8 Ohio State 31, Michigan 20

Dwayne Haskins did what Ohio State quarterbacks have been doing for more than a decade. He beat Michigan.

Saturday’s victory, though, came with a twist.

Haskins replaced the injured star J. T. Barrett and led the Buckeyes from behind to beat the host Wolverines for their sixth straight victory in a rivalry they have dominated no matter who has been under center.

“It was really unreal,” Haskins said.

Barrett said that while he was warming up on the sideline before kickoff, an unidentified man made accidental contact with his right leg, aggravating a knee injury he has played through all season.

“I remember he was wearing something gray, and he continued to walk,” Barrett said. “He got a little nervous.”

And Coach Urban Meyer was more than a little upset.

“Too many people on the sideline,” Meyer said after the game. “I’m so angry right now.”

Barrett said he will play on Saturday night when Ohio State plays in the Big Ten championship game against No. 5 Wisconsin, needing another victory to bolster its hopes of landing a spot in the College Football Playoff. The Buckeyes were No. 9 in the playoff rankings.

The Wolverines have lost 13 of 14 to Ohio State, including the last three under Coach Jim Harbaugh.

“We need to get better,” Harbaugh said. “That’s our mission.”

Michigan was relegated to starting John O’Korn because Brandon Peters had not been cleared to play after sustaining a concussion and Wilton Speight was still out with cracked vertebrae. O’Korn, a fifth-year senior, did not make the most of the opportunity, completing fewer than half of his passes. He was picked off with about two minutes left and the Buckeyes up, 24-20, as he heaved a pass deep into the middle of the field where only defensive back Jordan Fuller could catch it.

“That was all on me,” O’Korn said.

Mike Weber sealed the victory for Ohio State with a 25-yard touchdown run with 1 minute 44 seconds left.

Haskins, a redshirt freshman, took full advantage of his opportunity in the third and fourth quarters. He completed 6 of 7 passes for 94 yards and had a 22-yard run that set up a 1-yard rushing touchdown by J. K. Dobbins that gave Ohio State a 21-20 lead late in the third quarter.

“What an introduction for the rivalry,” Buckeyes center Billy Price said.

4 Oklahoma 59, West Virginia 31

Baker Mayfield threw for 281 yards and three touchdowns after sitting out his team’s first possession, and Oklahoma routed visiting West Virginia to maintain its momentum heading into the Big 12 Championship game.

Mayfield, who directed a lewd gesture toward the Kansas bench last week, was stripped of his captaincy and his starting job for the game, his final home game as a Sooner. He received the loudest cheers when the seniors were announced, then more loud cheers when he entered the game on Oklahoma’s second possession.

Rodney Anderson ran for 118 yards and four touchdowns for the Sooners, No. 4 in the playoff rankings. They will play Texas Christian for the Big 12 title on Saturday in Arlington, Tex.

The Sooners gained 646 yards in their seventh straight win. It was the most points Oklahoma has scored against the Mountaineers.

5 Wisconsin 31, Minnesota 0

Alex Hornibrook threw three touchdown passes without an interception for Wisconsin, and the visiting Badgers easily remained unbeaten, overwhelming rival Minnesota for their 14th straight victory over the Gophers.

Jonathan Taylor rushed for 149 yards on 20 carries, including a 53-yard scoring sprint on the first play of the fourth quarter that gave the Badgers, No. 5 in the playoff rankings, their largest winning margin in a Big Ten game this season. The only other time Wisconsin completed its conference schedule without a loss was in 1912, when there were only five contests.

With help from Miami’s stunning loss at Pittsburgh on Friday, the Badgers head to the Big Ten championship game weekend next against Ohio State in prime position to land one of the top four spots in the playoff.

Rodney Smith rushed 16 times for 82 yards for the Gophers, who ended Coach P. J. Fleck’s first season with the program’s first consecutive shutouts since 1950.

7 Georgia 38, Georgia Tech 7

Sony Michel ran for 85 yards and a touchdown, Jake Fromm threw two touchdown passes and Georgia protected its playoff hopes with a dominant victory at Georgia Tech.

The Bulldogs had 247 yards rushing as Michel, Nick Chubb and D’Andre Swift ran for touchdowns. Fromm threw scoring passes of 21 yards to Javon Wims and 78 yards to Ahkil Crumpton.

The win gives Georgia, No. 7 in the playoff rankings, momentum going into next week’s Southeastern Conference championship game against Auburn.

12 Penn State 66, Maryland 3

Trace McSorley threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score to cap an outstanding regular season and carry visiting Penn State past Maryland.

The Nittany Lions, No. 10 in the playoff rankings, built a 31-0 halftime lead and cruised to their third straight victory. The streak began after successive losses at Ohio State and Michigan State by a combined 4 points. McSorley, a junior, went 22 for 33 for 237 yards and ran seven times for 36 yards.

17 Memphis 70, East Carolina 13

Riley Ferguson threw for three touchdowns, and Darrell Henderson scored twice and rushed for 122 yards as host Memphis dominated East Carolina in a tuneup for the American Athletic Conference championship game.

Patrick Taylor also scored twice for Memphis, rushing for 127 yards. The victory gave the Tigers, No. 20 in the playoff rankings, their first undefeated home season since Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium opened in 1965. Memphis won its sixth straight.

18 Oklahoma State 58, Kansas 17

Mason Rudolph passed for 438 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two scores in his final home game, leading Oklahoma State over visiting Kansas.

James Washington, Dillon Stoner and Marcel Ateman each had more than 100 yards receiving for Oklahoma State, which is No. 19 in the playoff rankings.

21 Michigan State 40, Rutgers 7

Brian Lewerke threw for a touchdown and ran for another, and Michigan State held the ball for more than 47 minutes in a victory at Rutgers that capped a turnaround season. The redshirt freshman Matt Coghlin kicked a career-best four field goals, and Gerald Holmes ran 2 yards for a touchdown as Michigan State, No. 16 in the playoff rankings, inverted its 3-9 overall record of a year ago.

23 Northwestern 42, Illinois 7

Justin Jackson ran for 144 yards and a touchdown, and Northwestern won its seventh straight, defeating host Illinois. The Wildcats held the Illini scoreless after giving up a first-quarter touchdown and put 42 unanswered points on the board.

Fresno State 28, 25 Boise State 17

Marcus McMaryion threw for 332 yards and two touchdowns, and host Fresno State beat Boise State in a preview of the Mountain West title game. The teams will meet Saturday in the conference championship game.

In Other Games

■ Joe Carbone threw for 268 yards and two touchdowns, and Stony Brook’s four running backs gained a total of 361 yards with six touchdowns in a 59-29 defeat of visiting Lehigh in the opening round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.

The Seahawks, 10-2 and ranked 10th in the F.C.S. polls, advance with six straight wins to face their Colonial Athletic Association rival, top-seeded and top-ranked James Madison (11-0) on Dec. 2 in Harrisonburg, Va.

■ A. J. Dillon rushed for 193 yards and three touchdowns, and Boston College won at Syracuse, 42-14, in the season finale for both teams.

■ Haden Moore scored on a 4-yard run with 1:28 left, leading host Cincinnati to a 22-21 victory over Connecticut.

■ Eli Dunne threw for 260 yards and four touchdowns without an interception, Nikholi Jaghai caught two of Northern Iowa’s four interceptions, and the Panthers cruised past visiting Monmouth, 46-7, in the F.C.S. playoffs.

Correction: November 25, 2017

An earlier version of this article misstated the score by which Illinois lost to Northwestern. It was 42-7, not 42-17.

All news by The Associated Press.