Spartans stun Buckeyes; claim Big Ten title

Michigan State shook up the BCS title chase again Saturday night.

The No. 10 Spartans regained the lead on Connor Cook’s 9-yard touchdown pass to Josiah Price with 11:41 remaining and upset No. 2 Ohio State 34-24 in Indianapolis, to take the Big Ten title and put Auburn back in the national title hunt.

Ohio State (12-1) had the nation’s longest active winning streak end at 24 as coach Urban Meyer suffered his first loss since taking over in Columbus, Ohio.

The Spartans (12-1) led 17-0 after 21 minutes, then gave up the next 24 points before scoring the final 17.

Michigan State sealed the victory, and its probable trip to the Rose Bowl, with Jeremy Langford’s late 26-yard TD run. The Spartans haven’t played in Pasadena since 1988.

(1) Florida State 45, (20) Duke 7: Jameis Winston threw three TD passes and ran for a score, and the Seminoles (13-0) stormed into the BCS national championship game with a victory over the Blue Devils (10-3) in the ACC championship game in Charlotte, N.C.

The Heisman Trophy favorite was 19 of 32 for 330 yards and set FBS freshman records for TD passes (38) and yards (3,820) passing in a season.

Florida State’s defense was dominant, holding Duke to 239 yards and forcing three turnovers to help the Seminoles win their second straight ACC title.

(3) Auburn 59, (5) Missouri 42: Tre Mason ran for 304 yards and four TDs, leading the Auburn Tigers (12-1) to a wild win over the Missouri Tigers (11-2) in the Southeastern Conference championship game in Atlanta, likely securing a spot in the BCS championship game.

Auburn set an SEC championship game record with 677 yards, including 545 on the ground. Mason had scoring runs of 7, 3 and 1 yards before bursting up middle on 13-yard TD to seal the victory with 4:22 remaining.

(18) Oklahoma 33, (6) Oklahoma State 24: Blake Bell threw a 7-yard TD pass to Jalen Saunders with 19 seconds left to help the Sooners (10-2) beat the Cowboys (10-2) in Stillwater, Okla., and spoil their Big 12 championship and BCS bowl game hopes.

Bell, playing in place of an injured Trevor Knight, led the Sooners on the game-winning 66-yard drive – going 5 of 8 for 57 yards on the drive.

(9) Baylor 30, (23) Texas 10: Bryce Petty threw TD passes on the first two drives of the second half to help the Bears (11-1) win their first Big 12 title and earn a Fiesta Bowl berth with a victory over the Longhorns (8-4) in Waco, Texas.

The final game in Baylor’s old stadium became a de facto Big 12 championship game after No. 6 Oklahoma State’s lost.

Petty threw for 287 yards, with TDs to Antwan Goodley and Levi Norwood after a 3-3 halftime tie.

(7) Stanford 38, (11) Arizona State 14: Tyler Gaffney ran for 133 yards and three TDs in a dominating first half, leading the Cardinal (11-2) back to the Rose Bowl with a win over the Sun Devils (10-3) in the Pac-12 title game in Tempe, Ariz.

D.J. Foster ammassed 142 total yards and two TDs for Arizona State, which will likely play in the Holiday or Alamo Bowl.

(15) UCF 17, SMU 13: Blake Bortles threw for 242 yards and ran for two TDs as the Knights (11-1) rallied to beat the Mustangs (5-7) and claim the outright title in the first year of the American Athletic Conference in front of just a few hundred fans who braved a brutal ice storm in Dallas.

With the win and Louisville’s win at Cincinnati Thursday, UCF secured its first BCS berth.

(24) Fresno State 24, Utah State 17: Derek Carr threw for 403 yards and three TDs and the Bulldogs (11-1) beat the Aggies (8-5) in the inaugural Mountain West conference title game in Fresno, Calif.

Carr was far from his best against Utah State’s stingy defense, matching his career worst with two picks.