San Francisco Chronicle - (Sunday)
Burrow keeps LSU perfect ahead of ’Bama showdown
Joe Burrow passed for 321 yards and a touchdown, ran for another score, and secondranked LSU edged No. 9 Auburn 2320 on Saturday in Baton Rouge, La.
The victory ensured LSU (80, 40 SEC) would be unbeaten heading into its highly anticipated Nov. 9 trip to Alabama, which entered this weekend is ranked No. 1.
Clyde EdwardsHelaire rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown for LSU, which wasn’t able to put away Auburn (62, 32) until Derrick Dillon recovered an onside kick with 2:31 left.
While LSU’s prolific, uptempo spread offense was able to roll up 508 yards, scoring proved relatively difficult against a defense that thwarted drives into its territory with two fourthdown stops and an interception.
“It was a gut check tonight,” LSU coach Ed Orgeron said, praising the way his players stuck together. “They didn’t want to be denied.” #1 Alabama 48, Arkansas 7: Mac Jones, filling in for the injured Tua Tagovailoa, passed for 235 yards and three touchdowns as the top-ranked Crimson Tide coasted past the visiting Razorbacks. Even without the Heisman Trophy candidate Tagovailoa, the Tide (8-0, 5-0 SEC) raced to a 41-0 halftime lead and Jones only played one drive into the second half. Antioch High grad Najee Harris rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns. Cornerback Trevon Diggs scored on an 84-yard interception return in the final seconds before the half, a week after returning a fumble 100 yards for a score against Tennessee. The Razorbacks (2-6, 0-5) couldn’t muster much challenge on either side of the ball.
#3 Ohio St. 38, #13 Wisconsin 7: J.K. Dobbins rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns and Chase Young had four sacks as the host Buckeyes (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) routed the Badgers (6-2, 3-2) in driving rain. Dobbins slashed Wisconsin’s top-ranked defense for long gains in the second half, including scoring runs of 9 and 14 yards. He outperformed the Badgers’ Heisman Trophy contender, Jonathan Taylor, who could muster only 52 yards rushing after averaging almost 137 per game coming in.
#4 Clemson 59, Boston College 7: Travis Etienne ran for 109 yards and three touchdowns, receiver Diondre Overton caught three scoring passes and the host Tigers (6-0 ACC) blasted the Eagles (4-4, 2-3) for their 23rd straight victory. Clemson extended its program best streak and opened 8-0
for the fourth time in five seasons.
#6 Penn State 28, Michigan St. 7: Sean Clifford threw four touchdown passes — three to Pat Freiermuth — and the visiting Nittany Lions (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) rolled. The Spartans (4-4, 2-3) wrapped up a dreadful stretch in which they lost to Ohio State, Wisconsin and Penn State by a combined score of 100-17. Penn State now moves on to a matchup of undefeated teams on Nov. 9 at Minnesota. The Nittany Lions had lost five of their previous six against Michigan State.
#19 Michigan 45, #8 Notre Dame 14: Zach Charbonnet ran for two touchdowns in the first half and Shea Patterson threw for two scores in the second, helping the host Wolverines (6-2) rout the Fighting Irish (5-2) in driving rain. Michigan ended an eightgame losing streak against top-10 teams under coach Jim Harbaugh.
TCU 35, #15 Texas 27: Freshman Max Duggan threw two touchdown passes, including a tiebreaking 44yarder to Jalen Reagor on the first play after one of Sam Ehlinger’s four interceptions, and rushed for 72 yards as the host Horned Frogs (4-3, 2-2 Big 12), who bounced back from consecutive conference road losses. The Longhorns (5-3, 3-2) lost a third straight game in Fort Worth for the first time since the 1940s. It was the fifth win in six tries against Texas for the Horned Frogs.
#17 Minnesota 52, Maryland 10: Rodney Smith ran for 103 yards to become his school’s career leader in all-purpose yards and Seth Green had two touchdown runs as the host Golden Gophers (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) reached 8-0 for the first time since 1941. Minnesota has the nation’s fourth-longest winning streak at 10, trailing Clemson, Ohio State and Appalachian State. The Gophers were national champions when they started 8-0 in 1941. The 5-0 start in conference play is their first since 1961, the last year they earned a trip to the Rose Bowl. Maryland (3-5, 1-4) lost for the fifth time in six games. #20 Iowa 20, Northwestern 0: Nate Stanley passed for 179 yards and a touchdown and the visiting Hawkeyes (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten) got their second shutout of the season, allowing only 202 yards. The Wildcats (1-6, 0-5) have lost five in a row.
#21 Appalachian St. 30, South Alabama 0: Zac Thomas passed for 132 yards and a touchdown to help the visiting Mountaineers (7-0, 4-0 Sun Belt) beat the Jaguars (1-7, 0-4) to run their winning streak to 13.
Oklahoma St. 34, #23 Iowa St. 27: Freshman Spencer Sanders threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns and Chuba Hubbard had 116 yards rushing for the visiting Cowboys (5-3, 2-3 Big 12), who snapped the three-game winning streak of the Cyclones (5-3, 3-2).
UCLA 42, #24 Arizona State 32: Joshua Kelley scored four touchdowns and rushed for 164 yards to lead the host Bruins (3-5, 3-2 Pac-12) past the Sun Devils (5-3, 2-3). Kelley has rushed for more than 100 yards in three of the past four games. UCLA scored on five of its first six drives, including four straight from late in the first quarter to midway in the third after it was tied at 7.
COMMUNITY COLLEGES
San Mateo 29, Laney 14: Luke Bottari passed for 286 yards and two touchdowns as the Bulldogs (7-0, 2-0 Bay 6) beat the Eagles (3-4, 1-1) in Oakland.
CCSF 22, Diablo Valley 14: Ethan Bullock threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Kenden Robinson Jr. with 16 seconds remaining to give the host Rams (5-2, 1-1 Bay 6) the lead over the Vikings (3-4, 0-2). CCSF scored a defensive touchdown on the final play.
FRIDAY NIGHT
USC 35, Colorado 31: Kedon Slovis threw a 37-yard touchdown pass to Michael Pittman Jr. with 2:15 left and the visiting Trojans (5-3, 4-1 Pac-12) escaped the Buffaloes (3-5, 1-4).