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Nov 17, 2018WINSTON-SALEM, N. C. Kenny Pickett threw a career-best three touchdown passes, all in the second half, and Pittsburgh beat Wake Forest 34-13 on Saturday to clinch its first berth in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game. Pickett finished 23 of 30 for a career-high 316 yards with scoring passes of 4 yards to Rafael Araujo-Jones, 63 yards to Taysir Mack and 23 yards to Maurice Ffrench. Darrin Hall had a 2-yard touchdown run and left tackle Stefano Millin added a late 6-yard scoring run for the Panthers (7-4, 6-1), who won their fourth straight - their longest winning streak in two years. They will play in their first title game since joining the league in 2013, taking on No. 2 Clemson on Dec. 1 in Charlotte. Jamie Newman was 15 of 30 for 206 yards with a 28-yard touchdown pass to Alex Bachman for the Demon Deacons (5-6, 2-5), who must beat Duke next week to qualify for their third straight bowl. Nick Sciba kicked two field goals, including a 20-yarder with 12:30 to play that made it 20-13. Pickett and the Panthers then methodically went 78 yards in 11 plays and chewed up more than 5 minutes before the sophomore quarterback hit Ffrench on a post pattern for the score with 7:27 left that effectively sealed it. THE TAKEAWAYPittsburgh: The Panthers climbed the Coastal Division standings with their running game, which ranks second only to Georgia Tech in the ACC with an average of nearly 257 yards. This was only the fourth time this season they were held to fewer than 200 yards rushing, but Pickett proved Pitt can move it through the air, too. Wake Forest: One question hanging over the Demon Deacons centers on coach Dave Clawson's decision to kick two short field goals. Sciba's first kick on the first possession came on fourth-and-inches from the 15, and the second came on a fourth-and-goal from the 2 immediately after Pitt went up 20-10. But the real issue is that, of the Demon Deacons' first five possessions of the second half, four of them were three-and-outs that lasted less than 90 seconds. UP NEXTPittsburgh: Finishes the regular season next Saturday at Miami. Wake Forest: Wraps up the regular season next Saturday at instate rival Duke. ---More college football: https://apnews. com/Collegefootball and https://twitter. com/-Top25
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Nov 13, 2018It's surprising enough that No. 22 Northwestern has won the Big Ten West, even more shocking when you consider the Wildcats wrapped up the title with two conference games to go. The first of those games will come Saturday at Minnesota, and Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald, predictably, won't step off the accelerator as his team speeds toward its first conference championship game. "Champions win football games," Fitzgerald said at his weekly press conference. "You do that by the way that you prepare and you do that by the way you execute and you do that by the way you play. We are going to have a pedal-down mentality here. I'm never going to take my foot off the gas. "We'll rest and recharge in January. This is football. This is not NBA basketball or Major League Baseball where, 'He's just a little bit tired, so we're going to give him a rest. '"This is college football. You have got to work your tail off to get better, you have work your tail off to stay consistent and you have to work your tail off to win. " Northwestern (6-4, 6-1) has won five of its past six games, losing only to No. 3 Notre Dame during that span. Minnesota, after firing defensive coordinator Robb Smith following a 55-31 loss to Illinois, regrouped with an impressive 41-10 win over Purdue last week. Coach P. J. Fleck promoted defensive line coach Joe Rossi to defensive coordinator. The Boilermakers had been averaging 38. 5 points and 485. 2 yards per game in the Big Ten play. "Defensively, it was exactly what we needed to do," Fleck said. "It brings it back to the Fresno State game where I thought we played really well. Everybody was on the same page. . . . We tackled well, we rallied to the ball. We played for each other and played what I think our style of defense should always look like. " The Gophers (5-5, 2-5) have a 5-1 home record and are one win from becoming bowl-eligible. Northwestern started the season 1-3 and lost standout running back Jeremy Larkin to medical retirement because of a cervical stenosis diagnosis. But the Wildcats, according to Fitzgerald, "stayed the course," and freshman running back Isaiah Bowser helped lead the resurgence. He is averaging more than 120 rushing yards per game since being named the starter in an 18-15 win at Rutgers on Oct. 20. "He's taken his game up a notch," Fitzgerald said. "He's just gotten more and more confident with each rep and each game. You could see him kind of turn the corner from a confidence standpoint in the Rutgers game. I think that was a big catalyst for his confidence, and he's played really well since. " One concern for Northwestern is that Fitzgerald, who doesn't usually update injuries early in the week, ruled out cornerbacks Montre Hartage (hamstring) and Trae Williams (ankle), as well as safety Jared McGee (undisclosed) for this week's game. The coach said each of those defensive backs should return before the end of the season. Minnesota redshirt freshman quarterback Tanner Morgan is 2-1 as a starter since taking over for true freshman QB Zack Annexstad, who is questionable this week due to a midsection injury. Morgan has thrown for 948 yards, with six touchdowns and four interceptions. "Our playmakers were making plays, and the guys up front were dominating the line of scrimmage," Morgan said after the win over Purdue. "It's amazing to see guys making plays everywhere around the field. That's what we are capable of doing. " Wide receiver Tyler Johnson has 62 catches for 948 yards and nine touchdowns. Northwestern quarterback Clayton Thorson might have an NFL future -- he's the fourth-rated senior QB, according to NFLDraftScout. com -- but Northwestern has a lot of business to try to take care of before that. "All hands on deck," Fitzgerald said. "We'll prepare just like we always do. We look at each game with the same process and the mentality of going 1-0 each week. "
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Nov 17, 2018MINNEOLIS Isaiah Bowser rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 24 Northwestern turned three turnovers by Minnesota quarterback Tanner Morgan into 10 points on the way to a 24-14 victory on Saturday that stretched its program-record road winning streak to eight games. Clayton Thorson completed 15 of 21 passes for 230 yards without a turnover and had a 13-yard touchdown run in the first half for the Wildcats (7-4, 7-1, No. 22 CFP), who have their best Big Ten record since 1996 when coach Pat Fitzgerald was in his final season as a player. Nate Hall had two interceptions for the Wildcats, who have won 14 of their last 15 conference contests, including 11 games in a row against opponents within the West Division they clinched the week before. Hall, who also made the tackle on a fourth-and-1 stop of Seth Green at the Northwestern 26 in the second quarter, was ejected for targeting on a helmet-to-helmet hit on Morgan in the fourth quarter. Mohamed Ibrahim rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown and Blake Cashman had a sack among his career-high 20 tackles for the Gophers (5-6, 2-6), who fell to 4-13 in conference play under coach P. J. Fleck. With a kickoff temperature of 23 degrees, which was actually slightly warmer than when Minnesota beat Purdue here last week , Thorson and the Wildcats played the field-position game well. The secondary missing three injured starters complemented a strong pass rush led by Joe Gaziano, who forced a fumble by Morgan with a sack in the fourth quarter, setting up a short field goal. That came right after a 68-yard completion on third down from Thorson to J. J. Jefferson, who slipped past freshman safety Jordan Howden and was tackled at the 2 before Bowser's second score. Morgan finished 19 for 32 for 197 yards and a late touchdown pass to Tyler Johnson, who topped the 1,000-yard mark for the season. Minnesota's streak of four straight games with 400-plus total yards, the longest for the program in more than 12 years, was stopped. POLL IMPLICATIONSAfter cracking The Associated Press Top 25 for the first time this season following last week's win at Iowa , Northwestern will remain a ranked team for now. The Wildcats aren't part of the College Football Playoff conversation, but to be headed for the Big Ten championship game in December after losing at home to Akron and starting the season 1-3 in September is quite an accomplishment. THE TAKEAWAYNorthwestern: Fitzgerald implored his team to maintain a "pedal-down" mentality despite the outcome of this game having no bearing on the Wildcats' bid to become Big Ten champions and reach the Rose Bowl. Right after the Gophers tied it with 2:18 left in the first half, they responded with authority. Kyric McGowan had a 39-yard kickoff return, and Thorson followed two straight completions with his untouched run into the end zone to take the lead for good. Minnesota: With a freshman quarterback, limiting turnovers this season was bound to be one of the biggest challenges for the Gophers. They entered the week with a minus-6 margin that was the second-worst in the Big Ten. Both of Morgan's interceptions were risky throws into heavily covered areas. He also fumbled at the 2-yard line in the second quarter that Ibrahim recovered, before he scored three plays later. UP NEXTNorthwestern: Hosts Illinois next Saturday. The Wildcats have won five out of the last six meetings. Minnesota: Plays next Saturday at Wisconsin, where the Gophers have lost 11 straight times since 1994. ---More college football coverage: https://apnews. com/Collegefootball and https://twitter. com/-Top25
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Nov 14, 2018PISCATAWAY, N. J. -- Trace McSorley can become the winningest quarterback in Penn State history when the No. 14 Nittany Lions take on Rutgers on Saturday at HighPoint. com Stadium. McSorley has recorded 30 victories in his illustrious career at Happy Valley. "Trace is a great player," Rutgers coach Chris Ash said. "He's a tremendous quarterback. He can beat you with his feet and beat you with his arm. Just spent the last five, six hours watching film of him, and he's a competitor. "I don't know if it's necessarily anything that a defense is doing to slow him down, because he's still got a lot of production. He's still very dangerous. It's a different team than they had last year. The pieces around him are different, but he's still a great player. He's fun to watch. " Penn State (7-3, 4-3 Big Ten) clinched its 14th consecutive winning season with a victory last week over Wisconsin. Running back Miles Sanders led Penn State offensively with 159 rushing yards and a touchdown on 23 carries, while the defense shined with five sacks, two forced fumbles and two interceptions. Sanders is the 26th Nittany Lion to rush for 1,000 yards in a season and one of 18 in FBS so far this season. The Nittany Lions continued their red zone efficiency, scoring on all three trips inside the 20 against Wisconsin to improve to 38 for 40 on the season with 33 touchdowns. Penn State sophomore defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos ranks second in the Big Ten in tackles for loss (1. 6 per game) and is third in the conference in sacks (0. 80 per game). GrossMatos has made 28 tackles, 9. 0 tackles for loss and 6. 0 sacks in the last four weeks after making 17 tackles, 6. 5 tackles for loss and 2. 0 sacks the previous six weeks. Freshman quarterback Artur Sitkowski was 8-of-19 for Rutgers (1-9, 0-7 Big Ten) in the 42-7 loss to Michigan, where freshman Isaih Pacheco added another notch to his rookie belt. He ran for 142 yards, 80 of them for a touchdown, and the Knights ran for 193 -- the most yards allowed by Michigan this season. Pacheco, who also completed a 19-yard pass out of the Wildcat, and Raheem Blackshear have developed into a potent 1-2 punch for the Rutgers offense. The Scarlet Knights have done well preventing negative yardage plays, ranking second in the Big Ten in sacks allowed (1. 20) and tackles for loss allowed (4. 20) per game. Rutgers boasts one of the nation's strongest kickoff return defenses, allowing 15. 94 yards per return to rank second in the Big Ten and ninth in FBS. Ball security is a strength for Rutgers with only five fumbles lost all season. The total ranks third in the Big Ten and 29th in FBS. Saquan Hampton ranks fifth in the Big Ten with 1. 2 passes defended per game, while Trevor Morris ranks fourth in the league with 9. 1 tackles per game. Rutgers has been outscored by 156 points in its Big Ten games this season. The Scarlet Knights have dropped nine straight since their opening week 35-7 victory over Texas State. The Scarlet Knights are in last place in the country with 14. 5 points per game and have been held to a touchdown or fewer three times. "I think our focus is to just try to keep playing hard every week," Penn state guard Steven Gonzalez said. "We've got to treat them (Rutgers) like any other opponent and they're just as tough and physical as the other teams and they're going to play hard. " Penn State has won 26 of 28 versus Rutgers, winning the last 11 games (since 1988) of a series that started in 1918. Rutgers took a 6-0 lead at Penn State last year but the Nittany Lions wound up with a 35-6 victory. "Protection, we've got to be better. And drops we've got to be better. I think once we can get those two things going, I think it's going to give our offense a chance to really take the next step. " Penn State coach James Franklin said.
