Miami, FL (SportsNetwork. .com) - Justin Thomas accounted for four touchdowns and No. 10 Georgia Tech gouged eighth-ranked Mississippi State for an Orange Bowl record 452 rushing yards in a 49-34 rout on Wednesday night. Thomas finished with 121 yards on the ground with three touchdowns and also threw for 125 yards with a score and an interception, earning Orange Bowl MVP honors. Synjyn Days rushed for 171 yards and three scores for the Yellow Jackets (11-3), who responded from a close loss to Florida State in the ACC Championship Game and broke down a solid SEC defense. Dak Prescott went 33-of-51 passing for 453 yards with three touchdowns and an interception for the Bulldogs (10-3), while also rushing for 47 yards and a touchdown. Josh Robinson, who declared for the NFL Draft prior to the game via his Instagram account, rushed for a team-high 75 yards in the setback. DeRunnya Wilson hauled in nine passes for 105 yards and two touchdowns. Although Georgia Tech allowed an improbable Hail Mary as time expired in the second quarter, the Ramblin Wreck scored on their first three drives and opened the game up in the third quarter. Georgia Tech opened the third with a swift scoring march that lasted 55 seconds. Following a short run by Charles Perkins, Days sprinted off the left guard and tip-toed down the sideline for a 69-yard touchdown which gave the Yellow Jackets a 28-20 lead. Thomas then concluded an 81-yard trek on Georgia Techs next touch with a 32- yard TD run for a 35-20 lead with under eight minutes left. He added a 15-yard scoring run to give the Yellow Jackets a commanding 22-point edge. Mississippi State finally got on the board in the second half with Prescotts 7-yard TD pass to Wilson on the first play of the fourth quarter, but Days answered with a 4-yard touchdown scamper on the next drive for a 49-27 edge. Prescott and Wilson hooked up for a 12-yard touchdown to account for the final margin late in the fourth. Mississippi State scored 13 straight points after going down by two touchdowns entering the second. Evan Sobiesk kicked a 32-yard field goal to cap a 13- play, 60-yard drive and get the Bulldogs on the board. After a quick three-and-out from Georgia Tech, it took Mississippi State just four plays to reach the end zone. Prescott hit Joe Morrow for a 32-yard strike on the first play of the sequence, then rushed for a 5-yard score with under 10 minutes left in the half. The Ramblin Wreck orchestrated a drive on the next possession, but Thomas was picked off by Beniquez Brown. That turnover set up Sobiesks 30-yard field goal to make it a 14-13 game. Georgia Tech had an answer, however, when Thomas 13-yard touchdown run on a rollout to his right capped a drive of 4:43 and gave the Yellow Jackets a 21-13 lead. Just when it looked like Georgia Tech halted the momentum, the Bulldogs dealt what could have been a crushing blow just before the half. Mississippi State got the ball back with 29 seconds left and moved the ball just past midfield to set up a Hail Mary attempt on the final play. Prescott dropped back, fired to the end zone and the ball deflected off a handful of players prior to a trailing Fred Ross getting his arms underneath it and securing the 42-yard touchdown catch. Prescott got off to a rough start, throwing an interception to Chris Milton on the second pass of his night. The Yellow Jackets took advantage with their patented rushing attack as Perkins bolted for a 23-yard gain two plays later, then Days capped the four-play series with a 3-yard TD. The Bulldogs responded with a drive to the Georgia Tech 32, but Prescott tossed an incompletion on 4th-and-4. Late in the first, Thomas went up top to Darren Waller for a 41-yard touchdown and a 14-0 lead. Game Notes The Bulldogs fell to 10-8 in bowls, while Georgia Tech is now 24-19 all-time during bowl season ... Ross caught six passes for 102 yards in the loss ... Mississippi State had 152 yards rushing ... The Yellow Jackets held the ball for 34:47 ... Waller led the Yellow Jackets with 114 yards receiving ... This was the seventh trip for Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl, the last of which was a 24-14 loss to Iowa in 2010. .Ryan Anderson had 14 points for the Pelicans, who trailed 78-63 after three periods before trimming the deficit to 86-83. Jrue Holiday had 13 points and Eric Gordon added 12 for New Orleans.Mike Scott and Jeff Teague each had 11 points for Atlanta. .In the Football Money League compiled by accountancy firm Deloitte, German champion Bayern Munich remained third but Barcelona dropped from second to fourth during its trophyless 2014.In the 2013-2014 financial year, Real generated 549. .C. - Heat coach Erik Spoelstra says Danny Granger, Chris Andersen and Udonis Haslem are still not ready to play and will miss Wednesday nights game against the Charlotte Hornets.NEW YORK, N.Y. - NFL owners will