Alonza Barnett III threw for a touchdown and added a crucial late-game touchdown run as No. 25 James Madison fended off Troy for a 31-14 victory in the Sun Belt Conference championship game Friday night at Harrisonburg, Va.

Wayne Knight rushed for 212 yards, including a go-ahead 73-yard burst early in the second quarter, as the Dukes tried to make a case for inclusion into the College Football Playoff by scoring two touchdowns in the final five minutes.

With a Duke win in Saturday's Atlantic Coast Conference championship game, a bid could very well be there for the Dukes.

It was quite a send-off for the final home game under second-year coach Bob Chesney, who's leaving to become UCLA's head coach but agreed to stay through a potential CFP run. It was a frigid night that included fans th

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