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				<title><![CDATA[Brown, UConn spoil Buffalo's bowl debut]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[TORONTO (Ticker) -- In a spectacular season, Donald Brown saved 
his best for last.

Brown, the leading rusher in the Football Bowl Subdivision, ran 
for 261 yards and a touchdown on 29 carries Saturday as 
Connecticut defeated Buffalo, 38-20, in the International Bowl.

Following the game, Brown announced he would give up his senior 
season at UConn to enter the NFL draft.

Saturday marked the second straight International Bowl in which 
a running back dominated.  Last year, Rutgers' Ray Rice ran for 
a school-record 280 yards in a 52-30 win over Ball State.

UConn (8-5) overcame five turnovers - all in the first half - to
spoil the bowl debut of Buffalo (8-6), which was coming off a 
42-24 upset of then-unbeaten Ball State in the Mid-American 
Conference championship game.

It was the school's first MAC championship and marked the first 
time in program history it accepted an invitation to a bowl - a 
feat not lost on Buffalo coach Turner Gill.

"I'm proud of those guys, they have started a legacy," Gill said
of his team, specifically the seniors.  "They have left a legacy
of expectation, an expectation of winning ... and that's what 
it's all about.

"They have set the tone, they have set the program - they have 
made this program nationally known, internationally known - and 
I'm proud of these young men."

Buffalo, which joined the FBS in 1999, had its first winning 
season since 1996.  The Bulls' coach expects that success to 
continue.

"This is not going to be a one-year wonder at Buffalo," Gill 
said.  "We are going to be challenging for championships every 
year.  I look forward to that, and our players look forward to 
it."

It was a bizarre game as UConn quarterback Tyler Lorenzen did 
not complete his first pass until there was 5:22 remaining in 
the third quarter - a 4-yard touchdown strike to Steve Brouse 
that put the Huskies ahead for good at 24-20.

However, the Bulls were bullied by Brown, who finished the 
campaign with a school-record 2,083 yards.

UConn dominated the contest from the outset, outgaining Buffalo,
225-94, in the first half, and scored the game's final 28 
points.

"Obviously, we didn't execute as well as we hoped for, but a lot
of that has to do with Connecticut," Gill said.  "They were the 
best football team today."

Lorenzen added a 15-yard TD run - his second of the game - to 
make it 31-20 with 4:44 remaining in the contest before Dahna 
Deleston returning an interception 100 yards to complete the 
scoring.

Buffalo stayed in the game because of the turnovers - two of 
which came on special teams - and held a 20-17 lead at halftime.

During a stretch of just over 5 1/2 minutes, the Bulls scored 17
straight points off three Huskies' fumbles.

UConn's Jasper Howard dropped a punt and kicked the ball into 
the end zone, where Buffalo's Anthony Long fell on it to tie the
contest at 10-10 with 11:36 left in the half.

On UConn's ensuing possession, Lorenzen fumbled while getting 
sacked, leading to A.J. Principe's 29-yard field goal.

The Huskies continued to have trouble holding on to the ball as 
Robbie Frey fumbled at the 4-yard line.  James Starks ran into 
the end zone on the next play, giving Buffalo a 20-10 advantage.

Lorenzen's 13-yard TD run pulled the Huskies within 20-17 at the
intermission.  UConn still trailed even though Brown rushed for 
208 yards on 16 carries in the first half.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:00:41 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Buffalo to make bowl debut against UConn]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[Buffalo (8-5) vs. Connecticut (7-5), 12:00 pm EST

TORONTO (Ticker) -- Now regarded as one of the hottest coaching 
prospects in the country, Turner Gill surprised some observers 
when he elected to stay at Buffalo.

Armed with a one-year extension that keeps him under contract 
through 2013, Gill leads the Bulls into the first bowl in the 
program's 94-year history - a contest against Connecticut in the
International Bowl on Saturday.

The game will be played at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, just a 
90-minute drive from Buffalo's campus.

"On the day I came here to be the head coach I told my team that
one day we would be successful here at the University at 
Buffalo," Gill said.  "Now, more than ever, I have never been 
more proud to be the head coach of this program at this great 
academic institution.

"This program has proven it can win now and it is built to 
continue to win in the future."

However, Buffalo was considered one of the worst programs in the
country when Gill took the job in 2006.  Prior to his arrival, 
the Bulls had won just 10 games in seven seasons since making 
the jump to the Football Bowl Subdivision in 1999.

Three short years later, he guided the Bulls (8-5) to their 
first Mid-American Conference championship.  Buffalo claimed the
title with a 42-24 victory over previously unbeaten and 
12th-ranked Ball State in the MAC title game.

After the game, Buffalo accepted a bid to the International 
Bowl, an invitation that came 50 years after the team turned 
down an opportunity to play in the 1958 Tangerine Bowl.

The Bulls voted to turn down that bid after being told not to 
bring their two blacks players to Orlando, Florida due to a 
segregation policy in the school district in which the game was 
to be played.

"It is another great step forward for our university and 
particularly fitting that it occurs 50 years after our 1958 team
earned our first bowl bid," added Gill, whose team is looking 
for a school-record ninth win.

A semifinalist for the Johnny Unitas "Golden Arm" Award, Buffalo
senior Drew Willy is the school's career leader in passing yards
(8,535) and touchdowns (52).  This year, he led an offense that 
scored a school-record 401 points.

It was a record-breaking year all around for the Bulls, as James
Starks rushed for a school-record 1,308 yards and Naaman 
Roosevelt set another single-season school mark with 96 
receptions.

UConn (7-5), which dropped its final two regular-season games, 
did not get strong quarterback play throughout the season.  
However, the Huskies are led by Donald Brown, the top rusher in 
the Football Bowl Subdivision.

Already UConn's all-time leading rusher as just a junior, Brown 
has run for 1,822 yards and 17 touchdowns this season.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 11:55:41 GMT</pubDate>
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