ANAHEIM, California - Josh Johnson insists he isnt injured. He says the triceps inflammation which shelved him for six weeks earlier this season is a non-issue. The troublesome tendinitis in his left knee, mentioned this week by manager John Gibbons and repeated by catcher J.P. Arencibia, isnt the reason Johnsons struggled so badly. “Ive had it since I was 11 years old so its nothing new,” said Johnson. “Sometimes itll be sore but actually it feels as best it has all year so not one bit.” Barring the unforeseen, Johnson will be getting the ball on Tuesday in Seattle. To add to the woes of his personal six-game losing streak, Johnson is scheduled to line up against “King” Felix Hernandez. There he was, more than three hours before the start of Saturdays game against the Angels, getting in his usual bullpen work in between starts. Johnson made a footing adjustment his last time out, throwing from the extreme first base side of the mound. The change can be measured in a matter of inches but for a pitcher accustomed to routine, it feels like a longer move. “I think that maybe just getting comfortable on that side of the rubber,” said Johnson, “thats a big part of it. We worked on it and threw some curveballs today, finally throwing them for strikes and being able to bounce it. Just much tighter spin. The slider was good and tried to take a little bit off the split, so it was a good bullpen; a really good bullpen.” Johnson suggested Saturdays side season was much better than his recent bullpens, expressing hope that his work would translate into better results in a game. He needs them. In Johnsons last six starts, all losses on his personal record, hes allowed 28 earned runs in 28 innings for an even 9.00 ERA. Dating back seven starts, Johnson has allowed multiple runs in the inning in which he allows his first base runner of the game. In his last two outings, losses to Houston and the Los Angeles Angels, hes spotted opponents four runs in the first inning. The statistics are hideous but to Johnsons credit hes not hiding from them. Inquiring minds gather around his locker stall and hes willing to oblige. The numbers, the reminders, they take a toll but he insists during a game he isnt distracted. “Once Im out of the game or in between innings you get pretty frustrated but youve just got to push all that aside and find ways to get outs,” said Johnson. “Its been a really tough go.” “I think the biggest thing is understanding hes still one of the best in this game,” said Arencibia, whos watched Johnson stumble up close. “This game will knock you down to where, mentally, it will drag you around and its hard enough to play when youre feeling great; when your confidence is down its a lot tougher too. Hes an unbelievable pitcher, works hard, first-class guy. I think its one of those things, I think this game tests you, everyone has struggles in their careers.” Johnson has gone from a pitcher likely to make a high eight figure salary on a multi-year contract, to a guy who may have to accept a one-year qualifying offer, to a man who may find himself on the free agent scrap heap looking for an incentive-laden deal. The Blue Jays, in the business of winning even if they havent been doing enough of it, are wrestling with whats best for the ball club. Do you do right by Johnson and give him the opportunity every fifth day to improve his stock, even if, every fifth day, his stock drops further? Do you take advantage of off days and push Johnson back, giving him more days of work in between appearances and fewer starts the rest of the way? Or do you pull the plug altogether? The answer, at the moment, isnt obvious. Johnson, for his part, says hes looking forward to his next start. Well take him at his word. 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Michigan avenged last years loss in which the Spartans scored the winning touchdown on the final play when the Wolverines botched a punt.Michigan won the Paul Bunyan Trophy for the first time since 2012.Michigan led 30-10 in the fourth before the Spartans scored a pair of touchdowns, the last of which came with only a second left. Michigan State attempted a 2-point conversion and fumbled, and Jabrill Peppers returned it the other way for a defensive conversion.Michigan States LJ Scott rushed for 139 yards and a touchdown.NO. 4 WASHINGTON 31, NO. 17 UTAH 24SALT LAKE CITY -- Dante Pettis returned a punt 58 yards for a touchdown with 3:25 left and Washington held off Utah 3to remain undefeated.After Utah tied it at 24 with 9:07 left, Washington (8-0, 5-0 Pac-12) pinned the Utes on their own 1 on quarterback Jake Brownings pooch punt. The Utes (7-2, 4-2) went three-and-out and punted to Pettis, who ran parallel toward the far sideline, broke a tackle and outran everyone else.Browning threw for 186 yards and two touchdowns, and Myles Gaskin ran for 151 and a touchdown.Utah