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Nov 17, 2018PISCATAWAY, N. J. Trace McSorley threw two touchdown passes to tight end Pat Freiermuth and No. 16 Penn State's defense set up two touchdowns with turnovers in a 20-7 victory over Rutgers on Saturday, sending the Scarlet Knights to their 10th straight loss. McSorley's touchdown passes covered 6 yards in the second quarter and 18 in the fourth as the Nittany Lions (8-3, 5-3 Big Ten, No. 14 CFP) beat Rutgers (1-10, 0-7) for the 12th straight time. Jake Pinegar added field goals of 22 and 19 yards. The win was No. 30 for McSorley as a starter, making him the winningest quarterback in school history. The senior had been tied with Todd Blackledge (1980-82) and Tony Sacca (1988-91). The two touchdowns increased his total - running and passing - to 101. Raheem Blacksheer scored on a 2-yard fourth-quarter run for Rutgers to deny Penn State its first shutout in more than a season. The dominant group for Penn State was its defense, which forced three turnovers, had four sacks and 11 tackles for losses and held Rutgers to 46 yards passing. Safety Garrett Taylor intercepted a horrible pass by freshman Art Sitkowski late in the second quarter to give the Nittany Lions the ball at the Rutgers 28. Four plays later, McSorley (17 of 37 for 183 yards) found Freiermuth for a 10-3 lead with 2:04 left in the half. Senior Gio Rescigno replaced Sitkowski (3 of 7 for 18 yards and two interceptions) after the bad decision on the screen pass Penn State read from the start. A Daniel Joseph recovery of an Isaih Pacheco fumble at the Rutgers 46 late in the third quarter set up the second TD pass early in the fourth for a 20-0 lead. The Scarlet Knights should have scored in the third quarter. After moving 82 yards on 14 running plays, they ran a fourth-down flea flicker from the 2-yard line and a wide-open Rescigno dropped a soft pass from Trey Sneed, who had lined up outside and took a toss from Blackshear. THE TAKEAWAYThis was not an impressive performance by the Nittany Lions, who were hoping to move into a position for a possible New Year's Day bowl game. The offense never got going and the only reason it was no contest was the Penn State defense. The Scarlet Knights are now facing the prospect of their first one-win season since going 1-11 in Greg Schiano's second season, in 2002. Rutgers was 0-11 in 1997, so this isn't rock bottom. The 10-game losing streak is the longest since losing 11 in a row over the end of the 1998-99 season. UP NEXTPenn State: Plays host to Maryland next Saturday and then waits for a bowl bid. Rutgers: Finishes season at Michigan State next Saturday. ---More college football: https://apnews. com/Collegefootball and https://twitter. com/-Top25
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Nov 13, 2018No panic mode for Kentucky. Despite struggling on offense in losses to Georgia and Tennessee the last two weeks, coach Mark Stoops plans no major changes for the No. 17 Wildcats as they host Middle Tennessee State Saturday in their final home game of 2018. Kickoff at Kroger Field in Lexington is noon ET on the SEC Network. "That wouldn't be a very good idea," Stoops said when asked if it is time to re-think his entire offensive scheme. "We got two opportunities to get the most victories we've had in a regular season since 1977. I don't think that'd be very wise. "We did a lot of good things to win seven games, and we plan on trying to get to eight and nine. I appreciate all the good things that they did to put us in that position. That would be called panic mode. " The Wildcats (7-3) managed only 262 yards in total offense in the loss to the Volunteers after rushing and passing for 310 against Georgia the week before. They have failed to reach the 300-yard mark in three of their last five games after getting to at least that mark in each of their first five games. Not coincidentally running back Benny Snell Jr. has reached the 100-yard mark rushing only once in his last six games. He was in triple digits in three of his first four games with a season-high 175 in the win over Florida. It could be that opponents have caught up with the junior, who is threatening to become Kentucky's all-time leading rusher. He needs to average 108 yards over Kentucky's next three games (two regular season plus the bowl) to pass Sonny Collins' record of 3,835 yards. "They've been defending it differently," Snell said. "They've been loading the box from now to the beginning of the year. That really shouldn't matter to me. " Stoops said a "lot of things" go into the issue. "Part of our recipe to win a bunch of games is we have to make long drives," Stoops said. "In our victories throughout the season, we've had 12-, 13-play drives because we're not overly explosive. "But, you have to be very good and you have to be very precise, and you can't have a missed assignment here, a missed assignment there. " Middle Tennessee could present an opportunity for the Wildcats to get their running game together. The Blue Raiders (7-3) have allowed opponents to rush for an average of 165 yards a game, but have won their last four games, the last a 49-32 race against UTEP. "They're creating big plays and they're getting ahead and scoring some points," Stoops said, "and then they are throwing the ball and certainly that was the case this past week with UTEP. They jumped out on a big lead on them and then they're throwing it and creating big plays. Their defense has been very good at forcing turnovers. " Quarterback Brent Stockstill, son of coach Rick Stockstill, leads the Raiders offense and has passed for 857 yards his last three games. "He's one of those guys he's a real gamer," Stoops said. "You can put pressure on him, you can get him out of the pocket, and he finds guys open. He puts it in good spots, he throws a catchable ball. You got to have a lot of respect for the way he plays. " Kentucky has finished its conference schedule, finishing 5-3 in the SEC East, but the Raiders are 6-1 in Conference USA play and have a key league game coming up the following week against UAB. Stockstill (the coach) says he won't pull any punches by pulling players against Kentucky. "We are going to try to win this game," he said, "and worry about next week next week. " This will be the third SEC opponent for the Blue Raiders, who lost to Vanderbilt 35-7 and Georgia 49-7 in early September. "We are looking forward to it," coach Stockstill said. "We know the challenge that lies ahead, but we are excited about it. "
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Nov 17, 2018LEXINGTON, Ky. Mike Edwards had two takeaways leading to Kentucky's first two touchdowns and the No. 20 Wildcats made several fourth-quarter defensive stops for a 34-23 escape of Middle Tennessee on Saturday. Kentucky (8-3) ended a two-game slide but had to survive the Blue Raiders' rally to 31-23 early in the fourth. Wildcats senior linebacker Josh Allen sacked Brent Stockstill for a 7-yard loss on fourth down and set up Miles Butler's 32-yard field goal with 4:01 remaining. A face mask penalty helped the Blue Raiders (7-4) reach the Kentucky 5-yard line in the final minute before consecutive sacks of Stockstill by Allen and Jamar Watson totaling 16 yards ended that final chance. Allen's two sacks made him the Wildcats' single season (13) and career sacks leader (27. 5) as he finished with a career-best 15 tackles. Edwards provided the initial defensive boost by returning an interception 66 yards for a TD 1:27 into the contest before stripping Zack Rush of the ball on the next drive to set up Benny Snell Jr. for the first of his two TDs for the cushion Kentucky eventually needed to earn its eighth win for the first time since 2007. Stockstill completed 30 of 33 passes for 293 yards and three touchdowns and Chaton rushed for 98 yards and two scores. But those turnovers forced MTSU to play catch up as its four-game winning streak ended. POLL IMPLICATIONSKentucky should stay in the Top 25 despite the close game. THE TAKEAWAYMiddle Tennessee: The Blue Raiders outgained Kentucky 392-324 and seemed poised to tie the game late, but couldn't break through deep in Wildcats territory. Those turnovers on their first two possessions dug a quick hole they couldn't climb from. Kentucky: The Wildcats needed a lift, though it was tense. They finally surpassed 20 points for the first time since beating South Carolina 24-10 on Sept. 29. The offense and defense stalled, before the Southeastern Conference's sacks leader came up with stops that sealed the win. UP NEXTMiddle Tennessee hosts UAB on Saturday in a meeting of Conference USA division leaders. Kentucky visits in-state Louisville on Saturday night in search of a nine-win season and second rivalry win in three seasons. ---More college football: https://apnews. com/tag/Collegefootball and https://twitter. com/-Top25
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Nov 13, 2018Ohio State-Maryland hasn't been much of a football rivalry since the Terrapins moved into the Big Ten in 2014. The 10th-ranked Buckeyes (9-1, 6-1 Big Ten) have four straight lopsided wins over the Terrapins and they're heavy favorites Saturday when the teams tangle at Maryland Stadium in College Park. Don't tell Ohio State coach Urban Meyer, though. "No, we're not playing great at times," he said. "But then our defense came out and played the way they did. And our special teams played the way they did, and got us a great team win (26-6 at Michigan State). We're not where I would like us to be. " Still, Ohio State is in the hunt for a Big Ten title, if they dismantle Maryland and then beat archrival Michigan next week in the biggest Big Ten showdown in Columbus. And yes, Meyer has already talked to his team about the perils of looking ahead to the Maize and Blue, he admitted at his Monday press conference. Interim Maryland coach Matt Canada faces different problems as the Terrapins (5-5, 3-4) prepare for their final home game. The Terps not only suffered a tough 34-32 loss at Indiana last week, they also lost starting quarterback Kasim Hill for the rest of the season with an ACL injury. Of course, Maryland has been battling uphill all year since the death of sophomore lineman Jordan McNair in a summer workout. Repercussions are still ripping through the program -- coach DJ Durkin, a former Meyer assistant, finally was fired two weeks ago; university president Wallace Loh announced his retirement at the end of the school year and University System of Maryland Board of Regents chair Jim Brady resigned after the board first attempted to reinstate Durkin to great furor. At times, playing football on Saturdays has been the least of the Terrapins' worries, but the loss to the Hoosiers was particularly tough, so close to a sixth victory and bowl eligibility. Now Maryland hopes hinge on beating Ohio State at home or 16th-ranked Penn State on the road. "There's a lot more going on this year with this football team than anyone understands," Canada said. "The way they lean on each other, the way they stick together. I don't haven any doubt they're going to play very, very hard. " Two-touchdown favorite Ohio State is so good that may not matter if Meyer's team can stay on task even with Michigan on their mind. The Buckeyes have reeled off back-to-back victories since the upset loss at Purdue last month, and Meyer is leery of the up-and-down Terrapins. "I think this is one of the more talented teams in the Big Ten," he said. "They beat Texas early on. They have extremely good skill. They just had a guy (Anthony McFarland) rush for 200 yards. Their defense is a Top 20 defense. Our guys watch film. They know what's in store, and I can assure you their focus is on going in to win that game at noon. " Meanwhile, Maryland really hasn't faced a passing attack like the Buckeyes can muster. Redshirt sophomore Dwayne Haskins is passing into rarified air, just 51 yards from breaking a 20-year old school record for passing yards in a season (3,330) set by Joe Germaine. Haskins leads the Big Ten with a 165. 