Place	 	Team	Record	Points	First Place Votes	Previous Rank

 	2	 	Northwest Florida State	5-0	216	 	2

 	11	 	Eastern Florida State	6-0	135	 	13

Receiving Votes: Dawson, Southwest Mississippi

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 </figure>Place	 	Team	Record	Points	First Place Votes	Previous Rank1	 	Trinity Valley	7-0	250	10	1 	2	 	Northwest Florida State	5-0	216	 	2 	3	 	Blinn	6-0	207	 	3 	4	 	Chipola	4-0	198	 	5 	5	 	New Mexico	5-0	189	 	6 	6	 	Gulf Coast State	7-0	180	 	7 	7	 	Jones	5-1	171	 	8 	8	 	Southern Idaho	6-1	162	 	9 	9	 	South Georgia Tech	7-1	153	 	11 	10	 	Moberly Area	6-0	144	 	12 	11	 	Eastern Florida State	6-0	135	 	13 	12	 	Hutchinson	7-1	126	 	4 	13	 	Arizona Western	5-0	117	 	14 	14	 	Salt Lake	2-0	108	 	15 	15	 	Barton	7-0	99	 	16 	16	 	McLennan	6-1	90	 	17 	17	 	Collin	7-0	81	 	19 	18	 	Casper	6-1	72	 	10 	19	 	Florida SouthWestern	5-2	63	 	18 	20	 	Tyler	3-2	54	 	21 	21	 	Walters State	5-1	40	 	22 	22	 	Dodge City	6-1	37	 	25 	23	 	Eastern Arizona	6-0	19	 	NR 	24	 	Clarendon	9-0	17	 	24 	25	 	Indian River State	4-0	12	 	NRReceiving Votes: Dawson, Southwest Mississippi

Barton Women No. 15 in NJCAA DI Poll

Things to watch during Week 13 in the Big 12 Conference:

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State will know before its rivalry game Saturday whether it needs to beat Kansas for a 14th consecutive time to earn a rematch with TCU in the Big 12 championship game.

If Baylor can knock off Texas on Friday, the No. 15 Wildcats will have their spot in Arlington.

Otherwise, a conference title will hinge upon the Wildcats beating the Jayhawks on Saturday night in a matchup that figures to be tougher for Kansas State than previous iterations.

The Wildcats (8-3, 6-2) are as good as they've ever been under fourth-year coach Chris Klieman, but Kansas (6-5, 2-5) is as good as its been under any coach in more than a decade.

“We’ve got to control what we can control,” Klieman said. “That’s what we’re worried about.”

The Wildcats have reached the Big 12 title game twice, most recently beating Oklahoma in 2003 before the game went on a six-year hiatus. They shared the conference championship with the Sooners in 2012, but have not stood alone atop the league since Bill Snyder was roaming the sidelines.

That was long before Klieman or Kansas counterpart Lance Leipold arrived on the scene.

“It’s going to be a fun one, it’s going to be a wild one,” said Kansas State defensive end Brendon Mott, the Big 12′s defensive player of the week after piling up three sacks against West Virginia. “We need a good week of preparation."

There is plenty at stake for Kansas, too.

The Jayhawks already are bowl-eligible for the first time since 2008, when Mark Mangino went to the Insight Bowl in his penultimate season. But they've lost five of their past six games, including a 55-14 roughhousing at the hands of Texas last weekend, and Leipold knows the importance of finishing the season on a high note for a program still building.

“It's about us playing well and showing that we're taking steps,” said Leipold, whose name has been linked to open jobs at Nebraska and Wisconsin. “You look at what (Kansas State) did all year, and what they've done — it's a chance to knock off another ranked opponent, and do it on the road, and give us a shot of energy as we head into bowl prep.”

It's also a chance for Kansas to make the Sunflower Showdown a rivalry again.

The two schools have been playing since 1902 and every year since 1911, making it the fifth-longest continuous series in any division of college football. Yet despite the Jayhawks holding a commanding advantage in the series, it has tilted wildly toward Kansas State ever since the late 1980s. The Wildcats won 11 straight games beginning in 1993, and their current streak of 13 straight has included plenty of lopsided scores.

That includes the 35-10 drubbing that they handed Kansas last season.

“We need to carry our end of the rivalry. That's first and foremost,” Leipold said. “This hasn't been much of a rivalry when we didn't make it a competitive game. That's first and foremost that I'm focused on. Anything after that is what it is.”

Kansas State running back Deuce Vaughn, the Big 12's fourth-leading rusher with 1,148 yards, was a nightmare for the Jayhawks last season. He ran for 162 yards and three touchdowns. He'll be facing a Kansas run defense that gave up 243 yards and four TD runs to the Longhorns' Bijan Robinson last weekend.

Jayhawks quarterback Jalon Daniels struggled early against Texas after missing six weeks with a shoulder injury, but the one-time national revelation played well down the stretch. In fact, Leipold said he wanted to sit Daniels in the third quarter of the blowout loss to Texas, but Daniels lobbied to keep playing so that he could knock off some more rust.

There was a time this season when Kansas State pondered redshirting Will Howard, who was pressed into service when Adrian Martinez got hurt against TCU. But he's played so well that any talk of setting him down has ceased.

Kansas running back Devin Neal ran for 224 yards and a touchdown against Oklahoma State before piling up 190 yards in a loss to Texas Tech. But he was held to just 51 yards by Texas, and his 3.9 per carry was nearly half his season average..

Things to watch during Week 13 in the Big 12 Conference:MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State will know before its rivalry game Saturday whether it needs to beat Kansas for a 14th consecutive time to earn a rematch with TCU in the Big 12 championship game.If Baylor can knock off Texas on Friday, the No. 15 Wildcats will have their spot in Arlington.Otherwise, a conference title will hinge upon the Wildcats beating the Jayhawks on Saturday night in a matchup that figures to be tougher for Kansas State than previous iterations.The Wildcats (8-3, 6-2) are as good as they've ever been under fourth-year coach Chris Klieman, but Kansas (6-5, 2-5) is as good as its been under any coach in more than a decade.“We’ve got to control what we can control,” Klieman said. “That’s what we’re worried about.”The Wildcats have reached the Big 12 title game twice, most recently beating Oklahoma in 2003 before the game went on a six-year hiatus. They shared the conference championship with the Sooners in 2012, but have not stood alone atop the league since Bill Snyder was roaming the sidelines.That was long before Klieman or Kansas counterpart Lance Leipold arrived on the scene.“It’s going to be a fun one, it’s going to be a wild one,” said Kansas State defensive end Brendon Mott, the Big 12′s defensive player of the week after piling up three sacks against West Virginia. “We need a good week of preparation."There is plenty at stake for Kansas, too.The Jayhawks already are bowl-eligible for the first time since 2008, when Mark Mangino went to the Insight Bowl in his penultimate season. But they've lost five of their past six games, including a 55-14 roughhousing at the hands of Texas last weekend, and Leipold knows the importance of finishing the season on a high note for a program still building.“It's about us playing well and showing that we're taking steps,” said Leipold, whose name has been linked to open jobs at Nebraska and Wisconsin. “You look at what (Kansas State) did all year, and what they've done — it's a chance to knock off another ranked opponent, and do it on the road, and give us a shot of energy as we head into bowl prep.”It's also a chance for Kansas to make the Sunflower Showdown a rivalry again.The two schools have been playing since 1902 and every year since 1911, making it the fifth-longest continuous series in any division of college football. Yet despite the Jayhawks holding a commanding advantage in the series, it has tilted wildly toward Kansas State ever since the late 1980s. The Wildcats won 11 straight games beginning in 1993, and their current streak of 13 straight has included plenty of lopsided scores.That includes the 35-10 drubbing that they handed Kansas last season.“We need to carry our end of the rivalry. That's first and foremost,” Leipold said. “This hasn't been much of a rivalry when we didn't make it a competitive game. That's first and foremost that I'm focused on. Anything after that is what it is.”DEUCE IS LOOSEKansas State running back Deuce Vaughn, the Big 12's fourth-leading rusher with 1,148 yards, was a nightmare for the Jayhawks last season. He ran for 162 yards and three touchdowns. He'll be facing a Kansas run defense that gave up 243 yards and four TD runs to the Longhorns' Bijan Robinson last weekend.RUST-FREE DANIELSJayhawks quarterback Jalon Daniels struggled early against Texas after missing six weeks with a shoulder injury, but the one-time national revelation played well down the stretch. In fact, Leipold said he wanted to sit Daniels in the third quarter of the blowout loss to Texas, but Daniels lobbied to keep playing so that he could knock off some more rust.SPEAKING OF QBSThere was a time this season when Kansas State pondered redshirting Will Howard, who was pressed into service when Adrian Martinez got hurt against TCU. But he's played so well that any talk of setting him down has ceased.NEAL'S REBOUNDKansas running back Devin Neal ran for 224 yards and a touchdown against Oklahoma State before piling up 190 yards in a loss to Texas Tech. But he was held to just 51 yards by Texas, and his 3.9 per carry was nearly half his season average..

