COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME DAY
SLOW START NO. 1 OHIO STATE 49, MARYLAND 28
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Cardale Jones threw two touchdown passes, J.T. Barrett scored three times and Ohio State remained unbeaten— and mostly underwhelming—with victory over Maryland.
Ezekiel Elliott had two touchdowns for the Buckeyes (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten), who were tied 21-21 in the third quarter before shaking free of the Terrapins (2-4, 0-2) and extending the nation’s longest winning streak to 19. Ohio State has won 26 straight regular-season conference games.
SIX STRAIGHT
NO. 22 IOWA 29, ILLINOIS 20
IOWA CITY, Iowa—Jordan Canzeri ran for 256 yards on a school-record 43 carries and Iowa held off Illinois for its sixth straight victory.
C.J. Beathard had 200 yards passing and two touchdowns for the Hawkeyes (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten). They’ve already taken down four Power Five opponents heading into next week’s game against Northwestern.
Canzeri’s 75-yard touchdown run put Iowa ahead 23-13 late in the third quarter. Geronimo Allison pulled Illinois back within three on a 53-yard reception, but freshman Ke’Shawn Vaughn’s fumble with 3:09 left doomed the Illini.
BEARS ON A TEAR
NO. 3 BAYLOR 66, KANSAS 7
LAWRENCE, Kan.—Seth Russell threw three touchdown passes, Shock Linwood ran for 135 yards and a score, and Baylor romped past Kansas.
Russell threw for 246 yards, all in the first half. Two of the TD strikes went to Corey Coleman, pushing his nation-leading total to 13, and the other to 6-foot-7, 410-pound tight end LaQuan McGowan, helping the Bears (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) to a 52-7 halftime lead.
The Bears piled up 644 yards despite playing backups the entire second half.
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