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COLLEGE FOOTBALL The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com Sunday, November 18, 2018 3B TOP 25 SCOREBOARD CLEMSON 35, DUKE 6 Ohio State escapes OT scare against Maryland Ohio State went to overtime to avoid one of the most stunning upsets of the season, beating Maryland 52-51 on Saturday when the Terra pins failed to convert a 2-point conversion after matching the Buckeyes’ touchdown in the first extra period. Favored by 14 '/ 2 points, No. 8 Ohio State (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten, No. 10 CFP) trailed by two touch downs in the third quarter and 45-38 with under two minutes left before rallying. After a 5-yard touchdown run by Dwayne Haskins gave the Buckeyes the lead to start overtime, Tayon Fleet-Davis scored to get the Terrapins within a point. Interim coach Matt Canada decided to end it right there, going for 2, but Tyrrell Pigrome’s pass to Jeshaun Jones was off target. The Buckeyes stayed in the hunt for the Big Ten title and a spot in the College Football Play off. They finish the regular season next week in a game against Michigan that will decide the Big Ten East winner. The Buckeyes never led until overtime against the upstart Terrapins (5-6,3-5). Haskins ran for three touchdowns and was 28 for 38 for 405 yards and three TDs. Alabama rides strong finish to dominating win over The Citadel Tua Tagovailoa passed for 340 yards and three touchdowns, but Alabama struggled for 30-plus minutes before putting away The Citadel. The Crimson Tide (11-0) went into halftime tied at 10 with the FCS Bulldogs (4-6). Alabama scored two touchdowns in a 12-second span on its way to a 27-point third quarter. Tagovailoa completed 18 of 22 passes in three quarters, including touchdown strikes of 21 and 5 yards to Jaylen Waddle and a 68-yarder to tight end Irv Smith Jr. Tagovailoa broke AJ McCar- ron’s school single-season record of 30 touch down passes, reaching 31. Ga. State falls in rout to App State BOONE, N.C. — Zac Thomas was 20 of 24 for 282 yards, three touchdowns and no intercep tions to help Appalachian State beat Georgia State 45-17 on Saturday. The Mountaineers (8-2, 6-1 Sun Belt Confer ence) won their third straight and kept their hopes alive to win a share of the East Division title, closing the season next Saturday against Troy, which is 7-0 in conference play. Darrynton Evans ran 15 times for 127 yards and a touchdown and Corey Sutton caught four passes for 101 yards and a score. App State outgained the Panthers 524-329, had no penalties and converted all three of its fourth down attempts. Dan Ellington passed for 132 yards, a touch down and two interceptions and ran 19 times for 113 yards for Georgia State (2-9,1-6). Georgia State scored a touchdown on the opening possession. App State then scored 31 straight and outscored the Panthers 45-3 before Georgia State capped the scoring with another TD. Associated Press Tigers keep rolling RICHARD SHIRO I Associated Press Clemson’s Derion Kendrick (10) hurdles Duke’s Chris Rumph II (96) on a kickoff return as Jarrett Garner reaches for him during the game Saturday in Clemson, S.C. Clemson stays undefeated with win against Duke BY JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press