Iowa St. holds off No. 8 Oklahoma St.
AMES, Iowa — Brock Purdy threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns and the Iowa State defense made a late stand in the closing minutes as the Cyclones knocked off No. 8 Oklahoma State 24-21 on Saturday.
Breece Hall scored the goahead touchdown with 5:29 left, then the Cyclones’ defense forced a three-and-out and stopped the Cowboys on fourth down with 1:09 left.
“It was super fun,” Cyclones receiver Xavier Hutchinson said of the postgame scene. “It wasn’t necessarily why you play the game, but it was (one of ) the pros to playing the game.”
Purdy completed 27 of 33 passes, and Hutchinson had a career-best 12 passes for 125 yards and two touchdowns for the Cyclones (5-2, 3-1 Big 12).
Spencer Sanders went 15 for 24 passing for Oklahoma State (6-1, 3-1), finishing with 225 yards and three touchdowns.
Iowa State led 17-14 in the fourth quarter and was driving to extended its lead until Malcolm Rodriguez and Jarrick Bernard-Converse stuffed Purdy on a fourth-and-2 run at the Cowboys’ 42.
Four plays later, Tay Martin caught a 25-yard touchdown pass to put the Cowboys up 21-17.
Purdy then led the Cyclones on an 85-yard drive that Hall finished with his short TD run. Hall extended to 19 his Big 12 record for consecutive games with a rushing touchdown.
“The character of this game is what we’ve talked about,” Iowa State coach Matt Campbell said. “It’s not always going to be pretty. It’s not always going to be easy.”
Will McDonald had back-toback sacks to snuff the Cowboys’ next series. Oklahoma State’s final possession reached the
Iowa State 45. On fourth-and-2, Sanders passed to Brennan Presley, but Isheem Young and KymMani King combined to keep Presley inches short. The spot of the ball stood after a video review.
Hutchinson appeared to score on a 54-yard pass early in the third period, but he was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct for taunting before he reached the end zone.
That placed the ball on the Oklahoma State 18, and three plays later Hutchinson caught a tying 9-yard touchdown pass, stopping in the back corner of the end zone to blow a kiss to fans.
NO. 3 OKLAHOMA 35, KANSAS 23
Caleb Williams threw two touchdown passes, ran 40-yards for a score on a pivotal fourth down and the Sooners rallied to beat the Jayhawks at Lawrence, Kan.
The Sooners (8-0, 5-0 Big 12) trailed by double figures on two occasions — including 10-0 at the half —- but outscored the Jayhawks 35-13 in the second half to win their 16th straight game.
Jason Bean passed for 246 yards and a score for Kansas (1-6, 0-4), which led 17-7 late in the third quarter.
KANSAS ST. 25, TEXAS TECH 24
Skylar Thompson passed for 296 yards and the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter and the Wildcats came up with sacks on the Red Raiders’ final two plays to take a victory at Lubbock.
Thompson’s TD pass to Deuce Vaughn with just over six minutes left helped the Wildcats snap an eight-game Big 12 Conference losing streak going back to last year.
The Red Raiders (5-3, 2-3) were driving into field-goal range with two first downs, reaching K-State’s 46-yard-line with three minutes to go. But the Wildcats’ defense came up big when Felix Anudike-Uzomah sacked Texas Tech quarterback Henry Colombi for a 6-yard loss and Nate Matlack dropped him for a 1-yard loss.
WEST VIRGINIA 29, TCU 17
Leddie Brown ran for three touchdowns, and the Mountaineers overcame Derius Davis’ 100-yard return for a score on the opening kickoff in a win at Fort Worth.
Brown’s 1-yard plunge put the Mountaineers (3-4, 1-3 Big 12) ahead for good in the second quarter and helped them avoid matching their worst start in Big 12 play since joining the league nine years ago.
Max Duggan threw two interceptions — equaling his total from the first six games — as the Horned Frogs (3-4, 1-3) lost for the fourth time in five games.