Corral, Ole Miss take down Indiana
TAMPA, FLA. » Matt Corral threw for 342 yards and two touchdowns, leading Mississippi to a 26-20 upset of seventh-ranked Indiana in the Outback Bowl on Saturday.
Corral’s 3-yard pass to Dontario Drummond put the Rebels (5- 5) ahead for good with 4:12 remaining. The Ole Miss defense came through with one more stop to ensure the school’s first non-losing record since going 6- 6 in 2017.
Coach Lane Kiffin was rewarded before the game with a new contract, even though he’s just competing his first season with the Rebels.
Orange Bowl
TEXAS A&M 41, NORTH CAROLINA 27 » Devon Achane had two late touchdown
runs, including a 76-yarder with 3:44 left that put Texas A& M ahead to stay, and the fifth-ranked Aggies beat No. 14 North Carolina in the Orange Bowl to cap a winless bowl season for the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Kellen Mond passed for 232 yards and ran for a score for the Aggies (9-1), who were in the Orange Bowl for the first time since 1944. Texas A& M coach Jimbo Fisher improved to 3- 0 in Orange Bowls, winning two previous ones at Florida State.
Fiesta Bowl
NO. 12 IOWA STATE 34, NO.
25 OREGON 17 » Breece Hall ran for 136 yards and two touchdowns, Brock Purdy accounted for two scores and Iowa State beat Oregon in the Fiesta Bowl.
The Cyclones (9-3) used their ball-control offense to dominate the time of possession and keep Oregon’s offense off the field for long stretches to win their first New Year’s Six bowl.
Gator Bowl
KENTUCKY 23, NO. 24 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 21 » A. J. Rose ran for a career-high 148 yards, Chris Rodriguez added 84 yards and two scores and Kentucky held off North Carolina State in a chippy TaxSlayer Gator Bowl.