CLEMSON, S.C. — Trevor Lawrence was 21 for 38 for 251 yards and two touch downs and No. 2 Clemson overcame a slow start to beat Duke 35-6 on Saturday night to finish a perfect Atlantic Coast Conference season. Clemson (11-0, 8-0) fell behind 6-0 early. Lawrence was 0 for 7 on third downs in the first half and the Travis Etienne ran for just 4 yards as the Tigers led 14-6 at the break. But Etienne ran for 77 yards on four carries in the second half with touchdowns runs of 27 and 29 yards, and Lawrence broke it open with a 10-yard TD pass to T.J. Chase early in the fourth quarter — his final play in another Clemson blowout. Daniel Jones was 24 of 43 for 158 yards for Duke (7-4, 3-4). Collin Wareham made field goals of 32 and 34 yards, but missed a 42-yarder mid way through the third quar ter after Duke put together a 13-play drive. The Blue Devils had 127 yards in the first quarter, then only 135 yards the rest of the game. Clemson had four sacks, keeping the Tigers among the national leaders. The Tigers may have a big injury to overcome in their playoff push. Senior Hunter Renfrow, whose catch in 2016 won the national title for Clemson over Alabama, left the game in the first quarter after setting a team record catching a pass in his 39th straight game. There was no immediate update on the senior’s injury. THE TAKEAWAY Clemson: The no-drama Tigers keep taking care of business after turning the offense over to Lawrence. Since the 27-23 win over Syracuse in Lawrence’s first start, Clemson has outscored its opponents by an average of 42 points in the past six games. Clemson also finished 8-0 in the ACC for the second time in four seasons — the only times they’ve been 8-0 since the league’s 1992 expan sion. Florida State has done it nine times, but not since the Tigers took control of the league with the first of their three straight ACC titles. Kennesaw State wins 50T thriller ATLANTA — Darnell Holland scored on a 13-yard run in the fifth over time before Bryson Armstrong ended the marathon with an interception and Kennesaw State edged Jackson ville State 60-52 on Saturday in a meet ing of FCS power houses at SunTrust Park, home of the Atlanta Braves. Chandler Burks’ 1-yard touchdown to tie the game at 24 with 1:25 left in regulation came on a 12-play drive after a 45-yard Jackson ville State field-goal attempt came up short with over six minutes left. Burks had TD runs in the second and fourth overtimes and a 25-yard scoring pass to TJ Reed in the third. The Owls (10-1), ranked second in the coaches poll and champions of the Big South, won their 10th straight game with their victory over the seventh-ranked Gamecocks (8-3), the Ohio Valley champs. Top 25 results No. 1 Alabama (11-0) beat The Citadel 50-17. Next: vs. Auburn, Saturday. No. 2 Clemson (10-0) beat Duke 35-6. Next: vs. South Carolina, Saturday. No. 3 Notre Dame (11-0) beat No. 12 Syracuse 36-3. Next: at Southern Cal, Saturday. No. 4 Michigan (10-1) beat Indiana 31-20. Next: at No. 9 Ohio State, Saturday. No. 5 Georgia (10-1) beat UMass 66-27. Next: vs. Georgia Tech, Saturday. No. 6 Oklahoma (9-1) vs. Kansas. Next: at No. 7 West Virginia, Friday. No. 7 West Virginia (8-2) lost to Oklahoma State 45-41. Next: vs. No. 6 Oklahoma, Friday. No. 8 Washington State (9-1) vs. Arizona. Next: vs. No. 17 Washington, Friday. No. 9 Ohio State (10-1) beat Maryland 52-51, OT. Next: vs. No. 4 Michigan, Saturday. No. 10 LSU (8-2) beat Rice 42-10. Next: at Texas A&M, Saturday. No. 11 UCF (9-0) vs. No. 19 Cincinnati. Next: at South Florida, Friday. No. 12 Syracuse (8-3) lost to No. 3 Notre Dame 36-3. Next: at No. 22 Boston College, Saturday. No. 13 Texas (7-3) vs. No. 18 Iowa State. Next: at Kansas, Friday. No. 14 Utah State (10-1) beat Colorado State 29-24. Next: at No. 23 Boise State, Saturday. No. 15 Florida (8-3) beat Idaho 63-10. Next: at Florida State, Saturday. No. 16 Penn State (8-3) beat Rutgers 20-7. Next: vs. Maryland, Saturday. No. 17 Washington (8-3) beat Oregon State 42-23. Next: at No. 8 Washington State, Friday. No. 18 Iowa State (6-3) at No. 13 Texas. Next: vs. Kansas State, Saturday. No. 19 Cincinnati (9-1) at No. 11 UCF. Next: vs. East Carolina, Friday. No. 20 Kentucky (8-3) beat Middle Tennessee 34-23. Next: at Louisville, Saturday. No. 21 Utah (8-3) beat Colorado 30-7. Next: vs. BYU, Saturday. No. 22 Boston College (7-4) lost to Florida State 22-21. Next: vs. No. 12 Syracuse, Saturday. No. 23 Boise State (9-2) beat New Mexico 45-14, Friday. Next: vs. No. 14 Utah State, Saturday. No. 24 Northwestern (7-4) beat Minnesota 24-14. Next: vs. Illinois, Saturday. No. 25 Mississippi State (7-4) beat Arkansas 52-6. Next: at Mississippi, Thursday. Associated Press Conference Glance Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Division Conference All Games W L PF PA W L PF PA Clemson 8 0 378 93 10 0 495133 Syracuse 5 2 276 203 8 3 447 312 NC State 4 3 233 201 7 3 335 241 Boston College 4 3 188166 7 4 363266 Florida St. 3 5 163 250 5 6 249 337 Wake Forest 2 5 174 275 5 6 331 392 Louisville 0 8 162 398 2 9 227 473 Coastal Division Conference All Games W L PF PA W L PF PA Pittsburgh 6 1 266187 7 4 333 309 Georgia Tech 5 3 264 236 7 4 406 302 Virginia 4 3 163139 7 4 311 227 Duke 3 4 169 209 7 3 319 270 Miami 3 4 173141 6 5 347 215 Virginia Tech 3 4 162 206 4 6 282 317 North Carolina 1 6 188 255 2 8 273 346 Saturday’s Games Pittsburgh 34, Wake Forest 13 NC State 52, Louisville 10 Notre Dame 36, Syracuse 3 North Carolina 49, W. Carolina 26 Miami 38, Virginia Tech 14 Georgia Tech 30, Virginia 27, OT Florida St. 22, Boston College 21 Clemson 35, Duke 6 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE East Conference All Games W L PF PA W L PF PA Georgia 7 1 276151 10 1 436185 Florida 5 3 209 205 8 3 373 231 Kentucky 5 3 146132 8 3 263185 South Carolina 4 4 230 243 6 4 328 267 Missouri 3 4 209196 7 4 405 293 Tennessee 2 5 149 251 5 6 260 297 Vanderbilt 1 5 134193 4 6 258 259 West Conference All Games W L PF PA W L PF PA Alabama 7 0 322 92 11 0 536144 LSU 5 2 165129 9 2 309177 Texas A&M 4 3 209199 7 4 342 244 Auburn 3 4 157145 7 4 318183 Mississippi St 3 4 119112 7 4 314141 Mississippi 1 5 144 257 5 5 375 363 Arkansas 0 7 138 281 2 9 260 379 Saturday’s Games Florida 63, Idaho 10 Alabama 50, The Citadel 17 Kentucky 34, Middle Tennessee 23 Mississippi St. 52, Arkansas 6 Missouri 50, Tennessee 17 Auburn 53, Liberty 0 Georgia 66, UMass 27 Texas A&M 41,UAB 20 LSU 42, Rice 10 South Carolina 49, Chattanooga 9 Mississippi at Vanderbilt, Late Associated Press GEORGIA ■ Continued from 1B lasting no more than four