WEEK 9 COLLEGE FOOTBALL TOP 25 RECAP
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) – J.T. Tuimoloau had a strip sack to set up No. 2 Ohio State for a touchdown and then had a pick-6 for the Buckeyes, who scored 28 points in the fourth quarter to erase a deficit and beat No. 13 Penn State 44-31 on Saturday.
C.J. Stroud found his groove for Ohio State in the fourth and finished with 354 yards passing as the Buckeyes (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) ran their winning streak in the rivalry to six in a row – none by more than 13 points.
NO. 22 KANSAS STATE 48, NO. 9 OKLAHOMA STATE 0
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – Will Howard threw for 296 yards and four touchdowns, Deuce Vaughn ran for 158 yards and another score, and Kansas State dealt Oklahoma State its first shutout loss since 2009.
Kade Warner caught five passes for 97 yards and two scores, and Malik Knowles had eight catches for 113 yards. A late interception gave the Wildcats (6-2, 4-1 Big 12) their first shutout of the Cowboys since a 10-0 win on Nov. 21, 1992.
NO. 1 GEORGIA 42, FLORIDA 20
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – Daijun Edwards and Kenny McIntosh ran for two touchdowns each, and Georgia pulled away following a second-half scare to win in the rivalry dubbed “the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party.”
The defending national champion Bulldogs (8-0, 5-0 Southeastern Conference) looked to be in trouble when the Gators (4-4, 1-4) scored the first 17 points of the third quarter and turned a 28-3 deficit into a one-score game.
But the Dawgs answered with consecutive touchdown drives to seal their 10th consecutive victory. Georgia beat Florida for the fifth time in six years.
Stetson Bennett completed 19 of 38 passes for 316 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Tight end Brock Bowers caught five passes for a career-high 154 yards, including a 73-yard score in which he hauled in a ball that tipped off linebacker Amari Burney.
NO. 3 TENNESSEE 44, NO. 19 KENTUCKY 6
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Jalin Hyatt caught five passes for 138 yards and two touchdowns to lead Tennessee.
Hyatt broke the school record for touchdown receptions in a season with 14 en route to setting up the Volunteers (8-0, 4-0 Southeastern Conference) for their showdown with No. 1 Georgia next Saturday. Tennessee is off to its best start since winning the national championship in 1998.
NO. 4 MICHIGAN 29, MICHIGAN STATE 7
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) – Blake Corum ran for 177 yards and scored twice, and Jake Moody made five field goals to help Michigan remain unbeaten.
The Wolverines (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) scored 26 straight points after falling behind briefly late in the first quarter.
NO. 7 TCU 41, WEST VIRGINIA 31
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – Max Duggan threw three touchdown passes, Kendre Miller ran for 120 yards and a score and TCU used big plays on offense to stay undefeated.
The Horned Frogs (8-0, 5-0 Big 12) didn’t need a comeback from a double-digit deficit like they did in their two previous games. Duggan staked TCU to a 28-21 halftime lead and that held up.
NO. 8 OREGON 42, CAL 24
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) – Bo Nix threw three touchdown passes and ran for three more scores to lead Oregon to its seventh straight win. Nix threw for 412 of the Ducks’ 586 yards, the most against the Golden Bears in six seasons under coach Justin Wilcox.
The Ducks (7-1, 5-0 Pac-12) broke open the game with three TDs in a span of less than seven minutes of game time spanning halftime and rolled to another win.
NO. 10 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 45, ARIZONA 37
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – Caleb Williams threw for 411 yards and five touchdowns, and Southern California scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to outlast Arizona.
The Trojans (7-1, 5-1 Pac-12) had an extra week to shake off their first loss of the season, an emotional 43-42 setback at No. 14 Utah.
LOUISVILLE 48, NO. 10 WAKE FOREST 21
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Fueled by an opportunistic defense, Louisville used a 35-point third quarter to take control. The Cardinals (5-3, 3-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) forced eight turnovers, all of which came in the second half. Louisville forced six turnovers in the third quarter as coach Scott Satterfield took his first win against a Top 10 team.
Kei’Trel Clark’s 46-yard interception return for a touchdown gave Louisville a 20-14 lead 47 seconds into the second half. The period ended with a 90-yard pick six by Quincy Riley to provide Louisville with a 34-point lead.
NO. 12 UCLA 38, STANFORD 13
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) – Zach Charbonnet scored three touchdowns and rushed for 198 yards, his fifth straight 100-yard game, as UCLA bounced back with a victory over Stanford.
It was the sixth 100-yard game of the season for Charbonnet, who also had 61 yards receiving on five catches. The junior leads the nation in all-purpose yards per game at 170.9 and the Pac-12 with 964 yards rushing.
NO. 15 MISSISSIPPI 31, TEXAS A&M 28
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) – Quinshon Judkins rushed for 205 yards, Jaxson Dart passed for three touchdowns and Mississippi beat Texas A&M.
Judkins had a 1-yard touchdown run with 7:18 remaining, helping Mississippi rebound from its first loss of the season. He is up to 1,036 yards rushing on the season.
NOTRE DAME 41, NO. 16 SYRACUSE 24
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) – Notre Dame’s Brandon Joseph returned an interception 29 yards for a touchdown on the first play of the game, tailback Audric Estime rushed for 123 yards and scored twice in the fourth quarter to thwart a Syracuse rally.
Notre Dame (5-3) has won five of six since opening the season with two losses and has 26 consecutive regular-season wins against ACC opponents. The Fighting Irish have played their best football on the road, including a 45-32 win at No. 21 North Carolina.
NO. 17 ILLINOIS 26, NEBRASKA 9
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Chase Brown rushed for 149 yards and scored on consecutive series in the second quarter to help Illinois take charge.
The Illini (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten) beat the Cornhuskers for the third year in a row. They won a sixth straight game for the first time since 2011 and secured their first winning regular-season record since 2007.
UCF 25, NO. 20 CINCINNATI 21
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – UCF’s RJ Harvey scored the winning 17-yard touchdown run with 48 seconds remaining.
His TD capped a seven-play, 75-yard march directed by backup quarterback Mikey Keene, who went 4-for-4 for 57 yards on the drive.
Harvey’s game winner came after Cincinnati (6-2, 3-1 American Athletic Conference) took the lead on Ryan Montgomery’s 39-yard touchdown run with 3:04 remaining. The Bearcats added the 2-point conversion on Ben Bryant’s pass to Tyler Scott to go up 21-18.
NO. 21 NORTH CAROLINA 42, PITTSBURGH 24
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) – Drake Maye threw for five touchdowns and Antoine Green had a career night with 180 yards receiving as North Carolina overcame a 10-point deficit in the second half to beat Pittsburgh.
UNC (7-1, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) is 4-0 in league play for the first time since going 8-0 in 2015. Green, a fifth-year senior, hauled in two touchdowns and set career highs in yards receiving and receptions (10).
MISSOURI 23, NO. 25 SOUTH CAROLINA 10
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Brady Cook ran for a touchdown and directed three long, first-half scoring drives as Missouri built a 17-0 lead on the way to its fourth straight win in the series.
Missouri’s Dominic Lovett had career highs with 10 catches for 148 yards while the Tigers’ defense had 11 tackles behind the line of scrimmage and held the Gamecocks (5-3, 2-3 Southeastern Conference) to 203 total yards.
(Associated Press)
