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Tommy Castellanos threw two touchdown passes and ran for 117 yards and a score as the starter over Will Hammond, and No. 13 Texas Tech beat No. 22 Arizona 34-26 on Saturday in Lubbox, Texas, during a matchup that was pivotal to the Big 12 title and College Football Playoff hopes of both teams.
J’Koby Williams ran 64 yards for a decisive touchdown and finished with 175 yards as the Red Raiders (7-1, 4-1 Big 12) tied a school record with their 13th consecutive home victory a week after a loss to Cincinnati that led to the benching of Hammond.
Noah Fifita finished with 417 yards passing and a 94-yard touchdown to Isaiah Mizell, who 182 yards receiving in his third consecutive game with at least 100 yards — the first three of the sophomore’s career for the Wildcats (6-2, 3-2), who had a five-game winning streak stopped while losing freshman receiver R.J. Mosley to an apparently serious left leg injury.
Iowa (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten), which is eighth in the nation in scoring defense, posted their third shutout of the season. They held the Badgers (5-3, 3-2) to 235 yards, including 52 rushing yards, in a game reminiscent of last season’s 37-0 victory.
The Orange got the ball on their own 32-yard line with 3:36 remaining while trailing 27-23. Angeli led Syracuse on an 11-play drive capped by Meyers’ first touchdown for Syracuse. Kevin Jennings threw for two scores and Kendrick Raphael ran 14 yards for what appeared to be a game-winner for SMU.
Notre Dame (7-1) finished with 426 yards, its fifth time amassing 400-plus yards this season. Quarterback Jackson Gutierrez rushed 28 times for 110 yards for the Midshipmen (2-6), who haven’t won a game in the long-running series since 2016.
Leading 17-15, Chambliss had a 26-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter to give the Revels a nine-point lead. He added a six-yard scoring pass to Caleb Cunningham and a 28-yarder to Horatio Fields in the fourth quarter.
Nate Sheppard ran for three of his school-record five touchdowns in the first half as Duke rolled past Boston College 47-2 on Saturday. ... Luke Yoder ran for 183 yards and two touchdowns, becoming Lehigh’s all-time leading rusher (4,338) as the Mountain Hawks beat Bucknell 31-30 when Luke Denny batted down a two-point conversion pass with two seconds left. ...
DJ Lagway threw for 319 yards and four touchdowns to lead Baylor to a 41-9 rout of UCF on Friday night in Joe Klanderman’s first game as interim coach.
This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.