Steve Angeli hit little-used tight end Noah Meyers on a 2-yard scoring strike with 17 seconds to go and Syracuse defeated No. 19 SMU 30-27 Saturday.
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Syracuse → hit → SMU
The Orange (4-4, 2-4 ACC) got the ball on their own 32-yard line with 3:36 remaining while trailing 27-23.
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3:36 → get → line
Angeli led Syracuse on an 11-play drive capped by Meyers’ first touchdown for Syracuse.
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Angeli → lead → Syracuse
Angeli was 21 of 34 and 200 yards and opened the scoring with a 26-yard run early in the first quarter.
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Angeli → open → quarter
Umari Hatcher had six catches for 65 yards.
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Hatcher → have → yards
Kevin Jennings threw for two scores and Kendrick Raphael ran 14 yards for what appeared to be a game-winner for SMU (6-2, 4-2) with nine minutes to go in the fourth quarter.
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what → throw → quarter
His score gave the Mustangs a 27-20 lead, but Tripp Woody’s third field goal of the game brought Syracuse to 27-23 with 5:26 remaining.
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goal → give → 5:26
Knight had six receptions for 80 yards.
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Knight → have → yards
Raphael had five receptions for 33 yards and 51 more on the ground.
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Raphael → have → ground
SMU’s defense, which entered the game allowing opponents to convert on third down only 27.3% of the time, the fourth lowest in the country, held the Orange to 4 of 17 on third down.
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opponents → enter → down
Syracuse did go 3 for 3 on fourth down, including a 1-yard run by Ahmad Miller.
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Syracuse → go → Miller
NO. 12 MISSISSIPPI 45, AUBURN 15
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Trinidad Chambliss threw for 263 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another and Mississippi pulled away for a win over Auburn.
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Mississippi → throw → Auburn
Leading 17-15, Chambliss had a 26-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter to give Ole Miss a nine-point lead.
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Chambliss → lead → lead
He added a 6-yard TD pass to Caleb Cunningham and a 28-yarder to Horatio Fields in the fourth quarter for Ole Miss (6-2, 4-2 SEC).
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He → add → Miss
Chambliss was 22 of 34 passing and rushed for 65 yards on seven carries.
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Chambliss → pass → carries
Backup quarterback Deuce Knight scored on a 17-yard run to complete a 21-point fourth quarter for the Rebels.
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Knight → score → Rebels
Ole Miss, looking for a spark in its running game with its star back Kewan Lacy out with a separated shoulder, found it in sophomore Shekai Mills-Knight, whose 1-yard touchdown run late in the second quarter helped the Rebels lead 14-9 at halftime.
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Rebels → look → halftime
Mills-Knight had just 42 yards through the first seven games, but finished with 71 yards on 16 carries.
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Knight → have → carries
Tommy Castellanos threw two touchdown passes and ran for 117 yards and a score as the starter over Will Hammond, and No. 13 Texas Tech beat No. 22 Arizona 34-26 on Saturday in a matchup that was pivotal to the Big 12 title and College Football Playoff hopes of both teams.
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that → throw → teams
J’Koby Williams ran 64 yards for a decisive touchdown and finished with 175 yards as the Red Raiders (7-1, 4-1 Big 12) tied a school record with their 13th consecutive home victory a week after a loss to Cincinnati that led to the benching of Hammond.
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that → run → Hammond
Noah Fifita finished with 417 yards passing and a 94-yard touchdown to Isaiah Mizell, who 182 yards receiving in his third consecutive game with at least 100 yards — the first three of the sophomore’s career.
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Fifita → finish → career
The Wildcats (6-2, 3-2) had a five-game winning streak stopped while losing freshman receiver R.J. Mosley to an apparently serious left leg injury.
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streak → have → injury
Both teams entered the game tied for second in the Big 12 behind undefeated No. 6 Utah.
Castellanos put Texas Tech ahead for good with a 27-yard scoring pass to Kenny Johnson on fourth-and-2 late in the third quarter.
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Castellanos → enter → quarter
The Red Raiders took a 24-23 lead because Ansel Nedore blocked the PAT kick after Kedrick Reescano’s go-ahead 1-yard touchdown run on the previous drive.
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Nedore → take → drive
CJ Carr passed for 210 yards and two touchdowns, and Nolan James Jr. added TD runs of 52 and 23 yards to help Notre Dame pull away for its ninth straight victory over Navy.
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Dame → pass → Navy
James finished with nine carries for 107 yards.
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James → finish → yards
Jonaz Walton added a 3-yard touchdown run, and Jerome Bettis Jr. had a 31-yard TD catch for the Fighting Irish (7-1), who successfully bounced back after their road loss at BYU two weeks ago.
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who → add → BYU
Notre Dame finished with 426 yards, its fifth time amassing 400-plus yards this season.
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Dame → finish → yards
Quarterback Jackson Gutierrez rushed 28 times for 110 yards for the Midshipmen (2-6), who haven’t won a game in the long-running series since 2016.
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who → rush → 2016
It was also the second straight loss for Navy in neutral site games played at Gillette Stadium, home to the NFL’s New England Patriots.
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It → play → Patriots
The Midshipmen also lost to Army in Foxborough in their 2023 meeting.
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Midshipmen → lose → meeting
Leading 14-13 at halftime, Notre Dame scored on each of its first three possessions of the second half to take control.
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Dame → lead → control
Notre Dame’s defense came in allowing only 67.3 yards per game on the ground.
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defense → come → ground
Gutierrez surpassed that in the second quarter.
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Gutierrez → surpass → quarter
Hank Brown threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns, and Iowa’s defense shut out Wisconsin for the second consecutive year in a win.
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defense → throw → win
It was the 100th meeting between the two rivals, who compete for the Heartland Trophy in the series.
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who → compete → series
Iowa has won five consecutive games in the series, with the Hawkeyes outscoring the Badgers 148-26 in that stretch.
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Hawkeyes → win → stretch
The Hawkeyes (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten), eighth in the nation in scoring defense, posted their third shutout of the season.
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Hawkeyes → post → season
They held the Badgers (5-3, 3-2) to 235 yards, including 52 rushing yards, in a game reminiscent of last season’s 37-0 victory.
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They → hold → victory
Brown completed 20 of 24 passes, throwing a 4-yard touchdown pass to tight end DJ Vonnahme in the first quarter and a 4-yard touchdown pass to Tony Diaz late in the first half to cap a 98-yard drive.
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Brown → complete → drive
…and 2 more, not listed.
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