The Denver Post

FIGHTING IRISH RALLY LATE TO IMPROVE TO 70

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IND.» Ian Book threw a 35yard SOUTH BEND, touchdown pass to Miles Boykin with 5:43 remaining and No. 5 Notre Dame remained unbeaten, holding off Pittsburgh 1914 on Saturday.

The Fighting Irish are 70 for the first time since 2012, the year they went to the BCS title game.

Pitt (34) led 1412 thanks to a long firstquart­er touchdown drive and Maurice Ffrench’s 99yard kickoff return to start the second half.

No. 1 Alabama 39, Missouri 10.

ALA.» Tua Tagovailoa passed TUCSCALOOS­A, for 265 yards and three touchdowns before leaving with an injury.

The Crimson Tide got a scare when the star quarterbac­k went down after sliding at the end of a run in the third quarter. Tagovailoa went to the medical tent on the sideline, and his status wasn’t immediatel­y known.

No. 3 Ohio State 30, Minnesota 14.

OHIO» Dwayne Haskins threw for COLUMBUS, 412 yards and three touchdowns and Ohio State held off persistent Minnesota.

The Buckeyes (70, 40 Big Ten) needed Blake Haubiel’s two secondhalf field goals and Haskins’ late touchdown pass from K.J. Hill to put away the Gophers (33, 03).

Iowa State 30, No. 6 West Virginia 14.

IOWA» Freshman Brock Purdy threw AMES, for 254 yards and three TDS as the Cyclones handed the Mountainee­rs their first loss.

Michigan State 21, No. 8 Penn State 17.

PA.» Brian Lewerke threw a STATE COLLEGE,

25yard touchdown pass to Felton Davis with 19 seconds left to lift Michigan State past Penn State, making it two straight seasons the Spartans used a late score to hand the Nittany Lions a second straight loss.

Lewerke completed 25of52 passes for 259 yards with an intercepti­on and two touchdowns for the Spartans (42, 21 Big Ten). They were coming off a loss at Northweste­rn.

No. 9 Texas 23, Baylor 17.

Shane Buechele came on for injured quarterbac­k Sam Ehlinger early in the first quarter and Texas beat Baylor when the Bears’ final pass sailed through the back of the end zone.

No. 10 Central Florida 31, Memphis 30.

TENN.» Mckenzie Milton threw MEMPHIS, for 296 yards and ran for the goahead touchdown in the fourth quarter as No. 10 Central Florida completed a comeback from 3014 down late in the first half.

No. 12 Michigan 38, No. 15 Wisconsin 13.

MICH.» Sophomore quarterbac­k ANN ARBOR, Dylan Mccaffrey, a Valor Christian alumnus, put the finishing touches on a Wolverines rout with a 44yard touchdown run.

No. 14 Florida 37, Vanderbilt 27.

TENN.» Jordan scarlett ran 48 NASHVILLE, yards for the goahead touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter, and Florida rallied from an 18point deficit to beat Vanderbilt in a game marred by a near brawl, with both head coaches yelling as each team spilled onto the field.

Virginia 16, No. 16 Miami 13.

VA.» Jordan Ellis ran for a CHARLOTTES­VILLE, touchdown and Virginia kept Miami’s highpowere­d offense from ever getting going.

Tennessee 30, No. 21 Auburn 24.

ALA.» Jarrett Guarantano passed for 328 yards and two touchdowns and Tennessee snapped an 11game Southeaste­rn Conference losing streak.

No. 22 Texas A&M 26, South Carolina 23.

S.C.» Kellen Mond threw for 353 COLUMBIA, yards for Texas A&M.

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