Former USC head coach Pete Carroll has agreed to become the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks.
Also, Peyton Manning won the MVP award with over 39.5 percent of the vote. Manning ran away with his 4th MVP award.
More to come…
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In the first quarter of the game, Texas saw it’s star quarterback Colt McCoy injured and forced to leave the game and for the Longhorns, it only went downhill from there.
McCoy suffered a sprained shoulder and was, therefore, replaced by Garrett Gilbert who was only able to complete 1 of 10 passes for negative four yards and had two interceptions in the first half. In the second half, Texas didn’t give up despite being hampered by McCoy’s absence, as Gilbert completed a 3-yard pass to Dan Buckner for a touchdown with 6:15 remaining in the fourth quarter. The subsequent two-point conversion brought Texas within three points of the Crimson Tide. Two turnovers by Gilbert in the final 3 minutes of the game, however, allowed Alabama to take a commanding lead, which was a lead that they would not relinquish.
Following the victory Alabama coach Nick Saban thanked the university, the state of Alabama, and all of the players on his team. “They all bought into the things that we needed to do…the message tonight was do what we do and be who we are and I thought we did a good job of that,” said Saban when asked about his team. Alabama running back Mark Ingram became the second Heisman winner to win the BCS title in the same season. He was named the Offensive Player of the Game. Alabama defensive end Marcell Dareus was named the Defensive Player of the Game.
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4:00am: ATP/WTA Brisbane Quarterfinals (1) Kim Clijsters v. Lucie Safarova
(following Clijsters match is James Blake v. (3) Gael Monfils)
7:00am: ATP Chennai Second Round Robby Ginepri v. Lukas Lacko
(following Ginepri match is (3) Stanislas Wawrinka v. Michael Russell)
7:30am: ATP Doha Quarterfinals (5) Viktor Troicki v. Lukasz Kubot
(following Troicki match is (Q) Steve Darcis v. (2) Rafael Nadal, (1) Roger Federer v. Ernests Gulbis, and (3) Nikolay Davydenko v. (7) Ivo Karlovic)
7:00pm: NHL Chicago Blackhawks (1st in Central) @ Boston Bruins (2nd in Northeast)
8:00pm: CITI BCS National Championship Game (1) Alabama Crimson Tide v. (2) Texas Longhorns
10:00pm: NHL Phoenix Coyotes (2nd in Pacific) @ Vancouver Canucks (1st in Northwest)
Harvin, who is a wide receiver and kick returner for the Minnesota Vikings, received 41 of the total 50 votes and to win the AP 2009 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award over Baltimore’s Michael Oher. Harvin, who was picked 22nd overall, has 790 reception yards, 135 rushing yards from 15 attempts, has averaged 27.5 yards on kickoffs, and eight touchdowns.
Harvin has been an integral part of Minnesota’s season and will need to play well if they want to have a deep playoff run.
“I call him Little Phenom,” said Adrian Peterson to the AP, he won the same award in 2007. “He’s got the heart of a lion when he’s out there playing.”
At times during the season, Harvin has battled with severe migraine headaches, but they obviously haven’t badly hindered his performance, thus far.
The remaining vote getters were Philadelphia receiver Jeremy Maclin, Denver RB Knowshon Moreno and Pittsburgh receiver Mike Wallace, each with one.
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4:30am: ATP/WTA Brisbane (WC) Justine Henin v. (Q) Sesil Karatantcheva
(following Henin match is (4) Tomas Berdych v. Marcos Baghdatis)
7:00am: ATP Chennai Marcel Granollers v. (2) Marin Cilic
(following Cilic match is (WC) Somdev Dewarman v. (4) Janko Tipsarevic)
7:30am: ATP Doha (Q) Steve Darcis v. (WC) Younes El Aynaoui
(following Darcis match is (1) Roger Federer v. Evgeny Korolev and (2) Rafael Nadal v. Potito Starace)
6:30pm: NCAA Basketball (20) Wisconsin @ (11) Michigan St.
7:00pm: GMAC Bowl Central Michigan Chippewas v. Troy Trojans
7:30pm: ATP/WTA Brisbane (3) Ana Ivanovic v. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
(following Ivanovic match is Wayne Odesnik v. (2) Radek Stepanek)
8:00pm: NHL Calgary Flames @ Minnesota Wild
8:00pm: NCAA Basketball (1) Kansas v. Cornell
9:00pm: NBA Houston Rockets @ Phoenix Suns
Chris Henry, who was a receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals, died on December 17th after falling from a truck while having a dispute with his fiancee. His fiancee Loleini Tonga spoke to ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” and she stated that, among other things, she believed that Henry was not trying to commit suicide.
Georgia Tech’s offense is one of the country’s best, but Iowa was able to hold them to only 14 points and their quarterback Ricky Stanzi made several great plays in order to secure the 24-14 victory. After this win, Iowa should get the respect that they deserve and Georgia Tech showed only a glimmer of the offensive brilliance that they had displayed during the season. Unfortunately for the ACC, this loss again shows that they aren’t as strong of a conference as they once were.
ESPN has reported that Mike Shanahan, who won back-to-back Super Bowls while coaching Denver, has signed on as head coach and executive vice president of football operations for the Washington Redskins. Shanahan’s deal is reportedly worth $7 million per year and he has sole authority on football decisions for the team. In addition, Shanahan’s son Kyle, who was the offensive coordinator for Houston, will now assume the same title for Washington.
Shanahan was pursued by the Redskins following former coach Jim Zorn’s release on Monday.
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4:00am: ATP/WTA Brisbane (WC) Justine Henin v. (Q) Sesil Karatantcheva
(following Henin match is Andy Roddick & James Blake v. (4) Marcelo Melo & Bruno Soares)
6:30am: ATP Chennai (1) Robin Soderling v. Robby Ginepri
7:30am: ATP Doha (Q) Ryler DeHeart v. (WC) Younes El Aynaouri
(following DeHeart match, (2) Rafael Nadal v. Simone Bolelli, (1) Roger Federer v. Christophe Rochus, and Rafael Nadal & Marc Lopez v. (3) Mariusz Fyrstenberg & Marcin Matkowski)
7:00pm: NHL Montreal Canadiens @ Washington Capitals
7:30pm: NHL Boston Bruins @ Ottawa Senators
8:00pm: FedEx Orange Bowl Iowa v. Georgia Tech
8:00pm: NHL Calgary Flames @ Nashville Predators
10:30pm: NBA Houston Rockets @ Los Angeles Lakers
It didn’t have the same glitz as their victory over Oklahoma in 2007, but it ended with the same result. In the battle of the unbeatens, the Boise St. Broncos defeated the TCU Horned Frogs 17-10. The Broncos offense has been explosive all season, but it was their defense that proved to be the difference in the game, as they were able to hold TCU’s offense to 161 yards less than their season average of 469 yards per game. It was a fake punt by Broncos punter Kyle Brotzman followed by three short passes and a 2-yard run for a touchdown by Boise St.’s Doug Martin that gave the Broncos a lead that they would not relinquish.
Boise St. is now surely guaranteed a spot in the final rankings, which will be their highest ranking in school history.