K-State to face KU with Big 12 title game possibly at stake

- Voice of the Fort Hays State Tigers Gerard Wellbrock

- K-State Football coach Chris Kleiman's press conference in advance of Saturday's Sunflower Showdown in Manhattan

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 </figure>- Voice of the Fort Hays State Tigers Gerard Wellbrock- K-State Football coach Chris Kleiman's press conference in advance of Saturday's Sunflower Showdown in Manhattan- Pre-Thanksgiving Day Sports Headlines- Sounds of the past 24-hours

Wednesday on Sports Day

Kansas (6-5, 3-5 Big 12) at No. 15 Kansas State (8-3, 6-2, No. 12 CFP)

A win would send Kansas State to the Big 12 championship game. The Wildcats could have that spot clinched long before kickoff Saturday night if No. 24 Texas (7-4, 5-3, No. 23 CFP) loses at home to Baylor on Friday. K-State has won 13 in a row in the Sunflower State rivalry, the last three by an average of more than 31 points. The Jayhawks haven't won in the series since 2008, also the last time they had a winning season.

Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels played last week for the first time since injuring his shoulder Oct. 8 against TCU, which was the first loss for the Jayhawks after a 5-0 start. Wildcats starter Adrian Martinez missed last week with a lower body injury, but his backup Will Howard has thrown for 1,011 yards and 11 touchdowns in his four games.

Iowa State (4-7, 1-7) at No. 4 TCU (11-0, 8-0, No. 4 CFP).

Beyond the overall records and conference standings, this is the Big 12's top defense against its best offense and a matchup of teams on opposite sides of single-score games. The Cyclones wrap up their first losing season since 2016, coach Matt Campbell's first season. Six of their Big 12 losses are by a touchdown or less (24 combined points, four a game) They have allowed only 16.5 points and 277 total yards a game overall. The Horned Frogs average 39.5 points and 482 total yards a game, and four of their league wins have been by no more than a touchdown.

Oklahoma (6-5, 3-5) is bowl eligible for the 24th season in a row after its Bedlam win over Oklahoma State last weekend. The only longer active streak belongs to No. 1 Georgia, which is bowl eligible for the 26th consecutive season. ... The Big 12 has eight bowl-eligible teams. The last season the league had eight bowl teams was 2017, the only time with eight since a record nine bowl teams in 2012, its first as a 10-team conference. ... West Virginia (4-7, 2-6) needs a season-ending victory at Oklahoma State to avoid matching its fewest wins (4-8 in 2013) since a 3-8 record in 2001.

Texas running back Bijan Robinson is the only FBS player with more than 1,000 yards rushing and 300 yards receiving. He leads the Big 12 with 1,400 yards (127.3 yards per game) and his 16 rushing TDs. He had 243 yards and four TDs rushing last week against Kansas, a week after TCU limited him to 29 yards. The Longhorns host Baylor, which has limited Robinson to 98 yards (55 and 43) in two previous meetings.

TCU is the first Big 12 team to reach 11-0 since Texas was 13-0 in the 2009 season before its loss in the BCS national championship game. The Longhorns were the last to complete an undefeated season, when going 13-0 to win the league's last national title in the 2005 season. The last team without a conference loss was Oklahoma in 2016, when the Sooners overcame a 1-2 start in non-conference play

GAME OF THE WEEKKansas (6-5, 3-5 Big 12) at No. 15 Kansas State (8-3, 6-2, No. 12 CFP)A win would send Kansas State to the Big 12 championship game. The Wildcats could have that spot clinched long before kickoff Saturday night if No. 24 Texas (7-4, 5-3, No. 23 CFP) loses at home to Baylor on Friday. K-State has won 13 in a row in the Sunflower State rivalry, the last three by an average of more than 31 points. The Jayhawks haven't won in the series since 2008, also the last time they had a winning season.Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels played last week for the first time since injuring his shoulder Oct. 8 against TCU, which was the first loss for the Jayhawks after a 5-0 start. Wildcats starter Adrian Martinez missed last week with a lower body injury, but his backup Will Howard has thrown for 1,011 yards and 11 touchdowns in his four games.BEST MATCHUPIowa State (4-7, 1-7) at No. 4 TCU (11-0, 8-0, No. 4 CFP).Beyond the overall records and conference standings, this is the Big 12's top defense against its best offense and a matchup of teams on opposite sides of single-score games. The Cyclones wrap up their first losing season since 2016, coach Matt Campbell's first season. Six of their Big 12 losses are by a touchdown or less (24 combined points, four a game) They have allowed only 16.5 points and 277 total yards a game overall. The Horned Frogs average 39.5 points and 482 total yards a game, and four of their league wins have been by no more than a touchdown.INSIDE THE NUMBERSOklahoma (6-5, 3-5) is bowl eligible for the 24th season in a row after its Bedlam win over Oklahoma State last weekend. The only longer active streak belongs to No. 1 Georgia, which is bowl eligible for the 26th consecutive season. ... The Big 12 has eight bowl-eligible teams. The last season the league had eight bowl teams was 2017, the only time with eight since a record nine bowl teams in 2012, its first as a 10-team conference. ... West Virginia (4-7, 2-6) needs a season-ending victory at Oklahoma State to avoid matching its fewest wins (4-8 in 2013) since a 3-8 record in 2001.IMPACT PLAYERTexas running back Bijan Robinson is the only FBS player with more than 1,000 yards rushing and 300 yards receiving. He leads the Big 12 with 1,400 yards (127.3 yards per game) and his 16 rushing TDs. He had 243 yards and four TDs rushing last week against Kansas, a week after TCU limited him to 29 yards. The Longhorns host Baylor, which has limited Robinson to 98 yards (55 and 43) in two previous meetings.UNDEFEATED STREAKSTCU is the first Big 12 team to reach 11-0 since Texas was 13-0 in the 2009 season before its loss in the BCS national championship game. The Longhorns were the last to complete an undefeated season, when going 13-0 to win the league's last national title in the 2005 season. The last team without a conference loss was Oklahoma in 2016, when the Sooners overcame a 1-2 start in non-conference play

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Josh Kunen scored 15 points as San Francisco beat Wichita State 67-63 on Tuesday.

Kunen added seven rebounds for the Dons (6-0). Tyrell Roberts added 13 points while shooting 5 for 12, including 2 for 8 from beyond the arc, and he also had six rebounds and seven assists. Julian Rishwain shot 4 for 9 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free throw line to finish with 13 points. The Dons picked up their sixth straight win.

The Shockers (3-2) were led by Jaykwon Walton, who recorded 21 points and 10 rebounds. Craig Porter Jr. added 16 points, nine rebounds, six assists, three steals and two blocks for Wichita State. Gus Okafor also had 10 points and seven rebounds.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Josh Kunen scored 15 points as San Francisco beat Wichita State 67-63 on Tuesday.Kunen added seven rebounds for the Dons (6-0). Tyrell Roberts added 13 points while shooting 5 for 12, including 2 for 8 from beyond the arc, and he also had six rebounds and seven assists. Julian Rishwain shot 4 for 9 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free throw line to finish with 13 points. The Dons picked up their sixth straight win.The Shockers (3-2) were led by Jaykwon Walton, who recorded 21 points and 10 rebounds. Craig Porter Jr. added 16 points, nine rebounds, six assists, three steals and two blocks for Wichita State. Gus Okafor also had 10 points and seven rebounds.

Kunen scores 15, San Francisco defeats Wichita State 67-63

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas and coach Lance Leipold have agreed to their second contract extension in less than three months, this time adding two years to his deal and keeping him tied to the Jayhawks through the 2029 season, a person familiar with the terms told The Associated Press.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday night because the school had not announced the extension.

Leipold had a year added to his original contract on Sept. 1 as a reward for a two-win first season that raised hopes around Lawrence that the football program might return to relevance. But after a 5-0 start had the Jayhawks ranked in the AP Top 25, and a sixth win made them bowl-eligible, the school aggressively moved to lock up Leipold well into the future — especially with Nebraska and Wisconsin, where he has deep connections, in the market for coaches.

Leipold’s original contract was a $16.5 million, six-year pact that paid him $2.2 million in its initial season with $200,000 increases each year. He also would earn $50,000 for finishing in the Top 25, earning Big 12 coach of the year or winning seven regular-season games, a threshold he can clear with a win Saturday over rival Kansas State.

He's already earned a $100,000 bonus for qualifying for a bowl and can earn another $75,000 for academic benchmarks.

Leipold was hired early last year, shortly after the Jayhawks parted with Les Miles amid sexual harassment allegations from his time at LSU. The scandal led to the ouster of Jeff Long, his longtime friend and the athletic director who hired him.

Kansas eventually gave the AD job to Travis Goff, and his first major move was to pluck Leipold — who won six Division III titles at Wisconsin-Whitewater — from Buffalo, which he had taken to three straight bowl games.

Leipold was a popular pick among Jayhawks fans because of his Midwest pedigree, small-town roots and success in building programs, and his old-school demeanor on the field fit seamlessly with the values of the school.

Despite having no offseason or time to put together a full recruiting class, Leipold managed to lead the Jayhawks to an upset of Texas late last season, and then carried the momentum right into this year. They ripped off five consecutive wins before losing quarterback Jalon Daniels to a shoulder injury, then toppled Oklahoma State with backup Jason Bean under center to qualify for a bowl game for the first time since the 2008 season.

On Saturday, they will try to snap a 13-game losing streak to Kansas State in their regular-season finale.

