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Thursday 31 December 2015

College Bowl Roundup:

Jefferson’s 3 TDs lead Baylor by UNC 49-38 in Russell Bowl

Baylor running back Johnny Jefferson (5) runs for a touchdown past the North Carolina defense yards for another score. Vaden was unable to get
including safety Donnie Miles (15) during the first half of the Russell Athletic Bowl NCAA college Patrick Mahomes threw for out of bounds at Nevada’s
football game, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in Orlando, Fla. 370 yards and four touch- 12-yard line and time ran
downs for Texas Tech, but out on the Rams.
(AP Photo/John Raoux) was under heavy pressure In Fort Worth, Texas, Jared
all night and was sacked six Goff threw for 467 yards
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — touchdowns for the Bears entering the fourth. times and scrambled away and six touchdowns as Cal-
Johnny Jefferson rushed (10-3). Fournette had two rushing from probably 10 more. ifornia won in the postsea-
for three touchdowns and Marquise Williams passed touchdowns of 2 yards, ran In the inaugural Arizona son for the first time in sev-
a bowl-record 299 yards as for 243 yards and three for TDs of 43 and 4 yards Bowl, James Butler scored en years, beating Air Force
No. 18 Baylor ran past No. scores, and rushed for two and took a screen pass 44 on a 4-yard run with 1:06 55-36 in the Armed Forces
10 North Carolina 49-38 in more. Elijah Hood added left as Nevada benefited Bowl,
the Russell Athletic Bowl on 118 yards rushing. from a late gaffe by Colo- Goff had three of his scor-
Tuesday. In Houston, Leonard Four- rado State to beat the ing tosses in a span of five
Despite missing two quar- nette scored five touch- Rams 28-23. plays in the second quarter
terbacks, an award-win- downs and ran for 212 Colorado State (7-6) trailed as the Bears (8-5) broke a
ning receiver, and a 1,000- yards as No. 22 LSU used most of the game before 14-14 tie and cruised in a
yard running back, the a big third quarter to pull taking the lead on Wyatt rematch of the 2007 Armed
Bears’ No. 1-ranked scoring away for a 56-27 win over Bryan’s 38-yard field goal Forces Bowl, also won by
offense stayed creative, Texas Tech in the Texas with just under 4 minutes Cal (42-36).
pounding out 645 yards Bowl. left. Receiver Kenny Lawler had
rushing and 756 total yards Texas Tech (7-6) cut the The Wolf Pack (7-6) re- three touchdowns for Cal,
— both records. lead to 1 early in the third sponded quickly, marching which last made the post-
Devin Chafin added 161 quarter before the Tigers (9- 72 yards in eight plays to set season in a 21-10 loss to
yards and a touchdown, 3) scored 21 straight points, up Butler’s tackle-breaking Texas in the Holiday Bowl in
and Terence Williams with two touchdowns by touchdown run. 2011. The Bears’ last bowl
rushed for 97 yards and two Fournette, to make it 42-20 Nick Stevens orchestrated win was 24-17 over Miami
a quick-hitting drive in the in the 2008 Emerald Bowl
final minute with no time- near their Bay Area cam-
outs, but receiver Jordon pus. q

Eagles fire coach Chip Kelly with
only 1 game left in third season

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The tions and wishes him suc-
Philadelphia Eagles have cess going forward.
fired coach Chip Kelly with The Eagles also fired Ed
one game left in his third Marynowitz, who was vice
season, dumping their president of player person-
coach after missing the nel.
playoffs in consecutive Kelly made several bold
seasons. moves that backfired after
Kelly was released Tuesday assuming full control of per-
night just before the end sonnel decisions last offsea-
of a disappointing season son. Kelly replaced Andy
that began with Super Bowl Reid and led the Eagles to
expectations. The Eagles an NFC East title in 2013 af-
are 6-9 after going 10-6 in ter they were 4-12 a year
each of Kelly’s first two sea- earlier. The Eagles missed
sons. the playoffs in 2014 after
Eagles CEO Jeffrey Lurie starting 9-3.
said Tuesday that he ap- They were 7-12 in Kelly’s last
preciates Kelly’s contribu- 19 games.q