Announcers: We're unhappy to report that FOX's stranglehold on college football has not yet been entirely shaken loose, although the selection of announcers could have been worse: Kenny Albert Daryl Johnston, and John Lynch have the call. Weather: In a dome, this doesn't matter, but Saturday's forecast calls for cool temperatures and mostly cloudy skies, for those of you who like to plan your parking-lot tailgate garb well in advance.
Neatest fact: This game joins the Citrus Bowl in the ignominious category of "games that have been, at one point in their history, not played in the stadiums after which they were named, which seems dumb.
Closest finish: There have been two ties in the history of the Classic, and the first marked LSU's debut appearance in the contest, on New Year's Day Most lopsided finish: The game saw mighty Miami mop the field with Texas, There are Division I programs that still don't match the attendance record of around 40, for the Cotton Bowl.
This will mark the first year the game hasn't been played within a day of January 1, but if that's in an effort to sidle up to and appear one with the BCS games, the BBVA Compass Bowl dispels that notion about as well as it can be dispelled.
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See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. Prev Game. Logos via Sports Logos. Scoring Summary. Team Stats. College Football Scores. Full Site Menu Return to Top. Nobody knows for sure with Miles likely a leading candidate for the coaching vacancy at Michigan, where he played and was an assistant coach. When asked immediately after the game if he'd be back next season, there was an extended pause before Miles responded, "It's a wonderful place.
I love it here. Amid the uncertainty of Miles' future, Jordan Jefferson threw three touchdown passes to Terrence Toliver and ran for a score to help the 11th-ranked Tigers rally for a victory over No. In the days leading up to the Cotton Bowl, Miles said his focus was on his Tigers and that he enjoyed where he was. But LSU has now completed its fourth season with at least 11 wins in Miles' six years.
The Tigers had only two win seasons in their history before that. This is really about LSU," Miles said. And if I did, I would communicate with them very effectively. It was the 50th game between the border-state schools, but the first since the opener. Jefferson was 10 of 19 for yards with scoring passes of 42, 2 and 41 yards to Toliver, who had only two TD catches in the regular season.
LSU went ahead for good when Stevan Ridley had a a yard TD run, jumping over a defender near the line and then sweeping right untouched into the end zone for a lead with left in the first half.
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