The extension for Leipold is the latest investment in football for a school primarily known for its national champion men's basketball program. Kansas officials announced plans last month for a long-awaited renovation to Memorial Stadium, part of a project that could exceed $300 million and include new conference, entertainment and retail spaces.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas and coach Lance Leipold have agreed to their second contract extension in less than three months, this time adding two years to his deal and keeping him tied to the Jayhawks through the 2029 season, a person familiar with the terms told The Associated Press.The person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday night because the school had not announced the extension.Leipold had a year added to his original contract on Sept. 1 as a reward for a two-win first season that raised hopes around Lawrence that the football program might return to relevance. But after a 5-0 start had the Jayhawks ranked in the AP Top 25, and a sixth win made them bowl-eligible, the school aggressively moved to lock up Leipold well into the future — especially with Nebraska and Wisconsin, where he has deep connections, in the market for coaches.Leipold’s original contract was a $16.5 million, six-year pact that paid him $2.2 million in its initial season with $200,000 increases each year. He also would earn $50,000 for finishing in the Top 25, earning Big 12 coach of the year or winning seven regular-season games, a threshold he can clear with a win Saturday over rival Kansas State.He's already earned a $100,000 bonus for qualifying for a bowl and can earn another $75,000 for academic benchmarks.Leipold was hired early last year, shortly after the Jayhawks parted with Les Miles amid sexual harassment allegations from his time at LSU. The scandal led to the ouster of Jeff Long, his longtime friend and the athletic director who hired him.Kansas eventually gave the AD job to Travis Goff, and his first major move was to pluck Leipold — who won six Division III titles at Wisconsin-Whitewater — from Buffalo, which he had taken to three straight bowl games.Leipold was a popular pick among Jayhawks fans because of his Midwest pedigree, small-town roots and success in building programs, and his old-school demeanor on the field fit seamlessly with the values of the school.Despite having no offseason or time to put together a full recruiting class, Leipold managed to lead the Jayhawks to an upset of Texas late last season, and then carried the momentum right into this year. They ripped off five consecutive wins before losing quarterback Jalon Daniels to a shoulder injury, then toppled Oklahoma State with backup Jason Bean under center to qualify for a bowl game for the first time since the 2008 season.On Saturday, they will try to snap a 13-game losing streak to Kansas State in their regular-season finale.The extension for Leipold is the latest investment in football for a school primarily known for its national champion men's basketball program. Kansas officials announced plans last month for a long-awaited renovation to Memorial Stadium, part of a project that could exceed $300 million and include new conference, entertainment and retail spaces.

KU gives coach Lance Leipold 2-year extension

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) — Markquis Nowell scored 29 points and had 11 assists, Keyontae Johnson scored 28 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Kansas State beat Nevada 96-87 in overtime on Tuesday night.

The Wildcats (5-0) outscored Nevada 16-7 in the extra session. Nowell’s layup with 11 seconds left in regulation tied it at 80 and the Wolfpack couldn’t get off a shot.

Johnson's two foul shots with 37 seconds left in overtime gave Kansas State a 94-84 lead and marked the largest margin held by either team.

Kansas State is off to its best start since the 2018-19 season when it won its first six.

Jarod Lucas scored 20 points, Will Baker 19, Kenan Blackshear 17 with 10 assists and Tre Coleman and Darrion Williams each scored 10 for Nevada (5-1).

Kansas State finished 33-for-60 (55%) shooting and Nevada went 28 for 54 (52%).

Despite the loss, Nevada is off to its best start since starting the 2018-19 season winning 14 straight.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) — Markquis Nowell scored 29 points and had 11 assists, Keyontae Johnson scored 28 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Kansas State beat Nevada 96-87 in overtime on Tuesday night.The Wildcats (5-0) outscored Nevada 16-7 in the extra session. Nowell’s layup with 11 seconds left in regulation tied it at 80 and the Wolfpack couldn’t get off a shot.Johnson's two foul shots with 37 seconds left in overtime gave Kansas State a 94-84 lead and marked the largest margin held by either team.Kansas State is off to its best start since the 2018-19 season when it won its first six.Jarod Lucas scored 20 points, Will Baker 19, Kenan Blackshear 17 with 10 assists and Tre Coleman and Darrion Williams each scored 10 for Nevada (5-1).Kansas State finished 33-for-60 (55%) shooting and Nevada went 28 for 54 (52%).Despite the loss, Nevada is off to its best start since starting the 2018-19 season winning 14 straight.

K-State beats Nevada in OT for best start since 2018-19

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KANSAS CITY, Mo.
(AP) — Led by Josh Kunen's 15 points, the San Francisco Dons
defeated the Wichita State Shockers 67-63 on Tuesday. The Dons are
now 6-0 on the season, while the Shockers moved to 3-2.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman
Islands (AP) — Markquis Nowell scored 29 points and had 11 assists,
Keyontae Johnson scored 28 points and grabbed nine rebounds and
Kansas State beat Nevada 96-87 in overtime. The Wildcats outscored
Nevada 16-7 in the extra session. Nowell’s layup with 11 seconds
left in regulation tied it at 80 and the Wolfpack couldn’t get off
a shot. Jarod Lucas scored 20 points, Will Baker 19, Kenan Blackshear
17 with 10 assists and Tre Coleman and Darrion Williams each scored
10 for Nevada.

PARADISE ISLAND,
Bahamas (AP) — College basketball's early season tournaments are
proving more valuable than ever for teams trying to forge an identity
with multiple transfers. The transfer portal has led to more roster
turnover and upheaval each year. Holiday tournaments like this week's
Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas take on more value as teams need
competitive games to figure out their rotations and chemistry with
new additions. North Carolina State coach Kevin Keatts says there's
more value for that growth in games than in practices. Kansas coach
Bill Self says it takes longer to build cohesion than many understand
with freshmen and transfers.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP)
— Kansas and football coach Lance Leipold have agreed to a two-year
contract extension to keep him with the Jayhawks through the 2029
season. That's according to a person familiar with the terms of the
deal who spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday night because the
school had not announced the extension. Leipold had a year added to
his original contract on Sept. 1 as a reward for a two-win first
season that raised hopes that the football program might finally
return to relevance. But after a 5-0 start had the Jayhawks ranked in
the AP Top 25, and a sixth win made them bowl-eligible, the school
made an aggressive move to lock up Leipold.

UNDATED (AP) — No.
15 Kansas State gets into the Big 12 title game with a victory in its
regular-season finale over Kansas. The Wildcats could have that spot
clinched before kickoff Saturday night, if Texas loses its finale at
home to Baylor on Friday. Kansas State has won 13 in a row over
Kansas. Fourth-ranked and undefeated TCU is home against Iowa State.
It's a matchup of the Cyclones' league-best defense against TCU's Big
12-leading offense. The Big 12 goes in the final weekend of the
regular season already with eight teams being bowl eligible.

FORT WORTH, Texas
(AP) — Fourth-ranked TCU and Iowa State are on the opposite ends of
the Big 12 standings. The Horned Frogs just keep winning close games,
and are still in position to make the four-team College Football
Playoff. The last-place Cyclones on Saturday wrap up their first
losing season since coach Matt Campbell’s debut in 2016. They are
coming off their sixth Big 12 loss by a touchdown or less. But they
could play big spoilers in their final game. The Cyclones have won
three in a row against TCU and Iowa native quarterback Max Duggan.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) —
Changes are afoot in the Big 12, even before Oklahoma and Texas
depart for the Southeastern Conference. Fourth-ranked TCU has
replaced the Sooners as the Big 12 team in the running for a College
Football Playoff spot. The Horned Frogs already are in the conference
title game heading into their regular-season finale against Iowa
State. No. 15 Kansas State is a surprise contender for the other spot
in the title game. The Wildcats would get in if No. 24 Texas loses to
Baylor on Friday. If Texas wins, Kansas State would need to beat
Kansas on Saturday night to qualify.

UNDATED (AP) — LSU
has moved up to fifth and Southern California is sixth in the College
Football Playoff rankings behind Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan and
TCU. The top four remained the same for the third straight week, but
the teams chasing changed order after Tennessee lost to South
Carolina last Saturday night. Two huge games this weekend could
create more clarity. Michigan is at Ohio State and USC hosts Notre
Dame, which checked in at 15th in the selection committee’s
rankings.

NEW YORK (AP) —
Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander and St. Louis Cardinals slugger
Albert Pujols have won baseball’s Comeback Player of the Year
awards. Verlander, the American League recipient, returned from Tommy
John surgery to lead Houston to its second World Series championship.
He had the lowest ERA in the majors and was a unanimous winner of his
third Cy Young Award — becoming the first player to earn the prize
after not pitching in the previous season. Pujols, honored in the
National League, came back to St. Louis for his final season and
posted his biggest numbers in years at age 42. The three-time MVP
compiled an .895 OPS for the NL Central champions and became the
fourth major leaguer to reach 700 career home runs.

DOHA, Qatar (AP) —
The staggering loss for Lionel Messi and Argentina against Saudi
Arabia at the World Cup is right up there with the biggest upsets in
tournament history. Messi is playing at likely his last World Cup and
chasing the one title that has been elusive to him. Messi and his
highly-rated team are among the favorites to win the World Cup in
Qatar but have an unwanted place on a very different list now.

