College Football Playoffs, Round 3

Nebraska 21, Arizona 14
Arizona's win streak was ended by Nebraska in the Insight Bowl in Tempe, AZ. Taylor Martinez led the Cornhuskers with 3 touchdown passes for 161 yards, along with 62 yards rushing. Nebraska will remain in Arizona for the West Region Championship match-up with Stanford.

Stanford 46, Hawaii 31
Stepfan Taylor ran all over Hawaii, scoring 3 touchdowns while rushing for 132 yards. Andrew Luck contributed two touchdown passes and 293 yards for Stanford. Hawaii had a big 2nd quarter scoring 17, but Stanford dominated the other three for the victory.

TCU 27, Missouri 20
TCU escaped a fourth quarter rally by Missouri and pulled off the win in the Alamo Bowl. Down 27-10 at the end of the fourth quarter, Missouri started to comeback on a Grant Ressel field goal. A later drive was capped by a De'Vion Moore touchdown with just over a minute left, but the onside kick was recovered by TCU. Andy Dalton led TCU with 208 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Arkansas 38, Oklahoma 17
Knile Davis led the Razorbacks to a Sun Bowl victory with 188 yards rushing and 3 touchdowns. Arkansas's defense came up big as well, with 8 different players recording a sack. Arkansas is now set to play TCU in the Central Region championship next week.

Michigan St. 38, Auburn 17
Auburn could not get their offense going as they converted only 3 of 13 3rd attempts and Cam Newton threw two interceptions. They opened the game with a field goal and scored on a 73 yard punt return in the 2nd quarter, while the Spartans scored one or more touchdowns in every quarter. Edwin Baker ran for 234 yards and a touchdown while Kirk Cousins threw for 201 yards and 3 touchdowns. Michigan St. heads to New Orleans for the Midwest Region championship at the Sugar Bowl.

Alabama 24, Wisconsin 14
High winds played havoc with the kicking game, but that didn't stop the Alabama offense as Greg McElroy threw for 313 yards and three touchdowns, and Mark Ingram ran for 169 yards. The Crimson Tide defense stymied Wisconsin all day, allowing only 3 of 13 3rd down conversions. Alabama will face another Big 10 team next week when they take on Michigan St. in the Sugar Bowl.

West Virginia 34, Florida International 20
Florida International's unlikely run in the playoffs ended in the Outback Bowl, as Noel Devine ran for 174 yards and a touchdown to advance the Mountaineers in the playoffs. West Virginia led 20-13 at halftime, but a Devine touchdown in the 3rd and a Geno Smith scramble for a touchdown in the 4th put the game away.

Florida St. 33, Maryland 24
Three field goals in the fourth quarter secured the victory for Florida State. Bert Reed tied the game at 24 near the end of the 3rd on a 45 yard pass from EJ Manuel, but it was Dustin Hopkins who was the hero in the fourth quarter. The Seminole kicker made field goals of 36, 49, and 38 yards to advance Florida St. to next week's Capital One Bowl.

So the regional championship games are set. Nebraska will face Stanford in the Fiesta Bowl, TCU will play Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl, Michigan St. will play Alabama in the Sugar Bowl, and West Virginia matches up against Florida St. in the Capital One Bowl. You can see the complete bracket here. TCU is the only #1 seed and the only conference champion remaining. Will they be able to make it all the way to the championship?