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Oklahoma State vs. Arizona: Alamo Bowl

December 29, 2010   FanHouse Staff   No comments

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The Alamo Bowl, scheduled for Thursday night in San Antonio, Texas (ESPN, 9:15 p.m. eastern) is one of the more intriguing matchups of the bowl season. It could be dubbed the What Might Have Been Bowl.

The participants, Oklahoma State and Arizona, had their eyes on bigger prizes.

Oklahoma State, in particular, had reason to believe it was headed to one of the BCS games. The Cowboys were in contention for a spot in the Big 12 Championship Game until losing to Oklahoma in the final game of the regular season. That gave them a 10-2 record and they did not receive an at-large bid to one of the BCS bowls.

The 16th-ranked Cowboys of coach Mike Gundy feature two of the nation’s top offensive players in quarterback Brandon Weeden and receiver Justin Blackmon. Weeden, a former New York Yankees farmhand, had an exceptional year in his first season as Oklahoma State’s quarterback. He completed 67.4 percent of his passes and threw for 4,037 yards. Weeden threw 32 touchdown passes and 13 interceptions.

Blackmon caught 102 balls for 1,665 yards and 18 scores.

 

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Blocked Kicks Propel Arizona State Over Arizona in Double-Overtime

December 02, 2010   FanHouse Staff   No comments

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The Arizona Wildcats scored a touchdown with just 27 seconds left in the game that should have won it in regulation. The only problem was that Arizona State blocked the extra point and forced overtime.

In double-overtime, Arizona kicker Alex Zendejas again lined up with a pivotal kick. This time it was necessary in order to tie the score and force a third overtime. And the play’s result was the same as his last extra point attempt. Only this time around the blocked extra point meant the Wildcats had fallen to their intrastate rival, the Arizona State Sun Devils, 30-29.

It also meant that Arizona — at one time a top-10 team in the entire nation — has now fallen into a tie for sixth place in the Pac-10 with the Sun Devils. Arizona has now lost four consecutive games to close the season after starting 7-1.

For the winning ASU squad, quarterback Brock Osweiler threw for 268 yards and a touchdown with nary a turnover. Cameron Marshall gained just 62 yards on 23 carries, but he did score the all-important touchdown in double-OT. Senior wide receiver Kerry Taylor caught six passes for 113 yards.

And, especially considering what happened on the other side of the field, let us not discount the job of ASU kicker Thomas Weber (pictured right). The senior kicker connected for five field goals, no chip shots — he hit from 52, 36, 38, 40 and 40 — and made what turned out to be the game-winning extra point. He’s concluded his senior season with easily his most memorable game in a victory against the Sun Devils’ arch-rival.

Arizona State is now 6-6, but has two wins against FCS teams. The NCAA deems teams with six wins as bowl eligible, but only allows teams to count one win against FCS teams as part of the six. Dennis Erickson’s team has applied for a waiver to qualify for a bowl invitation, but it still remains to be seen if it will be granted said waiver.

Arizona (7-5) got a great game from quarterback Nick Foles (262 yards, three touchdowns, no turnovers), but was eventually done in by the kicking game.

 

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Tried-and-True Formula Leaves Oregon 60 Minutes From Ultimate Goal

November 26, 2010   Michelle Smith   No comments

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EUGENE, Ore. — All that was missing were the cigarette lighters being held up in the air.

Oregon’s home finale at Autzen Stadium Friday night played out a little like a rock concert, the band that everybody knows and loves playing its greatest hits with the crowd cheering adoringly until the very end.

In defeating No. 21 Arizona, 48-29, the top-ranked Ducks did what they’ve done all season long. They used the first half as a warm-up, came out after intermission, broke out all the big hits and finished with a flourish.

 

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Oregon Overwhelms Arizona in Second Half to Remain Undefeated

November 26, 2010   Michelle Smith   No comments

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EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon is one win away from the national championship game.

All that’s left now for the Ducks to claim their ticket to Glendale is next Saturday’s game in Corvallis against Oregon State after they dispatched of another worthy Pac-10 challenger Friday, beating Arizona 48-29 at Autzen Stadium.

It was a familiar storyline for Oregon (11-0, 8-0), an overwhelming performance in the second half paving the way to a decisive final score. Oregon scored three touchdowns in the third quarter, added another early in the fourth and cruised to the finish. The Ducks outscored Arizona 34-10 to close out the game.

With the victory, Oregon clinched at least a tie for the Pac-10 championship.

Arizona (7-4, 4-4) was up 19-14 at halftime after Oregon turned the ball over twice deep in Wildcat territory.

But Oregon put the game away doing a little of everything — busting out the big play, going on a sustained drive and riding the athleticism of quarterback Darron Thomas and running back LaMichael James.

The offensive breakout came two weeks after Cal held Oregon to a season-low 15 points.

 

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Stanford May Not Get What It Deserves

November 06, 2010   Michelle Smith   No comments

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Stanford football ArizonaSTANFORD, Calif. — Stanford has lost just once this season — to Oregon, a game it led at halftime. The No. 10 Cardinal have beaten everyone else in front of them, including two of the best “other” teams in the Pac-10.

They are a potent combination of skill and confidence and they are led by a young man who is more clearly by the day the best quarterback in the country not already playing in the NFL. They are a legitimate top-10 team.

