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40 Rocta Mount Tefararn. SoNMY.SEPHWSO!2a NCAA Football wwwjockymounttelegram.com N.C. State passes first road test Miami blew a 23-polnt lead over Nebraska In the fourth quarter on Saturday, but the Hurricanes' Michael Badgley kicked the game-winning field goal In overtime. TIm Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. Jacoby Brissett passed for a touchdown and ran for another to lead N.C.

State to a 38-14 victory over Old Doirunion on Saturday night Brissett ran for a 21-yard touchdown, and was 18 of 27 for 179 yards passing with a 10-yard touchdown pass to Jaylen Samuels. Matthew Dayes ran for 108 yards and a touchdown Shadrach Thornton and Samuels also had touchdown runs for N.C. State (3-0). Brissett extended a streak of consecutive passing attempts without an interception to 156, a stretch that spans 26 quarters, and Dayes became the first Wolfpack player to notch three straight 100-yard games since TA McLendon in 2002. Shuler Bentiey was 11 of 23 for 151 yards with two touchdown passes for Old Dominion (2-1).

He threw a 70-yard scoring strike to Ray Lawry, and added 13-yard touchdown pass to Jonathan Duhart to pull the Monarchs to 28-14 late in the third quarter. The Wolfpack held Lawry, the nation's leading rusher, to just 15 yards on 11 carries. Lawry entered averaging 218 yards per game. N.C. State held Old Do-rninion to just rninus-3 yards rushing, the fewest they have allowed since holding Maryland to minus-9 in 2010, and the Monarchs went three-and-out on seven of their 11 possessions.

The Wolfpack got off to a fast start, driving 73 yards in 15 plays for a touchdown on their opening drive, including a 4th-down conversion deep in ODU territory. MIAMI (Fla.) 36 NEBRASKA 33, OT -MIAMI GARDENS, Fla Miami gave Nebraska the game. Then Nebraska gave it back, Com Elder's interception on the first play of overtime put Miami in control and Michael Badgley's 28-yard field goal gave the Hurricanes a win that once seemed absolutely certain and then came perilously close to slipping away in an epic fourth-quarter collapse. For a while, everything was looking great for Miami sans for the final 8:36 of, the fourth quarter, when Nebraska stormed back from a 33-10 deficit on the strength of three touchdown passes by Tommy Armstrong. His fourth scoring throw of the game went to Stanley Morgan with 33 seconds remaining, and the Cornhusk-ers then tied it when Jordan Westerkamp hauled in a 2- point conversion toss.

But Elder snared Arm strong's third mterception of the night to start OT, an unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty allowed Miami to start its ensuing drive at the Nebraska 13 instead of the 25, and after three running plays Badgley's fifth field goal won it for the Hurricanes (34). 1 really like this team," Nebraska coach Mike Riley said. "You cant help but appreciate what happened in the second half today but there's always going to be something that gnaws at you because you know it didn't have to be Eke that The Comhuskers (1-2) have a losing record after three games for the first time since 1981. "We're going to keep bat tling," Westerkamp said. They did Saturday, for certain.

And it nearly paid off. Miami gave Nebraska plenty of help in the final minutes. The Hurricanes lost safeties Deon Bush and Jamal Carter after both were ejected for targeting in the fourth quarter, and Nebraska found the end zone on both of those drives1 with Armstrong finding wide-open receivers against a rapidly depleting Miami defense. The Hurricanes had two would-be scores from Mark Walton taken off the board by holding penalties in the second half as well But the last mistake was made by Nebraska, and it basically decided everything. VIRGINIA TECH 51 PURDUE 24 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.

Brenden Motley made too many mistakes' Saturday. He still found ways to overcome most of them. The junior quarterback rebounded from three funv bles by throwing for two scores, nmning for one and nearly catching another as Virginia Tech ran way for a victory at Purdue The victory sent Hokies coach Frank Beamer past Paul "Bear" Bryant and into a tie for sixth with Nevada's Chris Ault for most wins at one school in Football Bowl Subdivision history. Beamer and Ault each have 233 wins. While each offense produced its share of big plays, each defense scored off of a fumble return and both coaches were frustrated by a seemingly endless series of penalties.

