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College Football Playoffs Quarterfinals Preview: vs. #8 Oklahoma Sooners
Record: 9-3, 7-2 Contenders Division
Head Coach: Mike Bloomgren (23-15 at Oklahoma, 3rd year, 117-86)
Offensive Coordinator: Garrick McGee (Pro)
Defensive Coordinator: George Morris (3-4 D)

Team Leaders
Passing: Joel Kilpatrick (2317 yards, 16 TD, 10 INT, 121.6 rating)
Rushing: Drew Williams (1346 yards, 7.4 ypc, 12 TD)
Receiving: Jamil Frederick (35 receptions, 539 yards, 4 TD)
Defense: Tim Berry (64 tackles, 22 TFL, 8.5 sacks)

Team Rankings
Points Per Game: 28th
Total Offense: 22nd
Rushing Offense: 12th
Passing Offense: 76th
Total Defense: 23rd
Rushing Defense: 89th
Passing Defense: 8th
Turnover Differential: 51st

Team Schedule
at Iowa: W 45-24
vs. Sam Houston State: W 27-7
at Texas A&M: W 45-38
at Minnesota: L 37-24
vs. Texas: L 52-33
vs. Arkansas: W 27-10
vs. Kansas: W 34-7
vs. Kansas State: W 47-14
vs. #5 Purdue: L 45-24
vs. Colorado: W 36-17
at Pittsburgh: W 31-21
vs. Oklahoma State: W 29-27

Team Injuries
USF DE David Richardson, Rs Sophomore (out)


Oklahoma Sooners Projected Starters
QB #13 Joe Kilpatrick, Rs Freshman | 6'2", 224lbs | 67 ovr, 58 spd, 60 acc, 74 awr, 76 thp, 75 tha
HB #38 Drew Williams, Rs Senior | 6'1", 247lbs | 96 ovr, 91 spd, 95 acc, 93 btk, 86 car, 95 trk
FB #33 Jesse Vinson, Senior | 5'9", 241lbs | 90 ovr, 85 spd, 98 acc, 87 btk, 88 car, 78 rbk
WR #80 Kalvin Brown, Senior | 5'11", 179lbs | 92 ovr, 86 spd, 95 acc, 99 cth
WR #86 Jamil Frederick, Junior | 6'4", 211lbs | 85 ovr, 86 spd, 93 acc, 85 cth
WR #81 James Lawrence, Junior | 5'11", 193lbs | 85 ovr, 91 spd, 95 acc, 80 cth
TE #83 Doug Nichols, Freshman | 6'5", 235lbs | 78 ovr, 77 spd, 82 acc, 73 cth, 76 rbk
LT #79 Ryan Love, Rs Senior | 6'0", 316lbs | 93 ovr, 90 pbk, 92 rbk, 90 str
LG #63 Ryan White, Rs Junior | 6'3", 292lbs | 85 ovr, 88 pbk, 88 rbk, 85 str
C #74 Jacob Smith, Rs Junior | 6'4", 293lbs | 90 ovr, 92 pbk, 84 rbk, 87 str
RG #69 Eric Edwards, Freshman | 6'4", 259lbs | 83 ovr, 85 pbk, 89 rbk, 80 str
RT #76 Sean Barnes, Rs Senior | 6'4", 294lbs | 87 ovr, 94 pbk, 81 rbk, 88 str
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DE #95 Tim Berry, Rs Senior | 6'3", 275lbs | 84 ovr, 75 spd, 78 acc, 77 str, 88 pmv, 76 fmv, 91 bsh
DE #64 Manny Hargrove, Rs Sophomore | 6'5", 294lbs | 83 ovr, 84 spd, 72 acc, 82 str, 83 pmv, 79 fmv, 87 bsh
NT #98 Steven Neal, Senior | 6'0", 305lbs | 92 ovr, 80 acc, 88 str, 95 pmv, 89 fmv, 86 bsh
OLB #52 Joe Kennedy, Rs Junior | 5'11", 230lbs | 84 ovr, 86 spd, 99 acc, 60 awr, 88 tkl, 76 bsh, 71 zcv, 73 pmv, 76 fmv
ILB #50 Ronnie Kirkpatrick, Rs Senior | 6'3", 228lbs | 85 ovr, 80 spd, 99 acc, 63 awr, 75 tkl, 86 bsh, 79 zcv
ILB #55 David Sherman, Rs Freshman | 6'2", 211lbs | 83 ovr, 86 spd, 99 acc, 56 awr, 80 tkl, 82 bsh, 70 zcv
OLB #99 Derek Porter, Senior | 6'5", 221lbs | 90 ovr, 85 spd, 91 acc, 62 awr, 93 tkl, 87 bsh, 74 zcv, 68 pmv, 66 fmv
CB #49 Patrick Perkins, Senior | 6'3", 189lbs | 93 ovr, 99 spd, 92 acc, 69 awr, 97 mcv, 99 zcv, 93 press
CB #34 Erik Hayden, Rs Senior | 6'0", 183lbs | 92 ovr, 95 spd, 88 acc, 77 awr, 99 mcv, 99 zcv, 81 press
NB #42 Ty Maddox, Rs Senior | 6'2", 173lbs | 86 ovr, 94 spd, 89 acc, 75 awr, 92 mcv, 89 zcv, 93 press
S #28 Charlie Washington, Rs Freshman | 6'2", 185lbs | 77 ovr, 91 spd, 92 acc, 61 awr, 81 tkl, 68 mcv, 76 zcv
S #35 Deon Russell, Rs Senior | 6'3", 195lbs | 85 ovr, 80 spd, 92 acc, 64 awr, 78 tkl, 79 mcv, 88 zcv
K #18 Tim Haley, Senior | 6'1", 200lbs | 94 ovr, 96 kpw, 94 kac
P #10 Aaron Sims, Senior | 5'11", 221lbs | 87 ovr, 95 kpw, 80 kac

