TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Sam Hartman completed 23 of 36 passes for 280 yards and three touchdowns in what was expected to be his final game with Wake Forest, a 27-17 win over Missouri in the Gasparilla Bowl. The redshirt junior now will look at entering the NFL draft or transfer portal. Hartman threw his 108th career touchdown pass to set an Atlantic Coast Conference record on a 5-yard strike to Taylor Morin that made it 7-0 with 9:43 left in the first quarter. He had been tied with Clemson’s Tajh Boyd and ended up with 110 TD passes overall.
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Clayton Tune connected with Nathaniel Dell for a 12-yard touchdown with 20 seconds remaining, and Houston rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat Louisiana-Lafayette 23-16 in the Independence Bowl on Friday. The TD pass was Tune’s third of the game and 40th of the season, tying the senior with Western Kentucky’s Austin Reed for the most in the nation. Before the winning throw, he completed a 41-yard pass to KeSean Carter on first-and-30 to move Houston into Ragin’ Cajuns territory.
AMHERST, N.Y. (AP) — Damian Jackson followed two tours of duty with the Navy SEALs by turning to football. He sees it as a potential career even though he never played the sport growing up. The 30-year-old University at Buffalo defensive end is set to play the final game of his college career on Tuesday, when the Bulls face Georgia Southern in the Camellia Bowl. Jackson is looking ahead to attracting NFL attention as a special teams player. He's already earned the respect from Buffalo teammates and coaches for his humility and how Jackson has led by example.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The woman who called police to report a family violence assault by Texas basketball coach Chris Beard said Friday that Beard did not strangle her and she never wanted him arrested or prosecuted. Beard was suspended indefinitely without pay after his Dec. 12 arrest on a felony charge of strangling his fiancée, Randi Trew. In a statement sent to The Associated Press by her attorney, Trew said she is “deeply saddened” by the incident and said Beard was acting in self-defense from her. The university said in a statement that officials are reviewing Trew's statement.
UNDATED (AP) — New York Jets wide receivers coach Miles Austin has been suspended by the NFL for violating the league’s gambling policy. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed the suspension, which Austin is appealing. McCarthy added the league would have no further comment until the appeal is resolved. Austin could be forced to sit out for a minimum of a year, pending the results of the appeal. The former NFL wide receiver did not coach in the Jets’ 19-3 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday night. Austin’s attorney and agent William P. Deni Jr. said in a statement emailed to The Associated Press that Austin did not gamble on football.
UNDATED (AP) — Zach Wilson’s reset needed more time. The New York Jets benched the second-year quarterback for three games so he could work on his mechanics, fundamentals and mental approach. But Wilson was forced back into action in the middle of a playoff push because of Mike White’s rib injury and the flaws in his game are still very much present. And perhaps worse than ever. Being replaced by fourth-stringer Chris Streveler in a 19-3 loss to Jacksonville on Thursday night to give the offense a spark was further evidence Wilson just isn’t the guy the Jets hoped for when they drafted him No. 2 overall last year.
DALLAS (AP) — A judge has ordered Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to take a paternity test as part of a legal dispute with a 26-year-old woman who claims the billionaire is her biological father. A Texas judge issued the order for genetic testing Thursday in a paternity case brought by Alexandra Davis. She previously alleged in a separate lawsuit she was conceived from a relationship Jones had with her mother in the mid-1990s. Attorneys for Jones did not immediately respond to requests for comment Friday, but said in court filings that they intend to appeal the decision.
FRIDAY SCORES
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Wake Forest 27, Missouri 17 -Gasparilla Bowl
Houston 23, Louisiana-Lafayette 16 - Independence Bowl
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Grambling St. at (17)Wisconsin 9 p.m. (Canceled)
Final (18)Indiana 69 Kennesaw St. 55
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SATURDAY
Atlanta at Baltimore 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Chicago 1 p.m.
Cincinnati at New England 1 p.m.
Detroit at Carolina 1 p.m.
Houston at Tennessee 1 p.m.
N-Y Giants at Minnesota 1 p.m.
New Orleans at Cleveland 1 p.m.
Seattle at Kansas City 1 p.m.
Washington at San Francisco 4:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at Dallas 4:25 p.m.
Las Vegas at Pittsburgh 8:15 p.m.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final Orlando 133 San Antonio 113
Final Philadelphia 119 L.A. Clippers 114
Final Toronto 118 Cleveland 107
Final Boston 121 Minnesota 109
Final Atlanta 130 Detroit 105
Final Brooklyn 118 Milwaukee 100
Final Chicago 118 New York 117
Final Indiana 111 Miami 108
Final Dallas 112 Houston 106
Final OT New Orleans 128 Oklahoma City 125
Final Denver 120 Portland 107
Final Washington 125 Sacramento 111
Final Memphis 125 Phoenix 100
Final Charlotte 134 L.A. Lakers 130
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Detroit at Ottawa 7 p.m. (Postponed)
Final Boston 4 New Jersey 3
Final Washington 4 Winnipeg 1
Final Carolina 6 Philadelphia 5
Final N-Y Islanders 5 Florida 1
Final Dallas 4 Montreal 2
Final OT Colorado 3 Nashville 2
Final Chicago 5 Columbus 2
Final Vancouver 5 Edmonton 2
Final SO Arizona 2 Los Angeles 1
Final SO Vegas 5 St. Louis 4
Final OT Calgary 3 Anaheim 2