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Top 25 college football: No. 14 Coastal Carolina stops No. 8 BYU on short notice

BYU's Dax Milne (5) and Coastal Carolina's Grayson McCall (10) walk off the field after an NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, in Conway, S.C. Coastal Carolina won 22-17.  (Associated Press)
Associated Press

Mateo Sudipo stopped Dax Milne of BYU (9-1) at the 1-yard line as time expired Saturday and No. 14 Coastal Carolina (10-0) beat the No. 8 Cougars 22-17 in Conway, South Carolina.

No. 1 Alabama 55, LSU 17: Mac Jones passed for 385 yards and four TDs and the Crimson Tide (9-0 Southeastern Conference) routed the Tigers (3-5) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

No. 2 Notre Dame 45, Syracuse 21: Ian Book threw three TD passes and ran for two scores, leading the Irish (10-0, 9-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) past the Orange (1-10, 1-9) in South Bend, Indiana.

No. 3 Ohio State 52, Michigan State 12: Justin Fields threw two TD passes for the Buckeyes (5-0 Big Ten) in a victory over the Spartans (2-4) in East Lansing, Michigan.

No. 4 Clemson 45, Virginia Tech 10: Trevor Lawrence had two TD runs and threw a scoring pass and the Tigers (9-1, 8-1 ACC) beat the Hokies (4-6, 4-5) in Blacksburg, Virginia, to set up a rematch against Notre Dame in the conference championship game.

No. 5 Texas A&M 31, Auburn 20: Kellen Mond threw two TD passes and ran for a score and the Aggies (7-1 SEC) scored 17 points in the fourth quarter in a comeback victory over the Tigers (5-4) in Auburn, Alabama.

No. 6 Florida 31, Tennessee 19: Kyle Trask threw for 433 yards and four TDs and the Gators (8-1 SEC) beat the Volunteers (2-6) in Knoxville, Tennessee, to wrap up a spot in the SEC title game.

No. 9 Miami 48, Duke 0: D’Eriq King threw three TD passes and ran for a score to help the Hurricanes (8-1, 7-1 ACC) rout the Blue Devils (2-8, 1-8) in Durham, North Carolina.

No. 10 Indiana 14, No. 18 Wisconsin 6: Jack Tuttle threw two TD passes for the Hoosiers (6-1) in a win against the Badgers (2-2) in Madison, Wisconsin.

No. 12 Iowa State 42, West Virginia 6: Brock Purdy threw for 247 yards and three TDs and the Cyclones (8-2, 8-1 Big 12) dominated on defense in a rout of the Mountaineers (5-4, 4-4) in Ames, Iowa, to secure its first appearance in the Big 12 championship game.

No. 13 Oklahoma 27, Baylor 14: Spencer Rattler threw two TD passes, and the Sooners (7-2, 6-2 Big 12) defeated the Bears (2-6, 2-6) in Norman, Oklahoma, to reach the Big 12 title game.

Rice 20, No. 15 Marshall 0: Safety Naeem Smith returned one of five interceptions for a TD and the Owls (2-2, 2-2 Conference USA) shocked the Thundering Herd (7-1, 4-1) in Huntington, West Virginia.

TCU 29, No. 19 Oklahoma State 22: Max Duggan threw a go-ahead, 71-yard TD pass midway through the fourth quarter and ran for two more scores for the Horned Frogs (5-4 Big 12) in the victory over the Cowboys (6-3, 5-3) in Fort Worth, Texas.

No. 22 Tulsa 19, Navy 6: The Golden Hurricane (6-1, 6-0 American Athletic) clinched a spot in the conference title game, using a 66-yard TD pass from Zach Smith to Josh Johnson to beat the Midshipmen (3-6, 3-4) in Annapolis, Maryland, for its sixth straight victory.

No. 24 Iowa 35, Illinois 21: Spencer Petris threw three TD passes and the Hawkeyes (5-2 Big Ten) rallied to beat the Illini (2-4) in Champaign, Illinois.

Associated Press