Every videogame appears like a trap videogame for No, 7 TCU, which pulled off 2 come-from-behind wins in as lotsof weeks versus No. 9 Oklahoma State and No. 22 Kansas State and was onceagain pressed to the limitation by a roadway journey versus West Virginia.
Max Duggan’s late goal pass sealed a 41-31 win versus the upset-minded Mountaineers and keeps the Horned Frogs on track for an unanticipated Big 12 champion and unbeaten routine season. (And unforeseen is putting it slightly.)
Overall, Saturday saw 3 of the staying unbeaten groups in the Bowl Subdivision pass tests of differing trouble as the race for the College Football Playoff prepares for a frenzied house stretch.
For No. 2 Ohio State, videogames versus a series of also-ran challengers — Iowa, Rutgers, Michigan State and the like — was bad preparation for No. 13 Penn State, which rebounded from 2 early turnovers to hold the lead in the 4th quarter.
But the Buckeyes’ season-long story hasactually been one of dry spells sandwiched by furious spurts of genius play and production. A week ago, OSU was held in check for one half versus Iowa priorto C.J. Stroud tossed 4 goals to power a blowout win.
Against the Nittany Lions, OSU reacted to a 21-16 deficit with 4 goals in 6 minutes, consistingof 2 in a 34-second period to take a 30-21 lead, and would win 44-31.
STEPPING UP: Defense leads Ohio State beats Penn State
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At the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, Florida cut No. 1 Georgia’s 28-3 halftime lead to 28-20 with one minute left in the 3rd quarter. But the Bulldogs respondedto with 2 ratings and won 42-20 regardlessof 3 turnovers and an irregular day from quarterback Stetson Bennett, who finished half of his 38 tries with 2 interceptions.
Saturday didn’t assistance clear up this wide-open playoff argument. These 3 frontrunners lead the list of the weekend’s greatest winners and losers:
Winners
Kansas State
After coughing up an 18-point lead in last week’s loss to the Horned Frogs, the No. 22 Wildcats broke out to a 35-0 halftime lead and pulled off a extremely excellent 48-0 win versus No. 9 Oklahoma State. With quarterback Adrian Martinez sidelined, backup Will Howard finished 21 of 37 tosses for 296 yards with 4 goals while beating Oklahoma State’s Spencer Sanders, who completed with 147 lawns and an interception. The offense was triggered by running back Deuce Vaughn’s 176 lawns of overall offense and 2 ratings, one as a receiver. The win vaults Kansas State back into position to reach the Big 12 champion videogame and the New Year’s Six and damages substantially the verysame hopes for the Cowboys.
WILDCATS ROAR: Kansas State leaves no doubt versus Oklahoma State
Notre Dame
The Fighting Irish leaned on the running videogame and controlled the clock in a 41-24 win versus No. 16 Syracuse that represents the high point of Marcus Freeman’s young period. Led by Audric Estime’s 123 lawns, Notre Dame ran for 246 backyards, eclipsing the 200-yard mark for the 4th time in 5 videogames, and a season-high 4 goals. Losses to Marshall and Stanford are difficult to forget, and will mostlikely end up specifying Freeman’s launching if the Irish lose videogames in November versus No. 5 Clemson and No. 11 Southern California. Bu