Written by: Quincy Bentley | Sports Editor<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 2024-25 NCAA college football Bowl games delivered exciting matchups, showcasing exceptional talent and outstanding team performances. Here’s a breakdown of the highlights from the Rose Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl and Peach Bowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rose Bowl: Ohio State vs. Oregon<\/strong> Cotton Bowl: Ohio State vs. Texas<\/strong> Sugar Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Georgia<\/strong> Peach Bowl: Texas vs. Arizona State<\/strong> These standout bowl games highlighted the best of college football, with top tier competition that set the stage for an exciting conclusion to the 2024-25 season. Contact the author at howlsports@wou.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Written by: Quincy Bentley | Sports Editor The 2024-25 NCAA college football Bowl games delivered exciting matchups, showcasing exceptional talent and outstanding team performances. Here’s a breakdown of the highlights from the Rose Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl and Peach Bowl. Rose Bowl: Ohio State vs. OregonIn the Rose Bowl, Ohio State came […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2222,245,5344,41,51,3971,73,454,1788,246,683,847,1259],"class_list":["post-22028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","tag-athlete","tag-athletics","tag-bowl","tag-college","tag-events","tag-fans","tag-football","tag-games","tag-ncaa","tag-sports","tag-student","tag-tournament","tag-world"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22028"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22031,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22028\/revisions\/22031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
In the Rose Bowl, Ohio State came out with a commanding 41-21 victory over Oregon. Ohio State\u2019s defense came to play, limiting Oregon\u2019s playmakers and forcing critical turnovers. The win solidified Ohio State’s place as a semifinal contender in the expanded College Football Playoffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Cotton Bowl featured a clash between Ohio State Buckeyes and the Texas Longhorns in the semifinals. The Buckeyes emerged victorious 28-14, as Ohio State’s defense stifled Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers, preventing the Longhorns from gaining any momentum. Offensively for the Buckeyes, they were able to deliver crucial plays that eventually sent them to the national championship game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Notre Dame pulled off a 23-10 upset over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, showcasing their presence on defense. The Irish stunned Georgia\u2019s rushing attack, while quarterback Riley Leonard managed the game effectively with timely throws and smart decisions. Georgia struggled to generate points against Notre Dame\u2019s defense, which paved the way for the Irish to advance.
Orange Bowl: Notre Dame vs. Penn State<\/strong>
The Orange Bowl provided fans with a thrilling semifinal matchup, with Notre Dame narrowly defeating Penn State 27-24. The Irish showed their grit by overcoming a fourth-quarter deficit, capped off with a 41-yard field goal by kicker Mitch Jeter. Penn State\u2019s offense put up a great effort, but fell just short against Notre Dame\u2019s late-game execution. If Notre Dame is able to win it all, it would be their first championship in 36 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Peach Bowl gave spectators one of the most dramatic games of the season, with Texas defeating Arizona State 38-35 in double overtime. Quinn Ewers executed key drives for the Longhorns, including a clutch touchdown pass in second overtime. Two missed field goal attempts by Texas kicker Bert Auburn helped keep Arizona State in the game. Ultimately, the Sun Devils\u2019 defense couldn\u2019t hold off Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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