Georgia, Fromm disect Gators in SEC clash
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.— Jake Fromm picked apart Florida’s defense for the second straight year and No. 8 Georgia beat the sixthranked Gators 2417 in the “World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” on Saturday.
Fromm completed 20 of 30 passes for 279 yards and two touchdowns, including a 52yarder to an uncovered Lawrence Cager in the fourth quarter. Fromm also threwa TD pass in the first half, his fourth on third down in two years against the Gators.
Cager finished with seven receptions for 132 yards, both career highs.
D’Andre Swift added 86 yards rushing to help the Bulldogs ( 71, 41 Southeastern Conference) move a step closer to winning the SEC’s Eastern Division for the third consecutive year and strengthen their College Football Playoff resume.
The Gators ( 72, 42) looked lost on both sides of the ball most of the afternoon.
Florida had no room to run and abandoned the ground game early, and its defense got little pressure on Fromm— even with disruptive passrushers Jon Greenard and Jabari Zuniga back for the first time in weeks.
NO. 4 CLEMSON59, WOFFORD14
CLEMSON, S. C.— Trevor Lawrence scored four touchdowns, Travis Etienne ran for 212 yards and two TDs and Clemson won its 24th consecutive game.
Etienne, the reigning Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year, helped the Tigers ( 90) put the game away early with scoring runs of 47 and 86 yards in the game’s first 15: 12. Clemson improved to 340 against FCS programs. It was the Tigers’ sixth straight win over Wofford ( 53), which fell to 121 against FBS schools.
NO. 9UTAH33, WASHINGTON28
SEATTLE— Tyler Huntley threw for one touchdown and ran for another, Jaylon Johnson returned an interception 39 yards for a score, and Utah overcame an 11point firsthalf deficit.
The Utes ( 81, 51 Pac12) kept alive their College Football Playoff hopes thanks to a defense that forced Washington quarterback Jacob Eason into three turnovers and got just enough offense from Huntley to rally from an early 143 hole.
Huntley hit Zack Moss on a 9yard TD late in the first half and added a 1yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter to give Utah its first lead, 2621. Huntley’s TD run capped a drive that featured a key thirdand12 conversion where Huntley was able to hit Jaylen Dixon for a 41yard completion.
NO. 14MICHIGAN38, MARYLAND 7
COLLEGE PARK, Md.— Giles Jackson returned the opening kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown and Michigan used two firsthalf scoring runs by freshman Zach Charbonnet to pull away.
Seeking to build on a 4514 rout of Notre Dame a week earlier, the Wolverines ( 72, 42 Big Ten) led 210 at halftime and coasted to the finish against the fading Terrapins ( 36, 15).
Jackson’s gameopening dash down the right sideline set the tone. Charbonnet ended Michigan’s first drive with a 2yard run, and the defense made those two scores stand up.
NO. 16NOTREDAME21, VIRGINIA TECH20
SOUTH BEND, Ind.— Ian Book ran 7 yards for a touch down with 29 seconds left in the fourth quarter to cap an 18play, 87yard drive and Notre Dame pulled out a victory.
The Fighting Irish ( 62) had committed three turnovers deep in Virginia Tech territory, including a fumble at the goal line that Divine Deablo returned for a 98yard touchdown to tie the game at 14with 9 seconds left in the first half. The Hokies ( 53) added a couple of field goals in the second half and the Irish missed one, leaving Notre Dame trailing by six with 3: 19 remaining and the ball at its 13.
Book led a methodical drive, converting two fourth downs, including a fourthand10 from the Tech 33 for 26 yards to Chase Claypool that gave the Irish firstandgoal from the 7. After two incomplete passes, Notre Dame caught Virginia Tech in a blitz. Book ran away from it and darted into the end zone. Jonathan Doerer booted through the PAT for the lead, Kyle Hamilton picked off a long pass by Quincy Patterson around midfield to end the Hokies’ final possession and the Irish averted a twogame losing streak.
NO. 22 KANSAS STATE 38, KANSAS 10
LAWRENCE, Kan.— Skylar Thompson ran for 127 yards and three touchdowns, Harry Trotter added 92 yards rushing and another score and for Kansas State.
Thompson also had 129 yards passing for the Wildcats ( 62, 32), who showed no letdown from their upset of thenNo. 5 Oklahoma in bludgeoning the Jayhawks ( 36, 15) for the 12th consecutive time.
Carter Stanley was 13 of 23 for 115 yards and two interceptions for Kansas before leaving with an injury late in the game. Star running back Pook a Williams managed just 61 yards rushing.
NO. 23WAKE FOREST 44, N. C. STATE 10
WINSTONSALEM, N. C. — Jamie Newman returned from injury to throw for three touchdowns and run for twomore for Wake Forest.
Newman had a game and part of another with a shoulder injury, and his status was uncertain for the longrunning series. But Newman and the Demon Deacons ( 71, 31 Atlantic Coast Conference) got off to a dominating start that had this one wrapped up early.