ARKANSAS STATE 20 VS NORTHERN ILLINOIS 38

2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl Winner - Martel Moore catches 8 passes for 224 yards as N. Illinois beats Arkansas St.

Hobbled by a bum ankle, Northern Illinois quarterback Chandler Harnish couldn't put on his usual one-man offensive show.

But the fifth-year senior knows when to delegate, and receiver Martel Moore was more than willing to pick up the slack.

Moore caught eight passes for 224 yards and a touchdown, and Northern Illinois rallied for a 38-20 victory over Arkansas State in the GoDaddy.com Bowl on Sunday night.

The 6-foot-2, 182-pound junior from San Antonio, Texas, had 523 yards receiving all season until Sunday's monster performance. Harnish was more than happy to cede the spotlight.

The late-night game ended with a midnight celebration for the Huskies at midfield. It sure didn't start so well.

The Huskies trailed 13-0 late in the first quarter, but the Mid-American Conference champions scored 31 unanswered points on the way to their ninth straight victory. It was the third time this season Northern Illinois ( 11-3 ) rallied from a double-digit deficit to win.

Arkansas State ( 10-3 ) had its nine-game winning streak snapped. The Sun Belt champions couldn't overcome five turnovers -- including three interceptions thrown by Ryan Aplin.

Harnish completed 18 of 36 passes for 274 yards and two touchdowns in his final college game. He came in as the nation's top rushing quarterback, averaging 106.3 yards per game, but was limited to minus-3 yards on the ground.

Arkansas State jumped out early, but the score was almost disappointing considering the Red Wolves had to settle for two short field goals instead of touchdowns. Brian Davis connected on kicks from 32 and 36 yards before Aplin scored on a 2-yard run.

The missed opportunities kept Northern Illinois close, and after some early trouble on offense, the Huskies made their move.

Harnish hit Perez Ashford on a 9-yard touchdown pass two plays after a disputed spot on fourth down kept the drive alive, pulling the Huskies to 13-7 just before the end of the first quarter.

The Huskies briefly lost Harnish because of his injured left ankle early in the second quarter, but backup Jordan Lynch engineered a 7-play, 78-yard drive that ended with his 3-yard touchdown run. That gave NIU a 14-13 lead with 4:49 left in the first half.

Harnish returned to lead the Huskies on another touchdown drive just before halftime. Doeren gambled on the final play of the drive, going for the touchdown with 2 seconds remaining instead of a point-blank field goal try. It worked, as Jamal Womble plowed forward for a 1-yard touchdown that gave Northern Illinois a 21-13 halftime lead.

Arkansas State was called for a pivotal roughing-the-kicker penalty on a fourth down that extended the drive.

Arkansas State was coached by David Gunn, who took over in an interim role after Hugh Freeze left for Mississippi. Both Freeze and the Red Wolves' new coach -- former Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn -- watched the game at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, but were powerless to help as Northern Illinois rallied for the victory.

Arkansas State briefly regained momentum early in the third quarter after Chaz Scales intercepted Harnish's pass, but Northern Illinois got the ball back three plays later when Jhony Faustin intercepted Aplin. On the next play, Harnish threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to Moore to extend the lead to 28-13.

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College football Betting Online: I’m going to be straight up with you about the GoDaddy.com Bowl Line on Northern Illinois and Arkansas State which are two football programs most high school teams could WAX! Look at Arkansas State’s schedule this year. Actually, you could just look at the Sun Belt Conference and find the same thing. Tell me these teams like Troy and Florida Atlantic…shouldn't be Division FCS or Division 1-aa. Remember what I told you when you see the GoDaddy.com Bowl on January 8, 2012 live at 9:00 p.m. ET on ESPN ( prob change it to ESPNU they are so bad ) . The Razorbacks cannot be happy this team has their real deal SEC name as the first part of theirs. If you live in Mobile, Alabama, ( only reason to see live if you are already there ) the game is at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. I would suggest logging into BookMaker and FIRING on the lesser of 2 Shabadoo crews, No. Illinois over that State team HUGE!

GoDaddy.com Bowl Betting Online: Northern Illinois ( 10-3 ) is definitely underrated by the GoDaddy.com Bowl Line against inferior Arkansas State ( 10-2 ) in a high scoring shootout.

Results 2010 GoDaddy.com Bowl: Miami ( OH ) 35, Middle Tenn St. 21

GoDaddy.com Bowl Share: $750,000 total Payout Per Team

Basis for Bowl Selections: Sun Belt vs. MAC No. 1 

Ladd-Peebles Stadium Capacity: 40,646

The GoDaddy.com Bowl Line last year was based on a featured team with a truly remarkable accomplishment. Miami ( OH ) had a win-loss record of 1-11 year before last in 2009. I personally thought we may see the first mass jump-off, but this would actually be a jump off a building…a tall building. Well, the Miami of Ohio RedHawks became the first FBS representative win 10 games the year AFTER they just lost 10 or more ( actually 11 but after 6 it is just scrub a dub city ) .

Part of this achievement included winning the Mid-American Conference title ( not a hard feat ) while closing the season on a 6 game winning streak. Nowadays, many of these incompetent teams actually come into a college postseason game with that many losses. I guess when you try to teach your kids there is no winner in a soccer game and don’t keep score, it is hard to distinguish between excellence and mediocrity.

Speaking of mediocrity, Arkansas State is on what appears to be a roll until you look at their list of third-rate opponents they are barely beating. The Red Wolves haven’t lost a game since losing 2 of their first 3 games starting the season including the last one at the hands and clubs and guns of Virginia Tech. It appeared that way looking at the carnage from this massacre where the score 26-7 doesn’t reveal the horror or domination involved in this bludgeoning.

I am really down on the Red Wolves due to this game among other things like their entire schedule. For those of you that simply read the rankings by AP or BCS or whatever, let me tell you how overrated your horrid 13^th ranked Hokies really are. Virginia Tech is not only despicable because they robbed a worthy team the option to put up a challenge in a BCS Bowl Game against the Michigan Wolverines. They robbed the kids from Kansas State and Boise State ( it’s ok to do anything vile to the BS coach ) the chance they earned and played hard for all year.

BEST advice of the year: 1 - Log into your BookMaker account. 2 - FUND it to the MAAAX! 3 - Bet it ALL on Northern Illinois by the GoDaddy.com Bowl Line to KILL ASS State, then giggle and make plans for all that CASH!!

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2011 GoDaddy Bowl - Miami ( Ohio ) caps historic turnaround with GoDaddy.com Bowl victory

Not even an interim coach and a freshman quarterback could keep Miami of Ohio from the best turnaround season in college football history.

Austin Boucher threw for 289 yards and two touchdowns in his fourth career start and the RedHawks capped a historic season with a 35-21 win Thursday night over Middle Tennessee in the GoDaddy.com Bowl.

The RedHawks ( 10-4 ) are the first team in Football Bowl Subdivision history to win 10 games one season after losing 10. Miami finished a dismal 1-11 in 2009, but recovered to win the Mid-American Conference title and finish this season on a six-game winning streak.