Party goes on vs. Spartans
Indiana stays unbeaten in rout over Mich. St., with Ohio St. next up
EAST LANSING, Mich. — For Ty Fryfogle and No. 10 Indiana, each game brings something new to be excited about.
Fryfogle had 11 catches for 200 yards — surpassing career highs he'd set just a week earlier — and the Hoosiers handled Michigan State 24-0 on Saturday. Indiana remained unbeaten, turning what looked like a potential trap game into an easy win.
Now, the Hoosiers can look ahead to a showdown next weekend at No. 3 Ohio State.
Michael Penix Jr. threw for 320 yards and hit Fryfogle for two touchdown passes.
Fryfogle did most of his damage in the first two quarters, when all the game's scoring occurred. MichiganStatewas shut out at home for the first time since a 31-0loss to Michigan in 1985.
Indiana has won its first four Big Ten games for the first time since 1987, and the Hoosiers beat Michigan State for the Old Brass Spittoon for only the second time in the last 12 meetings. Illinois 23, Rutgers 20: James McCourt overcame two long misses in the fourth quarter to hit a 47yard field goal with three seconds left to lift Illinois past Rutgers 23-20 for the Illini's first win of the season.
Rutgers' offense came out quick, with quarterback Noah Vedral finding Bo Melton on a 29-yard pitch and catch to cap off a six-play, 75-yard drive to make it 7-0 just 1:57 into the game.
While starting quarterback Brandon Peters was
missing his third straight game following aCOVID-19 test, backup Isiah Williams got the start after his quarantine ended. He was the fourth starting quarterback of the season for Illinois (1-3, 1-3 Big Ten). After having 12 players out due to COVID-19 protocols against Minnesota last week, it was just Peters, who was on the sidelines in street clothes, and redshirt freshman tight end Griffin Moore — who did not make the trip.
Rutgers' defensive lineman Mike Teverdov stripped Williams, cornerbackMaxMelton recovered and the Scarlet Knights took it over on Illinois' 29-yard line with 7:52 left in the first quarter. That set up former Rutgers soccer player Ambrosio Valentino for his first career field goal attempt, a 29-yarder, for a 10-0 lead.
Illinois answered courtesy of Williams, who had five-straight carries, and finished it off with his first score on a 3-yard touchdown run. The redshirt freshman finished with a
game-high 192 yards rushing on 31 carries to overcome a 7-for-19 passing effort.
McCourt missed a 54yard field with 7:20 left, setting up Rutgers with good field position. But Vedral threw his second interception of the game on third-and-three, and gave Illinois the ball back on its own 26-yard line. The Illini drove to Rutgers' 28-yard line to before McCourt missed wide right from 45 yardswith 3:07 remaining. No. 2 Notre Dame 45, Boston College 31: Ian Book passed for three touchdowns and ran for another and No. 2 Notre Dame overcame an early deficit to roll to a 45-31 over Boston College on Saturday.
The Fighting Irish's eighth straight victory in the series between the FBS's only Catholic institutions gave coachBrianKelly his 100th career victory at the school, tying him with Lou Holtz for second alltime. He is now just five behind coach Knute Rock
ne.
Coming off a thrilling victory against Clemson, Notre Dame (8-0, 7-0 ACC) racked up a season-high 561 total yards againstBCled by Book, who finished 20 of 27 for 283 yards. He also ran for a 85 yards and a touchdown. Ben Skowronek caught all three of Book's TDpasses
Nebraska 30, Penn State 23:
Luke McCaffrey had a hand in two touchdowns in his first start, Nebraska's defense made two huge late defensive stops and the Cornhuskers heldonto beat Penn State for their first win.
McCaffrey took over for Adrian Martinez, who had started all of his 23 previous games at Nebraska (1-2, 1-2 Big Ten) but turned in flat performances in the Cornhuskers' first two games.
McCaffrey looked good in the first half, but the Huskers generated only three points in the second and Penn State came back from a 21-point deficit to make it close.