Carson Beck threw four touchdown passes, Nate Frazier ran for 136 yards with three scores and No. 10 (CFP) Georgia overwhelmed Massachusetts 59-21 on Saturday as the Bulldogs tried to protect their College Football Playoff hopes.

Georgia (9-2) needed the big offense from Beck and Frazier to rescue a defense that gave up 226 rushing yards. UMass (2-9) played its first game under interim coach Shane Montgomery, the offensive coordinator who retained his play-calling duties after replacing fired coach Don Brown on Monday.

Jalen John led the Minutemen with 107 rushing yards and a touchdown.

Georgia extended its streak of consecutive home wins to 30, the longest active streak in the Football Bowl Subdivision.

Bulldogs linebacker Chris Cole returned a fumble recovery 31 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. Quintavius Johnson’s sack of AJ Hairston and forced fumble set up the play.

Beck avoided turnovers for the second consecutive game. He threw two touchdowns without an interception and also ran for a score in the Bulldogs’ 31-17 win over No. 11 Tennessee on Nov. 16. Beck had 12 interceptions in his previous six games.

UMass opened the game with a 10-play, 75-yard touchdown drive that included nine runs and was capped by CJ Hester’s scoring run from the 4.

The Minutemen added another clock-draining, 14-play, 75-yard drive that covered seven minutes in the second quarter and ended with another 4-yard scoring run by John.

UMass veered from its run-first plan to open the second half. Hairston threw a 75-yard touchdown pass to Jakobie Keaney-James, who made the catch between defensive backs Dan Jackson and Daniel Harris.

Georgia had only four possessions in the first half and each ended with a touchdown pass from Beck. The senior quarterback connected with Oscar Delp, Cash Jones, Dominic Lovett and Arian Smith for the scoring passes.

Favored by 42 1/2 points, Georgia faced a difficult task of meeting expectations. The offensive showing by Beck and Frazier could be enough for the Bulldogs to protect their Top 25 and CFP rankings.

Illini win with lest-second TD: Luke Altmyer found Pat Bryant for a catch-and-run, 40-yard touchdown pass with 4 seconds left, sending No. 24 Illinois to a wild 38-31 victory over Rutgers on Saturday.

Illinois (8-3, 5-3 Big Ten) was down 31-30 when it sent long kicker Ethan Moczulski out for a desperation 58-yard field goal with 14 seconds to go. Rutgers coach Greg Schiano then called for a timeout right before Moczulski’s attempt was wide left and about 15 yards short.

After the missed field goal was waved off by the timeout, Illinois coach Bret Bielema sent his offense back on the field. Altmyer hit Bryant on an in cut on the left side at the 22, and he continued across the field and scored untouched in a game that featured three lead changes in the final 3:07.

Rutgers (6-5, 3-5) gave up a safety on the final kickoff return, throwing a ball out of bounds in the end zone as players passed it around hoping for a miracle touchdown.

Columbia tops Cornell to earn share of Ivy League title for first time since 1961: Joey Giorgi ran for 165 yards and scored a touchdown and Columbia beat Cornell 17-9 on Saturday and earned a share of the Ivy League title on the season’s last day on Saturday.

Columbia (7-3, 5-2) received help from Yale which beat Harvard (8-2, 5-2) 34-29. Dartmouth (8-2, 5-2) also forged its way to the top of the Ivy League standings when it drubbed Brown 56-28, also on Saturday.

Last year Dartmouth, Harvard and Yale all finished 5-2 to share the league championship. Prior to 2023, the last time the Ivy League champion had two losses was 1982 when Dartmouth, Harvard and Penn all finished 5-2.

Also prior to 2023, the last time there was a three-way tie for the title was 2015 when Dartmouth, Harvard and Penn all finished 6-1. Columbia’s share of the title marked only the program’s second all-time and its first since 1961. As for Cornell (4-6, 3-4), the Big Red were attempting to post their first winning Ivy League campaign since 2005.

Thomas leads UNLV to a victory over San Jose State: Jai’Den Thomas ran for 135 yards and the go-ahead touchdown in the third quarter to help No. 24 UNLV keep its conference title hopes alive with a 27-16 victory over San Jose State on Friday night. The Rebels (9-2, 5-1 Mountain West) survived on a rainy night that hindered both offenses to get their first win ever as a ranked team. UNLV lost to Syracuse earlier this season after getting into the AP poll for the first time in school history. The win preserved the Rebels’ hopes of returning to the Mountain West title game after losing to Boise State last season.