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Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - Back in 1964, Navys Roger Staubach and Notre Dames John Huarte quarterbacked their teams against one another with the Fighting Irish shutting out the Midshipmen, 40-0. What did these two players have in common? Both were Heisman Trophy winners, although Huarte would not receive the award until after the season. On January 4, 2005, Jason White and his Oklahoma Sooners played Matt Leinart and his USC Trojans in the Orange Bowl. Both quarterbacks already had won the Heisman but the point differential was almost similar as the Trojans won 36. Approximately four years later, two more Heisman Trophy winners met as another Oklahoma quarterback, Sam Bradford, squared off against Floridas Tim Tebow in the BCS Championship Game. The one-loss Gators defeated the one-loss Sooners, 24-14. Fast forward to this season and there are two more Heisman Trophy winners taking on one another, this time in the 2015 Rose Bowl. The victor moves on to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game against either Alabama or Ohio State. Oregons Marcus Mariota has been on fire all season long but has been most effective since Nov. 8 when the Ducks defeated Utah. The junior has thrown 12 touchdown passes with zero interceptions since then, leading Oregon to 193 points - the largest four-game total in the teams 12-game FBS schedule. The Ducks also have put it together defensively allowing just 17 points per game over their last five contests. The defense gave up an average of 28 points per game in its first seven FBS matchups. They will need their defense to stay on course against an explosive Florida State offense and last years Heisman Trophy winner, Jameis Winston. The sophomore had an off season in 2014 but still threw for 3,559 yards - ninth best in FBS play. When discussing Winston, most people talk about his propensity to turn the ball over (17 interceptions in 2014). However, only one quarterback with at least 12 interceptions completed a higher percentage of passes than his 65 percent and that was Boise States Grant Hedrick. It is true Winston has not performed as well as he had in 2013 but it has been clear since the first game of this season that the talent at Florida State is nowhere near the level it was last year. Moreover, Winston should be given a ton of credit for keeping the Seminoles unbeaten despite so many close finishes. The key to this matchup is not at quarterback or even at running back where both teams possess tremendous freshmen (Royce Freeman at Oregon and Dalvin Cook at Florida State). The game will be won by the team with the better defense. It is difficult to judge which team that is, especially since Oregon plays in a more offensive-minded conference which skews the numbers in Florida States favor. To wit, the Seminoles have allowed fewer yards, fewer yards per play and fewer yards per carry. However, Oregon has given up fewer yards per pass attempt and, surprisingly, the Ducks have allowed fewer points even with seven of their 13 games against top 50 offenses. Florida State played just three contests against top 50 offenses. Oregon does have to deal with the absence of cornerback Ifo Ekpre- Olomu as the senior is out with a knee injury, which even things out a bit. When all is said and done, look for the Ducks and Mariota to get the best of Florida State and Winston with a 38-31 victory. ALABAMA AND OHIO STATE MEET IN SUGAR BOWL Which team will play Oregon for the title? Alabama seems to be the logical choice as the Crimson Tide have been in the AP top four all but two weeks of the season while the Buckeyes, outside of the first week, did not see the top 10 until week 12. Despite its high ranking, Alabama had just four easy wins since the end of September. In the five other games, the Tide had three victories (and one loss) by a touchdown or less. The other matchup was an 11-point win over Auburn, a game they trailed heading into the fourth quarter. Ohio State made it this far due to its dominating 59-0 performance over Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship Game. Cardale Jones threw three touchdown passes and Ezekiel Elliott did his best Melvin Gordon impersonation with 220 yards on 20 carries for the 12-1 Buckeyes. One thing is for certain - Ohio State will not shut out Alabama. Blake Sims, for all his faults, is one hundred times better than Joel Stave. Furthermore, Alabamas offense is the best one Ohio State has faced outside of the possible exception of Michigan State. Ohio States offense will be unable to keep up with the Crimson Tide, especially with Jones leading the way for the Buckeyes. It is one thing to get the job done against Wisconsin up 24-0 just 16 minutes into the contest, but it will be a completely different scenario against an Alabama defense ranked 4th in the country in scoring defense. 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So he and his Toronto FC teammates say they will have no problem getting up for their Amway Canadian Championship final against rival Montreal Impact, even if the result doesnt count toward Major League Soccer standings.(SportsNetwork.com) - The Sacramento Kings are hoping to get a huge lift Thursday with the possible return of DeMarcus Cousins versus the Milwaukee Bucks. Cousins hasnt played since a Nov. 26 loss at Houston because of viral meningitis and the Kings are 2-8 without him. Cousins, who is questionable tonight, is posting an average of 23.5 points and 12.6 rebounds, and has recorded a double-double in each of his last eight games played. The talented big man has participated in full team practices and Sacramento could use his services. The Kings have lost four in a row and nine of their last 11 games, including Tuesdays 104-92 setback to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the debut of interim head coach Tyrone Corbin. Corbin took over for Mike Malone, who was fired earlier this week. I learned a lot from (Malone). Im very thankful to play for coach Malone, Cousins said of the coaching change. At the end of the day, we know this is a business. Everything doesnt always work out the way we want them to. Hes a great coach and I wish him nothing but the best. Rudy Gay shook off an Achilles issue with 22 points and has scored 20 or more points in eight of his last 10 games. Carl Landry recorded 14 points off the bench and Ramon Sessions scored 11 points for the Kings, whose 199 turnovers led to 26 Thunder points.dddddddddddd The Kings are 0-3 on the homestand and in the midst of playing 10 of 11 games in Californias capital. They are 6-8 as the host. Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers will visit Sacramento on Sunday. Milwaukee had won two in a row and three of five games until Wednesdays 104-97 setback to the Portland Trail Blazers. Already without rookie Jabari Parker (torn ACL), Brandon Knight led the Bucks with 24 points and Khris Middleton ended with 17 off the bench. O.J. Mayo scored 12 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo posted 10 for Milwaukee, which shot 48.1 percent and was outscored, 36-27, in the fourth quarter. Antetokounmpo suffered an ankle injury and is doubtful Thursday. Its tough to see those guys go down, but we still have to come together as a team and try to play as hard as we can with the guys we got left, said Middleton, who hit the game-winning shot Monday at Phoenix. The Bucks are 1-1 on their western jaunt and will close the trip Saturday against the Los Angeles Clippers. They have a 6-9 road mark this season. Milwaukee and Sacramento will play the first of two meetings this season and will square off again Feb. 11 in Brew City. The Bucks lost both games against the Kings last season. ' ' '