Penn State overpowers Washington

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Trace McSorley threw for 342 yards and two touchdowns, and Saquon Barkley ran for two more scores as No. 9 Penn State outlasted No. 12 Washington 35-28 in the Fiesta Bowl on Saturday.

The Nittany Lions (11-2) built a 28-7 lead by the second quarter. The Huskies (10-3) woke up with two touchdowns and pulled within 35-28 on Myles Gaskin’s 69-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

Washington allowed Penn State to work the clock to inside a minute on the next drive and gave up a season-high 545 yards of offense.

The Huskies had the nation’s top run defense in the regular season, allowing 92 yards per game, but Barkley matched that on one run in the second quarter. Barkley had 137 of the Nittany Lions’ 203 yards rushing.

Penn State was 13-for-17 on third downs, including two touchdown passes by McSorley and three conversions on its final clock-draining drive.

The Nittany Lions had 367 yards by halftime against a defense that allowed 277.4 yards per game during the regular season.

Washington was in the Fiesta Bowl for the first time, but it was not the first go-round for Huskies coach Chris Petersen; he made a name for himself by trick-playing Boise State to two Fiesta victories

Liberty Iowa State 21, No. 19 Memphis 20 —

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At Memphis, Tenn., Allen Lazard had 10 catches for 142 yards, including an acrobatic, tipped 5-yard touchdown at the back of the end zone that put the Cyclones (8-5) ahead to stay in the third quarter. Defensive tackle O’Bryan Goodson forced a fumble inside the Memphis 1 that cornerback Jonathan Cook recovered in the end zone for the Tigers (10-3) with 4:06 left — Iowa State’s first lost fumble of the season. But Memphis turned the ball over on downs at the Cyclones’ 40.

TaxSlayer No. 24 Mississippi State 31, Louisville 27 —

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At Jacksonville, Fla., freshman Keytaon Thompson, making his first start in place of injured quarterback Nick Fitzgerald, ran for 147 yards and three touchdowns for the Bulldogs (9-4). His 1-yard plunge with 3:39 left put Mississippi State ahead to stay. Lamar Jackson passed for 171 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 158 yards and a TD for the Cardinals (8-5). The 2016 Heisman Trophy winner threw four interceptions after tossing six in the regular season.