Ducks’ CFP dreams come to an end
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ARIZONA STATE 31, NO. 6 OREGON 28
TEMPE, Ariz. — Freshman Jayden Daniels completed 22 of 32 passes for 408 yards and 3 touchdowns and Arizona State intercepted two of Justin Herbert’s passes in the fourth quarter, helping the Sun Devils upset No. 6 Oregon 31-28 on Saturday night.
Arizona State (6-5, 3-5 Pac12) ended Oregon’s College Football Playoff hopes and its nine-game winning streak. The Sun Devils snapped a four-game losing streak with their first victory over a topfive team since Oct. 14, 2017, against then No. 5 Washington.
Oregon (9-2, 7-1) has clinched the Pac-12 North title and a place in the conference championship game.
The Sun Devils held on after Oregon scored three touchdowns in a 6:38 span in a wild fourth quarter.
The Ducks, down 24-7 with 8:42 to play, scored twice on three-play drives. It took them 59 seconds to make it 24-14 on Cyrus Habibi-Likio’s touchdown run, then 43 seconds to get Herbert’s scoring pass to Johnny Johnson III.
Then, with Arizona State facing third and 16, Daniels hit Brandon Aiyuk in stride for an 81-yard touchdown strike with 3:54 to play.
Herbert and Johnson connected again for a touchdown with 2:04 left, but Arizona State was able to run out the clock.
Daniels found holes in the secondary all night, hitting Frank Darby for touchdown passes of 57 and 26 yards. Daniels had eight completions of 17 yards or more as Arizona State scored 21 straight points after trailing 7-0 in the first quarter.
Daniels completed his first 12 passes of the game.
NO. 9 OKLAHOMA 28, TCU 24
NORMAN, Okla. — Jalen Hurts passed for two touchdowns and ran for two more as Oklahoma beat TCU to clinch a spot in the Big 12 championship game.
Hurts ran for 173 yards and passed for 145. He became the third Oklahoma quarterback to rush for at least 1,000 yards in a season.
Kennedy Brooks added 149 yards rushing for the Sooners (10-1, 7-1), who kept their College Football Playoff hopes alive.
Max Duggan rushed for 92 and a touchdown for the Horned Frogs (5-6, 3-5), who missed a chance to become bowl eligible.
Oklahoma won its 20th consecutive
November game dating to 2014. The Sooners outgained the Horned Frogs 511 yards to 204, but turned the ball over three times.
NO. 10 MINNESOTA 38, NORTHWESTERN 22
EVANSTON, Ill. — Tanner Morgan led Minnesota to scores on its first three possessions and finished with four touchdown passes, and the Gophers bounced back from their first loss of the season.
The Gophers (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten), who lost at Iowa last week, strengthened their grip on first place in the West Division.
Morgan, the Big Ten’s leading passer, came out firing following a week in concussion protocol after absorbing back-to-back sacks by the Hawkeyes.
The redshirt sophomore, listed as questionable until Saturday morning, has thrown 26 touchdown passes this season to set a school record.
Morgan threw three TD passes to Rashod Bateman and one to Tyler Johnson against Northwestern (2-9, 0-8).
NO. 12 WISCONSIN 45, PURDUE 24
MADISON, Wis. — Jonathan Taylor ran for 222 yards — the 12th time he has at least 200 in his career — and a touchdown for Wisconsin.
Wisconsin (9-2, 6-2 Big Ten)extended its winning streak over the Boilermakers to 14 games. Jack Coan completed 15 of 19 passes for 203 yards and two touchdowns against one interception.
The Boilermakers (4-7, 3-5) dropped their seventh in a row at Camp Randall Stadium and failed to qualify for a bowl game.
NO. 13 MICHIGAN 39, INDIANA 14
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Shea Patterson threw five touchdown passes and Nico Collins scored a career-high three times to lead No. 13 Michigan to a blowout at Indiana.
The Wolverines (9-2, 6-2 Big Ten) have won four in a row overall and 24 consecutive in the series since 1987.
Peyton Ramsey and Stevie Scott III each scored on 1-yard runs for the Hoosiers,
but the offense stalled as Patterson started heating up and Indiana (7-4, 4-4) never had a chance. The Hoosiers have lost two in a row since clinching its first winning season in 12 years.
Patterson finished 20 of 32 with 366 yards and one interception.
NO. 14 BAYLOR 24, TEXAS 10
WACO, Texas — Charlie Brewer accounted for 296 yards and two touchdowns and Baylor wrapped up a spot in the Big 12 championship game.
