Baltimore Sun Sunday

Baylor stuffs 2-point try to upset Iowa St.

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Gerry Bohanon threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, and Baylor stopped a two-point try with 24 seconds left to beat No. 14 Iowa State 31-29 on Saturday.

Breece Hall ran for 180 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries for Iowa State (2-2, 0-1 Big 12) and caught five passes for 51 yards, including a 16-yard score in the final minute that was followed by a failed two-point try.

The Bears recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock for their first win over a ranked opponent since they beat North Carolina in the 2015 Russell Athletic Bowl.

The Bears (4-0, 2-0) scored touchdowns on their first three possession­s and never trailed again.

Bohannon ran for an 8-yard touchdown, then found Tyquan Thornton along the left sideline for a 21-yard TD and Ben Sims behind the Iowa State secondary for a 33-yard score to give Baylor a 21-7 lead seven seconds into the second quarter.

Bohannon finished 14 for 19 for 164 yards and rushed for 36 yards.

Treston Ebner returned a kickoff 98 yards for Baylor’s only touchdown of the second half with 6:59 left in the third quarter.

Brock Purdy was 22 for 33 for 263 yards and a touchdown. He was also intercepte­d once, stopping a drive at the Baylor 22 with 11:55 left in the game.

Coastal Carolina cruises: Both sides of the ball stood strong Saturday as 17th-ranked Coastal Carolina scored on eight of nine possession­s for a 53-3 victory that sent UMass to its 15th consecutiv­e loss.

Grayson McCall threw for two touchdowns and ran for a third. Jaivon Heiligh had five catches for 118 yards receiving, the fifth time in the past six games he’s surpassed the century mark. Backup receiver Tyson Mobley a touchdown catch and another on the ground.

The Chanticlee­rs have won 15 of their past 16 games.

Jackson’s late TD rallies Auburn: Shedrick Jackson caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from T.J. Finley with 45 seconds remaining, and No. 23 Auburn rallied to beat Georgia State 34-24 on Saturday.

Auburn trailed Georgia State by 12 points at halftime and avoided losing to a Sun Belt team for the first time in program history.

Finley, an LSU transfer who replaced starting quarterbac­k Bo Nix late in the third quarter, led Auburn (3-1) on a 98-yard scoring drive in the final minutes. Safety Smoke Monday sealed the victory, returning an intercepti­on 36 yards for a score on the second play of the ensuing drive. Led by running back Tucker Gregg, Georgia State (1-3) generated 299 yards of offense and 24 points before halftime, but was unable to add to its lead in the final quarters.

Georgia leaves no doubt: JT Daniels threw for 121 yards and two touchdowns while playing only the first quarter as Georgia posted its biggest win over Vanderbilt, a series that started in 1893, 62-0. The game was effectivel­y over when Georgia (4-0, 2-0 Southeaste­rn Conference) led 35-0 after the first quarter.

Hogs end long skid: KJ Jefferson threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns before getting banged up to start the second half and No. 16 Arkansas held on for a 20-10 win over seventh-ranked Texas A&M on Saturday, the first in the series for the Razorbacks in their 10 seasons as Southeaste­rn Conference foes.

Texas A&M (3-1, 0-1 SEC) also had its overall 11-game winning streak snapped.

Jefferson came up limping and favoring his left leg after getting tackled out of bounds to start the second half, and left a few plays later. But he did return to the game late, and was on the field to take the final kneel-down in the SEC opener to cap Arkansas’ first 4-0 start since 2003.

Iowa rallies: Spencer Petras threw for 224 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 5 Iowa needed a second-half comeback to defeat Colorado State 24-14 on Saturday. The Hawkeyes (4-0) won their 10th consecutiv­e game, the program’s longest streak since winning 12 games to open the 2015 season. Iowa also has a 15-game nonconfere­nce winning streak, the longest current streak in the nation.

Michigan holds off Rutgers: Hassan Haskins ran for touchdowns the first two times No. 19 Michigan had the ball and the undefeated Wolverines had to hold on to beat Rutgers 20-13 on Saturday.

Michigan (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) opened conference play by running the ball on its first seven snaps and Jim Harbaugh’s conservati­ve game plan almost cost him. After leading 20-3 at halftime, the Wolverines failed to pick up a first down on their first four possession­s in the second half.

The Scarlet Knights (3-1, 0-1) rallied from a 17-point, third-quarter deficit to pull within seven early in the fourth quarter, but Valentino Ambrosio missed a short field goal. On their next possession, they turned it over on downs and fell to 1 of 4 on fourth down.

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