"What to watch for" College Football Conference Championship Week

Duke Running Game:

#20 Duke plays #1 Florida State Saturday...and the running game will be important if Duke wants to shock the world, and upset #1 Florida State.  Duke will need to run the football with QB Brandon Connette, QB Anthony Boone, and 3 of their RBs Josh Snead, Jala Duncan, and Juwan Thompson.  Because if Duke runs the football well it will allow them to pass.  Which could lead to points scored on the offensive end.





Missouri's Defense:

#5 Missouri plays #3 Auburn Saturday, and pretty much everybody that watches college football would know that Auburn runs the football extremely well, averaging 318 rush yards per game 5th in the nation And if Missouri wants to win the SEC title game, they must shut down Auburn's running game...Alabama was leading Auburn a good bit in the Iron Bowl, but what allowed Auburn to get in it was the running game.  So if Missouri wants to become SEC champs they must at-least hold Auburn under 190-200 yards running.





Michigan State's Defense:

#10 Michigan State plays #2 Ohio State in the BIG-10 title game Saturday, and like #5 Missouri they play a good running team.  I'll tell you why Michigan State must shut down Ohio State's running game.  Ohio State has dominated all the teams they've played pretty much this year running the football, OSU primarily runs it with QB Braxton Miller, and RB Carlos Hyde.  The Buckeyes average 321 rush yards per game, 2nd in the nation behind Army and 40 TDs on the ground.  So it will be very key for Michigan State to stop Ohio State, and get their defense off the field in this BIG-10 championship game.