CONFERENCE REPORTS
at No. 2 Ohio State 54, Iowa 10: C.J. Stroud overcame a slow start to throw four second-half touchdown passes, and Ohio State’s defense took advantage of six Iowa turnovers to pull away. Tanner McCallister had two interceptions and Tommy Eichenberg returned an interception for a touchdown as Ohio State took advantage of an inept Iowa offense to start drives consistently with good field position. Miyan Williams rushed for a first-half touchdown, and Stroud threw to Marvin Harrison, Emeka Egbuka, Julian Fleming and Mitch Rossi for second-half touchdowns.
at No. 16 Penn State 45, Minnesota 17: Sean Clifford threw four touchdown passes, and Penn State’s defense forced seven punts in the win. A week after the worst game of his six-year career, a smattering of boos rang out from the 107,000 fans clad all in white when Clifford was announced as the starting quarterback. Some in the crowd wanted to see coveted freshman Drew Allar take over. By halftime, the Happy Valley crowd had changed its tone.
at Rutgers 24, Indiana 17: Samuel Brown V had a careerhigh 101 yards rushing and a touchdown and Noah Vedral threw for 113 yards and a touchdown to fuel Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights ended a 21-game conference home losing streak; they had last won a conference home game in 2017 against Maryland. It was the longest home conference game losing streak in Big Ten history. Indiana opened the game with a 93-yard touchdown return on the kickoff as Jaylin Lucas went untouched en route to a 7-0 lead.
at Wisconsin 35, Purdue 24: Graham Mertz threw for two touchdowns, and Braelon Allen rushed for 113 yards to help propel Wisconsin. John Torchio had two interceptions, including a 31-yard return for a touchdown for the Badgers, who rebounded from a 34-28, double-overtime loss at Michigan State.
at Maryland 31, Northwestern 24: Roman Hemby ran for 179 yards and three touchdowns, including a sensational 75-yard sprint with 3:22 remaining for Maryland. The Terrapins overcame the absence of standout quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa, who aggravated a knee sprain last weekend. This is the earliest they’ve become bowl eligible since 2001, when they did it Oct. 11.