LAS VEGAS (AP) — No. 14 Utah is going to the Rose Bowl for the first time in school history after dominating the Pac-12 championship game.
Devin Lloyd had a pick-6 and Cam Rising threw for another score in the Utes’ 38-10 rout of 10th-ranked Oregon. It was a carbon copy of their meeting two weeks ago, when Utah opened strong in a 38-7 thrashing of the Ducks.
Rising threw for 170 yards and ran for another 61 as the Utes improved to 10-3. Tavion Thomas had two of Utah’s three rushing touchdowns.
Ducks quarterback Anthony Brown was just 13 of 24 for 147 yards for the Ducks.
Irish pick Freeman to replace Kelly
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame has quickly hired a new football coach without embarking on a detailed search.
Defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman has been promoted to head coach of the Fighting Irish, less than a week after Brian Kelly left to take over LSU’s program.
Athletic director Jack Swarbrick said Tuesday that Notre Dame would conduct a thorough search for the storied program’s 30th coach. The search didn’t last long as word began to leak Wednesday afternoon that Freeman was Notre Dame’s choice.
The 35-year-old Freeman helped the Irish go 11-1 in what was expected to be a transition season after making the playoff.
