Hornibrook has career day as Badgers cruise
Alex Hornibrook threw for four touchdowns and 256 yards as No. 10 Wisconsin eased to a 40- 6 victory over host BYU.
The Badgers ( 3- 0) met little resistance as they put the game away in the first half and led 24- 6 at halftime.
Hornibrook missed on only one pass. He completed 10 of 11 passes in the first half for 149 yards and two touchdowns. The second half was more of the same as he hit on all eight attempts. The sophomore put up career highs in passing yards, passing touchdowns and completions. The 94.7 completion percentage was a single- game school record.
Jonathan Taylor gave the BYU defense fits as he repeatedly sidestepped defenders and finished runs with power. The freshman running back gained 128 yards and scored once on 18 rushes.
The Badgers’ first punt didn’t come until the third quarter after scoring on all four first- half drives, including three touchdowns. The Cougars ( 1- 3) were outgained 491 total yards to 192.
No. 8 Ohio State 38, Army 7
Freshman J. K. Dobbins ran for 172 yards and a pair of touchdowns and the Buckeyes rebounded from a deflating loss.
Dobbins broke away for an electrifying 52- yard touchdown run to open the second half after romping for 22 yards on the previous play, extending Ohio State’s 17- 7 halftime lead. The Buckeyes then got touchdowns on two of their next three drives to pull away.
J. T. Barrett, the target this week of critics who suggested he should be benched after the 31- 16 home loss to Oklahoma, was 25- for- 33 for 270 yards and two touchdowns.
Purdue 35, Missouri 3
David Blough passed for one touchdown and ran for another in the Boilermakers’ victory.
The Boilermakers head into Big Ten Conference play just one win shy of last year’s total. It’s the fewest points allowed by Purdue since a 59- 0 win over Southeast Missouri State in 2011.
As usual, Purdue used a twoquarterback system, and both played well. David Blough completed 22 of 28 passes for 187 yards and one touchdown. Elijah Sindelar completed 4 of 6 passes for 85 yards and one touchdown. Tario Fuller carried 19 times for 90 yards and a score.
Iowa 31, North Texas 14
Nate Stanley threw for 197 yards and a pair of touchdowns and the Hawkeyes finished the nonconference season unbeaten.
Freshman Ivory Kelly- Martin added 74 yards rushing and two TDs for the Hawkeyes, who played most of the second half without running backs Akrum Wadley and James Butler.
Rutgers 65, Morgan State 0
Freshman quarterback Johna- than Lewis ran for four touchdowns and passed for another in part- time action, and the host Scarlet Knights snapped an 11- game losing streak.
No. 5 Penn State 56, Georgia St. 0
Trace McSorley threw a Beaver Stadium- record 85- yard touchdown pass to Saquon Barkley for one of his four scoring strikes and also ran for a touchdown in the Nittany Lions’ romp. McSorley finished 18- for- 23 for 309 yards.