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College Football National Cup - Day 3/Game 1 - (NCAA 14)

Posted on July 16, 2013 at 12:53 AM.

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GROUP C - Day Three

Ohio State - 24 vs. Washington - 24
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium - Gainesville, FL

Gainesville, FL - For as much as Braxton Miller stunned the crowd in Gainesville with his dazzling plays, he also managed to stun them with his sloppy ones as well.

"I'll be honest, I was as shocked as anyone," said the Buckeye quarterback Miller. "Every time I thought I was getting into a groove, I would walk back out there and lose the football. I know you can't be perfect, but what I was doing was the exact opposite of that."

Despite racking up 323 yards through the air and 2 touchdowns, Braxton Miller coughed the ball up four times to Missouri (0-1-0/1PT), as Ohio State (0-1-0/1PT) pulled out a 24-24 tie with the Tigers as time expired.

It was the Ohio State defense, and kicker Drew Basil, that saved Miller from carrying the burden of costing his team at-least 1-point to open the National Cup. The Buckeyes forced a three and out inside the Missouri 10-yard line, following a Braxton Miller interception, and allowed for Drew Basil to kick the game-tying, and game-ending, 48-yard field goal.

Even though all of the attention is on Braxton Miller, the Missouri offense will also get some heat for not capitalizing on 3 of the 4 turnovers handed to them. Not being able to run the clock out, and allowing Ohio State's Jordan Hall to sneak into field goal range on the punt, ended up costing the Tigers an extra 2-points in the Group C standings.

"I stick by our decisions at the end of the game," said Missouri coach Gary Pinkel. "What the hell did you want us to do? Pass the ball? Risk a game-winning interception? That's just dumb."

Missouri quarterback James Franklin almost matched the success of Braxton Miller, as he racked up 297 all-purpose yards and scored all 3 of the Tigers' touchdowns. Even with the solid effort, Franklin was sacked 7 times and saw his running backs fall victim to 4 other tackles for a loss.

Both Ohio State and Missouri showed flashes of excellence, but in the end the sloppy play and game management overshadowed all of the accomplishments. While a tie is better than a loss, both teams walked out of "the Swamp" feeling less than pleased about their National Cup opening game.

Ohio State will next travel to Lexington, Kentucky to take on Kansas State, a game which should prove to be a virtual home game for the Buckeyes. Meanwhile, Missouri will have to sit around Gainesville thinking, "what if?" as they await their matchup with heavy-underdog South Alabama.

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Missouri Tigers at Ohio State Buckeyes
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Missouri Tigers (0-0-1 (1PT))	7	0	10	7	24
#2 Ohio State Buckeyes (0-0-1 (1PT))	7	7	7	3	24

Team Stats Comparison
	MIZZ	OSU
Total Offense	294	362
Rushing Yards	23	39
Passing Yards	271	323
First Downs	13	11
Punt Return Yards	0	17
Kick Return Yards	28	141
Total Yards	322	520
Turnovers	1	4
3rd Down Converstion	2/6 (33%)	2/4 (50%)
4th Down Conversion	1/1 (100%)	1/1 (100%)
2-Point Conversion	0/0 (0%)	0/0 (0%)
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-2-1 (75%)	2-2-0 (100%)
Penalties	0	0
Posession Time	6:45	9:15

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		MIZZ	OSU
2:59	(MIZZ) TD Mizzou: L. Washington, 39 Yd pass from J. Franklin (A. Baggett kick)	7	0
1:04	(OSU) TD Ohio St: D. Smith, 47 Yd pass from B. Miller (D. Basil kick)	7	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		MIZZ	OSU
0:26	(OSU) TD Ohio St: B. Miller, 7 Yd run (D. Basil kick)	7	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		MIZZ	OSU
3:37	(MIZZ) TD Mizzou: J. Franklin, 1 Yd run (A. Baggett kick)	14	14
1:13	(MIZZ) FG Mizzou: A. Baggett, 40 Yd FG	17	14
0:06	(OSU) TD Ohio St: E. Spencer, 20 Yd pass from B. Miller (D. Basil kick)	17	21
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		MIZZ	OSU
1:11	(MIZZ) TD Mizzou: J. Franklin, 1 Yd run (A. Baggett kick)	24	21
0:02	(OSU) FG Ohio St: D. Basil, 48 Yd FG	24	24

Missouri Tigers
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
J. Franklin	13/17	271	1	1
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
J. Franklin	17	26	1.5	2
H. Josey	4	-4	-1	0
D. Green Beckham	1	1	1	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
D. White	5	95	19	0
L. Washington	3	74	24.6	1
H. Josey	2	60	30	0
J. Hunt	1	3	3	0
E. Waters	1	24	24	0
D. Green Beckham	1	15	15	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
B. Webb	6	0	0	0
K. Ealy	4	3	0	0
X. Smith	3	0	0	0
I. Simon	3	0	0	0
E. Payton	3	0	0	0
M. Sam	2	0	0	0
A. Wilson	2	0	0	0
M. Hoch	2	1	0	0
M. White	1	0	0	0
J. Hunt	1	0	0	0
R. Ponder	1	0	0	0
M. Lucas	1	0	0	0
D. Ruise	1	1	0	0
E. Gaines	1	0	0	0
D. Bonner	0	0	2	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
A. Baggett	1/1	3/3	6	40
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
C. Brinser	2	80	40	0
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
M. Murphy	1	28	28	0

Ohio State Buckeyes
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
B. Miller	15/18	323	2	2
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
B. Miller	13	38	2.9	1
C. Hyde	3	1	0.3	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
C. Hyde	5	70	14	0
E. Spencer	4	112	28	1
N. Vannett	2	10	5	0
J. Hall	1	31	31	0
C. Brown	1	15	15	0
M. Thomas	1	38	38	0
D. Smith	1	47	47	1
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
N. Spence	8	4	0	0
B. Brothers	5	0	0	0
A. Washington	3	1	0	0
C. Barnett	2	0	0	0
A. Ouellette	2	1	0	0
C. Williams	2	1	0	0
C. Bryant	2	0	0	0
A. Griffin	1	0	0	0
B. Roby	1	0	1	0
J. Heuerman	1	0	0	0
C. Linsley	1	0	0	0
J. Hale	1	0	0	0
C. Brown	1	0	0	0
N. Vannett	1	0	0	0
R. Shazier	1	0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
D. Basil	1/1	3/3	6	48
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
B. Brothers	4	114	28.5	0
J. Hall	1	27	27	0
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
J. Hall	2	17	8.5	0