National Championship last night in Phoenix.
The game fittingly came down to the number
one and number two teams in the polls. Last
year's game was a disappointment as the
injury to Colt McCoy put Texas out of the game
against Alabama and made it a one-sided affair.
Last nights game was a match of Auburn's defense
against the highly acclaimed offense of Oregon.
The Ducks of Oregon came into the game averaging
forty points per game, but Auburn seemed to have
the answer to their every play. This game was about
as even as they come, as Oregon scored to tie the
game at 19 with two minutes to play. The Auburn
offense is built around quarterback Cam Newton,
but despite running for 65 yards, and passing for
267 yards and two touchdowns, the Heisman Award
winner was overshadowed by his freshman running
back Mark Dyer. He ran for over 120 yards and was
named the Offensive MVP of the game. On the final
drive, Dyer ran off tackle and was thought to be downed,
but his knee never hit the ground and coaches along
the sideline shouted for him to continue to run. Dyer
carried it down close and Auburn kicked a last-second
field goal to win the game 22-19. For Newton, it is his
3rd National Championship in a row. In 2008 he was a
freshman on the title team of Florida and Tim Tebow, in
2009 he played on the Blinn Junior College national
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