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Nelson Asofa-Solomonas absence will hurt Melbournes pack but Jesse Bromwich prefers to see the upside of his teammates one-game NRL ban.Storm were seething about the fact Asofa-Solomona was charged but ultimately accepted a one-match suspension, wanting to ensure he was available for week one of the finals.Bromwich admitted it was a setback for his side ahead of Saturday nights minor premiership decider against Cronulla at AAMI Park.But it can be a good thing, Bromwich added.It could freshen him up.Hes only a young fella, he could have played under-20s this year. It could be good for him to freshen up before the finals.In more pleasing news for the leader of Storms pack, Jordan McLean returned from a serious ankle injury in last weeks loss to Brisbane and pulled up well.Bromwich was thoroughly impressed with what McLean delivered in his 38 minutes against the Broncos.He was very strong out there and did some good things for us, Bromwich said of his fellow prop.Hes got a good opportunity to build some momentum going into the finals and we come up against a big team this week and Macca could do a big job for us.Bromwich suggested his side would celebrate if they won the JJ Giltinan Shield, awarded to the ladder leaders at the end of the regular season.But New Zealands skipper was more worried about Melbourne bouncing back from a rare loss and rediscovering the fearsome form they exhibited for most of the year.Its very important we go into the finals series off the back of a good performance, Bromwich said.Coming first after 26 rounds is definitely a massive achievement but theres a bigger goal at the end of that .. our focus is more on playing good footy.Bromwich described a tough run to the finals as ideal preparation for September.Its like our finals started early, he said.(Broncos and Sharks are) very competitive teams so I dont know if finals will get any easier. 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DALLAS -- Ben Hicks threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score and SMU stunned No. 11 Houston 38-16 on Saturday night for its biggest victory since the pre-death penalty Pony Express era in the early 1980s.The Cougars (6-2, 3-2 American) lost for the second time after a 5-0 start that included a season-opening win over then-No. 3 Oklahoma that vaulted Houston into the Top 10.The last time the Mustangs (3-4, 1-2) beat a team ranked 11th or higher, they were No. 4 and finishing off a near-perfect 1982 season (11-0-1) with a 7-3 victory over sixth-ranked Pittsburgh in the Cotton Bowl. SMU tied No. 7 Texas A&M in 1994.Greg Ward Jr. couldnt shake a persistent SMU pass rush or find receivers for big plays, finishing with 241 yards passing -- almost 100 below his average -- and just 3 yards rushing on 17 carries thanks to seven sacks. One of the sacks was for an 18-yard loss to the Houston 22 when coach Tom Herman went for it on fourth down trailing 28-14 early in the fourth quarter.Herman got conservative moments later, choosing a 19-yard field goal attempt on fourth down from the SMU 2. Ty Cummings hit the right upright for his second miss.Hicks was 16 of 31 for 228 yards.NO. 19 UTAH 52, UCLA 45PASADENA, Calif. -- Joe Williams rushed for a school-record 332 yards and four touchdowns in his second game back from retirement, and Utah held off pass-happy UCLA.Cory Butler-Byrd returned the opening kickoff for a 99-yard touchdown on a day of stunning superlatives for the Utes (7-1, 4-1 Pac-12) in their second straight win at the Rose Bowl.Williams, who quit football last month before returning last week, broke off TD runs of 3, 43, 64 and 55 yards in the most prolific rushing performance ever by a UCLA opponent.Mike Fafaul also set UCLA records for pass attempts (70) and completions (40) while throwing for 464 yards, third most in school history. The former walk-on had five touchdown passes and four interceptions for the Bruins (3-5, 1-4). They have lost four of their last five games.Williams ended his retirement after injuries decimated Utahs backfield depth. The senior has 511 yards rushing in two games since, including the biggest ground game in school history against UCLAs previously above-average defense. Williams broke Mike Andersons Utah single-game record shortly before shredding Edgerrin James record for a Bruins opponent on his fourth scoring run with 10:28 to play.UCLAs Austin Roberts caught a TD pass with 4:38 left to trim Utahs lead to seven points. The Bruins got the ball back with 40 seconds left, but couldnt move.NO. 1 ALABAMA 33, NO. 6 TEXAS A&M 14TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Jonathan