The chilly, steady rains that plagued the early part of Senior Bowl week returned for Saturday’s game, and for the San Francisco 49ers-led South team, they were an apt metaphor in a 27-0 loss that sent much of the fans scurrying for warmth and a roof by the third quarter.

Notes from the game …

… All week, we watched the North team work on the reverse with a myriad of wideouts serving as the ballcarrier. Less than two minutes into Saturday’s game, it was Washington State’s Jason Hill who pulled it off, sprinting 35 yards up the left sideline to set up the North’s first touchdown. Click here to watch the play …

… Hill was one of the stars of the day, snaring a 7-yard touchdown pass from Troy Smith 8:17 into the third quarter to turn the game into a rout …

… The reverse met with much less success in the third quarter; Brandon Myles lost 12 yards after failing to secure the handoff; he would eventually fall on the errant football.

… Alabama State cornerback Michael Coe showed up on Thursday was beaten for and intercepted a Drew Stanton pass in the end zone on the first play of the fourth quarter, but was also left lunging after East Carolina’s Aundrae Allison when the receiver grabbed a touchdown reception that put the North up 17-0 …

… Adam Carriker was the Nebraska defensive lineman who had onlookers buzzing this week, but it was fellow Cornhusker Jay Moore who had a game-leading three sacks, two of which caused Chris Leak to fumble. The North team defense logged eight sacks — all by defensive linemen (three for Moore, two for Kenny Patterson, one each for Quinn Pitcock, Amobi Akoye and Brandon Mebane) …

…MVPs:
Game MVP: RB Tony Hunt, Penn State — 39 yards on eight carries and a touchdown; 13 yards on two receptions.
North Offensive MVP: QB Drew Stanton, Michigan State — 8-of-12 for 53 yards and a touchdown with an interception.
North Defensive MVP: DB Leon Hall, Michigan — Four tackles and a pass defensed.
South Offensive MVP: OL Ben Grubbs, Auburn.
South Defensive MVP: LB Patrick Willis, Mississippi — A game-leading 11 total tackles (seven solo) and a forced fumble.

And with that, a soggy au revoir from the home of the nation’s original Mardi Gras celebration.

Tags: 2007 Draft, Senior Bowl

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