Two weeks after taking over for injured starter Michael Brewer, Motley went 15 of 23 for 220 yards, rushed 15 times for 24 yards and led the Hokies (2-1) to a second straight victory. He had plenty of help, Isaiah Ford caught six passes for a career high TOP 25 ROUNDUP U. 1 Qtia State 2ft, Northera BSaoh 13: Darron lee returned an interception 41 yards for i touchdown and top-ranked Ohio State's defense bailed out Its struggling, two-quarterback offense in i victory over Northern Illinois on Saturday.Canlale Jones started for the Buckeyes f0) and IT. Barrett finished, but for the second straight week neither was particularly effective against an opponent Ohio State was expected to blow out Jones ftrew two alterations and went to the bench in the second auarter. Barrett threw a touchdown pass and an interception.

Ohio State had five turnovers in atL R. 2 JUabaM n. He. 15 MSssfcslpftt Late U. 4 Klcktga State JS, Mr Fares 22: Connor Cook threw three touchdown passes in rite first half for Michigan State, including one that Aaron Burbridge hauled in with a spectacular catch in the end zone.

Cook threw for 247 yards and four touchdowns, and Burbridge caught eight passes for 156 yards and three TOs. Nl Bajton did not play. Next: vs. Rice, Saturday. He, 7 Georgia 52, South CarsBna 20: Greyson Lambert answered his skeptics with a near-perfect performance, throwing for 330 yards, three touchdowns and setting a Georgia record with 20 straight completions to lead the No.

7 Bulldogs to a rout of South Carolina on Saturday night Nick Chubb eclipsed 100 yards rushing for the 11th game in a row, carrying 21 times for 159 yards and two scores. Sony Michel ran for a TD and had two more receiving. Georgia (3-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) seized control with a touchdown in the final seconds of the first half and two more in the first 2 1-2 minutes of the third quarter, taking advantage of an interception by South Carolina's new quarterback, former walk-onJPerry Orth. Ns. Netr Dam 30, fU.

14 Georgia Tack 22: CI Prcsise ran for 198 yards and three touchdowns, including one for 91 yards, and Notre Dame shut down Georgia Tech's high-powered offense. Patrick Skov scored on a 24-yard run and a 15-yard catch in the final minute after the Yellow Jackets recovered an onside kick, but Notre Dame's Torii Hunter Jr. recovered a second onside kick with 21 seconds left to clinch the victory. Georgia Tech (2-1) entered the game averaging 67 points and 457 yards rushing, but struggled to get much going until the final minute. The Fighting Irish held the Yellow Jackets to 216 yards rushing.

Na. 9 Ftertti Stati 14, Bstwi Csflegt 0 (Friday). Next at Wake Forest, Oct 3. M. 10 UCLA 19 BYU: Late Na.

11 Cleasoa 20, Ipilsvflle 17 (Thursday). Next vs. No. 8 Notre Dame, Oct 3. Na.

12 Oregon 61, Georgia State 28: Jeff lockie threw for 228 yards and two touchdowns in his first start for Oregon. Lockie replaced Vernon Adams, who was rested with a broken index finger on his throwing hand. Royce Freeman ran for 101 yards and a touchdown to help the Ducks (2-1) rebound from a loss at Michigan State. Aidan Schneider added four field goals, all in the first half as Oregon built a 33-7 lead. He.

13 LSU 45, Auburn 21: Leonard Foumette ran for a career-high 228 yards and three touchdowns, and LSU steamrolled Auburn. Foumette gained 71 yards on LSD's first play from scrimmage and had 169 yards by hatftime, then was rested for much of the second half perhaps the only thing preventing him from breaking Alley Broussard's single-game LSU rushing record of 250 yards, set against Mississippi in 2004. LSU (2-0, 2- 0 Southeastern Conference), finished with 411 yards on the ground. Quarterback Brandon Harris added 66 yards and two touchdowns. U.

