Michigan running back Hassan Haskins leaps over Ohio State defenders for one of his five touchdowns Saturday in the Wolverines’ 42-27 victory at Ann Arbor, Mich. Tony Ding/Associated Press
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Hassan Haskins scored five touchdowns and Aidan Hutchinson had three sacks, helping No. 6 Michigan finally beat No. 2 Ohio State 42-27 Saturday to give Jim Harbaugh his first win as a coach against the Buckeyes.
The Wolverines clinched the Big Ten East and will play in the conference title game next week.
Michigan (11-1, 8-1 Big Ten, No. 5 CFP) advanced to the conference championship game for the first time. The Wolverines now have a chance to win a Big Ten title for the first time since 2004 and a national championship for the first time since 1997.
Ohio State had won a school-record eight straight in the rivalry and 15 of 16.
The Buckeyes (10-2, 8-1, No. 2 CFP) blew their chances to continue their dominance with 10 penalties, many before the snap, and because they simply could not stop Michigan’s running game.
Haskins had 169 yards rushing on 28 carries, scoring a go-ahead touchdown late in the first half and four more after halftime to pad Michigan’s lead. Blake Corum returned from a two-plus game absence to run six times for 87 yards, helping the Wolverines gain a total of 297 yards on the ground against a rival that has pushed them around for much of this century.
(1) GEORGIA 45, GEORGIA TECH 0: Stetson Bennett passed for 255 yards and four touchdowns, including two to tight end Brock Bowers, and the Bulldogs (12-0) finished an undefeated regular season by overwhelming the Yellow Jackets (3-9) in Atlanta.
Georgia gained momentum for next week’s much-anticipated Southeastern Conference championship game against No. 3 Alabama, also in Atlanta. It’s the first undefeated regular season for the Bulldogs since 1982, when they capped a streak of three consecutive SEC championships with tailback Herschel Walker.
(3) ALABAMA 24, AUBURN 22: John Metchie caught a pass from Bryce Young in the fourth overtime to give the Crimson Tide (11-1, 7-1 Southeastern Conference) a comeback win over the Tigers (6-6, 3-5) at Auburn, Alabama.
Alabama trailed 10-0 in the fourth quarter but forced overtime when Young capped a 97-yard drive with a 28-yard touchdown pass to freshman Ja’Corey Brooks with 24 seconds left.
(5) NOTRE DAME 45, STANFORD 14: Jack Coan threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score, and the Fighting Irish (11-1, No. 6 CFP) kept their playoff hopes alive with a win over the Cardinal (3-9) in Stanford, California.
(7) OKLAHOMA STATE 37, (10) OKLAHOMA 33: Spencer Sanders threw for a touchdown and ran for another, and the Cowboys (11-1, 8-1 Big 12, No. 7 CFP) rallied past the visiting Sooners (10-2, 7-2, No. 10 CFP), ending Oklahoma’s streak of Big 12 titles at six.
Oklahoma State already had clinched a spot in the Big 12 title game, and Oklahoma needed a win to set up a rematch next Saturday.
The game turned when Oklahoma’s Eric Gray muffed a punt and Oklahoma State recovered at the Oklahoma 5. Jaylen Warren punched it in from the 1 to give Oklahoma State a 37-33 lead with 8:54 remaining.
(9) BAYLOR 27, TEXAS TECH 24: Blake Shapen threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns in his first start, and the Bears (10-2, 7-2 Big 12, CFP No. 8) held off the Red Raiders (6-6, 3-6) in Waco, Texas.
(11) OREGON 38, OREGON STATE 29: Anthony Brown Jr. threw for 275 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score, and the Ducks (10-2, 7-2 Pac-12) won the Pac-12 North Division title with a victory over the Beavers (7-5, 5-4) in Eugene, Oregon.
(12) MICHIGAN STATE 30, PENN STATE 27: Payton Thorne threw two touchdown passes and ran for another to lead the Spartans (10-2, 7-2 Big Ten) past the Nittany Lions (7-5, 4-5) in East Lansing, Michigan.
LSU 27, (14) TEXAS A&M 24: Max Johnson hit Jaray Jenkins with a 28-yard scoring pass down the right sideline with 20 seconds left and the Tigers (6-6, 3-5 SEC) upset the (8-4, 4-4), giving Coach Ed Orgeron a triumphant send-off in his final game in Tiger Stadium.
NORTH TEXAS 45, (15) UTSA 23: Running backs DeAndre Torrey and Ikaika Ragsdale combined for five touchdowns as the Mean Green (6-6, 5-3 Conference USA) routed the Roadrunners (11-1, 7-1) in Denton, Texas.
Quarterback Frank Harris had two of UTSA’s three lost fumbles among six overall before sitting the second half at UNT’s rain-soaked Apogee Stadium, a 10-year-old facility where a Top 25 team had never played.
MINNESOTA 23, (18) WISCONSIN 13: Tanner Morgan overcame an interception that was returned for a first-half touchdown, leading the Golden Gophers (8-4, 6-3 Big Ten) on three scoring drives after halftime to surge past the visiting Badgers (8-4, 6-3) and give Iowa the Big Ten West Division title.
(19) HOUSTON 45, UCONN 17: Clayton Tune threw for 301 yards and four touchdowns as the Cougars (11-1, 8-0 AAC). tuned up for next week’s American Athletic Conference championship game against Cincinnati by routing UConn (1-11) in East Hartford, Connecticut.
(20) PITTSBURGH 31, SYRACUSE 14: Kenny Pickett threw for four touchdowns to break the school record for scoring passes in a season, and the Panthers beat (10-2, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference, CFP No. 20) beat the Orange (5-7, 2-6) at Syracuse, New York.
