Year of the ’Cats
Northwestern tops Iowa, is going to Big Ten final
Alabama 24, Mississippi St. 0
24th straight home win ties school record
Michigan 42, Rutgers 7
Eldorado alum Gentry: 3 catches, 42 yds.
Washington St. 31, Colorado 7
Cougars stay in hunt for Pac-12 crown
Utah State 62, San Jose St. 24
Ags get 804 yards vs. useless Spartans
Oklahoma 48, Okla. State 47
Sooners stop late 2-point try and hold on
Tennessee 24, Kentucky 7
Vols win 17th straight at home vs. ’Cats
Ohio St. 26, Michigan St. 6
Buckeyes remain in CFP conversation
Penn State 21, Wisconsin 10
Disappointing Badgers take 4th defeat
Iowa State 28, Baylor 14
Cyclones get bowl eligibility, want more
Minnesota 41, Purdue 10
We swear, Boilermakers did beat Ohio St.
Middle Tenn. 48, UTEP 32
Win streak ends at 1 for the 1-9 Miners
Virginia 45, Liberty 24
NMSU to face Liberty again to end 2018
N.D. State 48, Missouri St. 7
No surprise: Bison are 10-0, No. 1 in FCS
Arizona State 31, UCLA 28
Devils bowl-bound in Edwards’ 1st year
NORMAN, Okla. — Kyler Murray passed for 349 yards and ran for 66 and No. 6 Oklahoma survived a late two-point conversion attempt to beat Oklahoma State 48-47 on Saturday.
Taylor Cornelius connected with Tylan Wallace on a 24-yard TD pass to cut Oklahoma’s lead to one with 1:03 to play. Oklahoma State went for two, but Cornelius threw short and into coverage, and the pass fell incomplete. Oklahoma (9-1, 6-1 Big 12, No. 6 CFP) recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock.
Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy was confident in his decision to go for two.
“As the game was going back and forth, on the road, struggling stopping them — probably the best thing,” he said. “Had a shot at it, just didn’t make a good throw.” NO. 1 ALABAMA 24, NO. 18
MISSISSIPPI STATE 0: In Tuscaloosa, Ala., Josh Jacobs ran for a touchdown and caught a scoring pass and Alabama had its second straight shutout.
With quarterback Tua Tagovailoa still battling a gimpy right knee, the Crimson Tide (10-0, 7-0 SEC, No. 1 CFP) turned to defense for another vintage performance. NO. 2 CLEMSON 27,
NO. 17 BOSTON COLLEGE 7: In Boston, Trevor Lawrence threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score and Clemson knocked Boston College quarterback Anthony Brown out of the game early.
NO. 3 NOTRE DAME 42, FLORIDA STATE 13: In South Bend, Ind., Brandon Wimbush threw three-first half touchdown passes, Dexter Williams ran for a career-high 202 yards and Notre Dame routed Florida State. NO. 4 MICHIGAN 42, RUTGERS 7: In Piscataway, N.J., Shea Patterson threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns, Karan Higdon had two 1-yard scoriung runs and Michigan (9-1, 7-0 Big Ten, No. 4 CFP) kept its national championship hopes intact. Michigan tight end Zach Gentry of Albuquerque caught three passes for 42 yards. Rutgers (1-9, 0-7) didn’t have a yard passing until the third quarter. NO. 5 GEORGIA 27, AUBURN 10: In Athens, Ga., Georgia struck for a pair of touchdowns late in the first half to take control and D’Andre Swift finished
off Auburn with a 77-yard scoring run early in the fourth quarter.
NO. 7 WEST VIRGINIA 47, TCU 10: In Morgantown, W.Va., Will Grier threw three touchdown passes for West Virginia (8-1, 6-1, No. 9 CFP), which had no trouble against the injury-riddled Horned Frogs (4-6, 2-5). NO. 8 OHIO STATE 26, NO.
