EL PASO, Texas – Turnovers have been the Achilles’ heel of sixth-year senior quarterback Jeff Sims for his entire career. Sims thought he’d exorcised such demons when he went the first 58 minutes of the game against Duke without a turnover–until an interception on the final, potentially game-winning drive.
The journeyman was making his 32nd and final college start in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, in El Paso, Texas, and went toe-to-toe with Duke star sophomore quarterback Darian Mensah the entire way.
It was the best performance of Sims’ storied career. The veteran, who is known primarily for his running ability, went 27-for-38 in the passing game for 375 yards, the most passing yards of any game in his career…