Michigan St. upsets Penn St.
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Matt Coghlin kicked a 34-yard field goal as time expired to give No. 24 Michigan State a 27-24 victory over No. 7 Penn State on Saturday night in a game that was delayed nearly 3½ hours by severe weather in the second quarter.
Brian Lewerke threw for 400 yards and two touchdowns for the Spartans (7-2, 5-1 Big Ten), and Michigan State was aided at the end by a roughing the passer call on Penn State’s Marcus Allen. Lewerke was hit by Allen on a third-down pass that fell incomplete in the final minute. The penalty moved the ball to the Penn State 22, and the Spartans were able to run the clock down before Coghlin’s winning kick.
It was the second straight tough loss for Penn State (7-2, 4-2). Trace McSorley threw for 381 yards and three touchdowns for Penn State, but Nittany Lions star Saquon Barkley had 0 yards rushing in the first half and finished with only 63. CLEMSON 38 NORTH CAROLINA ST. 31
Tavien Feaster had an 89-yard touchdown run and K’Von Wallace picked off Ryan Finley’s pass on the game’s final play to help the No. 4 Tigers hold off the No. 20 Wolfpack at Raleigh, N.C.
Feaster’s run up the middle and gave Clemson (8-1, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) a 31-21 lead entering the fourth, then the Tigers had to hang on in the final seconds against the Wolfpack (6-3, 4-1). GEORGIA 24 SOUTH CAROLINA 10
Jake Fromm three touchdowns passes of 10 yards to Javon Wims and 20 yards to Mecole Hardman as the top-ranked Bulldogs dispatched the Gamecocks at Athens, Ga.
Georgia (9-0, 6-0 Southeastern Conference) has won its first nine for the first time since 1982 and also clinched a spot in the SEC championship game. WISCONSIN 45 INDIANA 7
Jonathan Taylor rushed for 183 yards and a touchdown and Alec Ingold had three scores to lift the No. 9 Badgers at Bloomington, Ind.
The Badgers (9-0, 6-0 Big Ten) extended the nation’s second-longest winning streak to 10. A win next week would give Wisconsin the West Division title and its fifth ticket in seven years to the Big Ten championship . WASHINGTON 38 OREGON 3
Jake Browning passed for 204 yards and two touchdowns and Myles Gaskin rushed for 123 yards and a score as the No. 12 Huskies routed the Ducks at Seattle.
Oregon (5-5, 2-5) led 3-0 early in the second before Washington (8-1, 5-1 Pac12) scored 38 unanswered points. MIAMI 28, VA. TECH 10 Malik Rosier threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score and the No. 10 Hurricanes moved to the brink of clinching what would be its first spot in an Atlantic Coast Conference championship game by topping the No. 13 Hokies at Miami Gardens, Fla.
Braxton Berrios and Christopher Herndon IV had touchdown catches for Miami (8-0, 6-0 ACC), which extended the nation’s longest current winning streak to 13 games.
Virginia Tech (7-2, 3-2) got a touchdown run from quarterback Josh Jackson. NOTRE DAME 48 WAKE FOREST 37
Brandon Wimbush passed for a career-high 280 yards and ran for two touchdowns as the No. 3 Fighting Irish outscored the Demon Deacons at South Bend, Ind.
The Irish (8-1) won their seventh straight while setting season highs in passing (340) and total yards (720). Wake Forest (5-3) piled up 587 yards on offense. WASHINGTON ST. 24 STANFORD 18
Luke Falk threw for 337 yards and three touchdowns and the No. 25 Cougars outlasted the No. 21 Cardinal at Pullman, Wash., to keep alive hopes for a Pac-12 North title.
Jamal Morrow rushed for 66 yards for Washington State (8-2, 5-2 Pac-12).
Bryce Love, slowed by an ankle injury, was held to 69 yards, his worst outing of the season for Stanford (6-3, 5-2). He came in as the nation’s leading rusher, averaging 198 yards a game. CENTRAL FLA. 31, SMU 24
McKenzie Milton threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score, Adrian Killins Jr. rushed for two more touchdowns and the No. 18 Knights remain undefeated after beating the Mustangs in Dallas.
The Knights (8-0, 5-0 AAC) remained the only undefeated team in the Group of Five.