Final	(14)Arizona	87	(17)San
Diego St.	70	

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 </figure>KANSAS CITY, Mo.
(AP) — Led by Josh Kunen's 15 points, the San Francisco Dons
defeated the Wichita State Shockers 67-63 on Tuesday. The Dons are
now 6-0 on the season, while the Shockers moved to 3-2.GEORGE TOWN, Cayman
Islands (AP) — Markquis Nowell scored 29 points and had 11 assists,
Keyontae Johnson scored 28 points and grabbed nine rebounds and
Kansas State beat Nevada 96-87 in overtime. The Wildcats outscored
Nevada 16-7 in the extra session. Nowell’s layup with 11 seconds
left in regulation tied it at 80 and the Wolfpack couldn’t get off
a shot. Jarod Lucas scored 20 points, Will Baker 19, Kenan Blackshear
17 with 10 assists and Tre Coleman and Darrion Williams each scored
10 for Nevada.PARADISE ISLAND,
Bahamas (AP) — College basketball's early season tournaments are
proving more valuable than ever for teams trying to forge an identity
with multiple transfers. The transfer portal has led to more roster
turnover and upheaval each year. Holiday tournaments like this week's
Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas take on more value as teams need
competitive games to figure out their rotations and chemistry with
new additions. North Carolina State coach Kevin Keatts says there's
more value for that growth in games than in practices. Kansas coach
Bill Self says it takes longer to build cohesion than many understand
with freshmen and transfers.LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP)
— Kansas and football coach Lance Leipold have agreed to a two-year
contract extension to keep him with the Jayhawks through the 2029
season. That's according to a person familiar with the terms of the
deal who spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday night because the
school had not announced the extension. Leipold had a year added to
his original contract on Sept. 1 as a reward for a two-win first
season that raised hopes that the football program might finally
return to relevance. But after a 5-0 start had the Jayhawks ranked in
the AP Top 25, and a sixth win made them bowl-eligible, the school
made an aggressive move to lock up Leipold.UNDATED (AP) — No.
15 Kansas State gets into the Big 12 title game with a victory in its
regular-season finale over Kansas. The Wildcats could have that spot
clinched before kickoff Saturday night, if Texas loses its finale at
home to Baylor on Friday. Kansas State has won 13 in a row over
Kansas. Fourth-ranked and undefeated TCU is home against Iowa State.
It's a matchup of the Cyclones' league-best defense against TCU's Big
12-leading offense. The Big 12 goes in the final weekend of the
regular season already with eight teams being bowl eligible.FORT WORTH, Texas
(AP) — Fourth-ranked TCU and Iowa State are on the opposite ends of
the Big 12 standings. The Horned Frogs just keep winning close games,
and are still in position to make the four-team College Football
Playoff. The last-place Cyclones on Saturday wrap up their first
losing season since coach Matt Campbell’s debut in 2016. They are
coming off their sixth Big 12 loss by a touchdown or less. But they
could play big spoilers in their final game. The Cyclones have won
three in a row against TCU and Iowa native quarterback Max Duggan.NORMAN, Okla. (AP) —
Changes are afoot in the Big 12, even before Oklahoma and Texas
depart for the Southeastern Conference. Fourth-ranked TCU has
replaced the Sooners as the Big 12 team in the running for a College
Football Playoff spot. The Horned Frogs already are in the conference
title game heading into their regular-season finale against Iowa
State. No. 15 Kansas State is a surprise contender for the other spot
in the title game. The Wildcats would get in if No. 24 Texas loses to
Baylor on Friday. If Texas wins, Kansas State would need to beat
Kansas on Saturday night to qualify.UNDATED (AP) — LSU
has moved up to fifth and Southern California is sixth in the College
Football Playoff rankings behind Georgia, Ohio State, Michigan and
TCU. The top four remained the same for the third straight week, but
the teams chasing changed order after Tennessee lost to South
Carolina last Saturday night. Two huge games this weekend could
create more clarity. Michigan is at Ohio State and USC hosts Notre
Dame, which checked in at 15th in the selection committee’s
rankings.NEW YORK (AP) —
Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander and St. Louis Cardinals slugger
Albert Pujols have won baseball’s Comeback Player of the Year
awards. Verlander, the American League recipient, returned from Tommy
John surgery to lead Houston to its second World Series championship.
He had the lowest ERA in the majors and was a unanimous winner of his
third Cy Young Award — becoming the first player to earn the prize
after not pitching in the previous season. Pujols, honored in the
National League, came back to St. Louis for his final season and
posted his biggest numbers in years at age 42. The three-time MVP
compiled an .895 OPS for the NL Central champions and became the
fourth major leaguer to reach 700 career home runs.DOHA, Qatar (AP) —
The staggering loss for Lionel Messi and Argentina against Saudi
Arabia at the World Cup is right up there with the biggest upsets in
tournament history. Messi is playing at likely his last World Cup and
chasing the one title that has been elusive to him. Messi and his
highly-rated team are among the favorites to win the World Cup in
Qatar but have an unwanted place on a very different list now.TUESDAY SCORESTOP-25 COLLEGE
BASKETBALLFinal	(10)Creighton	90	(9)Arkansas	87	Final	(13)Auburn	85	Bradley	64	Final	(14)Arizona	87	(17)San
Diego St.	70	Final	(21)Texas
Tech	70	Louisville	38NATIONAL
BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONFinal	Philadelphia	115	Brooklyn	106	Final	Sacramento	113	Memphis	109	Final	Detroit	110	Denver	108	Final	Phoenix	115	L.A.
Lakers	105	NATIONAL HOCKEY
LEAGUEFinal	Buffalo	7	Montreal	2	Final	N-Y
Rangers	5	Los Angeles	3

Wednesday Sports Headlines and Scores presented by Barton Community College

The 2022 Western Athletic Conference All-Conference Football teams were announced and Great Bend High School's Erin Beck was named the Coach of the Year.

First-Team selections for the Panthers included Matthew Johnson (OL), Cayden Scheuerman (QB), Braylon Council (WR), Dee'Onn Jones (DL), Mathew Moeder (LB).

Second-Team selections from Great Bend included Daniel Nieto (OL), Cody Miller (RB), Colton Brack (TE/H), Maddox Spray (WR), Trenton Kern (DL), Skyler McMullen (DB).

Hays High's Malik Bah was named the Offensive Player of the Year. Hays' Bryce Salmans was voted the Defensive Player of the Year.

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 </figure>The 2022 Western Athletic Conference All-Conference Football teams were announced and Great Bend High School's Erin Beck was named the Coach of the Year.First-Team selections for the Panthers included Matthew Johnson (OL), Cayden Scheuerman (QB), Braylon Council (WR), Dee'Onn Jones (DL), Mathew Moeder (LB).Second-Team selections from Great Bend included Daniel Nieto (OL), Cody Miller (RB), Colton Brack (TE/H), Maddox Spray (WR), Trenton Kern (DL), Skyler McMullen (DB).Hays High's Malik Bah was named the Offensive Player of the Year. Hays' Bryce Salmans was voted the Defensive Player of the Year.

Great Bend's Beck earns WAC Coach of the Year

By ARNIE STAPLETON Associated Press

DENVER (AP) — The most lopsided trade in NFL history sent Herschel Walker to Minnesota for two fistfuls of players and draft picks that served as the pillars of the Dallas Cowboys’ dynasty of the 1990s.

The Russell Wilson trade isn’t quite so cockeyed, but eight months in it sure looks as one-sided as any deal since the Walker washout that Jerry Jones immediately dubbed “The Great Train Robbery.”

What Denver has 33 years later might very well go down as “The Big Bamboozle.”

Walker wasn’t exactly a bust in Minneapolis, scoring 25 touchdowns in 2 1/2 seasons with the Vikings. But he was long gone by the time the trade blossomed for the Cowboys after Jones and Jimmy Johnson drafted Emmitt Smith, Alexander Wright, Russell Maryland, Alvin Harper, Dixon Edwards, Robert Jones, Kevin Smith and Darren Woodson on their way to three Super Bowl parades.

Wilson hasn’t been anything like the Broncos expected when GM George Paton sent first- and second-round picks this year and next along with three players for the nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback who was supposedly still in his prime at age 33.

The $245 million extension he gave Wilson before the season only adds to the angst of Broncos fans who have watched a string of quarterbacks fail ever since Peyton Manning walked away to do game shows and commercials with his brothers after winning Super Bowl 50.

The Seahawks selected tackle Charles Cross in the first round and edge rusher Boye Mafe in the second with the premium picks they got from Denver. As it stands now, they’ll have the No. 6 overall selection in the 2023 draft thanks to Wilson’s debacle of a Denver debut.

Not only that, but Geno Smith, Wilson’s successor in Seattle, is having the kind of season everyone outside of Washington figured Wilson would have in the Rocky Mountains this year.

Smith has the surprising Seahawks tied with the 49ers atop the NFC West at 6-4. He’s completing a league-high 72.8% of his passes and has 17 touchdown throws and four interceptions in his first year as a starter since 2014.

With six losses in nine starts, Wilson is completing a career-worst 59.5% of his passes, is on pace for a career-high 57 sacks and has thrown just seven touchdown passes to go with five interceptions.

The Broncos are 3-7 and sitting in the basement of the AFC West after getting swept by the lowly Raiders and coach Josh McDaniels on Sunday.

The Seahawks are averaging 25.7 points per game with Smith at quarterback, just a tick more than the 25.3 they averaged during Wilson’s tenure in Seattle.

Wilson’s stunningly poor play in Denver prompted a reporter to ask him Sunday after the 22-16 overtime loss to the Raiders if the Broncos just aren’t good enough to win these type of games.

Fans are starting to wonder if it’s Wilson who isn’t good enough anymore because the Broncos have lost six games by one score and are negating Denver’s dominant defense by averaging just 14.7 points.

They’d be an NFL-best 9-1 right now if only they averaged in regulation the 19.7 points per game they did last year with Teddy Bridgewater and Drew Lock at quarterback.

Or the 20.2 they averaged the year before that when Lock led the league with 15 interceptions.

Or the 20.6 they averaged with Case Keenum in 2018.

Or the 19.3 they averaged in 2016 with Trevor Siemian, same as they averaged in 2011 with Tim Tebow.

Wilson hasn’t meshed with rookie head coach Nathaniel Hackett, who has now hired somebody to help him manage the games and appointed another member of his staff to call the plays.

