Iowa State RB Montgomery day-today with arm injury

Top Iowa State running back David Montgomery is day-to-day after suffering an upper arm injury late in last weekend's loss at TCU.

Coach Matt Campbell said an MRI and x-rays were negative and that Montgomery was working out with the team on Sunday with what he described as a deep bruise. Campbell said Montgomery's status for Saturday's game at Oklahoma State is probable and may depend on how much Montgomery can deal with the pain.

Montgomery is Iowa State's leading rusher with 334 yards and three touchdowns on 82 carries. The Cyclones (1-3, 0-2 Big 12) have struggled to run the ball even with the talented Montgomery in the lineup, ranking 126th out of 130 teams with 89.3 yards a game.

Should Montgomery miss Saturday's game in Stillwater, Iowa State would likely use a combination of Johnnie Lang, Sheldon Croney and Kene Nwangwu.

Penn State OC takes responsibility for failed 4th down

Penn State offensive coordinator Ricky Rahne took responsibility Monday for calling the failed fourth-and-5 running play on the Nittany Lions' final drive against Ohio State, saying "ultimately I didn't give our guys the best chance to succeed."

The play came at the Ohio State 43 with 1:22 left in the fourth quarter Saturday night and the Buckeyes leading 27-26. Quarterback Trace McSorley, who accounted for a school-record 461 total yards in the game, handed to Miles Sanders on an inside run and the tailback was stuffed for a 2-yard loss. "I was upset with (the play call) because there was a particular thing that I should have foreseen and I didn't," Rahne told The Associated Press.

Rahne, who is in his first season as No. 11-ranked Penn State's playcaller, said he was most upset that head coach James Franklin and McSorley were left to answer for his call after the loss to the third-ranked Buckeyes. After games, Franklin's policy is that only he and the players address the media.

Clemson facing more QB questions

Clemson would like nothing more than a dramafree week heading into its matchup at Wake Forest on Saturday.

The fourth-ranked Tigers may have to wait a little longer.

Clemson needed a fourthquarter comeback to leave Syracuse with a 27-23 victory. The Tigers had to do it without both of the quarterbacks who had led them to their first four wins of the season: Senior Kelly Bryant and freshman Trevor Lawrence.

Lawrence, who started the game, was hurt in the second quarter while Bryant decided to transfer earlier in the week once Lawrence was named the starter.

That left untested redshirt freshman Chase Brice, who had just eight career passes coming into the game, to run the offense in its biggest moments. Trailing by 10 points, Brice led two TD drives in the final 13 minutes to lead the Tigers comeback.

Coach Dabo Swinney said Saturday that Lawrence had concussion-like symptoms when he headed to the locker room before the end of the first half against Syracuse.

But Swinney said Monday that Lawrence's injury was more a neck strain, so the 6-foot-6 freshman might be ready to play against the Demon Deacons.