One other faculty soccer bowl season is within the books.
Whereas Alabama reigns supreme once more, there was far more to the postseason than simply the School Soccer Playoff. Even in a modified bowl season, with fewer video games due to the coronavirus pandemic, there have been nonetheless loads of thrilling moments and noteworthy performances to cap off this unprecedented faculty soccer season.
Here is a have a look at a few of the prime particular person showings that make up our 2020 All-Bowl workforce:
Offense
QB: Mac Jones, Alabama Crimson Tide
The Heisman Trophy finalist accomplished 81.3 % of his passes for 761 yards, 9 touchdowns and nil interceptions in two School Soccer Playoff wins to steer the Crimson Tide to the nationwide championship.
RB: Camerun Peoples, Appalachian State Mountaineers
The sophomore ran for a bowl-record 317 yards and 5 touchdowns in a 56-28 win over North Texas within the Myrtle Seashore Bowl.
RB: Bijan Robinson, Texas Longhorns
The freshman accounted for 220 yards from scrimmage (183 speeding on simply 10 carries; 23 receiving) and three complete touchdowns within the Longhorns’ 55-23 blowout win over Colorado within the Valero Alamo Bowl.
WR: Chris Olave, Ohio State Buckeyes
Olave caught 14 passes for 201 yards and two touchdowns within the Buckeyes’ two playoff video games. His greatest efficiency got here in a six-catch, 132-yard, two-touchdown exhibiting within the Allstate Sugar Bowl win over Clemson.
WR: Brennan Presley, Oklahoma State Cowboys
The freshman had a breakout efficiency within the Cowboys’ 37-34 Cheez-It Bowl win over Miami, catching six passes for a game-high 118 yards and three touchdowns, together with a key fourth-quarter rating.
WR: DeVonta Smith, Alabama Crimson Tide
The Heisman Trophy winner was unstoppable within the School Soccer Playoff, catching 19 passes for 345 yards and 6 touchdowns en path to offensive MVP honors in each the Rose Bowl and the nationwide title sport.
TE: Isaac Rex, BYU Cougars
The freshman caught 5 passes for 96 yards and two touchdowns in BYU’s dominant win over UCF within the RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl.
OL: Adrian Ealy, Oklahoma Sooners
Ealy had a powerful efficiency within the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Traditional, permitting no quarterback sacks or pressures in 31 pass-blocking snaps. The Sooners’ line paved the way in which for 288 speeding yards earlier than contact, third-most in a sport all season.
OL: Sam Gerak, Northwestern Wildcats
Gerak excelled within the inside by way of 83 offensive snaps within the Wildcats’ win over Auburn within the Outback Bowl. The Wildcats completed with 457 yards, together with 166 speeding.
OL: Noah Hannon, Appalachian State Mountaineers
The middle led a unit that fueled a 500-yard speeding efficiency within the Mountaineers’ Myrtle Seashore Bowl win, which included 5 speeding touchdowns.
OL: Alex Leatherwood, Alabama Crimson Tide
In 82 pass-blocking snaps throughout two playoff wins, Leatherwood allowed no sacks or quarterback pressures.
OL: Landon Young, Kentucky Wildcats
Younger had six knockdown blocks, allowed no sacks or quarterback pressures and graded at 92% in Kentucky’s win over NC State within the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl.
Protection
DL: Christian Barmore, Alabama Crimson Tide
Barmore tallied two sacks, three tackles for loss and 11 pressures within the Tide’s two playoff victories. He additionally earned defensive MVP honors within the nationwide championship win over Ohio State.
DL: Tristan Nichols, Nevada Wolf Pack
Nichols had two sacks within the Wolf Pack’s 38-27 win over Tulane within the Well-known Idaho Potato Bowl.
DL: Elijah James, Liberty Flames
James blocked Coastal Carolina‘s would-be game-tying subject objective try in additional time, sealing Liberty’s win within the FBC Mortgage Treatment Bowl.
DL/LB: Azeez Ojulari, Georgia Bulldogs
The Bulldogs’ edge rusher was disruptive of their Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl win over Cincinnati, amassing three sacks, forcing two fumbles and recording a security as time expired.
LB: Josh Chandler-Semedo, West Virginia Mountaineers
Semedo, who was named the Liberty Bowl’s defensive MVP, had 13 tackles (10 solo), a deal with for loss, a compelled fumble and a last-minute interception that sealed the Mountaineers’ win over Military.
LB: Buddy Johnson, Texas A&M Aggies
The senior had a game-high 10 tackles (eight solo), a sack and a pair of.5 tackles for loss within the Aggies’ win over North Carolina within the Capital One Orange Bowl.
LB: O’Rien Vance, Iowa State Cyclones
The PlayStation Fiesta Bowl defensive MVP had 4 tackles, a deal with for loss and two fumble recoveries within the Cyclones’ win over Oregon.
DB: Justin Birdsong, Georgia Southern Eagles
Birdsong recorded two interceptions within the Eagles’ 38-3 win over Louisiana Tech within the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.
DB: Bryce Cosby, Ball State Cardinals
Cosby was named defensive MVP within the Offerpad Arizona Bowl win over San Jose State, recording 9 tackles (eight solo) and an interception.
DB: Emmanuel Forbes, Mississippi State Bulldogs
Forbes returned an interception 90 yards for a landing within the Bulldogs’ 28-26 win over Tulsa within the Lockhead Martin Armed Forces Bowl.
DB: Tre Norwood, Oklahoma Sooners
Norwood returned an interception 45 yards for a landing en path to defensive MVP honors in Oklahoma’s rout of Florida within the Cotton Bowl.
Particular groups
Ok: Jack Podlesny, Georgia Bulldogs
Podlesny was 3-for-3 on subject objective makes an attempt, together with a 53-yard game-winner within the closing seconds to elevate Georgia to a slim win over Cincinnati within the Peach Bowl.
P: Max Duffy, Kentucky Wildcats
Duffy had three punts contained in the 20 and one inside the ten and deftly averted a block. On his 5 punts within the Gator Bowl, NC State’s common beginning subject place was its personal 16-yard line, and just one punt was returned for one yard.
KR/PR: Calvin Turner, Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors
After Houston narrowed Hawaii’s 21-point result in simply seven, Turner returned a kickoff 92 yards for a landing to maintain the Cougars out of attain in a 28-14 Hawaii win within the New Mexico Bowl. Turner additionally caught a 75-yard landing cross and rushed for 60 yards, ending with 252 all-purpose yards.