But with Oregon in the national championship picture, the end of this story is fuzzy for the Cardinal.

The burning question after Stanford’s 42-17 win over No. 13 Arizona at Stanford Stadium Saturday night is this: What’s Stanford playing for?

“We’re playing to win a championship,” said Cardinal coach Jim Harbaugh.

But Stanford (8-1, 5-1), which will vault a few spots in the rankings, probably isn’t going to win a Pac-10 title. Even if Oregon loses once now before the end of the season, the Cardinal couldn’t win a tiebreaker because of their 52-31 loss in Eugene on Oct. 2. Only two losses by the Ducks — which is practically unthinkable — would give Stanford a championship.

 

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Pac-10 Report: League Play Putting Hurt on Quarterbacks

November 03, 2010   Michelle Smith   No comments

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The year of the quarterback in the Pac-10 has gone a little wrong.

When the season began, the conference was chock-full of experienced, talented passers.

But with a month to go, some of those same experienced, talented guys are watching from the sidelines in warm-ups. Four of the 10 teams in the conference are currently, or have been, without their starting quarterback so far. Two starters are done for the year.

Washington quarterback Jake Locker is going to miss at least one game with a broken rib, a fracture that worsened during the Huskies’ 41-0 loss to Stanford last Saturday night. And the game he’s going to miss is a big one — the Huskies traveling to Eugene Saturday for a matchup against No. 1 Oregon. Washington coach Steve Sarkisian said that he’s hoping to get Locker back for the final three games of the season.

Cal’s fifth-year senior Kevin Riley, who was looking to finish his roller-coaster career on an up note, now ends his career with a serious knee injury, incurred last Saturday against Oregon State.

 

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Pac-10 Report: League May Not Be Able to Fill Its Bowl Commitments

October 27, 2010   Michelle Smith   No comments

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For the all the strength at the top of the Pac-10, there’s a strong chance the conference may not be able to fill out its bowl commitments.

With USC out of the bowl picture because of NCAA sanctions and Oregon squarely in the national championship conversation, it is increasingly unlikely that the Pac-10 can fill its six bowl slots.

Here’s a look at the nine Pac-10 teams with postseason possibilities. Only Washington State at 1-7 is out of the picture. But by the end of the weekend, the bowl positions of a handful of teams will become more clear.

 

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Pac-10 Report: What’s Been Big Thus Far During the 2010 Season?

October 20, 2010   Michelle Smith   No comments

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It’s halfway through the 2010 college football season, and big things are happening in the Pac-10.

Five of the conference’s teams have been in the rankings at some point during the season. Two teams have been in the top 10, three in the top 15. Pac-10 football is a national story on more than one front.

For the first time in school history, Oregon sits at No. 1 in the AP and coaches’ polls. The Sagarin Ratings rank the Pac-10 as the top conference in the country, and on Thursday, commissioner Larry Scott will outline the groundwork for next year’s Pac-12. Divisions for football, a conference championship game, revenue-sharing, it will all be unveiled.

Reports indicate the conference will be split geographically for football with North and South divisions — the Oregon, Washington and Bay Area schools in the North and the L.A schools matched with the Arizonas and Colorado and Utah in the South.

But that’s jumping ahead in the story a bit. There are still a couple of months left in the most compelling, competitive Pac-10 season in recent memory.

Here’s a look at who is coming up “big” at the midpoint.

 

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Pac-10 Report: UCLA Starts With Two Suspensions, More May Be Coming

October 13, 2010   Michelle Smith   No comments

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UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel’s team may have bigger problems than whether its “Jekyll and Hyde” tendencies will keep the Bruins (3-3, 1-2) from a bowl game.

Two players, Josh Smith and Morrell Presley, will be suspended for the Oregon game on Oct. 21 for a violation of team rules. Smith is a reserve wide receiver and kickoff returner. Presley is a “F-Back,” a hybrid fullback/tight end.

UCLA, in a news release, declined further comment, citing federal and state student privacy laws.

The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday that at least three starters were expected to be suspended for the Oregon game. One report from the Orange County Register said “up to six players” could be suspended.

The Times reports that other players may be going through an appeals process.

Neuheisel said he could not comment on Tuesday’s weekly Pac-10 coaches teleconference.

“I can’t have any comment on that right now,” Neuheisel said.

 

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Oregon State Knocks off Arizona

October 09, 2010   FanHouse Staff   No comments

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Oregon State over ArizonaThe Oregon State Beavers stormed out of the blocks Saturday afternoon and played a complete football game.

Needing just over three minutes to score a touchdown — a 33-yard pass from Ryan Katz to James Rodgers — Oregon State set the tone in Tucson against the No. 9 Arizona Wildcats. But it wasn’t easy. Oregon State never trailed, but couldn’t shake the Wildcats either. Arizona tied the game one time, 7-7, and scored touchdowns to get the game within four or fewer points three times the rest of the way.

The last was a 12-yard touchdown pass from Nick Foles to Keola Antolin with 1:52 left in the game, which cut the Beavers’ lead to two. The ensuing onside kick attempt failed, however, and Oregon State ran out the clock for a 29-27 win.

Katz came up big for the Beavers, completing 30 of 42 passes for 393 yards and two touchdowns. He did throw an interception, but also rushed for a score. A pair of receivers — Rodgers and Markus Wheaton — each had seven catches for more than 100 yards and a touchdown.

 

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