Peach Bowl: Houston makes statement with win

No. 18 Houston walked into Atlanta, controlled Florida State from wire to wire, and walked out of the GeorgiaDome with its 13th win of the season. He finished the game 1-4 for 5 yards and -12 yards on sacks.

Get all kinds of NCAA Football stories, rumors, game coverage, and pictures of Puddles in your inbox every day. “This guy’s a competitor”. “I was born to lead”. An offensive line that was inconsistent all season will come back intact but also a year older, which will go a long way toward improving the group’s performance. But Herman named Florida State running back Dalvin Cook and safety Derwin James as examples of top NFL-bound players not found on the Houston roster.

Houston offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Major Applewhite said Ward still plays like he is trying to win over doubters. “We felt like we had to use tempo to our advantage and go fast”. They ran 99 plays and used a variety of different formations to keep the FSU defense guessing.

Not content with simply running the clock down, Houston came out aggressive on the ensuing series. Herman pointed towards the philosophy and cohesion of his squad as keys to the terrific play on the field.

“That’s not new. I do it in practice, too“, he said. Losing numerous players to the draft and trying to replace them with young talent. Jimbo Fisher’s team went from an undefeated ACC champion playing in a College Football Playoff semifinal on January 1 to a 10-2 at-large squad in the Chick-fil-A Bowl on December 31.

Houston took a 21-3 lead into halftime and led 24-10 in the fourth quarter when the teams began exchanging touchdowns on the scoreboard. While Houston’s offense won the game for them, it could not have done so without the efforts of a Houston defense that held Dalvin Cook to just 33 yards on 18 attempts.

Ward, from Tyler, Texas, said he was first recruited as a defensive back. “There was nothing that we had never seen”. “We’re just not with them”. They beat us on blocks, and when we did break through, they were able to tackle well.

“I think the 2012 year is a lot like this year”.

Maguire was doing decently before he left the game, however the injury clearly effected him once he returned late in the first half.

FSU previously had not allowed more than 25 points in a contest this year.

“Really, we kept telling each other, man, keep fighting”, Stewart said. “There were some plays we all wanted back”. But on Thursday, it was the Cougars’ combination. “They were a better team”. Stewart and the entire Houston program take great pride in their accomplishments this year, and are reveling in the success. What that means is his team had a lot of rushes for negative yardage, per USA Today.

Sean Maguire’s injury will be looked at as a defining moment after this game is over, either as a turning point in momentum for Houston or as part of the future lore of Smag. “It’s a good feeling”.

No. 23 WISCONSIN 23, USC 21, late Wednesday (at San Diego) – Rafael Gaglianone kicked a 29-yard field goal with 2:27 remaining to lift the Badgers (10-3) over the Trojans (8-6). Houston is now lining up a very talented recruiting class, one that would make even some power conference programs envious.