4 passer rating, completing 68. 9 percent with 33 touchdowns. To add insult to injury, Haskins was a major Maryland recruiting target coming out of Potomac, Md. , and The Bullis School. He opted for Ohio State and this will be a homecoming for him Saturday, going against a Maryland pass defense ranked second in the Big Ten, allowing just 181. 8 yards per game. The Terrapins, meanwhile, will have backup quarterback Tyrrell Pigrome taking over for Hill. Pigrome was the starter last year before going down with a knee injury in the season opener at Texas. He was replaced by Hill, who then won the preseason battle for the job this year. But "Pig" is a gifted runner and able passer who can present different problems for the Ohio State defense. The ground game is the Terrapins' bread and butter. Maryland is 4-1 when rushing for more than 300 yards, and McFarland had 210 rushing yards at Indiana last week. The Ohio State ground defense has been stout of late, allowing only 3. 5 yards per rush in the recent wins over Michigan State and Nebraska. "We have a ranked opponent coming to our stadium," Canada said. "We get to play Ohio State. Not that many people get to line up and say they get to play against a great team, a great tradition, a great program like this. And our guys get to play against them. "
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Nov 17, 2018COLLEGE PARK, Md. Ninth-ranked Ohio State went to overtime to avoid one of the most stunning upsets in this college football season, defeating Maryland 52-51 Saturday when the Terrapins failed to convert a 2-point conversion after the potential game-tying touchdown. Favored by 14 1/2 points, Ohio State (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten, No. 10 CFP) trailed by two touchdowns in the third quarter and 45-38 with under two minutes left before rallying to a pivotal victory. 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. The victory kept the Buckeyes in the hunt for the Big Ten title and a spot in the College Football Playoff. Ohio State concludes the regular season next week in a game against Michigan that will decide the Big Ten East winner. The Buckeyes never led until overtime against the upstart Terrapins (5-6, 3-5). Haskins ran for three touchdowns and was 28 for 38 for 405 yards and three TDs. Ohio State finished with a whopping 688 yards, including 203 on the ground by J. K. Dobbins, but the defense allowed 535 yards and seven touchdowns. Maryland freshman Anthony McFarland had touchdown runs of 81 and 75 yards in the first quarter and finished with 298 yards rushing - seven short of the school's single-game record. The Terps took a 45-38 lead when Chigoziem Okonkwo recovered a fumble by McFarland in the end zone with 1:41 left. Haskins then orchestrated a 50-yard, beat-the-clock drive that ended with a 3-yard touchdown pass to Binjimen Victory with 40 seconds remaining. Up 24-17 at halftime, the Terrapins garnered further momentum on Ohio State's first drive of the second half when RaVon Davis picked off a deflected pass and took it 37 yards for a score. The Buckeyes answered with a 73-yard scoring drive that featured a pair of penalties against Maryland, including a pass interference call on a third-and-7. After Ohio State pulled even in the fourth quarter, Maryland moved back in front on a 27-yard touchdown pass by Pigrome, who was making his first start of the season after Kasim Hill sustained a season-ending knee injury last week. Pigrome went 6 for 13 for 181 yards. THE TAKEAWAYOhio State: It goes without saying that the Buckeyes must play much, much better next week to beat Michigan. The offense had no trouble moving the ball, but three turnovers proved costly. The defense, needless to say, was awful against a one-dimensional team that repeatedly peeled off huge runs. Maryland: Despite putting forth a great effort against a Top-10 team on Senior Day, the Terrapins still can't seem to get the offense and defense working in sync. Last week, four turnovers were too much to overcome in a loss to Indiana. In this game, the defense couldn't back a strong outing by a big-play offense that gave the Buckeyes headaches all afternoon. PERFECT NO MOREThe Terrapins had scored on all 25 trips to the red zone this season, and Maryland freshman Joseph Petrino was the only kicker in the nation without a miss on a field-goal try (10 for 10) before both streaks ended in the second quarter. After reaching the Ohio State 18, the Terrapins lost ground before Petrino misfired on a 49-yard attempt. UP NEXTOhio State: The stakes couldn't be much bigger when the Buckeyes look to beat Michigan for a seventh straight time next week. Maryland: With one last chance to become bowl eligible, the Terrapins travel to Penn State next Saturday. ---More college football: https://apnews. com/Collegefootball and https://twitter. com/-Top25
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Nov 13, 2018Mississippi State is No. 21 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, but the Bulldogs are far from pleased with their season heading into Saturday's home game against Arkansas. Mississippi State is 6-4 overall and 2-4 in the SEC under first-year coach Joe Moorhead. "I know there was an elevated level of expectation heading into the season for a myriad of reasons," Moorhead said. "From a historical context, we're battling to get to where we haven't been since 1941 (when Mississippi State won its last SEC title). "I understand the disappointment because of the expectation level, but reality is reality. " The reality is that the Bulldogs have only scored 16 points and one touchdown in their four losses. They lost back-to-back games to Kentucky (28-7) and Florida (13-6) to close out September and lost 19-3 at LSU last month before being shut out at Alabama (24-0) last weekend. "Certainly with the type of defense that we're playing, I would've obviously been best to perform better and put more points up offensively in those games," Moorhead said. "Part of it is being a first year, new offensive system that probably contributed to that. " Arkansas (2-8, 0-6) is also not where it wants to be under a first-year coach. Despite the winless mark in conference play, coach Chad Morris says his team hasn't stopped fighting for a victory in the SEC. Arkansas rallied from a 24-3 fourth-quarter deficit last Saturday against LSU in Fayetteville, Ark. , scoring two touchdowns to cut the margin to 24-17, but it was too little, too late as the Tigers hung on for the victory. It was Arkansas' ninth consecutive SEC loss stretching over the past two seasons. "I thought our team continues to fight and play extremely hard until the very end," Morris said Monday. "That again was evident last Saturday night as we cut the lead to one score with five minutes to go and an opportunity to get the ball back. " Arkansas' offense has performed well at times this season -- the Razorbacks scored 31 points against Alabama -- but struggled against LSU. Arkansas had just 216 yards of total offense in the loss. The offense faces an even bigger challenge this week. Mississippi State boasts the SEC's leading defense, allowing just 281 yards per game. In last week's loss to Alabama, Mississippi State linebacker Willie Gay Jr. was tied for the team lead and set a career high with nine tackles, two tackles for loss, two sacks and an interception. Gay is just the second player to pick off Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa this season. Defensive end Montez Swea has at least one sack in six games and has four games with multiple sacks this season. Sweat ranks second in the SEC and fourth in FBS with 9. 5 sacks. And nose guard Jeffery Simmons ranks second in the SEC among defensive linemen with 48 tackles. Simmons has 11. 5 tackles for loss, which is fifth among D-linemen in the SEC. "The defense is as good as advertised," Morris said. "No. 1 in the SEC. It's the fastest overall defense that we've seen. " Arkansas sophomore running back Rakeem Boyd looks to get back on track after having his streak of four consecutive games with at least 99 yards snapped against LSU last week. Boyd gained 30 yards on 10 carries before leaving with an ankle injury as Arkansas ran for just 16 yards as a team. He practiced in a green jersey Monday and is expected to play against Mississippi State. Arkansas' near upset of LSU, losing by only a touchdown last week, has Moorhead and his team on high alert because the Razorbacks figure to travel to Starkville, Miss. , with confidence. "Arkansas is playing way better than their 2-8 (overall) and 0-6 record in conference indicates. They are trending in the right direction," Moorhead said.
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Nov 17, 2018STARKVILLE, Miss. Nick Fitzgerald threw for four touchdowns and ran for another score to lead No. 25 Mississippi State over Arkansas 52-6 on Saturday. In his final home game, Fitzgerald had another big performance in a career full of them. He completed 9 of 14 passes for 127 yards and also ran for 85 yards, including a 2-yard touchdown. Senior Aeris Williams, who was starting in place of the injured Kylin Hill, added 104 yards rushing on 15 carries. Mississippi State (7-4, 3-4 SEC, No. 21 CFP) pushed out to a 17-3 lead by halftime thanks to 166 yards rushing, including rushing touchdowns by Fitzgerald and Nick Gibson. The Bulldogs left no doubt about the outcome in the third quarter, scoring 21 points on three of Fitzgerald's touchdown passes. Mississippi State's defense held Arkansas to just 219 total yards. Arkansas (2-9, 0-7) had some promising drives in the first half but had to settle for field goals instead of touchdowns. That wasn't enough to keep pace with the Bulldogs, who methodically beat the Razorbacks for a sixth time in seven seasons. Arkansas' Ty Storey completed 16 of 28 passes for 137 yards and one interception. Rakeem Boyd ran for 84 yards. THE TAKEAWAYArkansas: After an acceptable first half, the second half proved embarrassing. Arkansas has shown flashes of improvement during coach Chad Morris' first season, but this loss was a step back. Mississippi State: The Bulldogs handled business against the worst team in the SEC. Mississippi State continues to excel on the ground and on defense. The passing game is still a hit-and-miss, but Fitzgerald made good decisions, especially during the second half. UP NEXTArkansas travels to face Missouri on Friday. Mississippi State travels to face Ole Miss on Thanksgiving night. ---Follow David Brandt on Twitter: www. twitter. com/davidbrandt . ---More college football: https://apnews. com/tag/collegefootball and https://twitter. com/-Top25 .
