No. 2 Michigan escapes Maryland for program’s record 1,000th victory
Blake Corum scored twice in the first half, Mike Sainristil intercepted two passes, and No. 2 Michigan — playing again without suspended coach Jim Harbaugh — became the first college football program to win 1,000 games, beating Maryland 31-24 Saturday in College Park.
The Wolverines (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten, No. 3 in the College Football Playoff rankings) remained unbeaten in their final tune-up before next weekend’s showdown against No. 3 Ohio State, but it wasn’t easy. Maryland (6-5, 3-5) rallied from a 23-3 second-quarter deficit and had the ball down five on multiple occasions in the fourth quarter.
No. 1 Georgia 38, No. 21 Tennessee 10: Carson Beck threw for 298 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Bulldogs (10-0, 8-0 Southeastern Conference) over the Volunteers (7-4, 3-4) in Knoxville. Dillon Bell caught five passes for 90 yards and a touchdown.
No. 6 Oregon 49, Arizona State 13: Bo Nix threw for 404 yards and a career-high six touchdowns, Patrick Herbert and Troy Franklin both caught two touchdown passes, and the Ducks (10-1, 6-1 Pac-12) buried the Sun Devils (3-8, 2-6) with an avalanche of offense on the way to a 42-0 lead,
No. 8 Alabama 66, Chattanooga 10: Jalen Milroe passed for 197 yards and three touchdowns before sitting out the second half as Alabama (10-1, No. 8 CFP) routed Chattanooga (7-4) at home.
No. 12 Penn State 27, Rutgers 6: Kaytron Allen ran for two touchdowns, Alex Felkins kicked a pair of field goals and Penn State (9-2, 6-2 Big Ten, No. 12 CFP) pulled away from Rutgers at home after quarterback Drew Allar left with an apparent injury.
No. 13 Mississippi 35, Louisiana Monroe 3: Jaxson Dart threw for three touchdowns on three consecutive third-quarter series as Mississippi (9-2, 5-2 SEC, No. 13 CFP) used a strong second half to defeat ULM (2-9, 0-8) at home.
No. 14 Oklahoma 31, BYU 24: Oklahoma (9-2, 6-2 Big 12, No. 14 CFP) forced three turnovers and scored 21 points off those takeaways and edged BYU in Provo, Utah, despite playing the second half without quarterback Dillon Gabriel.
No. 17 Tulane 24, Florida Atlantic 8: Michael Pratt became the Green Wave’s career passing leader, throwing for three touchdowns in his South Florida homecoming to lead Tulane (10-1, 7-0, No. 24 CFP) to a victory over Florida Atlantic (4-7, 3-4).