COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — All-American Marvin Harrison Jr. made 11 catches for 162 yards and a late touchdown as No. 3 Ohio State outlasted No. 7 Penn State 20-12. Penn State came in with the more heralded defense, but the Buckeyes held the Nittany Lions to a pair of first-half field goals and a touchdown with 29 seconds left when the game was already in hand. Penn State finally converted a third down on the late scoring drive, the first in 16 tries in the game. The Nittany Lions allowed a season-high 367 yards to the Buckeyes.
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State showed Adolf Hitler’s image as part of a pregame quiz on videoboards before playing No. 2 Michigan, and later apologized for the inappropriate content provided by an outside source. Hitler and his birthplace of Austria flashed on the videoboards long enough for some on social media to share what was seen by some fans more than an hour before kickoff. Michigan State says it was sorry that the content was displayed by a third-party source that it will not use in the future. The pregame quiz provides content well before games on videoboards.
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — J.J. McCarthy threw three of his career-high four touchdown passes in the first half and No. 2 Michigan routed Michigan State 49-0 on Saturday night. The Wolverines (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) were dominant from the start and didn’t let up, predictably a year after the Spartans roughed up some of their rivals in the Michigan Stadium tunnel. Instead of kneeling to run out the clock, quarterback Alex Orji ran 6 yards for a touchdown with eight seconds left. Michigan State (2-5, 0-4) has lost five straight games since former coach Mel Tucker was suspended and later fired.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cole Becker made a 38-yard field goal as time expired, and No. 14 Utah blew an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter before rallying for a thrilling 34-32 victory over No. 18 Southern California. Caleb Williams ran for an 11-yard touchdown with 1:46 left for the Trojans. But Bryson Barnes punctuated Utah’s winning drive with a spectacular 26-yard scramble to get the Utes well into field goal range for Becker’s winner. Two-way sensation Sione Vaki caught two touchdown passes and accounted for 217 total yards while the Utes sent Williams and Lincoln Riley to their first loss at the Coliseum.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Jalen Milroe passed for two touchdowns, Jihaad Campbell returned a fumble for a score in the fourth quarter and No. 11 Alabama uncorked 27 straight second-half points in rallying for a 34-20 victory over No. 17 Tennessee. With its national title hopes on the brink, Alabama turned in its most dominant half of the season. And it came against a border rival who had helped end ’Bama’s championship aspirations a year ago. The comeback was fueled by big plays from Milroe and tailback Jase McClellan and a defense that smothered Joe Milton III and the Volunteers after the half.
