Utah State wins Poinsettia Bowl Safety Brian Suite intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble by Heisman Trophy finalist Jordan Lynch to help Utah State beat No. 24 Northern Illinois, 21-14, on Thursday night in the Poinsettia Bowl at San Diego. Joey DeMartino, who went to high school and junior college in San Diego, carried 23 times for 143 yards and a touchdown for Utah State (9-5). He was the offensive most valuable player. Lynch, who was third in the Heisman Trophy voting and made the Associated Press All-America team as an all-purpose player, had a rough end to his college career. Besides the two turnovers, he was held to 39 yards rushing. Lynch ran for a touchdown and passed for another for Northern Illinois (12-2), which ended the season with two straight losses. Pittsburgh edges Bowling Green James Conner rushed for 229 yards - breaking a Pittsburgh bowl record held by Tony Dorsett - and Chris Blewitt kicked a tiebreaking field goal with 1:17 remaining, lifting the Panthers to a 30-27 win over Bowling Green at Detroit in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. Conner also played a handful of snaps on the defensive line, and fellow freshman Tyler Boyd gave Pitt (7-6) a boost with eight catches for 173 yards. Boyd also scored on a punt return in the first half, although Bowling Green (10-4) tied it at 17-17 when BooBoo Gates took the second-half kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown. Dorsett rushed for 202 yards in Pitt's win over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl on Jan.1, 1977. Morris to start at QB for Michigan Michigan freshman quarterback Shane Morris will start in place of Devin Gardner in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl at Tempe, Ariz. Gardner sustained a turf toe injury in the Wolverines' final regular-season game against Ohio State. Coach Brady Hoke announced Thursday that Morris will make his first college start against Kansas State after Gardner was unable to practice Wednesday. Morris played in three games this season. Clowney cited for speeding again South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney was pulled over again for going at least 25 mph over the speed limit. Clowney was stopped about 10:30 a.m. Thursday going 84 mph in a 55-mph zone on Interstate 26 near Interstate 126, about five miles from the South Carolina campus, Columbia police said. It's Clowney's second ticket in three weeks. On Dec. 7, state troopers say Clowney was going 110 mph in a 70-mph zone.