Book, defense lead No. 8 Irish past No. 7 Cardinal
SOUTH BEND, IND. » Ian Book threw for four touchdowns and No. 8 Notre Dame’s defense stifled Stanford to end a three-game losing streak to the Cardinal with a 38-17 victory Saturday night.
Starting his second straight game, Book completed 24 of 33 passes for 278 yards, including an 8-yard TD to Miles Boykin. Boykin had career highs in receptions (11) and yardage (144).
Boykin’s touchdown gave the Irish (5-0) a 31-17 lead over the Cardinal (4-1) with 8:16 remaining. After Notre Dame’s Te’von Coney intercepted Stanford quarterback K.J. Costello, Book threw a 35-yard scoring pass to Alize Mack 14 seconds later to seal the victory.
Book’s other touchdown passes were a
6-yarder to tight end Nic Weishar in the first quarter and a 10-yarder to Chase Claypool just before halftime.
The Irish totaled 550 yards, including 272 yards on 55 carries. Senior Dexter Williams, playing in his first game of the season after missing the first four for undisclosed disciplinary reasons, rushed for a career-high
161 yards on 21 carries, the first a 45-yard touchdown that gave Notre Dame a 7-0 lead. CLEMSON 27, SYRACUSE 23 » With new starting quarterback Trevor Lawrence knocked out of the game, Travis Etienne scored on a 2-yard run with 41 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to give No. 3 Clemson a victory over Syracuse.
Etienne had three TDs and a career-high
203 yards rushing to bail out the quarterback-depleted Tigers (5-0, 2-0 ACC). ALABAMA 56, LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 14 » Jaylen Waddle returned a punt for a touchdown and caught two scoring passes, including a 94-yarder, for Alabama. GEORGIA 38, TENNESSEE 12 » D’Andre Swift ran for two touchdowns, including a late 14-yarder, and Georgia used dominant defense to overcome a sluggish offensive start. OKLAHOMA 66, BAYLOR 33 » Kyler Murray sat out Oklahoma’s first offensive series then came on to pass for 432 yards and six touchdowns.
AUBURN 24, SOUTHERN MISS 13 » Jarrett Stidham threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns and Auburn beat Southern Miss in a game disrupted for nearly three hours by lightning.
WEST VIRGINIA 42, NO. 25 TEXAS TECH 34 » Will Grier threw for 370 yards and three touchdowns, Keith Washington thwarted a rally with 51-yard interception return for a score for West Virginia.
UCF 45, PITTSBURGH 14 » McKenzie Milton threw for 328 yards and four touchdowns and UCF extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 17 games.
MICHIGAN 20, NORTHWESTERN 17 » Karan Higdon ran for 115 yards and two touchdowns, Shea Patterson threw 196 yards and No. 14 Michigan overcame a 17-point deficit. TEXAS 19, KANSAS STATE 14 » Sam Ehlinger threw for 207 yards and a touchdown, D’Shawn Jamison returned a punt 90 yards for another score and Texas snap a five-game road losing streak to Kansas State.
MICHIGAN STATE 31, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 20 » Brian Lewerke ran for two touchdowns in the first half, and Michigan State overcame a slow start and an underwhelming finish. VIRGINIA TECH 31, DUKE 14 » Ryan Willis threw for 332 yards and a career-best three touchdowns in his first start at Virginia Tech.
FLORIDA 13, MISSISSIPPI STATE 6 » Feleipe Franks threw for 219 yards and Florida’s defense dominated.
Coach Dan Mullen won in his return to Starkville, guiding Florida to success in his first appearance at Davis Wade Stadium since leaving Mississippi Stat.