After stubbornly refusing for weeks to relinquish play-calling duties, Hackett relented and turned them over to Klint Kubiak, his QBs coach and passing game coordinator.

The switch paid immediate dividends when Wilson directed his first opening-drive touchdown with the Broncos, a 92-yard beauty that was followed by nine drives that either came up empty or ended in field goals.

Hackett recently added 7-on-7 drills at practice after ditching the training camp staple last summer, robbing Wilson of hundreds, if not thousands, of throws to develop a rapport and rhythm with his receivers.

Now a lot of them are hurt along with several offensive linemen. But that’s not all that ails Denver’s sputtering offense.

Wilson has made bad decisions and poor throws in crunch time that have cost the Broncos in losses to the Colts, Chargers, Jets, Titans and now, the Raiders.

He keeps missing open receivers either with his eyes or his arm and has only shown flashes of the vintage Russell Wilson the Broncos thought they were getting last spring.

The Broncos have managed just four touchdowns at home so far, the fewest for any stretch of five home games in the franchise’s 63-year history.

They’re 0-3 in overtime, including Sunday’s game when Wilson didn’t even get to touch the ball in extra time after committing a crucial blunder just after the 2-minute warning in the fourth quarter when the Raiders were out of timeouts.

He threw incomplete on third-and-10 rather than sliding down and taking the sack that would have burned another 40 seconds off the clock. That left Derek Carr with 1:43 to get the Raiders in field goal range to tie it.

“I think that we’re on the learning end of the experience of how to get back to winning,” Wilson said. “Sometimes it’s a journey; sometimes it’s an ugly one, sometimes it’s a tough one. What hurts probably more than anything else is that these games were close, one-score games. We have to be able to find ways to win them.”

“It’s never good to lose,” he said, “but it’s almost like, man, at least somebody kick our butt.”

The Broncos have two games left against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, who have beaten them 13 consecutive times and are scoring 30 points a game, more than double Denver’s average output.

By ARNIE STAPLETON Associated PressDENVER (AP) — The most lopsided trade in NFL history sent Herschel Walker to Minnesota for two fistfuls of players and draft picks that served as the pillars of the Dallas Cowboys’ dynasty of the 1990s.The Russell Wilson trade isn’t quite so cockeyed, but eight months in it sure looks as one-sided as any deal since the Walker washout that Jerry Jones immediately dubbed “The Great Train Robbery.”What Denver has 33 years later might very well go down as “The Big Bamboozle.”Walker wasn’t exactly a bust in Minneapolis, scoring 25 touchdowns in 2 1/2 seasons with the Vikings. But he was long gone by the time the trade blossomed for the Cowboys after Jones and Jimmy Johnson drafted Emmitt Smith, Alexander Wright, Russell Maryland, Alvin Harper, Dixon Edwards, Robert Jones, Kevin Smith and Darren Woodson on their way to three Super Bowl parades.Wilson hasn’t been anything like the Broncos expected when GM George Paton sent first- and second-round picks this year and next along with three players for the nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback who was supposedly still in his prime at age 33.The $245 million extension he gave Wilson before the season only adds to the angst of Broncos fans who have watched a string of quarterbacks fail ever since Peyton Manning walked away to do game shows and commercials with his brothers after winning Super Bowl 50.The Seahawks selected tackle Charles Cross in the first round and edge rusher Boye Mafe in the second with the premium picks they got from Denver. As it stands now, they’ll have the No. 6 overall selection in the 2023 draft thanks to Wilson’s debacle of a Denver debut.Not only that, but Geno Smith, Wilson’s successor in Seattle, is having the kind of season everyone outside of Washington figured Wilson would have in the Rocky Mountains this year.Smith has the surprising Seahawks tied with the 49ers atop the NFC West at 6-4. He’s completing a league-high 72.8% of his passes and has 17 touchdown throws and four interceptions in his first year as a starter since 2014.With six losses in nine starts, Wilson is completing a career-worst 59.5% of his passes, is on pace for a career-high 57 sacks and has thrown just seven touchdown passes to go with five interceptions.The Broncos are 3-7 and sitting in the basement of the AFC West after getting swept by the lowly Raiders and coach Josh McDaniels on Sunday.The Seahawks are averaging 25.7 points per game with Smith at quarterback, just a tick more than the 25.3 they averaged during Wilson’s tenure in Seattle.Wilson’s stunningly poor play in Denver prompted a reporter to ask him Sunday after the 22-16 overtime loss to the Raiders if the Broncos just aren’t good enough to win these type of games.Fans are starting to wonder if it’s Wilson who isn’t good enough anymore because the Broncos have lost six games by one score and are negating Denver’s dominant defense by averaging just 14.7 points.They’d be an NFL-best 9-1 right now if only they averaged in regulation the 19.7 points per game they did last year with Teddy Bridgewater and Drew Lock at quarterback.Or the 20.2 they averaged the year before that when Lock led the league with 15 interceptions.Or the 20.6 they averaged with Case Keenum in 2018.Or the 19.3 they averaged in 2016 with Trevor Siemian, same as they averaged in 2011 with Tim Tebow.Wilson hasn’t meshed with rookie head coach Nathaniel Hackett, who has now hired somebody to help him manage the games and appointed another member of his staff to call the plays.After stubbornly refusing for weeks to relinquish play-calling duties, Hackett relented and turned them over to Klint Kubiak, his QBs coach and passing game coordinator.The switch paid immediate dividends when Wilson directed his first opening-drive touchdown with the Broncos, a 92-yard beauty that was followed by nine drives that either came up empty or ended in field goals.Hackett recently added 7-on-7 drills at practice after ditching the training camp staple last summer, robbing Wilson of hundreds, if not thousands, of throws to develop a rapport and rhythm with his receivers.Now a lot of them are hurt along with several offensive linemen. But that’s not all that ails Denver’s sputtering offense.Wilson has made bad decisions and poor throws in crunch time that have cost the Broncos in losses to the Colts, Chargers, Jets, Titans and now, the Raiders.He keeps missing open receivers either with his eyes or his arm and has only shown flashes of the vintage Russell Wilson the Broncos thought they were getting last spring.The Broncos have managed just four touchdowns at home so far, the fewest for any stretch of five home games in the franchise’s 63-year history.They’re 0-3 in overtime, including Sunday’s game when Wilson didn’t even get to touch the ball in extra time after committing a crucial blunder just after the 2-minute warning in the fourth quarter when the Raiders were out of timeouts.He threw incomplete on third-and-10 rather than sliding down and taking the sack that would have burned another 40 seconds off the clock. That left Derek Carr with 1:43 to get the Raiders in field goal range to tie it.“I think that we’re on the learning end of the experience of how to get back to winning,” Wilson said. “Sometimes it’s a journey; sometimes it’s an ugly one, sometimes it’s a tough one. What hurts probably more than anything else is that these games were close, one-score games. We have to be able to find ways to win them.”Then, Wilson said something interesting.“It’s never good to lose,” he said, “but it’s almost like, man, at least somebody kick our butt.”Wilson might just get his wish.The Broncos have two games left against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, who have beaten them 13 consecutive times and are scoring 30 points a game, more than double Denver’s average output.

Analysis: Russell Wilson trade looks like Herschel Walker’s

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mecole Hardman was watching his Kansas City Chiefs visit the Los Angeles Chargers from home on Sunday night when he tweeted a picture showing the injured wide receiver's shattered TV screen and asking how the game turned out.

Thanks to Travis Kelce, the Chiefs rallied for another win over their AFC West rivals.

Of everything the three-time All-Pro tight end has accomplished during his decade in the NFL — the record-setting yardage, catches and touchdowns — the most impressive thing may be this: He's always available. And with Hardman out with an abdominal injury, JuJu Smith-Schuster recovering from a concussion and newly acquired wide receiver Kadarius Toney now dealing with a hamstring injury, Kelce's ability to continually show up on game days is as valuable as ever.

“I think what is special about him is he just competes,” Patrick Mahomes said after the 30-27 victory, which was assured on his TD throw to Kelce with 31 seconds left in the game. “At the end of the day, he's just going to keep fighting until the very end. When you see that, not only is it impressive for him but it gets other guys going.”

Kelce finished with six catches for 115 yards and three touchdowns, the second time in his career he has caught at least that many passes in the end zone. And the final one Sunday night was easily the most impressive.

Matched up one-on-one with 2018 All-Pro safety Derwin James Jr., the deceptively quick tight end beat him off the line of scrimmage, cut across the field and hauled in Mahomes' pass in stride, then won the race to the end zone.

His celebratory spike would have hit about 90 mph on the radar gun.

“I'm not joking at all. If he's man-to-man, I'm going to give him a chance. He's going to win most of them,” Mahomes said with a smile. “Obviously they have Derwin — Derwin is going to win his battles, because he's probably the best safety in the league. I'm going to give my guy a chance because I know how special he is.”

It was the 33rd game of at least 100 yards receiving for Kelce, sending him past Rob Gronkowski for the most by an NFL tight end. And Mahomes and Kelce have now connected on 45 touchdown catches, the second most between a quarterback and wide receiver in franchise history; Len Dawson and Otis Taylor had 50 of them.

“You'd like it to last forever,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said, “but these guys grow old and it's not. So what I do is try to enjoy every minute of it. Every play. Their chemistry is ridiculous. You know coming into this game that they had a plan for Kelce, and he and Pat were able to work through it and make some nice things happen.”

