'NCAA Football 14': OU, Stillwater, and Georgia Tech to the SEC Dynasty Mode Build Season 1, Part 23--Ending #4--8 Team College Football Playoff--1st Round

(Norman: #1 Oklahoma versus #8 Clemson) vs (Blacksburg: #4 Virginia Tech versus #5 Texas)

(Athens, Ohio: #2 Ohio versus #7 Arizona) vs (Lincoln: #3 Nebraska versus #6 Michigan State)

8 Team Playoff New Years Six:

Rose: #11 Notre Dame 41 versus #12 Oregon 21

Notre Dame Players of the Game:

QB Ian Book: 43-54 for 373 Yards, 4 TD; 9 Rush for 27 Yards.

DT Myron T. Amosa: 4 Tackles, 3 TFL, 1 Sack, & 1 Fumble Forced.

Oregon Players of the Game:

QB Justin Herbert: 33-39 for 281 Yards, 2 TD; 11 Rush for 31 Yards.

RE Drayton Carlberg: 1 TFL, 1 Sack, & 1 Fumble Forced.

Cotton: #14 LSU 41 versus #10 Fresno State 31

Fresno State Players of the Game:

WR Keric Wheatfall: 5 Catches for 114 Yards, TD.

CB Mathew Sanchez: 10 Tackles & 1 TFL.

LSU Players of the Game:

HB Clyde Edwards-Helaire: 18 Rush for 105 Yards, 2 TD; 4 Catches for 30 Yards.

MLB Jacob Phillips: 10 Tackles, 2 TFL, & 1 Sack.

Sugar: #9 TCU 31 versus #13 Georgia 45

TCU Players of the Game:

HB Sewo Olonilua: 10 Rush for 44 Yards, TD; 9 Catches for 70 Yards.

CB Julius Lewis: 1 Tackle, 1 TFL, & 2 INT.

Georgia Players of the Game:

QB Jake Fromm: 23-33 for 290 Yards; 20 Rush for 74 Yards, 5 Total TD.

LOLB Walter Grant: 5 Tackles & 2 Fumbles Forced.

Orange: #15 Michigan 31 versus #16 Missouri 29

Michigan Players of the Game:

QB Shea Patterson: 30-41 for 275 Yards, 3 TD; 5 Rush for 17 Yards.

MLB Josh Ross: 11 Tackles & 1 TFL.

Missouri Players of the Game:

QB Kelly Bryant: 31-45 for 365 Yards; 18 Rush for 59 Yards.

MLB Cale Garrett: 11 Tackles, 2 TFL, & 1 Sack.

8 Team College Football Playoff:

1st Round:

#7 Arizona 25 @ #2 Ohio 26

Arizona Players of the Game:

QB Khalil Tate: 28-36 for 206 Yards; 21 Rush for 99 Yards, 3 Total TD.

SS Tristan Cooper: 10 Tackles & 6 TFL.

Ohio Players of the Game:

QB Nathan Rourke: 15-18 for 104 Yards; 19 Rush for 181 Yards, 2 Total TD.

FS Jett Elad: 8 Tackles, 1 TFL, & 1 Fumble Forced.

#6 Michigan State 41 @ #3 Nebraska 14

Nebraska Players of the Game:

QB Adrian Martinez: 24-34 for 240 Yards; 20 Rush for 78 Yards, 1 TD.

SS Eric Lee Jr.: 12 Tackles & 1 Forced Fumble.

Michigan State Players of the Game:

HB Connor Heyward: 18 Rush for 137 Yards, 2 TDs; 5 Catches for 45 Yards.

DT Raequan Williams: 4 Tackles, 3 TFL, & 2 Sacks.

#5 Texas 26 @ #4 Virginia Tech 19

Texas Players of the Game:

HB Keaontay Ingram: 24 Rush for 129 Yards; 6 Catches for 61 Yards, 1 TD.

ROLB Jeffery McCulloch: 8 Tackles, 1 TFL, & 1 Forced Fumble.

Virginia Tech Players of the Game:

K Brian Johnson: 4-4 FG, Long of 39; 1-1 Extra Points.

SS Reggie Floyd: 11 Tackles, 3 TFL, 1 Sack, & 1 Forced Fumble.

#8 Clemson 7 @ #1 Oklahoma 41

So wild rides all around as for the most part every game was entertaining. Notre Dame & Oregon playing a Classic Rose Bowl scandalously with Notre Dame representing the Big Ten in Bowl Season for the 1st Time. Fresno State as if they somehow knew they'd upset #2 Ohio in the 4 Team Playoff's Cotton Bowl picked up where they left off and gave LSU a tough game. TCU & Georgia playing a much more entertaining Sugar Bowl than they did the 1st time. Although I'm sure some people would've enjoyed the defense from the 1st go round as well. And lastly for the New Years Six Michigan & Missouri stamping hard the case that the New Years Six would still be must-see-tv in an 8 Team Playoff World with an Epic Orange Bowl despite their #15 & #16 Rankings.

