Oklahoma rallies to topple Kansas
LAWRENCE, KAN. » Caleb Williams threw two touchdown passes, ran 40-yards for a score on a pivotal fourth down and No. 3 Oklahoma rallied to beat Kansas, 35-23.
The Sooners (8-0, 5-0 Big 12) trailed by double figures on two occasions — including 10-0 at the half —-but outscored the Jayhawks 3513 in the second half to win their 16th straight game.
Jason Bean passed for 246 yards and a score for Kansas (1-6, 0-4), which led 17-7 late in the third quarter. A 66yard run by Trevon West sparked the Oklahoma offense after that. and scored two plays later for their first lead, 21-17, early in the fourth quarter.
Kansas was able to stay in the game because of the legs of Devin Neal who ran for 100 and a pair of touchdowns. Kansas didn’t punt for the first time until the fourth quarter and held Oklahoma scoreless in the first half.
(2) CINCINNATI 28, NAVY 20 » Arquon Bush intercepted a pass with 25 seconds left to help Cincinnati (7-0, 3-0 American Athletic Conference)
hold off Navy (1-6, 1-4).
The Bearcats weren’t in significant danger until the final minute, when Navy scored to make it a one-score game and then recovered an onside kick with 48 seconds left.
(4) ALABAMA 52, TENNESSEE 24 » Bryce Young passed for 371 yards and two TDs and ran for two more scores, carrying Alabama (7-1, 4-1 SEC) past Tennessee (4-4, 2-3).
Brian Robinson ran for 107 yards and three touchdowns, helping the Crimson Tide score 21 points in the first six-plus minutes of the final quarter.
(6) MICHIGAN 33, NORTHWESTERN 7 » Blake Corum and Hassan Haskins combined for 229 yards rushing and four TDs, carrying Michigan (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) past Northwestern (3-4, 1-3).
The Wolverines closed strong after a sluggish start. They led by just three points at halftime, looking as if they were peeking ahead to next week’s game against ninthranked Michigan State on the road.
IOWA STATE 24, (8) OKLAHOMA STATE 21 » Brock Purdy threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns and Iowa State (5-2, 3-1 Big 12) made a late defensive stand to beat Oklahoma State (6-1, 3-1).
Breece Hall scored the goahead touchdown with 5:29 left, then the Cyclones forced a three-and-out and stopped the Cowboys on fourth down with 1:09 left.
(10) OREGON 34, UCLA 31 » Travis Dye became the first player in Football Bowl Subdivision history to score touchdowns on four consecutive carries and Oregon (6-1, 3-1 Pac-12) overcame an early 14-point deficit to beat UCLA (5-3, 3-2),
Anthony Brown had 381 yards of total offense for the Ducks.
(12) MISSISSIPPI 31, LSU 18 » Matt Corral threw for a touchdown and ran for another, directing Mississippi (6-1, 3-1 SEC) to a 31-point outburst that spanned the second and third quarters to beat lame-duck coach Ed Orgeron and LSU (4-2, 2-3).
(13) NOTRE DAME 31, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 16 » Kyren Williams rushed for two short touchdowns and a season-high 138 yards on 25 carries and Notre Dame (6-1)withstood Southern California’s (3-4) fourth-quarter rally.
Williams scored on a 5-yard run in the second quarter to help coach Brian Kelly’s Fighting Irish to a 17-3 halftime lead. He then had a 1-yard run late in the third quarter to put the Irish up 24-3 en route to their fourth straight victory in the 92game series.
(16) WAKE FOREST 70, ARMY 56 » Sam Hartman threw for a career-high 458 yards and five touchdowns in a bigplay display and ran for another score and Wake Forest beat Army to improve to 7-0.
Army (4-3), which lost its third straight, has not defeated a ranked opponent since a 17-14 victory over Air Force in 1972, but the Black Knights made Wake Forest earn it.
(17) TEXAS A&M 44, SOUTH CAROLINA 14» Ainias Smith had a 95-yard punt return for a touchdown and Jalen Wydermyer added two TD catches as Texas A&M (6-2, 3-2 SEC) built a huge firsthalf lead and coasted past South Carolina (4-4, 1-4).
The star rushing duo of Isaiah Spiller and Devone Achane continued to do damage for the Aggies. They combined for 256 yards and two touchdowns a week after
rushing for 292 yards and three touchdowns.
(22) SAN DIEGO STATE 20, AIR FORCE 14 » Matt Araiza kicked two field goals, Kaegun Williams and Chance Bell ran for touchdowns and San Diego State withstood Air Force’s comeback bid.
San Diego State (7-0, 3-0 Mountain West) beat Air Force for the ninth straight time. Air Force (6-2, 3-2) had its four-game winning streak snapped.
(23) PITTSBURGH 27, CLEMSON 17» Pittsburgh’s (6-1, 3-0 ACC) Kenny Pickett made the most of his Heisman Trophy showcase, throwing for 302 yards and two TDs against Clemson (4-3, 3-2).
Pickett completed 25 of 39
passes to overtake Alex Van Pelt for the most career completions in school history. The fifth-year senior ran for two drive-extending dives late in the fourth quarter after the Tigers had drawn within 10.
(24) UTSA 45, LOUISIANA TECH 16 » Frank Harris threw two touchdown passes to Zakhari Franklin and UTSA (8-0, 4-0 Conference USA) celebrated its first national ranking with a victory over Louisiana Tech (2-5, 1-2). WISCONSIN 30, (25) PURDUE 13 » Chez Mellusi ran for 149 yards and a touchdown and Braelon Allen had 140 yards and two scores to help Wisconsin (4-3, 2-2 Big Ten) beat Purdue (4-3, 2-2).