Vanderbilt
senior receiver Jordan Matthews ended his college career in typical
fashion, going over 100 yards and making a difference.Matthews was named
the BBVA Compass Bowl MVP after amassing 143 yards and two touchdowns
on five receptions during Saturday's 41-24 win over Houston at Legion
Field. It was the first career two-touchdown game for the 6-foot-3,
206-pound All-SEC performer from Hueytown, Ala.All five of his catches
occurred in the first half, when the Commodores built a 24-0 lead."A lot
of people made a big deal about me coming back home and playing, but
it's never that sweet unless you get the win," Matthews said. "The most
satisfying thing was going out there with my teammates and playing with
full team effort. In the second half,canada goose jacket women we
leaned on [tailbacks] Jerron Seymour and Brian Kimbrow, and I think
that's a testament to the kind of team that we have and how balanced of
an offense that we are."Vanderbilt quarterback Patton Robinette
completed 6 of 14 passes for 154 yards with two touchdowns and an
interception in the first half. Robinette was 0-for-5 with an
interception in the second half.Matthews finishes his career with 262
receptions for 3,759 yards and 24 touchdowns. Saturday was his 19th
career 100-yard game.Redshirt freshman guard Barrett Gouger has been a
part of an 18-8 program in the two seasons since graduating from Baylor
School, including the Commodores' 16-4 mark in their last 20 games.
Gouger was listed Saturday as the backup center but was a backup guard
for most of the year and made a start against Missouri in a
tackle-eligible role.
"This
has been such a great feeling, and I wouldn't want to be anywhere
else," Gouger said on the field after the game. "Winning nine games back
to back is awesome. We had a good season, and I'm proud for all of us
for working so hard."Houston junior receiver Markeith Ambles was a
headache for Vanderbilt four years after being a headache for
Tennessee.Ambles was Rivals.lv monogram multicolore pricecom's
No. 3 receiver nationally in the 2010 signing class and committed to
Lane Kiffin's Volunteers in July 2009. When Kiffin left Knoxville for
Southern Cal in January 2010, however, Ambles followed him by signing
with the Trojans.He played one season at USC and one season at Arizona
Western Community College before joining Houston's program late this
past summer. The 6-foot-2, 215-pounder from Henry County High in
McDonough, Ga., had 11 catches for 147 yards all season before making
six for 105 and a touchdown against the Commodores."He is in shape now
and has a great understanding of what we are trying to do offensively,"
Houston coach Tony Levine said.Lululemon Women's Pants "He
has improved so much in these last six weeks or so."Carey Spear's
24-yard field goal with 10:27 to go in the second quarter gave the
Commodores a 17-0 lead,nike shox shoes and it set a Vanderbilt single-season record with 93 points.Isuzu Auto Parts Spear,
who finished his senior year with 99 points, broke Jack Jenkins' mark
of 90 set in 1941. ... Houston's coaching staff includes defensive
coordinator David Gibbs, who held the same job at Auburn in 2005, and
defensive line coach Ricky Logo, who held the same job at UTC from 1995
to 2000 and at Vanderbilt from 2007 to 2010. ... Next year's bowl will
have a new title sponsor.
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