The Chiefs have found some balance with Isiah Pacheco in the run game. He had 107 yards on just 15 carries in his fourth consecutive start, the first time Kansas City has had a 100-yard rusher since Clyde Edwards-Helaire on Oct. 3, 2021.

Chiefs trainer Rick Burkholder probably needs as much help as he can get right now. The injuries to Hardman, Smith-Schuster and Toney will keep him busy enough. But the Chiefs also lost Edwards-Helaire to a high ankle sprain, safety Juan Thornhill to a strained calf and cornerback Jaylen Watson to a hand injury.

Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay Jr. has clearly overcome the rust from a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy. He's had sacks in back-to-back games along with 19 tackles and three tackles for loss.

Edwards-Helaire had already lost the starting job to Pacheco and now could be out for a while with an injury. The other running back active Sunday night, Jerick McKinnon, had a late fumble that could have cost Kansas City the game.

Hardman won't be back for at least three more games. Smith-Schuster and Toney could be out for at least one more game, if not more. And injuries to Thornhill and Watson deplete what has been a generally solid secondary.

15 — Mahomes has thrown at least one TD pass in that many consecutive games, tying Elvis Grbac for the second-longest streak in Chiefs history. Mahomes owns the longest at 31 games from 2019-21.

The Chiefs face the Rams on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mecole Hardman was watching his Kansas City Chiefs visit the Los Angeles Chargers from home on Sunday night when he tweeted a picture showing the injured wide receiver's shattered TV screen and asking how the game turned out.Thanks to Travis Kelce, the Chiefs rallied for another win over their AFC West rivals.Of everything the three-time All-Pro tight end has accomplished during his decade in the NFL — the record-setting yardage, catches and touchdowns — the most impressive thing may be this: He's always available. And with Hardman out with an abdominal injury, JuJu Smith-Schuster recovering from a concussion and newly acquired wide receiver Kadarius Toney now dealing with a hamstring injury, Kelce's ability to continually show up on game days is as valuable as ever.“I think what is special about him is he just competes,” Patrick Mahomes said after the 30-27 victory, which was assured on his TD throw to Kelce with 31 seconds left in the game. “At the end of the day, he's just going to keep fighting until the very end. When you see that, not only is it impressive for him but it gets other guys going.”Kelce finished with six catches for 115 yards and three touchdowns, the second time in his career he has caught at least that many passes in the end zone. And the final one Sunday night was easily the most impressive.Matched up one-on-one with 2018 All-Pro safety Derwin James Jr., the deceptively quick tight end beat him off the line of scrimmage, cut across the field and hauled in Mahomes' pass in stride, then won the race to the end zone.His celebratory spike would have hit about 90 mph on the radar gun.“I'm not joking at all. If he's man-to-man, I'm going to give him a chance. He's going to win most of them,” Mahomes said with a smile. “Obviously they have Derwin — Derwin is going to win his battles, because he's probably the best safety in the league. I'm going to give my guy a chance because I know how special he is.”It was the 33rd game of at least 100 yards receiving for Kelce, sending him past Rob Gronkowski for the most by an NFL tight end. And Mahomes and Kelce have now connected on 45 touchdown catches, the second most between a quarterback and wide receiver in franchise history; Len Dawson and Otis Taylor had 50 of them.“You'd like it to last forever,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said, “but these guys grow old and it's not. So what I do is try to enjoy every minute of it. Every play. Their chemistry is ridiculous. You know coming into this game that they had a plan for Kelce, and he and Pat were able to work through it and make some nice things happen.”WHAT’S WORKINGThe Chiefs have found some balance with Isiah Pacheco in the run game. He had 107 yards on just 15 carries in his fourth consecutive start, the first time Kansas City has had a 100-yard rusher since Clyde Edwards-Helaire on Oct. 3, 2021.WHAT NEEDS HELPChiefs trainer Rick Burkholder probably needs as much help as he can get right now. The injuries to Hardman, Smith-Schuster and Toney will keep him busy enough. But the Chiefs also lost Edwards-Helaire to a high ankle sprain, safety Juan Thornhill to a strained calf and cornerback Jaylen Watson to a hand injury.STOCK UPChiefs linebacker Willie Gay Jr. has clearly overcome the rust from a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy. He's had sacks in back-to-back games along with 19 tackles and three tackles for loss.STOCK DOWNEdwards-Helaire had already lost the starting job to Pacheco and now could be out for a while with an injury. The other running back active Sunday night, Jerick McKinnon, had a late fumble that could have cost Kansas City the game.INJURIESHardman won't be back for at least three more games. Smith-Schuster and Toney could be out for at least one more game, if not more. And injuries to Thornhill and Watson deplete what has been a generally solid secondary.KEY NUMBER15 — Mahomes has thrown at least one TD pass in that many consecutive games, tying Elvis Grbac for the second-longest streak in Chiefs history. Mahomes owns the longest at 31 games from 2019-21.NEXT STEPSThe Chiefs face the Rams on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium.

Chiefs' Kelce continues to star amid rash of injuries

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Craig Porter Jr. scored 14 points as Wichita State beat Grand Canyon 55-43 on Monday.

Porter added 10 rebounds and four blocks for the Shockers (3-1). Xavier Bell scored 14 points while shooting 5 for 10 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free throw line. Jaykwon Walton finished 5 of 9 from the floor to finish with 10 points.

Noah Baumann led the Antelopes (3-2) in scoring, finishing with 10 points and two blocks. Grand Canyon also got seven points from Josh Baker. Gabe McGlothan also had six points and eight rebounds.

Wichita State led Grand Canyon 30-24 at the half, with Porter (nine points) its high scorer before the break. Wichita State outscored Grand Canyon in the second half by six points, with Bell scoring a team-high 12 points.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Craig Porter Jr. scored 14 points as Wichita State beat Grand Canyon 55-43 on Monday.Porter added 10 rebounds and four blocks for the Shockers (3-1). Xavier Bell scored 14 points while shooting 5 for 10 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from the free throw line. Jaykwon Walton finished 5 of 9 from the floor to finish with 10 points.Noah Baumann led the Antelopes (3-2) in scoring, finishing with 10 points and two blocks. Grand Canyon also got seven points from Josh Baker. Gabe McGlothan also had six points and eight rebounds.Wichita State led Grand Canyon 30-24 at the half, with Porter (nine points) its high scorer before the break. Wichita State outscored Grand Canyon in the second half by six points, with Bell scoring a team-high 12 points.

Porter scores 14 in Wichita State's win over Grand Canyon

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) — Naeqwan Tomlin scored 15 points, Keyontae Johnson scored 14 points and Kansas State beat Rhode Island 77-57 in a Cayman Islands Classic contest on Monday night.

The Wildcats (4-0) built a 14-2 lead and were never threatened. Jalen Carey's jump shot with 12:44 before halftime reduced the Rams' deficit to 18-11, but the Jayhawks scored nine straight when Marquis Nowell made a 3-pointer, David N’Guessan made a layup, Tomlin converted a three-point play and then made 1-of-2 free throws.

N’Guessan scored 12 and the Wildcats made 28 of 53 (52.8%).

Kansas State led 44-27 at halftime and stayed up by double digits the entire second half. The Wildcats now have won their first-four games in six of the last eight seasons.

Ishmael Leggett scored 13 points and reserves Brayon Freeman scored 11 points and Brandon scored 10 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Rhode Island (1-3).

Kansas State will play Nevada in a semifinal on Tuesday. Rhode Island will play Tulane in a consolation game on Tuesday.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) — Naeqwan Tomlin scored 15 points, Keyontae Johnson scored 14 points and Kansas State beat Rhode Island 77-57 in a Cayman Islands Classic contest on Monday night.The Wildcats (4-0) built a 14-2 lead and were never threatened. Jalen Carey's jump shot with 12:44 before halftime reduced the Rams' deficit to 18-11, but the Jayhawks scored nine straight when Marquis Nowell made a 3-pointer, David N’Guessan made a layup, Tomlin converted a three-point play and then made 1-of-2 free throws.N’Guessan scored 12 and the Wildcats made 28 of 53 (52.8%).Kansas State led 44-27 at halftime and stayed up by double digits the entire second half. The Wildcats now have won their first-four games in six of the last eight seasons.Ishmael Leggett scored 13 points and reserves Brayon Freeman scored 11 points and Brandon scored 10 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Rhode Island (1-3).Kansas State will play Nevada in a semifinal on Tuesday. Rhode Island will play Tulane in a consolation game on Tuesday.

Kansas St. subdues Rhode Island early in 77-57 win

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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce ended up putting on a performance that made The Fonz proud.

Mahomes connected with Kelce for three touchdowns — including the go-ahead score with 31 seconds remaining — as the Kansas City Chiefs rallied past the Los Angeles Chargers 30-27 on Sunday night to stay atop the AFC.

Mahomes met Emmy Award-winning actor Henry Winkler before the game. Winkler, who played Fonzie for 12 seasons on the iconic television show “Happy Days”, received a signed jersey on the sideline. Kelce got in the act by wearing a t-shirt before the game that had a picture of The Fonz and said “Football. Family. Fonzie”.

When Mahomes and the Chiefs got the ball at the KC 25-yard line with 1:46 remaining, he had his usual cool and calm presence.

“When I went in the huddle, it was let’s just do it. Everyone had the mindset of take it one play at a time and get it when it counts,” said Mahomes, completed 20 of 34 passes for 329 yards.

After the Chargers had pulled ahead 27-23 on Justin Herbert’s 6-yard touchdown pass to Joshua Palmer with 1:46 left, Mahomes directed a six-play, 75-yard drive that took just 1:15.

