Kansas scores with 55 seconds left to stun Sooners; FSU wins easily
Devin Neal ran for 112 yards, including a 9-yard go-ahead touchdown in the final minute, to lift host Kansas to a 38-33 upset win over No. 6 Oklahoma on Saturday in Lawrence.
It was Kansas’ first win over the Sooners since 1997 and it ended their unbeaten start.
Kansas quarterback Jason Bean had thrown interceptions on each of the previous two drives, but after the Jayhawks’ defense came up with a big stop to get the ball back with 2:15 remaining, Bean went to work.
He hit Lawrence Arnold for a 37-yard pass on fourth-and-six to set up Neal’s 9-yard touchdown run a play later with 55 seconds remaining.
Oklahoma (7-1, 4-1 Big 12) quickly drove inside the Kansas 30 but Dillon Gabriel’s desperation heave was batted out of the back of the end zone as time expired to give the Jayhawks (6-2, 3-2) bowl eligibility for the second consecutive season.
The lead changed hands five times in the second half.
Bean threw for 218 yards as Kansas outgained the Sooners 443-436.
Tawee Walker rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown and Gabriel ran for three more, but Walker was banged up in the second half and Oklahoma wasn’t able to run the ball consistently after that.
That was particularly evident after Ethan Downs’ interception gave the ball back to the Sooners with 2:29 left.
OU tried three consecutive running plays, gaining a total of three yards before being forced to punt, opening the door for Kansas’ game-winning drive.
Gabriel struggled through the air, going 14 of 19 for 167 yards on a cold, rainy day.
No. 4 Florida State
41, Wake Forest 16: Jordan Travis threw three touchdown passes and ran
Afor another as the Seminoles kept their unbeaten record intact and bulldozed their way over the host Demon Deacons.
Travis completed 22of-35 passes for a seasonhigh 359 yards and also rushed seven times for 29 yards for the Seminoles (8-0, 6-0 ACC).
Trey Benson provided a big boost to the FSU offense, rushing 10 times for 55 yards and a touchdown, while also catching four passes for 100 yards and a score. Keon Coleman caught Travis’ other two scoring strikes as part of a seven-catch, 66-yard effort.
Coleman and Benson provided fireworks, too. Benson’s receiving touchdown was a short pass that he took 80 yards to the end zone, and one of Coleman’s scoring catches was a one-handed grab.
Wake Forest (4-4, 1-4 ACC) ran the ball 49 times, but didn’t have much success on the ground with 2.6 yards per carry. Justice Ellison paced the attack with 77 rushing yards on 10 carries.
Demon Deacons quarterback Mitch Griffis returned under-center, but was largely ineffective, completing 6 of 16 passes for 82 yards.
No. 10 Penn State 33,
AIndiana 24: Drew Allar connected with KeAndre Lambert-Smith for a goahead, 57-yard touchdown with 1:46 remaining to lift the host Nittany Lions over the Hoosiers.
The Nittany Lions (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten) saw a 10point lead evaporate in the fourth quarter when the Hoosiers’ Brendan Sorsby threw a 26-yard scoring strike to Omar Cooper Jr. and Chris Freeman made a 35-yard field goal to tie the game 24-24 with 2:58 remaining.
But Allar saved the day, and Penn State’s Dani Dennis-Sutton then stripsacked Sorsby at his own 25 and watched as the ball bounce all the way out of the back of the end zone for a safety that sealed the victory.
Allar completed 20 of 31 passes for 210 yards, three TDs and his first collegiate interception for the Nittany Lions, who avoided losing back-to-back regular-season games for the first time since Oct. 23, 2021.
Sorsby threw for 269 yards, three touchdowns and a pick on 13-for-19 passing for Indiana (2-6, 0-5), which lost its fourth straight game.
West Virginia 41,
UCF 28: Garrett Greene rushed for three touchdowns
Ato lead the Mountaineers past the Knights in Orlando.
Greene finished 14of-23 passing for 156 yards and rushed for 55 yards on 11 carries for West Virginia (5-3, 3-2 Big 12), which rushed for 286 yards.
John Rhys Plumlee went 25-of-36 passing for 274 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions for Central Florida (3-5, 0-5), which turned the ball over four times.
Leading 17-14 at halftime, West Virginia halted a Central Florida drive to start the second half with an interception after the Knights drove to the Mountaineers’ 32-yard line.
The Mountaineers then drove the field and took a 24-14 lead with 9:01 to go in the third on Greene’s 7-yard touchdown run.
Central Florida cut its deficit to 24-21 with 5:25 remaining in the third quarter on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Plumlee to Javon Baker.
However, after recovering a fumble and taking over on the UCF 27-yard line, West Virginia took advantage of the turnover and went up 31-21 with 14:12 remaining in the game on Greene’s 1-yard touchdown run.