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Nov 17, 2018LINCOLN, Neb. Barrett Pickering kicked three field goals in the fourth quarter, the last one a 47-yarder with 5:13 left, as Nebraska came from behind to beat Michigan State 9-6 on Saturday. Initial research indicated it was the first time Nebraska had won a game without scoring a touchdown since a 3-0 victory over Kansas State in 1937. The Spartans (6-5, 4-4 Big Ten) got field goals of 34 and 26 yards from Matt Coghlin but was unable to sustain offense against a Nebraska defense that has struggled most of the season. Nebraska (4-7, 3-5), which had put up some of the best offensive numbers in the nation the past six weeks, tied it at 6-all on Pickering field goals of 36 and 20 yards. The Huskers got the ball back when Antonio Reed and Dedrick Young knocked the ball out of MSU tight end Matt Dotson's hands for an incomplete pass to force a punt. Nebraska ran six plays before Pickering connected for the winning field goal with a strong north wind at his back. Nebraska, which had gone over 450 total yards in seven straight games, generated just 248. Devine Ozigbo ran 18 times for 74 yards to become the first Nebraska player since 2014 to go over 1,000 for the season. Adrian Martinez threw for 145 yards, and Stanley Morgan caught four balls for 67 yards to become the school's career leader in receptions with 182. MSU's Rocky Lombardi completed just 15 of 41 passes for 146 yards. Connor Heyward rushed 21 times for 80 yards and caught five passes for 78. With a gray sky and intermittent snow flurries, 21-mph north wind and a feel-like temperature of 15 degrees, it was a classic mid-November Big Ten football setting. Each team entered the game missing key injured players. Michigan State started Lombardi for the second time in four games in place of Brian Lewereke. Nebraska was without leading receiver JD Spielman. The game was chippy from the outset. The teams combined for four unsportsmanlike conduct penalties and one roughing the passer penalty. THE TAKEAWAYMichigan State: The Spartans are a mess offensively. They gained 289 total yards, but between dropped passes and big stops by the Nebraska defense, they couldn't sustain any drives. Nebraska: The Huskers' defense has given up a lot of yards and points this year, but they played their best game of the season. UP NEXTMichigan State hosts Rutgers on Saturday. Nebraska visits Iowa on Friday. ---More college football: http://collegefootball. ap. org and http://www. twitter. com/-Top25 .
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Nov 17, 2018PHILADELPHIA Isaiah Wright returned a punt 73 yards for a go-ahead touchdown and Chapelle Russell recovered a fumble in the end zone to cap a big second half as Temple rallied for a 27-17 victory over South Florida on Saturday. The Owls (7-4, 6-1 American Athletic Conference) trailed 17-0 at halftime, but forced five second-half turnovers to aid their comeback. Temple got on the scoreboard with its first possession of the third quarter when Ryquell Armstead capped a 10-play, 69-yard drive with a 1-yard TD run. The Owls recovered a fumble on the Bulls' ensuing possession and marched 43 yards before Will Mobley's 33-yard field goal pulled them within 17-10. Temple forced a punt and the Owls drove 61 yards in nine plays and used Mobley's 36-yard field goal to cut the deficit to 17-13. Temple forced a three-and-out and Wright returned the punt to put the Owls up 20-17. Russell capped the scoring for Temple when he recovered a fumble in the end zone after a strip-sack of Dana Levine by Blake Barnett. Anthony Russo passed for 264 yards for the Owls, connecting with 11 different receivers. Jordan Cronkrite ran for 87 yards and two first-half TDs for the Bulls (7-4, 3-4).
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Nov 17, 2018WACO, Texas Jalen Reagor turned a short pass into a 65-yard score and later had a 37-yard touchdown on a fourth-and-1 reverse run as TCU beat Baylor 16-9 on Saturday, keeping the Bears from reaching bowl eligibility in their home finale. TCU (5-6, 3-5 Big 12), which had another starting quarterback get hurt, can get to a bowl for the 16th time in coach Gary Patterson's 18 seasons with a win at home next Saturday against Oklahoma State. Fifth-year senior Grayson Muehlstein had completed only one pass in his seven career games for TCU before starter Michael Collins left the game with a right ankle injury late in the first quarter. Muehlstein was 11-of-15 for 137 yards and the TD to the speedy Reagor. Charlie Brewer threw for 163 yards and had a 7-yard TD run when he leaped over one of his blockers for Baylor (5-6, 3-5). But Brewer also had one of the two Bears fumbles that led to TCU points. Reagor got the go-ahead score with 2 minutes left in the third quarter when running back Emari Demercado took a direct snap, started right and then flipped to Reagor sweeping the other way. Reagor had a wide-open lane to the end zone. Brewer's fumble recovered by Corey Bethley on the first play of the second quarter set up the Reagor TD catch. Brewer had ended the first quarter with consecutive runs of 15 and 11 yards, the first converting fourth-and-11. Reagor made a catch near the line of scrimmage, briefly reversed backward and then spun away from a defender. He sprinted down the left sideline for a 65-yard TD and a 9-6 lead upheld on a replay review after he almost got knocked out of bounds inside the 5. Baylor running back John Lovett fumbled on the second play of the game, setting up Jonathan Song's 29-yard field goal. BIG PICTURETCU: Muehlstein managed the game when forced into the action. Collins made his fourth start since Shawn Robinson's shoulder injury that needed surgery. Collins wasn't putting any pressure on his right foot after he got knocked down at the end of a play. Baylor: While the Bears still have another chance to get bowl eligible, they really wanted to get that done in the home finale for 10 fifth-year seniors who remained through a sexual assault scandal that rocked the school more than two years ago, and led to only one win in coach Matt Rhule's debut last season. They had been 3-0 at home in Big 12 games. Baylor recognized 20 seniors overall before the game. UP NEXTTCU is home to close the regular season next Saturday night against Oklahoma State. Baylor plays Texas Tech next Saturday at the home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys and the site of the Big 12 championship game. ---More college football: https://apnews. com/tag/Collegefootball and https://twitter. com/-Top25
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Nov 13, 2018It will be an emotional Senior Day when No. 13 Florida plays its final home game of the season at The Swamp against Idaho on Saturday. But how much a freshman plays against the Vandals could garner the most attention. Freshman quarterback Emory Jones has moved into the backup role behind Feleipe Franks. Jones can appear in two more games before his redshirt is burned and could see extensive playing time Saturday in order to develop for future seasons. "We always have a plan for Emory," coach Dan Mullen said. Jones became the backup after redshirt sophomore Kyle Trask broke his foot in the week leading up to last week's game against South Carolina. Franks started at quarterback against the Gamecocks and helped lead the Gators (7-3, 5-3 SEC) to a comeback win. Down 31-14 in the third quarter, Florida rallied for 21 straight points in the 35-31 win, with Franks scoring the go-ahead TD on a 1-yard sneak. Franks accounted for three of UF's five touchdowns, with two rushing TDs and one passing TD. "You can't get complacent," Franks said. "I think this game will be a big confidence-builder heading into Florida State week. " But first is Idaho, which dropped down from the FBS level to the Football Championship Subdivision this season. The Vandals (4-6) will be playing their season finale. This will be their first game in Gainesville, although not their first trip to Gainesville. The Vandals traveled to play the Gators for their 2014 season opener but, after a three-hour lightning delay, the teams managed just the opening kickoff before another lightning delay. The game was canceled after an hour wait as torrential rains created unsafe playing conditions. Idaho quarterback Mason Petrino, the son of head coach Paul Petrino, has completed 187 of 302 passes for 1,863 yards, with 14 touchdowns and six interceptions. The junior passed for a career-high 310 yards in a loss to Montana last week. Senior running back Isaiah Saunders ran for 123 yards against Montana as he moved to 10th in school history in career rushing (2,155 yards). He broke off a 60-yard run against the Grizzlies. "They were playing the run all day, over-pursuing," he said in the Spokane (Wash. ) Spokesman-Review. "I knew in the first half I was going to pop one," Saunders said of his long run. "I could have cared less about my stats. I could have run for 30 yards, and if we would have won, I would have been happy. " The Vandals defense is led by brothers Kaden and Christian Elliss, both linebackers. Kaden has 15 tackles for loss, including seven sacks, both team-highs. Christian leads the Vandals with 68 tackles. Their father, former NFL All-Pro defensive lineman Luther Elliss, coaches the Idaho defensive line. Mullen said this week's game could be a chance for a number of Florida freshmen to see the field because there are no limitations to the number of players that can dress in a nonconference game (the SEC limit is 70 players). But Mullen is not taking the Vandals lightly. "It's a good challenge for us," Mullen said. "It's their last game of the season so they can treat it like a bowl game. They can throw everything at us on offense and defense and special teams. " Florida will honor its seniors before the game, which includes standouts Cece Jefferson on the defensive line and Martez Ivey on the offensive line. The seniors were part of Florida teams that won back-to-back SEC East division titles in 2015 and 2016. Florida stumbled to a 4-7 record last season but is enjoying a resurgent campaign in Mullen's first season as coach. "I told them once they buy in, we'll start winning football games," Mullen said. "They've bought in for us. " Florida running back Jordan Scarlett is coming off a career-high 159-yard effort, on 18 carries, against South Carolina. He has a team-high 629 yards on 6. 2 yards per carry and three TDs. A redshirt junior, Scarlett also could be playing his final game at The Swamp on Saturday. The Gators finish the regular season at Florida State on Nov. 24.
