WOLVERINES PULL AWAY FROM OSU IN PIVOTAL BIG TEN, CFP CLASH

Caleb Willams polished his Heisman Trophy credentials with 232 yards passing and four total touchdowns, and No. 5 Southern California capped its outstanding regular season under new coach Lincoln Riley by staying firmly in the College Football Playoff race with a 38-27 victory over No. 13 Notre Dame on Saturday night in Los Angeles.

Tahj Washington caught an early TD pass from Williams while USC (11-1, No. 6 CFP) snapped its fourgame losing streak in its famed intersectional rivalry with the Fighting Irish (8-4, No. 15 CFP).

Williams iced the win on his third rushing touchdown with 2:35 to play by sprinting 16 yards through the heart of the Notre Dame defense for the 44th total TD of his incredible season. Williams struck a Heisman pose after a score in the first half, and he was serenaded with frequent chants of “Heisman! Heisman!” from the Coliseum crowd.

USC became the first team to gain 400 yards and to score more than 32 points this season against the Irish while completing its first 11-win regular season since 2008.

Drew Pyne passed for 318 yards and hit Michael Mayer for two of his three TDs for the Irish, whose five-game winning streak ended.

Georgia 37, Georgia Tech 14

In Athens, Ga., Stetson Bennett threw two touchdown passes, and No. 1 Georgia (12-0, No. 1 CFP) outrushed Georgia Tech (5-7) 251-40 to complete back-to-back undefeated regular seasons for the first time in school history.

TCU 62, Iowa St. 14

In Fort Worth, Texas, Max Duggan threw touchdown passes to three receivers, Kendre Miller ran for two scores, and No. 4 TCU (12-0, 9-0 Big 12, No. 4 CFP) completed the first undefeated regular season by a Big 12 team since 2009 by beating Iowa State (4-8, 1-8), getting the Horned Frogs closer to making the four-team playoff.

Texas A&M 38, LSU 23

In College Station, Texas, Devon Achane had a career-best 215 yards rushing with two touchdowns, and Texas A&M (5-7, 2-6 SEC) stunned No. 6 LSU (9-3, 6-2, No. 5 CFP), all but certainly knocking the Tigers out of contention for the playoff.

Alabama 42, Auburn 27

In Tuscaloosa, Ala., Bryce Young passed for 343 yards and three touchdowns, and ran for another score in perhaps his final home game for Alabama (10-2, 6-2 SEC, No. 7 CFP) in its Iron Bowl win over Auburn (5-7, 2-6).

Tennessee 56, Vanderbilt 0

In Nashville, Tenn., Jaylen Wright ran for 160 yards and two touchdowns on five carries, with Jabari Small running for two more scores as No. 9 Tennessee (10-2, 6-2 SEC) never trailed in routing instate rival Vanderbilt (5-7, 2-6) after losing two of its past three games.

Oregon State 38, Oregon 34

In Corvallis, Ore., Isaiah Newell ran for the go-ahead touchdown with 8:11 remaining, and No. 22 Oregon State (9-3, 6-3 Pac-12) took advantage of critical mistakes in the fourth quarter to rally past No. 10 Oregon (9-3, 7-2, No. 9 CFP).

Penn State 35, Michigan State 16

In State College, Pa., Sean Clifford threw four touchdown passes, two to tight end Theo Johnson, and the defense tightened up late as No. 11 Penn State (10-2, 6-2 Big Ten, No. 11 CFP) beat Michigan State (5-7, 3-6) in the regular-season finale for both teams.

Kansas St. 47, Kansas 27

In Manhattan, Kan., Will Howard threw for 213 yards and two touchdowns, Deuce Vaughn ran for 147 yards and a score, and No. 15 Kansas State (9-3, 7-2, No. 12 CFP) pounded Kansas (6-6, 3-6) to earn a shot at payback against TCU next week in the Big 12 title game.

Utah 63, Colorado 21

In Boulder, Colo., Cameron Rising threw three touchdown passes before taking a seat for the second half, Ja’Quinden Jackson ran for three scores, and No. 14 Utah (9-3, 7-2 Pac-12) routed Colorado (1-11, 1-8) to remain in the chase for the last spot into the conference title game.

Syracuse 32, Boston College 23

In Boston, Garrett Shrader completed 21 of 27 passes for 285 yards and two touchdowns, and Syracuse (7-5, 4-4 ACC) scored 26 straight points to overcome an 11point fourth-quarter deficit, snap a five-game losing streak and beat Boston College (3-9, 2-6).