No. 2 Ohio State rolls to stay undefeated
COLUMBUS, OHIO >> Miyan Williams rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown before leaving with an injury late in the first half, C.J Stroud threw five TD passes and No. 2 Ohio State buried Indiana 56-14 on Saturday.
Williams went down awkwardly on his right ankle and had to be helped to a cart and taken to the locker room with 2:17 left in the half. That came after the Buckeyes had pushed the score to 28-7 on Williams’ 48-yard scoring run.
Buckeyes freshman Dallen Hayden rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown. Wide receiver Xavier Johnson lined up as a back and ran for a 71-yard TD in the fourth quarter.
The Buckeyes (10-0, 7-0 Big Ten, No. 2 CFP) had piled up 377 yards by the time Williams left the game and finished with 662. Stroud was 17 for 28 for 297 yards against the Hoosiers (3-7, 1-6).
NO. 1 GEORGIA 38, MISSISSIPPI STATE 19 >> Stetson Bennett threw for three touchdowns and No. 1 Georgia overcame a first-half surge by Mississippi State.
With the victory, the East Division champion Bulldogs secured a spot in the SEC Championship game. Georgia will face SEC West champ LSU in Atlanta on Dec. 3
NO. 3 MICHIGAN 34, NEBRASKA 3 >> Blake Corum ran for 162 yards and a touchdown, helping Michigan stay undefeated.
The Wolverines (10-0, 7-0 Big Ten, No. 3 CFP) have won their first 10 games for the first time since 2006,
when they closed the regular season as the secondranked team with a loss to rival and top-ranked Ohio State. Michigan faces the Buckeyes on the road in two weeks with the Big Ten East Division title at stake.
NO. 4 TCU 7, NO. 18 TEXAS 10 >> Kendre Miller rushed for 138 yards, including a 75yard touchdown in the third quarter that broke open a tense defensive struggle, and TCU beat Texas to clinch a berth in the Big 12 championship game.
TCU quarterback Max Duggan, who was sacked four times in the first half and hounded all game, connected with Quentin Johnston for a 31-yard touchdown over broken coverage
in the fourth quarter.
NO. 5 TENNESSEE 66, MISSOURI 24 >> Hendon Hooker threw for 355 yards and three touchdowns and also ran for a score to lead Tennessee past Mizzou.
The Volunteers (9-1, 5-1 Southeastern Conference) were impressive offensively but had trouble containing a Missouri attack that has struggled this season. The Tigers (4-6, 2-5) rushed for 173 yards, more than any other team against Tennessee this year.
NO. 24 WASHINGTON 37, NO. 6 OREGON 34 >> Peyton Henry kicked a 43-yard field goal with 51 seconds left and Washington snapped Oregon’s eight-game winning streak with a victory, dealing
a blow to the Ducks’ chances for a spot in the College Football Playoff.
Michael Penix Jr. threw a 62-yard scoring pass to Taj Davis to tie it at 34 with 3:07 to go after Oregon quarterback Bo Nix limped off the field on the previous series. NO. 12 CLEMSON 31, LOUISVILLE 16 >> DJ Uiagalelei threw for a touchdown and ran for another score, and Will Shipley hurdled Louisville’s M.J. Griffin on the way for a 25-yard TD as Clemson won its 39th straight at home.
The Tigers (9-1, 7-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) had wrapped up the ACC Atlantic Division and its spot in the league title game next month a week ago.
NO. 7 LSU 13, ARKANSAS 10 >> Josh Williams ran for 122 yards and a touchdown, Harold Perkins Jr. had four sacks and two forced fumbles and the defense for LSU held Arkansas to 249 yards.
The Tigers (8-2, 6-1 Southeastern Conference) forced and recovered an Arkansas fumble on the Razorbacks’ final drive with 1:19 left to clinch the win.
NO. 10 ALABAMA 30, NO. 11 MISSISSIPPI 24 >> Bryce Young threw three touchdowns passes and Alabama scored on four consecutive possessions spanning the second and third quarters in a comeback win over Mississippi.
Will Reichard kicked field goals of 23 and 49 yards in the fourth quarter to snap a 24-all tie. Alabama (8-2, 5-2 SEC) secured the win by forcing an incomplete pass into the Crimson Tide end zone in the final minute to extend its seven-game winning streak over the Rebels.
NO. 14 PENN STATE 30, MARYLAND 0 >> Nick Singleton scored two touchdowns and ran for 113 of his 122 yards in the first half and Penn State’s defense smothered Maryland.
Tight end Brenton Strange caught a touchdown pass and Jake Pinegar kicked three field goals for the Nittany Lions.
NO. 15 NORTH CAROLINA 36, WAKE FOREST 34 >> Noah Burnette kicked a 33-yard field goal with 2:12 left and North Carolina’s defense came up with two key fourth-quarter stops to beat Wake Forest and secure spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game.
NO. 22 UCF 38, NO. 16 TULANE 31 >>
John Rhys Plumlee accounted for 308 yards and three touchdowns, and UCF took over first place in the American Athletic Conference with a win over Tulane.
BOSTON COLLEGE 21, NO. 17 N.C. STATE 20 >> Emmett Morehead threw a 2-yard pass to Joseph Griffin Jr. with 14 seconds left and Boston College rallied past North Carolina State and denied the Wolfpack a school record 17th consecutive home victory.
UCONN 36, NO. 19 LIBERTY 33 >> Zion Turner threw a 30yard scoring pass to Kevens Clercius late in the fourth quarter to lead UConn over Liberty.
NO. 20 NOTRE DAME 35, NAVY 32 >> Braden Lenzy reached around a defender with both arms to make a spectacular touchdown catch, one of four TD passes by Drew Pyne before halftime in Notre Dame’s win over Navy.
PURDUE 31, NO. 21 ILLINOIS 24 >> Aidan O’Connell passed for 237 yards and three scores, two to Payne Durham, and Purdue beat Illinois to turn the Big Ten West race into a mess.
NO. 23 KANSAS STATE 31, BAYLOR 3 >> Will Howard threw for three touchdowns after Adrian Martinez exited with an injury, and Kansas State buoyed its Big 12 title hopes with a rout of Baylor.
NO. 25 FLORIDA STATE 38, SYRACUSE 3 >> Jordan Travis threw for three touchdowns, caught a scoring pass and ran for another score, and Florida State beat reeling Syracuse, the Orange’s fourth straight loss.