After last week’s upset of Memphis — a game where quarterback Keenan Reynolds was held out of the end zone — Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo alluded to the fact that Reynolds wanted to break the highly anticipated touchdown-scoring record at home.

That feat was accomplished just nine minutes into Saturday’s game against SMU as Reynolds ran the ball in from four yards out to become the NCAA’s all-time leader in rushing touchdowns with 78.

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Saturday’s game marked senior day and Reynolds' last official home game for the Midshipmen. It seemed an appropriate setting for such a momentous occasion.

Reynolds tied Montee Ball’s rushing touchdown record two weeks ago against South Florida and though he had a goal line run called against Memphis, he decided to pitch the ball rather than run against a stacked defensive box.

Reynolds now holds NCAA records for career rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, single-season rushing touchdowns by a quarterback (31) and most games scoring at least three touchdowns (14).

Reynolds actually added two more touchdowns on runs of 43 yards and eight yards. Navy leads SMU 21-0 early in the second quarter.

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Alabama running back Kenyan Drake suffered a fractured arm while attempting to make a tackle on a kickoff, according to coach Nick Saban.

Drake will have surgery on Sunday and Saban said he should be out three weeks.

Drake stuck out his right arm to trip Brandon Holloway and immediately rolled away from the play clutching his arm in pain.

Drake was placed in a splint wrapped with an air cast and escorted to the locker room by trainers. He returned to the sideline in street clothes following halftime.

Drake, a senior, was the Tide’s second-leading rusher with 68 carries for 333 yards and a touchdown. He also had 19 catches for 221 yards and a score.

Last season, Drake suffered a broken leg against Ole Miss and missed the final nine games of the season.

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Marshall wore special tribute uniforms Saturday against Florida International to honor the 45th anniversary of the plane crash involving members of the team.

The Marshall plane crash on November 14, 1970 killed all 75 people on board. The team was returning from a game at East Carolina and the plane crashed upon descent. Thirty-seven football players and eight members of the coaching staff were on board.

Marshall beat Florida International 52-0.

The school has an annual ceremony on the anniversary of the crash every year. This year, members of the National Guard saw that the Marshall flag at the crash site was tattered. So they went to the Marshall bookstore to get the flag replaced.

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As strange as it sounds, a false start penalty ended up paying huge dividends for Oklahoma State.

Trailing Iowa State 31-28 in the fourth quarter, it looked like the Cowboys would have to punt the ball back to the Cyclones after an incomplete pass on third down. However, the Cowboys were whistled for a false start on the play, forcing a replay of the down. This time, on third-and-15, Mason Rudolph hit David Glidden for a 31-yard gain and a first down.

Six plays later, J.W. Walsh hit Jeff Carr for a seven-yard touchdown for what ended up being the game-winning score in a hard-fought 35-31 win. Carr’s touchdown catch gave OSU its first lead of the game and allowed the Cowboys to improve to 10-0 on the season.

Iowa State had two more shots to retake the lead after Carr’s touchdown, which came with 3:06 to play, but the Oklahoma State defense was up to the task both times.

First, the Cowboys stuffed Mike Warren on a fourth-and-one play with 2:05 to go. ISU then forced a three-and-out and used all three of its timeouts to get the ball back with 1:44 remaining, but Joel Lanning was intercepted by Jordan Sterns on the first play of the next possession, sealing an Oklahoma State win.

For a second straight week, Oklahoma State had to play from behind for the majority of the game. Iowa State was dominant early on and jumped out to a 24-7 second quarter lead, but the Cowboys cut the lead to 24-14 at halftime after Chris Carson scored from a yard out.

With its first drive of the second half, Oklahoma State set the tone. The Cowboys went 92 yards in 14 plays, taking 6:16 off the clock and finished it off with their goal-line specialty – a Walsh quarterback plunge – to cut the lead to 24-21.

But Iowa State wasn’t going to fold. The Cyclones forced tight end Blake Jarwin to fumble deep in OSU territory, and cashed in with a 21-yard score by Lanning.

From then on out, though, it was all Oklahoma State.

After the teams traded punts, the Cowboys quickly drove down the field behind the arm of Rudolph, who threw for 326 yards on the afternoon. But again, when OSU made it into the red zone, it turned into the J.W. Walsh show. This time, he followed his blockers and scored from 16 yards out, again cutting the lead to just three.

Iowa State couldn’t get anything going on offense on its next possession, setting up the 11-play, 84-yard drive that would culminate with the Walsh-Carr connection.

Walsh had so much success running throughout the game that the Cyclones were completely unprepared for Carr to go in motion out of the backfield and haul in the deciding score.

The win was another big one for Oklahoma State. Now, at 10-0, it looks like the Big 12 will be decided over the next two weeks in Stillwater with home matchups against No. 6 Baylor and No. 12 Oklahoma, who play one another on Saturday night. 

Iowa State has undoubtedly improved, but dropped to 3-7 with the loss. 

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Louisiana-Monroe has fired coach Todd Berry, according to beat writer Adam Hunsucker.

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The news came after ULM's 59-21 loss to Arkansas State on Saturday, which dropped the Warhawks record to 1-9 and 0-6 in Sun Belt play.

Berry had coached ULM since the 2010 season after spending the previous three seasons as an offensive coordinator at UNLV. However, the Warhawks managed just one winning season during his tenure — an 8-5 campaign that led to a trip to the Independence Bowl.

Todd Berry finished his ULM tenure with an overall record of 28-43.

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If Houston is going to remain undefeated, it will have to do so without its best player.

After falling behind Memphis 20-0 in a critical AAC matchup, Greg Ward Jr., Houston’s star quarterback, suffered an ankle injury on a sack in the second quarter. Memphis’ Wynton McManis brought Ward to the turf on a first down play, and it looked like Ward’s ankle got caught underneath McManis’ weight.

After staying down on the turf for a bit, Ward was able to limp off the field under his own power. With Ward out, backup Kyle Postma came in and led the Cougars to a touchdown on that drive, cutting Memphis’ lead to 20-7 at halftime.

When asked about Ward’s status, Houston head coach Tom Herman told ESPN at halftime that Ward was doubtful to return to the game.

“Not good. He rolled his ankle pretty good,” Herman said. “We’re going to tape him up. I doubt he’ll be back. We’re going to try to jog him around a little bit on the sideline to see how it feels. I would doubt that he would come back.”

The loss is a big one for the 9-0 Cougars. Coming into the game, Ward had 2,113 yards, 13 touchdowns and four interceptions throwing along with 829 yards and 16 scores on the ground.

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For the second consecutive week, Arkansas has played spoiler to a potential SEC West Division champion.

LSU, coming off a loss to Alabama, still had hopes of winning the division if it won the rest of the conference games on its schedule, but those dreams were quickly dashed by an upstart Arkansas team that used its power running game to defeat the Tigers 31-14.

A week ago, Arkansas knocked off Ole Miss with a gutty two-point conversion in overtime. The Rebels could have won the West Division if it had made it through its remaining conference games unscathed.

Much of Arkansas’ success against LSU on Saturday stemmed from its running game, which compiled 299 yards and three touchdowns against the Tigers. Alex Collins had 16 carries for 144 yards and two touchdowns in the victory.

Defensively, Arkansas tamed LSU running back Leonard Fournette, who had 91 yards and a touchdown, but the bulk of those yards came on one drive in the third quarter. LSU’s offensive hopes were squarely on the shoulders of quarterback Brandon Harris, who threw for 271 yards, but also had a fumble that Arkansas ultimately turned into a touchdown and an interception late that sealed the Razorbacks’ win.

Arkansas, while a longshot in the West, has won four consecutive games and five of its last six. It’s the first time the Razorbacks have won four consecutive games in coach Bret Bielema’s tenure. Saturday’s triumph against the Tigers also secured bowl eligibility for the Razorbacks, their first back-to-back bowl seasons since 2010-11.

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The College Football Playoff chances of Stanford are all but gone thanks to a 38-36 loss to Oregon

Trailing by eight in the final seconds, Kevin Hogan found Greg Taboada for a 5-yard touchdown pass to cut the deficit to two. With 10 seconds remaining, the Cardinal had a chance to tie the game. Hogan looked for tight end Austin Hooper in single coverage in the middle of the end zone on the conversion play.

But thanks to a free rusher off the right side of the offensive line, Hogan was forced to get rid of the ball a fraction sooner than he would have liked. The pass was behind Hooper. It was batted down and fell incomplete.

And while the two-point conversion would have likely sent the game into overtime, the Cardinal won't be blaming that for the loss. Instead, much of the reflection will be focused on two fourth-quarter fumbles.

Both fumbles came on botched snaps, too. The first, with less than eight minutes remaining, came near midfield. A second, with just over two minutes to go, came with Stanford deep in Oregon territory. The Stanford defense bailed Hogan and the offense out both times, holding Oregon to just three points off the turnovers and giving the Cardinal a chance to stay in the game.

Stanford still has control of the Pac-12 North with just one conference loss. But when you couple Saturday night's game with a Week 1 loss to Northwestern and the Cardinal have no hope of recovering from the loss barring massive craziness at the top of the College Football Playoff standings.

And, if you believe Stanford was the Pac-12's best shot at a College Football Playoff spot, the Pac-12's chances are pretty much gone too. Utah entered Week 11 the only other Pac-12 team with one loss. But the Utes started the week ranked No. 10 in the playoff standings, a spot that may be too low to get into the top four by the end of the year.

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Houston is still undefeated. Somehow.

After trailing Memphis 34-14 early in the fourth quarter, the Cougars, with backup quarterback Kyle Postma running the show, stormed all the way back to win 35-34 and improve to 10-0.

Postma, filling in for injured star Greg Ward Jr., led touchdown drives of 75, 39 and 77 yards in the final 12 minutes to give the Cougars an improbable win. Postma, who had 24 career passing yards coming into Saturday’s game, went toe-to-toe with Memphis NFL prospect Paxton Lynch, finishing with 236 yards and a touchdown through the air and 49 yards and a score on the ground.

The decisive touchdown came after the Cougars regained possession down 34-28 with 4:00 to play. Postma deftly reeled off a run of 22 yards before hitting Demarcus Ayers (13 catches, 127 yards) for two clutch first down receptions. A pass-interference call on Memphis set up a first-and-goal and Postma finished it off by scooting into the end zone from seven yards out.

Memphis regained possession with 1:27 to go, and Lynch quickly led the Tigers into Houston territory. But when the Tigers dialed up a quick screen to wideout Phil Mayhue, the drive got out of rhythm. Mayhue picked up five and couldn’t get out of bounds, and a rushed Lynch wasn’t on the same page with Tevin Jones on the second down play. Lynch then felt heavy pressure on third down and was forced to throw the ball away, setting up a 48-yard attempt from the reliable Jake Elliott.

Elliott’s kick had plenty of leg, but sailed wide right, sealing a wild win for the Cougars.

The way Memphis dominated the first three quarters made it seem like Houston had no shot to win this game, but the Cougars kept hanging around.

Lynch was at the top of his game from the jump as Memphis jumped out to a 20-0 lead. To make matters worse, Ward, who entered the game with 2,116 passing yards, 829 rushing yards and 29 total touchdowns, went down with an ankle injury.

However, Postma, in the first significant action of his career, was nearly flawless on his first drive in relief of Ward, connecting on four-of-five passes and finding Linell Bonner for a 30-yard score. That cut the Tigers’ lead to 20-7 at halftime and gave Houston some life.

That momentum carried over into the third quarter as Postma led a long touchdown drive to start the half, cutting Memphis’ lead to 20-14.

Memphis then responded, and did so emphatically with back-to-back scoring drives of 68 and 66 yards that took 8:53 off the clock and made the lead 34-14 early in the fourth. 

It looked like Memphis had a commanding lead, but Postma and the Cougars offense went back to work and quickly scored, this time on a 10-yard TD run from Kenneth Farrow.

A Dorceus fumble on Memphis’ next drive looked like it would provide the break Houston needed, but the Cougars offense stalled in the red zone, turning it over on downs on a deflating fourth-and-goal incompletion.

Memphis’ goal line stop took the life out of the stadium, but it quickly returned when Lynch made a rare mistake. Lynch failed to see UH linebacker Elandon Roberts on a slant route, and Roberts made a great catch for an interception at the Memphis 39.

A few plays later, Houston was back in the end zone (on a Javin Webb run) and Houston’s lead was down to 34-28.

With all the momentum on its side, the Houston defense quickly forced a three-and-out, setting up for Postma’s clutch, game-winning drive that keeps the Cougars quest for a perfect season alive.

The win is huge in two ways for the Cougars. First, at 10-0 and 6-0 in the AAC, they control their own destiny in the AAC West with games at UConn and No. 20 Navy, the co-division leader, on the horizon. On top of that, UH is firmly in the mix to represent the Group of Five in a New Year’s Six bowl game.

Memphis (8-2, 4-2 AAC) is now out of contention in the west after back-to-back losses to Navy and the Cougars. Wins in those games would have given the Tigers a great shot at a New Year’s Six bowl, especially with a win over Ole Miss on their resume.

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Oklahoma finally got its payback.

After being dominated by Baylor for two consecutive seasons, the Sooners went to Waco and played their best game of the season en route to a 44-34 win.

In the process, Oklahoma shook up the Big 12 and also the College Football Playoff standings.

The Big 12 does not own one of the coveted spots in the Top 4 of the CFP rankings. Baylor was the closest at No. 6 while Oklahoma, which has a bad loss to Texas, waited patiently at No. 12. In between them was No. 8 Oklahoma State.

However, Oklahoma State had to overcome a 17-point deficit late against Iowa State to remain undefeated on Saturday, which certainly will be met with some skepticism by the rankings committee, especially since it wasn’t the first time the undefeated Cowboys needed a late comeback against what should have been an inferior team.

Oklahoma’s win against Baylor, however, was decisive.

After the Sooners were initially knocked back on their heels by Baylor’s running game, the defense settled and started clogging up holes and getting pressure on quarterback Jarrett Stidham. Oklahoma held Baylor to 416 yards of total offense, which was its lowest output of the year. For the second consecutive contest, the Baylor rushing game did little to bolster the Bears’ offense. Even though Baylor tried to catch the Sooners off-guard by going to the run early, Oklahoma quickly adjusted and held the Bears to 159 yards, their second-lowest output next to last week’s 103 rushing yards against Kansas State.

Much of the inconsistency in the rushing game is due to the injury to quarterback Seth Russell, who is out for the season with broken bones in his neck. Stidham was the No. 2 dual-threat quarterback coming out of high school, but he’s the only quarterback Baylor has and it doesn’t want to see him get hurt. In fact, Stidham was beaten up so much in the first half on Saturday that he came into the second half nursing a sore back, an injury that was evident every time he tried to pick himself up after a hit.

Stidham did throw for 257 yards, but that paled in comparison to the 419 he had in his first start against Kansas State and marked the second-fewest passing yards for the Bears this year.

While the Baylor offense struggled, the Oklahoma offense was clicking on all cylinders just like it had been since its loss to Texas on Oct. 10. Quarterback Baker Mayfield threw for 270 yards, three touchdowns and an interception, and rushed for 76 yards and a score. He found receiver Sterling Shepard 14 times for 177 yards and two touchdowns.

The Sooners seemed to feed off Mayfield, who put himself in the Heisman conversation, as he danced around and bought time to find open receivers. Following his one mistake, the interception that ultimately led to a Baylor touchdown, Mayfield went to his offensive teammates, took responsibility for the mistake and vowed to play better. His teammates responded and after Baylor tied the game, the Sooners never trailed again.

Oklahoma also has seen a resurgence in its running game, which was dormant the first half of the season. Samaje Perine had 28 carries for 166 yards and two touchdowns. Included in that effort was a 55-yard touchdown run that gave the Sooners a 14-point lead midway through the third quarter.

Oklahoma won’t be in the Top 4 when the latest rankings are released on Tuesday, but there’s no doubt its play piqued the committee's attention. The Sooners final two games of the season are against ranked TCU and Oklahoma State teams. If Oklahoma plays its final two games like it did against the Bears, it has a good shot to dethrone one of the current placeholders and finally get the Big 12 its spot in the College Football Playoff.

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KANSAS CITY, Missouri – Missouri's win over BYU on Saturday might have been the most significant of Gary Pinkel's coaching career.

Sure, there have been bigger wins in terms of on-field rewards. Like his teams' two Cotton Bowl wins or one against Kansas at the same Arrowhead Stadium in 2007 that vaulted to Missouri to No. 1 in the polls.

But in terms of emotional meaning, it's hard to top Saturday night. Pinkel was mobbed by his players as soon as he went to shake Bronco Mendenhall's hand in the final seconds of the Tigers' 20-16 victory.

It had been a tumultuous week for Missouri. Last Sunday, Missouri players walked out on football activities until an activist's hunger strike ended. The hunger strike would only end, the activist said, until Missouri president Tim Wolfe resigned.

Pinkel said he supported his players' choice to boycott and Wolfe resigned on Monday as protests about racial inequality grew. Players went back to football practice on Tuesday, though the campus grew increasingly fraught with tension.

And Friday, Pinkel resigned after he said he was diagnosed with lymphoma in May.

"What they went through last week, just to be able to pull together as a team says so much about those kids," Pinkel said. "It's been a battle and they're a very good football team we beat, so I feel very, very fortunate. Those guys mean so much to me."

The meaning was obvious. Pinkel had tears in his eyes during a postgame interview. The interview was interrupted by his players who mobbed him once again. Pinkel broke down. And then he broke into a dance.

The dance was an apt symbol of Pinkel's evolution in his 15 years at Missouri. After Missouri several years of losses and the death of linebacker Aaron O'Neal 10 years ago, Pinkel changed. He became more open and accessible to his players. Loose. A new offensive system revitalized the program.

Pinkel mentioned his week-long emphasis on focus to his team after the game. And perhaps the game in Kansas City was perfectly timed. If you were in a cocoon until Saturday, you wouldn't have had any idea the school was in the midst of a tumultuous time. A drive around the parking lot before the game revealed no protesters.

As Missouri held onto the lead in the fourth quarter, the end of the game turned into a tribute to Pinkel. A thank you was posted on the video boards at Arrowhead Stadium. Fans chanted Pinkel's name. He heard those chants.

"I tried to ignore it so I could focus on what I'm doing," Pinkel said. "I love Mizzou … we built our program here and it's going, I think we're leaving it in great shape and we've got a chance to go to bowl games. I'm thinking about next week already."

And as crazy as it sounds, Missouri, now 5-5, may not need to win again to make a bowl game. With 40 bowl games, 80 teams are needed to fill those spots. There's a decent chance there won't be 80 teams with records of 6-6 or better.

If 5-7 teams are needed to fill spots, Academic Progress Rate scores are used to fill out the remaining slots. Missouri has a good enough APR rating to be one of the first teams selected if APR comes in to play. The high academic rate is just another testament to the culture change Pinkel has brought to the Tigers.

But we'll save more discussion of the bowl epidemic for another day. Sub-.500 teams and bowl games aren't a joyous topic. The emotion shown by Pinkel's players certainly was joyous. And it helped end perhaps the most eventful week in Missouri football history with some positivity.

Here are this week's winners and losers.

WINNERS

Dalvin Cook, Florida State: At some point, the gameplan became very clear for the Seminoles against N.C. State — just give the ball to Cook. It worked. Florida State rolled to a 34-17 victory, and Cook racked up 138 yards and two touchdowns. Just as notably, though, Cook passed Warrick Dunn for the single-season rushing mark at Florida State, eclipsing 1,259 yards.  

Kansas: The Jayhawks opened the year by losing 41-38 to South Dakota State, an FCS team that is currently 7-2 overall. For a while, they were hands down the worst team in FBS before North Texas got thumped by Portland State. Yet, Kansas has now lost two heartbreakers to Texas Tech (30-20) and TCU (23-17), two of the most unlikely upset candidates on the schedule. The Jayhawks entered Saturday’s contest in Ft. Worth as 45 point underdogs, and nearly stole the thing away. Home games against West Virginia and Kansas State are the last two chances for Kansas to avoid going winless. 

Jalen Robinette, Air Force: Air Force, much like the other service academies, is known for using an option-based offense without throwing the ball a whole lot. That was the case again on Saturday as the Falcons threw only 17 times (compared to 64 runs) in a 35-28 win over Utah State, but wideout Jalen Robinette made those passes count. Robinette, a 6-foot-4, 215-pound junior, hauled in seven passes for 210 yards, including a 74-yard touchdown in the third quarter. According to USA Today's Steve Berkowitz, Robinette's 210 receiving yards was the most by an Air Force player since 1978. The best part? Robinette only had 11 catches for 273 yards in nine games entering Saturday's game.

The Jake Rudock to Jehu Chesson connection: Michigan needed two overtimes to hold off pesky Indiana in Bloomington, and the chemistry between senior quarterback Jake Rudock and senior wideout Jehu Chesson was a big part of that. Rudock threw for 440 yards and six touchdowns in the win, four of which went to Chesson. Chesson finished with 10 catches for 207 yards on the afternoon. Meanwhile, according to ESPN, Rudock became the first Big Ten QB to throw for 400 yards and six touchdowns in a game since Kyle Orton did it for Purdue in 2004. The six TDs for Rudock also set a Michigan record.

Texas Tech: The Red Raiders broke a streak that dated back to Oct. 19, 2013 with a 59-44 win over Kansas State on Saturday. It had been 17 games since Texas Tech won a Big 12 cvontest over an opponent not named Kansas or Iowa State. TTU put up 658 yards of total offense in the win, led by 384 yards and three touchdowns from quarterback Patrick Mahomes and 248 yards and three touchdowns from senior running back DeAndre Washington. On top of that, it was win No. 6 for the Red Raiders, so they are bowl eligible.

BONUS WINNER - Alex Kinal, Wake Forest: Alex Kinal set an NCAA record that he probably hoped he wouldn't reach when his career began. Kinal's third punt of the game Saturday against Notre Dame was the 323rd of his collegiate career — an NCAA record for career punts. The senior hasn't won a lot of games with the Demon Deacons, but he sure has punted a lot. 

LOSERS

Miami: Oh, thank goodness for garbage time touchdowns. For awhile, the Hurricanes looked like they were attempting to try to one-up themselves for worst loss in program history on Saturday against North Carolina. The Tar Heels jumped out to a 45-0 lead before Miami got on the board. And with the touchdown, the threat of beating the 58-0 Clemson drubbing was over. Miami eventually lost 59-21 and fell to 3-3 in the ACC. At 6-4 overall, the Hurricanes are guaranteed a bowl berth, but for a team looking for a new coach at the end of the season, the lack of defense is detracting some from the attractiveness of the job.

Rice: Did the Owls play defense at all against Southern Miss? The Golden Eagles racked up 682 yards of total offense and averaged a whopping 13.5 yards per pass play. Yeah, Southern Miss threw for 501 yards on just 37 pass attempts. Meanwhile, Rice had just 214 total yards. Southern Miss QB Nick Mullens threw for 386 yards and had five first-half touchdown passes. The TD passes tied a school record for most in a game.

Kentucky: The Wildcats' offense is going to be kicking itself for a while after this one. Kentucky lost 21-17 to Vanderbilt Saturday and can point to two possessions as the turning point. The Wildcats got inside the Commodores' 5-yard-line twice and came away with no points. The Wildcats were first stuffed four times at the 1-yard line in the first quarter, and then in the second quarter, Patrick Towles threw an interception while Kentucky was at the Vandy 3. It led Kentucky DT C.J. Johnson to say this after the game.

Temple: The Owls had a chance to lock up the AAC's East division, but instead they were blown out on the road by South Florida for their first conference loss of the season. Not only did Temple blow a chance to clinch a spot in the AAC title game, but it likely cost itself a chance to represent the Group of Five in a New Year's Bowl with the loss. The Temple defense gave up a whopping 556 yards in the loss. If Temple wins out (vs. Memphis, vs. UConn), the Owls will still win the division, but another slip-up could allow the Bulls to win the East.

The Pac-12 chances of back-to-back appearances in the College Football Playoff are officially gone.

The conference had two teams within striking distance — Stanford and Utah — and both lost in upsets on Saturday.

Stanford lost to Oregon earlier in the day, leaving Utah as the conference’s lone hope to continue the quest for a spot in the CFP’s Top 4. But it was not to be. Arizona upset No. 10 Utah 37-30 in double-overtime thanks to the heroics of backup quarterback Jerrard Randall. Randall replaced starter Anu Solomon, who suffered a head injury while attempting to slide in the fourth quarter.

Randall did not look confident. He threw an interception on his first pass attempt of the game and missed three other passes badly. But when the game was on the line and the Wildcats needed a touchdown in double-overtime, Randall made a near perfect 25-yard throw to Nate Phillips for what ended up being the game-winning score.

Utah tried to match the touchdown on its second possession of overtime, but couldn’t find an offensive rhythm, something that has plagued the Utes since their loss to USC on Oct. 24.

Utah was down 10 points on two different occasions in the first half, but stormed back in the second to take a 27-20 lead in the third quarter. Solomon’s six-yard run tied the game and the teams traded field goals in the fourth quarter to ultimately send the game to overtime.

The teams traded field goals again in the first overtime before Randall gave the Wildcats the improbable win.

Not only does this loss take the Pac-12 out of playoff contention, it also takes the Utes out of the Pac-12 South driver’s seat. Utah now has two conference losses, which makes it tied with USC and UCLA, which is currently locked in a close contest with Washington State. If UCLA loses, USC would control the Pac-12 South because it holds the head-to-head against the Utes. Utah still has to play UCLA and Colorado. USC’s remaining games are against Oregon and UCLA.

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Freshman linebacker Cameron Smith and senior linebacker Lamar Dawson suffered season-ending knee injuries in Friday’s win against Colorado.

Smith suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament and Dawson suffered a shoulder injury.

"I feel sad for both kids because they brought so much to the table for us this season," Helton said via teleconference.

Smith had been one of the rising stars for the Trojans after intercepting three passes in a win against Utah. He led the team in tackles, including the six he made while nursing his injury on Friday.

"He was a difference-maker in several games," Helton said. "To lose his playmaking ability is, obviously, a blow to us."

Dawson, a redshirt senior, missed part of the 2013 season and all of 2014 after suffering a knee injury. As a backup, he had made 31 tackles this season.

The Trojans also lost guard Viane Talamaivao, who suffered a torn meniscus against the Buffaloes. Talamaivao has not been ruled out for the rest of the season, but will be evaluated going forward. Chris Brown stepped in for Talamaivao against Colorado.

USC now has a chance to win the Pac-12 South following Utah’s double-overtime loss to Arizona on Saturday night. The Utes and Trojans both have two conference losses, but USC holds the head-to-head tiebreaker. UCLA, which has three conference losses, also is in the mix since it plays Utah and USC to end the season. If the Bruins were to win both of those games, all three teams would have three conference loses and UCLA would hold the head-to-head tiebreakers.

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Houston quarterback Greg Ward Jr., is questionable for next week’s game against UConn, coach Tom Herman said.

Herman said Ward, who suffered an ankle injury against Memphis, would have X-rays and be re-evaluated during the week, but he also stressed that he didn’t think the injury was too serious.

“He got his ankle rolled pretty well. Nothing that I don’t think will keep him out too long,” Herman said of Ward’s injury. “We’ll find more out tomorrow when he comes in. He was out there jogging around in the second half. He would have been ready if something happened to Kyle (Postma), but we figured that Greg’s game is he relies on his feet a lot. That’s his style of play. If his feet are not there, I’m not sure if he’s the best option. So we decided to stick with Kyle, and he came through.”

Postma helped rally the Cougars to a 35-34 win to keep the undefeated season alive. He completed 21 of 33 passes for 236 yards and a touchdown, and he rushed for 49 yards and a score.

Despite Postma’s efforts, Herman stressed that Ward was the team’s starting quarterback and would be the starter against UConn is he was healthy enough to play.

“Greg is our starter if he’s healthy; that’s a no-brainer,” Herman said. “We’re talking about a guy who has led us to this point. He played really badly in the first half. Some of it was on him, some of it were things that he couldn’t control, but the things that he could control, I didn’t think he played really well. He’s our starter, and he will be if he’s healthy.”

Ward has thrown for 2,176 yards, 13 touchdowns and just four interceptions this season and has rushed for 810 yards and 16 touchdowns.

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Syracuse freshman defensive ends Qaadir Sheppard and Amir Ealey have been suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules, the school announced following Saturday’s 37-27 los to No. 1 Clemson.

Neither player participated in Saturday’s contest.

Sheppard has played in nine games this season and has one tackle and an interception. Ealey has played in seven games, mostly on special teams.

Syracuse, which is 3-7, has remaining games against North Carolina State and Boston College.

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Oklahoma State and Notre Dame each moved up a spot in the Week 12 AP poll after four top-10 teams fell in Week 11.

The Cowboys moved from No. 5 to No. 4 while Notre Dame moved to No. 5. Iowa, which was No. 8 in last week's poll, moved up to No. 6.

Oklahoma, which beat Baylor, is at No. 7 up from No. 12 a week ago, and Florida, Michigan State and Baylor round out the top 10. The top 3 of Clemson, Ohio State and Alabama remained unchanged from last week after all three teams won in Week 11.

Stanford, No. 7 in Week 11, fell to No. 15 after losing by two to Oregon. LSU dropped from No. 9 to No. 17 after losing to Arkansas and Utah's loss to Arizona dropped the Utes to No. 18 from No. 10. (Baylor was the fourth top-10 team to lose.)

The complete top 25 is below. Newcomers to the poll were USC, Oregon, Washington State and Ole Miss. The three new Pac-12 teams means the conference has six teams in the top 25 despite having little to no hope of making the College Football Playoff. Each Pac-12 team has two or more losses.

1. Clemson (LW: 1) [34 first place votes]
2. Ohio State (2) [2]
3. Alabama (3)
4. Oklahoma State (5)
5. Notre Dame (6)
6. Iowa (8)
7. Oklahoma (12)
8. Florida (11)
9. Michigan State (14)
10. Baylor (4)
11. TCU (13)
12. North Carolina (17}
13. Houston (16)
14. Michigan (15)
15. Stanford (7)
16. Florida State (19)
17. LSU (9)
18. Utah (10)
19. Navy (22)
20. Northwestern (24)
21. Wisconsin (21)
22. USC (NR)
23. Oregon (NR)
24. Washington State (NR)
25. Ole Miss (NR)

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Numbers and statistics are a huge part of college football. Every Sunday, reading updated box scores and stats is like Christmas for fans and media members. Some stats like total offense and total defense are overrated, but each help paint a picture for a team or particular game.

Whether the stats are historic, advanced or just an observation from a box score, Athlon Sports brings the most intriguing, important, historic and bizarre stats from around the weekend of college football action:

15: Consecutive 100-Yard Performances by Ohio State RB Ezekiel Elliott

Ohio State’s offense is still putting all of the pieces together to make a run at the national championship. While coach Urban Meyer is looking for more consistency from his quarterbacks and offensive line, this unit continues to lean on the steady play of Elliott. In Saturday’s 28-3 win over Illinois, Elliott recorded 181 yards and two touchdowns on 27 attempts. The 181-yard effort extended Elliott’s streak of consecutive 100-yard games to 15 and moved the junior to third all-time on Ohio State’s career rushing list behind Eddie George and Archie Griffin.

Related: 25 Must-See Moments from Week 11

125: North Carolina Sets Program Record With Points Scored Over Last Two Games

The Tar Heels aren’t getting much national respect at 9-1, but coach Larry Fedora’s team is quietly building an impressive resume. North Carolina has scored 125 points over its last two games – blowout victories over Duke and Miami – which is the best-two game mark in program history. In addition to the 59 points scored against the Hurricanes, North Carolina recorded 487 overall yards, forced two turnovers and held Miami without a score on its first 10 drives.

7: Games by Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield of At Least Four TDs in 2015

Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield is making a strong case for Heisman votes and All-America honors this season, as the junior has been a big reason for the Sooners’ offensive improvement in 2015. Mayfield has scored at least four touchdowns in seven games this season, including four overall scores in Saturday night’s 44-34 victory over Baylor. The seven games of at least four touchdowns in a single contest are tied with TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin for the most in the nation this year.

