COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP \ Saturday’s late games
No. 2 Texas Tech 56, No. 8 Oklahoma State 20
LUBBOCK, Texas — Proving the No. 2 ranking and win over Texas was no fluke, Graham Harrell and Michael Crabtree picked up where they left off and routed Oklahoma State. After losing a fumble on the game-opening drive, Harrell led the Red Raiders to touchdowns on their next seven drives, capping three of them with TD passes to Crabtree. Harrell finished 40-of-50 for 456 yards and six touchdowns. Texas Tech (10-0, 6-0 Big 12) won its 12th straight game, the longest streak in the nation and best in school history. Crabtree, whose touchdown with 1 second left knocked off the Longhorns, caught eight passes for 89 yards and the three scores, upping his national-best total to 18. Nine other Red Raiders caught passes on the way to piling up 629 yards. Now that Texas Tech has gotten by two straight top-10 foes, one more awaits: No. 6 Oklahoma in Norman in two weeks.
No. 4 Florida 42, Vanderbilt 14
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tim Tebow threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more, and Florida clinched the SEC Eastern Division title for the second time in three years. The Gators (8-1, 6-1) answered the question of whether they would have a letdown coming off their emotional 49-10 win over Georgia by scoring on each of their first four possessions, Ahmad Black intercepted a pass and Carlos Dunlap got his hand on two punts in building a 28-0 lead in the first 18 minutes. The Commodores (5-4, 3-3) lost their fourth straight in their bid to become bowl eligible for the first time since 1982. They have lost 18 straight in this series.
No. 7 Southern California 17, No. 21 Cal 3
LOS ANGELES — Mark Sanchez threw two touchdown passes, and USC’s defense battered California to keep its national championship hopes alive. The win was the sixth straight for the Trojans (8-1, 6-1 Pac-10), who have outscored the opposition 231-23 since losing 27-21 as 25-point favorites at Oregon State.
No. 13 Missouri 41, Kansas State 24
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Jeremy Maclin scored three touchdowns and totaled 278 all-purpose yards, helping Missouri shake off a slow start in its home finale to grab first place in the Big 12 North. Missouri (8-2, 4-2 Big 12) took control with 17 points in the final 5:46 of the half, including a pair of touchdown passes from Chase Daniel to Maclin. Maclin had eight receptions for 118 yards and two TDs, four carries for 84 yards and a third TD on a 56-yard jaunt on a direct snap.
Cincinnati 26, No. 20 West Virginia 23
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Tony Pike threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Kazeem Alli in overtime to lift Cincinnati to a win over West Virginia, creating a three-way tie atop the Big East. West Virginia (6-3, 3-1) scored 13 points in the final 1:11 to force overtime, including Pat McAfee’s 52-yard field goal as time ran out. McAfee added a 27-yard field goal on West Virginia’s overtime possession.
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