San Francisco Chronicle - (Sunday)
Cal 45, Idaho State 23: Bears make easy work of FCS opponent, move to 3-0 on season.
Milpitas’ Squally Canada ran for 118 yards and two touchdowns as BYU handed mistakeprone Wisconsin its first nonconference home loss since 2003, giving the No. 6 Badgers fits with its motion offense in a 24-21 victory Saturday.
The Cougars tossed in a trick play, too, when receiver Aleva Hifo found open tight end Moroni Laulu-Pututau for a 31-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter.
Wisconsin (2-1) had one last chance to avoid an upset with a drive that started with 3:55 left at the 8. But normally reliable senior kicker Rafael Gaglianone’s 42-yard field goal attempt to tie with 41 seconds left went wide left.
“BYU! BYU!” yelled a small contingent of Cougars fans in the stands. Last week, BYU (2-1) lost at home to Cal 21-18.
The Badgers’ 41-game nonconference winning streak — the longest active streak in the nation — came to an end. Their hopes to make the College Football Playoff probably did, too.
Skyler Southam’s 45-yard field goal with 9:58 left, set up by Canada’s 46-yard run on the first play of a five-play drive, gave BYU the lead for good, 24-21. The Cougars followed the Badgers’ blueprint, punching right back after Wisconsin tied the game at 21 on Taiwan Deal’s 5-yard touchdown run.
Deal rushed for two short scores. Sophomore Jonathan Taylor had for 117 yards on 26 carries, but Wisconsin couldn’t hit many big plays against a defense that was giving up 156 on the ground coming into the game.
Tanner Mangum was 12 of 22 for 89 yards, but deftly operated an offense that used spread formations, motions and sweeps to find holes against Wisconsin.
#1 Alabama 62, Mississippi 7: After giving up a touchdown on the first play of the SEC opener, the visiting Crimson Tide (3-0) scored the next 62 points. Tua Tagovailoa threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns and Jerry Jeudy caught two scoring passes as the Alabama offense had 516 total yards and was so effective that Tagovailoa’s evening was over midway through the second quarter. The Tide then turned to Jalen Hurts, who completed 7 of 10 passes for 85 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Third-stringer Mac Jones was in the game before the end of the third quarter. Ole Miss (2-1) suffered through a second straight blowout loss to the Crimson Tide.
#2 Clemson 38, Georgia Southern 7: A week of worry at Clemson over approaching Hurricane Florence ended with a rout in front of a full crowd. Travis Etienne ran for 162 yards and two touchdowns and Trevor Lawrence threw for 194 yards, including a 57-yard score to fellow freshman Justyn Ross, for the Tigers (2-0). Clemson was the lone major conference school in the Carolinas and Virginia to play.
#3 Georgia 49, Middle Tenn. 7: Jake Fromm threw three touchdown passes and Elijah Holyfield ran for 100 yards, each playing only the first half for the host Bulldogs (3-0).
#4 Ohio State 40, #15 TCU 28: Ohio State scored three TDs in a fourminute span, capped by defensive tackle Dre’Mont Jones’ 28-yard interception return, to put the visiting Buckeyes (3-0) ahead to stay in their last game without suspended head coach Urban Meyer. The Horned Frogs (2-1) had led 21-19 prior to that spurt.
#5 Oklahoma 37, Iowa St. 27: Oakland A’s draft pick Kyler Murray threw for 348 yards and three touchdowns and ran for a team-high 77 yards as the Sooners (3-0) held off a tough challenge from the host Cyclones (0-2).
#12 LSU 22, #7 Auburn 21: Cole Tracy kicked a 42-yard field goal on the final play for the visiting Tigers (3-0, 1-0 SEC). Joe Burrow led LSU down the field in the final minutes with clutch plays and two pass interference calls against the home Tigers (2-1). That set up Tracy’s field goal that was almost right down the middle and sent LSU players swarming onto the field to celebrate.
#8 Notre Dame 22, Vanderbilt 17: Tony Jones Jr. had 118 yards on 17 carries for Notre Dame (3-0) and caught two passes from quarterback Brandon Wimbush for 56 yards. Kyle Shurmur threw for 326 yards and one touchdown for Vanderbilt (2-1).
#10 Washington 21, Utah 7: Myles Gaskin ran for 143 yards and a touchdown on 30 carries, and the Huskies’ defense forced three turnovers. Jake Browning threw for 155 yards, a touchdown and an interception and Aaron Fuller had 108 yards on six catches as Washington (2-1, 1-0 Pac-12) beat the Utes (2-1, 0-1) for a third straight season. Utah moved within field goal range in the final minute of the first half, but came away empty-handed when Jordan Miller picked off a pass with nine seconds left.
#11 Penn State 63, Kent State 10: Trace McSorley accounted for five touchdowns and broke Penn State’s record for rushing scores by a quarterback. McSorley ran for three touchdowns for the host Nittany Lions (3-0). He has 24 rushing TDs, two more than Daryll Clark.
#16 Mississippi State 56, Louisiana-Lafayette 10: Nick Fitzgerald accounted for 350 yards of offense and six touchdowns, including running for 107 yards and four scores, and Aeris Williams added 101 yards and a rushing touchdown for the host Bulldogs (3-0). They totaled 607 yards of offense. Andrew Nunez was 21 of 29 for 224 yards with a touchdown and an interception for Louisiana (1-1).
#24 Oklahoma St. 44, #17 Boise St. 21: Taylor Cornelius ran for two touchdowns and passed for another; Justice Hill ran for 123 yards and a touchdown, and Tylan Wallace had five catches for 105 yards for the host Cowboys (3-0). Brett Rypien passed for 380 yards and three touchdowns for the Broncos (2-1), but was sacked seven times.
#19 Michigan 45, SMU 20: Shea Patterson threw three touchdown passes to Donovan Peoples-Jones to help the host Wolverines (2-1) pull away against the Mustangs (0-3). Patterson threw a tie-breaking, 35yard TD pass to Peoples-Jones, and Josh Metellus returned an interception 73 yards for a score as time expired.
#21 Miami 49, Toledo 24: Malik Rosier threw for two touchdowns and ran for three more to help the visiting Hurricanes (2-1), who never trailed and led 21-0 late in the first half. However, Toledo (1-1) twice pulled within a touchdown.
Texas 37, #22 USC 14: Sam Ehlinger passed for two touchdowns and Anthony Wheeler returned a blocked field goal 46 yards for a score for the host Longhorns (2-1). Texas trailed 14-3 in the first quarter before shutting down the Trojans (1-2).
OTHER PAC-12
Fresno State 38, UCLA 14: Bulldogs quarterback Marcus McMaryion scored four rushing touchdowns for the Bulldogs (2-1). UCLA has opened the season 0-3.
Colorado 45, New Hampshire 14: Travon McMillian rushed for 162 yards and two scores as the Buffaloes (3-0) won their home opener.
Nevada 37, Oregon State 35: Jordan Choukair missed a 33-yard field goal as time expired and the host Wolfpack (2-1) held off a comeback by the Beavers (1-2), down 30-7 with 10:16 left in the second quarter.
Washington State 59, Eastern Washington 24: Gardner Minshew threw for 470 yards and James Williams ran for three touchdowns for the host Cougars (3-0), who piled up 565 yards of offense.
JUNIOR COLLEGES
CCSF 49, Modesto JC 16: CCSF quarterback Jack Newman threw for 399 yards and five touchdowns, including three to Tyrese Mack, in a home win. CCSF is 3-0; MJC is 1-2.