Starkville Daily News

Oklahoma beats Texas in latest game of rivalry

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DALLAS — Baker Mayfield threw 59 yards to Mark Andrews for the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter after Oklahoma had blown a 20-point lead, and the 12th-ranked Sooners held on to beat Texas 29-24 on Saturday.

Mayfield's second touchdown throw of more than 50 yards came 68 seconds after freshman quarterbac­k Sam Ehlinger ran 8 yards to give the Longhorns their first lead after trailing 20-0 in the second quarter.

The win kept the College Football Playoff hopes alive for the Sooners (5-1, 2-1 Big 12) a week after a stunning home loss to Iowa State when they were ranked third with a nation-leading 14-game winning streak.

Lincoln Riley, the youngest FBS head coach at 34, topped Tom Herman in the first Texas-OU matchup since 1947 with both coaches leading their teams for the first time. Bud Wilkinson, who led the Sooners to three national titles, was the losing coach in that game.

Ehlinger, the second straight freshman to start against Oklahoma for Texas (3-3, 2-1), had to be replaced by last year's starter, Shane Buechele, on the drive after the Sooners went back in front.

After going to the pop-up medical tent when he went down hard on his right shoulder and helmet on the Texas sideline, Ehlinger returned five plays later.

The series ended on downs, and the Sooners had to stop the Longhorns once more on a drive that started at the Texas 4 with 49 seconds left.

It finally ended on a desperatio­n lateral play at the Texas 48, clinching a tense OU win that looked early to be a blowout but instead was the fourth straight in the series decided by seven points or fewer.

No. 6 TCU 26, Kansas State 6

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kenny Hill threw for 297 yards and ran for a touchdown, TCU's defense shut down Kansas State's ailing offense and the sixth-ranked Horned Frogs remained unbeaten with a weatherdel­ayed victory over the Wildcats.

Sewo Olonilua added two short touchdown runs for the Horned Frogs (6-0, 3-0 Big 12), whose gritty defense held the Wildcats (3-3, 1-2) without points both times they ventured into the red zone.

No. 7 Wisconsin 17, Purdue 9

MADISON, Wis. — Jonathan Taylor ran for 219 yards on 30 carries, including a 67yard touchdown, and No. 7 Wisconsin relied on its stifling defense to overcome a threeturno­ver afternoon and beat Purdue.

Alex Hornibrook was 13 of 18 for 199 yards and a score but threw two intercepti­ons for the Badgers, who held on to beat another division foe and take a commanding lead in the Big Ten West.

Defense saved the game for Wisconsin (6-0, 3-0).

No. 11 Miami 25, Georgia Tech 24

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Darrell Langham made another miracle happen, a 28yard catch on a tipped fourth-down ball keeping desperate Miami's drive alive and setting up Michael Badgley's 24-yard field goal with 4 seconds left as the 11th-ranked Hurricanes somehow rallied to stun Georgia Tech.

Langham — who had the winning catch to beat Florida State in the final seconds last week — pulled off a similar grab to get Miami to the Georgia Tech 15, and Badgley's chip-shot came four snaps later as the Hurricanes (50, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) stretched their longest winning streak in more than a decade to 10 games.

Travis Homer rushed for 170 yards and had two scores — one rushing, one receiving for Miami, which escaped when Georgia Tech's five-lateral attempt at a kickoff return was stopped as time expired.

Lamont Simmons ran a botched onside kick back 42 yards for a touchdown and J.J. Green scored twice for Georgia Tech (3-2, 2-1).

No. 14 Oklahoma State 59, Baylor 16

STILLWATER, Okla. — Mason Rudolph passed for 459 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score to help No. 14 Oklahoma State beat Baylor.

Rudolph guided an offense that gained a school-record 747 yards. The senior got his first career win in four tries against the Bears.

Oklahoma State's James Washington caught six passes for 235 yards and a touchdown, and he ran for a 2-yard score. It was the secondbest yardage total of his career. Marcell Ateman caught four passes for 119 yards and a touchdown, and Justice Hill ran for 117 yards and a score for the Cowboys (5-1, 2-1 Big 12).

No. 17 Michigan 27, Indiana 20, OT

BLOOMINGTO­N, Ind. — Karan Higdon ran 25 yards for a touchdown on the first play of overtime and Tyree Kinnel intercepte­d a fourth-down pass in the end zone on the final play, helping the Wolverines hold off Indiana.

Higdon finished with 200 yards and three touchdowns on 25 carries, providing most of the offense for Michigan (5-1, 1-1 Big Ten) on another day when the Wolverines struggled to sustain drives. His 59-yard touchdown run with 10:25 remaining in the fourth quarter put Michigan up 20-10.

No. 20 N.C. State 35, Pittsburgh 17

PITTSBURGH — Nyheim Hines ran for an 83-yard touchdown and returned a punt 92 yards for another score on his way to 249 total yards, helping North Carolina State to its sixth straight victory.

Jaylen Samuels added a pair of fourthquar­ter touchdown runs for the Wolfpack (6-1, 4-0), who matched their best Atlantic Coast Conference start since 2002 by relying on Hines early and Samuels late.

West Virginia 46, No. 24 Texas Tech 35

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Will Grier threw four of his five touchdown passes in the second half and West Virginia overcame an 18-point deficit to get the win.

West Virginia (4-2, 2-1) beat a ranked opponent for the first time in 10 tries.

Memphis 30, No. 25 Navy 27

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Riley Ferguson threw three touchdown passes, and Memphis took advantage of five turnovers by No. 25 Navy to hand the Midshipmen their first loss.

Navy quarterbac­k Zach Abey ran for 146 yards for Navy (5-1, 3-1 American Athletic Conference), but the Tigers held the nation's leading running game 100 yards under its 416yard average. He surpassed 1,000 yards rushing this season with a 28-yard run late in the fourth quarter, but was responsibl­e for all five turnovers.

Memphis (5-1, 2-1) beat a Top-25 opponent for the third straight time, including two this season.

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