quarterback Troy Williams threw for 163 yards and two touchdowns, and Joe Williams continued his remarkable post-retirement career with 172 rushing yards and a touchdown.NO. 5 LOUISVILLE 32, VIRGINIA 25CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Lamar Jackson floated a 29-yard touchdown pass to Jaylen Smith with 13 seconds left and Louisville survived a frenetic finish.Jacksons fourth touchdown pass kept the Cardinals (7-1, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) in the College Football Playoff picture, and couldnt have hurt the Heisman Trophy frontrunners candidacy. Virginia (2-6, 1-3) scored with 1:57 remaining and used a 2-point conversion to take a 25-24 lead.Jackson did not have one of his best days, getting sacked five times and turning the ball over twice, but on the final drive, he ran for 18 yards, hit Cole Hikutini in traffic for 5 yards on fourth-and-3 and ran twice more for 16 yards before hitting Smith in the end zone.NO. 6 OHIO STATE 24, NORTHWESTERN 20COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Curtis Samuel had a 3-yard touchdown run with 9:43 left to give Ohio State the lead, and J.T. Barrett converted two key third downs on a game-sealing drive.After being upset by Penn State last week, the Buckeyes struggled against another multi-touchdown underdog. The Buckeyes (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten) punted on five straight drives in one stretch, but responded to Northwestern tying it at 17 with a touchdown drive, capped by Samuel.Northwestern (4-4, 3-2) then got to the Ohio State 3, but settled for Jack Mitchells 33-yard field goal to close to 24-20 with 3:31 left.Barrett was 21 for 32 for 223 yards, but didnt complete a pass over 19 yards until the fourth quarter. Mike Weber rushed 14 times for 87 yards and two touchdowns.TEXAS 35, NO. 8 BAYLOR 34AUSTIN, Texas -- Trent Domingue kicked a 39-yard field goal with 46 seconds left and Texas upset Baylor to hand the Bears their first loss.For the second straight season, coach Charlie Strong and the Longhorns (4-4, 2-4 Big 12) beat Baylor (6-1, 3-1). This time Texas also dealt a blow to the Big 12s hopes of putting a team in the College Football Playoff. Both of the conferences remaining unbeaten teams lost Saturday, with No. 10 West Virginia going down at Oklahoma State.DOnta Foreman rushed for a career-best 250 yards and two touchdowns for the Longhorns, They scored with 7:03 left on 7-yard pass from Shane Buechele to Andrew Beck to make it 34-32. The Bears stuffed Tyrone Swoopes trying to run for a 2-point conversion.Seth Russell had 364 yards passing and running and accounted for three touchdowns for Baylor.NO. 9. TEXAS A&M 52, NEW MEXICO STATE 10COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Christian Kirk returned two punts for touchdowns and had a scoring catch for Texas A&M.Kirk returned punts for 70 and 73 yards to become the first player in school history with two punt return scores in a game. He has a school-record four in his career.Trevor Knight found Kirk on a 3-yard reception in the corner of the end zone in the second quarter to put Texas A&M (7-1) up 24-0.Tyler Rogers threw for 138 yards and a touchdown and ran for 40 yards for New Mexico State (2-6).OKLAHOMA STATE 37, NO. 10 WEST VIRGINIA 20STILLWATER, Okla. -- Mason Rudolph threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score for Oklahoma State.Rudolph completed 26 of 36 passes for 273 yards. James Washington had six catches for 117 yards, Chris Lacy caught two touchdown passes, and Jalen McCleskey matched a career high with 11 receptions for the Cowboys (6-2, 4-1 Big 12). It the 100th career victory for Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy.West Virginias Skyler Howard passed for 212 yards, but he threw two interceptions and lost a fumble for the Mountaineers (6-1, 3-1).NO. 11 WISCONSIN 23, NO. 7 NEBRASKA 17, OTMADISON, Wis. -- Dare Ogunbowale scored on an 11-yard run in overtime, and Wisconsin held on to hand Nebraska its first loss of the season.The Badgers (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten) stopped Nebraska on fourth-and-8 from the 23 after defensive back DCota Dixon swatted away a pass to the end zone ffrom Tommy Armstrong Jr.dddddddddddd intended for Stanley Morgan Jr.Dixons giddy teammates rushed from the sideline to meet the safety in the end zone to celebrate. Tested Wisconsin picked up its third victory over a Top 10 program.Nebraska (7-1, 4-1) overcame a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter. Drew Browns 35-yard field goal with 3:43 left tied it at 17.WYOMING 30, NO. 13 BOISE STATE 28LARAMIE, Wyo. -- Defensive tackle Chase Appleby sacked Brett Rypien and forced a fumble for a safety with 1:25 left to lift Wyoming past Boise State.It was Wyomings first win over the Broncos in 11 games between the two teams. Thousands of fans swarmed