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| SEC Dominates College Football Again |
Associated Press
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Wes Byrum kicked a 19-yard field goal as time expired and No. 1 Auburn beat No. 2 Oregon 22-19 to win the BCS national championship Monday night.Oregon had tied it at 19 with 2:33 left when Darron Thomas connected with Jeff Maehl on a tying 2-point conversion after LaMichael James scored on a shovel pass.
Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton and Auburn came right back with a 73-yard drive, with freshman Michael Dyer making the key plays. First he rolled over an Oregon tackler and, with most of the players thinking the play was over around midfield, scooted another 30 yards to the 23.
A play later, Dyer went through the middle for 16 to the 1.
After Newton was pushed back a yard, Byrum came on with 2 seconds left to kick the winner and give Auburn its first national championship since 1957 and the Southeastern Conference's fifth in a row.
I live in the state of Alabama and I am neither a fan of Auburn or Alabama. But at the end of the day you have to respect the direction of each program. To win back to back national championships and back to back heisman trophies says a lot about the football that is being played in the south. The SEC has emerged as the most dominant conference in college football. And to think the state of Alabama is always referred to as country. Well they seem to be doing great things in the country. You are in the top five in recruiting every year ad you have won two straight national championships. Looks like the country is a great place for football.
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