Tulsa touchdown dooms East Carolina
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Tulsa 34, East Carolina 30
TULSA, Okla. — T.K. Wi l ke r s o n scored a go-ahead touchdown with 29 seconds left for the Golden Hurricane.
Tulsa’s 11-play, 75-yard final drive was aided by two questionable replays — a fumble that was overturned and a fourth-down catch that appeared to hit the ground.
In fact, the American Athletic Conference said Saturday that replay officials erred when overturning the fumble.
ECU had a chance in the closing seconds, but Holton Ahlers’ pass into the end zone was batted to the ground.
Zach Smith was 19-of-37 passing for 253 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions for Tulsa (3-1, 3-0 American), which has won four straight conference games for the first time in program history.
Wilkerson had 89 yards rushing and two scores. Keylon Stokes caught six passes for 90 yards and a touchdown, and JuanCarlos Santana added 88
receiving yards and a score.
Ahlers, who missed the last game against Navy because of COVID -19 protocols, completed 38 of 50 passes for 330 yards and three touchdowns for ECU (1-4, 1-3). Rahjai Harris rushed for 118 yards
and Tyler Snead caught 16 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown.
Maryland 45, Minnesota 44, OT
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — A crazy, thrilling game ended abruptly in overtime
when Minnesota’s Brock Walker missed a conversion kick after a potential tying touchdown, giving the Terrapins a stunning comeback victory.
After the Terrapins rallied from a 17-point deficit in the fourth quarter to force overtime, Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa ran for a 2-yard touchdown and Joseph Peterino kicked the extra point to give the Terrapins — who came in as 19-point underdogs — a 45-38 lead. Tagovailoa’s older brother Tua will make his first NFL start today for Miami.
Minnesota answered with a 2-yard touchdown run by Seth Green before Walker’s extra-point try sailed wide right to end this Big Ten duel.
Tagovailoa went 26 for 35 for 394 yards and three touchdowns in his second college start. He also ran for 59 yards and two scores to help the Terrapins (1-1) bounce back from a season-opening 43-3 loss to Northwestern. He became the first Maryland quarterback to throw for 300 yards since Caleb Rowe against Virginia in 2013.
Senior Jake Funk ran for a career-best 221 yards, and Maryland totaled a whopping 675 yards of offense.
Mohamed Ibrahim ran for 207 yards and a careerhigh four touchdowns on 41 carries for Minnesota (0-2).