The Wake Forest Demon Deacons defeated the Mississippi State Bulldogs 43-29 in the Duke's Mayo Bowl after a highly dramatic fourth quarter that saw Robby Ashford score the go-ahead-for-good touchdown on a 1-yard goal-line run and then throw a 62-yard cover-all-spreads TD pass to Ty Clark III to leave no doubt.
The day before his team played Arizona in the Trust & Will Holiday Bowl, SMU head coach Rhett Lashlee warned that teams playing bowl games this late in the season typically get off to slower starts since they've been off for so long. Either his team is somehow really good after being off for a month or he pulled off an epic bit of sandbagging.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Blake Horvath threw a pair of touchdown passes and rushed for a score to lead No. 22 Navy to its 11th victory of the season, 35-13 over Cincinnati in the Liberty Bowl on Friday.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Quarterback Brad Jackson threw for 173 yards and three touchdowns, plus ran in another score on the ground for Texas State in a 41-10 win over Rice in the Armed Forces Bowl on Friday.