No. 3 Oklahoma 23, Nebraska 16
NORMAN, Okla. – Spencer Rattler passed for a touchdown and ran for another, and Oklahoma held on to beat Nebraska on Saturday.
Celebrating the 50-year anniversary of the “Game of the Century” – No. 1 Nebraska’s 35-31 win over No. 2 Oklahoma in 1971, the teams rewarded their nostalgic fans with a competitive contest.
In the first meeting between the former conference rivals since 2010, Nebraska got the ball trailing by a touchdown with 57 seconds remaining and no timeouts. The Cornhuskers could not manage a first down. Eric Gray ran for 84 yards on 15 carries and Kennedy Brooks added 75 yards on 14 attempts for the Sooners (3-0).
Adrian Martinez passed for 289 yards and a touchdown for Nebraska (2-2), which was seeking its first win over a ranked team since 2015.
West Virginia 27, No. 15 Virginia Tech 21
MORGANTOWN, W.VA. – Jarret Doege threw two touchdown passes, Leddie Brown rushed for 106 yards and a score and West Virginia (2-1) survived Virginia Tech’s furious rally from a 20-point deficit to beat the Hokies (2-1).
The Mountaineers built a 27-7-point lead midway through the third quarter but saw that mostly evaporate behind Virginia Tech’s Braxton Burmeister.
Burmeister threw for two scores, including a 29yard TD toss to Jalen Holston with 3:10 left. Virginia Tech got the ball back with 2:11 remaining on Jermaine Waller’s interception of Doege at the West Virginia 17, but Burmeister threw incomplete on fourth-and-goal from the 3 and West Virginia ran out the clock.
Burmeister finished 18 of 30 for 207 yards.