The Hurricanes, who at the half trailed by 13, rallied late but ultimately came up short in a 20-14 loss to Washington State in the Hyundai Sun Bowl on a cold, snowy Saturday afternoon in the Texas desert. Richt didn’t make the trip to El Paso, but he said on air that his coaching staff is “close to being finished”. “So if somebody is going to win the game, it might as well be you”. On the next series, the Cougars used a 14-play drive to get Powell’s first field goal and a 10-7 lead.
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Washington State Cougars safety Shalom Luani (18) returns an interception against the Miami Hurricanes during the second half at Sun Bowl Stadium.
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Be proactive – Use the “Flag as Inappropriate” link at the upper right corner of each comment to let us know of abusive posts. While the pounding snow and slippery field surface doubtlessly made things harder for the offense, its inability to provide any extra cushion over the final two quarters gave the Hurricanes chances to take the lead late in the game.
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Kirk Cousins, 2015 home splits: 192-257, 2,170 yards, 74.7 completion percentage, 16 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, 117.0 QB rating. Griffin may have been a first overall draft pick in the past, but he never fully lived up to the hype and injuries were an issue.
The fluke play was, at that point, just Kaaya’s seventh interception in his last 578 attempts.
Washington quarterback Jake Browning (3) looks for an open receiver against Southern Mississippi during the first half of the Heart of Dallas Bowl NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015, in Dallas. Yearby lined up in the wildcat formation and handed the ball off to wide receiver Braxton Berrios (on an end-around) who took it to the house for a 60-yard touchdown, giving the ‘Canes life.
Washington State went to a conservative offense once the snow really started coming down midway through the third quarter. “The challenging part isn’t to make a play here and there, the challenging part is to be consistent…”
“All season long, it’s just been finish strong, finish strong and I think we did that in the second half”, Kaaya said.
“They got the game-winner today”, said Cougars quarterback Luke Falk, selected the game’s MVP after passing for 295 yards and two touchdowns. I’m not sure Falk’s presence would’ve made a difference against Washington, but it’s undeniable how much better the Cougs are with Falk throwing the ball instead of Peyton Bender. One of those six wins this year included, some would say inexplicably, handing AAC champion Houston its one and only loss in 2015. The Thundering Herd won the Boca Raton Bowl in 2014 and Military Bowl two years ago.
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Just when the team needed him most, Scott hauled in three catches for 59 yards to set Miami up at the five-yard line. The Thundering Herd had the ball 34:42, compared to the Huskies 25:18. The Sun Bowl plays host to this game starting at 2:00 pm ET with CBS having television coverage. CT sophomore cornerback Jamar Summers intercepted his eighth pass of the season for the Huskies, including six in the last five games.
