New Haven Register (Sunday) (New Haven, CT)
Temple upends No. 21 Maryland
PHILADELPHIA — Kenny Yeboah put Temple ahead on a onehanded touchdown catch late in the fourth quarter, and the Owls used two clutch stops at the goal line to beat No. 21 Maryland 2017 on Saturday.
The Owls (20) defeated an unbeaten Maryland team for the second straight season and got coach Rod Carey off to a nice start in his first season on Temple’s sideline. Yeboah used his outstretched right hand to snag Anthony Russo’s pass with 7:27 left in the game to put Temple ahead 2015, but Maryland wasn’t going down easy — and Temple’s D pushed back.
Temple linebacker Shaun Bradley stuffed Anthony McFarland on fourthandgoal with 3:27 left to seemingly seal the win. But Temple got the ball back and Adam Barry shanked a punt from the end zone to give Maryland (21) firstandgoal at the 10. Again, the Owls held the Terrapins, and a fourthdown pass was incomplete with 2:14 to go. Anthony Russo’s intentional safety finished off the scoring.
NO. 1 ALABAMA 47, SOUTH CAROLINA 23
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Tua Tagovailoa threw for a careerhigh 444 yards and tied his personal best with five touchdowns to help Alabama open Southeastern Conference play with a victory.
Coach Nick Saban improved to 121 at Alabama in SEC openers and wiped away some bad memories of his last visit to WilliamsBrice Stadium nine years ago.
Tagovailoa and his receivers quickly got the Crimson Tide (30, 10) rolling with firstquarter TD passes of 24 yards to Najee Harris and 81 yards to Henry Ruggs III.
NO. 3 GEORGIA 55, ARKANSAS STATE 0
ATHENS, Ga. — Jake Fromm threw for 279 yards and three touchdowns before taking the rest of the day off, Georgia’s defense turned in a dominating performance and the Bulldogs romped.
With thousands of Georgia fans wearing pink instead of red to honor Arkansas State coach Blake Anderson’s wife, Wendy, who died last month from breast cancer, the Bulldogs (30) took control as soon as they got their hands on the ball. They scored on six of seven possessions in the first half, building a 340 lead.
The Georgia defense was equally stout, posting its first shutout since the 2018 opener. The Red Wolves (12) went threeandout four times in the first half and crossed midfield only once, settling for a 50yard field goal try that faded wide right.
NO. 6 OHIO STATE 51, INDIANA 10
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — J.K. Dobbins ran for 193 yards and scored twice, Justin Fields threw three touchdown passes and Ohio State routed Indiana.
The Buckeyes (30, 10 Big Ten) have won each of their first three games by at least 24 points and extended their winning streak in the series to 24, dating to a tie in 1990. Ohio State hasn’t lost to Indiana since 1988. And with Peyton Ramsey starting at quarterback in place of the injured Michael Penix Jr., the Hoosiers (21, 01) never had a chance. Fields was 14 of 24 for 193 yards.
NO. 7 NOTRE DAME 66, NEW MEXICO 14
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Ian Book threw a careerhigh five touchdown passes and Notre Dame’s defense came up with three firsthalf interceptions in its final tuneup before a showdown at No. 3 Georgia.
Book rebounded from a lackluster opening performance in a 3517 victory at Louisville to complete 15 of 24 passes for 360 yards. Book finished with another 46 yards rushing yards and a 1yard TD.
The Fighting Irish (20) had their way with the Lobos (11), who were without head coach Bob Davie. Saga Tuitele acted as head coach for Davie, the former Irish head coach from 19972001 who was hospitalized following New Mexico’s opening victory over Sam Houston State.
NO. 11 UTAH 31, IDAHO STATE 0
SALT LAKE CITY — Tyler Huntley threw for 282 yards and three touchdowns and Zach Moss ran for 106 yards and another score for Utah.
In the first quarter, Moss passed Tony Lindsay for second place on Utah’s career rushing yards list.
His 1yard scoring plunge later in the quarter moved him into the No. 2 spot by himself in career rushing touchdowns at 27. On just 10 carries, Moss also recorded his 13th 100yard rushing performance with 10:05 still left in the second quarter.
Huntley completed 15 of 19 passes before leaving in the third quarter as Utah moved to 30 for the fifth time in the last six seasons.
NO. 13 PENN STATE 17, PITTSBURGH 10
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Journey Brown ran for 109 yards and a touchdown and Penn State held off Pittsburgh in their 100th meeting.
Pitt opted to kick a field goal on fourthandgoal at the Penn State 1 trailing by a touchdown with less than 4 minutes to go. Alex Kessman’s 19yard attempt clanked off the upright and the Nittany Lions (30) later turned away Pitt’s lastditch possession to win their third straight in the series since it was renewed in 2016.
Noah Cain’s 13yard thirdquarter sprint to the end zone gave Penn State the lead for good. Sean Clifford completed 14 of 30 passes for 222 yards. Kenny Pickett threw for a careerhigh 372 yards for Pitt (12).
NO. 17 UCF 45, STANFORD 27
ORLANDO, Fla. — Freshman Dillon Gabriel threw for 347 yards and four touchdowns in his second college start, leading UCF.
The Knights (30) scored on six of seven possessions, building a 31point halftime lead in what was expected to be a much tougher test for the twotime defending American Athletic Conference champions, who won their first two games of the season by a combined score of 11014 against Florida A&M and Florida Atlantic.
Gabriel completed 22 of 30 passes, including TD throws of 28 yards to Marlon Williams, 38 yards to Tre Nixon, 38 yards to Gabriel Davis and 1yard to Jake Hescook. Greg McCrae rushed for109 yards and one touchdown for UCF, which has won 25 consecutive regularseason games and 28 of 29 overall since the start of 2017.
ARIZONA ST. 10, NO. 18 MICHIGAN ST 7
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Eno Benjamin reached the ball to the goal line for a 1yard touchdown run with 50 seconds remaining, and Arizona State beat Michigan State after the Spartans had a tying field goal negated for having too many men on the field.
Matt Coghlin’s 42yard kick appeared to have tied it with 6 seconds remaining, but a replay showed too many men on the field for Michigan State, which had rushed the field goal team on in a disorganized fashion.
BYU 30,
NO. 24 USC 27 (OT)
PROVO, Utah — Dayan Ghanwoloku intercepted a tipped pass in overtime after Jake Oldroyd kicked a 43yard field to give BYU the lead, and the Cougars beat Southern California, their second straight OT victory over a traditional power program.
Zach Wilson threw for 280 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score for BYU (21), which won at Tennessee last week. Ty’Son Williams added 99 yards on 19 carries.