David Ash threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes, the last a 36-yard strike to Marquise Goodwin with 2:24 left, to give Texas a 31-27 comeback win over No. 15 Oregon State in the Alamo Bowl last night in San Antonio.
The Longhorns (9-4) never led before Goodwin scored his second touchdown on a deep post pattern, just a play after Texas converted a fourth-and-1 play to keep its chances alive.
Storm Woods ran for 118 yards and scored two touchdowns for Oregon State (9-4). The Beavers left stunned after looking as if they would wrap up their first 10-win season since 2006.
The victory was a dose of much-needed good news for Texas which came into the game under a cloud of questions following the suspensions of two players on Friday. Backup quarterback Chase McCoy and injured linebacker Jordan Hicks weren’t on the sideline, a day after being sent home for violating team rules.
FIGHT HUNGER BOWL
Arizona St. 62, Navy 28
In San Francisco, Taylor Kelly threw four touchdown passes and ran for a fifth score to lead Arizona State (8-5) to its first bowl win in seven years, a rout of Navy (8-5).
Offensive MVP Marion Grice, playing with a heavy heart after his brother was murdered last week in Houston, ran for 159 yards and two touchdowns for the Sun Devils, who used their fast-paced spread offense to score touchdowns on their first nine possessions.
That helped provided a bright end to a successful first season at Arizona State for coach Todd Graham, who helped the Sun Devils win their most games since 2007 and win a bowl for the first time since the 2005 Insight Bowl against Rutgers. The Sun Devils also capped their season by beating rival Arizona and winning a bowl, a feat they had accomplished just once in the past 33 seasons.
ARMED FORCES BOWL
Rice 33, Air Force 14
In Fort Worth, Texas, freshman quarterback Driphus Jackson threw for 264 yards in relief of Rice’s hurt starter, including two touchdown passes to Jordan Taylor, and the Owls (7-6) beat Air Force (6-7), holding the Falcons to a season-low 214 total yards.
Jackson had the bulk of his yardage in the second half after taking over for Taylor McHargue, who never returned following an apparent head injury after a helmet-to-helmet collision with about 5 minutes left in the first half.
BUFFALO WILD WINGS
Michigan State 17, TCU 16
In Tempe, Ariz., Ariz., Dan Conroy kicked a 47-yard field goal with 1:01 left, Le’Veon Bell ran for 145 yards and a fourth-quarter touchdown, and Michigan State rallied to beat Texas Christian in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl.