COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: Kevin Hogan helps Stanford upend UCLA

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Hogan passed for 234 yards and two touchdowns, and Stanford crushed No. 9 UCLA’s hopes for the Pac-12 South title and a College Football Playoff spot with a 31-10 victory Friday.

Devon Cajuste and Michael Rector caught scoring passes for the Cardinal (7-5, 5-4 Pac-12) as the two-time defending Pac-12 champions salvaged from satisfaction from a down season by trouncing the Bruins (9-3, 6-3) for the seventh consecutive time.

With a dynamite 16-for-19 performance by Hogan and two rushing TDs from Remound Wright, Stanford snatched the South title away from UCLA, which needed a victory to advance to the conference title game. Instead, the Bruins flopped in another big game and Stanford handed the division crown to Arizona, a 42-35 winner over Arizona State on Friday.

“We had very good preparation,” Hogan said. “We knew what looks they were going to be in, and I got great protection. We had a lot of fun.”

Brett Hundley passed for 146 yards in likely his final home game for the Bruins, losing a matchup with Hogan for the fourth time in three years.

After an up-and-down season, an inspired Hogan made sure the Cardinal didn’t miss top receiver Ty Montgomery, who sat out with a shoulder injury. Hogan completed his first 12 passes, scrambled for key yards and showed poise in the pocket, particularly in avoiding a sack before uncorking a 37-yard TD throw to Cajuste 41 seconds before halftime to cap a 92-yard drive.

Just six days after a blowout win over rival Southern California, UCLA retained none of that momentum or passion in its third home loss of the season. The loss ended the Bruins’ five-game winning streak, which had given them an outside shot at the four-team playoff after a slow start to their season.

After joining UCLA’s seniors for a pregame ceremony, Hundley said farewell to the Rose Bowl with a tentative, ineffectual effort, getting sacked four times while the Bruins were shut out for the final 41 minutes.

No. 12 ARIZONA 42, No. 13 ARIZONA STATE 35: Nick Wilson ran for 177 yards and three touchdowns as the host Wildcats held off the Sun Devils to claim the Pac-12 South Division title.

Anu Solomon shook off an ankle injury to throw for 208 yards and two touchdowns for Arizona (10-2, 7-2 Pac-12), which will face No. 3 Oregon in the conference title game Dec. 5 after No. 10 UCLA fell to Stanford. Samajie Grant hauled in four passes for 91 yards and two touchdowns while Anthony Lopez added a defensive score for the Wildcats, who snapped a two-game losing streak in the Territorial Cup.

Taylor Kelly went 13-of-22 for 144 yards and two touchdowns in three quarters before being replaced by Mike Bercovici, who finished with 123 yards and two scores for Arizona State (9-3, 6-3). Jaelen Strong – who missed the Washington State game with a concussion – caught four passes for 80 yards and a touchdown while Demario Richard, Kody Kohl and De’Marieya Nelson also hauled in TD passes for the Sun Devils.

WESTERN KENTUCKY 67, No. 19 MARSHALL 66: Brandon Doughty threw a Conference USA-record eight touchdown passes, the last in overtime to Jared Dangerfield followed by a 2-point conversion pass to Willie McNeal that lifted Western Kentucky over Marshall on Friday.

Marshall’s Rakeem Cato had seven touchdown passes but threw four interceptions.

Doughty broke the previous conference record of six TD passes set on eight occasions.

Western Kentucky (7-5, 4-4) foiled Marshall’s bid for the fourth perfect season in school history.

Marshall (11-1, 7-1) saw its 13-game home winning streak snapped and likely lost its chance to earn a place in the New Year’s bowls.

Marshall already has qualified for next week’s conference championship and will meet the winner of Saturday’s game between Rice and Louisiana Tech.

NEBRASKA 37, IOWA 34: Kenny Bell caught a 9-yard pass from Tommy Armstrong Jr. on the first possession of the extra session as the visiting Cornhuskers rallied past the Hawkeyes in Big Ten play.

Armstrong threw for 202 yards and four scores, hitting Bell in the right front corner of the end zone to conclude a comeback from a 17-point deficit. Ameer Abdullah rushed for 106 yards and De’Mornay Pierson-El returned a punt 80 yards for a touchdown for Nebraska (9-3, 5-3 Big Ten).

Jake Rudock passed for 230 yards and two touchdowns for Iowa (7-5, 4-4), which led 24-7 midway through the third quarter. Marshall Koehn kicked a 25-yard field goal to begin the overtime before the Cornhuskers scored a touchdown to conclude the contest.

Pierson-El returned the punt for a score with 12:06 remaining in regulation to cap a string of 21 consecutive points and put Nebraska up by four. Rudock threw a 5-yard pass to Jordan Canzeri with 1:49 left to give the Hawkeyes a 31-28 lead prior to Cornhuskers kicker Drew Brown booting a tying 20-yard field goal with eight seconds to go.

Late Thursday

TCU 48, TEXAS 10: The TCU Horned Frogs took advantage of their opportunities Thursday night, beating the Texas Longhorns 48-10 to move one step closer to winning the Big 12 Conference.

More importantly, the No. 5 Horned Frogs hope the performance can help nudge them up one spot in the College Football Playoff rankings.

TCU (10-1, 7-1) forced a season a season-high six turnovers on a night where the offense sputtered at times.

TCU sophomore defensive end Josh Carraway forced the final turnover that sealed the win.

With 2:19 left in the game, Carraway intercepted Texas quarterback Tyrone Swoopes and strolled into the end zone for a 33-yard touchdown. It was the second defensive touchdown Carraway had a hand in in the game, forcing a fumble that defensive end Terrell Lathan returned for a touchdown with 20 seconds left in the first quarter.

LSU 23, TEXAS A&M 17: Leonard Fournette ran for 146 yards and a touchdown as the visiting Tigers dominated on the ground to down the Aggies.

Anthony Jennings threw for 107 yards and a touchdown and added 119 yards on 14 carries for LSU (8-4, 4-4 SEC), which rolled up 384 yards on the ground. John Diarse caught a TD pass and Terrence Magee added 74 rushing yards as the Tigers avoided a third straight loss.

Kyle Allen went 17-of-27 for 144 yards, one touchdown and an interception as Texas A&M (7-5, 3-5) had its offense on the field for less than 19 minutes. Trey Williams ran for 62 yards and a score on four carries and Speedy Noil hauled in a TD catch for the Aggies.