plays. Starter Jake Fromm and Fields shared time at quarterback as the Bulldogs avoided looking ahead to next week’s state rivalry game against Georgia Tech or the Dec. 1 Southeastern Confer ence championship game against No. 1 Alabama. The Bulldogs led UMass (4-8) 42-13 at halftime. “They’re fast and they’re big and the smallest mistake they will capitalize on and take advantage of it,” said UMass linebacker Bryton Barr. Highlights for the Minute- men were Andy Isabella’s sec ond-half touchdown catches of 75 and 45 yards from Ross Comis. Isabella, one of the nation’s leading receivers, capped his career with 15 catches for 219 yards and two touchdowns. Isabella set school records with 102 catches for 1,698 yards this season. Georgia scored touchdowns on seven of its first eight pos sessions. The one exception was Terry Godwin’s lost fum ble attempting to field a punt in the first quarter. Joseph Norwood recovered at the Georgia 16 to set up the lone touchdown of the half for the Minutemen, a 5-yard run by Marquis Young. Finally, with 9:58 remaining in the third quarter, the Geor gia offense was stopped short of the end zone when Rodrigo Blankenship kicked a 40-yard field goal. Otherwise, it was a produc tive half for Fields, Simmons and the Bulldogs. Simmons’ 49-yard run around right end capped Georgia’s three-play touchdown drive to open the game. Simmons added a 71-yard scoring catch from Jake Fromm early in the sec ond quarter. Fromm was 5-for-5 pass ing for 106 yards and a touchdown. Third-string quarterback Matthew Downing took over for Georgia to open the fourth quarter. THE TAKEAWAY Georgia: Fields continued to emerge in a more promi nent role for Georgia. Known more for his running earlier this season, Fields showed impressive touch on deep passes, including his 57-yarder for a touchdown caught in stride by Mecole Hardman . “He’s getting better with his vision down the field,” said Smart of Fields, who also threw an 11-yard scoring pass to Riley Ridley. UMass: Isabella, a semifi nalist to win the Biletnikoff Award given to the nation’s top receiver, left a strong impres sion on the Bulldogs. Even when matched against Geor gia’s top cover cornerback, Deandre Baker, Isabella was difficult to defend. No. 5 Georgia 66, UMass 27 UMass 7 6 7 7—27 Georgia 14 28 17 7—66 First Quarter UGA—Simmons 49 run (Blankenship kick), 13:01 UGA—Holyfield 5 run (Blankenship kick), 6:24 UMASS—M.Young 5 run (Garcia kick), 1:59 Second Quarter UGA—Ridley 11 pass from Fields (Blankenship kick), 13:55 UGA—Simmons 71 pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 10:27 UMASS—FG Garcia 34,7:19 UGA—Fields 3 run (Blankenship kick), 6:13 UGA—Hardman 57 pass from Fields (Blankenship kick), 2:22 UMASS—FG Garcia 32, :00 Third Quarter UGA—Cook 26 run (Blankenship kick), 12:38 UGA—FG Blankenship 40,9:58 UGA—Herrien 6 run (Blankenship kick), :01 UMASS—Isabella 75 pass from Comis (Garcia kick), :00 Fourth Quarter UGA—Cook 27 run (Blankenship kick), 10:50 UMASS—Isabella 45 pass from Comis (Garcia kick), 8:55 UMASS UGA First downs 16 30 Rushes-yards 22-103 43-428 Passing 287 275 Comp-Att-Int 24-32-1 14-17-0 Return Yards 20 86 Punts-Avg. 6-35.66 0-null Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 7-59 2-20 Time of Possession 25:49 34:11 