[James]

I wasn’t a huge fan of Miami OH getting in. How far down is the MAC in the Pyramid?

Also Oklahoma about to get that smoke.

[Soapy]

I wasn’t a huge fan of Miami OH getting in. How far down is the MAC in the Pyramid?

Also Oklahoma about to get that smoke.

yeah I voted Miami U 7th since I really didn't think they deserved to get in. Outside of the ANAC (essentially SEC, Big Ten and ACC), I'd probably rank them American, Pac-12 and then the MAC with the Big XII behind them. They typically have at least three good (83 ovr+) teams per season and I added Illinois and Northwestern after ANAC to help boost their upper middle class.

I didn't realize how bad Oklahoma's QB was but that defense is scary, could cause problem

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#8 OU (9-4, 7-2) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 || 10
#1 USF (14-0, 10-0) | 3 | 21 | 0 | 7 || 31
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Sooners outplay Bulls for one quarter but can't keep it up
For one quarter, the moment seemed too big for the South Florida Bulls while the Oklahoma Sooners were playing loose, with intent and a physical style of football that granted them a 10-0 lead following Jared Chavis' interception and Joey Hall's touchdown.

The Sooners wouldn't touch the endzone nor the scoreboard for the rest of the game as they fell to USF 31-10 in the Orange Bowl with the Bulls advancing to the College Football Playoffs Semi Finals.

It was a rough night for redshirt freshman Joe Kilpatrick who completed just 52 percent of his passes for 140 yards. The Sooners, trailing for the entire second half, were then forced to abandon their running game which had been working with Drew Williams averaging six yards per carry.
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
[USF] M. Pleasant, 52 Yd FG (6:12)
[OU] T. Haley, 52 Yd FG (4:34)
[OU] J. Hall, 7 Yd run (0:24)

Quarter 2
[USF] W. Sapp, 5 Yd run (5:06)
[USF] M. Bennett, 42 Yd pass from J. Chavis (1:22)
[USF] A. Frank, 38 Yd pass from J. Chavis (0:21)

Quarter 3

Quarter 4
[USF] W. Sapp, 2 Yd run (5:42)
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#1 South Florida Bulls
QB Jared Chavis: 19 of 27, 277 yards, 2 touchdowns, interception, sacked, 10 carries, 21 yards
HB Dionte McCarthy: 10 carries, 65 yards
HB William Sapp: 5 carries, 25 yards, 2 touchdowns
WR Jarod Green: 5 receptions, 57 yards
WR Maurice Bennett: 3 receptions, 75 yards, touchdown
LB Brett Freeman: 6 tackles, tackle for loss

#8 Oklahoma Sooners
QB Joe Kilpatrick: 12 of 23, 140 yards, interception
HB Drew Williams: 16 carries, 96 yards
HB Joey Hall: 3 carries, 34 yards, touchdown
TE Doug Nichols: 3 receptions, 50 yards
S Charlie Washington: 9 tackles
LB Derek Porter: 5 tackles, 3 tackles for loss
CB Patrick Perkins: 2 tackles, interception

