Schrader powers No. 9 Missouri in Cotton Bowl
ARLINGTON, TEXAS >> AllAmerica running back Cody Schrader rushed for 128 yards and bulled into the end zone for a 7-yard touchdown to open the fourth quarter with Missouri's first score, and the ninth-ranked Tigers capped an 11-win season with a 14-3 win over No. 7 Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl on Friday night.
In a game with almost as many total punts (16) as points, the Tigers (112) suddenly scored touchdowns on consecutive drives after punting eight times before that. Brady Cook threw a 7-yard TD to Luther Burden III with 5:12 left in the game.
Ohio State (11-2), which was undefeated before losing its regular-season finale to Michigan, played without two-time AllAmerica receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. The standout junior was on the sideline, but opted out of playing. He hasn't announced yet if he will enter the NFL draft.
Gator Bowl
CLEMSON 38, KENTUCKY 35 >>
Phil Mafah ran for four touchdowns, including a 3-yarder with 17 seconds to play, and Clemson beat Kentucky 38-35 in a wild Gator Bowl to finish the year on a five-game winning streak.
Mafah scored three times in a back-andforth final quarter that saw five turnovers, four touchdowns and five lead changes. Clemson (9-4) outscored Kentucky (7-6) 28-14 over the last 15 minutes.
Sun Bowl
NO. 15 NOTRE DAME 40, NO. 21 OREGON STATE 8 >>
Steve Angeli passed for 232 yards and three touchdowns, guiding Notre Dame to a victory over Oregon State in the Sun Bowl.
Angeli went 15 for 19 and tossed TD passes of 8 yards to Jayden Thomas, 13 yards to Jordan Faison and 13 yards to Jeremiyah Love. The sophomore was making his first start for the Irish (10-3) in place of Sam Hartman, one of many players who opted out of the game.
Liberty Bowl
MEMPHIS 36, IOWA STATE 26 >>
Seth Henigan threw for 364 yards and four touchdowns and the Memphis defense shut down Iowa State's rushing game to win the Liberty Bowl.
Blake Watson rushed for 107 yards as Memphis (103) of the American Athletic Conference amassed 530 yards of total offense and finished with at least 10 wins for the fifth time in program history.