
Fernando Mendoza completed 91.7% of his passes for 299 yards and four touchdowns as No. 2 Indiana took another step toward clinching a spot in its first Big Ten title game and likely a second straight playoff berth with a 31-7 victory over visiting Wisconsin on Saturday.
Mendoza, formerly of Cal, spent some time in the injury tent during the fourth quarter, but returned on the next Indiana series to throw his school-record-breaking 30th TD of the season — a 5-yarder to Omar Cooper Jr. Mendoza continued to make his Heisman Trophy case by going 22 of 24 despite being sacked five times.
The Hoosiers (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten, No. 2 CFP) are undefeated through 11 games for the first time in school history and have tied last season’s record-setting victory total.
Wisconsin (3-7, 1-6) has lost to five ranked teams this season.
No. 3 Texas A&M 31, South Carolina 30: Marcel Reed threw for a career-high 439 yards and three touchdowns and the host Aggies (10-0, 7-0 SEC) rallied from a 27-point deficit to remain undefeated with a victory over the Gamecocks (3-7, 1-7).
It’s the biggest comeback in school history, eclipsing a 21-point rally by a Johnny Manziel-led team in a 52-48 win in the 2013 Chick-Fil-A Bowl over Duke. Entering Saturday, teams were 0-286 in Southeastern Conference play since 2004 when trailing by 27 points or more.
No. 11 Oklahoma 23, No. 4 Alabama 21: Kip Lewis had seven tackles, including two sacks, and the visiting Sooners stunned the Crimson Tide to send shock waves through the Southeastern Conference.
Oklahoma (7-2, 4-2 SEC) had three takeaways — scoring 17 points off those turnovers — and got a key stop late to end Alabama’s winning streaks of eight games overall and 17 at home. The Crimson Tide (8-2, 6-1) had a chance in the waning minutes, but Ty Simpson’s fourth-down pass to Ryan Williams fell incomplete.
The Sooners ran out the clock from there, setting off a raucous celebration by their visiting fans.
Alabama still controls its destiny in the SEC championship game race and can secure a spot by beating rival Auburn in two weeks.
No. 8 Texas Tech 48, UCF 9: Linebacker Jacob Rodriguez struck the Heisman Trophy pose again after the first offensive touchdown of his career, Reggie Virgil scored three times and the host Red Raiders routed the Knights.
Texas Tech (10-1, 7-1 Big 12, No. 6 CFP) stayed on track for a shot at its first Big 12 championship in its regular-season home finale, reaching 10 victories for the first time since going 11-2 under the late Mike Leach in 2008.
UCF (4-6, 1-6) didn’t pick up a first down until it trailed 21-0 and dropped to 0-4 on the road.
No. 9 Notre Dame 37, No. 23 Pittsburgh 15: Jeremiyah Love ran for 147 yards and a score, Malachi Fields hauled in a pair of touchdown passes and the visiting Fighting Irish breezed past the Panthers (7-3).
Notre Dame (8-2) has won eight straight games by an average of 26 points since their 0-2 start.
No. 17 USC 26, Iowa 21: Makai Lemon made 10 catches for 153 yards and a second-half touchdown and the host Trojans scored 19 consecutive points to keep their College Football Playoff hopes alive with a victory over the Hawkeyes (6-4, 4-3 Big Ten, No. 21 CFP).
Jayden Maiava passed for 254 yards and Bryan Jackson rushed for two touchdowns for USC (8-2, 6-1 Big Ten), which faced its largest deficit of the season when it trailed 21-7 late in the second quarter at a rain-soaked Coliseum. USC mounted five consecutive scoring drives, capped by Jackson’s go-ahead TD run with 13:36 to play.


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