Championship Saturday: Full LSU-UGA SEC coverage, and other championship games, FCS playoffs (and Central Ga. alums Watson of Taylor County, Fineran of Peach County)
SEC: Georgia 50, LSU 30
Georgia rolls into playoffs, no suspense
Bennett for Heisman picks up steam
Nussmeier shows out in relief effort
‘(Bleep), I’m not that bad at football, either’
MAC: Toledo 17, Ohio 7
Toledo takes advantage of backup QB, barely
Big 12: Kansas State 31, TCU 28, OT
Horned Frogs fall despite epic Duggan effort
Sun Belt: Troy 45, Coastal Carolina 26
Taylor County’s Watson leads Troy to title
Taylor County grad Gunnar Watson threw three touchdown passes and was named the game’s MVP, completing 12 of 17 for 318 yards and scores on five of Troy’s first six drives. The Trojans had nine pass plays of 15-plus yards and six of 20-plus.
Mountain West: Fresno State 28, Boise State 16
AAC: Tulane 45, UCF 28
SWAC: Jackson State 42, Southern 24
Jackson State cruises to conference title
In Sanders’ finale, as he tells team
ACC: Clemson vs. North Carolina
Little suspense as Clemson cruises behind backup QB
Big Ten: Michigan 43, Purdue 22
Michigan seals deal with strong fourth quarter
Peach County grad Mitchell Fineran (video interview) was 5 for 5 on field goal tries (from 27 to 45 yards) for Purdue, setting a career high. He broke the conference record for FGs in the title game, and tied for second-most in a Purdue game. He is the Boilermakers’ fourth-most prolific kicker with 42 field goals, and remains first in school all-time accuracy at 79.2 percent.
Around the Southeast/the nation
FCS: Backup QB lifts Samford in OT
FCS: Fifth TD pass downs Furman
FCS: SD State wins, game ended after injury
FCS: Montana State wins on frozen tundra
FCS: William & Mary hammers Gardner-Webb
CFP analysis: TCU should still be in
Whittingham’s legacy grows with another title
Buckeyes have to sieze opportunity, says Day