Nebraska 0-2 for first time since 1957
B.J. Smith scored on a 26-yard run midway through the fourth quarter, and Will Sunderland made an interception in the final 3 minutes, giving Troy the cushion it needed to beat Nebraska 24-19 on Saturday and deny new Cornhuskers coach Scott Frost his first win.
The Huskers (0-2) have lost their first two games for the first time since 1957 and have dropped six straight home games since beating Rutgers on Sept. 23, 2017.
The Trojans (2-1) of the Sun Belt Conference took down a Power Five opponent for the second straight year. Last year they won at then-No. 25 LSU.
Sophomore walk-on Andrew Bunch, starting at quarterback for Nebraska in place of the injured Adrian Martinez, converted a fourthand-8 while leading the Huskers on a 75-yard drive to pull Nebraska to 24-19 with 2:55 left.
But Sunderland stepped in front of his pass along the sideline intended for JD Spielman, starting the celebration on the Troy bench.
No. 11 Penn State 63, Kent State 10: Trace McSorley accounted for five touchdowns and broke Penn State’s record for most rushing scores by a quarterback as the No. 11 Nittany Lions routed Kent State.
The Heisman Trophy hopeful completed 11 of 22 passes for 229 yards with an interception and ran for three touchdowns for the Nittany Lions (3-0), who led 28-10 at halftime. McSorley surpassed Daryll Clark’s 22 rushing scores and leads the program with 24.
McSorley also became the second Penn State quarterback to rush for 1,000 career yards, joining Michael Robinson with an 18-yard carry in the first quarter.
DeAndre Thompkins caught four passes for 101 yards and hauled in 40-yard touchdown pass to begin the rout for Penn State. Miles Sanders rushed for 86 yards on 14 carries while McSorley scored on runs of 1, 2 and 13 yards. McSorley threw a 41-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Polk with 2:37 to play in the third quarter before yielding to backup Sean Clifford.
Indiana 38, Ball State 10: Stevie Scott ran for 114 yards and two touchdowns, while Peyton Ramsey and Ronnie Walker Jr. each added another score to help Indiana blow out Ball State.
The Hoosiers are 3-0 for only the second time in a decade and now own a sixgame regular-season winning streak against nonconference foes.
The Cardinals (1-2) have lost five straight to Big Ten opponents and fell to an in-state foe for the second consecutive week.
Scott needed only 18 carries to become the fastest true freshman in school history to produce back-to-back 100-yard games.
Ramsey was 20 of 27 with 173 yards and ran six times for 43 yards, including a 5-yard scoring run with 22 seconds left in the first half. He did not play much in the second half.
J-Shun Harris also returned a punt 86 yards for a TD, the third time he’s scored on a punt return in his Hoosiers career.
After Ball State took a 3-0 lead on the game’s opening possession, it was all Hoosiers.
Temple 35, Maryland 14: Temple stuffed Maryland’s potent offense, Anthony Russo threw for 228 yards, and the Owls pulled off a 35-14 upset for their first victory of the season.
Ryquell Armstead rushed for 118 yards to help Temple (1-2) bounce back from losses at home to Villanova and Buffalo. The Owls took a 28-7 lead early in the third quarter and cruised to the finish as a 16-point underdog.
Shaun Bradley returned an interception 78 yards for a touchdown with 4:11 left to seal it.
Maryland (2-1) was striving to stay unbeaten under interim coach Matt Canada, who also serves as offensive coordinator. The Terrapins were averaging 39.5 points and 486 yards per game after rolling past Texas and Bowling Green, but nothing seemed to work against Temple.
Kansas 55, Rutgers 14: Bryce Torneden and Mike Lee reach returned interceptions for touchdowns, and Kansas’ defense wound up with three interceptions and recovered three fumbles en route to an easy win over Rutgers, the Jayhawks’ first back-to-back wins over FBS opponents since 2009.
True freshman Pooka Williams was the star on offense, the anchor of a strong ground game for Kansas (2-1) that rushed for 400 yards and scored four times. Finishing with 158 yards, including a 52-yard touchdown run, Williams has 283 yards and three touchdowns in his first two college games.