After everything we've seen in recent articles from the surprising #2 Ohio Bobcats I was expecting and hoping Arizona would curb-stomp them to set up all-Power 5 Semifinals, yet Athens, Ohio proved just impenetrable enough for Ohio to survive to see the Peach Bowl Semifinal. Michigan State and Nebraska was much more entertaining than it looks as they went toe-to-toe all the way in the 1st Half. Then Nebraska just suddenly remembered that they had a wretched 2019 in real life and didn't show up in the 2nd Half. I thought the terrible weather conditions of Blacksburg, Virginia would do Texas in and give us something new in the Semis. It snowed in Blacksburg & Lincoln both. Yet Texas did just enough to survive a perilous trip to Virgina. Perhaps Virgina Tech wearing Maroon reminded Texas too much of us and A&M.

I was gob-smacked that Clemson didn't show up against me in Norman. Given their runners up finish in real life, the fact that their 2 Losses were due largely to a Trevor Lawrence November Injury, and their high ratings in the 2019 Community Roster I thought it was going to be our toughest game yet. Instead we nearly pitched a shutout in the cold December Gail-Force Oklahoma Thunderstorm we played them in. So we're set up for next time with:

#1 Oklahoma vs #5 Texas: College Football Playoff at the Fiesta Bowl, again.

#2 Ohio vs #6 Michigan State: College Football Playoff at the Peach Bowl.

Clemson Quarters: 0,0,0,7: 7

Oklahoma Quarters: 10,10,7,14: 41

Scoring Plays:

1st Quarter:

2:55 TD OU: C.Lamb, 4 Yard Pass from J.Hurts (G.Brkic kick).

0:00 FG OU: G.Brkic, 35 Yard Field Goal.

2nd Quarter:

5:07 TD OU: C.Lamb, 38 Yard Pass from J.Hurts (G.Brkic kick).

0:00 FG OU: G.Brkic, 31 Yard Field Goal.

3rd Quarter:

4:49 TD OU: G.Calcaterra, 24 Yard Pass from J.Hurts (G.Brkic kick).

4th Quarter:

6:58 TD OU: J.Hurts, 1 Yard Run (G.Brkic kick).

5:06 TD Clemson: T.Lawrence, 7 Yard Run (B.Potter kick).

4:26 TD OU: T.Pledger, 34 Yard Run (G.Brkic kick).

Team Stats:

1st Downs: Clemson 6, OU 17

Total Offense: Clemson 123, OU 466

Rushes-Yards-TD: Clemson 17-34-1, OU 33-165-2

Comp-Att-TD: Clemson 10-17-0, OU 16-23-3

Passing Yards: Clemson 89, OU 301

3rd Down Conv: Clemson 2-9 (22%), OU 8-12 (66%)

4th Down Conv: Clemson 1-1, OU 1-1

Red Zone-TD-FG: Clemson 1-1-0, OU 4-2-2

Turnovers: Clemson 0, OU 0 (we did force one fumble Clemson recovered.)

PR Yards: Clemson 0, OU 23

KR Yards: Clemson 55, OU 15

Total Yards: Clemson 178, OU 504

Punts-Average: Clemson 6-42.5, OU 0

T.O.P.: Clemson 7:23, OU 20:37

OU Passing:

J.Hurts: RAT 218.5, 15-22 for 276 Yards, 3 TD, 68%, Long of 41, 1 Sack.

T.Mordecai: 1-1 for 25 Yards.

OU Rushing:

J.Hurts: 12 Rushes for 66 Yards, 1 TD, Long of 20, 19 YAC, One 20+.

R.Stevenson: 9 Rushes for 50 Yards, Long of 16, 11 YAC.

T.Pledger: 5 Rushes for 40 Yards, 1 TD, Long of 34, 4 YAC, One 20+.

K.Brooks: 5 Rushes for 8 Yards, Long of 9, 6 YAC.

J.Hall: 1 Rush for 3 Yards.

T.Mordecai: 1 Rush for -2 Yards.

OU Receiving:

C.Lamb: 7 Catches for 163 Yards, 2 TD, Long of 41, 55 YAC.

K.Brooks: 3 Catches for 13 Yards, Long of 14, 8 YAC, 2 Drops.

G.Calcaterra: 2 Catches for 49 Yards, 1 TD, Long of 25, 18 YAC.

N.Basquine: 2 Catches for 34 Yards, Long of 19, 25 YAC.

L.Morris: 1 Catch for 25 Yards, 18 YAC.

J.Haselwood: 1 Catch for 17 Yards, 7 YAC, 1 Drop.

T.Wease: 1 Drop.

OU Defensive Player of the Game:

SS Jordan Parker: 5 Tackles, 1 TFL, & 1 Sack.

Clemson Passing:

T.Lawrence: RAT 102.8, 10-17 for 89 Yards, 58%, Long of 37, 3 Sacks.

Clemson Rushing:

T.Etienne: 12 Rushes for 46 Yards, Long of 11, 22 YAC.

T.Lawrence: 5 Rushes for -12 Yards, 1 TD, Long of 7, 1 Fumble.

Clemson Receiving:

T.Etienne: 4 Catches for -3 Yards, Long of 2, 15 YAC.

J.Ross: 2 Catches for 23 Yards, Long of 16, 12 YAC, 1 Drop.

T.Higgins: 2 Catches for 45 Yards, Long of 37, 23 YAC.

D.Overton: 1 Catch for 19 Yards.

J.Chalk: 1 Catch for 5 Yards.

Clemson Defensive Player of the Game:

MLB Chad Smith: 14 Tackles, 3 TFL, & 1 Pass Deflection.