College Football (Saturday)
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) Joe Burrow was 15 of 21 for 195 yards and a touchdown and the LSU defense dominated while leading the No. 9 Tigers to a 24-17 victory over Arkansas on Saturday night.
The win comes a week after LSU (8-2, 5-2 Southeastern Conference) was shut out in a loss to No. 1 Alabama, and it improves coach Ed Orgeron to 8-0 in games following a loss. The Tigers haven’t lost back-to-back games since dropping three straight in 2015.
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Arkansas travels to Mississippi State.
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CONWAY, S.C. (AP) Justice Hansen had three scoring tosses in the first half as Arkansas State took an early lead and then coasted to a 44-16 victory over Coastal Carolina in Sun Belt Conference action on Saturday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s defense bent but didn’t break during Vanderbilt’s final drive, and the Tigers defeated the Commodores 33-28 to clinch bowl eligibility on Saturday.
Missouri kicker Tucker McCann had a chance to ice the game with 1:48 remaining, but the junior missed a 31-yard field goal to give Vanderbilt a last chance. The Commodores drove down to Missouri’s 25-yard line, but couldn’t convert a last-second heave to win the game.
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Missouri goes on the road to face Tennessee
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The Missouri State Bears were routed the North Dakota State Bison Saturday, 48-7, The Bears fell behind 2-0 in the first quarter and never could recover. They trailed 34-0 at the half. Their only td was inn the third quarter, when running back Jeremiah Wilson ran one in. Wilson carried the ball 15 times for 87 yards in the loss.