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CHAMPIONSHIP ROUNDUP

ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE Clemson 39, N. Carolina 10

Charlotte, N.C.: Backup quarterback Cade Klubnik completed 20 of 24 passes for 279 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score and No. 10 Clemson reclaimed the Atlantic Coast Conference championship with a victory over No. 24 North Carolina.

Cornerback Nate Wiggins broke up two passes in the end zone, blocked a field goal, and returned an interception 98 yards for a touchdown to help the Tigers win their seventh ACC title in eight seasons.

MOUNTAIN WEST Fresno St. 28, Boise St. 16

Boise, Idaho: Jake Haener threw for 184 yards and a touchdown, Nikko Remigio returned a punt 70 yards for a score, and Fresno State defeated Boise State to win the Mountain West Conference championship.

Fresno State (9-4) overcame a 1-4 start to the season and a rash of injuries to win its final eight games, claiming the program’s third Mountain West crown.

Boise State (9-4), which won 40-20 in the regular-season match-up between the teams, fell to 3-3 in Mountain West title games.

AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Tulane 45, UCF 28

New Orleans: Michael Pratt accounted for 442 total yards and five touchdowns, Tyjae Spears highlighted his 199 yards rushing with a 60yard score, and No. 18 Tulane beat No. 22 UCF in the American Athletic Conference championship game.

The victory virtually assured Tulane (11-2) would play in the Cotton Bowl — its first major New Year’s Day bowl since the 1939 season — a season after going 2-10.

Pratt passed for a career-high 394 yards and had a pivotal 18-yard touchdown run with 4:04 left. The Green Wave, which earned the right to host the title game by ending Cincinnati’s 32-game home winning streak last weekend, avenged a 3831 regular-season loss to UCF (9-4).

SUN BELT CONFERENCE Troy 45, Coastal Carolina 26

Troy, Ala.: Gunnar Watson passed for 318 yards and three long touchdowns to lead Troy to a victory over Coastal Carolina in the Sun Belt Conference championship game.

The Trojans raced ahead 31-0 in the first half en route to their Sun Belt-record seventh league title and 10th consecutive win under first-year coach Jon Sumrall. It was Troy’s first league title since 2017.

By the time three-time Sun Belt player of the year Grayson Mccall got the offense going for Coastal Carolina, it was all but over.

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE Toledo 17, Ohio 7

Detroit: Dequan Finn passed for a touchdown and rushed for 86 yards on 18 carries as Toledo captured its first Mid-american Conference championship since 2017 by defeating Ohio.

Finn completed 16 of 25 passes for 154 yards. Jacquez Stuart rushed for 93 yards on nine carries, including a 29-yard touchdown. Micah Kelly added 53 rushing yards for the Rockets (8-5), who lost their last two conference games.

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