Ohio State scored on six of its first seven drives and built a 34-0 lead over No. 1 Oregon in a Rose Bowl rout, as freshman Jeremiah Smith caught two long touchdowns and the Buckeyes’ defence sacked Dillon Gabriel eight times.
The Sugar Bowl playoff quarterfinal between Georgia and Notre Dame, scheduled for Wednesday night at the Superdome a mile from the Bourbon Street attack, has been postponed 24 hours so security can be swept and reinforced.
Texas blew a 16-point fourth-quarter lead, missed two field goals that would have won it, then saved its season on fourth-and-13 in overtime. The Longhorns beat Arizona State 39-31 in double overtime in one of the great playoff games.
Drew Allar threw three touchdown passes and Penn State’s defence held Ashton Jeanty to a season-low 104 yards in a 31-14 Fiesta Bowl win that sent the Nittany Lions to the Orange Bowl semifinal.
