Fiesta Bowl: #4 Oregon Ducks vs #5 Kansas State Wildcats

Today I did the simulation for tonight's Fiesta Bowl featuring the #4 ranked Oregon Ducks vs the #5 Kansas State Wildcats.

Oregon is led by freshman quarterback Marcus Mariota, as well as their very talented running back Kenjon Barner. Oregon's offense has been a fast paced high power offense, and both of these players have played key roles.

Kansas State is led by quarterback Heisman finalist Collin Klein, who has had quite an impressive season.

The Ducks are ranked second in the nation for rushing yards per game as well as points scored per game. Kansas State isn't ranked quite as high as Oregon, but is ranked eighth for points scored per game.

Definitely two high power offenses going at it tonight. I believe this very well could be a high scoring, very exciting game that may come down to who has the ball last.

In the XBox 360 simulation on NCAA Football 13, the Ducks won in a close one with the final score being 51-48. Kenjon Barner wound up being the player of the game with over 200 rushing yards and four touchdowns.

The game kicks off tonight at 8:30 on ESPN. Make sure to tune in for a very entertaining matchup.

- Matt Lytle
@mattlytle

Allstate Sugar Bowl: #3 Florida Gators vs #21 Lousivlle Cardinals Preview

Tonight at 8:30, the #3 Florida Gators will take on the #21 Louisville Cardinals in the 79th annual Allstate Sugar Bowl. Last year's Sugar Bowl wound up going to overtime where the Michigan Wolverines held off the Virginia Tech Hokies with a final score of 23-20. We are all hoping for an equally as entertaining game this year.

The Florida Gators are led by sophomore quarterback Jeff Driskel, who has thrown for nearly 1,500 yards. He has connected to receivers for 11 touchdowns, and only tossed three interceptions. He has been a very reliable quarterback for the Gators. He will look to take advantage of Louisville's defense who is allowing about 24 points per game. Florida is also equip with running back Mike Gillislee, who will look to add on to his season total of 10 rushing touchdowns. He too will look to take advantage of this Lousiville defense.

Florida's defense however is only allowing about 13 points per game. They're ranked 3rd in the nation for points against. Louisville's outstanding quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is looking to use his skills to take down the tough Florida defense, and add on to his season total of 3,452 yards passing, 25 touchdowns and only seven interceptions. Bridgewater, who was a Project CFB Award finalist, was looked at with a little bit of doubt just because of the team that he plays for. But him and the Louisville Cardinals have proven that they're a legit team, only losing two games this season.

The last time Florida was in the Sugar Bowl, they beat one of Louisville's rivals, the Cincinnati Bearcats with a final score of 51-24. They will look to dominate the field tonight like they did against Cincinnati in 2010. When you compare team stats, Florida has the edge in rushing yards per game, and points against, while Louisville has the edge in passing yards and points scored.

Seems like this is the typical high scoring offense (Louisville) against the tough defense (Florida). That's the perfect matchup, for quite a chess match of a football game. The game kicks off tonight at 8:30 and will air on ESPN. Make sure to tune in, as this one seems to be quite the matchup! Can Louisville pull the upset against a top SEC team, or will Florida do what the SEC is known for, win the bowl game?!

- Matt Lytle

@mattlytle