CASPER STAR-TRIBUNE SPORTS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2018 | D3

COLLEGE FOOTBALL | TOP 25 ROUNDUP No. 13 LSU takes down No. 2 Georgia

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS had to settle for Henry’s 22-yard go-ahead on the BATON ROUGE, La. — Joe Bur- kick after stalling inside the 10. first play of the fourth quar- row passed for 200 yards and had The Huskies had a chance to force ter, and the Gators rallied from two short touchdown runs, LSU’s a long field goal as Oregon faced an 18-point deficit to beat the defense staggered Georgia’s nor- third-and-11 after a holding call. Commodores in a game marred mally prolific offense, and the But Justin Herbert threw a strike by a near brawl, with both head 13th-ranked Tigers beat the No. to Dillon Mitchell for 17 yards and coaches yelling as each team 2 Bulldogs 36-16 on Saturday to the Ducks had first-and-goal. spilled onto the field. give coach Ed Orgeron a signature Three plays later, Verdell sprinted An official held back Florida victory. into the end zone. coach Dan Mullen as he yelled Five fourth-down decisions at Vanderbilt coach Derek Ma- by Orgeron influenced the result. NO. 5 NOTRE DAME 19, son, who was near the Gators’ LSU converted all four times it ran PITTSBURGH 14 sideline after checking on the an offensive play on fourth down, Commodores defender whose sustaining three drives that pro- At South Bend, Ind., Ian Book helmet was knocked off by a hit duced a total of 13 points. threw a 35-yard touchdown pass by linebacker James Houston IV. In another instance, Orgeron to with 5:43 re- Both teams spilled onto the field, called timeout and elected to maining and the Fighting Irish drawing unsportsmanlike con- punt on fourth-and-2 after the remained unbeaten. duct penalties. offense initially remained on the Notre Dame is 7-0 for the first That overshadowed the Gators field. That decision pinned Geor- time since 2012, the year it went (6-1, 4-1 Southeastern Confer- gia at its 4, and Kristian Fulton’s to the BCS title game. MATTHEW HINTON, AP ence) scoring 24 straight points of Jake Fromm’s pass Pitt (3-4) led 14-12 thanks to LSU’s Foster Moreau is surrounded as fans rush the field after the Tigers’ after Vanderbilt jumped out to shortly afterward set up another of a long first-quarter touchdown 36-16 win over Georgia on Saturday in Baton Rouge, La. a 21-3 lead midway through the Cole Tracy’s five field goals. drive and Maurice Ffrench’s 99- second quarter. The Gators beat Clyde Edwards-Helaire rushed yard kickoff return to start the touchdown for the Nittany Lions from their own 3 to the Texas 17 Vanderbilt (3-4, 0-3) for the fifth for 133 yards for LSU (6-1, 3-1 second half. (4-2, 1-2). Trace McSorley com- before he had to rush his final three straight year and 27th time in 28 Southeastern Conference), and Pat Narduzzi’s Panthers were pleted 19 of 32 passes for 192 yards throws under intense pressure. games in this series. Justin Jefferson caught six passes looking to upset an Associated with a touchdown to become the The victory made Texas (6-1, 4-0 for 108 yards, including a 41- Press top-five team for the third program’s career passing yardage Big 12 Conference) bowl eligible. TENNESSEE 30, yard snag of a pass rifled over the straight season after knocking off leader. Freshman running back Kea- NO. 21 AUBURN 24 middle and between converg- No. 3 Clemson in Death Valley ontay Ingram ran for 110 yards, ing defenders. That catch set up during the 2016 season and No. NO. 3 OHIO STATE 30, Texas’ first 100-yard rushing ef- At Auburn, Ala., Jarrett Guar- Burrow’s second TD in the fourth 2 Miami last November in Pitts- MINNESOTA 14 fort of the season. Defensive end antano passed for 328 yards and quarter. burgh. But the Irish, who were Charles Omenihu had two sacks two and the Volun- Fromm had by far his worst held to 80 yards rushing, pre- At Columbus, Ohio, Dwayne and was chasing Brewer on the teers snapped an 11-game South- game of the season for Georgia (6- vailed behind Book, who is 4-0 Haskins threw for 412 yards and last three plays. eastern Conference losing streak. 1, 4-1), completing 16 of 34 passes as a starter since replacing Bran- three touchdowns and the Buck- Tennessee (3-3, 1-2) forced for 209 yards, one touchdown and don Wimbush. Book threw two eyes held off the persistent Golden NO. 10 UCF 31, three turnovers from Auburn’s two . interceptions, and had 264 yards Gophers. MEMPHIS 30 lackluster offense, intercepting passing. Ohio State (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) two of Jarrett Stidham’s passes NO. 17 OREGON 30, needed Blake Haubiel’s two sec- At Memphis, Tenn., McKenzie and getting a strip sack that re- NO. 7 WASHINGTON 27, OT MICHIGAN STATE 21, ond-half field goals and Haskins’ Milton threw for 296 yards and ran sulted in touchdown by Alontae NO. 8 PENN STATE 17 late touchdown pass from K.J. Hill for the go-ahead touchdown in the Taylor. At Eugene, Ore., C.J. Verdell to put away Minnesota (3-3, 0-3). fourth quarter for the Knights. The Tigers (4-3, 1-3) are off to scored on a 6-yard run in over- At State College, Pa., Brian Hill made the play of the game Milton’s 7-yard touchdown their worst SEC start since also time and the Ducks knocked off Lewerke threw a 25-yard touch- with a turn-around, one-hand with 12:14 left completed a come- going 1-3 in 2015. the Huskies. down pass to Felton Davis with 19 grab that he turned into a touch- back for UCF (6-0, 3-0 Ameri- Verdell finished with 111 yards seconds left to lift the Spartans down in the second quarter. He can Athletic Conference), which NO. 22 TEXAS A&M 26, but none were sweeter for the past the Nittany Lions, making had a career-high nine catches trailed 30-14 with 2:04 left in the SOUTH CAROLINA 23 Ducks than the final 6, when he it two consecutive seasons that for 187 yards. first half. The victory was UCF’s sprinted nearly untouched on Michigan State used a late score to 19th straight — the nation’s lon- At Columbia, S.C., Kellen third-and-goal and set off a wild hand Penn State a second straight NO. 9 TEXAS 23, gest winning streak — but it was Mond threw for 353 yards and celebration in the east end zone of loss. BAYLOR 17 by far the toughest game of the freshman Seth Small had four Autzen Stadium. Lewerke completed 25 of 52 season for the Knights, who de- field goals, including the go- The Ducks (5-1, 2-1 Pac-12) were passes for 259 yards with an in- At Austin, Texas, Shane Buec- feated their first five opponents ahead kick in the fourth quarter, fortunate to reach overtime after terception and two touchdowns hele came on for injured quarter- by double-digits. for the Aggies. Washington kicker Peyton Henry for the Spartans (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten). back Sam Ehlinger early in the first Texas A&M (5-2, 3-1 South- missed a 37-yard field-goal at- Davis, who came back from an quarter and the Longhorns beat NO. 14 FLORIDA 37, eastern Conference) won its third tempt on the final play of regula- injury he sustained on the pre- the Bears when the Baylor’s final VANDERBILT 27 straight this season and moved tion. Henry’s kick was wide right. vious drive, finished with eight pass sailed through the back of the to 5-0 against the Gamecocks (3- Washington (5-2, 3-1) took catches for 100 yards. Miles end zone. At Nashville, Tenn., Jordan 3, 2-3) since joining the league in possession first in overtime but Sanders ran for 162 yards and a Charlie Brewer drove the Bears Scarlett ran 48 yards for the 2012.