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College Football Playoffs Semifinals Preview: vs. #4 USC Trojans
Record: 10-3, 6-3 Champions Division
Head Coach: Lane Kiffin (276-124 at USC, 30th year)
Offensive Coordinator: David Mosley (Multiple)
Defensive Coordinator: Eric Barber (4-3 D)

Team Leaders
Passing: Jimmy Nash (3653 yards, 42 TD, 9 INT, 200.4 rating)
Rushing: Kyle Wilson (915 yards, 6.4 ypc, 10 TD)
Receiving: Lionel Foster (77 receptions, 1173 yards, 16 TD)
Defense: Bruce Carter (110 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, 3 INT, 2 PBU)

Team Rankings
Points Per Game: 2nd
Total Offense: 2nd
Rushing Offense: 87th
Passing Offense: 4th
Total Defense: 97th
Rushing Defense: 35th
Passing Defense: 112th
Turnover Differential: 21st

Team Schedule
vs. Tennessee: W 48-28
vs. Texas State: W 52-10
at #3 Alabama: L 38-31
vs. Texas: W 41-21
at Missouri: L 27-23
vs. Michigan State: W 52-35
at Oregon: L 48-47
at #14 Ole Miss: W 38-35
vs. #19 Stanford: W 35-7
vs. New Mexico State: W 42-39
at UCLA: W 41-28
at #25 Notre Dame: W 59-40
vs, #5 Purdue: W 41-35

Team Injuries
USF DE David Richardson, Rs Sophomore (out)

USC Trojans Projected Starters
QB #11 Jimmy Nash, Rs Senior | 6'1", 205lbs | 93 ovr, 84 spd, 79 acc, 99 awr, 82 thp, 85 tha
HB #21 Kyle Wilson, Rs Senior | 5'9", 216lbs | 91 ovr, 92 spd, 88 acc, 94 btk, 79 car, 90 elu
WR #81 Lionel Foster, Rs Senior | 6'1", 189lbs | 93 ovr, 84 spd, 99 acc, 94 cth
WR #10 Ronald West, Junior | 5'11", 222lbs | 91 ovr, 88 spd, 92 acc, 91 cth
WR #10 Patrick Baker, Rs Senior | 6'1", 193lbs | 87 ovr, 95 spd, 97 acc, 85 cth
TE #13 Aaron Stephens, Junior | 6'6", 259lbs | 93 ovr, 76 spd, 81 acc, 87 cth, 84 rbk
LT #66 Bruce Sampson, Senior | 6'3", 302lbs | 92 ovr, 96 pbk, 87 rbk, 89 str
LG #65 Tim Clemens, Junior | 6'5", 275lbs | 88 ovr, 94 pbk, 87 rbk, 85 str
C #69 Dylan Bragg, Freshman | 6'3", 284lbs | 77 ovr, 80 pbk, 79 rbk, 74 str
RG #63 Mark Miller, Rs Freshman | 6'2", 312lbs | 83 ovr, 87 pbk, 86 rbk, 87 str
RT #68 Eric Williams, Senior | 6'4", 286lbs | 91 ovr, 89 pbk, 90 rbk, 88 str
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DE #97 Clay Larson, Rs Senior | 6'4", 268lbs | 95 ovr, 79 spd, 79 acc, 89 str, 94 pmv, 95 fmv, 92 bsh
DE #96 Lamar Moore, Rs Senior | 6'5", 275lbs | 92 ovr, 80 spd, 80 acc, 82 str, 94 pmv, 80 fmv, 94 bsh
DT #94 Kyle Jones, Junior | 6'2", 263lbs | 87 ovr, 82 acc, 84 str, 86 pmv, 88 fmv, 79 bsh
DT #92 Todd Davis, Rs Sophomore | 6'4", 276lbs | 90 ovr, 80 acc, 87 str, 83 pmv, 90 fmv, 87 bsh
LB #55 Derrick Davis, Rs Junior | 6'2", 227lbs | 83 ovr, 81 spd, 88 acc, 57 awr, 84 tkl, 86 bsh, 74 zcv
LB #52 David Brady, Senior | 5'11", 245lbs | 92 ovr, 84 spd, 90 acc, 64 awr, 88 tkl, 94 bsh, 81 zcv
LB #56 Bruce Carter, Senior | 6'1", 226lbs | 90 ovr, 83 spd, 88 acc, 64 awr, 92 tkl, 88 bsh, 76 zcv
CB #32 Kenny Pennington, Senior | 5'11", 176lbs | 93 ovr, 99 spd, 99 acc, 82 awr, 92 mcv, 99 zcv, 86 press
CB #25 Kevin Warren, Junior | 6'1", 177lbs | 89 ovr, 95 spd, 93 acc, 75 awr, 93 mcv, 92 zcv, 85 press
NB #40 Isaac Buchanan, Sophomore | 6'1", 180lbs | 83 ovr, 92 spd, 85 acc, 66 awr, 93 mcv, 92 zcv, 83 press
S #33 Judah Ingram, Freshman | 6'2", 191lbs | 83 ovr, 91 spd, 91 acc, 56 awr, 87 tkl, 77 mcv, 80 zcv
S #48 Mike Sanders, Rs Senior | 6'2", 195lbs | 88 ovr, 90 spd, 89 acc, 71 awr, 83 tkl, 79 mcv, 88 zcv
K #14 Chris Browne, Senior | 6'0", 221lbs | 98 ovr, 99 kpw, 99 kac
P #12 Derek Cantrell, Senior | 6'1", 212lbs | 96 ovr, 99 kpw, 94 kac

