Buckeyes dodge late bullet at Indiana

Ezekiel Elliott scored on touchdown runs of 55, 65 and 75 yards in the second half, and No. 1 Ohio State came up with a final goal line stand to escapewith a 34-27 victory over host Indiana on Saturday.

Elliott had a career-best 274 yards on 23 carries.

The Buckeyes (5-0, 1-0 Big Ten) extended the FBS’ longest winning streak to 15.

Indiana (4-1, 0-1) lost the nation’s leading rusher, Jordan Howard, in the first half and their starting quarterback, Nate Sudfeld, in the third quarter. But the Hoosiers made things difficult for the defending national champions.

Elliott wiped out a 10-6 deficit with the 55-yard run, a 17-13 deficit with the 65-yard run and appeared to have clinched it when his 75-yarder made it 34-20.

But the Buckeyes still needed to break up a pass in the end zone on the final play to seal the victory.

Michigan State 24, Purdue 21

LJ Scott ran for 146 yards and two touchdowns, and the No. 2 Spartans held on through a lackluster second half to top the visiting Boilermakers.

Michigan State (5-0, 1-0 Big Ten) led 21-0 at halftime, but Purdue had the ball near midfield with a chance to tie or take the lead before David Blough threw incomplete on fourth down with about a minute to play in the game. The Boilermakers (1-4, 0-1) turned the ball over three times in the first half.

Iowa 10, Wisconsin 6

Jordan Canzeri ran for 125 yards and the visiting Hawkeyes took advantage of four turnovers by quarterback Joel Stave to stun the 19th- ranked Badgers.

Tight end George Kittle caught a 1-yard touchdown pass from C.J. Beathard in the second quarter for the only touchdown and Iowa (5-0, 1-0 Big Ten) beat a ranked opponent for the first time in its last 10 attempts.

Stave was intercepted twice by Iowa cornerback Desmond King and lost two fumbles, including midway through the fourth quarter on Iowa’s 1-yard line. Wisconsin (3-2, 0-1) had its 10-game winning streak at Camp Randall Stadium snapped.

Sun-Times wires