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				<title><![CDATA[Ole Miss upsets Texas Tech in Cotton Bowl]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[DALLAS (Ticker) -- In the final Cotton Bowl game played in 
Dallas, Mississippi spoiled Graham Harrell's collegiate swan 
song.

Jevan Snead threw three touchdown passes Friday as the 
24th-ranked Rebels surprised No. 8 Texas Tech, 47-34, before a 
Cotton Bowl-record crowd of 88,175.

Next year, the Cotton Bowl shifts to the Dallas Cowboys' new 
stadium in Arlington.

Snead got the best of the more-heralded Harrell as the Rebels 
(9-4) continued their resurgence under first-year coach Houston 
Nutt, who guided Ole Miss to its first winning season since 
2003.

"(It's) just extremely special to be able to come back home and 
get a win," said Snead, a native of nearby Stephenville, Texas. 
"It feels great.  I'm from about an hour and a half from here, 
so I had a lot of family and friends in the stands.  (I) just 
have to thank these coaches and my teammates for getting us this
win."

Ole Miss ended the season with its first six-game winning streak
since 2003, when Eli Manning led the Rebels to their last bowl 
appearance.

"I'm so proud of them," Nutt said.  "Our seniors, they bought 
in, they took ownership.  They represented the Ole Miss Rebels 
in a first-class way."

It was a bitterly disappointing conclusion to a banner season 
for Texas Tech (11-2), which started 10-0 and climbed to No. 2 
in the national rankings before suffering a 65-21 loss at 
Oklahoma on November 22.

Friday marked the Rebels' second upset of a top-10 team this 
season.  On September 27, Ole Miss shocked then-No. 4 Florida, 
31-30, in "The Swamp."

"I wish we could keep this team and bring it back (next season),
the same team," added Nutt, who guided Arkansas to the Cotton 
Bowl last season but didn't coach in the game after taking the 
Ole Miss job.  "You can't leave.  Bring it back one more time."

Harrell broke Colt Brennan's record for career touchdowns while 
becoming the first player in NCAA history to pass for 5,000 
yards in multiple seasons.

Harrell threw four touchdowns and finished his career with 134 -
three more than Brennan's total at Hawaii from 2005-2007.  He 
completed 36-of-58 passes for a Cotton Bowl-record 364 yards.

However, Ole Miss did not allow any big plays and Harrell also 
tossed two interceptions, with cornerback Marshay Green 
returning the second one 35 yards for a touchdown to give the 
Rebels a 31-21 lead with 12:12 remaining in the third quarter.

Texas Tech converted a pair of early turnovers into touchdowns, 
grabbing a 14-0 lead on safety Darcel McBath's 45-yard 
interception return for a score with 5:22 left in the first 
period.

Once the Rebels shook off their early-game jitters, however, 
they shredded Texas Tech's defense, which had no answers for 
Mississippi's surprisingly potent offense.

"We had one of the best third-down defenses all year and we did 
not stop them in third down,"

Texas Tech defensive coordinator Ruffin McNeill said.

Ole Miss scored touchdowns on its next three possessions and 
grabbed a 24-21 halftime lead on

Joshua Shene's 27-yard field goal with 1:08 remaining in the 
half.

Snead completed 18-of-29 passes for 292 yards, helping the 
Rebels amass more than 500 yards of total offense, including 347
in the first half.

"Coach Nutt came in and got us on the right track and got us to 
believe," said Ole Miss running Dexter McCluster, who set a 
career high with 190 yards in total offense.

Ole Miss extended its lead to 38-21 on Brandon Bolden's 17-yard 
TD run with just under seven minutes left in the third quarter. 
Bolden rushed for 101 yards on only 11 carries.

"Some occasions, maybe somebody was trying to do too much," 
Texas Tech defensive end Jake Ratliff said.  "I don't know what 
it was.  But some assignments were blown."

Harrell answered with a 12-yard TD pass to Edward Britton and 
Texas Tech appeared to get a huge break when the Rebels' Enrique
Davis fumbled at the Red Raiders' 2-yard line with just over 10 
minutes remaining.

