Buckeyes rip Wolverines again
J.K. Dobbins ran for four touchdowns and Justin Fields threw four TD passes, providing plenty of firepower for Ohio State to rout Michigan, 56-27, in Ann Arbor, Mich., for a school-record eighth straight win in the series.
“It feels great just to continue the legacy of this great Ohio State tradition,” defensive end Chase Young said. “We’re just going to try to keep it moving next week.”
The Buckeyes (12-0, 9-0 Big Ten, No. 1 CFP) will head to the Big Ten championship game, with a spot in the College Football Playoff in sight, against Wisconsin next Saturday.
Fields went down in the third quarter, grabbing his left knee, and walked off the field to be evaluated in a tent behind Ohio State’s sideline. The sophomore quarterback came back in the game and on the next snap, he scrambled and threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Garrett Wilson.
“It was a magical moment,” Ohio State’s first-year coach Ryan Day said. “I thought it was a Heisman moment.”
The Wolverines (9-3, 6-3, No. 13 CFP) will have to settle for a second- or third-tier bowl game after coach Jim Harbaugh fell to 0-5 in the rivalry, and they lost to Ohio State for the 15th time in 16 years.
“We didn’t really put them in position to have pressure on them,” Harbaugh said. “They played really well.”
Penn State 27, Rutgers 6
In State College, Pa., Journey Brown ran for 103 yards with three touchdowns and Penn State pulled away from Rutgers.
Will Levis played quarterback for the Nittany Lions (10-2, 7-2 Big Ten, No. 10 CFP) in place of injured started Sean Clifford and added 108 rushing yards on 17 carries and a 42-yard touchdown pass to Jahan Dotson in the fourth quarter.
Isaih Pacheco led Rutgers (2-10, 0-9 Big Ten) with 102 yards rushing on 18 carries and Johnny Langan completed 12 of 24 passes for 164 yards with 58 rushing yards.
Clemson 38, South Carolina 3
In Columbia, S.C., Trevor Lawrence threw for 295 yards and three touchdowns to lead Clemson (No. 3 CFP) to its 27th straight victory and second consecutive 12-0 regular season.
Georgia 52, Georgia Tech 7
In Atlanta, Jake Fromm threw four touchdown passes and Georgia (No. 4 CFP) cruised into the Southeastern Conference championship game with its biggest win ever over its state rival.
LSU 50, Texas A&M 7
In Baton Rouge, La., Joe Burrow padded his Heisman Trophy résumé with 352 yards and three touchdowns passing and LSU (12-0, 8-0 SEC, No. 2 CFP) beat Texas A&M for its first unbeaten regular season since 2011.
Notre Dame 45, Stanford 24
In Stanford, Calif., Ian Book threw for 255 yards and four touchdowns and Notre Dame (10-2, No. 16 CFP) reached double-digit wins for the third straight season in a win over Stanford (4-8).