Fresno State too much for New Mexico State

Mikey Keene threw for a career-high 380 yards with three touchdown passes and a rushing TD, and Fresno State routed New Mexico State 37-10 in the New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque on Saturday, the Bulldogs' fifth straight victory in a bowl game.

Malik Sherrod rushed for 90 yards on 20 carries and had eight receptions for 81 yards for Fresno State (9-4), which had closed the regular season on a three-game skid.

Keene, a transfer from UCF, completed his first 15 passes, finishing 31 of 39 with an interception. He connected with Josiah Freeman for a 26-yard touchdown and Jaelen Gill for a 23-yard score as the Bulldogs took a 17-3 halftime lead.

With Fresno State ahead 20-10 entering the fourth quarter, Keene ran for a 4-yard score that all but sealed the game. His final TD pass was a 9-yarder to Jalen Moss.

Fresno State finished with 491 yards of offense and held New Mexico State to 200. Diego Pavia threw for just 58 yards while rushing for 72 yards and a touchdown for the Aggies (10-5), who reached double digits in wins for the first time since 1960.

Myrtle Beach Bowl

Freshman Rickey Hunt ran for four touchdowns and caught a fifth as Ohio overcame a host of transfer portal losses to win its fifth straight bowl game, beating Georgia Southern 41-21 at the Myrtle Beach Bowl.

The Bobcats (10-2) forced five turnovers, four off Eagles quarterback Davis Brin, to win 10 games in consecutive years for the first time in program history.

And they did it without several of their best performers, including their top two rushers in Sieh Bangura and O'Shaan Allison, who accounted for 1,263 yards and 10 touchdowns on the ground this season.

Also missing was Ohio starting quarterback Kurtis Rourke, who passed for 2,207 yards and 11 touchdowns for the Bobcats before committing to Indiana earlier this month.

Hunt picked up the offensive slack with scoring runs of 2, 6, 40 and 9 yards along with an 18yard TD catch off a jump pass by Parker Navarro. Navarro passed for 120 yards and ran for 71.

New Orleans Bowl

Zion Webb completed a fourth-down pass to Perry Carter for an 18-yard, tying touchdown with 1:46 left in regulation, Garrison Rippa hit a 27-yard field goal in overtime and Jacksonville State capped off its first season in the Football Bowl Subdivision with a 34-31 victory over Louisiana-Lafayette in the New Orleans Bowl.

Ron Wiggins rushed for 126 yards and a score for Jacksonville State (9-4), which had to overcome four turnovers — three of which were returned for touchdowns.

Safety Jalen Clark scored touchdowns on a 46-yard fumble return and a 16-yard interception return for LouisianaLafayette (6-7).

Celebration Bowl

Jeremy Moussa overcame a frustrating first half to throw three fourth-quarter touchdown passes, including two to Kelvin Dean Jr., powering Florida A&M's comeback past Howard, 30-26 in the Celebration Bowl.

Florida A&M (12-1) closed the season with 11 consecutive wins. Moussa connected with Dean on scoring passes of 21 and 53 yards as the Rattlers recovered after trailing 14-0 in the first quarter.

Jarrett Hunter and Kasey Hawthorne ran for touchdowns for the Bison (6-6).

Cure Bowl

Joey Aguilar threw for 197 yards and scored on an 8-yard run in the third quarter as Appalachian State beat Miami (Ohio) 13-9 in the rain-soaked Avocados from Mexico Cure Bowl in Orlando, Florida.

Aguilar's scoring run capped an 11-play, 73yard drive and gave Appalachian State a 13-3 lead after Michael Hughes kicked field goals of 29 and 22 yards in the first half.

Miami (Ohio) (11-3) answered Aguilar's TD with a 23-yard touchdown by Rashad Amos, cutting its deficit to 13-9..

Independence Bowl

Behren Morton threw for 256 yards, three touchdowns and an interception to lead Texas Tech to a 34-14 victory over Cal in the Indepedence Bowl in Shreveport, Louisiana. Morton completed 26 of 41 passes and tossed touchown passes to Coy Eakin, Mason Tharp and Loic Fouonji.

Cal (6-7) took a 14-7 lead after one quarter, but the Red Raiders (7-6) scored the final 27 point.

Cal quarterback Fernando Mendoza completed 22 of 33 for 261 yards and one touchdown — to Monroe Young — and three interceptions.

Tahj Brooks rushed for 98 yards and a TD for Texas Tech, Jadyn Ott went for 45 yards on 16 carries and a touchdown for Cal's Bears.