Houston Chronicle Sunday

LSU upsets Florida at home

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GAINESVILL­E, Fla. — Max Johnson threw three touchdown passes in his first college start, Cade York kicked a 57-yard field goal with 23 seconds remaining and the reigning national champion Tigers stunned the host Gators 37-34 on a cool and foggy Saturday night in the Swamp.

York drilled his kick through the uprights, leaving Florida with a final shot. Trask got the Gators (8-2) in position to tie it, but Evan McPherson was wide left from 51 yards on the final play.

Kyle Trask accounted for four touchdowns and three turnovers.

ARIZONA FIRES SUMLIN

Arizona fired football coach Kevin Sumlin following a blowout loss to rival Arizona State that extended a record losing streak.

Sumlin was fired Saturday, less than 24 hours after a 70-7 loss to Arizona State that stretched the Wildcats’ losing streak to 12 games.

Arizona went 9-20 with no bowl appearance­s under Sumlin.

Sumlin made a name for himself in four years at Houston, leading the Cougars to an 11-2 record and a Cotton Bowl win in 2012. He led Texas A&M to five straight bowl games but was fired after going 7-6 in 2017.

FULLER MAKES HISTORY

Sarah Fuller became the first woman to score in a Power Five conference football game by kicking an extra point for Vanderbilt

on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn. She added a second extra point in the fourth quarter of the Commodores’ 42-17 loss to Tennessee.

ARMY15, NAVY 0

Tyhier Tyler scored on a 4-yard run early in the fourth quarter, the Black Knights’ defense stuffed the visiting Midshipmen with a goal-line stand and beat their archrival at Michie Stadium.

It was the first meeting between the teams at West Point since 1943. Navy still leads the series 61-53-7.

Army went up 3-0 on Quinn Maretzki’s 37-yard field goal early in the second quarter.

UTAH 38

NO. 21 COLORADO 21

BOULDER, Colo. — Ty Jordan scored twice, including a sealing 66-yard burst, and the visiting Utes’ revamped defense forced three turnovers to help rally past the Buffaloes

in the snow .

NO. 1 ALABAMA 52 ARKANSAS 3

DeVonta Smith returned a punt 84 yards for a touchdown as the visiting Crimson Tide scored 28 points in 11minutes in the first half and rolled past the Razorbacks.

Najee Harris scored touchdowns 14 seconds apart, and a 1-yard plunge by Brian Robinson Jr. had Alabama cruising.

NO. 17 NORTH CAROLINA 62 NO. 10 MIAMI 26

Michael Carter and Javonte Williams set an NCAA record by combining for 544 yards rushing, and the visiting Tar Heels beat the Hurricanes.

University of Houston transfer D’Eriq King completed 18 of 30 passes for 239 yards and two touchdowns for Miami.

NO. 13 COASTAL CAROLINA 42, TROY 38

Jaivon Heiligh caught a 23-yard touchdown pass from Grayson McCall with 45 seconds left and the Chanticlee­rs preserved their first perfect regular season with a win over the Trojans.

NO. 15 USC 43, UCLA 38

Kedon Slovis threw an 8-yard touchdown to Amon-Ra St. Brown with 16 seconds left for his fifth passing touchdown of the game, and the host Trojans rallied from an 18point, third-quarter deficit to beat the Bruins.

NO. 9 GEORGIA 49 MISSOURI 14

JT Daniels threw three touchdown passes, two to George Pickens, and the visiting Bulldogs routed the Tigers.

NO. 14 NORTHWESTE­RN 28 ILLINOIS 10

Cam Porter ran for a career-high 142 yards and two touchdowns, Evan Hull added a season-best 149 yards on the ground and the host Wildcats tuned up for the Big Ten championsh­ip game by beating the Illini.

NO. 16 IOWA 28 WISCONSIN 7

Spencer Petras threw for 211 yards and two touchdowns to Ihmir Smith-Marsette to lead the host Hawkeyes past the Badgers for their sixth win in a row.

NO. 18 BYU 28

SAN DIEGO STATE 14

Zach Wilson threw for 303 yards and three touchdowns, and the host Cougars held the Aztecs scoreless over the final three quarters.

 ?? DarrylWebb / Associated Press ?? Kevin Sumlin was fired by Arizona less than 24 hours after a lopsided loss to rival Arizona State.
DarrylWebb / Associated Press Kevin Sumlin was fired by Arizona less than 24 hours after a lopsided loss to rival Arizona State.

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