PSU tips Iowa on final play
IOWA CITY, IOWA » Juwan Johnson caught a seven-yard TD pass as time expired and fourth-ranked Penn State rallied to stun Iowa 2119 Saturday night in the Big Ten opener for both teams.
Saquon Barkley had 211 yards rushing and 94 yards receiving for the Nittany Lions (4-0, 1-0), who outgained Iowa 579-273 but nearly blew a game that could’ve been crippling to their postseason hopes.
“Felt like with (Johnson) we had a height advantage and we could slip him through the middle of the field,” Penn State coach James Franklin said of the winning play.
Akrum Wadley had a 70-yard TD reception midway through the fourth quarter and a 35-yard touchdown run with 1:42 left to put the Hawkeyes (3-1, 0-1) ahead 19-15.
Penn State went 80 yards on 12 plays to close out the game, and Trace McSorley found Johnson in a crowded end zone on fourth down.
McSorley finished with yards passing on 48 tries.
Wadley had 80 yards rushing and 75 yards receiving and Nate Stanley threw for 191 yards and two TDs for Iowa. ALABAMA 59, VANDERBILT 0 » Damien Harris ran for a careerhigh 284 151 yards and three touchdowns, Bo Scarbrough added two TDs and top-ranked Alabama routed Vanderbilt. 2 CLEMSON 34, BOSTON COLLEGE 7 » Adam Choice had a 6-yard tiebreaking touchdown in the fourth quarter and Travis Etienne had two scoring runs in the final six minutes as No. 2 Clemson wore down Boston College. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 30, CALIFORNIA 20 » Stephen Carr ran for a fourth-quarter touchdown two plays after Southern California’s defense forced one of its six turnovers and the fifthranked Trojans won their 13th straight. TCU 44, OKLAHOMA ST. 31 » Darius Anderson ran for a career-high 160 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 16 TCU upset No. 6 Oklahoma State to stamp the Horned Frogs as a Big 12 contender. MICHIGAN 28, PURDUE 10» Chris Evans ran for two touchdowns in the second half and backup quarterback John O’Korn rallied No. 8 Michigan from a halftime deficit. OHIO STATE 54, UNLV 21 » J.T. Barrett threw touchdown passes to five different receivers in the first half, and No. 10 Ohio State cruised past UNLV. NC STATE 27, NO. 12 FLORIDA STATE 21» Ryan Finley threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns as North Carolina State got its first road win over a ranked team since 2008. VIRGINIA TECH 38, OLD DOMINION 0» Josh Jackson threw for three TDs and Steven Peoples scored three to lead No. 13 Virginia Tech. Peoples scored on receptions of 17 and 43 yards, the latter when Jackson threw for a well-covered Cam Phillips in the end zone and the ball was tipped into Peoples’ arms.