II OklahMM 52, Tuba 38: Baker Mayfield threw for 487 yards and four touchdowns and ran for another 85 yards and two scores to power Oklahoma. Mayfield set a school record with 572 total yards. Samaje Perine ran for 152 yards, Sterling Shepard caught eight passes for 144 yards and Mark Andrews caught two TD passes for the Sooners (3-0). Tulsa (2-1) stuck with the Sooners for much of the game with Dane Evans throwing for 427 yards and four touchdowns and Keyarris Garrett catching 14 passes for 189 yards. Oklahoma led 31-24 at hatftime.

Tulsa and Oklahoma combined for 1,376 yards. Na, 17 Tans 44, Nevada 27: Kyle Allen threw four touchdown passes and ran for a score to lead Texas to its 19th straight nonconference victory, the longest active streak in the Football Bowl Subdivision The Aggies (3-0) were up by four early in the second quarter before scoring 17 straight points, with two touchdown catches by Josh Reynolds, to make It 31-10 early In thethird. He, 21 Annua n. Northern Artzssa: Late K. 21 Utah at Fresoe State: Late Na.

22 Mssenrl 9, UCana Anthony Sherrils' last-minute interception allowed Missouri to hold on against Connecticut in a game that featured four turnovers, two missed field goals and a blocked extra point With just a under a minute left, Sherrils picked off a pass by Huskies backup quarterback Tim Boyle on a fourth-down, fake field goal attempt Sherrils also forced and recovered a fumble with 426 left in the first half for Missouri Re. 23 Ntrtmtestani 19, Duke 10: See 1C Na. 24 Wbonsli 28, Tray 3: Two-way player Tanner McEvoy had one of Wisconsin's three touchdown runs in a game where -two Badgers defenders were ejected for targeting and play was delayed briefly in the fourth quarter because of an errant fire alarm. Dare Ogunbowale and quarterback Joel Stave also ran for scores for Wisconsin (2-1). Me.

25 OMabsaa Sata 69, IfTSA 14: Devante Averette scored on a 6-yard fumble return only 45 seconds in, and Oklahoma State forced seven turnovers ad of them leading to points. Mason Rudolph completed 17 of 23 passes for 280 yardsand two touchdowns, and Chris Carson rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries for Oklahoma State (3-0). STATE SCORES Ctwwaa 31, Detarart State 3 Marcus Hampton ran for 121 yards and a touchdown and Division member Chowan beat Delaware State on Saturday for the program's first win over a Division I opponent Chowan (2-1) raced to a 21-0 lead on a 3- yard touchdown run by Tyree Lee and a pair of scoring passes from Randal Dixon. MX. Ail 14, Dm 7S Kwashaun Quick threw a touchdownand Tar Cohen ran for another asNi-AAThekJofltobeatFJoflon Saturday.

After missing two field goaf attempts in the first haff, Eton bed up 7-7 on a 16-yard touchdown run by quarterback Connor Christiansen early in the fourth quarter. The Aggies broke into the lead again with Cobetfs 13-yard touchdown run with 532 to play and held on for the win. AP PHOTO Dedmon with 5:18 to play, put them in position to win with one more touchdown, especially when the Tribe sacked Johns and forced another three-and-out by Virginia. Cluley finished 23 of 36 for 226 yards, and Dedmon also caught a 41-yard touch-downpass. WAKE FOREST 17 ARMY 14 WEST POINT, N.Y.

Freshman quarterback Kendall Hinton scored two touchdowns in the second half, Mike Weaver kicked a 47-yard field goal as time expired, and Wake Forest rallied past Army on Saturday. Wake Forest (2-1) overcame three interceptions to win its ninth straight in the series with Army (0-3). Last year, Wake Forest rallied for a late touchdown and then forced an Army fumble in a 24-21 victory at home. Pressed into action when starter John Wolford went down with an ankle injury in the first quarter, Hinton overcametwo interceptions, scoring on runs of 15 and seven yards after the Army defense pitched a shutout in the opening half. Hinton, who finished 15 of 27 for 159 yards, also torched the Black Knights with a pair of clutch long throws.