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Nov 17, 2018GAINESVILLE, Fla. Feleipe Franks passed for 274 yards and three touchdowns - all in the first half - and No. 13 Florida ran up 600 total yards Saturday to rout overmatched Idaho 63-10. Florida rolled to a 49-0 lead at halftime. Gators defensive back Chauncey Gardner-Johnson returned an interception 26 yards for a touchdown on the first play to start the onslaught. Four other touchdown drives took less than two minutes and the longest of the seven first-half scores came in 2:24. Franks hit on 19-of-27 passes and led the Gators to a 42-0 lead before he was lifted with 5:22 left in the second quarter. Freshman Emory Jones, in just his second game this season, played all but two minutes the rest of the game. His first college TD pass was an 8-yarder to Josh Hammond to close the scoring in the first half. Jones finished 12-of-16 for 125 yards and two scores. Idaho (4-7) avoided a shutout when Cade Coffee connected on a 38-yard field goal in the third quarter and on a 12-yard pass from Mason Petrino to Jeff Cotton with 1:47 left in the game. THE TAKEAWAYIdaho: It was a disappointing season for the Vandals who were a preseason pick to finish fourth (coaches) or fifth (media) in the Big Sky Conference. Among the problems: an 0-6 record where they were outscored by an average of 51. 7 to 18. 2. Florida: The Gators likely would secure a spot in a New Year's Six bowl with a victory at Florida State next week. It would cap an impressive first season under coach Dan Mullen, who inherited a 4-7 team with holes on both sides of the ball. POLL IMPLICATIONSFlorida is unlikely to move up unless other teams ranked higher fall. UP NEXTIdaho: Season complete. Hosts Western State Colorado on Sept. 5 in 2019 opener. Florida: Plays next Saturday at rival Florida State, which has won five in a row in the series.
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Nov 14, 2018TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- It's almost like a retro-week for Alabama, especially the defensive players. As a final tune-up for rival Auburn followed by Georgia in the SEC Championship Game, No. 1 Alabama hosts FCS member The Citadel on Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium (11 a. m. CT, SEC Network). The Bulldogs run a triple-option offense, which none of the Crimson Tide players have seen since high school. "It may be nerve-wracking for the coaches trying to come up with play-calling and stuff, but I am excited," sophomore linebacker Dylan Moses said. "They'll be running the ball the whole time. That's what I live for. I am ready to run guys down, make tackles and celebrate with my teammates. " Alabama may be running a lot as well as starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and reserve Jalen Hurts have been dealing with injuries, and the last thing the Crimson Tide want is for either to have a setback prior to the Iron Bowl. Tagovailoa, the Heisman Trophy frontrunner, has been hindered by a sprained knee suffered at Arkansas on Oct. 6. After taking numerous hard hits, he was pulled near the end of the third quarter against No. 21 Mississippi State last week. Hurts has been out since suffering high ankle sprain at Tennessee on Oct. 20. Redshirt freshman Mac Jones had to finish the 24-0 victory over Mississippi State. Nick Saban bristled at the idea on holding Tagovailoa back this week against The Citadel. "Why would we do that? " he said. "I mean, to say this was not an important game or he doesn't need to play? "I think we need to do a better job of the people playing around him, doing what they're supposed to do so he doesn't get hit. And he needs to do a better job of stepping up in the pocket and getting rid of the ball, which he had several opportunities to do. Some of these hits could be avoided by better execution, and I think that's what we're going to focus on, not trying to take a guy out of the game so he can't improve or do what he needs to do to get better. " The Citadel (4-5) is coming off a 42-27 victory against Samford. Quarterback Brandon Rainey became the third Bulldogs quarterback to rush for more than 200 yards in a game and was named the Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Week. He had 207 of his 217 rushing yards in the second half and was also 5-of-7 for 88 yards and a touchdown. He's had 405 rushing yards over his last two games. "We just want to go out there and make a good showing, compete our butts off as best we possibly can on such a big and grand stage," Bulldogs coach Brent Thompson said. "They're a very, very good football. Probably the best I've ever seen. " Alabama (10-0) hasn't given up a point in November despite playing two ranked opponents. The Crimson Tide have been outstanding against the run of late, holding the last four opponents to fewer than 100 yards with Tennessee tallying 31 and No. 7 LSU managing 12. Both were playing on their home fields as well. But the triple-option is different, and tough to get down in a week. For perhaps the first time this season, Alabama will mostly play out of its base defense and not the nickel or dime package with extra defensive backs. "You really just have to play alongside each other and stick together," said Moses, who took over the team lead in tackles last week. "You have to basically clog up the middle and have an alley player coming down, making sure the seams are protected as well. 'There are a lot of things that go into play with a triple-option team. It's a mind game. You do one thing wrong they'll slice you right up the middle. " That's what happened in 2011 when Alabama last faced a triple-option offense. Even though the Crimson Tide managed to finish first nationally in all four major defensive categories -- rushing, scoring, total yards and pass efficiency, they still got burned by Georgia Southern for 302 rushing yards and 21 points. Of course, Alabama scored 45 and eventually won the national championship. This will be the third time Thompson's team will be facing an opponent coming off a national title, with Alabama following Florida State (2014, a 37-12 loss) and Clemson last year, a 61-3 victory for the Tigers. "I think I'm over the national championship teams at this point," Thompson said.
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Nov 17, 2018TUSCALOOSA, Ala. Tua Tagovailoa passed for 340 yards and three touchdowns but No. 1 Alabama struggled for 30-plus minutes before putting away The Citadel in a 50-17 victory on Saturday. The Crimson Tide (11-0), which had coasted against Southeastern Conference opponents, went into halftime tied 10-10 with the FCS Bulldogs (4-6). It wasn't until `Bama scored two touchdowns in a 12-second span on its way to a 27-point third quarter that the Tide could rest easy. Tagovailoa completed 18 of 22 passes in three quarters, including touchdowns of 21 and 5 yards to Jaylen Waddle and a 68-yarder to tight end Irv Smith Jr. He broke AJ McCarron's school single-season record of 30 touchdown passes, reaching 31. Damien Harris got most of his 83 yards on a 73-yard run in the fourth quarter, but was injured on the play. He stayed on the ground for a couple of minutes before trotting off after coach Nick Saban went across the field to check on him. Henry Ruggs III gained 114 yards on six catches. Dante Smith ran for a 45-yard touchdown in the first half and a 44-yarder in the fourth for The Citadel, whose triple option offense gave Alabama troubles at times. Smith finished with 130 yards on nine carries. Quarterback Brandon Rainey attempted only two passes, both incomplete, but ran 25 times for 79 yards. Alabama was coming off back-to-back shutouts of ranked SEC West rivals but lost two fumbles in this one. Jacob Godek had sent Alabama into the half all even with a 48-yard field goal on the final play. After the Tide fumbled away the second-half kickoff, the Bulldogs missed a field goal attempt that would have given them the lead. Finally, Alabama's offense got going. Tagovailoa hit Ruggs down the right sideline for a 54-yard gain. Then he found Jaylen Waddle for a 5-yard touchdown and the Tide regained the lead. Anfernee Jennings scooped and scored on an 18-yard fumble recovery shortly after that, and it was a more comfy 24-10 game with a lead that continued to grow. THE BIG PICTUREThe Citadel: Managed to keep Alabama's offense off the field for large chunks of the first half, including 21 plays and trips across midfield on its two opening possessions. Had 60 carries for 275 yards. Alabama: Didn't flex its muscles until the second half. Kicking troubles continued with Joseph Bulovas missing an extra point attempt and getting another blocked. HURTS RETURNSAlabama backup quarterback Jalen Hurts came into the game in the fourth quarter to a loud ovation. Hurts had missed the past two games with an ankle injury. UP NEXTThe Citadel closes the regular season against Charleston Southern. Alabama tries to complete a perfect regular season at home against rival Auburn in the Iron Bowl.
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Nov 17, 2018LOUISVILLE, Ky. Ryan Finley threw for 316 yards and a career-high four touchdowns as North Carolina State cruised to a 52-10 victory over Louisville Saturday. The Wolfpack (7-3, 4-3) rolled up 518 yards and 45 straight points on the Atlantic Coast Conference's second-worst defense. Kelvin Harmon caught seven passes for 100 yards and a score. Reggie Gallaspy Jr. added two rushing touchdowns and caught a scoring pass from Finley. Gallaspy's 1-yard plunge with 56 seconds left in the first half capped a 13-play, 80-yard drive and made it 17-3. NC State then took advantage of two short fields on its first three drives of the second half to extend the lead to 31-3 with 9:10 left in the third quarter. Louisville interim coach Lorenzo Ward made his debut after Bobby Petrino was fired Sunday. The Cardinals (2-9, 0-8) marched 40 yards on its opening drive to take a 3-0 lead on a Blanton Creque 32-yard field goal, but the Wolfpack controlled the game from there. It marked the fourth straight game, and sixth this season, the Cardinals gave up 50 or more points. PASS OUTJust before the game, Louisville announced that starting quarterback Jawon Pass would sit out the first quarter ''for missing a team obligation. '' Wade ended up keeping his sophomore off the field until 11:03 remained in the third quarter. As a result, redshirt freshman Malik Cunningham got his second start of the season. Cunningham ran 14 times for 100 yards and a touchdown but left the game for good late in the fourth quarter with an apparent hand injury. BIG PICTURENorth Carolina State: After letting a 10-point lead slip away late against Wake Forest nine days ago, the Wolfpack came out Saturday with a much improved effort from its offense. Rather than settle for field goals, like they did against the Demon Deacons, the Wolfpack cashed in touchdowns on six of the seven drives that reached the red zone. Louisville: The beginning of the Wade era saw a more inspired effort by the team initially, but bad fundamentals continued to haunt the Cardinals. The defense had 12 men on the field for a third-and-7 play at the Wolfpack 28. Eight plays later, NC State scored its first touchdown. On offense, the Cardinals had a second quarter drive where they got to the Wolfpack 13. However, two false starts and a holding penalty thwarted the drive, which ended with a 36-yard missed field goal try. The wheels fell off in the second half. UP NEXTNorth Carolina State: The Wolfpack make the short trip to Chapel Hill next Saturday to play North Carolina. Louisville: The Cardinals conclude their season next Saturday with a home game against their archrival, No. 20 Kentucky.
