Ohio St. survives upset bid
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Ohio State went to overtime to avoid one of the most stunning upsets of the season, beating Maryland 52-51 on Saturday when the Terrapins failed to convert a 2-point conversion after matching the Buckeyes’ touchdown in the first extra period.
No. 10 Ohio State (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten) trailed by two touchdowns in the third quarter and 45-38 with less than two minutes to play before rallying.
After a 5-yard touchdown run by Dwayne Haskins gave the Buckeyes the lead to start overtime, Tayon Fleet-Davis scored to get the Terrapins within a point. Interim coach Matt Canada decided to end it right there, going for 2, but Tyrrell Pigrome’s pass to Jeshaun Jones was off target. NOTRE DAME 36, SYRACUSE 3
Ian Book returned to the starting lineup for Notre Dame and threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns as the No. 3 Fighting Irish (11-0) rolled over No. 12 Syracuse (8-3) at Yankee Stadium and stayed on target for a trip to a playoff spot. ALABAMA 50, THE CITADEL 17
Tua Tagovailoa passed for 340 yards and three touchdowns, but the topranked Crimson Tide (11-0) struggled for 30-plus minutes before prevailing in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Alabama (11-0) shockingly went into halftime tied at 10 with the FCS Bulldogs (4-6). But the Tide scored two touchdowns in a 12second span on their way to a 27-point third quarter. CLEMSON 35, DUKE 6
Trevor Lawrence was 21 for 38 for 251 yards and two touchdowns as the No. 2 Tigers (11-0, 8-0) overcame a slow start at home to finish a perfect Atlantic Coast Conference season. MICHIGAN 31, INDIANA 20
Karan Higdon ran for a go-ahead touchdown early in the third quarter and Jake Moody set a Wolverines record with six field goals as No. 4 Michigan (10-1, 8-0 Big Ten) won at Ann Arbor, Mich. GEORGIA 66, UMASS 27
Freshman Justin Fields threw two scoring passes and ran for another touchdown, and Tyler Simmons had rushing and receiving scores as the No. 5 Bulldogs (10-1) protected their playoff hopes with a victory in Athens, Ga. UCF 38, CINCINNATI 13
McKenzie Milton threw for 268 yards and accounted for four touchdowns to lift the No. 11 Knights (10-0, 7-0 American) past the No. 24 Bearcats (9-2, 5-2) in Orlando and extend the nation’s longest winning streak to 23 games. FLORIDA 63, IDAHO 10
Feleipe Franks passed for 274 yards and three touchdowns — all in the first half — as the No. 13 Gators (8-3) ran up 600 total yards in Gainesville, Fla. PENN STATE 20, RUTGERS 7
Trace McSorley threw two touchdown passes to tight end Pat Freiermuth as the No 14 Nittany Lions (8-3, 5-3 Big Ten) won in Piscataway, N.J. KENTUCKY 34, MIDDLE TENNESSEE 23
Mike Edwards had two takeaways leading to Kentucky’s first two touchdowns, and the defense made several fourth-quarter stops as the No. 17 Wildcats (8-3) won in Lexington, Ky., to snap a twogame slide. WASHINGTON 42, OREGON STATE 23
Jake Browning threw three touchdown passes and Myles Gaskin rushed for 135 yards for the No. 18 Huskies (8-3, 6-2 Pac-12) in the two stars’ final games in Seattle, setting up a winner-take-all matchup with No. 8 Washington State in the Apple Cup next Friday for the Pac-12 North title. UTAH 30, COLORADO 7
Jason Shelley threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns in snowy Boulder, Colo. No. 19 Utah (8-3, 6-3) will win the Pac-12 South if Arizona State loses either of its final two games. FLORIDA STATE 22, BOSTON COLLEGE 21
Deondre Francois threw a 74-yard touchdown pass to Tamorrion Terry with 1:49 left as the Seminoles (5-6, 3-5 ACC) beat No. 20 BC (7-4, 4-3) in Tallahassee, Fla., to keep their bowl hopes alive. MISSISSIPPI STATE 52, ARKANSAS 6
Nick Fitzgerald threw four TD passes and ran for another score to lift the No. 21 Bulldogs (7-4, 3-4 SEC) in Starkville, Miss. NORTHWESTERN 24, MINNESOTA 14
Isaiah Bowser rushed for 85 yards and two TDs as the No. 22 Wildcats (7-4, 7-1 Big Ten) pushed their school-record road winning streak to eight with a win in Minneapolis. UTAH STATE 29, COLORADO STATE 24
Collin Hill’s apparent 34-yard touchdown pass to Preston Williams with no time left was negated by an illegal-touching penalty as the No. 23 Aggies (10-1, 7-0 Mountain West) survived a wild finish in snow and freezing rain in Fort Collins, Colo.