Got this one right.
The Huskies of Northern Illinois came form a 13-0 deficit to defeat the Arkansas State Red Wolves 38-20. (I said they'd win 38-27.)
Huskies' quarterback Chandler Harnish got his ankle rolled up and missed a series early in the second quarter but his replacement, Jordan Lynch, lead Northern Illinois on a 7-play, 78-yard drive capped by his 3-yard TD run to give the MAC team the lead. Lynch was just 4 for 4 for 64 yards on that drive.
Harnish returned but didn't run for the remainder of the game. No matter. He completed 18 of 36 passes for 274 yards. He had two TD passes of his own and set up Jamal Womble for a 1-yard TD run just before halftime.
The Red Devils kept shooting themselves in the foot. Three interceptions (the final being returned by Dechane Durante 36 yards for a TD giving N. Illinois the 38-20 final score) and two lost fumbles as well as missed opportunities kept them in the hole all night.
Ryan Aplin did complete 30 of 58 for 353 yards and a TD and he did rush for a second score, but his three INTs and inability to keep drives going early in the first quarter may have cost the Red Wolves the game.
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Now there's only one Bowl Game remaining: The National Championship out of Louisiana pits #1 LSU against #2 Alabama.
My gut feeling is that Alabama remembers the missed chances of their meeting earlier this season (three missed field goals? Or was it four?) and, with the elephant as their mascot, they will not forget.
This game will not depend upon field goals.
The Tide affects Baton Rouge like a Cat 4's storm surge.
Alabama 28, LSU 14.
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