DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Daniel Jones ran for two scores and threw for another to help Duke upset No. 15 North Carolina 28-27 on Thursday night.
The redshirt freshman gave the defense fits all night with his mobility for the Blue Devils (4-6, 1-5 Atlantic Coast Conference), running for 94 yards as part of a ground game that kept moving the chains against the Tar Heels (7-3, 5-2, No. 17 CFP). Shaun Wilson ran for a game-high 107 yards and a score of his own, Duke finished with 227 yards rushing and converted 10 of 17 third-down chances.
That formula was on display at the end, as Duke took more than 6 1/2 minutes off the clock with a long drive from its own 1 before punting back to UNC. The Blue Devils then came up with a final stop, with Alonzo Saxton II picking off Mitch Trubisky near midfield with 1:02 left on a night that ended with Duke players sprinting across the field to re-claim the Victory Bell presented to the winner of the long-running rivalry.
No. 13 Utah 49, Arizona St. 26
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Joe Williams ran for 181 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 19 Utah’s defense had 11 sacks in a 49-26 victory over Arizona State on Thursday night.
Utah (8-2, 5-2 Pac-12, No. 15 CFP) overcame a slow start with a series of spectacular plays against the FBS’ worst passing defense to end an eight-game losing streak in Tempe.
Troy Williams threw for 296 yards and connected with Raelon Singleton on three of his four touchdown passes. Singleton finished with 116 yards on four catches to help the Utes stay within reach of No. 16 Colorado in the Pac-12 South.
Utah was concerned about Arizona State’s attacking defense, but the Utes were the ones putting on all the pressure. Hunter Dimick sacked Manny Wilkins five times and the Utes had 22 tackles for loss.
Louisiana-Lafayette 33,
Georgia Southern 26
STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Anthony Jennings passed for 210 yards and ran for 96 yards and a touchdown to help Louisiana-Lafayette beat Georgia Southern 33-26 on Thursday night.
Jennings converted a pair of third downs — a 21-yard keeper and a 9-yard pass to Al Riles — for the Ragin’ Cajuns (4-5, 3-3 Sun Belt) to run out the clock with on the final drive.
Louisiana-Lafayette led 31-13 in the middle of the third after Riles, starting from a Wildcat formation, threw a 48-yard TD pass to Keenan Barnes.
Georgia Southern (4-6, 3-3) cut it to 31-19 on L.A. Ramsby’s 2-yard TD run. But Louisiana-Lafayette’s Otha Peters intercepted and returned Seth Shuman’s pass 100 yards to convert the extra 2 points for the Cajuns. Ramsby scored again to cap the scoring with 4:23 left after Ironhead Gallon returned Darrius Sapp’s blocked punt 66 yards.
BJ Johnson III had nine catches for 127 yards for the Eagles.