2010 College Baseball Rankings
Washington, Iowa & North Carolina Gain Upset Bowl Wins Over Nebraska, Missouri & West VA
Washington, Iowa and North Carolina all registered huge upset bowl victories over Nebraska, Missouri and West Virginia in 2010 college football action.
Washington’s Jake Locker and Chris Polk led the offense, and an incredible effort by the Husky defense stifled 17th-ranked Nebraska and its powerful Cornhusker defense to win the Holiday Bowl, 19-7.
It was a stunning turnaround for Steve Sarkisian’s Washington football program. The Huskies had to win their last 3 games to become bowl eligible, and they had taken a 56-21 beat-down to Nebraska at home earlier in the season when the Cornhuskers rolled up 533 total yards on offense, and 383 rushing yards.
But that was then and this is now, and Nebraska found itself playing a much different Washington team. The Huskies were a 0-12 team when Sarkisian took over two years ago. They currently are not even two-deep with even solid talent at every position, and Nebraska is loaded.
Sarkisian, his defensive coordinator Nick Holt and his offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier, did not want to play true freshmen this year but they had no choice. Consequently, Washington has played at least 14 true freshmen this season, 8 have started at least one game, and 2 have been virtual starters on the line.
Many of those true freshmen got a mugging the first time around against Nebraska, but in the Holiday Bowl they were no longer true freshmen and were ready to dish it out, and boy, did they. Washington’s linemen manhandled Nebraska on both sides of the line, and the Cornhuskers committed 12 penalties that cost them 102 yards.
Jack Locker, who chose to return his senior year rather than make millions with an NFL contract, won in the end. It is said that those who wait shall rise up, and soar like an eagle. Locker did.
He had no fancy passing statistics in the key game of his life, but his tenacity, selflessness and leadership stood as a shining example to his greatness within. He will play on Sundays, and, perhaps more important, he knows he will never have to play alone.
It was fitting that Locker was able to stick a fork in Nebraska on an option run, sealing the victory by barreling over NFL-bound cornerback Prince Amukamara and then splitting two defenders en route to a 25-yard score, giving the Huskies a 17-7 lead.
His teammate Chris Polk, Washington’s sensational sophomore running back with an NFL future, rushed for 177 yards on 34 carries (5.21 ypc). Locker added another 83 yards on 13 attempts (6.38 ypc). Polk was named the Holiday Bowl’s Most Valuable Player.
Washington’s offense out gained Nebraska, 340 total yards to 189. Nebraska’s rushing offense was ranked 10th best in the nation, averaging 260 yards a game, and the Washington Huskies held them to 91 yards on 41carries (2.2 ypc). Washington also had 4 sacks on Nebraska QB Taylor Martinez.
Washington ended up with a winning season at 7-6, and won its first bowl game since 2002. Nebraska finished at 10-4 on a low note, thanks to the Huskies.
The Iowa Hawkeyes, despite being undermanned due to injuries and suspensions that included starter Andre Robinson, managed to upset the 14th-ranked Missouri Tigers 27-24 in the Insight Bowl.
Robinson was replaced by freshman Marcus Coker, who rushed for 219 yards on 33 carries (6.64 ypc) and scored 2 touchdowns, one on a 62-yard run. Led by Coker, Iowa amassed 425 total yards against one of the nation’s stingiest defenses.
Coker was fantastic as a quick replacement for Robinson, but it was a pick and score by defensive back Micah Hyde that proved the difference in the game. Hyde meandered 72 yards on an interception return in the last quarter to put the Hawkeyes up, 27-24.
Missouri coach Gary Pinkel was not a happy camper since his Tigers gained 512 yards on the Hawkeyes. Blaine Gabbert went 41-of-57 (72%) for 434 yards, yet inexplicably threw the ball right to Hyde, who dodged tacklers right and left as he rambled along for 72 yards and victory for Iowa.
Coach Kirk Ferentz and his Hawkeyes finished the season at 8-5 and out of the money in the Big Ten race. Pinkel and his Tigers ended the year at 10-3.
The North Carolina State Wolfpack took down the 22nd-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers, 23-7, in the Champs Sports Bowl. NC State’s Russell Wilson led the way by throwing for 275 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Wilson, the Atlantic Coast Conference’s leading passer, must now decide whether to make an early move to a professional baseball career or return to the Wolfpack next season. Wilson, the game’s MVP, spent the summer playing second base in the Colorado Rockies minor-league system.
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