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—UMass, Dingle 1-42, M.Young 7-32, Fredericks 5-19, Isabella 2-10, Curtis 1-3, Comis 6-(minus 3). Georgia, Fields 7-100, Cook 3-76, Herrien 6-53, Holyfield 6-50, Simmons 1-49, Swift 9-49, Donald-Mclntyre 4-14, Robertson 1-12, Downing 2-11, Hudson 2-9, Erdman 1-7, Tidwell 1-(minus 2). PASSING—UMass, Curtis 1-1-0-9, Comis 23-31-1-278. Georgia, Fromm 5-5- 0-106, Fields 5-8-0-121, Downing 4-4-0-48. RECEIVING—UMass, Isabella 15-219, M.Young 3-13, Emilus 2-24, Fredericks 2-15, Simon 1-12, Palmer 1-4. Georgia, Hardman 3-68, Simmons 2-81, Godwin 2-16, Nauta 1-54, Cook 1-23, Hudson 1-15, Blount 1-12, Ridley 1-11, Erdman 1-(minus 2), Crumpton 1-(minus 3). MISSED FIELD GOALS—None. TECH ■ Continued from 1B connected with the ball. The Yellow Jackets (7-4,5-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) clinched a winning season, quite a comeback from a 1-3 start. Coach Paul Johnson cred ited his seniors, who were hon ored before their final game at Bobby Dodd Stadium. “They did a great job of keeping this team together,” Johnson said. Virginia (7-4,4-3) was elimi nated from the ACC Coastal Division race before it even took the field. Pittsburgh clinched a spot in the league championship game with its 34-13 victory at Wake Forest. Georgia Tech only com pounded the Cavaliers’ misery. “It hurts,” Virginia receiver Olamide Zaccheaus said. “This is real tough.” Brad Stewart stretched out as far as he could to haul in Georgia Tech’s lone comple tion, a 37-yard pass from TaQuon Marshall on third down to set up Wells’ go-ahead kick near the end of regula tion. Stewart escaped corner- back Bryce Hall with a double move, leaped for a ball that appeared overthrown, and managed to hang on while crashing to the turf. “That was my last catch ever at Bobby Dodd,” Stewart said. “How crazy is that?” Then Wells won it in over time — not bad for a walk-on who only took over the kick ing job after two other kickers failed to hold down the job. Virginia quarterback Bryce Perkins completed 21 of 26 passes for 217 yards, and also led the Cavaliers in rushing with 73 yards despite an injured left ankle that occurred when he was sacked for a safety in the first half. He was helped off the field by two teammates but missed only one series. While Perkins was out, freshman Brennan Arm strong guided the Cavaliers to a touchdown in only the third career appearance. He threw a short pass near the sideline to Joe Reed, who shook off a defender and raced for a 56-yard touchdown. THE TAKEAWAY Georgia Tech: A gutsy performance by a team that seemed headed for a dismal season, but has now put itself in decent position when bowl invitations go out. Virginia: A brutal loss for the Cavaliers, who not only surrendered a safety and a special teams touchdown but also botched a punt return when the ball hit a Cavaliers player in the back while he was trying to get out of the way. The Yellow Jackets recovered the fumble. Georgia Tech 30, Virginia 27 OT Virginia 14 7 0 6 0—27 Georgia Tech 13 3 0 11 3—30 First Quarter GT—FG Wells 28,10:38 UVA—Dubois 13 pass from Perkins (Delaney kick), 6:49 GT—safety, 3:24 GT—J.Thomas 77 kickoff return (T.Marshall run), 3:13 UVA—J.Reed 56 pass from Armstrong (Delaney kick), :37 Second Quarter GT—FG Wells 