Allen returned a fumble 30 yards for a touchdown late in the third quarter to help Alabama beat Texas A&M.The Crimson Tide (8-0, 5-0 Southeastern Conference) moved on as the powerhouse leagues last unbeaten team, getting yet another in a long string of defensive scores.Allen, a lineman, scooped up the ball after Ryan Anderson knocked it loose from Keith Ford to finally build a cushion over the Aggies (6-1, 4-1), who led 14-13 well into the third.It was 20-14 when Allen extended Alabamas streak to 10 games with a score on defense or special teams, half the duration of a winning streak now at 20 going into an open date.Alabamas freshman quarterback Jalen Hurts then galloped 37 yards for another score, stepping out of a defenders grasp and making a nifty move to get past another. The Tide was rolling again, a powerful encore to easy wins over ranked Tennessee and Arkansas teams.Alabama racked up five sacks of Trevor Knight, the quarterback who engineered Oklahomas Sugar Bowl upset over Alabama as a redshirt freshman with a 348-yard, four-touchdown performance. He passed for 164 and ran for 24 in the semi-rematch.Hurts passed for 166 yards and rushed for 93 more, throwing for a pair of touchdowns while getting intercepted twice. Damien Harris rushed 17 times for 126 yards.NO. 3 MICHIGAN 41, ILLINOIS 8ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Wilton Speight threw for 253 yards and two touchdowns in three quarters before watching Michigan finish off Illinois.The Wolverines (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) were leading 34-0 in the fourth quarter when Jim Harbaugh put backup quarterback John OKorn in the game and rested Speight.The Fighting Illini (2-5, 1-3) were relegated to starting their third-string quarterback with a familiar name. Jeff George Jr., son of the former Illinois and NFL quarterback, was 4 of 15 for 95 yards with a TD, an interception and a fumble in his first start. The redshirt freshman played because Wes Lunt and Chayce Crouch are injured.Speight, who completed 16 of 23 passes, threw a 3-yard TD pass to Jake Butt and a 21-yard pass to Tyrone Wheatley Jr. for a score in the first quarter. Khalid Hills ninth touchdown and DeVeon Smiths 4-yard run gave the Wolverines a 28-0 lead after their first four possessions.NO. 5 WASHINGTON 41, OREGON STATE 17SEATTLE -- Jake Browning threw three touchdowns passes to give him 26 for the season, added another rushing TD, and Washington used a big first half to roll past Oregon State.The Huskies (7-0, 4-0 Pac-12) won their 10th straight, a streak that started with a victory at Oregon State last season. It is Washingtons longest win streak since winning 12 straight in 2000-01.Browning was 14 of 28 for 291 yards. He threw touchdown passes of 19 yards to Aaron Fuller and 23 yards to Dante Pettis in the first quarter, and a 41-yarder to Pettis in the third quarter.John Roos had 115 yards receiving, and Pettis added 112 -- both with four catches. Myles Gaskin had 128 yards on 18 carries against the undermanned Beavers (2-5, 1-3).NO. 7 LOUISVILLE 54, NORTH CAROLINA STATE 13LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Lamar Jackson broke Louisvilles single-season record with a hand in four first-half touchdowns, and the Cardinals had three interceptions.Jacksoon threw three touchdown passes and had a 36-yard scoring run, giving him 34 TDs with five games to play.dddddddddddd Dave Ragone and Brian Brohm each had 33.Jackson had 359 of his 431 yards of offense by halftime. He threw TD passes of 74 yards to Jaylen Smith, 3 yards to Cole Hikutini and 16 yards to Jamari Staples.Jeremy Smith had two 1-yard scoring runs for Louisville (6-1, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) against the overmatched Tar Heels (4-3, 1-2).Blanton Creque had four field goals and six conversions to set a single-game school scoring record for a kicker with 18 points.NO. 8 NEBRASKA 27, PURDUE 14LINCOLN, Neb. -- Tommy Armstrong Jr. accounted for 303 yards of offense and two touchdowns, and Nebraska came back from a four-point halftime deficit to beat Purdue.The Cornhuskers (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) probably didnt convince the skeptics who say they arent worthy of a Top 10 ranking, but theyll head to No. 10 Wisconsin next week with their best record since 2001.Armstrong was 17 for 31 for 252 yards and ran 10 times for 51 yards.Purdue (3-4, 1-3) managed only 94 yards in the second half in interim coach Gerad Parkers first game since taking over for the fired Darrell Hazell.The Huskers lost 55-45 at Purdue last year, and Memorial Stadium was in a stunned silence