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#4 USC (10-4, 6-3) | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 || 24
#1 USF (15-0, 10-0) | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 || 28
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Nash's two red zone turnovers prove to be costly in loss to Bulls
When USC and USF faced off last season for the inaugural Champions Division Final -- which effectively served as that season's national championship game -- K.J. Waters was a high school senior finishing up his credits in order to enroll early at the University of South Florida.

He'll forever be enrolled in Jimmy Nash's mind as the true freshman stripped Nash of the football and an opportunity to make it to the College Football Playoffs Championship Game as USF's defense held on for a 28-24 victory to rematch Alabama in the national championship game.

Waters forced fumble ended a promising drive for the Trojans that included three fourth down conversions. It was also Nash's second turnover of the second half, both coming near the end zone with Nash throwing an interception up 24-21 in the third quarter which helped set up D.J. Manning eventual game winning touchdown.

Nash then engineered the potential game winning drive prior to the turnover after completing just one pass in the first quarter as the Trojans didn't need him to with Kyle Wilson rushing for over 100 yards in the first quarter. He finished the game with 177 yards on the ground while Darryl Doty punched in two scores.
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
[USC] D. Doty, 32 Yd run (5:22)
[USF] D. McCarthy, 3 Yd run (2:32)
[USC] D. Doty, 7 Yd run (0:50)

Quarter 2
[USC] C. Browne, 50 Yd FG (7:51)
[USF] D. Manning, 7 Yd pass from J. Chavis (4:13)
[USC] L. Foster, 1 Yd pass from J. Nash (2:16)
[USF] A. Marks, 14 Yd pass from J. Chavis (0:19)

Quarter 3

Quarter 4
[USF] D. Manning, 4 Yd pass from J. Chavis (6:49)
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#1 South Florida Bulls
QB Jared Chavis: 29 of 40, 263 yards, 3 touchdowns, interception, 12 carries, 30 yards
HB Dionte McCarthy: 6 carries, 33 yards, touchdown
WR D.J. Manning: 6 receptions, 54 yards, 2 touchdowns
WR Maurice Bennett: 5 receptions, 55 yards
WR Joseph Moses: 5 receptions, 40 yards
WR Alston Marks: 4 receptions, 22 yards, touchdown
WR Jarod Green: 2 receptions, 44 yards
DE Jordan Odom: 7 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 3 sacks
DT Michael Williams: 6 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack
S Joey Bailey: 2 tackles, interception

#4 USC Trojans
QB Jimmy Nash: 11 of 14, 148 yards, touchdown, interception, sacked 6 times, 13 carries, 14 yards, fumble (lost)
HB Kyle Wilson: 25 carries, 177 yards
HB Darryl Doty: 5 carries, 50 yards, 2 touchdowns
WR Ronald West: 3 receptions, 34 yards
WR Patrick Baker: 2 receptions, 41 yards
WR Lionel Foster: 2 receptions, 36 yards, touchdown
S Judah Ingram: 9 tackles
LB David Brady: 9 tackles, tackle for loss
CB Kodi Noyes: 1 tackle, interception

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