Ohio State holds off upset-minded Michigan State
Mike Weber ran for 111 yards and a touchdown, and No. 2 Ohio State held off Michigan State 17-16 on Saturday in East Lansing, Mich., after the upset-minded Spartans missed a two-point conversion in the fourth quarter.
Michigan State went for the lead, but Tyler O’Connor’s pass on the two-point conversion attempt was intercepted in the end zone.
Jalen Hurts passed for three touchdowns and rushed for 68 yards to help the host Crimson Tide (11-0) overcome a slow start and beat FCS member Mocs (8-3).
Wayne Gallman rushed for a season-high 161 yards and two touchdowns, including a 42-yarder on fourth-and-inches that started the scoring for the Tigers (10-1, 7-1, No. 4 CFP).
T.J. Watt returned an interception 17 yards for a touchdown, and the visiting Badgers scored 35 points in the final 8½ minutes of the first half to win their fifth straight game.
Baker Mayfield threw two touchdown passes and ran for two more scores, and the Sooners (9-2, 8-0 Big 12) scored four times off turnovers to eliminate host West Virginia (8-2, 5-2) from the conference title race .
Tyler Davis kicked a career-high four field goals and the visiting Nittany Lions (9-2, 7-1 Big Ten) limited the Scarlet Knights (2-9, 0-8) to 89 yards in total offense in winning their seventh straight game, their longest streak since 2011.
Zach Terrell passed for a career-high 445 yards and four touchdowns as the host Broncos (11-0, 7-0 Mid-American) remained in contention for a major bowl bid.
The stop capped a defensive struggle in which LSU (6-4, 4-3) converted a fourth-and-10 play on its final drive, only to get stopped on back-to-back runs from the 1 to end the game.
Terrell Newby ran for three touchdowns, Ryker Fyfe passed for 220 yards and a score filling in for injured starter Tommy Armstrong Jr., and the host Cornhuskers (9-2, 6-2) stayed alive in the Big Ten West title race.
Josh Allen threw for two touchdowns, including a 29-yard score to C.J. Johnson with 1:07 left in the game, and the host Cowboys (8-3, 6-1 Mountain West) stopped a two-point conversion attempt by San Diego State (9-2, 6-1) with no time on the clock.