College Football Playoffs (Quaterfinal Round)

#1 Oklahoma vs. #9 Boise State

After upsetting Penn State on the road, Boise State traveled to Norman, OK and fell in a shootout to the #1 Sooners. Oklahoma jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first six minutes with two Chris Brown touchdown runs (including a 74-yarder). The Broncos fought back and trailed 21-14 at the end of the 1st Quarter. The 2nd Quarter featured more back and forth with Boise pulling to within three at 31-28 with five minutes to go before half. The Sooners responded with a 51-yard touchdown run and after a Boise turnover a field goal to go into the half up 41-28. A Sooner touchdown and Broncos field goal left the score at 48-31 after three periods. Oklahoma added a field goal and Boise scored on the final play of the game for the final score of 51-38. Oklahoma running back Chris Brown was named game MVP after a 287 yard rushing performance including four touchdowns.

#4 Alabama vs. #5 USC

A defensive struggle emerged in Tuscaloosa as the Crimson Tide hosted the Trojans. The teams remained knotted at 0-0 after the first half. Seven minutes into the 3rd Quarter, Alabama's Leigh Tiffin connected from 44 yards to give the Tide a 3-0 lead. The Trojans responded with two quick field goals (33 and 47 yards) to take a 6-3 lead at the end of the 3rd Quarter. Early in the 4th, a Glen Coffee 2-yard plunge gave Alabama a 10-6 lead. Tiffin added a second field goal from 45-yards to close the scoring at 13-6 and send Alabama to the Semifinals at #1 Oklahoma. Coffee's 107 yards rushing and one touchdown gave him the game's MVP award.

#3 Texas vs. #11 Cincinnati

After upsetting #6 Utah in the opening round, the Cincinnati Bearcats traveled to Austin to face the #3 Longhorns. Cincinnati stunned the Texas crowd with an opening touchdown to take a 7-0 lead. The Longhorns took nearly seven minutes to tie the score before the Bearcats connected on a 49-yard field goal to lead 10-7 at the end of the 1st Quarter. Texas responded quickly in the 2nd Quarter, scoring 20 unanswered points before Cincinnati added a field goal just before half to make the score 27-13. Two Texas touchdowns early in the 3rd Quarter turned the game into a rout at 41-13. Cincinnati closed the gap to 48-26 by the end of the 3rd, but the defense wilted early in the fourth as the Longhorns added two more scores to lead 62-26. The Bearcats closed the scoring with two minutes remaining on a 13-yard touchdown pass. Final score: 62-33. Colt McCoy's 19 of 22 passing day for 347 yards and three touchdowns earned him the game's MVP award.

#2 Florida vs. #10 Ohio State

This rematch of the 2006 National Championship Game looked eerily similar to the game two years earlier. The Buckeyes were dominated by Florida's speed on both sides of the ball and trailed 27-0 near the end of the 1st Half. A Terrelle Pryor hail mary to Brian Hartline at the end of the half gave Ohio State its only points of the half and the Buckeyes trailed 27-7. The Gators did not let off in the 3rd Quarter, adding two quick touchdowns for a 41-7 lead. Ohio State scored a touchdown late in the 3rd to trail 41-14. The Buckeyes were still no match for Florida's second stringers as the Gators poured on 17 unanswered points to close the game and win 58-14. Florida moves on to host #3 Texas in the Semifinal Round.