Mayfield’s 598 yards lead Oklahoma
STILLWATER, OKLA. » Oklahoma and Oklahoma State have faced off 112 times. Never had they played a game quite like this.
The teams combined for 114 points and more than 1,400 yards as Heisman Trophy hopefuls Baker Mayfield and Mason Rudolph seemingly traded touchdowns at will. Bedlam sure lived up to its name. Mayfield passed for a school-record 598 yards and No. 8 Oklahoma outlasted No. 11 Oklahoma State 6252 on Saturday in the highest-scoring game in the history of the rivalry. Mayfield threw five touchdown passes and ran for another score.
“He was awesome, played at an elite level,” Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley said. “He’s been through enough of these. He doesn’t blink, he doesn’t flinch. He’s made for atmospheres like this. It’s his favorite thing in the world.”
Rudolph passed for 448 yards and five touchdowns, but he had two critical turnovers in the second half.
“It was a heck of a college football game,” Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said. “I just wish we had made a couple more plays later than they did.”
Marquise Brown caught nine passes for a school-record 265 yards, and he had touchdown receptions of 84 and 77 yards for the Sooners (81, 5-1 Big 12, No. 5 CFP). Oklahoma gained 785 total yards, tied for the fourth-most in school history and the Sooners’ second-best outing since 1988.
Justice Hill ran for a career-high 228 yards Oklahoma State (7-2, 4-2, No. 11 CFP). IOWA 55, (3) OHIO STATE 24 » Nate Stanley threw for 226 yards and five touchdowns, and Iowa (6-3, 3-3 Big Ten) throttled Ohio State (7-2, 5-1), dealing a likely fatal blow to the Buckeyes’ playoff hopes.
Josh Jackson added three interceptions for the Hawkeyes, who beat their fourth top-five opponent in their last five tries at home.
J.T. Barrett threw a career-high four interceptions for Ohio State. The Buckeyes allowed their most points in a game under coach Urban Meyer. They committed nine penalties in their most lopsided defeat since last year’s 31-0 loss to eventual national champion Clemson in the playoffs. (6) CLEMSON 38, (20) N.C. STATE 31 » Tavien Feaster had an 89-yard touchdown run to end the third quarter and K’Von Wallace picked off Ryan Finley’s pass on the game’s final play to help Clemson (8-1, 6-1 ACC) hold off North Carolina State (6-3, 4-1). (2) GEORGIA 24, SOUTH CAROLINA 10 » Jake Fromm proved he can throw — and block a little, too — in leading Georgia (9-0, 6-0 SEC) past South Carolina (6-4, 4-3).
Fromm was accurate and efficient, completing 16 of 22 passes for 196 yards with scoring passes of 10 yards to Javon Wims and 20 yards to Mecole Hardman. He did not throw an interception. (4) WISCONSIN 45, INDIANA 17 » Jonathan Taylor rushed for 183 yards and a touchdown and Alec Ingold had three scores to help Wisconsin (9-0, 6-0 Big Ten) beat Indiana. (5) NOTRE DAME 48, WAKE FOREST 37 » Brandon Wimbush passed for a career-high 280 yards, ran for two touchdowns and shook off an injury to help Notre Dame (8-1) win its seventh straight.
Wimbush was 15-of-30 passing and threw a 34-yard touchdown to sophomore Chase Claypool, who had a career-high 180 yards on nine receptions. Wimbush also had 110 yards on 12 carries and the second TD was a 50-yarder in the second quarter. WEST VIRGINIA 20, (14) IOWA STATE 16 » Will Grier threw two touchdown passes and Justin Crawford broke out of a three-game slump with 102 yards rushing for West Virginia (6-3, 4-2 Big 12), which became bowl eligible and knocked the Cyclones (6-3, 4-2) out of a four-way tie for first place. (16) AUBURN 42, TEXAS A&M 27» Jarrett Stidham threw for 268 yards and three touchdowns and Auburn (7-2, 5-1 SEC) pulled away in the second half against Texas A&M (5-4, 3-3). (21) MISSISSIPPI ST 34, UMASS 23. » Nick Fitzgerald ran for 135 yards and two touchdowns to lead Mississippi State (7-2) past UMass (2-7). (25) WASHINGTON STATE 24, (18) STANFORD 21 » Luke Falk threw for 337 yards and three touchdowns and Washington State (82, 5-2 Pac-12) beat Stanford (6-3, 5-2), keeping alive its hopes for a Pac-12 North title.