It was the 11th time in the regular-season that Mahomes had a game-winning drive in the fourth quarter.

Despite missing two receivers due to injuries, he completed 3 of 4 for 48 yards on the drive and scrambled twice for an additional 22.

The Chiefs also benefitted from a third-down holding call on Chargers' safety Derwin James after an incomplete pass.

After a 16-yard run by Mahomes and Kansas City timeout, Mahomes hit Kelce on a short crossing route that Kelce took to the end zone for a 17-yard touchdown,

“We didn’t have our full arsenal of weapons. I was ready for the matchup,” said Kelce, who had six catches for 115 yards. “I knew they were going to play man-to-man and Patrick was going to look for me when it was 1-on-1. I was able to finish the game off on a positive note.”

Herbert and the Chargers had one final chance, but Nick Bolton intercepted a deflected pass to seal it for the Chiefs (8-2), who swept the season series from Los Angeles (5-5) and took a three-game lead in the AFC West.

It is the third straight year the Chargers have had a late lead at home against the Chiefs and were unable to finish.

“You should be frustrated. To not beat those guys is disappointing because we felt like our level was good enough to win, but we didn’t finish plays in that fourth quarter to get it done," Chargers coach Brandon Staley said after Los Angeles lost its second straight to fall to 5-5.

With a one-game lead over four teams in the conference, Kansas City is in position to claim home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.

Kelce scored at least three touchdowns for the second time in his career. He scored four in a Monday night win over the Raiders on Oct. 10.

Chiefs rookie Isiah Pacheco rushed for a career-high 107 yards.

“Patrick and Travis calm everything down on both sides of the ball. The good players really stepped up when we needed it,” coach Andy Reid said. "I'm proud of our guys for stepping up offensively and defensively. That’s big-time football at the right time.

Herbert went 23 of 30 for 280 yards and two touchdowns, both to Palmer, who had eight receptions for 106 yards. It was easily the Chargers' best offensive performance in nearly a month as the unit was bolstered by the return of receivers Keenan Allen and Mike Williams.

Allen, playing only his third game due to a nagging hamstring injury, had five receptions for 94 yards, including a 46-yard catch up the right sideline on the go-ahead drive to put the ball on the Chiefs 16-yard line.

“Mike (Williams) is about as tough as it gets, and Keenan (Allen), too. They’re special competitors, so any time that you get those guys out on the field, something good is going to happen. But, unfortunately, it didn’t go our way today,” Herbert said.

Austin Ekeler had 100 yards (83 rushing, 17 receiving) and a touchdown.

It was Kelce's 34th game with at least 100 yards receiving, surpassing Rob Gronkowski for the most by a tight end in NFL history. Eight of his 11 TDs this season have come in prime-time games.

Kelce gave Kansas City a 13-10 lead early in the second quarter on a 4-yard screen pass where he imitated Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders’ high-skipping dance on his way to the end zone.

Kelce's 32-yard touchdown on the opening play of the fourth quarter put the Chiefs on top 23-20. Kelce caught the ball at the LA 26 after Asante Samuel Jr. made a diving attempt, broke a tackle by Nasir Adderley at the 16 and went up the right sideline for the score.

After Harrison Butker's 33-yard field goal on the opening possession gave the Chiefs a 3-0 lead, the Charges promptly answered on their first drive in three plays. Palmer beat Juan Thornhill in single coverage and Herbert found him for a 50-yard touchdown.

It was the first time in 20 regular-season games that Kansas City had allowed a touchdown on an opening drive.

Chiefs: RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire suffered an ankle injury in the first quarter, Thornhill had a calf injury in the second quarter and WR Kadarius Toney strained a hamstring in the third quarter. None returned to the game.

Chargers: Williams' return was short-lived. He reinjured his ankle after a 15-yard reception in the first quarter. ... LB Kenneth Murray came out in the third quarter with a neck injury. ... S Nasir Adderley had a thumb injury in the fourth quarter.

Chiefs: Host the Los Angeles Rams next Sunday.

Chargers: Return to the road to face the Arizona Cardinals next Sunday.

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce ended up putting on a performance that made The Fonz proud.Mahomes connected with Kelce for three touchdowns — including the go-ahead score with 31 seconds remaining — as the Kansas City Chiefs rallied past the Los Angeles Chargers 30-27 on Sunday night to stay atop the AFC.Mahomes met Emmy Award-winning actor Henry Winkler before the game. Winkler, who played Fonzie for 12 seasons on the iconic television show “Happy Days”, received a signed jersey on the sideline. Kelce got in the act by wearing a t-shirt before the game that had a picture of The Fonz and said “Football. Family. Fonzie”.When Mahomes and the Chiefs got the ball at the KC 25-yard line with 1:46 remaining, he had his usual cool and calm presence.“When I went in the huddle, it was let’s just do it. Everyone had the mindset of take it one play at a time and get it when it counts,” said Mahomes, completed 20 of 34 passes for 329 yards.After the Chargers had pulled ahead 27-23 on Justin Herbert’s 6-yard touchdown pass to Joshua Palmer with 1:46 left, Mahomes directed a six-play, 75-yard drive that took just 1:15.It was the 11th time in the regular-season that Mahomes had a game-winning drive in the fourth quarter.Despite missing two receivers due to injuries, he completed 3 of 4 for 48 yards on the drive and scrambled twice for an additional 22.The Chiefs also benefitted from a third-down holding call on Chargers' safety Derwin James after an incomplete pass.After a 16-yard run by Mahomes and Kansas City timeout, Mahomes hit Kelce on a short crossing route that Kelce took to the end zone for a 17-yard touchdown,“We didn’t have our full arsenal of weapons. I was ready for the matchup,” said Kelce, who had six catches for 115 yards. “I knew they were going to play man-to-man and Patrick was going to look for me when it was 1-on-1. I was able to finish the game off on a positive note.”Herbert and the Chargers had one final chance, but Nick Bolton intercepted a deflected pass to seal it for the Chiefs (8-2), who swept the season series from Los Angeles (5-5) and took a three-game lead in the AFC West.It is the third straight year the Chargers have had a late lead at home against the Chiefs and were unable to finish.“You should be frustrated. To not beat those guys is disappointing because we felt like our level was good enough to win, but we didn’t finish plays in that fourth quarter to get it done," Chargers coach Brandon Staley said after Los Angeles lost its second straight to fall to 5-5.With a one-game lead over four teams in the conference, Kansas City is in position to claim home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.Kelce scored at least three touchdowns for the second time in his career. He scored four in a Monday night win over the Raiders on Oct. 10.Chiefs rookie Isiah Pacheco rushed for a career-high 107 yards.“Patrick and Travis calm everything down on both sides of the ball. The good players really stepped up when we needed it,” coach Andy Reid said. "I'm proud of our guys for stepping up offensively and defensively. That’s big-time football at the right time.Herbert went 23 of 30 for 280 yards and two touchdowns, both to Palmer, who had eight receptions for 106 yards. It was easily the Chargers' best offensive performance in nearly a month as the unit was bolstered by the return of receivers Keenan Allen and Mike Williams.Allen, playing only his third game due to a nagging hamstring injury, had five receptions for 94 yards, including a 46-yard catch up the right sideline on the go-ahead drive to put the ball on the Chiefs 16-yard line.“Mike (Williams) is about as tough as it gets, and Keenan (Allen), too. They’re special competitors, so any time that you get those guys out on the field, something good is going to happen. But, unfortunately, it didn’t go our way today,” Herbert said.Austin Ekeler had 100 yards (83 rushing, 17 receiving) and a touchdown.KELCE'S RECORD NIGHTIt was Kelce's 34th game with at least 100 yards receiving, surpassing Rob Gronkowski for the most by a tight end in NFL history. Eight of his 11 TDs this season have come in prime-time games.Kelce gave Kansas City a 13-10 lead early in the second quarter on a 4-yard screen pass where he imitated Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders’ high-skipping dance on his way to the end zone.Kelce's 32-yard touchdown on the opening play of the fourth quarter put the Chiefs on top 23-20. Kelce caught the ball at the LA 26 after Asante Samuel Jr. made a diving attempt, broke a tackle by Nasir Adderley at the 16 and went up the right sideline for the score.QUICK STARTAfter Harrison Butker's 33-yard field goal on the opening possession gave the Chiefs a 3-0 lead, the Charges promptly answered on their first drive in three plays. Palmer beat Juan Thornhill in single coverage and Herbert found him for a 50-yard touchdown.It was the first time in 20 regular-season games that Kansas City had allowed a touchdown on an opening drive.INJURIESChiefs: RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire suffered an ankle injury in the first quarter, Thornhill had a calf injury in the second quarter and WR Kadarius Toney strained a hamstring in the third quarter. None returned to the game.Chargers: Williams' return was short-lived. He reinjured his ankle after a 15-yard reception in the first quarter. ... LB Kenneth Murray came out in the third quarter with a neck injury. ... S Nasir Adderley had a thumb injury in the fourth quarter.UP NEXTChiefs: Host the Los Angeles Rams next Sunday.Chargers: Return to the road to face the Arizona Cardinals next Sunday.

Kelce scores 3 touchdowns, Chiefs rally past Chargers 30-27

Southern California moved into the top five of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in five years. Georgia received 62 of the 63 first-place votes in the AP Top 25 as the top four teams held their places after playing varying degrees of close games Saturday. No. 2 Ohio State received the other first-place vote. Michigan was No. 3 again, followed by TCU. The Trojans edged up two spots after a thrilling victory against rival UCLA. The last time USC was ranked in the top five was September of 2017, when it started at No. 4 but spent most of the season ranked in the teens before finishing at 12th.

