TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Devon Dampier hit Creed Whittemore on a 70-yard touchdown pass with 2:25 left, Daniel Bray ran for 197 yards and No. 2 Utah remained undefeated with a wild 40-39 victory over No. 22 Arizona early Sunday. The Utes (10-0, 7-0 Big 12, No. 2 CFP) didn’t arrive in Tucson until just after noon due because of the FAA ground stop Friday and got off to a slow start, falling into an early 11-point hole in a game pushed back three hours to 8:30 p.m. The Wildcats (7-3, 4-3, No. 23 CFP) pulled off a midnight miracle against TCU last week and found themselves in another late-night game against the highest-ranked opponent to play in Tucson since No. 2 Oregon in 2007.
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Thomas Castellanos threw for 263 yards and four touchdowns, Malcolm Simmons returned the opening kickoff 97 yards for a score and No. 10 Texas Tech routed Oklahoma State 52-27 early Sunday to stay on track for a return to the Big 12 championship game and College Football Playoff. The reigning conference champions, who lost to Oregon in last season’s CFP quarterfinal, jumped out to a 21-0 lead and then withstood a 17-0 run by the Cowboys and their highly touted quarterback Drew Mestemaker to make it a game before halftime. But any hopes of a late-night shootout between the Red Raiders (9-1, 6-1) and Cowboys (6-4, 4-3), coached by former Texas Tech player and coach Eric Morris, faded after that.
UNDATED (AP) — Kentucky and LSU played their way out of the College Football Playoff with consecutive losses. The No. 13 Wildcats and 24th-ranked Tigers suffered their third and fourth losses of the season, respectively, in Southeastern Conference action. Arch Manning threw a touchdown pass with 3 seconds remaining, rallying No. 8 Texas to a 22-21 win against slightly favored LSU in Baton Rouge. The Tigers lost to Alabama last week at home. Unranked Florida, one of the most up-and-down teams in the country, dealt Kentucky a second straight loss, 21-14 in Lexington. The Cats lost last week at Tennessee.
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Bear Bachmeier led No. 12 BYU to a 28-7 victory over Baylor, scoring three touchdowns and throwing for another. Bachmeier totaled 158 yards of offense, powering a rushing attack that racked up 189 yards. LJ Martin added 49 yards for the Cougars but exited with an ankle injury before halftime. BYU tallied its most rushing yards against a Big 12 opponent this season. DJ Lagway threw for 159 yards and a touchdown for Baylor, but the Bears struggled offensively. BYU dominated early, scoring on its first three drives and maintaining control. Baylor's two-game winning streak ended.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Cardae Mack had 111 yards rushing and a touchdown on 25 carries and Arizona State overcame travel delays to beat UCF 26-13. Arizona State looked no worse for wear after arriving in Orlando after noon Eastern Time on Saturday. The Sun Devils controlled the game from the beginning, cementing their lead with a strip-sack of UCF quarterback Alonza Barnett III to set up a field goal just before halftime. They scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter after a long drive to cap off a 26-13 victory.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Kansas seized momentum from the start and beat West Virginia 37-14 for its first road win of the season. The Jayhawks had no trouble moving the ball against the worst defense in the Power Four. Quarterback Isaiah Marshall rushed for a career-high 164 yards with one touchdown. Khijohnn Cummings-Coleman and Chase Belcher each scored twice on the ground. Kansas raced ahead 30-7 at halftime and cruised from there. West Virginia has one of the nation’s top rushing tandems in quarterback Mike Hawkins Jr. and running back Cam Cook. But they were limited to a combined 48 yards on the ground.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Aiden Flora ran 28 times for 216 yards and Iowa State’s first three touchdowns and the Cyclones rode a fast start to a 41-13 victory over Cincinnati. The Cyclones piled up 551 total yards for their fourth game over 500 and improved to 5-1 at home. The Bearcats have lost six road games in a row and 12 straight November games since 2023. In the first quarter alone, Flora ran 10 times for 125 yards and three touchdowns, caught two passes for 19 yards and completed a pass for 37. Flora has gone over 200 yards three times this season.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Jaden Craig threw a touchdown, Kari Ashley ran for a score, and TCU beat Kansas State 20-10. The game Saturday kicked off only about three hours after the Wildcats’ team flight landed in Texas. K-State wasn't able to fly Friday due to the nationwide FAA ground stoppage, then fell behind 7-0 less than 7 minutes into the game on Ashley’s 19-yard TD run. TCU built a 17-0 lead after the opening drive of the second half. The Horned Frogs are 5-5 in coach Sonny Dykes' fifth season.
