Aggies’ rally enough for victory
Kellen Mond ran for a career-high 117 yards and threw a touchdown pass as Texas A&M scored 24 straight points to overcome an early deficit and beat Oklahoma State 24-21 in the Texas Bowl in Houston on Friday night.
“After a really poor start we were able to come out in the second half as an offense and make a lot of big plays,” Mond said.
Mond ran 67 yards to give the Aggies (8-5) a 21-14 lead early in the fourth quarter. Mond cut to the right to avoid a couple of defenders and outran everyone else. Tre Sterling had a shot to tackle him around the 25, but Mond ran away from his diving attempt.
The Cowboys (8-5) went for it on fourth-and-1 from the Texas A&M 34 on their next possession, but Spencer Sanders was stopped for no gain.
Pinstripe Bowl
Michigan State 27, Wake Forest 21: Brian Lewerke threw for 320 yards and a touchdown and ran for a score in the Spartans’ victory over the Demon
Deacons (8-5) at Yankee Stadium.
Lewerke threw a 10-yard pass to wide receiver Cody White in the third quarter to put the Spartans (7-6) ahead 27-21 and they survived down the stretch to give embattled coach Mark Dantonio his sixth bowl victory.
Lewerke passed Connor Cook (9,403) to become
Michigan State's career leader in total offense and was the bowl most valuable player.
White finished with 97 yards receiving, and Elijah Collins had 96 yards rushing.
Jamie Newman did all his damage for the Demon Deacons in the first half, throwing three touchdown passes for a 21-20 halftime lead.
Military Bowl
North Carolina 55, Temple 13: In Annapolis, Md., freshman Sam Howell threw for 294 yards and three touchdowns and caught a scoring pass in the Tar Heels’ rout of the Owls (8-5).
Howell completed 25 of 34 passes and ran for 53 yards to help the Tar Heels (7-6) to their first bowl win since 2013.
Howell threw two firsthalf touchdown to stake the Tar Heels to a 20-6 lead. They pulled away in the third, scoring two touchdowns in a 12-second span.
Cheez-It Bowl
Air Force 31, Washington State 21: Kadin Remsberg scored on a three-yard run with 3:50 left as the Falcons (11-2) held on to top the Cougars (6-7) at Chase Field in Phoenix.
Remsberg gained 178 yards in 26 carries and Taven Birdow rushed for 108 yards in 20 carries and scored once. Quarterback Donald Hammond III scored two touchdowns rushing.
The Cougars’ Anthony Gordon completed 28 of 42 passes for 47 yards and three touchdowns.