Fairfield grad scores big TD for Michigan
STATE COLLEGE, PA. — Cade Mcnamara threw a 47-yard touchdown pass to Fairfield High School product Erick All with 3:29 left and (No. 6 CFP) Michigan stayed in the Big Ten championship race, rallying past tricky Penn State 21-17 on Saturday.
Mcnamara completed 19 of 29 passes for 217 yards and three touchdowns to boost the Wolverines (9-1, 6-1 conference).
Hassan Haskins ran for 156 yards on 31 carries and Roman Wilson caught a pair of touchdown passes for the Wolverines, who led 14-6 midway through the fourth quarter.
Penn State (6-4, 3-4) tried a pair of trick plays from kick formation in the first quarter, with mixed results.
Quarterback Sean Clifford withstood seven sacks, completing 23 of 43 for 205 yards and throwing a touchdown pass to tight end Tyler Warren with 7:35 to go.
Clifford then tied it at 14 when he connected with Jahan Dotson for a two-point conversion.
The Nittany Lions then got the ball back on a strip-sack of Mcnamara by defensive end Arnold Ebiketie deep in Michigan territory. Jordan Stout kicked a 31-yard field goal with 5:55 left for a 17-14 lead.
Michigan’s winning drive started with five straight runs by Haskins for 28 yards to move to the Penn State 47, setting up All’s touchdown.
■ No. 2 Alabama 59, New Mexico State 3: For 44 seconds, Alabama actually was trailing New Mexico State.
It didn’t take long for Bryce Young, Jameson Williams and the Crimson Tide to change that situation dramatically.
Down 3-0 late in the first quarter, Young threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to a wide-open Williams and Alabama went on to roll from there.
Young passed for 270 yards and five touchdowns, including three to Williams, and completed 21 of 23 passes in just over a half for the Tide (9-1, No. 2 CFP).
■ No. 13 Baylor 27, No. 8 Oklahoma 14: Gerry Bohanon threw a touchdown and ran for two more scores, Baylor’s defense constantly pressured both Oklahoma quarterbacks and the Bears ended the Sooners’ nation’sbest 17-game winning streak.
Abram Smith had 148 yards rushing, including a 75-yard scamper to set up the first of Bohanon’s rushing TDS in the fourth quarter, and the Bears rebounded from an unexpected loss last week at struggling TCU.