San Diego Union-Tribune (Sunday)
Clemson escapes without Lawrence.
No. 1 Clemson 34, Boston College 28
Freshman DJ Uiagalelei threw for 342 yards and two touchdowns in place of Trevor Lawrence, home with COVID-19, and No. 1 Clemson rallied from 18 points down in the first half to beat Boston College 34-28 on Saturday in Clemson, S.C.
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said after the game that Lawrence also will miss the Tigers’ game next week at No. 4 Notre Dame.
Travis Etienne became the Atlantic Coast Conference’s career rushing leader and his second TD put the Tigers (7-0, 6-0) ahead for good. A jarring week for Clemson ended with its 28th straight victory over league competition, 10th straight over the Eagles and 27th in a row at home.
Clemson was missing several key players. Lawrence was out after testing positive for the virus and starting linebackers James Skalski and Mike Jones Jr. were missing because of injuries.
The Eagles (4-3, 3-3) took advantage, putting Clemson in a 28-10 hole in the second quarter with the virus-reduced crowd stunned to near silence.
Uiagalelei had a 30-yard TD run on Clemson’s opening third-quarter drive to begin the comeback, then threw an 8-yard scoring strike to Amari Rodgers that drew the Tigers to 28-26.
Etienne, Clemson’s other
Heisman contender, put the Tigers in front for good with a 17-yard touchdown run with 11:34 to go.
The Eagles got the ball back with 1:24 to. But Phil Jurkovec was called for intentional grounding in the end zone for a safety, a fitting end to a second-half shutout by the Clemson defense.
Etienne ran for 84 yards, pushing him to 4,644 in his four seasons and past North Carolina State’s Ted Brown (4,602) as the ACC’S leader. Etienne also had seven catches for 140 yards. Cornell Powell had a 1 receptions for 105 yards.
No. 2 Alabama 41, Mississippi State 0: Mac Jones threw four touchdown passes to Devonta Smith, who had 203 receiving yards, and host Alabama (6-0) routed Mississippi State (1-4).
No. 3 Ohio State 38, No. 18 Penn State 25: Justin Field threw for 318 yards and four touchdowns and Master Teague III rushed for 11 yards and a TD as visiting Ohio State (2-0, 2-0 Big Ten) controlled the showdown with Penn State (0-2, 0-2).
No. 4 Notre Dame 31, Georgia Tech 13: Kyren Williams ran for two touchdowns, Ian Book passed for another and visiting Notre Dame (6-0, 5-0 ACC) stifled Georgia Tech (2-5, 2-4).
No. 5 Georgia 14, Kentucky
3: Zamir White ran for a carer-high 131 yards and a touchdown, Stetson Bennett also ran for a score and visiting Georgia (4-1 SEC) beat Kentucky (2-4) for its 11th straight victory in the series.
Texas 41, No. 6 Oklahoma State 34 (OT): Sam Ehlinger threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Joshua Moore in overtime and Joseph Ossai sealed the victory by sacking quarterback Spencer Sanders as Texas (4-2, 3-2 Big 12) knocked off the previously unbeaten Cowboys (4-1, 3-1). Oklahoma State outgained Texas 530 yards to 287, but the Cowboys turned the ball over four times and saw their hopes to reach the College Football Playoff take a major blow.
No. 8 Texas A&M 42, Arkansas 31: Kellen Mond threw for 260 yards and three touchdowns as host Texas A&M (5-1 SEC) jumped out to a big lead and held on to beat Arkansas (2-4) for the ninth straight time.
No. 10 Florida 41, Missouri 17: Kadarius Toney scored three times, Kyle Trask became the first player in school history with four touchdown passes in four consecutive games and host Florida (3-1 SEC) returned from a three-week layoff to handle Missouri (2-3).
Michigan State 28, No. 13 Michigan 24: Rocky Lombardi threw for 323 yards — 196 to Ricky White — and three touchdowns to help visiting Michigan State (1-1, 1-1 Big Ten) stun Michigan (1-1, 1-1).
West Virginia 37, No. 16 Kansas State 10: Jarret Doege threw two touchdown passes, Dylan Tonkery returned an interception for a score and host West Virginia (4-2, 3-2 Big 12) beat Kansas State (4-2, 4-1).
Virginia 44, North Carolina 41: Host Virginia (3-4 ACC) rushed for 208 yards and three TDS and held off UNC (4-3).
No. 17 Indiana 37, Rutgers 21: Michael Penix Jr. threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score to help visiting Indiana (2-0, 2-0 Big Ten) beat Rutgers (1-1, 1-1).
No. 20 Coastal Carolina 51, Georgia State 0: Grayson Mccall passed for 254 yards and four touchdowns, Jaivon Heiligh scored twice and visiting Coastal Carolina (6-0, 4-0 Sun Belt) cruised past Georgia State (2-3, 1-3).
No. 23 Iowa State 52, Kansas 22: Breece Hall matched a career high with 185 yards rushing and two touchdowns, Brock Purdy threw two TD passes and had another score on the ground as visiting Iowa State (4-2, 4-1 Big 12) routed Kansas (0-6, 0-5).
No. 24 Oklahoma 62, Texas Tech 28: Rhamondre Stevenson ran for three firsthalf touchdowns, Spencer Rattler threw for 288 yards and two scores in about 21⁄2 quarters and Oklahoma (4-2, 3-2 Big 12) beat Texas Tech (2-4, 1-4) for its third win in a row.