CONFERENCE REPORTS
at No. 9 Ohio State 52, Illinois 14: The Buckeyes scored on their first six possessions — including J.T. Barrett’s 100th career touchdown pass — en route to clinching the Big Ten East title. Barrett, playing in his last game at Ohio Stadium, threw for two touchdowns and ran for one for the Buckeyes, who handed the Illini their ninth straight loss. at No. 10 Penn State 56, Nebraska 44: Saquon Barkley broke the Penn State career touchdown record with three scores and had 208 of 224 total yards in the first half to lead the Nittany Lions to their 18th win in 21 games. Barkley passed Lydell Mitchell for the record with his 39th touchdown. at No. 17 Michigan State 17, Maryland 7: LJ Scott ran for 147 yards and a touchdown to lead the Spartans to a snowy victory. Quarterback Brian Lewerke was 2 of 14 for 20 yards, and one of his completions was a shovel pass in the third. at No. 23 Northwestern 39, Minnesota 0: Clayton Thorson had three touchdown passes and Justin Jackson added 166 yards rushing for the Wildcats, who won their sixth straight. Purdue 24, at Iowa 15: Sophomore Elijah Sindelar threw for 229 yards and a career-high three touchdown passes with a stiff wind at his back for the Boilermakers, who moved within a game of bowl eligibility. at Indiana 34, Rutgers 0: Richard Lagow threw two touchdown passes and Morgan Ellison ran for two more scores as the Hoosiers kept their bowl hopes alive. The Scarlet Knights were outgained 503-186 in total yards.
at No. 1 Alabama 56, Mercer 0: Jalen Hurts passed for 180 yards and three touchdowns in a little more than a quarter and the top-ranked Crimson Tide tuned up for next week’s Iron Bowl against Auburn with a win over an FCS team. at No. 6 Auburn 42, Louisiana-Monroe 14: Darius Slayton’s 50-yard touchdown catch late in the first half gave No. 6 Auburn the lead and the Tigers pulled away to set up next week’s showdown with the Crimson Tide.
at No. 7 Georgia 42, Kentucky 13: Nick Chubb and Sony Michel combined for five touchdowns to lead a dominant running game as the Bulldogs bounced back from their first loss. Chubb rushed for 151 and two touchdowns, including a 55-yarder down the sideline to seal it early in the fourth quarter. Michel rambled for 87 yards and three scores. No. 17 Mississippi State 28, at Arkansas 21: Nick Fitzgerald accounted for three touchdowns and totaled 254 yards, his last six coming on a touchdown pass to Deddrick Thomas with 17 seconds remaining for the Bulldogs’ first lead. No. 20 Louisiana State 30, at Tennessee 10: Derrius Guice and Darrel Williams combined to run for 165 yards and three touchdowns in stormy conditions as the Tigers won for the fifth time in six games. at South Carolina 31, Wofford 10: Linebacker Skai Moore had a school record-tying 14th career interception that turned things in the Gamecocks’ favor in the third quarter. South Carolina reached eight wins for the first time in four years. at Florida 36, Alabama Birmingham 7: Eddy Pineiro kicked five field goals and the Gators ended a five-game skid. Texas A&M 31, at Mississippi 24: The Aggies got a go-ahead pick-six by Derrick Tucker, who snared a Jordan Ta’amu pass in the third quarter and ran it back 19 yards for the touchdown. Ole Miss didn’t score in the second half and managed just 66 total yards after halftime. Missouri 45, at Vanderbilt 17: Ish Witter rushed for 102 yards for Missouri and Kyle Shurmer passed for 348 yards for Vanderbilt.
No. 257 yards 4 Oklahoma and three 41, at touchdowns Kansas 3: Baker after getting Mayfield dissed threw by for the Jayhawks rout of Kansas. captains before kickoff, leading the Sooners to a No. 12 Texas Christian 27, at Texas Tech 3: True freshman quarterback Shawn Robinson ran for 84 yards and threw a key second-half touchdown in his first start as the Horned Frogs defeated the Red Raiders. Kansas State 45, at No. 13 Oklahoma State 40: Byron Pringle caught three touchdown passes and returned a kickoff for another score to help the Wildcats stun the Cowboys. Oklahoma State nearly erased a 29-point deficit in the second half. Texas 28, at West Virginia 14: Sam Ehlinger threw two touchdown passes and the Longhorns became bowl eligible under first-year coach Tom Herman with a win over the Mountaineers, who lost quarterback Will Grier to injury.
Iowa State 23, at Baylor 13: Allen Lazard became the Cyclones’ career receiving leader with a touchdown catch and Iowa State clinched a winning conference record for the first time since 2000 with its victory over the Bears.
at No. 2 Clemson 61, The Citadel 3: Kelly Bryant threw for 230 yards and three touchdowns and was out of the game before halftime as the Tigers comfortably remained in the playoff race with a win over the Bulldogs.
at No. 3 Miami 44, Virginia 28: Malik Rosier threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score, and the Hurricanes pulled off their biggest comeback in five years by holding off the Cavaliers to extend the nation’s longest winning streak to 15 games. at Wake Forest 30, No. 19 North Carolina State 24: John Wolford threw his third touchdown of the game to Tabari Hines with 8:03 remaining, and the Demon Deacons held on to upset the Wolfpack. at Louisville 56, Syracuse 10: Cardinals quarterback Lamar Jackson had another big game against the Orange, accounting for 381 yards and four touchdowns and becoming the school’s career leader in yardage while leading a rain-delayed rout. at Virginia Tech 20, Pittsburgh 14: Cam Phillips had 117 yards receiving and scored the game-winning touchdown, and the Hokies’ defense kept the Panthers out of the end zone on the final play to lift Virginia Tech. at North Carolina 65, Western Carolina 10: Nathan Elliott threw four first-half touchdown passes as the Tar Heels cruised past the Catamounts. at Duke 43, Georgia Tech 20: Shaun Wilson caught two touchdown passes and threw for one, Brittain Brown ran for 116 yards and a score, and the Blue Devils kept their bowl hopes alive with a victory over Georgia Tech. Boston College 39, Connecticut 16: AJ Dillon rushed for 200 yards and two touchdowns, breaking free on a 48-yard run and a 53-yard score to lead the Eagles to a victory over the Huskies on the wet and worn-out turf at Fenway Park. at Florida State 77, Delaware State 6: The Seminoles tied a school record for first-half points as they rolled to a victory over the Hornets.