EA Sports Virtual Playoff Simulation - Gator Bowl and Semifinals

#6 USC 37 - #4 Georgia 7

Despite the score, for at least the first half of this game we had a very close game 
on our hands.  USC held a slim 10-7 lead at halftime, but in the second half they 
pulled away for a 37-7 victory in the Gator Bowl over Georgia.  Unfortunately for the 
Georgia Bulldogs the entire course of this game turned on a 37-yard punt return by 
USC wide receiver Ronald Johnson, which was this game’s nomination for the national 
Pontiac game-changing performance and the play that Johnson the MVP of the game.  
After that the story of the game was turnovers and for Georgia there were a lot of 
them.  In the 4th quarter the USC defense forced two turnovers including a 53-yard 
interception for a touchdown by Carry Harris, a junior USC cornerback.  Senior USC 
quarterback, John David Booty, did a great job of managing the game and extending his 
career at least one more game.  The Trojan defense ended up with 7 sacks, 2 
interceptions, and 2 fumble recoveries and will be sure to prove a difficult test for 
the USC Trojan offense, who they face next week.

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Total
USC	3	7	17	10	37
UGA	7	0	0	0	7

	USC	UGA
First Downs	14	7
Total Offense	227	176
Rushes-Yards	9-14	14-(-33)
Comp-Att-TD	19-31-2	11-28-1
Passing Yards	213	209
Sacked	1	7
3rd Down Conv	3 – 8 (37%)	3 – 10 (30%)
4th Down Conv	0 – 0 (0%)	1 – 2 (50%)
2-Point Conv	0 – 0 (0%)	0 – 0 (0%)
Redzone – TD – FG	4 – 1 – 3 (100%)	1 – 0 – 0 (0%)
Turnovers	0	3
Fumbles – Lost	0 - 0	2 - 1
Intercepted	0	2
PR Yards	50	2
KR Yards	37	121
Total Yards	314	299
Punts – Average	2 – 26.5	3 – 28.3
Penalties – Yards	5 – 50	2 - 20
T.O.P.	10:28	9:32

8 games down and only 3 games left leave us in the semifinals of the EA Sports Virtual Simulation Playoff.  Here are the Final Four match-ups:

#1 Ohio State vs. #9 Florida - Tostitos Fiesta Bowl - Saturday December 29, 2007 

#2 LSU vs. #6 USC - FedEx Orange Bowl - Saturday December 29, 2007