Penn State’s McSorley has three TDs in rout of Maryland
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Trace McSorley threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score to cap an outstanding regular season and carry No. 12 Penn State past Maryland 66-3 on Saturday.
The Nittany Lions (10-2, 7-2 Big Ten, No. 10 CFP) built a 31-0 halftime lead and cruised to their third straight victory. The streak began after successive losses at Ohio State and Michigan State by a combined four points.
McSorley went 22 for 33 for 237 yards and ran seven times for 36 yards. The junior has thrown for 3,228 yards and 26 touchdowns this season and run for 589 yards and 11 TDs.
McSorley left with 5:46 left in the third quarter, after Saquon Barkley made it 45-0 with two third-quarter touchdown runs.
PURDUE 31, INDIANA 24: Jackson Anthrop rushed for his first two scores of the season, Elijah Sindelar threw for two more and Markell Jones ran for a career high 217 yards Saturday as the Boilermakers overpowered Indiana 31-24 to reclaim the Old Oaken Bucket and become bowl-eligible for the first time since 2012. After four straight losses in this rivalry, the Boilermakers (6-6, 4-5) couldn’t wait to celebrate.
MICHIGAN STATE 40, RUTGERS 7: Brian Lewerke threw for a touchdown and ran for another and No. 21 Michigan State held the ball for more than 47 minutes in defeating Rutgers on Saturday to cap a terrific turnaround season. Redshirt freshman Matt Coghlin kicked a careerbest four field goals and Gerald Holmes ran 2 yards for a touchdown as Michigan State (9-3, 7-2 Big Ten, CFP No. 16) flipped its overall record from a year ago.
This was a dominant performance by Mark Dantonio’s team. Michigan State had the ball for 47:50, had a 431-112 advantage in total yards and limited Scarlet Knights’ running game to a season-low 14 yards in sending Rutgers (4-8, 3-6) to its third straight loss.
NO. 23 NORTHWESTERN 42, ILLINOIS 7: Justin Jackson ran for 144 yards and a touchdown and No. 23 Northwestern won its seventh straight, beating Illinois on Saturday. The bowl-bound Wildcats (9-3, 7-2 Big Ten) held Illinois scoreless after giving up a first-quarter touchdown, and put 42 straight points on the board. With bowl season ahead, Fitzgerald said he hopes dominant back-to-back wins over Minnesota and Illinois put to rest what he believes is a negative narrative about the Wildcats that followed their early-season 41-17 loss to Duke.