meet Wednesday to discuss the leagues personal conduct policy, vote on the sale of the Buffalo Bills and look at further international play.These are critical meetings for the owners, with Commissioner Roger Goodell under fire for his handling of the Ray Rice case, and with several high-profile player arrests involving domestic abuse. Although the owners have supported Goodell remaining in the job, they also have been embarrassed by loud criticism of the leagues recent missteps.We need to limit this, Texans owner Robert McNair said of misbehaviour by players, so punishment is not an issue.The discussion of social responsibility and the personal conduct policy initiatives will overshadow approval of the purchase of the Bills by Buffalo Sabres owners Terry and Kim Pegula. That transaction is considered certain, with three-quarters of the teams needing to vote in favour of the Pegulas.Owners will be updated on the Los Angeles stadium situation; TV ratings, attendance and fan interest. They also will receive reports on the leagues games in London three this year for the first time, with two still to come. The NFL has an eye on adding more London games, perhaps as soon as next season.But the spotlight will be on steps the NFL is taking to educate everyone in the league on domestic violence and sexual assault and abuse. The owners will view a short video, and then will see about a 40-minute presentation by the leagues player engagement department about educating everyone in the NFL on the subjects.Heading into Wednesdays meetings, Goodell sent a memo to the owners in which he explained why the personal conduct policy needs revamping.For the past seven years, the personal conduct policy has brought credit to the league and to NFL players, he wrote. But during that time, we did not sufficiently review the policy to keep it current and ensure that it properly reflected our values and those of our society. Our process for handling allegations of misconduct was not as well-established as it needed to be. We relied almost exclusively on law enforcement and the courts to investigate offences and determine guilt. We did not set and adhere consistently enough to our own standards, and we allowed our disciplinary responses to fall below where they needed to be. Nowhere was this clearer than in the context of domestic violence and sexual assault.These are the first league mmeetings since Goodell admitted he was wrong in giving Rice a two-game suspension for punching his then-fiancee in an elevator. . Following a torrent of criticism, Goodell announced stiffer penalties for future domestic violence cases. After video of the punch was released, the Baltimore Ravens cut Rice and Goodell suspended him indefinitely. Rice has since appealed the suspension.Other abuse cases involving Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson, Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer and Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy also have been made public. All three are on an exempt list, suspended but still being paid.Among the personal conduct items to be addressed, according to Goodells memo:When an allegation of misconduct is made, to what extent should the league or clubs independently review and investigate the matter? Or should we continue to rely on law enforcement to do so?Is it appropriate to remove someone from the workplace prior to an adjudication? If so, when? In particular, should we establish a practice of leave with pay, under which an employee charged with prohibited conduct is put on paid leave status until the charge has been resolved? And what should the parameters of such a leave with pay status be ...?What is the process for placing someone on paid leave status? Should these decisions be made by a third party, or a panel of outsiders, or should they be made by the commissioner?What kind of support services should be available to victims and families, as well as to the accused?What should be the commissioners role in the disciplinary process?What level of accountability should be expected of clubs?In the midst of the domestic conduct maelstrom, the Pegulas offer of $1.4 billion for the Bills was approved by the NFLs finance committee. Promising to keep the franchise in Buffalo honouring the wishes of the teams only previous owner, Ralph Wilson, who died in March, helped the Pegulas pursuit. Paying far more than market value pushed them to the front of the bidding.And on Wednesday, it should lead to confirmation of their ownership.The Pegulas have been a class act and very energized throughout the whole process, Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie said Tuesday. We will be delighted to approve them.They honour the history of the Wilson family and at the same time will take it in a new direction.___AP NFL website:
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