Josey and the Pussycats

Cotton Bowl Review

One quarterback played like a champion but lost and the other QB looked like a dumpster fire, but his team won with a running game. It's just that simple.

In one of the strangest 41-point fourth quarter surges to spring from an innocuous game, two players emerged as fantasy stars:

• For Missouri, running back Henry Josey (top) carried the pathetic Tigers offense with 102 total yards and three touchdowns, helping to save the day.

• The game's top scorer was the Cowboys' Clint Chelf (below) who passed for 377 yards and two touchdown passes with 52 rushing and another touchdown. Nobody else from Ok-State was owned.

Missouri QB James Franklin, who played like he was throwing the game on purpose, was actually vultured out of the Tigers' lone passing touchdown by his backup.

In the meantime, Franklin dragged down both fantasy-owned receiver teammates by completing 15-of-40 for 174 and one interception with one point of rushing yards.  And, get this, with his "scholarship" the school actually pays for him to go there to play.

(DAVID) QB Chelf, Oklahoma State  23 points
(DAVID) QB Franklin, Missouri   5 points
(CHIP) RB Josey, Missouri   18 points
(CHIP) WR Green-Beckham, Missouri   2 points
(JD) WR Washington, Missouri   2 points