However, Harrell was sacked in the end zone for a safety and 
McCluster added a 4-yard TD run, giving the Rebels a 47-28 lead.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 01:17:59 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Texas Tech happy to be in Cotton Bowl]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[(8) Texas Tech (11-1) vs. (24) Mississippi (8-4), 2:00 pm EST

DALLAS (Ticker) -- Graham Harrell and upstart Texas Tech 
captured the attention of the college football world this 
season.  But due to a humiliating loss and a Big 12 Conference 
technicality, the one-loss Red Raiders did not get a chance to 
participate in the Bowl Championship Series.

Instead, Harrell and the eighth-ranked Red Raiders have to 
settle for an appearance in the Cotton Bowl on Friday, when they
will square off with No. 24 Mississippi.

Ranked 14th in the preseason, Texas Tech methodically climbed 
the polls by winning their first 10 games in exciting fashion.  
Boasting a high-powered offense led by Harrell and dynamic wide 
receiver Michael Crabtree, the Red Raiders eclipsed the 40-point
mark in seven of those games.

Harrell and Crabtree also authored the signature moment of the 
regular season when they hooked up for a game-winning 28-yard 
touchdown with one second remaining in a 39-33 upset of then-No.
1 Texas on November 1.

But three weeks later, the Red Raiders - ranked second in the 
BCS standings - suffered a 65-21 thrashing at Oklahoma.  The 
loss created a logjam atop the Big 12 South Division, which 
Oklahoma ultimately won by virtue of its superior BCS ranking.

Despite their loss to the Red Raiders, Texas (11-1) finished 
third in the final BCS rankings, eliminating Texas Tech from a 
BCS bowl.

Harrell, who passed for 4,747 yards and 14 touchdowns this 
season, hopes to end his collegiate career in winning fashion 
against Mississippi (8-4), which ended its campaign with an 
impressive five-game winning streak.

"The Cotton Bowl is going to be a great way to end my playing 
career at Texas Tech," said Harrell, an Ennis, Texas native.  
"The chance to go back home and play in front of my family and 
friends is going to be very special.

"We thought all along that our team could do some special things
this year, and getting the invitation to the Cotton Bowl is 
something we are all proud of."

Texas Tech head coach Mike Leach echoed Harrell's sentiments, 
claiming that the Red Raiders feel privileged to play in the 
73rd edition of the Cotton Bowl.

"We are honored to be able to play in what I feel is the one of 
the most important bowl games of the year," said Leach, who has 
been linked to numerous coaching vacancies.  "When you look at 
all the great tradition and college football history that is 
tied to the Cotton Bowl, you can't help but be excited to be a 
part of that.

"Our team has worked hard to be in this position, and I am 
grateful to the Cotton Bowl for rewarding their efforts."

Texas Tech will be seeking a school-record 12th victory and its 
first win in four Cotton Bowl appearances.

"It's a bowl that's rich in tradition," Red Raiders running back
Baron Batch said.  "There's a lot of teams that would love to be
in our position right now, so we're excited about it."

It will be the final Cotton Bowl in Dallas, as the game moves to
the Dallas Cowboys' new stadium in Arlington in 2010.

"Our team is going to be the last team to play in the Cotton 
Bowl in that arena so I'm excited about that," Ole Miss coach 
Houston Nutt said.  "I wish that (athletic director Rick Baker) 
would have gotten us maybe a lesser opponent."

In his first season, Nutt guided Ole Miss to a second-place 
finish in the Southeastern Conference West Division and its 
first bowl game since 2004, when the Eli Manning-led Rebels

defeated Oklahoma State, 31-28, in the Cotton Bowl.

Despite a stunning 31-30 win at Florida on September 27, the 
Rebels started 3-4.  However, they responded to win their final 
five regular-season games, including a 45-0 victory over 
Mississippi State in the Egg Bowl.

"I'm so excited to take this team to a bowl game," Nutt added.  
"I missed the bowl game last year, so I'm doubly excited."

Nutt guided Arkansas to the Cotton Bowl last season, but did not
get to coach in the game after already taking the Ole Miss job.]]></description>
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