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Nov 13, 2018It is called the Rumble in the Rockies, Utah's rivalry with Pac-12 foe Colorado. The No. 21 Utes (7-3, 5-3 Pac-12) are hoping the Buffaloes (5-5, 2-5) are not ready to rumble and are more like the team that has been beaten the last five weeks after starting 5-0. Utah still has its sights on a Pac-12 South title although coach Kyle Whittingham's team is without starting quarterback Tyler Huntley (broken collarbone) and running back Zack Moss (knee) for the rest of the regular season. Despite their absence against Oregon last week, the Utes prevailed behind redshirt freshman quarterback Jason Shelley (262 passing yards) and reserve running back Armand Shyne (career-high 174 yards rushing). Their play is indicative of Utah's resolve after starting the Pac-12 season 0-2 with losses to Washington and Washington State. The Utes still have a chance at the Pac-12 South title if they beat Colorado and ASU loses one of its next two games at Oregon and Arizona. "It's a credit to our players," Whittingham said during his weekly news conference Monday. "We haven't been perfect; we've obviously stumbled along the way, but they're resilient. They keep coming back. . . . That's a trademark of this football team for certain, their ability to respond to adversity. " Colorado coach Mike MacIntyre is facing some adversity of his own in the midst of the five-game losing streak. Some of the Denver media have questioned his future with the program. He is in his sixth season as Colorado's coach with only one winning season (10-4 in 2016 when the Buffaloes won the Pac-12 South). The Buffaloes can become bowl eligible with a win over Utah or next week at California. After Saturday's 31-7 loss to Washington State, he was asked if he has ever had a season go downhill like this one. MacIntyre cut off the question and said, "I've never had a season where going into the 10th game of the year we had nine starters out that started the first game; nine. And four other significant players out. Basically, a third of your guys that you play, that you count on to win games, aren't out there. " Star receiver Laviska Shenault, cornerback Delrick Abrams Jr. , kicker James Stefanou and other important contributors have missed significant playing time. Shenault returned against Washington State after missing three games with a toe injury. He had 10 receptions for 102 yards. Utah's offense did not skip a beat with Shelley and Shyne replacing Huntley and Moss. The Utes outgained Oregon by a 494-405 margin and won the turnover battle (1-0). Defensively, Utah is solid, ranking 10th nationally against the run, allowing only 101. 7 yards per game. "I see big, physical, aggressive dudes," MacIntyre said of the Utah defense. "They're a very physical football team and we're going to have to be extremely physical against them. " Colorado has struggled running the ball this season, ranking eighth in the Pac-12 with 153. 4 yards per game. Travon McMillian has only six rushing touchdowns and is averaging 91 yards rushing per game. The lack of a consistent running game has put pressure on quarterback Steven Montez, who has completed 66. 6 percent of his passes with 17 touchdowns and five interceptions. Colorado has allowed 25 sacks, which is the same Utah has allowed. Shelley will experience his first road start. "He is unflappable in practice and that is how he was on Saturday afternoon (against Oregon)," Whittingham said. "He took great care of the football. That is probably the No. 1 thing. We had over 500 yards of offense. "We had zero turnovers and if you can do that, regardless of what happens, it is probably going to be a good outcome. " The Utes are 5-2 against the Buffaloes since the teams joined the Pac-12 in 2011. That includes a 2-1 record in Boulder, Colo. , with all three of those games decided by a touchdown or less.
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Nov 17, 2018BOULDER, Colo. Jason Shelley threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns in the snow, leading No. 21 Utah to a 30-7 win over Colorado on Saturday and slinging the Utes closer to their first Pac-12 title game appearance. The Utes (8-3, 6-3) can clinch their first Pac-12 South title if Arizona State loses at Oregon later Saturday or if the Sun Devils lose to Arizona next week. A sixth consecutive loss for the Buffaloes (5-6, 2-6) capped a week in which athletic director Rick George said he hadn't made any decisions regarding coach Mike MacIntyre's employment amid a news report that his job was in jeopardy. MacIntyre brought a photo of a bison heading into a storm into his weekly news conference, a metaphor that was both apt and prescient - freezing drizzle ahead of a snowstorm turned the first half of the 500th game played at Folsom Field into a sloppy mess that resulted in a 7-7 first-half yawner. Colorado, which started out 5-0, fell to 0-9 over the last two years when playing for bowl eligibility. Despite losing star defender Chase Hansen on a targeting call in the first quarter, the Utes stymied Colorado's offense even as quarterback Steven Montez had his full complement of receivers available for the first time in two months. The Buffs managed just 19 yards in the third quarter, when the Utes took control with a 17-0 run. Matt Gay gave Utah its first lead with a 33-yard field goal, Shelley threw a 47-yard TD to fellow freshman Jaylen Dixon and Armand Shyne ran it in from a yard out to make it 24-7. Shyne's 55 yards on 17 carries led a Utah ground game that outpaced Colorado's 169 yards to 34. Travon McMillian gave the Buffaloes a 7-0 lead with a 13-yard touchdown run on the same drive Hansen was ejected for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Montez - a ruling that surprised players, coaches and Pac-12 Network broadcasters. Strong safety Marquise Blair's interception on Colorado's next drive turned momentum and four plays later, Shelley hit Samson Nacua from 10 yards out to tie it at 7. Held to 84 yards on 13-of-22 passing, Montez left the game in the second half with a sprained right ankle. THE TAKEAWAYUtah: After a slow start, the Utes flexed their muscles in the snow and rallied around the loss of Hansen to keep rolling through November behind backups at QB and RB. Colorado: Fast starts have not been the problem for Colorado; it's crumbling after the break. They've managed just one field goal in the fourth quarters of their last five games. Yet they can still salvage their season and maybe MacIntyre's job with a win at Cal next weekend. POLL IMPLICATIONSThe Utes are a dangerous, deep team that will stay in the Top 25 as they continue rolling toward their 13th bowl under coach Kyle Whittingham, whose 11-1 bowl record is the best in NCAA history. UP NEXTUtah: Hosts BYU on Saturday. Colorado: Visits Cal on Saturday. ---More college football: https://apnews. com/tag/Collegefootball and https://twitter. com/-Top25---Follow Arnie Melendrez Stapleton on Twitter: https://twitter. com/arniestapleton
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Nov 17, 2018CHARLOTTE, N. C. James Morgan passed for 268 yards and two touchdowns and Napoleon Maxwell ran for 102 yards and two scores - including a 52-yarder midway through the fourth quarter - to help Florida International hold off Charlotte 42-35 on Saturday. The Golden Panthers (8-3, 6-1 Conference USA) sit in the driver's seat with a berth in the C-USA championship game at stake. FIU needs only a win over third-place Marshall in the final regular-season game to reach the title game against UAB. Despite the fact that both the Golden Panthers and Middle Tennessee have 6-1 records in the East Division, the Panthers would advance by virtue of their 24-21 win over the Blue Raiders on Oct. 13. FIU led by six when Morgan connected with Anthony Jones for a 3-yard score and hit Tony Gaiter IV for the 2-point conversion and a 35-21 lead just four seconds into the final quarter. The 49ers (4-7, 3-4) pulled within 35-28 on Benny LeMay's 6-yard TD run, but Maxwell pushed the Golden Panthers' lead back to 14 points with his long scoring run at the 7:04 mark. Wide receiver Chris Phillips capped the scoring for Charlotte with a 12-yard TD toss to quarterback Hasaan Klugh to get the 49ers within seven. The 49ers forced a three-and-out, but Dorian Hall picked off Klugh with eight seconds left to preserve the win for FIU. LeMay finished with 159 yards on 30 carries with four touchdowns for the 49ers. Klugh completed 16 of 22 passes for 253 yards and a score.
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Nov 13, 2018No. 23 Utah State is too well-mannered to come out say it. But the Aggies and their supporters must be thinking it. College football playoff committee, what took you so long? Utah State finally made it into the Top 25 in the CFP rankings this week, and all it took was a nine-game winning streak, a third consecutive 600-yard game and a team that ranks in the top 10 in 16 FBS statistical categories while playing in a conference that traditionally shows well in the bowl season. It seemed about time. The Aggies (9-1, 6-0 in the Mountain West Mountain division) will travel to play the Colorado State Rams (2-4, 3-7) on Saturday. A victory will set up a winner-take-all game for the division title at Boise State next week, provided the Broncos get past New Mexico on Friday night. Lest the Aggies put the cart before the Bronco, Colorado State has won the previous two games between the two, and the Aggies have not won in Fort Collins since 2012. "In the past, they have been a challenge for us, and we are not going to look past them," junior tight end Dax Raymond said. Utah State's numbers are staggering. The Aggies enter the Colorado State game as the highest scoring team in the FBS at 51. 3 points a game, ahead of Oklahoma, Alabama, Houston and Clemson. If you blink, you might miss a point or six. The Aggies have 23 scoring drives of less than one minute, tops in the nation. Utah State is coming off its most prolific game in school history when they broke multiple school records in 62-24 victory over San Jose State last week. The Aggies gained a school-record 804 yards total offense against the Spartans, the third highest total in any FBS game this season, while setting school season records with 513 points and 68 touchdowns. The 804 yards broke a school record that stood for . . . three weeks. The Aggies had 704 yards in a 61-19 victory over New Mexico on Oct. 27 and followed that with 601 years total offense against Hawaii in a 56-17 victory on. Nov. 3. If it has taken the public and the pollsters this long to notice, it does not seem to bother the craftsman of the Aggies' success, coach Matt Wells, who is in his sixth season. "We have our own expectations internally, and I've always said they're higher than anybody else can put on us," Wells said. "The outside world didn't put very high expectations on us. You don't really use that as an emotional motivation because at some point, that's going to wear off and your habits, your discipline, are going to going to kick in. So much of that is developed in the offseason and then quite frankly, those predictions come out in July, so it doesn't really matter. " Quarterback Matt Love and running back Darwin Thompson are the influential players on offense. Love threw for a career-high 491 yards and five touchdowns in three quarters against San Jose State and has completed 202-of-303 passes for 2,676 yards and 24 touchdowns this season. He has three interceptions. He is No. 10 in the FBS in passing efficiency with a 164. 4 rating. "That calmness you see when he's in the pocket, that's how he is 24/7," Raymond said. "I don't think I've ever seen him anxious, angry, happy or sad. He's just mellow, perfect, which is what you need from a 'QB. '"Running back Darwin Thompson has rushed for 842 yards and 14 touchdowns while averaging 7. 8 yards per carry, and he had a double-triple against San Jose State -- 140 yards rushing and 115 yards receiving, with three touchdowns total. Wide receiver Ron'quavion Tarver has a team-best 50 receptions for 531 yards and six touchdowns. Despite the series history, Colorado State does not appear capable of putting up much resistance if recent play is the guide. The Rams have lost three in a row while giving up 56, 34 and 49 points, beginning with a 56-28 loss at Boise State on Oct. 19. Colorado State has given up an average of 463. 9 yards a game, ranked. No. 114 of the 129 FBS teams. Nevada rolled up 636 yards in total offense, 404 passing, in a 49-10 victory against them last Saturday. "We have our last home game against one of the best teams in the country, but at the end of the day we have to get these guys ready to fight," Colorado State coach Mike Bobo told reporters. "I have to do a better job of calling plays, and we have to do a better job of stopping people defensively. " The Rams have utilized two quarterbacks this season, redshirt sophomore Collin Hill redshirt senior K. J. Carta-Samuels. Hill, used as a reserve in the early season, has thrown for 519 yards with a touchdown and three interceptions while starting the previous two games.
