No. 2 Ohio State beats No. 8 Wisconsin in OT
Clemson survives in OT; Nebraska edges Indiana; ’Canes, Hokies upended
J.T. Barrett threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Noah Brown in overtime, and No. 2 Ohio State finished off No. 8 Wisconsin with a sack on fourth-and-goal from the 4 for a 30-23 win Saturday night.
Barrett also ran for two touchdowns for the visiting Buckeyes (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten Conference), who passed their toughest road test of the season.
The touchdown throw gave Barrett his 89th career touchdown passing or rushing, breaking the school record previously held by quarterback Braxton Miller.
The Buckeyes rushed the field after defensive end Tyquan Lewis sacked quarterback Alex Hornibrook to end the thriller.
Barrett finished 17-for-29 for 226 yards with one interception, and ran for 92 yards on 21 carries. Corey Clement ran for 164 yards on 25 carries for Wisconsin (4-2, 1-2).
NO. 3 CLEMSON 24, NORTH CAROLINA STATE 17, OT: Deshaun Watson hit Artavis Scott with a 10-yard touchdown pass in overtime and Marcus Edmond sealed the win with an interception in the end zone as the host Tigers (7-0, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) beat the Wolfpack (4-2, 2-1).
Clemson looked all but done in regulation, but Kyle Bambard’s 33yard field-goal try as time expired was wide right.
The Tigers took advantage with Watson’s strike to Scott. Then Edmond reached high to grab a long throw from N.C. State’s Ryan Finley, and Clemson escaped with its path to the ACC title game and the College Football Playoff intact.
Clemson, which gave up 397 yards and turned the ball over four times, including Watson’s first-ever pick six, suffered a blow early on when running back Wayne Gallman took a hard hit and came out of the game, looking woozy as he headed to the locker room. Gallman, the team’s leading rusher, did not return.
NO. 10 NEBRASKA 27, INDIANA 22: Terrell Newby ran for one score and Tommy Armstrong Jr. connected with Stanley Morgan Jr. on a 72-yard touchdown pass with 9:57 left to play, helping the visiting Cornhuskers (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) hold off the Hoosiers (3-3, 1-2).
Nebraska closed it out by using all but 45 seconds of the remaining time while surviving a near-fumble from Newby with 2:06 left. The officials ruled that Newby was down when the ball came out and, after the ruling was not overturned by replay review, the Cornhuskers kicked a 39-yard field goal.
NO. 13 HOUSTON 38, TULSA 31: Emeke Egbule returned a fumble 24 yards for a touchdown with 1:21 remaining to give the host Cougars (6-1, 3-1 American Athletic Conference) a win over the Golden Hurricane (4-2, 1-1).
Tulsa had a chance to tie the score, but Jesse Brubaker was stopped just short of the goal line after a reception on the last play of the game to seal Houston’s victory. The play was reviewed and upheld.
NORTH CAROLINA 20, NO. 16 MIAMI (FLA.) 13: Mitch Trubisky threw for 299 yards and two touchdowns, Malik Carney forced a turnover with 1:31 left to thwart the Hurricanes’ last chance at a rally and the visiting Tar Heels (5-2, 3-1 ACC) knocked off Miami (4-2, 1-2).
Ryan Switzer and Austin Proehl had scoring catches and Bug Howard had 10 catches for 156 yards for North Carolina, which rebounded in a big way from last weekend’s blowout loss to Virginia Tech.
SYRACUSE 31, NO. 17 VIRGINIA TECH 17: Eric Dungey accounted for 417 yards and two touchdowns and the host Orange (3-4, 1-2 ACC) beat the Hokies (4-2, 2-1) for its first victory over a ranked opponent since 2012.
Fans stormed the field and carried off Dungey in celebration after he passed for 311 yards and ran for 106. He scored on a 1-yard sneak to give Syracuse a 24-17 lead with 7:56 to go and hit Erv Phillips on a 58-yard scoring play in the first quarter.
Held to its lowest offensive output of the season, Virginia Tech tied the score at 17 with 13:53 to go in regulation on Jerod Evans’ 10-yard pass to Bucky Hodges and a 2-point conversion catch by Chris Cunningham, but Dungey took over after that.
NORTHWESTERN 54, MICHIGAN STATE 40: Justin Jackson rushed for 188 yards and two touchdowns, and the Wildcats (3-3, 2-1 Big Ten) moved the ball almost at will after a slow start to hand the Spartans (2-4, 0-3) their fourth straight defeat.
Clayton Thorson threw for 281 yards and three touchdowns for Northwestern, which rallied from an early 14-0 deficit. Michigan State is mired in its longest losing streak in coach Mark Dantonio’s 10 seasons.
STANFORD 17, NOTRE DAME 10: Center Jesse Burkett recovered a fumble in the end zone after teammate Bryce Love lost the ball at the goal line, Stanford’s only offensive touchdown, and cornerback Quenton Meeks returned an interception 50 yards for a score as the Cardinal (4-2) rallied from 10 points down to beat the host Fighting Irish (2-5).
Notre Dame had a chance to tie the score in the closing seconds, but DeShone Kizer couldn’t get a pass off on fourth-and-10 from the Stanford 14. He was about to be sacked and pitched the ball to left guard Quentin Nelson and the ball was ruled dead.