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Oregon finishes strong, outlasts pesky Badgers

MADISON, Wis. — Oregon was trailing by seven points as Wisconsin fans were jumping around to open the fourth quarter.

The top-ranked Ducks didn’t flinch.

Oregon’s players jumped right along with Wisconsin’s sellout crowd during the traditional playing of House of Pain’s “Jump Around” at the end of the third quarter. The Ducks then dominated the final period for a 16-13 victory Saturday night.

“We had a mindset going into the game of what that song was going to mean for us and what our reaction was going to be to it,” Oregon coach Dan Lanning said. “Kind of like Pavlov’s dog, right? When you hear that song, it means it’s time to go.”

Atticus Sappington’s 24-yard field goal broke a tie with 2:36 remaining as Oregon outscored Wisconsin 10-0 in the fourth quarter. The Ducks also erased fourth-quarter deficits in victories over Boise State and Ohio State this season.

In other Top 25 action on Saturday:

NO. 2 OHIO STATE 31,

NORTHWESTERN 7

CHICAGO (AP) — Will Howard passed for two touchdowns and Quinshon Judkins had two 1-yard TD runs as No. 2 Ohio State pounded Northwestern at Wrigley Field.

NO. 3 TEXAS 20, ARKANSAS 10

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Quinn Ewers threw for 176 yards and two touchdowns and No. 3 Texas’ defense clamped down on Arkansas’ final two possessions to help the Longhorns to the win.

NO, 11 GEORGIA 31, NO. 6

TENNESSEE 17

ATHENS, Ga. — Carson Beck threw for two TDs and ran for another, leading No. 11 Georgia over No. 6 Tennessee to give a huge boost to the Bulldogs’ College Football Playoff hopes.

KANSAS 17, NO. 7 BYU 13

PROVO, Utah — Jalon Daniels threw for 169 yards, Dylan Neal ran for two touchdowns and Kansas upset No. 7 BYU. Trailing 13-10 entering the fourth quarter, Kansas went ahead on Neal’s 3-yard run.

NO. 8 NOTRE DAME 35, VIRGINIA 14

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Riley Leonard passed for three TDs and Notre Dame’s defense forced five turnovers as the No. 8 Fighting Irish clobbered Virginia and won its eighth straight game.

NO. 9 ALABAMA 52, MERCER 7

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Jalen Milroe passed for two touchdowns and ran for a third in just over two quarters to help No. 9 Alabama beat FCS team Mercer. Ryan Williams ran for a 29-yard touchdown and caught a 14-yard score for the Crimson Tide.

NO. 13 BOISE STATE 42, SAN JOSE STATE 21

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Ashton Jeanty rushed for 159 yards and three touchdowns as No. 13 Boise State won its eighth straight. The Broncos remain on track for a spot in the College Football Playoff if they win the conference title.

NO 14. SMU 38, BOSTON COLLEGE 28

DALLAS — Kevin Jennings threw for 298 yards and three touchdowns, Brashard Smith ran for 120 yards with a score and 14th-ranked SMU moved closer to making the ACC championship game in its league debut.

NO. 15 TEXAS A&M 38, NEW MEXICO STATE 3

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Marcel Reed threw two TD passes and ran for a third score in No. 15 Texas A&M’s rout. Texas A&M led 17-0 after the first quarter, outgaining New Mexico State, 273-50.

NO. 17 CLEMSON 24, PITT 20

PITTSBURGH — Cade Klubnick sprinted 50 yards for a go-ahead TD with 1:16 to play as No. 17 Clemson fended off Pittsburgh. Nate Yarnell threw for 350 yards, but the Panthers dropped their third straight.

NO. 18 COLORADO 49, UTAH 24

BOULDER, Colo. — Shedeur Sanders overcame a shaky start to throw three touchdown passes, LaJohntay Wester returned a punt 76 yards for a score and No. 18 Colorado pulled away late to beat Utah.

NEW MEXICO 38, NO. 19 WASHINGTON STATE 35

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Devon Dampier scored on a 1-yard run with 21 seconds left as New Mexico picked up its first victory over a ranked team since 2003. Dampier ran for 192 yards and two TDs and completed 11 of 25 passes for 174 yards and a score.

ARIZONA STATE 24, NO. 20 KANSAS STATE 14

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Sam Leavitt threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns, Jordyn Tyson had 12 catches for 176 yards and two of the scores, and Arizona State held off No. 20 Kansas State.

FLORIDA 27, NO. 21 LSU 16

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — DJ Lagway threw for a touchdown and set up another with a long completion in his return from a strained left hamstring, and Florida upset No. 21 LSU. The Gators sacked LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier seven times.

STANFORD 38, NO. 22 LOUISVILLE 35

STANFORD, Calif — Emmet Kenney made a career-long 52-yard field goal as time expired to give Stanford an upset of No. 22 Louisville. Down 35-21 in the fourth quarter, Stanford tied it on Emmett Mosley V’s two touchdown passes.

NO. 23 SOUTH CAROLINA 34, NO. 24 MISSOURI 30

COLUMBIA, S.C. — LaNorris Sellers threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Raheim Sanders with 15 seconds left as No. 23 South Carolina edged No. 24 Missouri for its third straight victory over a ranked foe.

NO. 25 TULANE 35, NAVY 0

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Makhi Hughes ran for 82 yards and two touchdowns and No. 25 Tulane locked up its spot in the American Athletic Conference championship game against Army by shutting out Navy.

TEMPLE FIRES DRAYTON

PHILADELPHIA — Temple fired coach Stan Drayton on Sunday after losing records in all three of his seasons.

Drayton went 9-25 overall and 4-18 in the American Athletic Conference. He was fired a day after Temple beat FAU 18-15 on a field goal in overtime.

Defensive coordinator Everett Withers will serve as interim coach for the final two games of the season.

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