The Nick Saban roadblock was looking like a real barrier for Georgia coach Kirby Smart.

North Dakota State, a winner of three straight national championships from 2017-19, put the finishing touches on what might be the start of a new streak, defeating Montana State 38-10 Saturday to win the FCS title for the fourth time in the past five seasons.

Kansas State quarterback Skylar Thompson capped his career with a nearly flawless game as the Wildcats defeated LSU 42-20 in the Texas Bowl on Tuesday night in Houston.

Monaray Baldwin scored on a tiebreaking 48-yard run as No. 7 Baylor notched its school-record 12th win by beating No. 8 Ole Miss 21-7 on Saturday night at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.

C.J. Stroud and Jaxon Smith-Njigba shined with record-setting performances as No. 6 Ohio State rallied for a memorable 48-45 victory over No. 11 Utah in the Rose Bowl on Saturday at Pasadena, Calif.

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Chris Rodriguez's 6-yard touchdown run with 1:48 left Saturday lifted No. 22 Kentucky to a 20-17 win over No. 15 Iowa at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla.

KJ Jefferson and Raheim Sanders combined for 189 rushing yards and three scores Saturday to lead No. 21 Arkansas past Penn State 24-10 in the Outback Bowl at Tampa, Fla.

Stetson Bennett passed for 307 yards and three touchdowns and No. 3 Georgia advanced to the College Football Playoff title game with a dominating 34-11 win over No. 2 Michigan on Friday night in a national semifinal at Miami Gardens, Fla.

Alabama will play for a second straight national title after the top-ranked Crimson Tide defeated No. 4 Cincinnati 27-6 in a College Football Playoff semifinal in Arlington, Texas, on Friday.