BIG TEN ROUNDUP
No. 19 Michigan 56, Nebraska 10: Karan Higdon ran for 136 yards and a touchdown in the first half to help host Michigan build a huge lead. The Wolverines (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) led 20-0 after the first quarter and 39-0 at halftime. The Cornhuskers (0-3, 0-1) are off to their worst start since 1945. They have lost seven in a row dating to last season for the first time since 1957. Michigan rested Higdon, who missed the previous game with an injury, in the second half. Quarterback Shea Patterson played only the first series of the second half, giving Dylan McCaffrey an extended opportunity to play. Patterson was 15 of 22 for 120 yards with a 5-yard TD pass to Zach Gentry midway through the second quarter that put the Wolverines ahead 30-0. Fullback Ben Mason ran for three touchdowns – for a total of 6 yards – to match the number of times he had scored previously.
Purdue 30, No. 23 Boston College 13: Rondale Moore caught two touchdown passes and host Purdue picked off four passes in a win. David Blough passed for 296 yards and three touchdowns for the Boilermakers (1-3). The Eagles (3-1) rolled in unbeaten and ranked for the first time in 10 years, but fell flat. Anthony Brown, coming off a career game with five touchdown passes, threw four interceptions. Star tailback A.J. Dillon was held to 59 yards on 19 carries by Purdue. When the Boilermakers weren’t picking off Brown, they were disrupting the pocket. Two of Purdue’s four interceptions came by way of tipped passes at the line. The Boilermakers sacked Brown four times.
Maryland 42, Minnesota 13: Freshman Anthony McFarland ran for 112 yards and two touchdowns, Tre Watson returned an interception for a score and host Maryland breezed past previously undefeated Minnesota. Ty Johnson had an 81-yard TD run for the Terrapins (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten). Minnesota (3-1, 0-1) hardly resembled the squad that had bullied three straight nonconference foes at home.
Buffalo 42, Rutgers 13: Tyree Jackson threw for 263 yards and three touchdowns and Buffalo used its big-play offense to remain unbeaten and roll over reeling Rutgers 42-13 Saturday.
The win was the first for the Bulls over a Big Ten Conference opponent and pushed their record to 4-0, their best start since 1981. It also extended their winning streak to seven straight games dating to last season and gave them two road wins over nonconference opponents in a season for the first time since joining the FBS ranks in 1999.
It was the third straight loss for Rutgers (1-3), which has given up 149 points in those games. Justin Davidovicz kicked two first-half field goals and Raheem Blackshear scored on a 14-yard run early in the fourth quarter with backup Gio Rescigno at quarterback.