Pickett boosted his season total to 40 touchdown passes, three more than the previous record set by Dan Marino in 1981 and matched by Rod Rutherford in 2003, and his career total to 79, equaling Marino’s mark.
(21) WAKE FOREST 41, BOSTON COLLEGE 10: The Demon Deacons (10-2, 7-1 ACC) earned a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game, getting three passing touchdowns and one more on the ground from Sam Hartman to beat the Eagles (6-6, 2-6) in Boston.
(23) LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 21, LOUISIANA-MONROE 16: Emani Bailey’s 2-yard touchdown run in the third quarter gave Louisiana-Lafayette a double-digit lead, and the Ragin’ Cajuns (11-1, 8-0 Sun Belt) held off the Warhawks (4-8, 2-6) in Lafayette, Louisiana.
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(7) STANFORD 86, (2) MARYLAND 67: Hannah Jump scored 21 points, hitting seven 3-pointers, and Haley Jones added 15 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Cardinal (5-2) over the Terrapins (6-2) at the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship in Nassau, Bahamas.
(4) INDIANA 53, MIAMI 51: Mackenzie Holmes had 14 points and 11 rebounds, and the Hoosiers (5-1) survived a late rally by the Hurricanes (4-2) at the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship in Nassau, Bahamas.
(5) NORTH CAROLINA STATE 62, WASHINGTON STATE 34: Diamond Johnson scored 24 points and the Wolfpack (6-1) beat the Cougars (4-1) at the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship.
(6) BAYLOR 74, HOUSTON 58: NaLyssa Smith had her sixth straight double-double with 21 points and a career-high 19 rebounds, and the Bears (6-1) turned back the Cougars (3-4) to win the Cancun Challenge in Mexico.
(9) ARIZONA 80, RUTGERS 44: Cate Reese scored 16 points and the Wildcats (6-0) cruised to a victory over the Scarlet Knights (4-4) at the Virgin Islands Paradise Jam.
(11) TENNESSEE 80, OKLAHOMA STATE 55: Jordan Horston just missed a triple-double, Tamari Key had a double-double and the Vols (6-0) rolled past Oklahoma State (3-3) at the South Point Thanksgiving Shootout in Las Vegas.
(12) MICHIGAN 64, MISSISSIPPI STATE 48: Leigha Brown scored a season-high 23 points, Naz Hillmon had her third straight double-double and the Wolverines (7-0) defeated the Bulldogs (5-1) in the Daytona Beach Invitational.
(13) IOWA STATE 93, PENN STATE 59: Aubrey Joens scored 21 points, all on 3-pointers, and Cyclones (6-0) made 18 3-pointers in a rout of the Nittany Lions (4-2) at the Gulf Coast Showcase in Estero, Florida.
(14) TEXAS 83, CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE: DeYona Gaston came off the bench to score a career-high 19 points on 9-of-11 shooting as the Longhorns (4-1) routed the Matadors (3-2) in Austin, Texas.
NOTRE DAME 64, (16) OREGON STATE 62: Maya Dodson and Maddy Westbeld sparked Notre Dame to an early lead, and the Fighting Irish (6-1) held off the Beavers (3-2) at the Daytona Beach Invitational.
PURDUE 66, (17) FLORIDA STATE 61: Cassidy Hardin made six 3-pointers and scored a career-high 18 points, Madison Layden added four 3-pointers and 16 points, and the Boilermakers (5-2) beat the Seminoles (4-2) at the St. Pete Showcase in St. Petersburg, Florida.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 76, (19) UCLA 66: Lindsey Theuninck and Tori Nelson each scored 11 points and the Jackrabbits (3-4) beat the Bruins (3-2) at the Gulf Coast Showcase in Estero, Florida.
(20) KENTUCKY 74, LaSALLE 52: Dre’una Edwards scored 22 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to lead the Wildcats (4-1) past the Explorers (3-3) in Lexington, Kentucky.
(21) OHIO STATE 86, CINCINNATI 50: Rebeka Mikulasikova scored 19 points on 7-of-8 shooting and Jacy Sheldon had 17 points, six assists and five rebounds to help the Buckeyes (5-0) defeat the Bearcats (3-3) in Columbus, Ohio.
BYU 58, (22) WEST VIRGINIA 57: Shaylee Gonzales scored 20 points, including two free throws with three seconds left, and West Virginia made just one of two from the line with .4 seconds remaining, giving the Cougars (7-0) a win over the Mountaineers (4-1) in the championship game of the St. Pete Showcase in St. Petersburg, Florida.
(23) TEXAS A&M 77, NORTHWESTERN 68: Jordan Nixon hit all six of her 3-point tries and scored 25 points as the Aggies (7-0) held off the Wildcats (4-3) in the Virgin Islands Paradise Jam.
(24) VIRGINIA TECH 54, TENNESSEE MARTIN 49: Elizabeth Kitley had her third double-double of the season with 19 points and 14 rebounds, and the Hokies (6-1) beat the Skyhawks (3-4) at the San Juan Shootout in Puerto Rico.
(25) FLORIDA GULF COAST 73, SAINT LOUIS 65: Kerstie Phills scored a season-high 16 points to lead the Eagles (7-0) past the Billikens (1-5) in the San Juan Shootout.
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(2) UCLA 73, UNLV 51: Jules Bernard scored 18 points and had two blocks to lead the Bruins (6-1) past the Rebels (4-3) in Las Vegas.
NORTHERN IOWA 90, (16) ST. BONAVENTURE 80: AJ Green scored 35 points to lead the Panthers (2-3) past the Bonnies (5-1) in Olean, New York.
(17) ARIZONA 105, SACRAMENTO STATE 59: Azoulas Tubelis scored 22 points, Christian Koloko added 20 before leaving because of an ankle injury and the Wildcats (6-0) routed the Hornets (3-3) in Tuscon, Arizona.
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