THE ROUNDUP (AP TOP 25)

■ No. 10 Auburn 40, No. 2 Georgia 17

Kerryon Johnson ran for 167 yards and caught a 55-yard TD pass from Jarrett Stidham and the Tigers smothered the Bulldogs’ running game in a 40-17 victory Saturday.

The Tigers (8-2, 6-1 SEC, No. 10 CFP) remained in Western Division and potentially playoff contention after snapping a three-year losing streak against one of their top rivals. The Bulldogs (9-1, 6-1) came in with the top spot in the playoff rankings and could get a rematch if Auburn can beat Alabama in two weeks.

The first go-around wasn’t pretty for Georgia. Auburn held Nick Chubb, Sony Michel and the SEC’s top ground game to 46 yards, 233 below their season average. Johnson ran 32 times and caught two passes for 66 yards. Stidham threw for 214 yards and three TDs, all of 30-plus yards.

Georgia special teams blunders helped set up three Auburn touchdowns, including a roughing the penalty flag in the first half. The Bulldogs fumbled away a punt return and had a 15-yard personal foul penalty in the third quarter when Auburn pulled away with two touchdowns. The Bulldogs added a TD in the final minutes. Chubb gained just 27 yards on 11 carries with a 1-yard touchown on the opening drive. Michel ran nine times for 21 yards.

Jake Fromm was 13 of 28 passing for 184 yards.

■ No. 6 Wisconsin 38, No. 25 Iowa 14

Receiver Kendric Pryor scored twice, and the Badgers relied on stifling defense to overcome four turnovers and Iowa cornerback Josh Jackson’s two touchdowns in a home win that allowed Wisconsin (10-0, 7-0 Big Ten, CFP No. 8) to clinch a trip to the league conference title game as West champions.

Credit their defense for another overpowering outing at chilly Camp Randall Stadium. Leon Jacobs recovered two fumbles — one returned for a score — and fellow linebacker T.J. Edwards had an interception for the Badgers, who shut down an Iowa offense that had overwhelmed Ohio State. The Hawkeyes (6-4, 3-4, CFP No. 20) were held to 66 total yards and five first downs, including just 15 yards and one first down in the first half.

League-leading rusher Jonathan Taylor had 157 yards on 29 carries, but fumbled twice, losing one. Alex Hornibrook was 11 of 18 for 135 yards with two touchdowns and the three interceptions.

■ No. 11 Ohio State 48, No. 13 Michigan State 3

J.T. Barrett threw for two TD passes and ran for two more, and Mike Weber rushed for 162 yards and pair of scores as the Buckeyes (8-2, 6-1 Big Ten, CFP No. 13) bounced back from a deflating loss to rout the visiting Spartans (7-3, 5-2 Big Ten, CFP No. 12). The Buckeyes scored on five of their first six possessions, led 35-3 at the half and claimed sole possession of first place in the Big Ten East with two games remaining.

In a season already marked by radical highs and lows, the Buckeyes took out their frustrations on the Spartans, using a run-heavy attack to dominate on both sides of the ball.

Ohio State outgained Michigan State 524-195, and a Buckeyes defense that was smoked by unranked Iowa in the 55-24 loss limited Michigan State quarterback Brian Lewerke — who threw for 445 yards last week vs. Penn State — to 131 yards and forced two interceptions. Barrett was 14 for 21 for 183 yards with two TDs and two interceptions. J.K. Dobbins, who split time with Weber, rushed 18 times for 124 yards.

Coach Urban Meyer faced questions this week about not using the talented tailbacks enough. He put those concerns to rest Saturday, with Weber and Dobbins combining for 286 yards on the ground. ■ No. 12 Oklahoma St. 49, No. 24 Iowa St. 42

Mason Rudolph threw for 376 yards and three TDs — including two in the final 5:55 — as the Cowboys (8-2, 5-2 Big 12, No. 15 CFP) rallied in Ames, Iowa, to beat the Cyclones (6-4, 4-3) and keep their Big 12 title game hopes alive. Justice Hill had 134 yards and three TD runs for the Cowboys, who are tied for second place in the league with two games to go.

But even if neither the Cyclones nor Cowboys make it to the title game, they still gave the Big 12 a game few in the league will ever forget. Rudolph found Marcell Ateman for a 30-yard TD pass, and Hill’s two-point conversion run tied the game at 42 with 5:55 left. The Cowboys jumped ahead 49-42 just two minutes later as Rudolph found Dillon Stoner for a 19-yard TD reception.

Quarterback-linebacker Joel Lanning had a rushing and passing TD for Iowa State. He connected with Allen Lazard on a 22-yard TD strike with 14:13 left — a pass Lazard caught with one hand while falling down. David Montgomery made it 42-34 on a subsequent 4-yard run, and had 105 yards and three TDs for the Cyclones. ■ No. 14 UCF 49, Connecticut 24

Otis Anderson rushed for 84 yards and two TDs, McKenzie Milton passed for 311 yards and the Knights (9-0, 6-0 American Athletic Conference, CFP No. 18) pulled away from the Huskies (3-7, 2-5) in Orlando, Fla. Anderson had a 3-yard TD run in the first quarter and helped the Knights break it open with a 65-yard TD run. ■ No. 16 Penn State 35, Rutgers 6

Trace McSorley accounted for 258 total yards and three TDs as the No. 16 Nittany Lions (8-2, 5-2 Big Ten, No. 14 CFP) beat the visiting Scarlet Knights (4-6, 3-4). McSorley became Penn State’s all-time TD leader with 68, overtaking Daryll Clark’s record of 65 with one rushing and two passing scores, and the Nittany Lions scored 35 unanswered points after going down 6-0 in the first quarter. Saquon Barkley ran for two TDs and DaeSean Hamilton and Mike Gesicki each caught one for Penn State. Barkley, a Heisman Trophy candidate, ran for just 35 yards on 14 carries. ■ Georgia Tech 28, No. 17 Virginia Tech 22

TaQuon Marshall got two long TD passes out of his only completions, including an 80-yarder to Ricky Jeune with 6½ minutes remaining, and Ajani Kerr swatted away a fourthdown pass in the end zone to preserve the Yellow Jackets’ upset of the No. 17 Hokies (7-3, 3-3 ACC, CFP No. 13).

In a game with several huge momentum swings, Virginia Tech rallied from a 21-9 deficit in the second half. The Hokies went ahead 22-21 when Greg Stroman returned an interception 24 yards for a TD off a terrible pass by Marshall with 7:27 left. The Georgia Tech quarterback made up for his mistake just two snaps later, after the Yellow Jackets recovered a fumbled kickoff. Jeune got loose behind the secondary, hauled in the long throw and just managed to stick the ball inside the pylon before tumbling out of bounds. It was the longest TD pass of the season for the Jackets (5-4, 4-3). ■ No. 21 Michigan 35, Maryland 10

Brandon Peters threw two TD passes, Chris Evans ran for two scores and the Wolverines (8-2, 5-2 Big Ten) dominated Maryland in the first half on the way to a third straight victory. The Terrapins (4-6, 2-5) have lost five of six.