wolverines didn’t miss him, holding the Gators (10-4) to 28 total yards in the second half.
Elliott carried nine times for 55 yards.
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After a quiet first three quarters, Will Fuller finally got a chance to show off his speed, using a quick move to create space before racing off on an 81-yard touchdown.
