01/02/22 Sports Wrap Up
NCAA: Men’s Football
Five Bowl Games yesterday, but only one worth talking about. First here is the final score of the other games.
The Outback Bowl Penn State loses 24-10 to Arkansas.
The Fiesta Bowl Oklahoma State comes back to defeat Notre Dame 37-35.
The Citrus Bowl Iowa falls 20-17 to the Kentucky Wildcats.
The Sugar Bowl Baylor Bears 21-7 over the Ole Miss Rebels. Ole Miss quarterback, Matt Corral, left the game in the first quarter with an ankle injury. He returned to the sideline on crutches before halftime to support his team. He will have more tests today. Corral was originally going to sit the game out with fellow seniors to avoid injury before the upcoming NFL combine and draft.
Rose Bowl Ohio State Buckeyes against the Utha did not disappoint anyone but Utes fans. In a game that broke many FBS and Ohio State school records, the Buckeyes came out on top 48-45. In a game that had Utah leading 35-12 at halftime, it did not seem like the Utes were going to have any problems controlling the second half. The Buckeyes had another idea, they came out scored a quick touchdown and then held Utah to a field goal. That brought Ohio back into the game to 38- 28 and gave them the momentum going into the fourth quarter. The game was tied at 45, with under two minutes left and Ohio State with the ball. They controlled the clock and moved the ball 56 yards down the field and hit a 19- yard field goal with nine seconds left on the clock. Buckeyes come from behind and win in Rose Bowl style, 48-45 over Utah. This game obviously had 93 combined points and an unbelievable 1,146 combined total yards. Ohio’s quarterback, C.J. McCloud, finished the game with 573 passing yards and six touchdowns. Buckeye sophomore wide receiver, Jaxon Smith Njigba , set school and FBS records with an outstanding performance. Jaxon set the record with 15 catches and 347 yards and three touchdowns.
In other NCAA college football news. North Carolina Tarheel quarterback Sam Howell will skip his senior year and declares himself eligible for the NFL draft.
NBA: The Hornets face the Phoenix Suns at the Spectrum Center at 7pm tonight.
NHL: The Carolina Hurricanes take 49 shots on goal, compared to the Blue Jackets 18 shots and defeat Columbus 7-4 at the Nationwide Arena. The most amazing part of the Carolina win was the five goals in the third period competing the comeback victory. The Hurricanes had goals by Steven Lorentz (2), Brady Skjei (2), Nino Neiderreiter, Andre Svecknikov and Ethan Bear. The Hurricanes are now 21-7-1 on the season and sit in first place in the Metropolitan division.
The Carolina game tomorrow night against the Maple Leafs has already been postponed due to Covid-19 concerns with the Toronto team. The Hurricanes return to the ice Thursday night, Dec7, they will host the Calgary Flames at PNC Arena at 7pm.
NFL: Sad news in the NFL world. Former Dallas Cowboys running back, and Head Coach Dan Reeves passes away at the age of 77. He was part of the NFL for 38 seasons in one way or another. Reeves had nine Super Bowl appearances, the third most overall individual appearances of all time. He is survived by his wife and high school sweetheart Pam, three children and six grandchildren. Dan Reeves has had health problems for a long time and died from complications due to Dementia. He passed away in his bed, at his home in Atlanta. His family was by his side.
The Carolina Panthers faces the New Orleans saints today at 4:25pm. Both teams are out of the playoffs.
NBC’s Sunday night’s game is the Minnesota Vikings against the Green Bay Packers. The Packers sit in the number one seed with a 12-3 record. Weather still looks like it will be the “Coldest Conditions of the Season.” The temperature for game time is expected to be below zero.
Monday night is the Cleveland Browns versus Pittsburgh on ESPN/ABC at 8:15pm.
LOCAL SPORTS: Local school Varsity Boys and Girls basketball teams return to action tomorrow
Starting tomorrow, Jan 3, the Daily Sports Wrap Up will include a complete listing of final scores across the NBA, NHL, NFL and MLB. We will also include sports feature stories and a weekly commentary.
– Vinny Pagano is the Sports Editor for Columbus County News and Sports Director for WTXY Kool 103.9FM & AM1540. Local Sports stories, questions, and comments can be sent to [email protected]
