Purdue comes up short against No. 16 Cardinals
Lamar Jackson threw two touchdown passes and compiled 485 total yards to help No. 16 Louisville escape with a 35- 28 victory over Purdue on Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Jackson went 30- for- 46 with 378 yards through the air while running 21 times for 107 yards. He also moved into the top five in school history in touchdown passes and yards rushing.
And when Louisville needed the defending Heisman Trophy winner to be at his best in the fourth quarter, he didn’t disappoint.
Jackson hooked up with Dez Fitzpatrick on a 20- yard score with 9: 01 remaining to give the Cardinals a 32- 28 lead, then drove them to a field goal on the ensuing possession to make it a seven- point game.
Purdue couldn’t rally in coach Jeff Brohm’s debut. Quarterback Elijah Sindelar threw an interception on second- and- 10 at the Louisville 48 with 2: 22 remaining. Purdue got the ball back at its own 17 with 1: 11 left but went four- and- out.
Louisville blew three scoring chances in the first half — losing two fumbles at the goal line and mismanaging the clock at the end of the half. The Boilermakers converted another fumble recovery in the third quarter into a touchdown and nearly forced a fourth fumble.
Louisville also was called for five false- start penalties in the first 16 minutes, finished with nine and had another penalty for an illegal snap.
Purdue took advantage of the miscues by building a 14- 10 halftime lead, extending it to 21- 13 in the third quarter and then retaking the lead on Sindelar’s 14- yard touchdown pass to Jackson Anthrop with 10: 48 left.
Maryland 51, No. 23 Texas 41
Tyrrell Pigrome threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score before leaving with an injury and the visiting Terps spoiled Tom Herman’s debut as coach of the Longhorns.
Pigrome had to be helped off late in the third quarter after twisting his knee, but freshman Kasim Hill came in and led two fourth- quarter touchdown drives.
Maryland led 27- 7 in the second quarter, and then held off a Texas rally to snap a 17- game losing streak to ranked opponents. Maryland’s D. J. Moore had 133 yards receiving and a touchdown.
Iowa 24, Wyoming 3
Nate Stanley ( 8- for- 15, 125 yards, one interception) threw three touchdown passes, two to tight end Noah Fant, in his first career start to lift the host Hawkeyes.
The defense held the Cowboys to just 59 yards rushing on 30 carries and humbled Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen ( 23- for- 40, 174 yards, two interceptions), a projected first- round pick in 2018.
No. 6 Penn State 52, Akron 0
Running back Saquon Barkley had 226 total yards and two touchdowns while quarterback Trace McSorley was 18- for- 25 passing for 280 yards and two touchdowns to lead the host Nittany Lions. Tight end Mike Gesicki added six catches for 58 yards and two touchdowns.
Nebraska 43, Arkansas State 36
The host Cornhuskers preserved the win by stopping the Red Wolves twice from the Nebraska 11 before time expired. Tre’ Bryant ran for a career- high 192 yards and a touchdown and Tanner Lee threw for 238 yards and two scores for Nebraska.
Mich. State 35, Bowling Green 10
Quarterback Brian Lewerke threw three touchdown passes and ran for a team- high 69 yards, while Tyson Smith had a pick- six as the host Spartans rolled.