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Nov 17, 2018FORT COLLINS, Colo. Collin Hill's apparent 34-yard touchdown pass to Preston Williams with no time left was negated by penalty, giving No. 14 Utah State a 29-24 victory Saturday in a wild and stunning finish to a game played in snow and freezing rain. The Rams, denied in their bid for their first win over a ranked team since 2002, were flagged for illegal touching after it was determined Williams had stepped out of bounds and was the first to touch the ball when he came back in bounds and made the leaping catch between two defenders in the end zone. The call set off a bizarre scene in which the celebrating Rams suddenly went silent on the field with the Utah State (10-1, 7-0 Mountain West) sideline going from dejection to jubilation in winning its 10th in a row. The teams scored two touchdowns in the last 1:36. Jordan Love threw a go-ahead 33-yard touchdown pass to Aaren Vaughns with 43 seconds remaing, the first offensive touchdown of the day for the Aggies, who came in with the nation's top-scoring offense, averaging 51. 3 points per game. That score came on the heels of Hill's 17-yard touchdown pass to Williams with 1:36 remaining. Hill, who had two interceptions returned for touchdowns, came back to throw for the score two plays after Deven Thompkins muffed a punt that was recovered by Colorado State at the Aggies 20. Trailing by 10 points, the Rams (3-8, 2-5) drove nearly the length of the field and pulled to 20-17 on Hill's 9-yard touchdown pass to Williams with 10:36 remaining. The drive was kept alive by punter Ryan Stonehouse's fourth-down pass completion to V. J. Banks. Safety Aaron Wade's 95-yard interception return early in the second quarter stood out as Utah State's lone touchdown until linebacker Jontrell Rocquemore picked off another wayward pass from and returned it 32 yards to give Utah State a 20-10 lead with 2:37 remaining in the third quarter. Eberle kicked his second field goal, a 26-yarder, earlier in the third to break a 10-10 tie. Utah State's high-powered offense made little headway in the first half and the Aggies led 10-7 at intermission because of defense and special teams. Colorado State was poised for an early score when Wade came up with his team-leading third interception of the season. He caught a deflection off the hands of Williams and sprinted untouchded down the right sideline to match the fourth longest interception return in Utah State's history. Utah State's first scoring drive stalled on a third-down incompletion and Eberle came on to kick a 23-yard field goal, the only first quarter score. THE TAKEAWAYUtah State: The Aggies' offense finally came to life by scoring a touchdown in the waning moments and it was just enough for the win after a penalty call negated the Rams' last-second score. Colorado State: The Rams nearly pulled off a major upset by stifling the nation's top-scoring offense. It just wasn't quite enough. UP NEXTUtah State: Concludes regular season Saturday at No. 23 Boise State with the Mountain West Mountain Division title on the line. Colorado State: Rounds out the season Saturday at Air Force. ---More college football: https://apnews. com/tag/Collegefootball and https://twitter. com/-Top25
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Nov 13, 2018Third-ranked Notre Dame controls its destiny with two games remaining in the regular season. But the Fighting Irish (10-0) know they cannot afford to relax as they prepare for a game against No. 12 Syracuse (8-2) at Yankee Stadium in New York. It marks one of the highest-stakes meetings in a series that started in 1914. No one seems to mind that the game will take place at a baseball stadium. "When I grew up, we grew up playing on the front lawns of junior high schools and high schools, parks, played in the street with cars parked there," Syracuse coach Dino Babers told reporters this week. "If you get two really good teams that are motivated, they'll really play anywhere. As long as it's not concrete and (it's) grass, I'm OK. I think they'll be all right. " Both teams have been better than all right this season. Notre Dame is coming off a dominant 42-13 win over Florida State in its home finale. The Fighting Irish have scored at least 31 points in six of their past seven contests. The outburst continued despite a change at quarterback last week. Ian Book could not play because of an injury to his ribs, so ex-starter Brandon Wimbush (whom Book replaced in Week 4) stepped into his old role and led the team to victory. Book returned to practice this week. "We're pretty clear that he's ready to play," Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly told reporters. Of course, coaches have been known to use subterfuge before when discussing players' injuries. If Kelly is bluffing and Book's status is not as secure, then the coaching staff has confidence in Wimbush as a senior leader of the offense. "I just think that everything that he's done leading up to last week was indicative of who he is," Kelly said. "So I don't know that anybody really should be surprised because he's been really consistent in who he is, in everything that he does, both on and off the field. . . . "I just think there's more to write here (about Wimbush). I don't think it ends with last week. I think there's more exciting things coming from Brandon. " Syracuse also is hoping to write another chapter to its feel-good story this season. The Orange have won four straight games, scoring at least 40 points in each of those contests, to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2013. Quarterback Eric Dungey paces the Syracuse attack. He is one of only three active quarterbacks with at least 8,000 passing yards (8,665) and 1,000 rushing yards (1,929) in his career. The others are Trace McSorley of Penn State and Mckenzie Milton of Central Florida. Syracuse also has scored 32 rushing touchdowns this season, twice as many as last year's total. Notre Dame hopes to quiet the Orange offense thanks to a stout defensive line, a pesky linebacker corps and a dependable secondary. Linebacker Te'von Coney leads the team with 87 tackles, including 8 1/2 for loss. Babers said he knows he will have his hands full in preparing for the Notre Dame defense. "They're solid," he said. "I'm looking for a hole, looking for a weakness, looking for a chink, they are extremely solid. "
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Nov 17, 2018NEW YORK Ian Book returned to the starting lineup for No. 3 Notre Dame and threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns as the Fighting Irish routed No. 12 Syracuse 36-3 at Yankee Stadium on Saturday to stay on target for a trip to the College Football Playoff. The Fighting Irish held out Book from last week's home game against Florida State with a rib injury, and he wasn't missed as Notre Dame (11-0, No. 3 CFP) rolled with Brandon Wimbush at quarterback. Notre Dame clearly wanted to be cautious with Book ahead of its trip to the Bronx to face high-scoring Syracuse (8-3, No. 12 CFP). The junior quarterback, who took over as the starter four games into the season, looked good as new. The Irish had their running game bottled up much of the day, but their short-to-intermediate passing game more than made up for it. Donned in pinstripe uniforms in a tribute to the usual residents of the ballpark, Notre Dame went up 7-0 on its second possession on a 9-yard pass from Book to Dexter Williams. The Subway Alumni, along with the bridge and tunnel crowd, packed Yankee Stadium on a 45-degree day in the Bronx. The sellout crowd was announced at 48,104. That the Fighting Irish were playing such an important game away from South Bend, Indiana, did not sit well with most of their fans. Even coach Brian Kelly said it was not ideal. Part of the Shamrock Series, the off-site ''home'' games Notre Dame plays almost annually, the Irish's second trip to the new Yankee Stadium had been in the works for several years. Adding to the anxiety of playing a high-stakes, late-season game far from home was a Syracuse team having its best season in more than a decade. Turns out, there was nothing to worry about. The most significant college football game at Yankee Stadium since No. 1 Army and No. 2 Notre Dame played a 0-0 tie in 1946 was no Game of the Century. Only some wonky red-zone offense by the Irish in the first half kept it remotely close as the Orange played most of the game without starting quarterback Eric Dungey. Dungey left in the first quarter with what the school said was an upper-body injury. The play before Dungey went out seemed fairly innocent. The quarterback ran into the middle of the Irish defense for 4 yards, got up and was setting up the Orange's no-hudde offense for the next play when he went to the ground. The senior reached around to his lower back and stayed down until athletic training staff attended to him. He walked off slowly, and then to the visitor's dugout that leads to the clubhouses. THE TAKEAWAYSyracuse: DeVito came off the bench earlier this season to relieve Dungey against North Carolina and led the Orange to an overtime victory. The redshirt freshman is the quarterback of the future at Syracuse, but he never looked comfortable against the Irish. He was picked off late on the second quarter by Alohi Gilman, who returned it to the Orange 9. On the next play, Jafar Armstrong bounced around the corner and into the end zone to make it 20-0. Notre Dame: Only a field goal with 10 seconds left denied the Irish their first shutout since Sept. 6, 2014, when they beat Michigan 31-0 in South Bend. BATTER UPNotre Dame improved 17-6-3 all-time at Yankee Stadium, including 2-0 at the newest version. UP NEXTSyracuse: Finishes the regular season at No. 22 Boston College. Notre Dame: The Irish finish the season on the West Coast against rival Southern California. ---Follow Ralph D. Russo at www. Twitter. com/ralphDrusso and listen at https://www. podcastone. com/-Top-25-College-Football-Podcast---More college football: https://apnews. com/tag/Collegefootball and https://twitter. com/-Top25
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3. Firefox RecapLiveSummaryBox scoreVideos Drive Chart GAST LST No TextApp State beats Georgia State, sets up showdown with Troy Nov 17, 2018BOONE, N. C. Zac Thomas was 20 of 24 for 282 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions to help Appalachian State beat Georgia State 45-17 on Saturday. The Mountaineers (8-2, 6-1 Sun Belt Conference) won their third straight and kept their hopes alive to win a share of the East Division title, closing the season next Saturday against Troy, which is 7-0 in conference play. Darrynton Evans ran 15 times for 127 yards and a touchdown and Corey Sutton caught four passes for 101 yards and a score. App State outgained the Panthers 524-329, had no penalties and converted all three of its fourth down attempts. Dan Ellington passed for 132 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions and ran 19 times for 113 yards for Georgia State (2-9, 1-6). Georgia State scored a touchdown on the opening possession. App State then scored 31 straight and outscored the Panthers 45-3 before Georgia State capped the scoring with another TD.
