PREMIUM
Rogers' 10* BOWL GAME OF THE DAY >> 6-3 L9 Bowl Sides!
(NCAAF) Virginia Tech vs. Oklahoma State,
Point Spread: -5.50 | -105.00 Oklahoma State (Home)
Result: Win
Point Spread: -5.50 | -105.00 Oklahoma State (Home)
Result: Win
The set-up A pair of 9-3 teams will square off in the Camping World Bowl on Thursday in Orlando. Both the No. 22 Hokies and No. 19 Cowboys opened 7-1 and both flirted with CFP hopes. However, each faltered in November (each went 2-2), proving they didn't belong. The reward is a trip to 'Disney World.'' Mason Rudolph (QB at Oklahoma State) was once recruited by Virginia Tech, while current Virginia Tech head coach Justin Fuente, once a highly recruited QB in the state of Oklahoma, was recruited by Gundy, who was then a graduate assistant with the Cowboys. Hokies offensive line coach Vance Vice played with Gundy in Stillwater from 1986-88 where the two won the 1987 Holiday Bowl and 1988 Liberty Bowl alongside Thurman Thomas and Barry Sanders. The schools ]have only met twice before, with each winning once.
Virginia Tech: The Hokies' 7-1 start was derailed by losses at Miami (28-10) and Georgia Tech (28-22) but Virginia Tech finished up with wins over Pitt and Virginia. Freshman QB Josh Jackson has thrown for 2,743 yards with 19 TDs and eight INTs. He gets very little help from his running game, as no RB has as many as 450 yeards but the team has managed to average 167.2 YPG (61) and overall, Va. Tech averages 28.8 PPG (62nd). The fact that Travon McMillian, who led the Hokies in rushing (439 yards), has decided to transfer and will not play, won't really hurt. Veteran DC Bud Foster is still around to work his magic and the Hokies allow just 13.5 PPG (5th) on 305.2 YPG (11th). Another edge the Hokies often hold over opponnets is special teams, as they rank in the top-30 nationally in all four major special teams categories – punts, punt returns, kickoffs and kickoff returns.
Oklahoma State: QB Mason Rudolph comes in completing 65 percent of his passes for 4,553 yards with 35 TDs against nine INTs. He led FBS in passing yards and points responsible for per game (22.5). He has two extremely talented tragets, as WRs Washington and Ateman have both have over 1,000 yards. Washington has 69 catches (20.6 YPC / 12 TDs) and Ateman 54 catches (19.4 YPC / 8 TDs). Sophomore RB Justice Hill ran for 1,347 yards, the most by a Cowboy in five years, averaging 5.5 YPC with 14 TDs. and 14 TDs. It all adds up to an offense averaging 46.2 PPG (3rd) on 578.9 YPG (2nd). However, the team's Achilles Heel is a defense allowing 30.1 PPG (86th) on 400.2 YPG (75th). OSU's final two losses both came at home when the Cowboys allowed 62 points to Oklahoma and 45 points to Kansas State.
The pick:This will be the Hokies' 25th consecutive bowl game but in the end, I believe Oklahoma's State's offense is just too much. The Cowboys put up at least 40 points in each of their last five games, while.the Hokies' offensive scored just 30 points over their last two games and no more than 22 in any of their last four (15.5 PPG in that span). Make Oklahoma State a 10* play.
Virginia Tech: The Hokies' 7-1 start was derailed by losses at Miami (28-10) and Georgia Tech (28-22) but Virginia Tech finished up with wins over Pitt and Virginia. Freshman QB Josh Jackson has thrown for 2,743 yards with 19 TDs and eight INTs. He gets very little help from his running game, as no RB has as many as 450 yeards but the team has managed to average 167.2 YPG (61) and overall, Va. Tech averages 28.8 PPG (62nd). The fact that Travon McMillian, who led the Hokies in rushing (439 yards), has decided to transfer and will not play, won't really hurt. Veteran DC Bud Foster is still around to work his magic and the Hokies allow just 13.5 PPG (5th) on 305.2 YPG (11th). Another edge the Hokies often hold over opponnets is special teams, as they rank in the top-30 nationally in all four major special teams categories – punts, punt returns, kickoffs and kickoff returns.
Oklahoma State: QB Mason Rudolph comes in completing 65 percent of his passes for 4,553 yards with 35 TDs against nine INTs. He led FBS in passing yards and points responsible for per game (22.5). He has two extremely talented tragets, as WRs Washington and Ateman have both have over 1,000 yards. Washington has 69 catches (20.6 YPC / 12 TDs) and Ateman 54 catches (19.4 YPC / 8 TDs). Sophomore RB Justice Hill ran for 1,347 yards, the most by a Cowboy in five years, averaging 5.5 YPC with 14 TDs. and 14 TDs. It all adds up to an offense averaging 46.2 PPG (3rd) on 578.9 YPG (2nd). However, the team's Achilles Heel is a defense allowing 30.1 PPG (86th) on 400.2 YPG (75th). OSU's final two losses both came at home when the Cowboys allowed 62 points to Oklahoma and 45 points to Kansas State.
The pick:This will be the Hokies' 25th consecutive bowl game but in the end, I believe Oklahoma's State's offense is just too much. The Cowboys put up at least 40 points in each of their last five games, while.the Hokies' offensive scored just 30 points over their last two games and no more than 22 in any of their last four (15.5 PPG in that span). Make Oklahoma State a 10* play.
