Cowboys’ Rudolph shines in rain
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Mason Rudolph threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead No. 11 Oklahoma State to a 50-39 victory over No. 22 West Virginia on Saturday.
Freshman J.D. King ran for a season-high 142 yards and scored twice in place of Big 12 leading rusher Justice Hill for the Cowboys (7-1, 4-1 Big 12).
Rudolph finished 20 of 34 for 216 yards.
WVU’s Will Grier threw four interceptions and his streak of seven straight 300yard passing games ended. Grier finished 20 of 42 for 285 yards and two TDs.
West Virginia (5-3, 3-2) entered the game fifth in total offense in the nation and was limited to 347 yards, 192 under its average.
NO. 7 CLEMSON 24, GEORGIA TECH 10: Kelly Bryant threw for 207 yards and two touchdowns and the Tigers (7-1, 5-1) bounced back from its first loss of the season with a dominating victory over the Yellow Jackets (4-3, 3-2) in Clemson, South Carolina.
NO. 8 MIAMI 24, NORTH CAROLINA 19: Malik Rosier threw for a career-high 356 yards with three touchdowns to help Miami (7-0, 5-0 ACC) hold off North Carolina (1-8, 0-6) in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. NO. 12 WASHINGTON 44, UCLA 23: Myles Gaskin led Washington (7-1, 4-1 Pac-12) with 169 yards rushing and one touchdown, Lavon Coleman added 94 yards and three touchdown runs and the Huskies routed UCLA (4-4, 2-3) in Seattle. NO. 13 VIRGINIA TECH 24, DUKE 3: Josh Jackson threw for a touchdown and ran for another to lead the Hokies (7-1, 3-1 ACC) to a win over the Blue Devils (4-5, 1-5) in Blacksburg, Virginia. HOUSTON 28, NO. 17 SOUTH FLORIDA 24: D’Eriq King kept Houston’s hopes alive with a 30-yard completion on fourth-and-24, then finished a game-winning drive with a 20-yard touchdown run with 11 seconds remaining, lifting the Cougars (5-3, 3-2 American over South Florida (7-1, 4-1) in Tampa, Florida. The loss snapped the Bulls’ 12-game win streak, which was the longest in the nation.
NO. 18 CENTRAL FLORIDA 73, AUSTIN PEAY 33: McKenzie Milton threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns and scored another on the ground and UCF (7-0) demolished Austin Peay (5-4) in Orlando, Florida.