TOP 25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Saturday’s games

No. 1 Alabama 24, No. 18 Mississippi State 0

TUSCALOOSA, ALA.

Josh Jacobs ran for a touchdown and caught a scoring pass and Alabama had its second straight shutout. Alabama had five sacks and Mississippi State had four in a rough day for both quarterbacks. Tua Tagovailoa was 14 of 21 for 164 yards with a touchdown and an interception. He also lost a fumble on a botched exchange with Damien Harris. Jacobs ran for 97 yards on 20 carries as Alabama. He scored on a 1-yard run and a 14-yard catch.

No. 2 Clemson 27, No. 17 Boston College 7

BOSTON

Trevor Lawrence threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score and No. 2 Clemson knocked Boston College quarterback Anthony Brown out of the game early on the way to routing the 17th-ranked Eagles. The Tigers (10-0, 7-0, No. 2 CFP) wrapped up a fourth straight trip to the Atlantic Coast Conference title game as division champions and kept rolling toward another trip to the College Football Playoff. Without Brown, BC never threated Clemson’s defense. But the Tigers let the Eagles hang around. BC’s Michael Walker returned a punt 74 yards for a touchdown and Clemson stalled a couple times in the red zone. With 260 yards of offense, Clemson led only 13-7 at half.

No. 3 Notre Dame 42, Florida State 13

SOUTH BEND, IND.

Brandon Wimbush threw three-first half touchdown passes, Dexter Williams ran for a career-high 202 yards and No. 3 Notre Dame took advantage of Florida State turnovers to rout Florida State. Wimbush, who led the Irish to their first three victories, got the start in place of injured junior Ian Book. Wimbush finished 12 of 25 for 130 yards with the scoring passes to fellow seniors — a 3-yarder to wide receiver Miles Boykin and 6- and 15-yard tosses to tight end Alize Mack.

No. 5 Georgia 27, Auburn 10

ATHENS, GA.

No. 5 Georgia struck for a pair of touchdowns late in the first half to take control and D’Andre Swift finished off Auburn with a 77-yard scoring run early in the fourth quarter to lead the Bulldogs to a victory over their oldest rival. Swift rushed for 186 yards to power another big game by Georgia’s running attack, which finished with 303 yards.

No. 6 Oklahoma 48, Oklahoma St. 47

NORMAN, OKLA.

Kyler Murray passed for 349 yards and ran for 66 and No. 6 Oklahoma survived a late two-point conversion attempt to beat Oklahoma State. Taylor Cornelius connected with Tylan Wallace on a 24-yard touchdown pass to cut Oklahoma’s lead to one with 1:03 to play. Oklahoma State went for two, but Cornelius threw short and into coverage, and the pass fell incomplete. Kennedy Brooks ran for 165 yards and three touchdowns, Trey Sermon ran for 120 yards and two scores and Marquise Brown caught eight passes for 142 yards and a score for the Sooners (9-1, 6-1 Big 12, No. 6 CFP).

No. 7 West Virginia 47, TCU 10

MORGANTOWN, W.VA.

Will Grier threw three touchdown passes for West Virginia. Chasing a berth in the Big 12 championship game, West Virginia (8-1, 6-1, No. 9 CFP) had no trouble against the injury-riddled Horned Frogs (4-6, 2-5). Grier was 25 of 39 for 343 yards. TCU was held to a season-low 222 yards of offense.

No. 9 LSU 24, Arkansas 17

FAYETTEVILLE, ARK.

Joe Burrow was 15 of 21 for 195 yards and a touchdown and the LSU defense dominated while leading the No. 9 Tigers to a victory over Arkansas. Justin Jefferson had six catches for 117 yards, including a 40-yard touchdown for the game’s first score. The Razorbacks (2-8, 0-6) managed a season-low 216 yards of total offense.

No. 10 Washington State 31, Colorado 7

BOULDER, COLO.

Gardner Minshew II overcame a slow start and three fourth-down failures to lead Washington State past nose-diving Colorado. The Cougars (9-1, 6-1 Pac-12, No. 8 CFP) won their sixth straight. Minshew was 35 of 58 for 335 yards and two TDs. He had a 10-yard scoring run in the fourth quarter. Shenault was rusty in his return from a right turf toe injury. He caught 10 passes for 102 yards but cost his team dearly with back-to-back drops and a lost fumble in the second half.

No. 11 UCF 35, Navy 24

ORLANDO, FLA.

