CYCLONES STUN COWBOYS BEHIND THIRDSTRING QB
STILLWATER, OKLA.» Thirdstring quarterback Brock Purdy completed 18of23 passes for 318 yards and four touchdowns to help lead Iowa State to a 4842 victory over No. 25 Oklahoma State on Saturday.
Purdy, a true freshman, had played just one series before this game. But he stepped in for Zeb Noland — who was starting his fourth straight game in place of injured starter Kyle Kempt — in the contest’s second series and immediately sparked Iowa State (23, 12 Big 12 Conference). He also had a rushing touchdown.
The Cyclones amassed 465 yards overall. With Iowa State missing leading rusher David Montgomery because of an upper body injury, Purdy also led the Cyclones in rushing.
Purdy had 84 yards, including a 29yard TD run, on 19 carries.
No. 1 Alabama 65, Arkansas 31.
ARK.» Tua Tagovailoa passed for 334 yards and four touchdowns and Alabama ran its winning streak against Arkansas to 12.
No. 2 Georgia 41, Vanderbilt 13.
Jake Fromm threw three touchdown passes for the Bulldogs, including a 75yarder to Terry Godwin.
No. 3 Ohio State 49, Indiana 26.
COLUMBUS, OHIO» Dwayne Haskins Jr. passed for a careerbest 455 yards and school recordtying six touchdowns and Ohio State pulled away in the fourth quarter.
No. 4 Clemson 63, Wake Forest 3.
Travis Etienne rushed for 167 yards and three touchdowns, and Clemson ran for 471 yards.
Mississippi State 23, No. 8 Auburn 9.
MISS.» Nick Fitzgerald ran for 195 yards and two TDS for the Bulldogs.
No. 9 West Virginia 38, Kansas 22.
Will Grier threw four touchdown passes for West Virginia.
No. 10 Washington 31, UCLA 24.
PASADENA, CALIF.» Myles Gaskin rushed for
116 yards and two touchdowns, Jake Browning passed for 265 yards for the Huskies.
No. 12 Central Florida 48, SMU 20.
ORLANDO, FLA.» Mckenzie Milton threw for
278 yards and two touchdowns to help UCF extend the nation’s longest winning streak to 18 games..
Texas A&M 20, No. 13 Kentucky 14, OT.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS» Trayveon Williams flipped into the end zone on a 10yard run in overtime for Texas A&M, making the Aggies the first team to defeat Kentucky.
No. 15 Michigan 42, Maryland 21.
MICH.» Shea Patterson threw for a seasonhigh 282 yards and three touchdowns for Michigan.
No. 17 Miami 28, Florida State 27.
MIAMI
FLA.» N’kosi Perry threw four GARDENS, touchdown passes, and Miami pulled off its biggest comeback ever against Florida State by rallying from 20 points down.
Northwestern 29, No. 20 Michigan St. 19.
MICH.» Clayton Thorson EAST LANSING, threw for 373 yards and three touchdowns to lead the upset.
No. 23 N.C. State 28, Boston College 23.
N.C.» Reggie Gallaspy ran for a caRALEIGH, reerbest 104 yards and two touchdowns and North Carolina State held on after squandering most of a big secondhalf lead.
San Diego State 19, Boise State 13.
BOISE,
IDAHO» Aztecs running back Jordan Byrd scored on a 72yard touchdown run, and Broncos quarterback Brett Rypien threw his first two interceptions of the season.