East Bay Times

Michigan gets 1,000th win without Harbaugh

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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 on Saturday in College Park, Md.

The Wolverines (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten) 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 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 No. 1 Georgia (10-0, 8-0 Southeaste­rn Conference) at Tennessee (7-4, 3-4). Georgia became the first team to go unbeaten in the SEC three years in a row since the league went to an eightgame schedule in 1992. NO. 6 OREGON 49, ARIZONA STATE 13 >> Bo Nix threw for 404 yards and a careerhigh six scores, Patrick Herbert and Troy Franklin both caught two TD passes and the Ducks (10-1, 6-2 Pac-12) rolled at Arizona State (38, 2-6). The Ducks buried the Sun Devils with an avalanche of offense on the way to a 42-0 lead, scoring TDs on their first six drives and gaining 444 total yards. Nix — a Heisman Trophy candidate — had TD passes of 23, 49, 16, 45, 71 and 16 yards.

NO. 19 ARIZONA 42, NO. 16 UTAH 18 >>

Noah Fifita threw for two touchdowns and the Wildcats (8-3, 6-2 Pac-12 used a fast start to earn its its first five-game winning streak in nine years. The host Wildcats manhandled the two-time reigning Pac-12 champs, building a 28-0 lead by the first play of the second quarter. Utah is 7-4, 4-4). UCLA 38, USC 20 >> T.J. Harden rushed for a career-high 142 yards and scored two touchdowns, Ethan Garbers threw three TD passes and the Bruins (7-4, 4-4 Pac-12) trounced spiraling Trojans (7-5, 5-4) at the L.A. Coliseum.

NO. 3 OHIO STATE 37, MINNESOTA 3 >> TreVeyon Henderson rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns and

Kyle McCord passed for 212 yards and two scores, leading the Buckeyes (110, 8-0 Big Ten) over the Golden Gophers (5-6, 3-5) in Columbus, Ohio.

NO. 4 FLORIDA STATE 58, NORTH ALABAMA 13 >>

Fourth-ranked Florida State lost star quarterbac­k Jordan Travis to a leg injury in the first quarter, yet rallied behind backup Tate Rodemaker in Tallahasse­e. Travis suffered what appeared to be a major injury to his left knee/leg on a run up the middle. His leg got caught under a defender.

NO. 9 LOUISVILLE 38, MIAMI 31 >> Jack Plummer threw three touchdown passes, the last of them a 58-yarder to Kevin Coleman with 4:17 remaining, and visiting Louisville (101, 7-1 ACC) clinched a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game by beating Miami (6-5, 2-5 ACC).

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) pulled away from Rutgers (6-5, 3-5 Big Ten) after quarterbac­k Drew Allar left with an apparent injury.

NO. 14 OKLAHOMA 31, BYU 24 >> Oklahoma (9-2, 6-2 Big 12) forced three turnovers and scored 21 points off those takeaways and edged BYU (5-6, 2-6), despite playing the second half without quarterbac­k Dillon Gabriel. Gabriel threw for 191 yards and a pair of touchdowns, but he suffered a head injury just before halftime.

NO. 20 NOTRE DAME 45, WAKE FOREST 7 >> Sam Hartman tormented his former team, passing for 277 yards and four TDs to lead the host Fighting Irish (8-3) over the Demon Deacons 4-7).

IN A GAME LATE FRIDAY ... WASHINGTON STATE 56, COLORADO 14 >>

Cameron Ward threw for 288 yards and accounted for four TDs, Brennan Jackson had two scoop-and-score TDs and the host Cougars (5-6, 2-6) snapped a six-game losing streak and ended the Buffaloes' hopes of a bowl game in the first year under Deion Sanders. Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders (hand) left the game in the first half after taking a big hit on a botched snap. Colorado is 4-7, 1-7.

 ?? NICK WASS — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ?? Michigan running back Blake Corum runs in for a touchdown in the first half of a 31-24win over Maryland.
NICK WASS — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Michigan running back Blake Corum runs in for a touchdown in the first half of a 31-24win over Maryland.

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