SATURDAY’S COLLEGE Shaw tacked on a solo drive FOOTBALL SCORES Dodgers in the sixth, delighting a yel- From D1 low towel-waving crowd of FAR WEST 14Northwestern 34, Nebraska 31, OTNotre Dame 19, Pittsburgh 14Ohio St. 30, Minnesota 14Purdue 46, Army 52, San Jose St. 3Coll. of Idaho 23, Montana 43,905 at Miller Park. But Illinois 7S. Dakota St. 36, Youngstown St. 7Saginaw Tech 20, OTColorado Mines 44, Fort Lewis Valley St. 30, N. Michigan 10St. Cloud St. 30, Sioux performance by Miley in its that was the last run for the 14Colorado St. 20, New Mexico 18E. Oregon 27, S. Falls 27Valparaiso 35, Butler 17W. Michigan 42, Oregon 17Montana St. 24, Idaho 23Montana Western first loss in three weeks, end- Brewers, and the Dodgers Bowling Green 35Wooster 27, Oberlin 21 30, Carroll (Mont.) 10Oregon 30, Washington 27, ing a 12-game winning streak finished off their rally this OTPortland St. 35, N. Colorado 14Rocky Mountain SOUTH that produced free burgers time around after nearly 52, Montana St.-Northern 13Utah St. 59, UNLV 28 Alcorn St. 35, Alabama A&M 26Duke 28, Georgia for its fans as part of a pro- taking Game 1. SOUTHWEST Tech 14Florida 37, Vanderbilt 27Furman 34, Wofford 14LSU 36, Georgia 16Marshall 42, Old Dominion Abilene Christian 28, Nicholls 12Cent. Arkansas 27, motion by a local restaurant Cody Bellinger got Los 20Maryland 34, Rutgers 7Morehead St. 35, Davidson Stephen F. Austin 17North Texas 30, Southern Miss. 28Tennessee 30, Auburn 24Texas A&M 26, South chain. Miley pitched 5 2/3 Angeles on the board with 7Texas 23, Baylor 17UAB 42, Rice 0 scoreless innings in his sec- an RBI single in the seventh, Carolina 23UCF 31, Memphis 30 MIDWEST EAST ond career playoff start and chasing Corbin Burnes and Augustana (SD) 42, Northern St. (SD) 21Ball Boston College 38, Louisville 20Buffalo 24, Akron St. 24, Cent. Michigan 23Black Hills St. 42, NM had two hits in his first mul- stopping an 0-for-15 slide in 6Colgate 31, Cornell 0Fordham 43, Lehigh 14James Highlands 7Dickinson St. 40, Mayville St. 14E. Madison 37, Villanova 0Michigan St. 21, Penn tihit game since 2014. the playoffs that landed him Michigan 28, Toledo 26Iowa 42, Indiana 16Kansas St. 17Penn 13, Columbia 10Princeton 48, Brown CHARLIE RIEDEL, AP St. 31, Oklahoma St. 12Miami (Ohio) 31, Kent St. “We were in really good on the bench at the start of 10Slippery Rock 59, Edinboro 28Temple 24, Navy 6N. Illinois 24, Ohio 21North Dakota 41, Montana shape with the effort that Los Angeles Dodgers’ Justin Turner hits a two-run home the game. 17Yale 35, Mercer 28 Wade gave us,” Brewers run in the eighth inning of Game 2 of the National League manager Craig Counsell Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers on said. “He pitched beauti- Saturday in Milwaukee. fully.” The best-of-seven series day night. Walker Buehler for Milwaukee. now moves to Dodger Sta- pitches for Los Angeles and Miley handed a 2-0 lead dium for Game 3 on Mon- Jhoulys Chacin gets the ball over to his bullpen and Travis

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