Serving as a warm-up to Saturday’s gluttonous slate, college football’s Black Friday games didn’t disappoint, nor were they short on drama. Regional rivalries, bowl eligibility and divisional title pictures — and oftentimes a mix of those elements — were on the line at various points throughout the action. And as big as college football can feel at times, days like today are why it’s fun to sit back and enjoy what’s fun about this sport.
In some ways, it’s fitting this begins with an unranked team. Nebraska ended its five-game losing streak in a wild, near-disaster win over Iowa. Holding a 24-point lead, the Cornhuskers failed to completely neutralize a Hawkeyes team that is not built to come back from a 24-point deficit. Nevertheless, it created some drama in the Big Ten West race as Purdue now controls its destiny if it beats Indiana on Saturday.
No. 17 North Carolina may have punched its ticket to the ACC Championship Game vs. No. 8 Clemson, but it rides in on a sobering two-game losing streak after a double-overtime loss to NC State. The Wolfpack reached deep into their quarterback depth chart and pulled out Ben Finley, who threw for 271 yards and two touchdowns in his first career start. An 8-4 regular-season finish may feel like a disappointment relative to preseason hopes, but given the terrible injury luck, it has to be a win for NC State.
And putting a nice bow on its 2022 season was Arizona, which beat Arizona State 38-35 in the Territorial Cup. The Wildcats finish 5-7 in a fun Year 2 under Jedd Fisch. If nothing else, they played confidently and sometimes it worked beautifully. From these results and more, CBS Sports was here with you along the way with the latest highlights, updates and analysis.
College football scores, schedule: Week 13
Boise State 42, Utah State 23 — Recap
No. 19 Tulane 27, No. 24 Cincinnati 24 — Recap
No. 23 Texas 38, Baylor 27 — — Recap
Arizona 38, Arizona State 35 — Recap
Missouri 29, Arkansas 27 — Takeaways, recap
NC State 30, No. 17 North Carolina 27 (2OT) — Recap
Nebraska 24, Iowa 17 — Recap
No. 18 UCLA 35, Cal 28 — Recap
Florida at No. 16 Florida State — LIVE updates
Check out the entire Week 13 scoreboard
