Jan. 5, 2006

2005-2006 All-Bowl Team By Pete Fiutak

After being the only human being on the planet to watch, and sometimes watch again, all 28 bowl games, I a) need to get out of the house and b) know far too much about this bowl season and its best players.

Offense

QB - Vince Young, Texas. vs. USC, Rose Bowl 30-40, 267 yards, 19 carries for 200 yards and three touchdowns

RB - Reggie Campbell, Navy vs. Colorado State, Poinsettia Bowl 16 carries for 116 yards and three touchdowns, caught two passes for 89 yards and two scores, and four kickoff returns for 85 yards.

RB - Steve Slaton, West Virginia vs. Georgia, Sugar Bowl 26carries for 204 yards and three touchdowns.

WR - Brandon Marshall, UCF vs. Nevada, Hawaii Bowl 11 catches for 219 yards, three touchdowns

WR - Travis LaTendresse, Utah vs. Georgia Tech, Emerald Bowl 16 catches for 214 yards, four touchdowns

TE - Matt Miller, Arizona State vs. Rutgers, Insight Bowl Five catches for 132 yards, two touchdowns

OL - Andrew Carnahan, Arizona State vs. Rutgers, Insight Bowl OL - Davin Joseph, Oklahoma vs. Oregon, Holiday Bowl OL - Taitusi Latui, USC vs. Texas, Rose Bowl OL - Dan Mozes, West Virginia vs. Georgia, Sugar Bowl OL - Matt Pritchett, Navy vs. Colorado State, Poinsettia Bowl

Defense

DL - C.J. Ah You, Oklahoma vs. Oregon, Holiday Bowl Six tackles, two sacks

DL - Jason Berryman, Iowa State vs. TCU, Houston Bowl 12 tackles, 3.5 sacks

DL - Charlton Keith, Kansas vs. Houston, Forth Worth Bowl Seven tackles, two tackles for loss, one interception for a touchdown, two broken up passes

DL - Mike Kudla, Ohio State vs. Notre Dame, Fiesta Bowl Seven tackles, three sacks

LB - A.J. Hawk, Ohio State vs. Notre Dame, Fiesta Bowl 12 tackles, two sacks, three tackles for loss

LB - Abdul Hodge, Iowa vs. Florida, Outback Bowl 19 tackles, one tackle for loss

LB - Stephen Tulloch, NC State vs. South Florida, Champs Sports Bowl 15 tackles, three sacks, five tackles for loss, one forced fumble

DB - Anthony Trucks, Oregon vs. Oklahoma, Holiday Bowl 14 tackles, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, 1.5 tackles for loss

DB - Pat Watkins, Florida State vs. Penn State, Orange Bowl Ten tackles, one tackle for loss

DB - Dwayne Slay, Texas Tech vs. Alabama, Cotton Bowl 13 tackles, one tackle for loss

DB - Eric Weddle, Utah vs. Georgia Tech, Emerald Bowl The primary reason Georgia Tech star Calvin Johnson only caught two passes for 19 yards

Nickel Package - The entire Alabama secondary vs. Texas Tech, Cotton Bowl For only letting Cody Hodges complete 15 of 32 passes for 196 yards and one touchdown

Special Teams PK - Jeremy Ito, Rutgers vs. Arizona State, Insight Bowl 4-for-4 on field goals hitting from 25, 23, 52 and 48 yards out

P (tie) - Chris Hall, Florida State vs. Penn State, Orange Bowl Nine punts, 353 yards, 39.2 average, five inside the 20. He kept pinning Penn State deep ... Jeremy Kapinos, Penn State vs. Florida State, Orange Bowl ... he kept bailing Penn State out. 11 punts, 487 yards, 44.3 average, three inside the 20

KR - Steve Breaston, Michigan vs. Nebraska, Alamo Bowl PR - Willie Reid, Florida State vs. Penn State, Orange Bowl Coach of the Bowl Season - Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia