CONFERENCE REPORTS

at No. 5 Wisconsin 38, Maryland 13: Jonathan Taylor ran for a touchdown and broke the 1,000-yard mark for the season as the Badgers remained unbeaten. Taylor, a freshman, had 126 yards in 22 carries, a relatively ho-hum day following two straight outings of 200-plus yards. Wisconsin quarterback Alex Hornibrook shook off an interception on his second attempt of the game and passed for two scores. He finished 16 of 24 for 225 yards to balance the offense.

at No. 18 Michigan State 17, Indiana 9: Brian Lewerke threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Felton Davis with 5:59 remaining to give the Spartans a 10-9 lead, and that proved to be enough against the pesky Hoosiers. LJ Scott ran 18 yards for a touchdown to extend the lead with 1:49 left, and the Spartans stopped the Hoosiers’ final drive at the Indiana 38.

at Northwestern 17, Iowa 10 (OT): Wildcats running back Justin Jackson caught a 23-yard pass in overtime, setting up a one-yard touchdown run by quarterback Clayton Thorson. Following Northwestern’s score, Iowa moved the ball to the 18-yard line, but Nate Stanley’s pass on a fourth-andthree play fell incomplete, ending the game. Jackson rushed for 93 yards and had five receptions for 38 yards.

at Rutgers 14, Purdue 12: Gus Edwards scored on a 74-yard run on Rutgers’ second offensive play and Gio Rescigno threw a 35-yard touchdown pass in the second half as the Scarlet Knights posted consecutive Big Ten Conference wins for the first time since joining the league in 2014. The Boilermakers failed on a two-point conversion after scoring a touchdown with 25 seconds left to play. Purdue outgained Rutgers 474-217 and ran 30 more offensive plays.

at Minnesota 24, Illinois 17: Kobe McCrary ran for 153 yards and the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter, and Rodney Smith added 103 yards rushing for the Golden Gophers. Linebacker Jon Celestin returned an interception for a touchdown in the fourth to provide the winning margin for Minnesota. The Illini were held to 282 total yards.

at No. 1 Alabama 45, Tennessee 7: Bo Scarbrough had two fourth-down touchdown runs as Alabama continued its domination of its rival. The Crimson Tide outgained the Volunteers 604-108 in total yards even with reserves manning the offensive backfield most of the second half. The Volunteers did manage to end a streak of 12-plus quarters without a touchdown, but the final result was another blow to the slumping Volunteers and embattled coach Butch Jones.

No. 21 Auburn 52, at Arkansas 20: Kamryn Pettway rushed for 90 yards and three touchdowns as Auburn bounced back from a loss to Louisiana State. The Tigers outgained the Razorbacks 629-334 and have outscored their SEC West counterpart 108-23 over the last two seasons. Jarrett Stidham completed 19 of 28 passes for 218 yards and rushed for a touchdown for Auburn. Arkansas freshman Cole Kelley finished 14-of-25 passing for 138 yards.

No. 24 Louisiana State 40, Mississippi 24: Derrius Guice ran for a season-high 276 yards and a touchdown and Danny Etling threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns as LSU extended its win streak to three. The 5-foot-11, 218-pound Guice ran for 126 yards in the first half, which was already good enough for his season high. It was the biggest reason the Tigers had a 13-6 lead before halftime.

at Missouri 68, Idaho 21: Drew Lock passed for 467 yards and six touchdowns as the Tigers ended a five-game losing streak. The game began ominously for Missouri. Armond Hawkins intercepted Lock on the first play, and the Vandals proceeded to score on a seven-yard pass from Matt Linehan to Kaden Elliss, a linebacker who moonlights on offense.

at Mississippi State 45, Kentucky 7: Nick Fitzgerald had 270 total yards and three touchdowns for the Bulldogs, who dominated the game from the opening quarter and never trailed. Fitzgerald led all rushers with 115 yards and became just the sixth SEC quarterback to rush for more than 2,000 career yards. Kentucky managed just 260 total yards.

Iowa State 31, at Texas Tech 13: Kyle Kempt threw three touchdown passes, and the Cyclones made Red Raiders coach Kliff Kingsbury pay for tinkering with the nation’s seventh-most productive offense. Kingsbury bucked his passing trend through the first half, running 22 rushing plays for 79 yards against nine passes by Nic Shimonek for 18 yards, and was burned by back-to-back drives that ended in fumbles by running backs Justin Stockton and Desmond Nisby. Iowa State is enjoying its best conference start in 15 seasons and longest road winning streak since 1960.

at No. 4 Texas Christian 43, Kansas 0: Kenny Hill matched his career high with five touchdown passes and the TCU defense held the Jayhawks to 21 yards. Kansas tied an 81year-old NCAA record with its 44th straight loss in a true road game. TCU outgained Kansas 305-3 in the first half. KaVontae Turpin returned a punt 90 yards for a score after going backward to the three. He slipped out of a tackle as he turned at the three, broke another one inside the 10 and outran everyone up the right side for a 43-0 lead. With severe weather approaching, both coaches agreed to a running clock from the 12:49 mark of the fourth quarter.

West Virginia 38, at Baylor 36: Will Grier threw for 375 yards and five touchdowns, and David Sills had three touchdown catches to increase his nation-leading total to 15. The Bears scored 23 unanswered points in the fourth but fell to 0-6.

at No. 14 Virginia Tech 59, North Carolina 7: Josh Jackson threw three touchdown passes and the Hokies scored on fumble, interception and punt returns to rout the Tar Heels. Jackson passed for 132 yards and Virginia Tech dominated in sending North Carolina to its fifth straight loss. North Carolina got into Virginia Tech territory only three times.

Louisville 31, at Florida State 28: Blanton Creque’s first game-winning field goal at any level of football came at the opportune time for the Cardinals. The sophomore’s 34-yard field goal with five seconds remaining lifted Louisville to an emotional win over the Seminoles.

Boston College 41, at Virginia 10: Anthony Brown set what proved to be the tone for the day on the Eagles’ third play from scrimmage. Pinned at his own six-yard line and facing third and five, the redshirt freshman quarterback took a deep drop, sidestepped two Virginia defenders in the end zone and took off, gaining a demoralizing 15 yards and a first down. That drive ended 12 plays later with Colton Lichtenberg’s 30-yard field goal, and Brown added three touchdown passes to lead Boston College to its second consecutive road victory.

Pittsburgh 24, at Duke 17: Darrin Hall rushed for career highs of 254 yards and three touchdowns, including the go-ahead four-yard score with 10:48 to play, and the Panthers upset the Blue Devils. Hall broke a century-old school record with his 92-yard touchdown run that came 18 seconds after Duke took a double-digit lead, and also scored on an early 79-yard run for Pittsburgh.

at Georgia Tech 38, Wake Forest 24: Yellow Jackets quarterback TaQuon Marshall ran for two long touchdowns, including a 70-yarder with 1:57 remaining that clinched a victory over the Demon Deacons. Georgia Tech ran its triple-option offense to perfection, piling up 427 yards rushing against a team that had an off week to prepare.