After curious fake FG, Iowa wins with last-second kick
Miguel Recinos drilled a 41-yard field goal through a driving rain as time expired, and Iowa beat Nebraska 31-28 on Friday despite blowing a 15-point lead in Iowa City.
Mekhi Sargent ran for a careerhigh 173 yards and scored twice for the Hawkeyes (8-4, 5-4 Big Ten), who have won four straight over the Cornhuskers for the first time.
The Hawkeyes nearly blew this one big-time, though.
A curious decision by Iowa to fake a field goal at Nebraska’s 3-yard line failed, and it led to a 98-yard scoring drive from the Huskers to make it 28-20 with 13:57 to go. Martinez then ran in from three yards out with 3:22 left and found Kade Warner in the back of the end zone to tie it.
But star tight end T.J. Hockenson came through for Iowa with a 10-yard catch on fourth-and-eight with 42 seconds to go, and Recinos put it through the uprights after missing his previous attempt.
UCF 38, South Florida 10
The No. 8 Knights lost quarterback McKenzie Milton to a serious leg injury but still trounced the Bulls to extend the nation’s longest winning streak to 24 games and complete a second consecutive undefeated regular season.
Milton hurt his right leg when he was tackled at the end of a fiveyard run in the second quarter. Darriel Mack Jr. replaced him and will probably make his second start of the year when the Knights (11-0, 8-0 American Athletic Conference) face Memphis next week in the conference title game. Coach Josh Heupel had no specific update on Milton’s condition, only saying he was in the hospital with a “traumatic” injury.
Oklahoma 59, West Virginia 56
Kyler Murray threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score and the No. 6 Sooners scored two defensive TDs against the No. 12 Mountaineers to earn a spot in the Big 12 championship game.
The Sooners (11-1, 8-1 Big 12) survived a wild and mostly defenseless affair that featured 1,372 yards of offense.
Washington 28, Washington St. 15
Myles Gaskin broke free for an 80-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter, and the No. 16 Huskies won their second Pac-12 North Division title in three years by beating the No. 7 Cougars on a snowy night at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington.
Gaskin rushed for 170 yards and three touchdowns, a year after running for 192 and four scores against the Cougars. The Huskies (9-3, 7-2 Pac-12) will face Utah in the conference title game.
Texas 24, Kansas 17
Sam Ehlinger threw for two touchdowns and ran for a score and the No. 11 Longhorns (9-3, 7-2 Big 12) held off the Jayhawks to reach the Big 12 title game.
Kansas dropped its last four games in David Beaty’s final season. Les Miles was hired Sunday to replace Beaty.
Central Michigan fires Bonamego
John Bonamego is out as Central Michigan’s football coach after finishing 1-11 this season. Bonamego went 22-29 in four seasons with the team.