MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — When it mattered most, Florida State running back Dalvin Cook made Michigan miss. Soon the Seminoles may be missing him, too.
The junior rushed for 145 yards and added 62 yards on 3 receptions to help his team rally past the Wolverines 33-32 on Friday in the Orange Bowl. Now Florida State awaits Cook’s decisions regarding whether he’ll skip his senior season and turn pro. He’s widely expected to opt for the NFL.
Sun Bowl Stanford 25, N. Carolina 23:
EL PASO, Texas — Bryce Love took over for the absent Christian McCaffrey in the Stanford backfield, running for 119 yards and catching a 49-yard touchdown pass to help the No. 16 Cardinal beat North Carolina.
Stanford (10-3) held on after North Carolina (8-5) pulled within two with 25 seconds left on Mitch Trubisky’s 2-yard pass to Bug Howard, sacking Trubisky on the 2-point conversion try. McCaffrey skipped the bowl game to focus on his NFL career.
Music City Bowl Tennessee 38, Nebraska 24:
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Joshua Dobbs ran for 3 touchdowns and 118 yards and threw for 291 yards and another score in Tennessee’s victory over Nebraska. The Volunteers (9-4) beat a Big Ten team in a bowl for the third straight year and notched their first win in three tries against the Cornhuskers. It’s the first time Tennessee has won three straight bowls since 1994-1996 when Peyton Manning was quarterback for the Vols.
Liberty Bowl Georgia 31, TCU 23:
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Nick Chubb ran for 142 yards and a touchdown, sending Georgia past TCU for the Bulldogs’ third bowl victory in three years. Georgia (8-5) sent TCU (6-7) to its third losing year in Gary Patterson’s 16 full seasons as coach. Brandon Hatfield was wide right on a 47-yard field goal attempt that would have put TCU ahead with 7:57 remaining. He earlier missed a 41-yard field goal and an extra point.
Arizona Bowl Air Force 45, S. Alabama 21:
TUCSON, Ariz. — Arion Worthman threw for 207 yards to balance out Air Force’s run-heavy offense, Jacobi Owens scored 2 touchdowns and the Falcons overcame a sluggish start to beat South Alabama (6-7). Air Force (10-3) struggled to get its triple-option going, falling into an 18-point first-half hole.