the field and the Cowboys players as the final seconds ticked off.Josh Allen completed 18 of 31 passes for 274 yards and three touchdowns, and Brian Hill ran for 146 yards for the Cowboys (6-2, 4-0 Mountain West).Rypien completed 22 of 35 passes for 295 yards, and he also caught a 33-yard TD pass on a trick play for Boise State (7-1, 3-1). Jeremey McNichols ran for 143 yards and two TDs, and Jake Hollister caught six passes for 144 yards and two touchdowns.NO. 14 FLORIDA 24, GEORGIA 10JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jordan Scarlett scored for the sixth consecutive game, Antonio Callaway had the first rushing touchdown of his career and Florida used a dominant defensive effort to beat Georgia.Playing just their second game in four weeks, the Gators won their third straight in the Worlds Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party. It was Floridas 21st victory against the Bulldogs in the last 27 years.The Gators (6-1, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) pressured freshman quarterback Jacob Eason and stuffed Nick Chubb on just about every carry. Georgia (4-4, 2-4) lost for the fourth time in five games.Floridas Luke Del Rio, coming off a three-interception performance against Missouri, completed 15 of 25 passes for 131 yards and a touchdown.NO. 15 AUBURN 40, MISSISSIPPI 29OXFORD, Miss. -- Kamryn Pettway ran for a career-high 236 yards and a touchdown, and Sean White passed for 247 yards for Auburn.Ole Miss Chad Kelly threw for a school-record 465 yards, beating Archie Mannings previous mark of 436 yards set in 1969. Kelly also threw three touchdown passes and one interception.But the Rebels couldnt keep up with Auburn, which finished with 554 total yards. The Tigers once again gave a heavy workload to Pettway, a sophomore who responded by smashing through the Ole Miss defense with his 240-pound body time after time.Auburn (6-2, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) won its fifth straight, while Ole Miss (3-5, 1-4) lost its third in a row.NO. 16 OKLAHOMA 56, KANSAS 3NORMAN, Okla. -- Baker Mayfield passed for 236 yards and four touchdowns and Oklahoma overcame a sluggish to take sole possession of first place in the Big 12.Receiver Dede Westbrook extended his hot streak for the Sooners, scoring on a 71-yard punt return and a 41-yard catch as Oklahoma won its 13th straight Big 12 game.Losses by West Virginia and Baylor earlier Saturday put Oklahoma (6-2, 5-0) into the lead in the conference. Oklahoma is 5-0 in Big 12 play for the first time since 2004 and for the fourth time ever. On all three previous occasions, Oklahoma went 8-0 in league play, winning titles in 2000 and 2004.Oklahoma limited Kansas (1-7, 0-5) to 170 yards, the fewest by an opponent this season. Jordan Evans 33-yard third-quarter interception return for a touchdown meant the Sooners defense outscored Kansas.Kansas has lost 17 straight Big 12 games and 39 straight road games overall.SOUTH CAROLINA 24, NO. 18 TENNESSEE 21COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Jake Bentley two touchdown passes, Rico Dowdle ran for 127 yards and another score, and South Carolina handed Tennessee its third straight loss.The Gamecocks (4-4, 2-4 Southeastern Conference) had struggled on offense much of the season and were expected to be a comfortable bounce-back win for the powerhouse Vols (5-3, 2-3) after consecutive losses to No. 9 Texas A&M and No. 1 Alabama.Instead, South Carolinas defense bottled up the Vols most of the game, holding them to 251 yards of offense. Joshua Dobbs threw for only 120 yards and was picked off twice by cornerback Jamarcus King, the final time with 3:50 left in the game and Tennessee needing a dramatic rally.Tennessee got a final chance with 35 seconds left and drove to the South Carolina 41. But Aaron Medleys desperation, 58 yard field goal attempt was well short on the final play.NO. 24 PENN STATE 62, PURDUE 24WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Saquon Barkley ran for 207 yards and two touchdowns, Trace McSorley threw three scoring passes, and Penn State had a 24-point third quarter.The Nittany Lions (6-2, 4-1 in the Big Ten) converted an interception, a fumbled punt and a failed onside kick into third-quarter touchdowns on their way to a fourth consecutive victory, They snapped a seven-game road losing streak dating to 2014.Tied at 17 through two quarters, the Nittany Lions outscored Purdue (3-5, 1-4) 24-7 in the third. McSorley threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Chris Godwin and for 21 yards to Miles Sanders for another.Barkley padded the lead with 13:56 left on a career-best 81-yard run along the right sideline. It was the longest touchdown run by a Nittany Lion since Larry Johnsons 84-yarder in 2002 against Illinois.---More AP college football: -www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '