Michigan State sweats out win over Utah State

Connor Heyward scored his second touchdown with 2 minutes left to put No. 11 Michigan State ahead, and the Spartans held on to beat Utah State 38-31 on Friday night in East Lansing, Mich.

The Spartans trailed until the second quarter, built a 13-point lead late in the third and fell behind late in the opener for both teams.

Darwin Thompson put the Aggies ahead with a 1-yard run, his second go-ahead score of the game, with 5:05 remaining. Utah State did have one more chance to send the game to overtime or possibly pull off the upset but Joe Bachie tipped and intercepted a pass at midfield with 1:15 left.

Wisconsin 34, W. Kentucky 3

In Madison, Wisc., Jonathan Taylor had two long touchdown runs and Alex Hornibrook threw for 257 yards and two scores to power the No. 4 Badgers’ rout. The Badgers finished with a flurry, scoring on five of six drives after punting on three of their first four possessions.

Stanford 31, S.D. State 10

In Stanford, JJ Arcega-Whiteside caught three TD passes from K.J. Costello to overcome a slow night by Heisman Trophy runner-up Bryce Love and lift No. 13 Stanford.

Love was held to 29 yards on 18 carries as the Aztecs focused their defense on stopping the man who led all Power 5 backs with 2,118 yards rushing last season.

Duke 34, Army 14

In Durham, N.C., Daniel Jones threw for one touchdown and rushed for another score to lead the Blue Devils.