Unexpected Lands Auburn In BCS Championship Against FSU
The last steps to the BCS championship game summed up their seasons. For No. 1 Florida State, it was a breeze. For Auburn, it took the unexpected.
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The last steps to the BCS championship game summed up their seasons. For No. 1 Florida State, it was a breeze. For Auburn, it took the unexpected.
The easy question is to ask if Ohio State is better than Baylor, but the real question should ask if Michigan State is better than Oklahoma State. That is the most important question over the next few weeks, but it will not matter if Alabama and Florida State run the table to collide in Pasadena.
Shilique Calhoun scored on a fumble return and an interception return, enabling Michigan State to overcome another poor offensive performance in a 21-6 victory over South Florida on Saturday.
The South Florida and Michigan State game had to be delayed due to bad weather.
Linebacker Jelani Jenkins of Florida has been taken by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round of the NFL draft.
Freshman guard Nik Stauskas scored 22 points including six 3-pointers and Michigan is going to the Final Four for the first time since the Fab Five era after a 79-59 rout of Florida in the South Regional final Sunday.
Florida Gulf Coast is without question the story of the tournament -- but they're not going to beat Florida.
Derrick Nix got a pass down low, backed up his beefy body to put an opponent on his back and scored. For much of Michigan State's NCAA tournament-opening win, it was as easy as giving Nix the ball and getting out of his way.
Two years ago, Jordan Morgan and Michigan had to play a road game in the NCAA tournament — or so it seemed at first.
The Michigan State Spartans have battled early season injuries, and Wednesday night's loss was part of the healing process.
Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis said Thursday that he expects 24 Nike-backed basketball teams to be in two tournaments in 2017 to celebrate Nike co-founder Phil Knight's 80th birthday.
The second and third rounds of the NCAA Tournament are in the books and that means it's time for the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight on CBS.
You can't fault the Owls for trying. The first 3 games of the season had them facing the Gators and the Michigan State Spartans, and in two weeks, Auburn. Unfortunately, FAU seems like that may have been over-reaching a bit, especially after Saturday's 44-0 shutout at the hands of the Spartans.
