Mayfield leads No. 10 Sooners in rout
Oklahoma QB hits Texas Tech for five TDs in 49-27 win.
Baker Mayfield completed 22 of 34 passes for 281 yards and four touchdowns, and ran for another score to lead Oklahoma over Texas Tech 49-27.
Rodney Anderson had 181 yards rushing and a touchdown, and Abdul Adams returned from a two-game absence due to an ankle injury to add 95 yards rushing on 10 carries for the Sooners (7-1, 4-1 Big 12).
CeeDee Lamb had nine receptions for 147 yards and two touchdowns, while Mark Andrews added six catches for 79 yards and a touchdown for Oklahoma, which amassed 617 yards of offense.
Nic Shimonek passed for 322 yards and four touchdowns on 22-of-36 passing for Texas Tech (4-4, 1-4). Tre King had 113 yards rushing on 24 carries, while T.J. Vasher added five receptions for 98 yards. Keke Coutee had four catches for 93 yards and a touchdown. Cameron Batson added two receiving touchdowns.
No. 7 Clemson 24, Georgia Tech 10: Kelly Bryant threw for 207 yards and two touchdowns as Clemson bounced back from its first loss of the season with a dominating win at home.
Bryant showed few negative effects from injuries that knocked him out early of the Tigers’ past two games — a sprained left ankle in the third quarter of a win over Wake Forest on Oct. 7 and a concussion in the second quarter of a loss at Syracuse on Oct. 13. It was an unsettling two weeks — Clemson was off last Saturday — with plenty of questions, introspection and worries about Bryant’s health.
The Clemson junior put all the worrying to rest early on. He connected on a 38-yard TD pass to Deon Cain less than three minutes into the game. Bryant zipped a 20-yard pass to tight end Milan Richard to put the Tigers (7-1, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) ahead 14-3 and cruise to their third straight win over Georgia Tech.
No. 13 Virginia Tech 24, Duke 3: Josh Jackson threw for a touchdown and ran for another to lead Virginia Tech over visiting Duke.
Jackson hit Sean Savoy with a 26-yard pass just before halftime to give the Hokies (7-1, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) a 17-3 lead. He scored on a 6-yard run in the third quarter, all but cementing Virginia Tech’s third victory in a row on a night when it rained for most of the second half and footing became increasingly uncertain.
Arizona 58, No. 15 Washington State 37: Khalil Tate, in his fourth straight spectacular performance, rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown and passed for 275 yards and two scores, leading surprising Arizona past Washington State for its fourth consecutive Pac-12 victory.
J.J. Taylor gained 157 yards on 13 carries for Arizona (6-2, 4-1), including touchdown runs of 79 and 3 yards after Washington State (7-2, 4-2) had rallied to take the lead in the third quarter behind backup quarterback Tyler Hilinski.
The loss knocked Washington State out of a tie with Stanford for first place in the Pac-12 North. The Wildcats remain in the thick of things in the Pac-12 South.
No. 18 Central Florida 73, Austin Peay 33: McKenzie Milton threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns and scored another on the ground as No. 18 UCF reinforced its reputation for having one of the most explosive offenses in the country.
The 73 points scored against Austin Peay was a school record for the Knights, who lead the nation in scoring. UCF scored on 11 of 12 possessions. It’s the first time the Knights have started the season 7-0.
Milton completed his first 14 passes and finished the game 24 of 26. He scored on a 3-yard run before going to the bench in the middle of the third quarter.
No. 21 USC 48, Arizona State 17: Ronald Jones II ran for 216 yards and two touchdowns and Sam Darnold revved up Southern California’s offense with three scoring passes as the Trojans rolled over Arizona State.
USC (7-2, 5-1 Pac-12) rebounded from a 49-19 thumping by No. 9 Notre Dame last week by racking up 607 yards to remain atop the Pac-12 South.
Darnold completed 19 of 35 passes for 266 yards, and Tyler Vaughns had six catches for 126 yards with a pair of touchdowns. Jones helped the Trojans pick up 341 yards rushing after they were limited to 76 against the Fighting Irish.