Arab Times

Oklahoma, Washington advance to title games

UCF remains unbeaten

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MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Nov 24, (AP): Kyler Murray threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score, No. 6 Oklahoma scored two defensive TDs and the Sooners beat No. 12 West Virginia 59-56 Friday night for a spot next week in the Big 12 championsh­ip game.

The Sooners (11-1, 8-1, No. 6 CFP) survived a wild and mostly defenseles­s affair that featured 1,372 yards of offense to earn a rematch Dec 1 in Arlington, Texas, against No. 11 Texas, which beat Kansas earlier Friday.

Oklahoma also kept its College Football Playoff chances alive.

West Virginia (8-3, 6-3, No. 13 CFP) lost to Oklahoma for the seventh straight time since joining the league in 2012. Cougars.

UCF 38, South Florida 10 In Tampa, Florida, UCF lost quarterbac­k McKenzie Milton to injury but still trounced South Florida to extend the nation’s longest winning streak to 24 games and complete a second consecutiv­e undefeated regular season.

Milton hurt his right knee when he was tackled at the end of a 5-yard run in the second quarter. Darriel Mack Jr replaced him and may make his second start of the year when UCF (11-0, 8-0, No. 9 CFP) faces Memphis next week in the American Athletic Conference title game.

Texas 24, Kansas 17 In Lawrence, Kansas, Sam Ehlinger threw for two touchdowns and ran for a score and Texas held off Kansas to reach the Big 12 title game.

The Longhorns opened a 24-7 lead on Cameron Dicker’s 34-yard field goal in the fourth quarter, but the lowly Jayhawks responded with Peyton Bender’s 31-yard touchdown pass to Daylon Charlot and recovered the ensuing onside kick.

Central Florida’s Darriel Mack Jr (right), fights off a tackle from South Florida’s Greg Reaves during the second half of an NCAA college football game on Nov 23 in Tampa,

Florida. (AP)

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