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Cougars meet Miami, seek first bowl victory since 2003

Miami receiver Rashawn Scott, left, and Washington States Charleston White battle for a pass intended for Scott during the first quarter of the Sun Bowl NCAA college football game Saturday Dec. 26, 2015 in El Paso, Texas. The under is 4-0 in Cougars last 4 games following a straight up loss of more than 20 points and the Cougars are 6-0 ATS vs. a team with a winning record while going 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games after accumulating less than 100 yards rushing in their previous game.

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WSU came alive late in the second quarter, ending their last three drives with a field goal, touchdown and another field goal to take a 20-7 lead into the half. The Cougs’ Marcellus Pippins recovered the fumble and Shalom Luani made the pick. Luke Falk, the sophomore quarterback for Washington State, threw for 4,266 yards and 36 touchdowns on the season, completing nearly 71 percent of his 591 passes.


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Falk, the game’s MVP, was 29 of 53 for 295 yards and no interceptions.


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Kamalu was the Hurricanes’ defensive player of the year, which usually means more than it does in 2015. Sudfeld found Mitchell Paige alone in the end zone for a 25-yard score with 4:03 to play to again provide the Hooisers a touchdown advantage, but Duke once again responded when Sirk plunged in for a five-yard touchdown with 41 seconds remaining.

Nick Mullens threw touchdowns passes of 56 and 27 yards by Michael Thomas for the Eagles, and Ito Smith added 1- and 2-yard scoring runs. “He stands at a tall and long 6’1”, 205 pounds, and he plays with the aggressiveness teams want at the position. Former Georgia coach Mark Richt already has been hired as the team’s head coach for next season and has begun to hire assistant coaches. This is only their second bowl game, both under current bench boss, Mike Leach, since that 2003 bowl win.

About Miami: As quarterback Brad Kaaya and Miami’s offensive line go, so go the Hurricanes.

Washington State had the blustery wind at its back in the second quarter and capitalized.

Story of the game: The weather was the story of the Sun Bowl, as a snowstorm raged for the majority of the contest. They secured a berth in one of the ACC’s Tier One bowl games, one that brought them here to the Texas desert.

With only two players expected to be drafted and few others who should be in the mix as priority free agents, it isn’t a great year for Miami football. “And I thought special teams was reasonably steady”.

Moving to the victor’s side, per Jessamyn McIntyre of ESPN 710, Leach said things were “sloppy on both sides, but says the Cougs played gritty”. Kaaya has thrown for 3,019 yards and 15 touchdowns to only four interceptions.

Washington State outlasted Miami in the snowy Sun Bowl.

Miami is tied for fifth in the nation in turnover margin at plus-13, while Washington State is tied at No. 87 at minus-3….

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The Hurricanes won four of five games after coach Al Golden was sacked and Larry Scott, who took over in an interim basis, will try to end the school’s five-game losing streak in bowl games since beating Nevada 21-20 in the 2006 MPC Computers Bowl at Boise, ID.

ASSOCIATED PRESS           Washington States Shalom Lunai carries the ball after intercepting a pass during the second half of the Sun Bowl NCAA college football game against Miami today in El Paso Texas