Streaking Longhorns survive Sooners
DALLAS — Texas freshman Cameron Dicker kicked a 40-yard field goal with nine seconds left to give the 19th-ranked Longhorns a 48-45 victory over No. 7 Oklahoma on Saturday.
Texas won only after Kyler Murray rallied the rival Sooners with three touchdowns in the fourth quarter of this year’s Red River Shootout.
Sam Ehlinger ran for three touchdowns and threw for 314 yards and two scores for Texas (5-1, 3-0 Big 12), which has its first five-game winning streak since 2013. He converted on third-and-3 on the Longhorns’ final drive with a 4-yard keeper, and his 8-yard draw to the middle of the field set up the winning kick.
The Longhorns took a 45-24 lead into the fourth quarter before Murray threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Lee Morris and ran 67 yards for a score on a one-play drive. Trey Sermon’s 7-yard run for the tying touchdown with 2:38 left gave the Sooners three touchdowns in a span of six minutes.
Oklahoma (5-1, 2-1) lost to the Longhorns for the third time in six seasons. This was the first time in that span Texas was ranked, and the total points in Saturday’s game broke the record in the 113-game series that dates to 1900.
› No. 3 Ohio State 49, Indiana 26
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dwayne Haskins Jr. passed for a career-best 455 yards and a school-record-tying six touchdowns, and Ohio State pulled away in the fourth quarter.
A week after a gritty victory at Penn State, the Buckeyes (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) were forced to work hard by quarterback Peyton Ramsey and an Indiana offense that took advantage of plenty of early defensive mistakes. The Buckeyes didn’t get a handle on the game until Haskins hooked up with Terry McLaurin for a 17-yard touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter, then added a 30-yard scoring pass to Binjimen Victor with seven minutes left.
Ohio State came from behind twice in the first half to take a 28-20 lead at the break, then kept the Hoosiers (4-2, 1-2) at bay in the second half despite the gritty play of Ramsey, who threw for a career-high 322 yards and three touchdowns.
› No. 4 Clemson 63, Wake Forest 3
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Travis Etienne rushed for 167 yards and three touchdowns, and Clemson ran for 471 yards.
Three Tigers had at least 100 yards on the ground, the first time they’ve done that since 2006. In addition to Etienne — who scored on runs of 59, 3 and 70 yards — Lyn-J Dixon rushed for 163 yards and Adam Choice had 128. Dixon had touchdown runs of 65 and 52 yards, and Choice had a 64-yard scoring run.
The Tigers, who are 3-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, are 6-0 for the fourth straight year. In each of the previous three seasons they did it, they won the ACC and reached the College Football Playoff.
Nick Sciba kicked a 25-yard field goal for Wake Forest (3-3, 0-2).
› No. 9 West Virginia 38, Kansas 22
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Will Grier threw four touchdown passes — and committed four turnovers — as West Virginia beat Kansas for its second 5-0 start in three seasons.
West Virginia (3-0 Big 12) had no trouble moving the ball, but Grier’s efforts to throw into tight coverage near the goal line cost his team plenty of points. The Heisman Trophy hopeful was intercepted three times in the first half, either in the end zone or at the goal line, two of them by cornerback Hasan Defense. All three of Grier’s interceptions occurred when West Virginia had driven inside the Kansas 15-yard line.
Kansas (2-4, 0-3) entered the game leading the Big 12 with eight interceptions, including three returned for touchdowns. Grier also had a third-quarter fumble on a scramble. West Virginia had committed six total turnovers in its previous four games.
› No. 12 Central Florida 48, SMU 20
ORLANDO, Fla. — McKenzie Milton threw for 278 yards and two touchdowns to help Central Florida extend the nation’s longest active winning streak to 18 games.
Adrian Killins rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown for the Knights (5-0, 2-0), one of three unbeaten teams remaining in the American Athletic Conference, along with Cincinnati and South Florida.
The Knights got two scoring runs from Otis Anderson and one from Trysten Hill, a 315-pound defensive tackle who lined up as a fullback before plowing into the end zone on fourth-and-1 and drawing an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for spiking the ball. SMU dropped to 2-4, 1-1.
› No. 15 Michigan 42, Maryland 21
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Shea Patterson threw for a season-high 282 yards and three touchdowns for Michigan.
