ILLINOIS 41, NEBRASKA 23
NO. 3 OHIO STATE 42, NO. 9 INDIANA 35
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Master Teague ran a career-high 169 yards and two touchdowns, Justin Fields accounted for three scores and Ohio State (4-0) held off a comeback bid by Michael Penix Jr., Ty Fryfogle and Indiana (4-1) on Saturday.
The Hoosiers rallied from a fourtouchdown deficit in the second half and made it a one-score game with 10:26 left, when Penix and Fryfogle connected on a 56-yard touchdown.
NO. 19 NORTHWESTERN 17, NO. 10 WISCONSIN 7
EVANSTON, Ill. – Peyton Ramsey threw two touchdown passes and Northwestern (5-0) shut down Graham Mertz and Wisconsin (2-1) for a victory that put the undefeated Wildcats in control of the Big Ten West.
Northwestern forced five turnovers – four in the first half – and sacked Mertz three times in its first win over a top-10 team since a 28-25 victory over No. 9 Nebraska on Nov. 5, 2011. Ramsey, a graduate transfer from Indiana, was 23 for 44 for 203 yards, and Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman had four receptions for 95 yards.
IOWA 41, PENN STATE 21
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Spencer Petras completed 18 of 28 passes for 186 yards and ran for a touchdown to lead
Iowa over Penn State at Beaver Stadium.
Mekhi Sargent and Tyler Goodson combined for 179 rushing yards and three touchdown for the Hawkeyes (3-2), who won their third straight and snapped a six-game losing streak to Penn State (0-5).
LINCOLN, Neb. – Brandon Peters threw for one touchdown and ran for another in his first game in nearly a month, Illinois had two rushers go over 100 yards, and the Illini (2-3) beat turnover-plagued Nebraska (1-3) for their second straight win.
The Cornhuskers won at Illinois last year despite committing four turnovers. They couldn’t survive five, though, as the Illini won in Lincoln for the first time since 1924.
FRIDAY MINNESOTA 34, PURDUE 31
MINNEAPOLIS – Josh Aune’s interception with 44 seconds left at the Minnesota 13-yard line after a disputed penalty on Purdue gave the beleaguered Gophers (2-3) defense a big lift and preserved a victory over the Boilermakers (2-2).
Jack Plummer completed 35 of 42 passes for 367 yards and three scores in his first start of the season for Purdue, which took the ball with 2:01 left at its 39.
— Associated Press