The Register Citizen (Torrington, CT)
Ohio State rallies past Penn State
COLUMBUS, Ohio — J.T. Barrett hit Marcus Baugh with a 16-yard touchdown pass with 1:48 left in the fourth quarter and No. 6 Ohio State rallied from 11 down in the final five minutes to hand No. 2 Penn State its first loss, 39-38 on Saturday.
Barrett played one of the best games of his decorated career, going 33 for 39 for 328 yards and four touchdown passes, three in the fourth quarter after the Buckeyes (7-1, 5-0 Big Ten) were down 35-20.
Penn State led 38-27 with 5:42 left and it looked as if the Nittany Lions (7-1, 4-1) were going to knock the Buckeyes out of the College Football Playoff race and put a firm grip on the Big Ten East. Saquon Barkley scored two long touchdowns for Penn State, but it was Barrett who surged into the Heisman Trophy race in what was billed as the Big Ten game of the year and lived up to the hype.
Barrett hooked up with Johnnie Dixon for two touchdowns in the fourth and then got the ball back down five with 3:20 left. The Buckeyes quickly marched down the field and then Barrett found his big tight end Baugh open for the lead.
NO. 25 IOWA STATE 14, NO. 4 TCU 7:
Kyle Kempt threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns and Iowa State upset TCU, handing the Horned Frogs their first defeat and leaving the Big 12 without an unbeaten team. Marcel Spears intercepted a Kenny Hill pass with 1:16 left to seal it for the Cyclones (6-2, 4-1 Big 12), who forced a pair of turnovers in the red zone in the second half in winning their fourth straight game.
NORTHWESTERN 39, NO. 16 MICHIGAN STATE 31, 3OT:
Clayton Thorson threw a 22-yard touchdown to Flynn Nagel in the third overtime, Nate Hall intercepted Brian Lewerke and Northwestern beat Michigan State. The Wildcats had a third down at the 22 when Thorson hit Nagel on a slant for the go-ahead TD. Cameron Green caught the two-point conversion to make it an eight-point game, and two big plays by the defense preserved the victory.
HOUSTON 28, NO. 17 SOUTH FLORIDA 24:
D’Eriq King kept Houston’s hopes alive with a 30-yard completion on fourthand-24, then finished a game-winning drive with a 20-yard touchdown run with 11 seconds remaining, lifting the Cougars over South Florida. The sophomore who has split time between receiver and quarterback replaced starter Kyle Postma in the first half and led three long scoring drive after halftime.
NO. 3 GEORGIA 42, FLORIDA 7:
Sony Michel put third-ranked Georgia up big early and put Florida away late. He scored on two long runs in a drubbing that might have been the final game for Gators coach Jim McElwain. Michel finished with 137 yards rushing and helped the Bulldogs remain unbeaten and in control in the Southeastern Conference’s Eastern Division.
NO. 5 WISCONSIN 24, ILLINOIS 10:
Alec Ingold and Garrett Groshek scored on short runs in the first half for Wisconsin. Then offensive lineman Michael Deiter added a touchdown on a trick play late in the game as Wisconsin beat Illinois to remain unbeaten. Star running back Jonathan Taylor rushed for 73 yards and didn’t appear in the second half for Wisconsin because of a left leg injury.
NO. 8 MIAMI 24, NORTH CAROLINA 19:
Malik Rosier threw for a career-high 356 yards with three touchdowns to help Miami hold off North Carolina. Rosier had a 51-yard touchdown throw to Christopher Herndon IV late in the first half and a 78-yarder to Jeff Thomas to open the third quarter. He also had a 5-yarder to Braxton Berrios in the fourth, though Miami needed a couple of key late plays to hang on.
NO. 9 NOTRE DAME 35, NO. 14 N.C. STATE 14:
Julian Love returned his second interception of the season for a touchdown and running back Josh Adams had another big day, rushing for 202 yards, to help Notre Dame beat North Carolina State. The sixth straight victory by Brian Kelly’s Irish, now 7-1, avenged a 10-3 loss at N.C. State last season.
NO. 11 OKLAHOMA STATE 50, NO. 22 WEST VIRGINIA 39:
Mason Rudolph threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead Oklahoma State over West Virginia. Freshman J.D. King ran for a season-high 142 yards and scored twice in place of Big 12 leading rusher Justice Hill for the Cowboys.
In winning its fourth straight, Oklahoma State scored four touchdowns following West Virginia turnovers and the Mountaineers couldn’t come back from their biggest deficit of the season.
NO. 12 WASHINGTON 44, UCLA 23:
Myles Gaskin led Washington’s running onslaught with 169 yards and one touchdown, Lavon Coleman added 94 yards and three touchdown runs and the Huskies routed UCLA.
The Huskies bounced back from their first loss of the season two weeks ago at Arizona State by running through the worst run defense in the country.
NO. 18 UCF 73, AUSTIN PEAY 33:
McKenzie Milton threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns and scored another on the ground and UCF reinforced its reputation for having one of the most explosive offenses in the country.
The 73 points scored was a school record for the Knights, who lead the nation in scoring.