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Bowl Watch Day 4: 12-24


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BAHAMAS BOWL; CENTRAL MICHIGAN (7-5) vs WESTERN KENTUCKY (7-5); Noon ET; ESPN ... Perhaps the most interesting aspect of this game is the location in the Bahamas. I am most anxious to see the stadium and facilities. The game itself featres a couple of teams that are probably just happy to be in the post-season in CMU which survived a seriously injury-challenged season to earn a bowl bid, while WKU's big claim to fame was their upset win over previously undefeated MARSHALL in a 67-66 thriller. In fact, the key to that leftover PETRINO Offense is QB BRANDON DOUGHTY (#12, 6-3, 210), a steady veteran who completed 67.5 % of his throws this past season for over 4,300 yards and 44 TDs against only 10 INTs. Doughty had been considered to be a potential later round prospect for the 2015draft, but was just granted another year of eligibility by the NCAA and should be back at the helm for the Hilltoppers next fall. He should also be a top 10 QB prospect in 2016. The Hilltoppers also feature several serious pro prospects to watch for the upcoming draft including TE MITCHELL HENRY (#80, 6'4, 245 who caught 29 passes this fall when he averaged a relatively high 15.2 yds per catch and OG CAMERON CLEMMONS (#52, 6'6, 305), who will be in Mobile for the Senior Bowl next month. On the defensive side watch for CB CAM THOMAS (#19, 6'1, 190) who is headed to the Shrine Game. Meanwhile, CMU also has some solid prospects of its own led by WR TITUS DAVIS (#84, 6'2, 190) who had 54 receptions this season despite playing in only 9 games while he averaged a very respectable 15.6 ypc and scored 9 TD; he's a Top 100 prospect who is also scheduled to play for the Shriners next month. Also going to St.Pete is mountainous DT LETERRIUS WALTON (#58, 6-'5, 325) who moves pretty well for such a big guy. The Chippewas defense is led by top tackler ILB JUSTIN CHEROCCI (#46, 6'0, 231, who tallied 107 tackles in his senior season. A sleeper in this game could be RB THOMAS RAWLS (#34, 5'10, 218) if he's eligible to play. The Michigan transfer was a key weapon for them early in the year, but the NCAA derailed his season with questions. A big key to this game will be for CMU to somehow slow down the WKU offense. Good luck guys!

 

HAWAII BOWL; FRESNO STATE (6-7) vs RICE (7-5); 8 PM ET; ESPN ... Let's not even try to sugar coat it I have a hard time getting fired up over a bowl game featuring a team with a losing record, but in truth Fresno State did a nice job the second half of their first post-CARR season. It's just that their current QB BRIAN BURRELL (#2, 6'3, 220) ain't no CARR, although the junior does have a big arm. However, the Bulldogs do have several solid draft prospects including WR JOSH HARPER (#3, 6'1, 185) their best pro prospect who caught 86 passes this fall for over 1,000 yards and 7 TDs despite breaking in a new QB; he is another Senior Bowl invitee. Same story for SS DERRON SMITH (#13 , 5-11, 200), a Top 100 prospect who also has committed to playing in Mobile come January, while DT TYELER DAVISON (#92, 6'2, 305), a Tasmanian Devil on the interior of the DL, is scheduled to be at the Shrine venue.  Joining DAVISON in St. Pete will be CB CURTIS RILEY (#7, 6'0, 190, who is on the cusp of being draftable, however, he won't play in Hawaii because of a sprained foot. For its part, RICE had an injury plagued season and is likely to be without it's best defender DT CHRIS COVINGTON (#1, 6'2, 95) who was injured late in the season. He's a Canadian who will get drafted by the NFL at some point. An interesting target for RICE is WR JORDAN TAYLOR (#15, 6-4, 210) a big target who caught 49 balls for almost 800 yards and 6 TDs last season in a predominantly running offense. This game could be good for tired parents as a sleep aid while waiting for Santa to drop off all those presents with "some assembly required".

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Anyone watch this? How did the TE look. Heard the end was amazing.

 

Crazy game. Not sure I've ever seen a team come back after falling behind by 5 TD's.

 

The announcers were actually calling for onside kicks before the start of the 4th quarter. Didn't happen, but hilarious to think about.

 

If you're asking about Mitchell Henry I thought he played well. Caught a TD pass as I recall, but at first glance looked like an undersized TE/oversized WR.

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