24 MICHIGAN STATE 6: In East Lansing, Mich., Drue Chrisman kept Michigan State pinned back with a sensational second half of punting, and the Buckeyes (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten, No. 10 CFP) eventually pulled away. NO. 9 LSU 24, ARKANSAS 17:
In Fayetteville, Ark., Joe Burrow was 15 of 21 for 195 yards and a touchdown and the LSU defense dominated Arkansas.
NO. 10 WASHINGTON STATE 31, COLORADO 7: In Boulder, Colo., Gardner Minshew II overcame a slow start and three fourth-down failures to lead the Cougars (9-1, 6-1 Pac-12, No. 8 CFP) to their sixth straight victory.
NO. 11 UCF 35, NAVY 24: In Orlando, Fla., McKenzie Milton threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score, helping UCF (9-0, 6-0 American Athletic Conference, No. 12 CFP) extend the nation’s longest winning streak to 22 games..
TENNESSEE 24, NO. 12 KENTUCKY 7: In Knoxville, Tenn., Jarrett Guarantano threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Marquez Callaway on the final play of the first half and Darrell Taylor had four sacks for Tennessee (5-5, 2-4 SEC), which beat Kentucky (7-3, 5-3, No. 11 CFP) at Neyland Stadium for a 17th straight time.
NO. 15 TEXAS 41, TEXAS TECH 34: In Lubbock, Texas, Sam Ehlinger threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Lil’Jordan Humphrey with 21 seconds left and Texas beat Texas Tech after blowing a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter. NO. 19 FLORIDA 35, SOUTH CAROLINA 31: In Gainesville, Fla., Feleipe Franks silenced the home crowd twice after touchdown runs, seemingly sending a message after getting benched last week and booed earlier in the game, and Florida (7-3, 5-3 SEC, No. 15 CFP) rallied to beat South Carolina to end a twogame losing streak.
NO. 21 PENN STATE 21, WISCONSIN 10: In State College, Pa., Trace McSorley tied the Penn State record for victories by a quarterback with 29, leading the Nittany Lions (7-3, 4-3 Big Ten,
No. 20 CFP) past Wisconsin. NO. 23 IOWA STATE 28, BAYLOR 14: In Ames, Iowa, Brock Purdy threw for a touchdown and ran for another score, and Iowa State (6-3, 5-2, No. 22 CFP) won a fifth straight Big 12 game in the same season for the first time.
NO. 25 CINCINNATI 35, SOUTH FLORIDA 23: In Cincinnati, Michael Warren II ran for three touchdowns and caught a pass for another score Saturday night, keeping Cincinnati in the chase for the American Athletic title.
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NO. 14 UTAH STATE 62, SAN JOSE STATE 24: In Logan, Utah, Jordan Love threw for a career-high 491 yards and five touchdowns on 32-of-42 passing in just three quarters, and Utah State (9-1, 6-0) totaled 804 yards in offense. Love’s 491 passing yards were the third-highest single game total for a Utah State quarterback. BOISE STATE 24, No. 16 FRESNO STATE 17: In Boise, Idaho on Friday, Brett Rypien threw for 269 yards and Alexander Mattison rushed for 143 yards and a pair of touchdowns to lead Boise State (8-2, 5-1), which beat a ranked team for the first time in November in program history to keep its conference title aspirations alive. Boise State comes to Albuquerque to face New Mexico (3-7, 1-5) on Friday night.
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COLORADO MESA 52, N.M. HIGHLANDS 24: In Las Vegas, N.M., the Mavericks (7-4, 6-4 RMAC) amassed 539 yards of offense against the Cowboys (4-7, 4-6) — who racked up 433 yards themselves, but couldn’t keep up on their senior day and season finale. Danny Cameron finished with 352 yards and two TDs passing for Highlands.
EASTERN N.M. 19, WESTERN OREGON 14: In Portales, Charles Countee scored on a 28-yard interception return and the Greyounds also got a safety to wrap up the scoring in the nonconference game. Both teams finished at 5-6. TARLETON STATE 58, WESTERN N.M. 0: In Stephenville, Texas, the Mustangs finished the season 0-10 and 0-8 in the Lone Star Conference. Tarleton State (10-0, 8-0) is ranked No. 7 in NCAA Division II.