McSorley matches wins mark, Penn State topples Wisconsin

STATE COLLEGE >> Trace McSorley and Penn State went back to a familiar formula Saturday — a steady diet of elusive Miles Sanders.

The resurgent running game put the Nittany Lions offense back on track, and got McSorley a milestone victory, too.

Sanders ran for 159 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries, McSorley matched Todd Blackledge’s program record with his 29th win at quarterback and No. 21 Penn State beat Wisconsin 22-10.

“People may say that at times (Sanders) had been frustrated, but you never saw that,” Penn State coach James Franklin said. “Would we love to rush for more yards week in and week out? No doubt about it.”

Penn State (7-3, 4-3 Big Ten, No. 20 CFP) racked up

200-plus rushing yards in each of the first six games but had averaged just 120 over the last three. Meanwhile, McSorley — a key part of the team’s rushing attack — has been dealing with a sore right knee.

McSorley completed 19 of

25 passes for 160 yards and a TD. He appeared to hurt his left knee in the first half but got some relief watching Sanders juke through the Badgers with his shifty

10>> Will Grier threw three TD passes for West Virginia

(8-1, 6-1 Big 12, No. 9 CFP) against injury-riddled TCU

(4-6, 2-5).

(8) OHIO STATE 26, (24) MICHIGAN STATE 6 >> Drue Chrisman kept Michigan State (64, 4-3 Big Ten) pinned back with a sensational second half of punting, and Ohio State (9-1, 6-1, No. 10 CFP) eventually pulled away.

(10) WASHINGTON STATE 31, COLORADO 7 >> Gardner Minshew II overcame a slow start and three fourth-down failures to lead Washington State (9-1, 6-1 Pac-12, No. 8 CFP) past nose-diving Colorado (5-5, 2-5).

(11) UCF 35, NAVY 24 >> McKenzie Milton threw two TD passes and ran for a score, helping UCF (9-0, No. 12 CFP) extend the nation’s longest winning streak to

22 games.

TENNESSEE 24, (12) KENTUCKY 7>> Jarrett Guarantano threw a 39-yard TD pass to Marquez Callaway on the final play of the first half and Darrell Taylor had four sacks for Tennessee (55, 2-4 SEC).

(14) UTAH STATE 62, SAN JOSE STATE 24 >> Jordan Love threw for a career-high 491 yards and five TDs on 32of-42 passing in just three quarters, and Utah State (91, 6-0 Mountain West) totaled 804 yards in offense.

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EAST running style.

“Something that I don’t think he gets enough credit for is the balance he has,” McSorley said. “He’s able to take on a hit and shake it off, maintain his balance and keep going.”

Jonathan Taylor ran 20 times for 185 yards and a touchdown for Wisconsin

(6-4, 4-3).

(6) OKLAHOMA 48, OKLAHOMA STATE 47 >> Kyler Murray passed for 349 yards and ran for 66 and Oklahoma (91, 6-1 Big 12, No. 6 CFP) survived a late two-point conversion attempt to beat Oklahoma State (5-5, 2-5).

(1) ALABAMA 24, (18) MISSISSIPPI STATE 0 >> Josh Jacobs ran for a TD and caught a scoring pass and Alabama

(10-0, 7-0 SEC, No. 1 CFP) had its second straight shutout.

(4) MICHIGAN 42, RUTGERS 7 >> Shea Patterson threw for

260 yards and three TDs, Karan Higdon had two

1-yard scoriung runs and Michigan (9-1, 7-0 Big Ten, No. 4 CFP) kept its national championship hopes intact.

(5) GEORGIA 27, AUBURN 10 >> Georgia (9-1, 7-1 SEC, No.

5 CFP) struck for a pair of TDs late in the first half to take control and D’Andre Swift finished off Auburn (64, 3-4) with a 77-yard scoring run early in the fourth quarter.

(7) WEST VIRGINIA 47, TCU