The win gave the Tigers (10-0, 7-0 ACC; No. 1 CFP) at least 10 wins for the fifth straight season and their s first 10-0 start since they won their only national championship in 1981.
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Sooner quarterback Baker Mayfield, the former Lake Travis High School star, threw for 270 yards and three touchdowns.
The Sooners made a big jump after beating Baylor 44-34 in Waco, Texas. They provide the best hopes for the league that was snubbed by the initial four-team playoff last season.
WACO, Texas (AP) – The Big 12’s playoff prospects have shifted from the banks of the Brazos to completely north of the Red River into Oklahoma, where the Sooners are surging and Oklahoma State is still undefeated. It will be interesting to see this group pick up the pieces and try to salvage what still could be a very strong season – particularly with tough approaching road games at Oklahoma State and TCU. “It’s a good win by the team”.
Iowa State defensive end Dale Pierson tackles Oklahoma State… Briles said Stidham suffered back spasms after a hit in the first quarter although Stidham dismissed any concern and said he would play at Oklahoma State. “We could have put the dagger in them right then”. The Sooners still have one more big chance to climb when they face Oklahoma State in the last week of the regular season.
Adams’ 98-yard touchdown in the second quarter marked the longest play from scrimmage and the longest touchdown run in Notre Dame history, as well as the longest play from scrimmage by any player in the nation this season.
Baylor hadn’t lost at home since 49-21 to TCU on October 13, 2012. While there were quite a few scares this weekend, the College Football Playoff favorites held it together. Among other things, Burns returned Texas Tech’s first kick 93 yards for a score.
For the Cyclones (3-7, 2-5) the inability to communicate the correct down and distance is just the latest in a handful of game-changing situations, but Rhoads didn’t use it as an excuse.
Oklahoma State fans celebrate with the Oklahoma State wide receiver Marcell Ateman after their 35-31 victory over Iowa State during an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, in Ames, Iowa. Stanford dropped to No. 15 after its loss to OR and Utah fell to No. 18 after its overtime defeat to Arizona, effectively ending the Pac-12’s two playoff hopes. TCU ended up turning to its third-string quarterback, redshirt freshman Forest Sawyer (1 of 7 with a 42-yard touchdown pass), and came close to losing to winless Kansas. Combined with Alabama’s victory hours earlier, Arkansas (6-4, 4-2 Southeastern Conference) eliminated LSU (7-2, 4-2) from contention in the SEC West.
MICHIGAN STATE 24, MARYLAND 7 Spartans quarterback Connor Cook left the game at halftime with an apparent shoulder injury, but No. 14 Michigan State (9-1, 5-1 Big Ten) handled visiting Maryland (2-8, 0-6). That seemed unthinkable on October 10 after the Sooners’ loss to struggling Texas. Expect both to be buried more deeply by the CFP selection committee than they were Sunday by Associated Press poll voters, who had Baylor at No. 10 and TCU at No. 11.
Less than a season removed from an 8-5 undoing, Oklahoma is now 9-1 and the class of the conference.
No. 19 FLORIDA STATE 34, N.C. STATE 17: In Tallahassee, Florida, Sean Maguire came off the bench to rally Florida State. “Oklahoma has a Big 12 loss already”.
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Mayfield has completed 70 percent of his passes on the season and, after Saturday’s win, has 31 touchdown passes to just five interceptions, plus six rushing touchdowns. “I pretty much just tried to grab jersey and bring Mayfield down, but I had bad hand placement and got a flag that extended the drive to help them score”, said Blanchard of the penalty. – Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett in his first comments since his drunken-driving arrest that resulted in a one-game suspension.