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GAME RECAP
Nov 17, 2018CHEL HILL, N. C. Nathan Elliott passed for 308 yards and two touchdowns to help North Carolina beat Western Carolina 49-26 on Saturday. Javonte Williams rushed for 93 yards and three touchdowns for the Tar Heels (2-8), who ended a six-game losing streak. North Carolina amassed a season-high 654 yards in its first win since Sept. 22, when it defeated Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division champion Pittsburgh 38-35. North Carolina walk-on Manny Miles, son of former LSU coach Les Miles, threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Jake Bargas on a Hail Mary on the final play of the first half. The Tar Heels led 35-16 at halftime despite throwing two interceptions, losing a fumble and failing to score on two of four trips into the red zone. Western Carolina (3-8) ended its season with its eighth consecutive loss. Tyrie Adams passed for 290 yards and rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns for the Catamounts. Will Horton made field goals of 43, 45, 33 and 26 yards for Western Carolina. THE TAKEAWAYWestern Carolina: The overmatched Catamounts had little chance in this one as they limped to the finish line of their season, but they delivered a better performance than they did in their 65-10 loss at North Carolina last year. North Carolina: Near the end of a second consecutive rough season, the Tar Heels took out some frustration. North Carolina improved to 8-0 under coach Larry Fedora against teams from the Football Championship Subdivision, winning those games by an average of almost 37 points per game. UP NEXTWestern Carolina: The Catamounts begin getting ready for 2019. North Carolina: The Tar Heels wrap up their season at home against rival North Carolina State, which has won three of the last four in the series.
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Nov 17, 2018CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Nate Stanley passed for 178 yards and three touchdowns while Mekhi Sargent and Toren Young added two rushing touchdowns each as Iowa rolled over Illinois 63-0 on Saturday. It tied the largest margin of defeat in Illinois history, matching a 63-0 loss to the University of Chicago in 1906. The win ended a three-game skid for the Hawkeyes (7-4, 4-4 Big Ten) and makes a bowl invitation all but certain. The loss ended Illinois' bowl hopes. Stanley was 13 of 21 through the air for three touchdowns and one interception. His touchdown passes went to tight end Noah Fant (who played sparingly last week) and T. J. Hockenson. Sargent carried 17 times for 121 yards, while Young rushed for 67 yards on 14 carries. AJ Bush was 12 of 28 for 82 yards and two interceptions for Illinois. Ra'Von Bonner carried the ball 21 times for 111 yards. Illinois' top rusher. Reggie Corbin, left last week's game with an ankle injury and appeared to re-injure it in the first half. He carried the ball once prior to leaving Saturday's for minus 4 yards. Illinois (4-7, 2-6) turned the ball over four times, which led to 14 Iowa points. Iowa generated 400 yards of total offense, compared to 231 for Illinois. THE TAKEAWAYIowa was able pretty much to do as they pleased. And what pleased them seemingly was scoring touchdowns. Illinois was never in the same stadium with Iowa, let alone the same game. Moribund defense and an ineffective offense. UP NEXTIowa: Closes out the regular season by hosting Nebraska on Friday. Illinois: Ends its season at Northwestern next Saturday.
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Nov 17, 2018ATLANTA Wesley Wells kicked his fourth field goal of the game, a 40-yarder in overtime, and Georgia Tech won its fourth straight when Virginia's Brian Delaney missed his attempt from 35 yards to give the Yellow Jackets a 30-27 victory Saturday. Wells booted the longest field goal of his career from 48 yards to push Georgia Tech to a 27-24 lead with 1:04 remaining in regulation. But the Cavaliers drove for the tying field goal, with Delaney connecting from 31 yards on a do-over with 1 second left after Virginia was flagged for a false start on his first attempt. The Yellow Jackets (7-4, 5-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) clinched a winning season, quite a comeback from a 1-3 start. Virginia (7-4, 4-3) had already been eliminated from the ACC Coastal Division race before the game when Pittsburgh won at Wake Forest, and Georgia Tech only compounded the Cavaliers' misery by relying on an unlikely formula for a run-oriented team that struggled to find a reliable kicker at the beginning of the season. Brad Stewart made a brilliant diving catch for Georgia Tech's only completion of the game, a 37-yard play that set up Wells' go-ahead kick. Then Wells won it in overtime - not bad for a guy who only took over the kicking job after Shawn Davis missed three of his first attempts. Delaney badly hooked his try that would have forced a second overtime . Wells is now perfect on eight attempts this season, but nothing compared to the pressure of his last two kicks against the Cavaliers. The one in overtime barely made it through, skimming the right upright. Early on, Georgia Tech turned a 7-3 deficit into a 13-7 lead in an 11-second span. With Virginia backed up on its own 1 after a punt late in the first quarter, Bryce Perkins took a shotgun snap in the end zone and rolled left to throw, only to be grabbed by Georgia Tech's Brant Mitchell. Perkins tried to break free and get rid of the ball, but 325-pound nose tackle Brandon Adams leveled the quarterback for a safety . Perkins limped off the field with the help of two teammates and had to sit out the next series. Making matters worse for the Cavaliers, Juanyeh Thomas returned the free kick 77 yards for a touchdown, and quarterback TaQuon Marshall tacked on a 2-point conversion with a run. Perkins sat out the next series, but freshman Brennan Armstrong, playing only the third game of his career, guided the Cavaliers to a go-ahead touchdown. On third-and-3, Armstrong threw a short pass near the sideline to Joe Reed, who shook off a defender and raced for a 56-yard touchdown in front of the Virginia bench . After the Yellow Jackets reclaimed the lead on Walls' second field goal, Perkins returned to the game and guided a 10-play, 77-yard drive that was capped by his 9-yard touchdown run. Virginia didn't have to punt in the first half while building a 21-16 lead. In fact, with Perkins in the game, the Cavaliers never even got to third down. THE TAKEAWAYVirginia: A brutal loss for the Cavaliers, who gave up a safety, a touchdown on a free-kick return, and botched a punt return to give the ball back to Georgia Tech, leading to the home team's only offensive touchdown. Georgia Tech: A gutsy performance by a team that seemed headed for a dismal season, but has now put itself in decent position when bowl invitations go out. UP NEXTBoth teams close the regular season against their state rivals. Georgia Tech makes the 70-mile trip to Athens next Saturday to take on No. 5 Georgia. The Yellow Jackets have won in their last two appearances at Sanford Stadium and hope to deliver another stunner against the playoff-hopeful Bulldogs. The Cavaliers will hit the road for the second week in a row, facing Virginia Tech on Friday in Blacksburg. ---Follow Paul Newberry on Twitter at www. twitter. com/pnewberry1963 . His work can be found at https://apnews. com/search/paul%20newberry---For more college football: https://apnews. com/Collegefootball and https://twitter. com/-Top25
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Nov 17, 2018KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Drew Lock threw two touchdown passes and Larry Rountree rushed for 135 yards Saturday as Missouri trounced Tennessee 50-17 for its third straight victory. Lock went 21 of 30 for 257 yards and moved into second place on the Southeastern Conference's career passing yardage list. Lock has thrown for 11,599 yards in his career to overtake David Greene, who passed for 11,528 yards at Georgia from 2001-04. The SEC record holder is Aaron Murray, who compiled 13,166 career passing yards for Georgia from 2010-13. Missouri (7-4, 3-4 SEC) scored touchdowns on four straight possessions in offensive coordinator Derek Dooley's return to Neyland Stadium. Dooley posted a 15-21 record as Tennessee's head coach from 2010-12 before getting fired during his third straight losing season. Ty Chandler had two touchdown runs for Tennessee (5-6, 2-5), which lost starting quarterback Jarrett Guarantano to an injury. Keller Chryst replaced Guarantano early in the second quarter and went 7 of 19 for 173 yards with two interceptions. This marks the second consecutive year that Missouri has beaten Tennessee by a 50-17 score. Missouri outgained Tennessee 117-(minus-17) in the first quarter but only had a 6-0 lead to show for it after two drives stalled in the red zone, forcing the Tigers to settle for Tucker McCann field goals from 35 and 23 yards away. The momentum briefly changed after Chryst entered the game. Chryst's 41-yard completion to Jauan Jennings on a third-and-6 play set up a 5-yard touchdown run from Ty Chandler that put Tennessee ahead 7-6. Missouri regained command by scoring touchdowns on its final three first-half possessions to grab a 26-10 lead at the intermission. Tyler Badie scored Missouri's first touchdown on a 4-yard run. Tennessee had second-and-goal from the 2 on its next series but settled for Brent Cimaglia's 21-yard field goal. Missouri answered with Lock's 8-yard touchdown pass to Dominic Gicinto. Tennessee reached Missouri's 28-yard line in the final minute of the half before DeMarkus Acy picked off a Chryst pass and delivered a 76-yard interception return. That turnover gave Missouri the ball at Tennessee's 11 and set up Lock's 3-yard touchdown pass to Johnathon Johnson with 15 seconds left until halftime. After both teams reached the end zone on their opening possessions of the second half, another Tennessee turnover put the game out of reach. Tennessee's Carlin Fils-aime fumbled on his only carry of the night and Joshuah Bledsoe picked it up and ran 39 yards for a Missouri touchdown that made it 40-17. TAKEAWAYSMissouri: Don't bet against the Tigers in November. Missouri improved its November record to 9-2 under third-year coach Barry Odom. The Tigers won easily Saturday even though an ankle injury limited Damarea Crockett to three carries for 10 yards after he rushed for over 100 yards each of the last two weeks. Missouri has won its last eight November games. Last year, the Tigers won their final six regular-season games before falling to Texas in the Texas Bowl. Tennessee: The Vols still can become bowl eligible by winning at Vanderbilt next week, which would represent a giant step forward for a program that finished 4-8 and went winless in SEC competition last year. Tennessee would benefit if Guarantano returns for the Vanderbilt game after he had to miss the final three quarters of the Missouri matchup. UP NEXTMissouri hosts Arkansas on Friday. Tennessee visits Vanderbilt on Saturday---More college football: https://apnews. com/tag/Collegefootball and https://twitter. com/-Top25---Follow Steve Megargee at https://twitter. com/stevemegargee
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