The Wolverines (5-1, 3-0 Big Ten) fell behind late in the first quarter and didn’t take the lead again until midway through the second quarter. They scored 24 straight points to take control and added another touchdown and a 2-point conversion with 6:37 remaining to seal their fifth straight victory.
The Terrapins (3-2, 1-1) went ahead on Ty Johnson’s 98-yard kickoff return with 1:10 left in the first half, but they didn’t score again until early in the fourth quarter. Patterson completed 19 of 27 passes and had one interception, a pass that went off tight end Zach Gentry’s hands.
› No. 17 Miami 28, Florida State 27
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — N’Kosi Perry threw four touchdown passes as Miami pulled off its biggest comeback ever against Florida State by rallying from 20 points down.
Brevin Jordan’s 41-yard touchdown catch with just less than 12 minutes left put the Hurricanes (5-1, 2-0 ACC) ahead for good. Miami rallied from a 27-7 second-half deficit.
The win was its first at home over Florida State (3-3, 1-3) since 2004, snapping a six-game slide in South Florida against its archrival.
Perry’s numbers weren’t great — 13-for-32 passing for 204 yards — but he made some big throws when they mattered most. The go-ahead score to Jordan came one play after Perry threaded a 32-yard throw to Jeff Thomas on third-and-10, meaning in the span of about a half-minute the Hurricanes went 73 yards for the lead.
Deondre Francois completed 15 of 30 passes for 129 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for the Seminoles, who were held to 200 yards of offense. › Northwestern 29,
No. 20 Michigan State 19 EAST LANSING, Mich. — Clayton Thorson threw for 373 yards and three touchdowns, and Northwestern recovered from another second-half slip to beat Michigan State.
The Spartans (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten) entered with the nation’s top-ranked run defense and held Northwestern (2-3, 2-1) to 8 yards on the ground, but it didn’t matter. The Wildcats moved the ball consistently well through the air, and Michigan State’s offense was mostly inept.
Thorson threw a 21-yard scoring pass to Cameron Green with 15 seconds left in the third, and a 2-point conversion gave Northwestern a 22-19 lead.
The Wildcats missed a field goal with 6:41 to play, but Michigan State lost 15 yards on the ensuing possession and had to punt. The Spartans held again defensively, and on the next possession, they had second-and-1 from their own 11. After two near sacks, running back Connor Heyward was stopped on fourth down.
Thorson scored on a 2-yard run to make it a 10-point game with 2:51 left. › No. 21 Colorado 28, Arizona State 21
BOULDER, Colo. — Colorado wide receiver Laviska Shenault scored four touchdowns as the Buffaloes beat Arizona State for just the second time in program history.
The Sun Devils (3-3, 1-2) are still looking for their first road win under new coach Herm Edwards.
Colorado (5-0, 2-0 Pac-12) overcame the ejection of star linebacker Nate Landman in the second quarter and stifled Arizona State running back Eno Benjamin in the second half.
Benjamin, who set a school record a week ago with 312 yards against Oregon State, had two touchdowns and finished with 120 yards.
› No. 23 N.C. State 28, Boston College 23
RALEIGH, N.C. — Reggie Gallaspy ran for a career-best 104 yards and two touchdowns as North Carolina State held on after squandering most of a big second-half lead.
Ryan Finley threw for two touchdowns for the Wolfpack (5-0, 2-0 ACC), who led 28-3 on Finley’s scoring strike to Kelvin Harmon with 2:57 left in the third. But the Eagles (4-2, 1-1) responded with 20 straight points, including a blocked punt return for a score with 3:33 left.
Finley made the clinching play, connecting with Stephen Louis on the right sideline for 21 yards on a third down to move the chains with 1:08 left and send the Wolfpack into kneel-down mode.
› Iowa State 48,
No. 25 Oklahoma State 42
STILLWATER, Okla. — Thirdstring quarterback Brock Purdy completed 18 of 23 passes for 318 yards and four touchdowns to help Iowa State win.
A freshman who had played just one series before this game, Purdy stepped in for Zeb Noland — who was starting his fourth straight game in place of injured starter Kyle Kempt — in the contest’s second series and immediately sparked Iowa State (2-3, 1-2 Big 12). He also had a rushing touchdown.
Purdy also led the Cyclones in rushing with 84 yards, including a 29-yard touchdown run, on 19 carries.
Tyler Cornelius was 19-of-33 passing for 289 yards and four touchdowns for Oklahoma State (4-2, 1-2).