Championship Saturday: Full LSU-UGA SEC coverage, and other championship games, FCS playoffs (and Central Ga. alums Watson of Taylor County, Fineran of Peach County)

Championship Saturday: Full LSU-UGA SEC coverage, and other championship games, FCS playoffs (and Central Ga. alums Watson of Taylor County, Fineran of Peach County)

 

SEC: Georgia 50, LSU 30

Georgia rolls into playoffs, no suspense

‘Connected assault’ indeed

Bennett for Heisman picks up steam

Nussmeier shows out in relief effort

Defense gets a D?

Kelly: LSU not far behind

‘(Bleep), I’m not that bad at football, either’

Notebook

What the Bulldogs said

Passing game finds form

Takeaways 

 

MAC: Toledo 17, Ohio 7

Toledo takes advantage of backup QB, barely

 

Big 12: Kansas State 31, TCU 28, OT

Horned Frogs fall despite epic Duggan effort

And TCU waits

 

Sun Belt: Troy 45, Coastal Carolina 26

Taylor County’s Watson leads Troy to title

The goal posts came down

          Taylor County grad Gunnar Watson threw three touchdown passes and was named the game’s MVP, completing 12 of 17 for 318 yards and scores on five of Troy’s first six drives. The Trojans had nine pass plays of 15-plus yards and six of 20-plus.

 

Mountain West: Fresno State 28, Boise State 16

Bulldogs outlast Boise State

 

AAC: Tulane 45, UCF 28

Pratt’s 5-TD day lifts Tulane

 

SWAC: Jackson State 42, Southern 24

Jackson State cruises to conference title

In Sanders’ finale, as he tells team

 

ACC: Clemson vs. North Carolina

Little suspense as Clemson cruises behind backup QB

A change at QB after all

 

Big Ten: Michigan 43, Purdue 22

Michigan seals deal with strong fourth quarter

            Peach County grad Mitchell Fineran (video interview) was 5 for 5 on field goal tries (from 27 to 45 yards) for Purdue, setting  a career high. He broke the conference record for FGs in the title game, and tied for second-most in a Purdue game. He is the Boilermakers’ fourth-most prolific kicker with 42 field goals, and remains first in school all-time accuracy at 79.2 percent.

 

Around the Southeast/the nation

FCS: Backup QB lifts Samford in OT

FCS: Fifth TD pass downs Furman

FCS: SD State wins, game ended after injury

FCS: Montana State wins on frozen tundra

FCS: William & Mary hammers Gardner-Webb     

 

How the CFP should look, 1

How the CFP should look, 2

CFP analysis: TCU should still be in

Saban opines on CFP

Whittingham’s legacy grows with another title

Buckeyes have to sieze opportunity, says Day