The Bears (10-1, 7-1 Big 12) have their sixth 10-win season, and fifth since 2011. This one comes just two years after the school’s only 11-loss season in Coach Matt Rhule’s debut when he took over in the aftermath of a sprawling sexual assault scandal that led to twotime Big 12 champion Coach Art Briles getting fired 31/2 years ago.
Texas (6-5, 4-4) lost for the third time in four games, ending its long-shot bid to get back to the Big 12 title game for the second year in a row.
Brewer, the junior quarterback from Austin whose dad and grandfather played for Texas, completed 16 of 25 passes for 221 yards with a touchdown, and ran 18 times for 75 yards and another score. But he left the game for good with 11 1/2 minutes remaining after taking a helmet-to-helmet hit when being tackled at the end of a 5-yard run.
NO. 15 NOTRE DAME 40, BOSTON COLLEGE 7
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Ian Book threw three touchdown passes and Notre Dame corralled Boston College star running back AJ Dillon.
The fourth consecutive victory by the Fighting Irish (9-2) completed their second consecutive unbeaten season (7-0) at Notre Dame Stadium, where they have won 18 in a row.
Leading 16-7 at halftime thanks to Jonathan Doerer’s field goals of 47, 20 and 45 yards, the Irish scored 17 points in the third quarter to bury the Eagles (5-6). Dillon, a 250-pound junior who had 1,451 yards entering the game, was held to 56 yards on 14 carries.
NO. 17 IOWA 19, ILLINOIS 10
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Nate Stanley threw for 308 yards and Keith Duncan kicked four field goals to set a Big Ten-season mark in Iowa’s victory over Illinois.
The Hawkeyes (8-3, 5-3 Big Ten) also forced three turnovers against the team that came into the game leading the nation in turnover margin. Brandon Peters had two passes intercepted and a lost a fourth-quarter fumble for the Illini (6-5, 4-4).
NO. 18 MEMPHIS 49, SOUTH FLORIDA 10
TAMPA, Fla. — Brady White threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns and Memphis shrugged off two early turnovers to beat South Florida and retain a share of first place in the American Athletic Conference West Division.
The Tigers (10-1, 6-1) have won five in a row since their only loss, at Temple, and they can clinch a third consecutive appearance in the AAC championship game with a home win over No. 17 Cincinnati next week.
NO. 19 CINCINNATI 15, TEMPLE 13
CINCINNATI — Michael Warren II ran 13 yards for a touchdown on a cold, raw night, Coby Bryant went 98 yards with a blocked extra-point attempt and Cincinnati clinched a spot in the American Athletic title game.
The Bearcats (10-1, 7-0) secured the AAC East title and remained the only unbeaten team in league play. They would host the title game if they win next week at No. 18 Memphis, which shares the AAC West lead.
NO. 21 OKLAHOMA STATE 20, WEST VIRGINIA 13
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Dru Brown threw two touchdown passes in his first start, Chuba Hubbard surpassed 100 yards rushing for the ninth consecutive game and Oklahoma State beat West Virginia.
Brown and national rushing leader Hubbard generated just enough offense to help the Cowboys (8-3, 5-3 Big 12) win their fourth consecutive game. Hubbard ran 26 times for 106 yards, far below his 173-yard average, but he showed off his receiving skills.
NO. 24 APPALACHIAN ST. 35, TEXAS STATE 13
BOONE, N.C. — Darrynton Evans ran for 154 yards and three second-half touchdowns for Appalachian State.
Zac Thomas threw for 174 yards and two touchdowns to help the Mountaineers (10-1, 6-1 Sun Belt) improve to 30-6 at home since becoming an FBS team in 2014. Tyler Vitt threw for 154 yards and a touchdown for Texas State (3-8, 2-5).
NAVY 35, NO. 21 SMU 28
ANNAPOLS, Md. — Navy quarterback Malcolm Perry generated 357 yards of total offense and scored the winning touchdown.
Perry found a seam and scampered 70 yards with just over six minutes remaining to break a tie. He finished with 195 yards on 38 carries with two touchdowns on the ground and completed 9 of 15 passes for 162 yards and another score.
The Midshipmen (8-2, 6-1) still have a shot at the West Division crown of the American Athletic Conference should No. 18 Memphis falter down the stretch. The Tigers own the tiebreaker by virtue of their 35-23 victory over Navy on Sept. 26.