The News Herald (Willoughby, OH)

College football roundup

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• Trevor Lawrence had 412 yards of offense and three touchdowns, Travis Etienne ran for 124 yards and a score and No. 4 Clemson dominated No. 2 Notre Dame, 34-10, to win its sixth straight Atlantic Coast Conference championsh­ip. Lawrence threw long scoring passes to Amari Rodgers and E.J Williams in the first half to help the Tigers (10-1) avenge a 47-40 doubleover­time loss at Norte Dame — with Lawrence sidelined because of the coronaviru­s — to lock up a spot in the College Football Playoff for the sixth straight season. Lawrence, the game MVP and presumptiv­e No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, overcame an early intercepti­on on a tipped ball to complete 25 of 36 passes for 322 yards. He ran 14 times for 90 yards, with a 34-yard touchdown scamper. • Spencer Rattler threw a 45-yard touchdown pass to Marvin Mims and ran for a score and No. 12 Oklahoma won its sixth consecutiv­e Big 12 title, holding on to beat No. 8 Iowa State , 2721, in the conference championsh­ip game in Arlington, Texas.

That impressive title streak probably won’t be enough to get the Sooners (8-2, No. 10 CFP) into the College Football Playoff for the fourth year in a row, even when paired with their seven-game winning streak. Oklahoma lost at Iowa State on Oct. 3 and was 0-2 in Big 12 play for the first time since 1998. Big 12 rushing leader Breece Hall ran for two touchdowns for the Cyclones (8-3, No. 6 CFP) in the second half, when Oklahoma punted on its first five drives before Gabe Brkic’s 32-yard field goal with 2:01 left. The Sooners wrapped it up when Iowa State quarterbac­k Brock Purdy was under pressure and threw his third intercepti­on, a fluttering pass picked off by Tre Brown inside the 10.

• Kellen Mond threw for 281 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 59yards and a score, helping visiting No. 5 Texas A&M to close its case for a spot in the College Football Playoff with a 3413victor­y over Tennessee. Isaiah Spiller ran for 89 yards and a touchdown, and Ainias Smith scored once rushing and once receiving. Mond completed 26 of 32 passes. The Aggies (8-1, No. 5 CFP) finished their regular season and hoped for an upset or two within the CFP’s top four. Tennessee (3-7) has lost seven of its last eight games, ramping up speculatio­n about Jeremy Pruitt’s future as Vols coach.

• Nick Starkel completed 32 of 52 passes for 453 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 25 San Jose State to its first Mountain West Conference championsh­ip, 34-20 over Boise State. The Spartans (7-0) had lost all 14 previous meetings with the Broncos (5-2).

• The SEC and AAC conference championsh­ips games were not completed in time for this edition.

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