Others receiving votes: UTSA 85, South Carolina 44, Troy 34, Boise St. 16, Illinois 12, Iowa 5, Louisville 5, Mississippi St. 3, South Alabama 3, Purdue 2, Arkansas 2, Oklahoma St. 2, Fresno St. 1.

Southern California moved into the top five of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in five years. Georgia received 62 of the 63 first-place votes in the AP Top 25 as the top four teams held their places after playing varying degrees of close games Saturday. No. 2 Ohio State received the other first-place vote. Michigan was No. 3 again, followed by TCU. The Trojans edged up two spots after a thrilling victory against rival UCLA. The last time USC was ranked in the top five was September of 2017, when it started at No. 4 but spent most of the season ranked in the teens before finishing at 12th.Record	Pts	Prv1. Georgia (62)	11-0	1574	12. Ohio St. (1)	11-0	1507	23. Michigan	11-0	1446	34. TCU	11-0	1395	45. Southern Cal	10-1	1293	76. LSU	9-2	1241	67. Clemson	10-1	1152	98. Alabama	9-2	1131	89. Tennessee	9-2	1058	510. Oregon	9-2	1009	1211. Penn St.	9-2	994	1112. Washington	9-2	879	1513. Notre Dame	8-3	710	1814. Utah	8-3	709	1015. Kansas St.	8-3	697	1916. Florida St.	8-3	579	2017. UCLA	8-3	562	1618. North Carolina	9-2	464	1319. Tulane	9-2	441	2120. Mississippi	8-3	395	1421. Cincinnati	9-2	353	2222. Oregon St.	8-3	271	2523. Coastal Carolina	9-1	186	2324. Texas	7-4	128	-25. UCF	8-3	87	17Others receiving votes: UTSA 85, South Carolina 44, Troy 34, Boise St. 16, Illinois 12, Iowa 5, Louisville 5, Mississippi St. 3, South Alabama 3, Purdue 2, Arkansas 2, Oklahoma St. 2, Fresno St. 1.

AP Top 25: USC moves into top 5 for 1st time in 5 years, KSU No. 15

By RALPH D. RUSSO Associated Press

College Football Playoff contenders lived on the edge in Week 12, with the top four teams all teetering to varying degrees and at various points. Then No. 5 Tennessee went down with a thud.

For No. 4 TCU, it was just another Saturday.

“It looks more frantic than it is,” TCU coach Sonny Dykes said about the game-winning play. He could have been describing the Horned Frogs’ season.

By RALPH D. RUSSO Associated PressCollege Football Playoff contenders lived on the edge in Week 12, with the top four teams all teetering to varying degrees and at various points. Then No. 5 Tennessee went down with a thud.For No. 4 TCU, it was just another Saturday.“It looks more frantic than it is,” TCU coach Sonny Dykes said about the game-winning play. He could have been describing the Horned Frogs’ season.TCU and No. 3 Michigan both needed field goals in the final second to stay unbeaten.No. 1 Georgia slogged through a road game against Kentucky, never seriously threatened but never truly comfortable.No. 2 Ohio State trailed at the half against Maryland, and had the Terps bearing down in the fourth quarter, before closing them out.While it looked a little shaky at times, Michigan (11-0) against Ohio State (11-0) for the right to go to the Big Ten championship is set. Hopefully, the Wolverines will have star tailback Blake Corum (knee) close to 100%.“What more could you ask for?” Buckeyes defensive end Zach Harrison said.The big upset came under the lights in Columbia, South Carolina. The Gamecocks, a team that lost 38-6 at Florida last week and was averaging 20 points per game in Southeastern Conference play coming in, took apart Tennessee.No unranked team had ever scored more points against a top-five team. Spencer Rattler, the Oklahoma transfer, threw for 438 yards and six touchdowns and Tennessee’s Heisman Trophy contender Hendon Hooker went out in the fourth quarter with a leg injury.“For us to grow as a program, we need to look at this opportunity and understand what happened,” Vols coach Josh Heupel said.With the Vols’ loss, several weeks of chatter about multiple SEC teams making the playoff pretty much goes out the window. It could still happen if LSU beats Georgia in the SEC title game. But good luck with that, Tigers.As for TCU, the Hypnotoads don’t have to worry about anybody else. The final chapter of one of the best stories of the season has yet to be written.Dykes, who replaced TCU great Gary Patterson after last season, didn’t remake the roster through the transfer portal. He took what he had and turned it into a playoff contender in what is the most competitive conference, top to bottom, in the country.TCU is a turnaround team led by a quarterback who didn’t even win the job heading into the season.Chandler Morris was the man coming out of the preseason, but an injury cleared the way for Max Duggan. The senior has shown flashes of greatness, if not consistency, during his time in Fort Worth, seized the opportunity and has become a star.Duggan passed for 327 yards against Baylor and marched the Frogs into field-goal range as the clock wound down.“I thought Max did what Max does,” Dykes said.It looked like a fire drill as TCU ran its field-goal unit on the field, but Griffin Kell calmly booted a 40-yarder as time expired.The Frogs have won eight games by 10 points or fewer. By comparison, Georgia, Ohio State and Michigan have a combined four victories by 10 points of fewer. The Buckeyes have none.That’s not a knock on TCU, but it is fair to wonder when the magic will run out. Since the Big 12 went to a nine-game conference schedule in 2011, only once has a team gone 9-0 in the league and never has a team entered the championship game unbeaten overall.The Frogs head home next week to face Iowa State, which is in last place in the Big 12 but perfectly epitomizes the conference. The Cyclones have lost five games by single-digit margins.Awaiting the Frogs in the Big 12 title game likely will be No. 19 Kansas State. The Wildcats need to beat Kansas next week to lock up a spot. Texas is still alive, too.K-State, you might remember, led TCU 28-10 before the Frogs came roaring back — and the Wildcats were forced to play a third-string quarterback because of injuries. The Frogs won 38-28.Among the blue bloods vying for a spot in the CFP, the Horned Frogs maybe the outliers but they are without question worthy.FIGHT ONLincoln Riley’s portal all-stars at Southern California are now at the center of the college football universe.The seventh-ranked Trojans beat No. 16 UCLA in exactly the type of back-and-forth point-spree that was expected.Caleb Williams, the quarterback who followed Riley from Oklahoma to USC, had 502 total yards.Williams and the Trojans have rolled through a soft schedule, getting few big-stage games before Saturday. The Pac-12 showdown in the Rose Bowl between the future Big Ten schools was the first of what could be three straight games that could determine a playoff spot and the Heisman Trophy.If USC can beat No. 18 Notre Dame next week and then win the Pac-12 title game, it’ll be hard to keep the Trojans out of the playoff at 12-1 and the brilliant Williams from becoming the eighth Southern Cal player to win the Heisman.“I just want to say, college football on the West Coast, and here in LA, is alive and well,” Riley told reporters.AROUND THE COUNTRYThe Pac-12′s other marquee game also went down to the wire, with a hobbled Bo Nix and No. 12 Oregon beating No. 10 Utah to put the Ducks in position to face the Trojans in Las Vegas. Oregon needs to beat No. 25 Oregon State next week to set a Pac-12 title game matching first-year coaches Dan Lanning and Riley. ... Just when Drake Maye’s Heisman campaign was heating up, No. 13 North Carolina was shut out in the second half in a surprising loss to Georgia Tech. Maye didn’t throw a touchdown pass for the first time this season. ... The Tar Heels misstep wasn’t great news for No. 9 Clemson and the ACC. Even with Tennessee’s loss, the Tigers are toward the end of the queue of CFP contenders. ... Somehow No. 14 Mississippi ran for 463 yards and was blown out by Arkansas. The Razorbacks, behind Rocket Sanders’ 232 yards rushing on three TDs, were up 42-6 heading into the fourth quarter. ... Vanderbilt now has a two-game SEC winning streak. A week after the Commodores snapped a 26-game conference skid against Kentucky, they beat Florida at home for the first time since 1988 ... Indiana won for the first time since mid-September, beating Michigan State in overtime while completing two passes. ... Not to be outdone, Army and Navy both won without completing a pass. The Midshipmen finished their non-Army portion of the schedule by upsetting No. 17 UCF. The loss doesn’t knock the Knights out of AAC championship game contention, but it does mean the winner of No. 21 Tulane and No. 22 Cincinnati on Black Friday will host it. ... Arizona QB Jayden de Laura, a Washington State transfer, said Saturday’s game against his former team was “personal.” The Cougars won and intercepted de Laura four times. ... In the Ohio Valley Conference, a tie for the league championship between Tennessee-Martin and Southeast Missouri State was broken by a coin flip, streamed live online, because they didn’t play in the regular season. SEMO won the flip and an automatic bid to the FCS playoffs. UT-Martin will await Sunday’s selection show and hope for an at-large bid. ... Iowa is inevitable. The Hawkeyes won their fourth straight game in typical Iowa fashion over Minnesota, and now they need only to beat Nebraska on Black Friday to clinch the Big Ten West for the second straight year. ... Wisconsin edged Nebraska with a late touchdown to secure bowl eligibility for the 21st consecutive year. It hasn’t been the prettiest 4-2 run for the Badgers. Will it be enough to get Wisconsin to take the interim tag off Jim Leonhard? Well, Wisconsin posted the job, as required by state law, right after the game. A good sign that it will name Leonhard after the required seven-day wait.