UNDATED (AP) — No. 10 Penn State is hiring Kansas’ Andy Kotelnicki as its offensive coordinator. That's according to a person with direct knowledge of the decision who spoke to The Associated Pres on condition of anonymity because details were being finalized and the hire still needed university approval. However, Kansas announced it was promoting Jim Zebrowski from quarterbacks coach to co-offensive coordinator, while making no mention of Kotelnicki. At Penn State, Kotelnicki will replace Mike Yurcich, who was fired with two games left in the regular season after the Nittany Lions lost 24-15 to No. 2 Michigan.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas will try to bid farewell to the Big 12 with a bookend title. The seventh-ranked and SEC-bound Longhorns won the inaugural Big 12 championship game in 1996, and now play their last one against No. 19 Oklahoma State on Saturday. The 11-1 Longhorns last won the Big 12 title game in 2009 to make the BCS national championship game, and their only other Big 12 title was in 2005 when they were the league’s last national champion. Oklahoma State won seven of its last eight games to get into the Big 12 title game for the second time in three seasons.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott threw three touchdown passes, and the Dallas Cowboys extended their home winning streak to 14 games by rallying for a 41-35 victory over the Seattle Seahawks. Prescott’s 12-yard pass to Jake Ferguson put Dallas in front with 4 1/2 minutes remaining. The Cowboys set up a rematch with NFC East rival Philadelphia by escaping what would have been their first loss since falling to the Eagles 28-23 to start November. Geno Smith threw three touchdown passes to D.K. Metcalf, including a 73-yarder, as the Seahawks got their offense going again. But Seattle couldn’t avoid a third consecutive loss to drop to .500.
DALLAS (AP) — Buffalo Bills linebacker Von Miller has turned himself in to police in a Dallas suburb after he was charged in a warrant with domestic violence against the mother of his children, who is pregnant. Dallas police confirmed that the 34-year-old Miller surrendered to police in the suburb of Glenn Heights to face a charge of third-degree felony assault of a pregnant woman. The offense is punishable by 2 to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Police wrote in an affidavit that Miller twice put his hands on the neck of the woman, pulled out a chunk of her hair and threw her onto a couch. Miller did not return a text message seeking comment. He is free after posting bond.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers fully intends to play again this season for the New York Jets and he hasn’t ruled out being back on the field in a few weeks. The quarterback has been making a remarkably quick recovery since tearing his left Achilles tendon four snaps into his debut with the Jets on Sept. 11. Rodgers spoke to local reporters Thursday and said he’s not yet close to being able to play. But he also left open the door for him to be back under center before his initial goal of Dec. 24, saying he plans to ramp up his practice activities next week.
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Otega Oweh scored 20 points to lead No. 25 Oklahoma to a 107-86 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff at 95-year-old McCasland Field House. Owen was one of five Sooners to score in double figures. Jalen Moore had 19 points and eight rebounds. Javian McCollum and John Hugley IV both scored 15. Le’Tre Darthard added 14 points. The undefeated Sooners returned to the AP Top 25 this week for the first time since the 2020-21 season and for the first time under third-year coach Porter Moser. They proved early that remaining unbeaten would not be a problem. Kyle Milton led the Golden Lions with 24 points. Rashad Williams added 20, going 5 for 10 from 3-point range.
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Baylor Scheierman scored 21 points and Oklahoma City native Trey Alexander added 20 as No. 15 Creighton rebounded from its first loss of the season with a 79-65 victory over Oklahoma State. Steven Ashworth scored 17 points and went 4 of 5 on 3-pointers, while Ryan Kalkbrenner had 16 points and 12 rebounds. The Bluejays shot 53% from the field and outrebounded the Cowboys 38-30 in a a Big East-Big 12 Battle game that was tied 23-all after 11 minutes. Javon Small scored 24 points to lead Oklahoma State, which shot 40% for the game and was outscored 17-0 during a decisive Creighton run in the first half.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jahmyl Telfort scored 26 points, DJ Davis added 25 points, and Posh Alexander had a triple-double to help Butler beat Texas Tech 103-95 in overtime in the Big East-Big 12 Battle. Alexander had 10 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists for Butler’s first triple-double since Roosevelt Jones in 2016. At the end of regulation, Telfort made a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 28.6 seconds left to give Butler an 83-81 lead. The Bulldogs defense surrounded Joe Toussaint in the lane at the other end and he passed it out to Pop Isaacs, who drove the left side of the paint for a tying layup with 3.8 to go. Telfort’s heave from midcourt just before the horn did not hit the rim.
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Tiger Woods made a solid return to golf until he limped home in the Bahamas. That was more about his golf than his fused right ankle. Woods dropped four shots in a three-hole stretch toward the end and shot 75 in the Hero World Challenge. That left him eight shots behind leaders Brian Harman and Tony Finau. Woods' score was better than only two players in the 20-man field at Albany. He attributed his results to being rusty and lacking commitment. The big trouble came on the par-5 15th. He tried to punch out of a bush and made a double bogey.
THURSDAY SCORES
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Final Dallas 41 Seattle 35
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final (13)FAU 83 Liberty 58
Final (15)Creighton 79 Oklahoma St. 65
Final (16)Texas 77 Texas St. 58
Final (25)Oklahoma 107 Ark.-Pine Bluff 86
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Portland 103 Cleveland 95
Final Charlotte 129 Brooklyn 128
Final New York 118 Detroit 112
Final Miami 142 Indiana 132
Final Minnesota 101 Utah 90
Final Oklahoma City 133 L.A. Lakers 110
Final Atlanta 137 San Antonio 135
Final OT Chicago 120 Milwaukee 113
Final Golden State 120 L.A. Clippers 114
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Pittsburgh 4 Tampa Bay 2
Final Detroit 5 Chicago 1
Final Florida 5 Montreal 1
Final Boston 3 San Jose 0
Final SO Toronto 4 Seattle 3
Final OT New Jersey 4 Philadelphia 3
Final OT N-Y Islanders 5 Carolina 4
Final Edmonton 3 Winnipeg 1
Final St. Louis 6 Buffalo 4
Final Minnesota 6 Nashville 1
Final OT Calgary 4 Dallas 3
Final OT Arizona 4 Colorado 3
Final Vegas 4 Vancouver 1
Final Washington 5 Anaheim 4