The Middletown Press (Middletown, CT)
Perine, Florida downs Auburn
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Lamical Perine ran 88 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter, Florida’s defense delivered another gem and the No. 10 Gators beat seventhranked Auburn 2413 in the Swamp on Saturday.
Perine broke linebacker K.J. Britt’s tackle at the line of scrimmage and scampered down the sideline for the program’s longest TD run in more than 30 years. It gave the Gators (60, 30 Southeastern Conference) extra breathing room in a game they never trailed.
The biggest reason they led throughout: defense.
Jon Greenard and David Reese were the stars of the show for Florida, which has given up a measly 16 points in four home games this season.
The Gators kept JaTarvious Whitlow in check and harassed freshman quarterback Bo Nix, whose father, Patrick, upset topranked Florida in Gainesville in 1994.
Nix completed 11 of 27 passes for 145 yards for Auburn (51, 21), with a touchdown and three interceptions. He was sacked three times, once for a 22yard loss in which he looked completely lost.
Florida’s Kyle Trask was equally turnoverprone, although much more efficient through the air. He was seemingly knocked out of the game in the second quarter when Auburn star Derrick Brown landed on his left leg. Trask eventually walked to the locker room with no assistance and returned to a raucous ovation.
He completed 19 of 31 passes for 234 yards and two touchdowns. He also fumbled three times.
Florida coach Dan Mullen told CBS at halftime that Trask sprained a knee ligament.
NO. 19 MICHIGAN 10, NO. 14 IOWA 3
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Zach Charbonnet had a 2yard touchdown run to give Michigan an early doubledigit lead and its defense did the rest against Iowa, forcing four turnovers and making eight sacks.
The Wolverines (41, 21 Big Ten) were held scoreless over the final three quarters because they could not run or pass effectively, scoring just three points off the Hawkeyes’ turnovers.
Iowa (41, 11) failed to take advantage of favorable field position on its final two drives with a chance to extend the game or possibly win it with a touchdown and 2point conversion. The Hawkeyes turned the ball over on downs at the Michigan 44 with 37 seconds left after a penalty and sackfilled drive forced them to punt with a fourthand36 at midfield on the previous possession.
NO. 5 LSU 42, UTAH STATE 6
BATON ROUGE, La. — Joe Burrow became the first LSU quarterback to eclipse 300 yards passing in four straight games and threw for five touchdowns against Utah State.
Burrow completed 27 of 38 passes for 344 yards and was intercepted once on a tipped pass before being replaced by Myles Brennan in the fourth quarter. Burrow also rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown. He has completed 78.3 percent of his passes for 1,864 yards and 22 touchdowns through five games.
NO. 6 OKLAHOMA 45, KANSAS 20
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Jalen Hurts threw for 228 yards and two touchdowns, ran for 56 yards and two more TDs and added another line to his Heisman Trophy resume in leading Oklahoma.
Rhamondre Stevenson added 109 yards rushing and a score on just five carries for Oklahoma. The Sooners (50, 20 Big 12) spotted Kansas (24, 02) a touchdown lead before ripping off seven straight scores.
NO. 8 WISCONSIN 48, KENT STATE 0
MADISON, Wis. — Jonathan Taylor had four rushing touchdowns and caught a TD pass, Zack Baun had a careerhigh three sacks, and Wisconsin coasted to past Kent State.
Taylor had 19 rushes for 186 yards, eclipsing the 100yard mark for the 27th time in 32 career games with the Badgers (50).
NO. 9 NOTRE DAME 52, BOWLING GREEN 0
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Ian Book threw five touchdown passes and had only four incomplete passes in a little more than two quarters of work for Notre Dame.
NO. 11 TEXAS 42, WEST VIRGINIA 31
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Sam Ehlinger threw two touchdown passes and ran for two more scores and Texas converted three turnovers into TDs.
Texas (41, 20 Big 12) beat the Mountaineers (32, 11) on the road for the second straight time.
NO. 12 PENN STATE 35, PURDUE 7
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Sean Clifford threw for 264 yards with three touchdowns and ran for another score for Penn State.
The Nittany Lions (50, 20 Big Ten) were dominant on defense, with 10 sacks, one shy of the school singlegame record. The Boilermakers were held to 104 yards.
TEXAS TECH 45, NO. 21 OKLA. ST. 35
LUBBOCK, Texas — Jett Duffey threw four touchdown passes and ran for another score in his first start of the season, leading Texas Tech past Oklahoma State.