NORMAN, Okla., Sporting Alert – College football scores, results and recaps from the games involving AP top 25 teams and a few selected action on Saturday, Oct. 24.
NO. 1 OHIO STATE 49, RUTGERS 7
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — J.T. Barrett made proper use of his first start this season, as he threw three touchdown passes and ran for two scores in leading No. 1 Ohio State to a 49-7 win over Rutgers in college football action Saturday night.
Barrett, who started ahead of Cardale Jones, was lively throughout the game and finished with 14 of 18 for 223 yards passing. He also ran for 101 yards on 13 carries.
Jones entered the game in the fourth quarter when the score was 49-0 and completed all three of his passes.
Ezekiel Elliott ran for 142 yards on 19 carries and two scores, while Michael Thomas took five catches for 103 yards and a score for the Buckeyes (8-0, 4-0 Big Ten) who extended their winning streak to a nation-best 21 games.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 42, No. 3 UTAH 24
LOS ANGELES — Travis Wilson was picked off four-times and No. 3 Utah suffered its first loss of the season after going down 42-24 to Southern California in a college football game Saturday night.
JuJu Smith-Schuster caught eight balls for 143 yards and a score, while Cameron Smith returned one of his three interceptions 54 yards for a touchdown to get among the highlights for USC as well.
Cody Kessler threw for 264 yards with a touchdown and ran for another score, while Justin Davis, Ronald Jones II and Soma Vainuku also rushed for scores for the Trojans (4-3, 2-2 Pac-12) who snapped their two-game losing streak.
Britain Covey caught seven passes for 129 yards and two touchdown for Utah (6-1, 3-1), who came into the contest as a 3.5-point underdog, despite ranking higher than USC.
Wilson was 24 of 36 for 254 yards and threw two touchdowns in the defeat, as the Utes saw their eight-game winning streak snapped.
NO. 6 CLEMSON 58, MIAMI (FL) 0
MIAMI GARDENS — Deshaun Watson passed for 143 yards and a touchdown and ran for another 98 yards and a score, and No. 6 Clemson rolled to a 58-0 win over Miami (FL) in a shocking shutout on Saturday.
Watson, who completed 15 of 19 passes, carried the ball eight times in the game.
The defeat suffered by the Hurricanes was their worst loss in school history, as the game didn’t quite go according to the script, as Miami started on the back foot and trailed 42-0 at half time.
Wayne Gallman ran for 118 yards and a score and Kelly Bryant rushed for two scores for the Tigers, who improved to 7-0 on the season and 4-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Clemson finished with 567 total yards and held the Canes to just 146 total yards.
The defeat wasn’t a good one for the already under pressure Al Golden, who had hoped to spring a surprise this weekend, but he and his team were left embarrassed at home.
NO. 2 BAYLOR 45, IOWA STATE 27
WACO, Texas — Shock Linwood ran for 171 yards and a touchdown and also caught a pass for another score and No. 2 Baylor matched to a 45-27 victory over Iowa State in college football action on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Bears coach Art Briles revealed that quarterback Seth Russell strained his neck in the fourth quarter, which is why he was replaced by Jarrett Stidham.
Before he went off, though, Russell went 16 of 37 on passes for 197 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for another 64 yards and a score, as the Bears (7-0, 4-0 Big 12) extended its win streak to an FBS-best 20th consecutive home win.
Corey Coleman also caught six catches for 85 yards and two touchdowns for Baylor, which led 35-7 at halftime, but had a pedestrian-type second half.
The Bears can now head into their bye week on the right foot, as they prepare for the away trip to Kansas State on Nov. 5.
Joel Lanning threw three touchdown passes for 144 yards and Mike Warren ran for 145 yards for Iowa State (2-5, 1-3).
Quenton Bundrage took four catches for 69 yards and two scores and Joshua Thomas ran for 77 yards and a touchdown in the defeat for the Cyclones.
GEORGIA TECH 22, NO. 9 FLORIDA STATE
ATLANTA — Lance Austin returned a Roberto Aguayo blocked field goal 78 yards for a touchdown on the final play of the game and Georgia Tech stunned No. 9 Florida State 22-16 on Saturday night.
With the game locked at 16-16 in the fourth quarter, Aguayo attempted what would have been a game-winning 56-yard field goal.
However, with 6 seconds remaining, the star kicker saw his try blocked by Patrick Gamble, and Austin picked it up and wiggled his way past a number of defenders and into the end zone for a touchdown for the Yellow Jackets (3-5, 1-4 Atlantic Coast Conference).
The Seminoles (6-1, 4-1) were suffering their first defeat of the season.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 8 SCORES
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24
NO. 1 OHIO STATE 49, RUTGERS 7
NO. 2 BAYLOR 45, IOWA STATE 27
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 42, No. 3 UTAH 24
NO. 5 LSU 48, WESTERN KENTUCKY 20
NO. 6 CLEMSON 58, MIAMI (FL) 0
NO. 7 MICHIGAN STATE 52, INDIANA 26
GEORGIA TECH 22, NO. 9 FLORIDA STATE
NO. 8 ALABAMA 19, TENNESSEE 14
NO. 10 STANFORD 31, WASHINGTON 14
NO. 14 OKLAHOMA STATE 58, KANSAS 10
NO. 17 OKLAHOMA 63, TEXAS TECH 27
NO. 19 TOLEDO 51, MASSACHUSETTS 35
NO. 21 HOUSTON 59, UCF 10
NO. 23 DUKE 45, VIRGINIA TECH 43
NO. 24 OLE MISS 23, NO. 15 TEXAS A&M 3
NO. 25 PITTSBURGH 23, SYRACUSE 20
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