Missouri upsets No. 15 Kansas State on Mevis’ 61-yard FG

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Harrison Mevis kicked a 61-yard field goal with no time remaining Saturday, sending Missouri to a field-storming, comefrom-behind 30-27 victory over No. 15 Kansas State in a nonconference showdown of former Big 12 rivals.

The Tigers had a chance to give their biglegged kicker a shorter attempt after Brady Cook had driven them into Kansas State territory in the final seconds. But after huddling on the sideline, Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz

was too slow getting his field-goal unit onto the field, and the delay-ofgame penalty pushed the Tigers back 5 yards.

Cook proceeded to throw an incomplete pass in the final seconds, but it left just enough time for Mevis to make some magic.

Cook finished with 356 yards passing and two touchdowns for the Tigers (3-0), despite hobbling around on a sore leg. Luther Burden III had both of the scoring grabs, finishing with seven catches for 114 yards in another star-making performance.

Will Howard threw for 270 yards and three touchdowns with an interception for the Wildcats (2-1), who had plenty of chances to put the game away but kept coming up short on crucial third downs.

Ben Sinnott added 78 yards receiving and two of the TD catches for Kansas State.

NO. 3 FLORIDA STATE 31, BOSTON COLLEGE 29

BOSTON — DJ Lundy intercepted a pass to set up his own 1-yard touchdown run and Florida State scored four unanswered touchdowns to build a 21-point lead but then blew almost all of it, surviving a late Boston College charge.

Boston College set a school record for penalties, missed an extra point, went for 2 points after another touchdown and failed, and opted not to kick a field goal from the Seminoles 5 when trailing by 15 points early in the fourth quarter. But the Eagles still trailed by only 3 points with the ball in the final three minutes before Kalen DeLoach sacked Thomas Castellanos on third down to stall BC's last possession.

The Eagles would have gotten the ball back after stopping Florida State on third down, but they were called for face masking on the tackle — their 18th penalty of the game.

Jordan Travis completed 15 of 23 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 38 yards for the Seminoles (3-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). FSU won its ninth straight but had its first close call of the season after winning its first two games by a combined 74 points, and it left the field to derisive chants from the BC fans of “Overrated!”

NO. 7 PENN ST. 30, ILLINOIS 13

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Cam Miller, Abdul Carter, Daequan Dixon and Johnny Hardy had interceptions and Penn State took advantage of five turnovers by Illinois to beat the Illini.

The Nittany Lions (3-0, 1-0 Big Ten) overcame a sub-par effort by Drew Allar, who completed just 16 of 33 passes for 208 yards, and the offense. The second-year quarterback connected on 78% of his passes in his first two games.

Luke Altmyer was intercepted four times before he was benched, and running back Josh McCray lost a fumble for Illinois (1-2, 0-1), which has lost two straight.

Penn State took the ball away three times in the first half, but had trouble getting into the end zone, settling for a 16-7 lead on three field goals by Alex Felkins and a 4-yard touchdown run by Kaytron Allen.

Illinois closed the gap to 13-7 on a touchdown run by Reggie Love, who bulled his way into the end zone from five yards out. Love's TD was set up by a blocked field goal by Jer'Zhan Newton.

No. 14 LSU 41, MISSISSIPPI ST. 14

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Malik Nabers set career highs with 13 catches for 239 yards and scored two touchdowns, Jayden Daniels ran for two scores as LSU beat Mississippi State.

The Tigers (2-1) outgained the Bulldogs 31079 in the first half on the way to a 24-7 lead.

Will Rogers had his worst game as a starting quarterback at Mississippi State (2-1) as the senior was 11 of 28 for 103 yards, no touchdowns and no interceptions. It was the fewest completions and yardage Rogers has had as a starter.

The Bulldogs, who are transitioning away from late coach Mike Leach's Air Raid offense in Year 1 under coach Zach Arnett, managed just 201 yards.

Daniels threw for 361 yards on 30 of 34 passing. He also rushed 15 times for 64 yards.