Cowboys fire blanks at K-State
Will Howard threw for 296 yards and four touchdowns, Deuce Vaughn ran for 158 yards and another score, and No. 22 Kansas State dealt ninth-ranked Oklahoma State its first shutout loss since 2009 with a 48-0 victory Saturday in Manhattan, Kansas.
Kade Warner caught five passes for 97 yards and two scores, and Malik Knowles had eight catches for 113 yards, while a late interception gave the Wildcats (6-2, 4-1 Big 12) their first shutout of the Cowboys (6-2, 3-2) since a 10-0 victory on Nov. 21, 1992.
Oklahoma State’s Spencer Sanders was just 13-for-26 for 147 yards with an interception before landing hard on his shoulder midway through the fourth quarter. The star quarterback did not return to the game.
Kansas State scored touchdowns on its first two possessions, finished with 495 yards of total offense and held Oklahoma State, which had been the nation’s No. 3 scoring offense at 44.7 points per game, to just 217 yards.
The Cowboys’ most lopsided loss in nearly 18 seasons under coach Mike Gundy was also their first shutout loss to anyone since Nov. 28, 2009, when they lost 27-0 to Oklahoma in the Bedlam game.
The Wildcats have had some strangely easy wins over Oklahoma State. The last time a Gundy team was held to 12 points or fewer was in a 31-12 loss in Manhattan in 2018, and the last time the Cowboys trailed any game by at least 38 points was during a 48-14 loss to the Wildcats in 2014.
Louisville 48, Wake Forest 21
Fueled by an opportunistic defense, the host Cardinals (5-3, 3-3 ACC) used a 35-point third quarter to stun the No. 10 Demon Deacons (6-2, 2-2).
The Cardinals forced eight turnovers, all of which came in the second half. Louisville forced six turnovers in the third quarter as coach Scott Satterfield took his first win against a top 10 team.
Kei’Trel Clark’s 46-yard interception return for a touchdown gave the Cardinals a 20-14 lead 47 seconds into the second half. The period ended with a 90-yard picksix by Quincy Riley to boost Louisville to a 34-point lead.
According to ESPN, Wake Forest was the first team in at least 15 years to commit eight turnovers in a half.
UCF 25, Cincinnati 21
RJ Harvey had a 17-yard touchdown run with 48 seconds remaining, as the host Knights (6-2, 3-1 AAC) knocked off the No. 20 Bearcats (6-2, 3-1).
Harvey’s go-ahead touchdown capped a seven-play, 75-yard march directed by Mikey Keene. The backup quarterback was 4-for-4 for 57 yards on the drive.
Cincinnati, which had won six in a row, took a 21-18 lead with 3:04 remaining. Ryan Montgomery scored on a 39-yard touchdown run, and the Bearcats added the two-point conversion on a Ben Bryant pass to Tyler Scott.
Georgia 42, Florida 20
Daijun Edwards and Kenny McIntosh ran for two touchdowns each, and the No. 1 Bulldogs (8-0, 5-0 SEC) pulled away from the Gators (4-4, 1-4) following a secondhalf scare in the rivalry dubbed “the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” in Jacksonville.
The defending national champion Bulldogs looked to be in trouble when the Gators scored the first 17 points of the third quarter and turned a 28-3 deficit into a one-score game. But the Dawgs answered with consecutive touchdown drives to seal their 10th consecutive victory.
Oregon 42, California 24
Bo Nix threw three touchdown passes and ran for three more scores to lead the No. 8 Ducks (7-1, 5-0 Pac-12) over the host Golden Bears (3-5, 1-4) for their seventh consecutive victory.