Related: College Football's Best Cheerleaders from Week 11

81: Career Rushing Touchdowns by Navy QB Keenan Reynolds

Navy senior quarterback Keenan Reynolds entered the NCAA record book during Saturday’s easy 55-14 victory over SMU. Reynolds rushed for four touchdowns and 137 yards on 14 carries and completed 2 of 9 passes for 81 yards and one score. The senior now has 81 career rushing touchdowns, which surpassed Wisconsin’s Montee Ball (77) for the all-time record. Reynolds will have a chance to add to this total over the next few weeks, as Navy takes on Tulsa in Week 12, followed by a trip to Houston on Black Friday. The Midshipmen also have the annual battle against Army on Dec. 12 and could play in the American Athletic Conference title game on Dec. 5.

9: Sacks by Alabama in Saturday’s Win Over Mississippi State

A week after a huge victory against LSU, there was some concern in Tuscaloosa about a letdown performance at Mississippi State. Alabama’s defense quickly put an end to those concerns in a dominant effort in Starkville. This unit held the Bulldogs to just 4.5 yards per play (a season low for Dan Mullen’s team) and forced nine sacks. Prior to Saturday’s game, Mississippi State allowed only 13 sacks all season. The nine recorded sacks were the most by an Alabama defense since 1998.

Related: 5 College Football Coordinators on the Hot Seat

1994: Georgia Tech’s Last Season of a .500 or Worse Record in ACC

Virginia Tech’s 23-21 victory at Georgia Tech on Thursday night likely ended the Yellow Jackets’ bowl hopes. At 3-7, coach Paul Johnson’s team needs to beat Miami and Georgia to close out the regular season and hope 5-7 teams are needed to fill bowl tie-ins. If the Yellow Jackets do not play in a postseason matchup, this program’s run of 18 consecutive seasons with a bowl game will end. Additionally, Georgia Tech’s remarkable run of consistency within the ACC is also slated to end this year. This program will suffer its first record of .500 or worse in conference games for the first time since 1994.

3: Night-Game Losses by LSU in Last Two Seasons

Tiger Stadium is one of college football’s best venues and toughest places to play for opposing teams. However, the home-field advantage at night hasn’t been as intimidating for opponents in the last two seasons. LSU has lost three night games over the last two seasons, including Saturday's 31-14 defeat against Arkansas. According to the Advocate, the Tigers are now 48-6 under coach Les Miles in night games at home. Three of those losses took place in the last two seasons.

47.6: Oregon’s Average Points in Last Three Games

A healthy Vernon Adams at quarterback makes a huge difference for Oregon’s offense. The Ducks scored 38 points and averaged a healthy 9.1 yards per play in Saturday night’s upset victory over Stanford. Adams suffered a finger injury in the opener against Eastern Washington and was clearly not at full strength against Michigan State or Utah. However, over the last three games, Adams has showed why he was an impact transfer for this offense. The senior has guided Oregon to an average of 47.6 points per game in its last three contests and completed 10 of 12 passes against the Cardinal for 205 yards and two touchdowns.

15: Consecutive Games With a Rushing Touchdown by Alabama RB Derrick Henry

With three efforts of 200 or more yards over his last four games, Alabama running back Derrick Henry has emerged as the frontrunner in the Heisman Trophy race. The junior recorded 204 yards and two scores on 22 attempts (9.3 ypc) in the convincing 31-6 victory over Mississippi State on Saturday. Henry has now scored a rushing touchdown in 15 consecutive games, which is the longest active streak in the nation. Additionally, the junior’s 15-game run is the longest in the SEC over the last 20 years.

118: Wins by Gary Pinkel at Missouri

Missouri coach Gary Pinkel capped an emotional week with a 20-16 victory over BYU Saturday night, which improved the Tigers to 5-5 overall this year. Missouri needs a victory in one of its two remaining games (Tennessee or at Arkansas) to play in a bowl. Due to health reasons, Pinkel announced his intentions to retire at the end of the season on Friday. The 63-year-old coach was arguably one of the nation’s most underrated coaches and is the winningest coach in Missouri history at 118 career wins.

Everett Golson is no longer Florida State’s starting quarterback.

After Golson was benched over the weekend in favor of Sean Maguire, Seminoles head coach Jimbo Fisher told Warchant.com Monday morning that Maguire will start on Saturday against Chattanooga.

“(Maguire) will start this week,” Fisher said. “Yes he will.”

Golson, a graduate transfer from Notre Dame, started the first seven games of the season before sitting out in back-to-back weeks due to a concussion. He returned as the starter over the weekend against NC State, but struggled with three early turnovers as FSU fell behind 17-7.

That’s when Fisher summoned Maguire, who led the Seminoles to points on four straight drives. Overall, Maguire finished with 231 yards, two touchdowns and an interception in what ended up being a 34-17 FSU win.

Fisher said Maguire brought a spark to the offense.

“The energy grew. He was being vocal, being a leader,” Fisher said. “And then all of our guys got that bounce and got some urgency and he was the spark. He made a couple really nice plays under pressure. The guys appreciated that.”

Maguire was the team’s projected starter coming out of spring practice until Golson arrived as a fifth-year senior. Golson, who was plagued by turnovers during his Notre Dame career, did not throw a single interception until FSU’s Week 7 loss at Georgia Tech. He then missed the next two games, and those turnover issues (two interceptions, one fumble) resurfaced against the Wolfpack on Saturday.

Overall, Golson has thrown for 1,711 yards, 11 touchdowns and three interceptions while completing 66.7 percent of his passes this year. Maguire, a redshirt junior, has 816 yards, six touchdowns and two interceptions and is completing 64 percent of his passes.

The Seminoles improved to 8-2 with the win over NC State and have games against Chattanooga and at in-state rival Florida left on their schedule.

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Virginia Tech will wear special uniforms for the final two regular season games of the Frank Beamer era.

