Week 12 of the 2024 college football season saw No. 4 Penn State and No. 8 Notre Dame cruise to blowout wins to keep their hopes for an at-large berth to the 12-team College Football Playoff alive. The Nittany Lions are firmly inside the CFP bubble and remain in contention for the Big Ten title game alongside Oregon, Indiana and Ohio State heading into the final two weeks of the regular season.
Penn State defeated Purdue 49-10 behind a standout performance from quarterback Drew Allar and tight end Tyler Warren. Allar completed 17 of 19 passes for 247 yards and three touchdowns, while Warren caught eight passes for 127 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 63 yards and another score.
The Fighting Irish improved to 9-1 with a 35-14 win over Virginia, their eighth consecutive victory after losing to Northern Illinois in Week 2. As an independent, Notre Dame will need an at-large bid to the CFP since. The Irish end the season against Army and USC.
No. 20 Clemson and No. 3 Texas both survived upset scares. The Tigers got a game-winning 50-yard touchdown run from Cade Klubnik to hold off Pitt 24-20. Texas led by just seven late in the second half before pulling away from Arkansas 20-10. Boise State got a late surge to pull away from San Jose State for a 42-21 victory.
Elsewhere, Colorado continued its hot streak with a 49-20 victory over Utah, Florida shocked No. 22 LSU 27-16 to all but end the Tigers’ SEC title hopes and Arizona State jumped all over Kansas State early, then held on for a 24-14 win to keep the Sun Devils’ Big 12 title hopes alive.
College football scores, schedule: Week 12
No. 20 Clemson 24, Pitt 20 — Recap
No. 3 Texas 20, Arkansas 10 — Recap
No. 17 Colorado 49, Utah 24 — Recap
Florida 27, No. 22 LSU 16 — Recap
No. 4 Penn State 49, Purdue 10 — Recap
No. 8 Notre Dame 35, Virginia 14 — Recap
No. 21 South Carolina 34, No. 23 Missouri 30– Recap
Arizona State 24 No. 16 Kansas State 14 — Recap
No. 13 Boise State 42, San Jose State 21 — Recap
No. 1 Oregon 16 Wisconsin 13 — Recap
No. 12 Georgia 31, No. 7 Tennessee 17 — Recap, takeaways
Kansas at No. 6 BYU — ESPN — GameTracker
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