There will be a new No. 1 in The Associated Press poll on Sunday. The question is which team will take over the top spot after No. 4 Notre Dame knocked off No. 1 Miami. The Fighting Irish's only loss was to a top-10 BYU and they have a strong case. So does No. 2 Georgia, which hammered No. 12 Mississippi 42-7 and has two convincing wins since its loss to unranked Auburn three weeks ago. No. 3 Utah stayed unbeaten with its win over No. 7 BYU and also could get some support.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — CJ Carr threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 4 Notre Dame avenged its most damaging loss from last season by running out to a 21-point lead and holding on to beat No. 1 Miami 31-24. Micah Gilbert caught two of those scoring passes and Jordan Faison had the other for Notre Dame, which came into the game knowing another loss to Miami could doom its national championship hopes. Darian Mensah threw three touchdown passes for Miami, twice getting the Hurricanes within a touchdown after they trailed 24-3 early in the third. Cooper Barkate had a pair of those scoring grabs. Elija Lofton had the other.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — For 38 years, Miami has insisted the same thing: Cleveland Gary didn’t fumble in a still-debated loss at Notre Dame. And now, that play has some company. Add another did-he-or-didn’t-he to the lore of the rivalry between the Hurricanes and the Fighting Irish. Miami argued that Elija Lofton caught what would have been a touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter of what became a 31-24 loss to Notre Dame on Saturday night — only to have the referees say Lofton didn’t complete the play.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Devon Dampier accounted for four touchdowns, Utah intercepted four Bear Bachmeier passes and the third-ranked Utes remained undefeated with a 28-20 victory over No. 7 BYU. Dampier finished with 266 yards of offense to help the Utes snap a three-game losing streak in the Holy War rivalry series. He threw two touchdown passes to Braden Pegan and ran for two more scores. Trailing by six at halftime, Utah forced three turnovers and shut out the Cougars in the second half to keep alive its College Football Playoff hopes alive. BYU has lost two of three to dampen its CFP chances. Bachmeier threw for 272 yards and a touchdown and ran for 59 yards but had two of his four interceptions in the fourth quarter, both in the end zone.
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Texas has revived its College Football Playoff hopes with a 34-20 victory over No. 19 Missouri. The No. 10 Longhorns got 297 yards passing and three touchdowns from Arch Manning on Saturday. It was their third straight win, two of those against ranked opponents. Texas had been written off after losses to unranked Oklahoma and Florida. Now, the Longhorns' playoff chances are back on track — they were No. 7 in the initial playoff poll. Coach Steve Sarkisian praised his team's resilience. Texas faces No. 14 LSU next, a significant game for Manning, who hails from New Orleans. The Longhorns are now 7-2 overall and 4-2 in the SEC.
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Gunner Stockton passed for four touchdowns and ran for another as No. 2 Georgia coasted to a 42-7 win over No. 12 Mississippi. Georgia dominated the opening 22 minutes with touchdown drives of 72, 96, 61 and 50 yards while Ole Miss crossed midfield once. Stockton finished 9 of 15 passing for 186 yards, directing the Bulldogs to a 28-0 halftime lead. Georgia finished with 482 yards of offense, 298 in the first half. The Bulldogs’ impressive all-around performance could elevate them into the top spot in the AP Top 25 after No. 1 Miami lost at No. 4 Notre Dame.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dierre Hill Jr. rushed for two touchdowns, Dylan Raiola passed for 257 yards and Oregon rallied from an early two-touchdown deficit to hammer No. 11 Ohio State 41-28. The Ducks were down 14-0 late in the first quarter before scoring on four of their next five drives to take control of the game and deliver a stunning loss to the Buckeyes, who have dropped two straight games for the first time since 2011. Ohio State has also likely seen their chances of making the College Football Playoff dashed after opening the season as the top-ranked team in The Associated Press Top 25.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump says he's offered the job of White House press secretary to his friend and UFC boss Dana White. Trump made that announcement on his social media site. White said Saturday that he plans to meet with Trump on Monday at the White House. No one in the White House immediately confirmed it. Trump was at his Florida golf club on Saturday when he posted that he'd made the offer to “the Great Dana White, a violent Fighter and Warrior” to become the Republican president's chief spokesperson. White, who was in London for a boxing event, said he planned to fly to Washington right after for Monday's meeting.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Keelon Russell passed for three touchdowns, Alabama’s defense made several pivotal fourth-down stops, and the ninth-ranked Crimson Tide pulled away for a 31-13 victory over No. 15 LSU on Saturday. The result kept Alabama firmly in the College Football Playoff picture, while leaving LSU with longshot hopes at best under first-year coach Lane Kiffin, who also dropped to 0-6 in his coaching career against Alabama. Russell’s touchdown passes went for 7-yards to Josh Ford, 25 yards to Cederian Morgan and 4 yards to Kaleb Edwards. LSU quarterback Sam Leavitt completed 35 of 47 passes for 380 yards, but was intercepted for the first time in three games as the Tigers struggled to cash in on scoring chances.
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Jon Rahm has fought off Ryder Cup teammates Rory McIlroy and Tyrrell Hatton to win the Abu Dhabi Championship for his first European tour title in four years. It marks a successful start to the Spaniard’s career rebuild following the demise of LIV Golf. Rahm shot 5-under 67 and was 23 under for the week at Yas Links. He was two strokes clear of Hatton (68) and four ahead of McIlroy (69) in the first of the two season-ending playoff tournaments in the United Arab Emirates. This was Rahm’s first event in seven weeks. Rahm is heading back to the established tours for next season. McIlroy jumped to No. 2 in the Race to Dubai standings with one event left.
Finals
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Washington 4 Florida 3
Final Nashville 3 St. Louis 1
Final N-Y Rangers 4 Seattle 3
Final Montreal 4 Toronto 2
Final Ottawa 4 Utah 2
Final OT New Jersey 5 N-Y Islanders 4
Final Carolina 9 Chicago 2
Final Dallas 4 San Jose 3
Final OT Tampa Bay 4 Minnesota 3
Final Colorado 4 Detroit 0
Final Pittsburgh 5 Los Angeles 2
Final Edmonton 4 Vancouver 2
TOP-25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Final (4)Notre Dame 31 (1)Miami 24
Final (3)Utah 28 (7)BYU 20
Final (2)Georgia 42 (12)Mississippi 7
Final (9)Alabama 31 (15)LSU 13
Final (16)Tennessee 34 (8)Kentucky 6
Final (10)Texas 34 (19)Missouri 20
Final (5)UCLA 34 Minnesota 20
Final (23)South Carolina 17 Texas A&M 9
Final (17)Houston 31 Cincinnati 24
Final (14)Wake Forest 77 Merrimack 0
Final Oregon 41 (11)Ohio St. 28
Final (20)Boise St. 64 Colorado St. 38
Final (21)Iowa 24 Northwestern 10
Final Oklahoma 23 (25)Florida 7
Final (13)Texas Tech 53 West Virginia 48
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (11)Louisville 107 Morehead State 57