The Morning Journal (Lorain, OH)
Sunday, October 11, 2015
• Seth Russell threw three touchdown passes, Shock Linwood ran for 135 yards and a score, and No. 3 Baylor romped past host Kansas, 66-7, on Saturday.
Russell threw for 246 yards, all in the first half. Two of the TD strikes went to Corey Coleman, pushing his nation-leading total to 13, and the other to 6-foot-7, 410-pound tight end LaQuan McGowan, helping the Bears (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) to a 52-7 halftime lead.
The Bears piled up 644 yards despite playing backups the entire second half. Secondstring quarterback Jarrett Stidham was 9 of 10 for 217 yards and two touchdowns.
Freshman Ryan Willis threw for 158 yards and a score in his first start for Kansas (0-5, 0-2), but he also had an interception and lost a fumble that was returned for a touchdown.
• Deshaun Watson threw two touchdown passes, Wayne Gallman ran for two scores and No. 6 Clemson surged past visiting Georgia Tech, 43-24.
On the same soggy field where the Tigers (5-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) outlasted Notre Dame24-22 last week, they made quick work of the Yellow Jackets (2-4, 0-3).
Gallman ran for 115 yards, including a 66-yard touchdown run on the game’s third play. Watson passed for 265 yards and had touchdown throws of 29 and 8 yards to tight end Jordan Leggett.
• Leonard Fournette had an 87-yard touchdown run, Brandon Harris passed for a careerbest 228 yards, and No. 7 LSU beat South Carolina in a game moved to Baton Rouge, La., because of flooding in South Carolina.
Fournette finished with a season-low 158 yards on 20 carries in three quarters. Freshman Derrius Guice rushed for 161 yards and a TD, fellow running back Darrel Williams scored twice and the Tigers (5-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) piled up 396 yards rushing.
Travin Dural had 109 yards receiving for LSU, highlighted by a 62-yard TD catch. Malachi Dupre also had a touchdown
reception.
With quarterback Lorenzo Nunez nursing a sore shoulder, Perry Orth started for South Carolina (2-4, 0-4). He passed for 200 yards and two TDs. Rashad Fenton returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown.
• Calvin Ridley caught an 81-yard touchdown pass from Jake Coker and No. 8 Alabama rode its swarming defense to a 27-14 win over visiting Arkansas.
Stymied by early mistakes, the Crimson Tide (5-1, 2-1 SEC) scored 24 points over the final 17 minutes after trailing at halftime. The Razorbacks (2-4, 1-2) couldn’t do more than flirt with the upset
despite two Alabama interceptions and a pair of missed field goals.
Coker was twice intercepted on deep balls in the first half but finished 24 of 33 for 262 yards with a pair of touchdowns. Derrick Henry ran for 95 yards on 27 carries and set an Alabama record late with a touchdown in his 11th consecutive game.
• Tyrone Swoopes threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score as Texas found relief in the Red River rivalry yet again, upsetting No. 10 Oklahoma, 24-17, in Dallas.
Coach Charlie Strong’s Longhorns (2-4, 1-2 Big 12) came to Dallas in the midst of the
program’s worst start in 59 years and as two-touchdown underdog to the Sooners (4-1, 1-1).
Jerrod Heard guided the Texas offense with 168 total yards and Swoopes played finisher near the goal line. His 2-yard TD flip to Caleb Bluiett with 13:52 left in the fourth quarter made it 24-10.
Oklahoma responded with a long touchdown drive capped by Samaje Perine’s 1-yard touchdown run to cut it to 24-17 with 8 minutes left.
Oklahoma got the ball back with 6:05 left, but two sacks, , forced a punt. The Longhorns then killed the clock
• Jehu Chesson returned the opening kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown and No. 18
Michigan scored on offense and defense to build a fourtouchdown lead by halftime and went on to beat visiting No. 13 Northwestern, 38-0.
The Wolverines (5-1, 2-0 Big Ten) have won five straight since their opening loss at Utah under coach Jim Harbaugh.
The Wildcats (5-1, 1-1) were giving up a nation-low seven points a game and gave that up in the first 13 seconds. They allowed a season-high 21 points in the first quarter alone and struggled on offense, too.
• Chad Kelly threw for 384 yards and three touchdowns to lead No. 14 Mississippi past visiting New Mexico State, 52-3.
Kelly, who came into the day leading the SEC in passing, has topped 300 yards in four of his six games. He completed 24 of 33 throws.
Laquon Treadwell caught eight passes for 136 yards and two touchdowns, including one on a spectacular onehanded grab down the right sideline.
• C.J. Prosise ran for 129 yards and three touchdowns, two after Navy turnovers, and host No. 15 Notre Dame beat the Midshipmen, 41-24.
Navy rallied to tie it at 21 late in the second quarter on fullback Quentin Ezell’s TD runs of 45 and 22 yards after quarterback Keenan Reynolds went down with a leg injury.
But Justin Yoon’s 52-yard field goal to close the first half and Prosise’s two touchdowns early in the second half gave the Irish (5-1) a 17-point lead.
• Joshua Dobbs threw for 312 yards, ran for 118 more and accounted for five touchdowns and host Tennessee overcame a 21-point deficit to beat No. 19 Georgia, 38-31.
Georgia (4-2, 1-2 SEC) lost star running back Nick Chubb to a left knee injury on the first play from scrimmage.
Georgia’s Reggie Davis scored on a 70-yard punt return and 48-yard catch, but dropped a potential tying 56-yard pass with less than 4 minutes left. Dobbs was 25 of 42 with three touchdown passes for Tennessee (3-3, 1-2). He ran for two touchdowns, including a 5-yarder that broke a 31-all tie with 5:48 left.
• Jordan Canzeri ran for 256 yards on a school-record 43 carries and host No. 22 Iowa held off Illinois for its sixth straight victory.
C.J. Beathard had 200 yards passing and two touchdowns for the Hawkeyes (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten). They have already taken down four Power Five opponents heading into next week’s game against No. 13 Northwestern.
Canzeri’s 75-yard touchdown run put Iowa ahead, 23-13, late in the third quarter. Geronimo Allison pulled Illinois back within three on a 53-yard reception, but freshman Ke’Shawn Vaughn’s fumble with 3:09 left doomed the Illini. Wes Lunt threw for 317 yards and a touchdown for Illinois (4-2, 1-1).
• Terry Swanson ran for 161 yards and a touchdown and Kareem Hunt had two scores in leading No. 24 Toledo toa 38-7 win over visiting Kent State.
Toledo (5-0, 2-0 Mid-American), led Kent, (2-4, 1-1), 24-7 at the half. Swanson carried 16 times, and Hunt had 16 carries for 85 yards. Rockets quarterback Phillip Ely was 19 for 32 for 205 yards and two touchdowns.
• Thomas Sperbeck caught two long touchdown passes and sophomore Jeremy McNichols scored his 13th and 14th TDs of the season, leading No. 25 Boise State past host Colorado State, 41-10.
Among Brett Rypien’s 339 yards passing was a beautiful 85-yard TD to McNichols, who also caught a 53-yard touchdown pass from fellow wide receiver Shane Williams-Rhodes on a trick play.
The Broncos (5-1, 2-0 Mountain West) jumped out to a quick 17-0 lead before the Rams (2-4, 0-2) had even moved the chains and Boise State was never seriously threatened.