The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Badgers clinch shot at 3rd Big Ten title
Wisconsin rushes for 564 yards in rout of Indiana.
Montee Ball ran for 198 yards and three touchdowns, James White scored on 69- and 50-yard runs, and Wisconsin set a school rushing record Saturday with 564 yards in a 62-14 rout at Indiana.
The Badgers (7-3, 4-2) have a chance to claim their third straight Big Ten crown after clinching a league title game spot.
Ball also moved past 1998 Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams and into second place on the FBS career list. He has 77 career TDs, trailing only Travis Prentice of Miami (Ohio), who had 78.
Indiana (4-6, 2-4) hasn’t beaten the Badgers since 2002.
Syracuse 45, No. 11 Louisville 26: Ryan Nassib threw for 246 yards, Jerome Smith ran for 144 yards and the Orange (5-5, 3-3 Big East) shocked the visiting Cardinals (9-1, 4-1).
No. 14 Oklahoma 42, Baylor 34: Landry Jones threw for 277 yards and two touchdowns, Damien Williams ran for 99 yards and two scores, and the Sooners (7-2, 5-1 Big 12) beat the Bears (4-5, 1-5).
No. 16 Stanford 27, No. 13 Oregon State 23: Kevin Hogan threw for 254 yards and three touchdowns in his first collegiate start, and the Cardinal (8-2, 6-1 Pac-12) overcame four turnovers to rally past the Beavers (7-2, 5-2) and stay in control of their Pac-12 title hopes.
No. 18 Nebraska 32, Penn St. 23: Taylor Martinez threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Jamal Turner for Nebraska’s first lead, and the host Cornhuskers (8-2, 5-1 Big Ten) overcame a doubledigit, second-half deficit for the fourth time this season in the win over the Nitany Lions (6-4, 4-2).
No. 19 Texas 33, Iowa State 7: David Ash passed for 364 yards and two touchdowns, and the Longhorns (8-2, 5-2 Big 12) defeated the visiting Cyclones (5-5, 2-5).
No. 21 USC 38, Arizona St. 17: Marqise Lee caught 10 passes for 161 yards and a touchdown, Curtis McNeal rushed for 163 yards and two more scores, and the host Trojans (7-3, 5-3, Pac-12) bounced back from consecutive losses with a win over the Sun Devils (5-5, 3-4).
No. 24 Rutgers 28, Army 7: Brandon Coleman caught his second touchdown of the game on a 31yard pass from Gary Nova with 8:49 to play and the Scarlet Knights (8-1) beat the Black Nights (2-8).
No. 25 Texas Tech 41, Kansas 34 (2 OT): Eric Stephens took the snap out of the wildcat formation, rolled to his right and threw a 3-yard jump pass to Darrin Moore for a touchdown in double overtime to lead the Red Raiders (7-3, 4-3 Big 12) over the Jayhawks (1-9, 0-7).
A video clip of Tech coach Tommy Tuberville went viral during the game. Footage shows him facing graduate assistant Kevin Oliver and appearing to strike him with his left hand on the right side of his face. Oliver’s headset and ball cap fall off. It happened when the Red Raiders seemed to have difficulty getting the right personnel on the field. Tuberville said he didn’t mean to hit Oliver.
“It wasn’t anything to it,” he said. “It was just one of those deals where I missed his shoulder and ended up grabbing the microphone on his head set and pulled it off.”