Florida tops Florida St., 21-14

The Gators won their 11th game and continued in the championship hunt.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida coach Urban Meyer sure knows how to win rivalry games.
Chris Leak threw for 283 yards and two touchdowns, Percy Harvin ran for a score and the fourth-ranked Gators beat struggling Florida State 21-14 on Saturday to stay in the national title hunt.
Florida (11-1) won its third straight against Florida State and improved to 6-0 against its three main rivals -- Tennessee, Georgia and Florida State -- in Meyer's two seasons.
The latest victory might not help much in the Bowl Championship Series standings. The Gators probably still need help to get to the title game.
The Gators won consecutive games in Tallahassee for the first time since 1986 and won three in a row against their in-state rivals for the first time since a six-game streak between 1981 and 1986.
No. 12 Boise State 38, Nevada 7
RENO, Nev. -- Ian Johnson ran for 147 yards and three touchdowns and Jared Zabransky passed for 299 yards as Boise State wrapped up a spot in the Bowl Championship Series.
Zabransky completed 20-of-27 passes, including a 45-yard TD to Legedu Naanee for the Broncos (12-0, 8-0 in the Western Athletic Conference), who are 39-1 in the WAC since 2002 and have won at least a share of the league title five years in a row.
No. 13 Oklahoma 27, Oklahoma State 21
STILLWATER, Okla. -- Allen Patrick ran for 163 yards and a touchdown to help Oklahoma survive another Bedlam scare and win the Big 12 South title.
Patrick went 65 yards for a touchdown on the opening play of the second half to put the Sooners up 20-7.
The win clinched a berth in next week's Big 12 title game for the Sooners (10-2, 7-1), who won their last seven games after a loss to Texas in early October.
No. 15 Rutgers 38, Syracuse 7
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Brian Leonard become Rutgers' career scoring leader and the No. 15 Scarlet Knights moved within a win of earning their first Big East championship.
The once-downtrodden Scarlet Knights (10-1, 5-1) can clinch the league and a berth in the Bowl Championship Series by beating West Virginia on the road next Saturday.
Georgia 15, No. 16 Georgia Tech 12
ATHENS, Ga. -- Matthew Stafford threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Mohamed Massaquoi with 1:45 remaining, leading the Bulldogs to their sixth straight win against the Yellow Jackets. Georgia Tech (9-3) already had clinched a spot in next Saturday's ACC championship game. But quarterback Reggie Ball had a miserable game, completing just 6-of-22 passes for 42 yards with two interceptions.
No. 17 Virginia Tech 17, Virginia 0
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Sean Glennon threw a touchdown pass, George Bell ran for a score and Virginia Tech's defense made it stand as the Hokies ran their winning streak to six games.
The Hokies (10-2, 6-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) deprived the Cavaliers (5-7, 4-4) of a bowl chance and beat their in-state rivals for the seventh time in eight meetings.
No. 19 Tennessee 17, Kentucky 12
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- LaMarcus Coker plunged 1 yard for a touchdown and No. 19 Tennessee held on to beat Kentucky for the 22nd consecutive time. Erik Ainge was 19-of-33 for 240 yards for the Vols (-3, 5-3, Southeastern Conference), and completed a 15-yard TD pass to Robert Meachem in the first quarter. Coker finished with 90 yards on 22 rushes.
No. 21 BYU 33, Utah 31
SALT LAKE CITY -- John Beck scrambled away from trouble and threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Jonny Harline with no time remaining and BYU ended a four-game losing streak to the Utes.
Utah (7-5, 5-3 Mountain West Conference) had just taken a 31-27 lead on Brett Ratliff's 19-yard pass to Brent Casteel with 1:19 left, but Beck led BYU (10-2, 8-0) on a 75-yard drive to win it.
South Carolina 31, No. 24 Clemson 28
CLEMSON, S.C. -- Mike Davis rushed for two second-half touchdowns and Ryan Succop hit a go-ahead 35-yard field goal as the Gamecocks snapped a four-game losing streak to their in-state rivals.
Jad Dean missed a 39-yard field goal left with 13 seconds remaining that would have tied the game for Clemson (8-4) and the Gamecocks (7-5) celebrated their first victory at Death Valley since 1996.
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