The program announced Monday morning that the Hokies will go with an all-black combination with orange numbers for Saturday’s home game against North Carolina.

Here’s what the black combination looks like:

As you can see, the black helmets have the VT logo on one side and No. 25 on the other side, representing the number Beamer wore during his time as a Virginia Tech cornerback in late 1960’s. Beamer, who announced his retirement earlier this month, had his number retired in 2002.

“My goals for these players have been the same for decades,” Beamer said in a release. “I want them to get a quality education, have a positive experience and mature as people in our program. This has been a very responsible group that has worked extremely hard. They haven’t asked me for one thing this season. When they approached me and asked to wear the black uniforms for our final home game, I had no problem with it. If it makes it more fun for them, I’m good with it.”

Saturday marks Beamer’s 180th and final game as head coach at Lane Stadium. To the players, the uniforms will make it even more special.

“We’ve been waiting all season for a chance to wear these uniforms,” said defensive end Ken Ekanem. “This is a perfect time. They’re special uniforms, and with this being Coach Beamer’s final home game it’s going to be a special day.”

Added fullback Sam Rogers: “The look is pretty awesome. The guys like it and the team is pretty excited about it.”

Additionally, the team will wear a “retro road look” for the Nov. 28 game at Virginia. The retro look will have “a maroon helmet, white jersey and maroon pants” to replicate the Hokies’ road uniforms from 1987 – Beamer’s first season as head coach.

The full retro combination hasn’t been released yet, but here’s how the old school helmet will look:

The team also will continue wearing the Beamer helmet decals it debuted last week in a win over Georgia Tech.

On top of that, the school said the 25-yard lines on Worsham Field will “receive symbolic treatment for Saturday’s game” to honor Beamer, whose signature will appear on the field.

The Hokies improved to 5-5 by beating Georgia Tech last Thursday and can clinch bowl eligibility by beating either the Tar Heels (9-1) or Cavaliers (3-7). Tech has played in a bowl game in 22 consecutive seasons, dating back to 1993.

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Each Monday, we’ll gather the best catches from the weekend (or the midweek games) and bring them here for you to vote on in a poll. There could be only a few nominees, or there could be five or six. It all depends on the weekend. If you have a catch you’d like to nominate, don’t hesitate to hit us up on Twitter (@YahooDrSaturday).

The voting remains open until Friday and the winner advances to a final, end of the year vote where the best catch of the season will be determined. And since we started this midway through the season, some of our favorite catches from the first half will re-surface at the end of the season as well. Don’t you worry.

Some Tuesday night #MACtion gave us our Week 10 winner. Northern Illinois' Kenny Golladay fought through tight coverage to haul in a clutch touchdown catch late in the Huskies upset win over Toledo.

Voting was close yet again, but Golladay took home 41 percent of the votes, barely edging Michigan State's R.J. Shelton (37 percent). The rest of the voting was rounded out by North Dakota State's Zach Vraa (9 percent), UCF's Tre'Quan Smith (7 percent) and Idaho's Callen Hightower (6 percent).

Here are the Week 11 nominees:

Austin Wolf - Akron

Akron sophomore wideout Austin Wolf only had one catch in Saturday’s win over Miami (Ohio), but he made it count. Zips quarterback Thomas Woodson found Wolf streaking down the sideline, but overthrew him just a tad. It didn’t matter; Wolf laid out and made a crazy diving catch for a 40-yard gain.

Wolf used every bit of his 6-foot-3 frame to make the catch down to the nine-yard line, leading to an Akron touchdown three plays later. 

Nate Phillips - Arizona

Arizona’s Nate Phillips made a huge play when his team needed one. On the first play of the second overtime against Utah, Wildcats’ backup quarterback Jerrard Randall completed his only pass of the night when he found Phillips in the end zone. Phillips fended off Utes defensive back Boobie Hobbs and made a phenomenal one-handed touchdown grab.

Phillips had Hobbs right in his face, yet still managed to pull in the pass with his left hand as he fell to the turf. Great effort. 

Phillips’ big catch ended up being the game-winning score, as the Wildcats’ defense stopped Utah on the subsequent possession.

Kenny Lawler - California 

Cal junior Kenny Lawler had his least productive game of the season (two catches for four yards) in Saturday’s win over Oregon State, but no one is going to remember that. Instead, everyone will remember his highlight reel touchdown catch in the first quarter.

Lawler’s catch doesn’t look too impressive at first glance, but further replays showed the great effort needed to haul in that fastball from Jared Goff. 

Lawler was able to leap and catch the ball at its highest point while maintaining possession and staying in bounds. What a play.

Macgarrett Kings Jr. - Michigan State

Macgarrett Kings Jr. marks the second straight week that a Michigan State Spartan has earned a nomination for catch of the week. This time, Kings made a great play to help jumpstart a sluggish MSU offense. 

Kings dealt with contact from a Maryland defender but still was able to fight through it and locate the ball to make a one-handed grab.

As he fell to the ground, Kings alertly pinned the ball against his leg and secured possession for a 28-yard gain. That’s not easy.

Robby Anderson – Temple

Temple had a disappointing performance in Saturday’s loss to South Florida. The Owls had a chance to clinch the AAC East, and senior wide receiver Robby Anderson certainly played like it. Anderson caught four passes for 77 yards, including this impressive show of athleticism. 

This was simply a one-on-one battle between Anderson and Bulls defensive back Johnny Ward and Anderson won it convincingly. 

Anderson showed off his awesome vertical leap to bring the pass in while absorbing contact from Ward. He then was able to maintain possession as he fell to the ground. Impressive play. 

Vote for your favorite catch in the poll below:

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