YOUNG HAS 559 YARDS IN ALABAMA VICTORY
TUSCALOOSA, ALA.» Bryce Young passed for a school-record 559 yards and five touchdowns and No. 2 Alabama beat Arkansas 42-25 to clinch a spot in the Southeastern Conference championship game.
The Crimson Tide (10-1, 7-1, No. 2 CFP) won its 15th consecutive game against the Razorbacks (7-4, 3-4), thanks largely to the Young-to-jameson Williams deep connection that continues to be the ultimate offensive bailout.
NO. 1 GEORGIA 56, CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 7. ATHENS, GA.» Standout defensive tackle Jordan Davis scored his first career touchdown and Georgia’s defense was again dominant against Charleston Southern.
NO. 3 CINCINNATI 48, SMU 14. CINCINNATI» Desmond Ridder threw three touchdown passes, ran for another score and even caught a TD pass to help Cincinnati roll past SMU.
NO. 6 NOTRE DAME 55, GEORGIA TECH 0. SOUTH BEND, IND». Jack Coan threw for 285 yards and two touchdowns in a little more than a half and Notre Dame had two defensive touchdowns in winning its sixth straight game.
NO. 7 MICHIGAN 59, MARYLAND 18. COLLEGE PARK, MD.» Mike Sainristil made a onehanded catch in the end zone for a secondquarter touchdown, Hassan Haskins scored two TDS of his own.
No. 9 OKLAHOMA STATE 23, TEXAS TECH 0.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS» Oklahoma State wrapped up its first spot in the Big 12 championship game with a 23-0 victory over Texas Tech, completely throttling an offense that hadn’t been shut out since 1997.
NO. 10 MISSISSIPPI 31, VANDERBILT 17.
OXFORD, MISS.» Matt Corral threw for 326 yards and two touchdowns in his home finale and Mississippi beat Vanderbilt.
NO. 11 BAYLOR 20, KANSAS STATE 10.
MANHATTAN, KAN.» Blake Shapen was sharp in place of injured quarterback Gerry Bohanon, and Baylor’s defense simply smothered Kansas State’s offense.
NO. 12 OKLAHOMA 28, IOWA STATE 21.
NORMAN, OKLA.» Caleb Williams passed for a touchdown and ran for another, Jalen Redmond returned a fumble for a score and Oklahoma held off Iowa State.
CLEMSON 48, NO. 13 WAKE FOREST 27.
CLEMSON, S.C.» Kobe Pace ran for a careerhigh 191 yards and two touchdowns and Clemson won its 13th straight over Wake Forest, delaying the Demon Deacons’ run to the ACC Atlantic title.
NO. 14 BYU 34, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 17.
STATESBORO, GA.» Jaren Hall had 211 of his
312 yards passing in the first half, Jakob Robinson picked off two passes in the second half and BYU beat Georgia Southern. NO. 15 UTSA 34, UAB 31. SAN ANTONIO » Frank Harris threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Oscar Cardenas with three seconds left to lift UTSA past UAB.
NO. 16 TEXAS A&M 52, PRAIRIE VIEW 3. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS» Devon Achane and Isaiah Spiller combined for three touchdowns before halftime, and Texas A&M routed Prairie View A&M.
NO. 18 IOWA 33, ILLINOIS 23. IOWA CITY, IOWA» Charlie Jones had a 100-yard kickoff return for Iowa’s first touchdown and the Hawkeyes went on to beat Illinois.
NO. 20 PITTSBURGH 48, VIRGINIA 38. PITTSBURGH» Kenny Pickett threw for 340 yards and four touchdowns and the Panthers claimed their second Coastal title in four years.
NO. 22 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 42, LIBERTY 14.
LYNCHBURG, VA.» Levi Lewis threw for 166 yards and three touchdowns, Louisianalafayette had five takeaways and seven sacks and the Ragin’ Cajuns beat Liberty.