Rutgers hands Kansas rare win as Jayhawks roll, 55-14
Lawrence, Kan. — Bryce Torneden and Mike Lee reach returned interceptions for touchdowns and Kansas' defense wound up with three picks and recovered three fumbles en route to a 55-14 win over Rutgers on Saturday, the Jayhawks' first back-to-back wins over FBS opponents since 2009.
Turnovers plagued the Scarlet Knights from the start as Torneden jumped in front of an Artur Sitkowski pass on Rutgers' second drive and returned it 39 yards for the score. Torneden was there again the next time out, recovering a fumble by Jonathan Hilliman that set up a field goal.
“I didn't see this coming against these guys because they are a very talent-rich football team and I've said so many times how good of a coach Chris Ash is,” coach David Beaty said. “It was our day. Sometimes, it becomes your day.”
Early in the second quarter, Lee picked off a pass on the sideline and scored for a 23-7 lead, weaving his way 31 yards past several Knights to the end zone.
“When the quarterback threw the ball, I felt like I had to make a play,” Lee said. “And that's what I did.”
True freshman Pooka Williams was the star on offense, the anchor of an strong ground game for Kansas that rushed for 400 yards and scored four times. Finishing with 158 yards, including a 52-yard touchdown run, Williams has 283 yards and three touchdowns in his first two college games.
NO.4 OHIO STATE 40, NO. 15 TCU 28
ARLINGTON, Texas — Big defensive tackle Dre'Mont Jones returned an interception thrown right at him 28 yards for one of Ohio State's three touchdowns in a four-minute span of the third quarter in a victory over TCU.
The Buckeyes (3-0), in their last game without suspended coach Urban Meyer on the sideline, finally went ahead to stay with that spurt that started Dwayne Haskins Jr. threw a short pass that Parris Campbell turned into a 63-yard touchdown.
Ohio State still trailed 21-19 after a 2-point try failed, but TCU quarterback Shawn Robinson was under pressure on the ensuing third down when he tried to shovel a pass to his running back — but instead it went to Jones, the 286-pound tackle who rumbled to the end zone. The next drive for the Horned Frogs (2-1) ended with a blocked punt, and two plays later Haskins threw a 24-yard TD to K.J. Hill.
The Buckeyes jumped out to a 10-0 lead after All America defensive end Nick Bosa's strip-sack in the end zone, a fumble that was recovered by Davon Hamilton for a touchdown.