as the Boilermakers pulled out to a 14-10 lead on David Bloughs two touchdown passes to DeAngelo Yancey, the second one an 88-yard catch-and-run. But the Huskers scored on three straight possessions after going three-and-out on their first series of the second half.NO. 10 WISCONSIN 17, IOWA 9IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Corey Clement ran for 134 yards and a touchdown and Wisconsin snapped a two-game skid.Alex Hornibrook passes for 197 yards to help the Badgers (5-2, 2-2 Big Ten) win for the fourth straight time in Iowa City.Backup Bart Houston threw a touchdown pass, and Clements 1-yard run put the Badgers ahead 14-6 midway through the third quarter.The Badgers allowed just 236 yards on 60 plays and held the Hawkeyes (5-3, 3-2) without a touchdown for the first time all season.C.J. Beathard had 153 yards passing for Iowa. The Hawkeyes have lost three straight at home.NO. 12 WEST VIRGINIA 34, TCU 10MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Skyler Howard threw four touchdown passes and West Virginias improving defense held TCU scoreless in the second half.West Virginia (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) is off to its best start since winning its first seven games in 2006.Howard had first-half TD tosses of 10, 22 and 11 yards to stake West Virginia to a 21-10 lead. Howard finished 16 of 23 passing for 231 yards.West Virginia used scoring drives of 11 and 15 plays in the third quarter to eat up most of the clock.TCU (4-3, 2-2) had only five second-half possessions. Three ended in punts, Deante Gray fumbled away a kickoff and the final possession ended on downs.NO. 21 AUBURN 56, NO. 17 ARKANSAS 3AUBURN, Ala. -- Eli Stove broke free for a 78-yard touchdown run on Auburns first play, giving the Tigers momentum they never lost in a surprisingly dominant victory.Auburn held out starting running back Kerryon Johnson and still ran for 543 yards, a school record for a Southeastern Conference regular-season game. With former Auburn star Bo Jackson watching, Kamryn Pettway had 192 yards rushing with two touchdowns. Johnson ran well in pregame warmups but did not play after hurting his right ankle against Mississippi State on Oct. 8.Auburn (5-2, 3-1) has won four straight.The Tigers held Arkansas (5-3, 1-3) to 215 total yards. Rawleigh Williams ran for only 22 yards one week after he set a career high with 180 yards in a 34-30 win over Mississippi.NO. 20 WESTERN MICHIGAN 45, EASTERN MICHIGAN 31KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Zach Terrell threw for 398 yards and three touchdowns and Western Michigan had 569 yards of total offense.Carrington Thompson had eight catches for 177 yards and two touchdowns, and Jarvion Franklin ran for 114 yards and a touchdown for the Broncos (8-0, 4-0 Mid-American). The game was the first at home as a nationally ranked team in school history.Brogan Roback threw for 319 yards and a touchdown and ran for a score for Eastern Michigan (5-3, 2-2).NO. 22 NORTH CAROLINA 35, VIRGINIA 14CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Mitch Trubisky threw three touchdown passes and North Carolina limited Virginia to one trick-play touchdown until the fourth quarter.Trubisky hit Bug Howard for 40 yards on a trick play, Thomas Jackson for 10 yards and Austin Proehl for 46 yards for touchdowns for the Tar Heels (6-2, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Conference). North Carolina won its seventh straight in the series and ninth true road game in a row.The Cavaliers (2-5, 1-2) got their first touchdown when they lined up for a field goal, had the entire line split out far to the left. Evan Butts snapped it 30 yards to his left to Matt Johns, the holder now acting as the quarterback, and he hit Butts for an 11-yard touchdown strike.North Carolinas Elijah Hood ran for 107 yards and a touchdown.NO. 24 NAVY 42, MEMPHIS 28ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Will Worth rushed for a career-high 201 yards and three touchdowns, and Navy ran over Memphis for its 14th consecutive home victory.Worth also completed three of four passes for 85 yards and two scores. The last Navy player to rush for 200 yards was Keenan Reynolds in 2014.The Midshipmen (5-1, 4-0 American Athletic Conference) gained a season-high 447 yards on the ground, averaging 6 yards per carry.The victory put Navy in sole possession of first place in the AAC West and served as a suitable encore for its 46-40 upset of defending league champion Houston two weeks ago.Tony Pollard returned a kickoff 100 yards and Riley Ferguson completed 25 of 40 passes for 333 yards and two touchdowns for Memphis (5-2, 2-1). ' ' '