McKenzie Milton threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score, helping UCF extend the nation’s longest winning streak to 22 games. Milton completed 17 of 21 passes without an interception, and the Knights (9-0, 6-0 American Athletic Conference, No. 12 CFP) remained one of four unbeaten teams in the Football Bowl Subdivision. UCF stayed atop the AAC East Division standings and on course to be part of the discussion about which teams are worthy of berths in the College Football Playoff. Navy (2-8, 1-5) has lost seven straight.

Tennessee 24, No. 12 Kentucky 7

KNOXVILLE, TENN.

Jarrett Guarantano threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Marquez Callaway on the final play of the first half and Darrell Taylor had four sacks for Tennessee. Taylor also forced and recovered a fumble to help Tennessee (5-5, 2-4 Southeastern Conference) beat Kentucky (7-3, 5-3, No. 11 CFP) at Neyland Stadium for a 17th straight time. Guarantano was 12 of 20 for 197 yards, including a 2-yard touchdown pass to Dominick Wood-Anderson that extended Tennessee’s advantage to 24-0 in the third quarter.

No. 14 Utah State 62, San Jose State 24

LOGAN, UTAH

Jordan Love threw for a career-high 491 yards and five touchdowns on 32-of-42 passing in just three quarters, and Utah State totaled 804 yards in offense. Love’s 491 passing yards were the third-highest single game total for a Utah State quarterback. Darwin Thompson had 140 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries along with 115 yards and a pair of scores on four receptions for the Aggies (9-1, 6-0 Mountain West). They became the 17th team in NCAA history to gain at least 800 total yards in a game. The 804 yards and 33 first downs were both school records.

No. 15 Texas 41, Texas Tech 34

LUBBOCK, TEXAS

Sam Ehlinger threw a 29-yarder touchdown pass to Lil’Jordan Humphrey with 21 seconds left and No. 15 Texas beat Texas Tech after blowing a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter. Ehlinger completed 22 of 34 passes for 312 yards and four touchdowns and broke the Big 12 record for most consecutive passes without an interception. He extended his streak of passes without a pick to 280, breaking the mark of 273 set by former West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith. Texas went 75 yards in seven plays for the winning score after Texas Tech (5-5, 3-4) scored 17 points in just over 5 1/2 minutes. The Red Raiders tied it on Jett Duffey’s fourth TD pass, a 9-yarder to Antoine Wesley with 1:45 left.

No. 19 Florida 35, South Carolina 31

GAINESVILLE, FLA.

Feleipe Franks silenced the home crowd twice after touchdown runs, seemingly sending a message after getting benched last week and booed earlier in the game, and Florida rallied to beat South Carolina to end a two-game losing streak. Franks dived across the goal line on a fourth-down play from inside the 1 with 4:09 to play, putting the Gators (7-3, 5-3 Southeastern Conference, No. 15 CFP) ahead for the first time. Florida overcame a 17-point deficit in the second half to beat the Gamecocks (5-4, 4-4).

No. 23 Iowa State 28, Baylor 14

AMES, IOWA

Brock Purdy threw for a touchdown and ran for another score, and Iowa State topped Baylor after a skirmish in the third quarter. Purdy threw for 230 yards as Iowa State (6-3, 5-2, No. 22 CFP) won a fifth straight Big 12 game in the same season for the first time. Deshaunte Jones caught a TD pass and threw for a 2-point conversion. Iowa State star David Montgomery and Baylor linebacker Greg Roberts were ejected after throwing punches at each other early in the third quarter. The Cyclones and Bears (5-5, 3-4) nearly came to blows when a previous play ended up spilling over onto Iowa State’s bench. The bad blood hung around, and the teams nearly staged a full-on brawl that saw Roberts slap Montgomery on the helmet, prompting Montgomery to swing back.

No. 25 Cincinnati 35, South Florida 23

CINCINNATI

Michael Warren II ran for three touchdowns and caught a pass for another score Saturday night, leading 25th-ranked Cincinnati to a victory over South Florida that kept the Bearcats in the chase for the American Athletic title. The Bearcats (9-1, 5-1) remain a game behind unbeaten UCF for the AAC East lead. The Bearcats are leaning on their versatile running back — coach Luke Fickell says he’s “built for November” — in their most important games. Warren came through again. He had a 13-yard touchdown catch in the first half. He ran for three touchdowns in the third quarter, including a 57-yarder, and set a school record with his 18th TD of the season.

Associated Press