NO. 3 SOONERS RALLY TO BEAT KANSAS
LAWRENCE, KAN.» Caleb Williams threw two touchdown passes, ran 40-yards for a score on a pivotal fourth down and Oklahoma rallied to beat Kansas, 35-23.
The Sooners (8-0, 5-0 Big 12) trailed by double figures on two occasions — including 10-0 at the half —but outscored the Jayhawks 35-13 in the second half to win their 16th straight game.
Jason Bean passed for 246 yards and a score for Kansas (1-6, 0-4), which led 17-7 late in the third quarter. A 66-yard run by Trevon West sparked the Oklahoma offense after that. OU scored two plays later for their first lead, 21-17, early in the fourth quarter.
Kansas was able to stay in the game because of the legs of Devin Neal who ran for 100 and a pair of touchdowns. Kansas didn’t punt for the first time until the fourth quarter and held Oklahoma scoreless in the first half.
NO. 2 CINCINNATI 27, NAVY 20. ANNAPOLIS,
MD.» Arquon Bush intercepted a pass with 25 seconds left to help Cincinnati hold off Navy. The Bearcats weren’t in significant danger until the final minute, when Navy scored to make it a one-score game and then recovered an onside kick with 48 seconds left.
NO. 4 ALABAMA 52, TENNESSEE 24. TUSCALOOSA, ALA. » Bryce Young passed for 371 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two more scores, carrying Alabama past Tennessee.
NO. 5 OHIO STATE 54, INDIANA 7. BLOOMINGTON, IND.» C.J. Stroud threw four touchdown passes and Treveyon Henderson scored three times, leading Ohio State to a rout at Indiana.
NO. 6 MICHIGAN 33, NORTHWESTERN 7.
ANN ARBOR, MICH.» Blake Corum and Hassan Haskins combined for 229 yards rushing and four touchdowns, carrying Michigan past Northwestern.
NO. 12 MISSISSIPPI 31, LSU 17. OXFORD,
MISS.» Matt Corral threw for a touchdown and ran for another, directing Mississippi to a 31-point outburst that spanned the second and third quarters to beat lame-duck coach Ed Orgeron and LSU. It was announced last week that Orgeron wouldn’t return next season.
NO. 13 NOTRE DAME 31, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 16. SOUTH BEND, IND.» Kyren Williams rushed for two short touchdowns and a season-high 138 yards on 25 carries and Notre Dame withstood Southern California’s fourth-quarter rally.
NO. 16 WAKE FOREST 70, ARMY 56. WEST POINT, N.Y.» Sam Hartman threw for a career-high 458 yards and five touchdowns and ran for another score and Wake Forest beat Army to improve to 7-0.
NO. 17 TEXAS A&M 44, SOUTH CAROLINA
14. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS» Ainias Smith had a 95-yard punt return for a touchdown and Jalen Wydermyer added two TD catches as Texas A&M built a huge first-half lead and coasted past South Carolina.
MIAMI 31, NO. 18 N.C. STATE 30.» MIAMI GARDENS, FLA.» Tyler Van Dyke passed for 325 yards and four touchdowns, two of them to Charleston Rambo, and Miami knocked off N.C. State 31-30 to snap a sixgame losing streak against Power 5 opponents.
NO. 23 PITTSBURGH 27, CLEMSON 17. PITTSBURGH» Pittsburgh’s Kenny Pickett made the most of his Heisman Trophy showcase, throwing for 302 yards and two touchdowns against Clemson.
NO. 24 UTSA 45, LOUISIANA TECH 16. RUSTON, LA.» Frank Harris threw two touchdown passes to Zakhari Franklin and UTSA celebrated its first national ranking with a victory over Louisiana Tech.
WISCONSIN 30, NO. 25 PURDUE 13. WEST LAFAYETTE, IND.» Chez Mellusi ran for 149 yards and a touchdown and Braelon Allen had 140 yards and two scores to help Wisconsin beat Purdue.