28,10:38 UVA—Perkins 9 run (Delaney kick), 3:03 Fourth Quarter GT—Howard 3 run (Lynch run), 12:30 UVA—FG Delaney 31,4:31 GT—FG Wells 48,1:04 UVA—FG Delaney 32, :01 First Overtime GT—FG Wells 40, :00 UVA GT First downs 25 14 Rushes-yards 33-130 52-268 Passing 273 37 Comp-Att-Int 22-28-0 1-8-0 Return Yards 123 77 Punts-Avg. 2-45.0 3-46.33 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 4-35 3-25 Time of Possession 28:46 31:14 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Virginia, Perkins 16-73, Ellis 12-33, Armstrong 2-13, Atkins 1-7, Zaccheaus 1-4, Sharp 1-0. Georgia Tech, T.Marshall 15-107, Howard 11-43, Searcy 1-33, Cottrell 6-31, T.Oliver 9-27, Lynch 6-15, Mason 3-9, Camp 1-3. PASSING—Virginia, Armstrong 1-2-0-56, Perkins 21-26-0-217. Georgia Tech, T.Marshall 1-8-0-37. RECEIVING—Virginia, Zaccheaus 10-96, Dubois 5-46, Jana 3-32, J.Reed 2-78, Butts 2-21. Georgia Tech, Stewart 1-37. MISSED FIELD GOALS—Virginia, Delaney 35. Scores EAST Albany (NY) 25, Stony Brook 23 Army 28, Colgate 14 Columbia 24, Cornell 21 Dartmouth 49, Brown 7 Duquesne 38, CCSU 31 Fordham 17, Bucknell 14 Harvard 45, Yale 27 Holy Cross 32, Georgetown 31 James Madison 38,Towson 17 Lehigh 34, Lafayette 3 Maine 27, Elon 26 Navy 37, Tulsa 29 Notre Dame 36, Syracuse 3 Penn St. 20, Rutgers 7 Princeton 42, Penn 14 Rhode Island 24, New Hampshire 21 Sacred Heart 13, St. Francis (Pa.) 7 San Diego 31, Marist 14 Temple 27, South Florida 17 Villanova 42, Delaware 21 Wagner 41, Robert Morris 7 SOUTH Alabama 50, The Citadel 17 Alabama A&M 42, MVSU14 Alcorn St. 24, Jackson St. 3 Appalachian St. 45, Georgia St. 17 Auburn 53, Liberty 0 Austin Peay 48, Murray St. 23 Bethune-Cookman 33, Florida A&M 19 Bryant 56, Howard 55 Charleston Southern 12, Campbell 7 Davidson 41, Butler 38 Delaware St. 41, Va. Lynchburg 7 Drake 43, Morehead St. 6 E. Kentucky 37, Tennessee Tech 6 FIU 42, Charlotte 35 Florida 63, Idaho 10 Florida St. 22, Boston College 21 Furman 35, Mercer 30 Georgia 66, UMass 27 Georgia Southern 41, Coastal Carolina 17 Georgia Tech 30, Virginia 27, OT Hampton 44, St. Andrews 17 Kennesaw St. 60, Jacksonville St. 52,50T Kentucky 34, Middle Tennessee 23 Lamar 21, McNeese St. 17 Louisiana-Lafayette 48, South Alabama 38 Marshall 23, UTSA 0 Miami 38, Virginia Tech 14 Mississippi St. 52, Arkansas 6 Missouri 50, Tennessee 17 Monmouth (NJ) 56, Gardner-Webb 42 Morgan St. 44, Norfolk St. 27 NC A&T 45, NC Central 0 NC State 52, Louisville 10 North Carolina 49, W. Carolina 26 Ohio St. 52, Maryland 51, OT FAR WEST Montana St. 29, Montana 25 N. Arizona 31, North Dakota 16 Nevada 21, San Jose St. 12 UC Davis 56, Sacramento St. 13 UCLA 34, Southern Cal 27 Utah 30, Colorado 7 SOUTHWEST Arkansas St. 31, Louisiana-Monroe 17 Cent. Arkansas 16, Abilene Christian 7 Oklahoma St. 45, West Virginia 41 Prairie View 66, Alabama St. 13 Sam Houston St. 42, Houston Baptist 20 MIDWEST Bowling Green 21, Akron 6 Dayton 34, Jacksonville 7 Illinois St. 35, Youngstown St. 28 Indiana St. 15, W. Illinois 13 Iowa 63, Illinois 0 Kansas St. 21, Texas Tech 6 Michigan 31, Indiana 20 N. Dakota St. 65, S. Illinois 17 N. Iowa 37, Missouri St. 0 Nebraska 9, Michigan St. 6 Northwestern 24, Minnesota 14 S. Dakota St. 49, South Dakota 27 SE Missouri 38, E. Illinois 32 Wisconsin 47, Purdue 44,30T Associated Press
