Daily Local News (West Chester, PA)
Indiana finally finds way to beat Michigan
BLOOMINGTON, IND. » After the postgame party was over, after Indiana fans chanted “We want Bama!” and coach Tom Allen went crowd-surfing in the Hoosiers’ locker room once again, Michael Penix Jr. started looking ahead.
Penix and company want more — much more.
Penix passed for 342 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, and No. 13 Indiana beat No. 23 Michigan 38-21 on Saturday for its first victory against the Wolverines in 33 years.
“When we play a great team like that, we have to make sure we play great football. We did that,” he said. “But it’s just the beginning because we still have some more games to follow up on.”
With a chunk play here, a free play there and a few dinks and dunks thrown in to keep drives alive, Penix helped Indiana snap a 24-game losing streak in the series — tied for the longest active skid in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
It was the Hoosiers’ first win against the Wolverines since Oct. 24, 1987, just their second in 41 games and only the second in the 21 games played at Memorial Stadium.
“I was a senior in high school the last time we beat Michigan and I’m 50 years old, so that’s not something that happened yesterday,” a hoarse Allen said. “I remember sitting here a few years ago when we lost in overtime to Michigan and that one hurt. I was just determined we were going to get this done.”
The Hoosiers (3-0) earned their fourth consecutive Big Ten win. If they match the school record next week at Michigan State, it could set up a showdown between the East Division’s only unbeaten teams Nov. 21 at No. 3 Ohio State.
Joe Milton threw for 344 yards and three touchdowns, but Michigan (1-2) dropped its second straight game — turning up the pressure on coach Jim Harbaugh in his sixth season at the school. The Wolverines don’t have a top15 road win since beating Notre Dame in 2006.
“I’m still very excited,” Milton said. “As I have said multiple times, I love this team. Very talented. They play extremely hard.”
(12) OREGON 35, STANFORD 14 »
Tyler Shough picked up where Justin Herbert left off, throwing for 227 yards and a touchdown and running for another score to lead Oregon over shorthanded Stanford in the opener for both teams.
Stanford was hurt before game even kicked off when it was announced that starting quarterback Davis Mills was unavailable. (20) USC 28, ARIZONA STATE 27 » Drake London caught a 21-yard touchdown pass with 1:20 to play, and Southern California overcame a late 13-point deficit to beat Arizona State.
Bru McCoy caught a deflected 26-yard TD pass with 2:52 left for the Trojans, and McCoy recovered the ensuing onside kick as well. On fourth-and-9, Kedon Slovis fired a pass down the middle to London, and the twosport athlete beat double coverage to haul it in for an electrifying score.
(8) FLORIDA 44, (5) GEORGIA 28 »
Kyle Trask had another four-TD night, becoming the first quarterback in SEC history to accomplish the feat in five consecutive games, and Florida (4-1)beat undermanned Georgia (4-2).
The Gators ended a threegame losing streak in the rivalry known as the “World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” — it was coach Dan Mullen’s most
significant victory in three years in Gainesville — and have a stranglehold on the SEC’s East Division.
(6) CINCINNATI 38, HOUSTON 10 »
Gerrid Doaks rushed for a career-high 184 yards and one touchdown, Desmond Ridder ran for three scores and threw for another and Cincinnati (60, 4-0 American Athletic) rolled past Houston (2-3, 2-2). (7) TEXAS A&M 48, SOUTH CAROLINA 3 » Kellen Mond threw four TD passes to become Texas A&M’s career leader, Isaiah Spiller ran for 131 yards and the Aggies (5-1) routed South Carolina (2-4). (14) OKLAHOMA STATE 20, KANSAS STATE 18. » Jason Taylor II returned a fumble 85 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter, and Oklahoma State (5-1, 4-1 Big 12) stopped Kansas State’s (4-3, 4-2) 2-point try that would have tied it with 2:08 to go. (16) MARSHALL 51, MASSACHUSETTS 10 » Grant Wells threw three TD passes, Brenden Knox ran for two scores and Marshall (6-0) pummeled Massachusetts (0-2).
The game was added to Marshall’s schedule last month after several other opponents had previously pulled out due to the coronavirus pandemic. (19) OKLAHOMA 62, KANSAS 9 » Rhamondre Stevenson ran for 104 yards and two touchdowns and Oklahoma (5-2, 4-2 Big 12) routed winless Kansas (0-7, 0-6).
Stevenson, in his second game back from a suspension, also caught four passes for 60 yards.
(22) TEXAS 17, WEST VIRGINIA 13 »
Texas (5-2, 4-2 Big 12) stopped West Virginia (4-3, 3-3) on fourth-down passes into the end zone twice in the fourth quarter, enabling the Longhorns to escape.
Texas overcame an offense that produced nearly 100 yards and 27 points fewer than its average.
Sam Ehlinger, typically the Longhorns’ offensive star, completed just 15 of 31 passes for 184 yards, but he connected with Brennan Eagles for a 7-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter and with Jake Smith for a 33-yard TD strike in the third.
(25)LIBERTY38,VIRGINIATECH35 »
Alex Barbir hit a career-long 51-yard field goal with a second left to lift Liberty (7-0) past Virginia Tech (4-3).
The Flames rallied from a 20-14 halftime deficit to move to 7-0 for the first time in program history.
Barbir had a 59-yard attempt blocked with 8 seconds left, and Virginia Tech’s Jermaine Waller returned it to the end zone for what appeared to be the winning score for the Hokies. But officials ruled Virginia Tech called a timeout before the attempt.