San Diego Union-Tribune (Sunday)

SWEET 16: SEMINOLES BASK IN WIN VS. RIVAL

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Keon Coleman and dozens of his Florida State teammates ran across the field as the final seconds ticked off the clock and started leaping into the stands. Coleman stood on a wall as fans jockeyed to get near him and reveled in the Seminoles' latest triumph.

No. 4

Florida St. 27, Miami 20

A 16th consecutiv­e victory. Undefeated in Atlantic Coast Conference play. A three-game winning streak against rival Miami.

This one was special, and everyone knew it.

Trey Benson ran for two touchdowns, Coleman hauled in a score and No. 4 Florida State held off the rival Hurricanes 27-20 on Saturday to maintain its hold on a College Football Playoff berth.

“It's a feeling that you can't buy,” said safety Akeem Dent, who grew up in South Florida. “Three straight? Especially for me down south. Three straight? I got stuff to talk about.”

The Seminoles (10-0, 8-0), like they have several times this season, rallied in the second half to win again. This one wrapped up the program's 10th perfect mark in ACC play.

“When you see the commitment and the belief and the work ethic and the relationsh­ips, it's what makes it special,” coach Mike Norvell said. “We've got an incredible group, and they care about each other. That's one of those components that you can't fake.”

Miami (6-4, 2-4) controlled both lines of scrimmage and played turnoverfr­ee football for most of the game. It still wasn't enough to overcome FSU, which has won three in a row in the series and 10 of the last 14.

Adding to Miami's woes, freshman quarterbac­k Emory Williams suffered a significan­t injury to his left arm in the waning minutes while running for a first down. Williams, starting in place of struggling junior Tyler Van Dyke, was taken to a hospital with what appeared to be an air cast on his arm.

Miami linebacker Wesley Bissainthe called the injury “heartbreak­ing.” It essentiall­y ended any chance the 'Canes had of shocking the Seminoles, who were 131⁄2-point favorites.

Hurricanes coach Mario Cristobal pointed to the difference between this game and last year's 45-3 debacle in Miami.

“There's a lot of developmen­t, a lot of improvemen­t,” Cristobal said. “We came here to win. We didn't come here for a consolatio­n prize.”

No. 1 Ohio State 38, Michigan State 3: Marvin Harrison Jr. caught two of Kyle Mccord's three touchdown passes and rushed for another score, helping host Ohio State (10-0, 7-0 Big Ten) pound Michigan State (3-7, 1-6).

Florida State’s Keon Coleman (4) catches the team’s last touchdown as Miami’s Damari Brown defends during the fourth quarter Saturday in Tallahasse­e, Fla.

No. 2 Georgia 52, No. 9 Mississipp­i 17: Carson Beck threw for 306 yards, Kendall Milton ran for 127 yards and Brock Bowers made a triumphant return for Georgia (10-0, 7-0), which punctuated its return to the Southeaste­rn Conference championsh­ip game with a rout of visiting Mississipp­i (8-2, 5-2).

No. 7 Texas 29, TCU 26: Quinn Ewers threw for 317 yards and a touchdown in his return from a shoulder injury, helping visiting Texas (9-1, 6-1 Big 12) edge TCU (4-6, 2-5).

No 8 Alabama 49, Kentucky 21: Jalen Milroe had a career-high six touchdowns, three each rushing and passing, and visiting Alabama (9-1, 7-0) cruised past Kentucky (6-4, 3-4) to clinch the Southeaste­rn Conference West Division title.

No. 14 Missouri 36, No. 13 Tennessee 7: Cody Schrader put together one of the most impressive performanc­es in Missouri history, running for 205 yards and a touchdown, catching five passes for 116 yards, and leading the host

Tigers (8-2, 4-2 SEC) to a rout of Tennessee (7-3, 3-3).

UCF 45, No. 15 Oklahoma State 3: R.J. Harvey had a 92-yard touchdown run and UCF'S defense forced four turnovers to help the Knights (5-5, 2-5 Big 12) rout visiting Oklahoma State (7-3, 5-2).

Harvey rushed for 206 yards and three touchdowns to give him over 1,000 yards on the season. He's run for over 100 yards in five straight games — the first Knights back to do that since Kevin Smith in 2007 — and his 92yard TD was the second longest run in school history. Harvey had 157 of his yards in the second half.

Texas Tech 16, No. 16 Kansas 13: Gino Garcia hit a game-winning 30-yard field goal with 3 seconds to play and Texas Tech (5-5, 4-3 Big 12) upset host Kansas (7-3, 4-3) as the Jayhawks struggled after losing quarterbac­k Jason Bean in the first half.

No. 17 Oklahoma 59, West Virginia 20: Dillon Gabriel accounted for a schoolreco­rd eight touchdowns to help host Oklahoma (8-2, 5-2

Big 12) roll past West Virginia (6-4, 4-3).

No. 19 LSU 52, Florida 35: Jayden Daniels accounted for 606 total yards and five touchdowns and host LSU (7-3, 5-2 SEC) defeated Florida (5-5, 3-4).

No. 23 Tulane 24, Tulsa 22: Makhi Hughes rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown, Shedro Louis returned a kickoff 100 yards for a score and Tulane (9-1, 6-0 American Athletic Conference) defeated visiting Tulsa (3-7, 1-5) to win its eighth straight game.

No. 24 North Carolina 47, Duke 45 (2OT): Drake Maye threw for a touchdown and ran for two more and Omarion Hampton rushed for 169 yards and a score as UNC (8-2, 4-2 ACC) edged rival Duke (5-4, 3-3).

No. 25 Kansas State 59, Baylor 19: Will Howard became the all-time leader in touchdown passes in Kansas State history, leading the Wildcats (7-3, 5-2 Big 12) past visiting Baylor (3-7, 2-5)

Howard moved past Josh Freeman with 45 career touchdown passes.

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