![]() ![]() With so many seniors - 21 went through senior day festivities - and two potentially NFL-bound juniors in running back Breece Hall and defensive end Will McDonald, Iowa State may see some players opt-out of the bowl game to safeguard their health ahead of the start of their professional careers. The bowl game presents Iowa State an opportunity to send a historic senior class off with one final game while also getting further experience for a group of youngsters that will work to fill their spots in 2022. Dabo Swinney's Tigers finished 9-3 this season. While down this year, Clemson offers Matt Campbell's Iowa State program another opportunity to claim a bowl victory over a brand name program. Iowa State has confirmed the game's details with the Register. The Cyclones were selected to the Cheez-It Bowl and will face Clemson for a 4:45 p.m. His 401 passing yards also set an Orange Bowl record, surpassing Michigan quarterback Tom Brady, who had 369 against Alabama in 2000.Iowa State's 2021 season will conclude in Orlando. Geno Smith had a career-high six touchdown passes, breaking an Orange Bowl and BCS record, held by USC quarterback Matt Leinart against Oklahoma in 2005. Record performance: Where to begin? You already saw the scoring record. It's also West Virginia's first 10-win season since 2007. Geno Smith and nearly every skill player returns on offense, and Dana Holgorsen won 10 games in his first season as a head coach. The Mountaineers showed they can score with the best of them, and their bowl record for points scored just surpassed the 67 points future conference partner Baylor put up in the Alamo Bowl against Washington. What West Virginia learned: This team has one heck of a future in the Big 12. But it's going to be a stinging offseason. This is a young team, and will have every opportunity to bounce back from this loss. It's another to give up a bowl record for points scored. It's one thing for Virginia Tech to be the punching bag because it has represented the league so many times in BCS games, but no ACC team has ever been embarrassed this badly in a BCS game. The league moved to 2-13 in BCS bowls, including 0-2 this season. What Clemson learned: It's not so easy being the ACC rep in a BCS game. Speculation has swirled about Casteel's future in Morgantown, so if this was indeed his last game with the Mountaineers, it was his best of the season. Tajh Boyd and Sammy Watkins were completely shackled and ineffective after that opening period. But the Tigers scored 16 points the remainder of the game, and the defense created four turnovers - including its third score in the past four games. It appeared a shootout would be in order. Clemson ran up and down his defense, scoring touchdowns on two big plays and taking a 17-14 lead after the first quarter. Unsung hero of the game: West Virginia defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel. Hopefully the entire nation knows as well. Folks in the Big East knew all about his talents. He ran the ball, he caught the ball, he returned the ball to the tune of over 280 yards in yet another stunning display of his speed and escapability. That also tied the record for all bowl games. The best, most versatile player on the field, Austin finished with four receiving touchdowns, a career, Orange Bowl and BCS record. Player of the game: West Virginia receiver Tavon Austin. Consider this: West Virginia scored a TOTAL of 75 points in its final three games. ![]() Stat of the game: Hard to top the incredible bowl-record 70 points the Mountaineers scored. The Tigers simply could not get out of their own way. That one turnover brought Clemson's momentum to a halt and had a snowball effect. ![]() Instead, Ellington fumbles and Clemson did not get a touchdown again until late in the third quarter. Clemson was down 21-17 and about to go in for the go-ahead score. Turning point: That Cook fumble recovery changed everything. West Virginia turned that into 21 points, and when halftime came the Mountaineers had outscored Clemson 35-3 in the period. After that turnover, it was all downhill for the Tigers - who turned the ball over a total of three times in the second quarter. It was the fourth defensive score of the year for the Mountaineers, the most since 2007. Darwin Cook got the spree started when he picked up an Andre Ellington fumble and returned it 99 yards - the longest defensive score in school bowl history. West Virginia went on a scoring blitz, thanks to its impressive and opportunistic defense. How the game was won: The second quarter. MIAMI - West Virginia beat Clemson 70-33 in the Discover Orange Bowl on Wednesday night, putting up an NCAA record for points scored in a bowl game. ![]()
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