Oregon and Auburn to play for BCS Title
The final weekend of the college football season has come to an end. Playing for the championship this year will be Auburn and Oregon clashing for the title. Auburn is fresh off of a SEC title game win vs. South Carolina. Heisman hopeful Cam Newton dominated the Gamecocks for the majority of the game, with Auburn taking the game 56-17. Auburn’s next opponent, Oregon, won its annual rivalry game vs. Oregon State in dominating fashion, 37-20 in Corvallis. The Ducks finished the season unbeaten and have the highest scoring offense in the country right now. LaMichael James of Oregon also has his sights set on a Heisman trophy, rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns.
In other BCS games the TCU Horned Frogs, the only non-automatic qualifier to make the BCS this year, will take on Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl. The Horned Frogs are led by senior quarterback Andy Dalton, while the Badgers are led by running backs James White and John Clay, who combined have rushed for nearly 2000 yards on the season. In the Fiesta Bowl the Oklahoma Sooners, who beat Nebraska in thrilling fashion in the Big 12 title game, will take on Connecticut from the Big East. The Huskies, who are ranked 25th in the AP poll and unranked in the BCS and USA Today polls, are making their first BCS appearance after winning the Big East with a 8-4 record. Virginia Tech of the ACC will take on Stanford of the Pac10 in the Orange Bowl. Stanford is led by Heisman hopeful Andrew Luck while Virginia Tech features an explosive quarterback in Tyrod Taylor. In the Sugar Bowl Ohio State led by Terrell Pryor will take on Arkansas down in New Orleans.
Looks to be a wild bowl season ahead of us. There will be close to a 5 week break between now and the BCS title game, but plenty of other bowl games to watch between now and then. Bowl season kicks off on December 18th in Albuquerque, New Mexico where BYU will take on UTEP.
