| Toyota Gator Bowl: West Virginia vs. Georgia Tech |
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Sunday, 31 December 2006
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The Yellow Jackets will need a great game out of senior quarterback Reggie Ball in order to keep up with one of the best backfield tandems in the country in quarterback Patrick White and running back Steve Slaton for West Virginia. Bet on West Virginia vs Georgia Tech at BetUS and receive up to a 50% Sign up Bonus!One weapon Ball can utilize is All-America wide-out and Biletnikoff Award winner Calvin Johnson. Johnson, who caught 60 passes for 900 yards and 13 touchdowns, has intimidating size (6-foot-5, 235 pounds) and remarkable hands. He is the sort of player who draws double coverage virtually every time he leaves the huddle. On the ground, the Yellow Jackets got a solid season from running back Tashard Choice, who ran 249 times for 1,250 yards. He also scored 10 times and averaged nearly five yards per carry. The Georgia Tech defense ranks ninth in the nation in pass efficiency defense, 11th in rushing defense (88.92), 21st in total defense (289.69), and 20th in scoring defense (16.85). The Jackets have held six straight teams, and 10 of 13 on the season, below 100 yards rushing. Bet on West Virginia vs Georgia Tech at BetUS and receive up to a 50% Sign up Bonus! Slaton is the frontrunner for the potent Mountaineer ground attack. He is third among NCAA rushers this year at 144.4 yards per game and is second in NCAA all-purpose yardage (172.8 pga). Slaton was an all-purpose wonder against Pitt, rushing for 215 yards with two touchdowns and gaining 130 yards through the passing game, with a pair of receiving touchdowns. White became the first quarterback in Big East history to run and pass for more than 1,000 yards in the same season, accumulating 1,524 yards through the air and gaining 1,074 yards on the ground. The Daphne, Ala., resident ranks eighth in the nation in both points per game (9.3) and points responsible for (15.3). The Mountaineers are favored offshsore at BODOG.COM giving a minus -11 point chalk while most Las Vegas sportsbooks are offering West Virginia at -10. A total of 47 has been set across the board both in Las Vegas and offshore.                        |
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The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (9-3) will be saddled with containing the explosive West Virginia Mountaineers (10-2) offense when the two teams meet New Years Day in the Toyota Gator Bowl at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla., with kickoff at 1 p.m. (EST). The game will be televised by CBS.