Tagovailoa injures hip in Alabama rout

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Tua Tagovailoa injured his hip being dragged down late in the first half on what was likely his final series of the day and No. 4 Alabama went on to beat Mississippi State 387 on Saturday.

Tagovailoa was injured after a scramble when he was tackled from behind by Bulldogs linebacker Leo Lewis. The star quarterback needed help getting to his feet and was carted off the field with 3:01 left in the second quarter.

The junior had been nursing an ankle injury that needed surgery four weeks ago and caused him to miss a game and a half. Alabama coach Nick Saban said the injury Saturday was unrelated to the ankle. Saban called it a “freak injury.“Saban told ESPN at halftime the plan was to remove Tagovailoa from the game before the series when the quarterback was injury. Alabama was already up 357, but it was decided to let Tagovailoa play one possession to get some work in the twominute drill.

Alabama officials confirmed Tagovailoa was flown by helicopter to the St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama. He was 14 of 18 for 256 yards and two touchdown passes against Mississippi State, giving him 31 TD passes on the season. He was replaced in the second half by Mac Jones, who went 7 for 11 for 94 yards.

The Crimson Tide (91, 61 Southeastern Conference) were coming off a 4641 loss to LSU that nudged it out of College Football Playoff position to fifth in the latest selection committee rankings.

Tommy Stevens passed for 82 yards and ran for 96 for Mississippi State (46, 25).

NO. 9 PENN STATE 34, NO. 24 INDIANA 27

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Quarterback Sean Clifford scored three touchdowns Saturday, leading Penn State past Indiana.

Penn State (91, 61 Big Ten, No. 9 CFP) is at No. 2 Ohio State next week with the top spot in the Big Ten East on the line.

Clifford also completed 11 of 23 passes for 179 yards and ran for 55 yards. Journey Brown rushed 21 times for 100 yards and added a score. With Penn State ahead by a field goal with 10:45 to play, Clifford led an 18play, 75yard drive that ate 9:01 and ended when he plunged in from a yard out to put the game out of reach.

NO. 11 FLORIDA 23, MISSOURI 6

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Kyle Trask threw two touchdown passes after a sluggish first half for Florida.

Trask completed 23 of 35 passes for 282 yards. That was plenty of offense for Florida (92, 62 Southeastern Conference), which held Missouri (55, 24) to 204 total yards. Linebacker Jon Greenard had two sacks and five tackles for loss.

NO., 14 MICHIGAN 44, MICHIGAN STATE 10

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Shea Patterson threw for a seasonhigh 384 yards and four touchdowns and Michigan handed Michigan State its fifth straight loss.

The Wolverines (82, 52, No. 15 CFP) scored 24 straight points after giving up the first touchdown and coasted to their most lopsided win in the rivalry since a 493 victory in 2002. The Spartans (46, 25) must win at Rutgers and against Maryland to be bowl eligible.

NO. 15 WISCONSIN 37, NEBRASKA 21

LINCOLN, Neb. — Jonathan Taylor ran for 204 yards and two touchdowns, Aaron Cruickshank returned a kickoff 89 yards for a score and Wisconsin (82, 52 Big Ten, No. 14 CFP) beat Nebraska.

Taylor became the first Football Bowl Subdivision player since at least 2000 to run for 200 yards three times against the same team, according to Sportradar. He had 221 against the Cornhuskers last year and 249 in 2017. The junior had his 11th 200yard game, moving into a fourway tie for most in a career by an FBS player.

NO. 16 NOTRE DAME 52, NO. 21 NAVY 20

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Chase Claypool caught four touchdown passes to match a school record and No. 16 Notre Dame shut down Navy’s tripleoption.

The 17th straight home victory for Brian Kelly’s Fighting Irish did not sell out Notre Dame Stadium. It was the first time since 1973 Thanksgiving Day against Air Force, a string of 273 soldout games. A crowd of 74,080, 3,542 below capacity, saw Notre Dame win for the 79th time in the 93game series that has been played continuously since 1927.

Ian Book completed 14 of 20 passes for 284 yards and five touchdowns before exiting midway through the third quarter and the Irish (82, No. 16 CFP) up 453.

NO. 25 OKLA. STATE 31, KANSAS 12

STILLWATER, Okla. — Chuba Hubbard ran for 122 yards and two touchdowns and caught two passes for 42 yards for Oklahoma State.

Dillon Stoner caught five passes for a careerhigh 150 yards and two touchdowns and Spencer Sanders passed for 168 yards and a touchdown for the Cowboys (73, 43 Big 12, No. 22 CFP). Oklahoma State gained 481 total yards, including 243 rushing.