His 51-yard completion to KJ Brent set up Hin-ton's tying touchdown late in the third quarter, and his 28-yarder to Cortez Lewis on a third-and-7 play early in the fourth set up Hinton's second score. Hinton's heroics were quickly undone by a costly interception by Army freshman Brandon Jackson, who picked off an errant pass near midfield and returned it 43 yards down the right sideline. Christian Drake scored on a 9-yard run on the next play to knot the score at 14-14 midway through the fourth period. Pirates This set up a 17-yard touchdown pass from Kemp to Bryce Williams. Navy's defense came up with big play in the third quarter as the offense sputtered.

Anthony stuffed Kemp on a 4th and 1 and then he recovered a fumble on the Pirates' 17-yard line on a sack by Amos. Mason. Reynolds took advantage with a 2-yard run boosted the lead to 35-14 to open the fourth quarter. The Pirates cut the lead on the next possession when Kemp found Bryce Williams on an 8-yard score. Navy responded with an 11-play, 75 yard score with Reynolds running in from the 17 to make it 42-14 Tyler Goble's first career interception set up Austin Grebe's fiekl goal to round out the scoring.

128 yards, Bucky Hodges caught two TD passes and Trey Edmunds rushed nine times for 72 yards. VIRGINIA 35 WILLIAM MARY 29 CHARLOTTTiSVIIJJE, Va. Matt Johns threw three touchdown passes and Virginia survived a huge fourth-quarter scare and beat William Mary on Saturday. The Cavaliers (1-2) led, 21-20, at halftone and used big plays on consecutive touches to pull away in the third quarter. Johns and Taquan Mizzell started it by teaming up for a short pass that Mizzell turned into an 80-yard touchdown, and Maurice Canaday returned a punt 74 yards for another score about 2 12 minutes later.

Trailing 35-20, the Tribe (1-1) scored on a fourth-down play with 5:18 left, forced the Cavaliers into a three-andout and took over near midfield. They got a break when Canady was called for holding on a fourth-and-10 pass that fell incomplete, extending the drive, but lost eight yards on a fumble on the next play and faced a fourth-and-7 from Virginia's 30 when Steve Quiets 36th pass of the game sailed high and into an empty end zone. Johns completed 17 of 23 passes for 263 yards. He also found Connor Wingo-Reeves for a 3-yard touchdown and Canaan Severin for a 26-yarder, but couldnt get the offense untracked again after the third quarter burst The Cavaliers held William Mary scoreless after a 19-play drive inside the Cavaliers 5, but the Tribe turned their fortunes around four plays later, blocking a punt from in the end zone and then getting the ball back, too. Quley's third scoring pass, a 4 yarder to DeVonte olds capped the drive with a sneak from the one.

East Carolina responded with a 2-yard pass from Kemp to Jimmy Williams with 2:45 left in the first quarter. The Midshipmen relied on their bruising fullbacks, led by Swain and Quentin Ezell, to control the ground attack. This helped setup Reynolds' second touchdown on a 2-yard dive to open the second quarter. After East Carolina's Davis Plowman missed a 48-yard field goal attempt, Navy responded with two more touchdowns on 2-yard sneak by Reynolds and another 4-yard run by Swain. Navy linebacker Daniel Gonzales was ejected late in the second quarter for targeting.

Midshipmen run past than 100 rushing yards. Navy (2-0, 1-0 AAC) had 415 yards on the ground. Fullback Chris Swain went over 100 yards for the second straight game, finishing with 123 on a career-high 29 carries and a touchdown. Pirates quarterback Blake Kemp completed 36 of 49 passes for 325 yards and three touchdowns Isaiah Jones caught 10 passes for 130 yards. In the first half, Navy scored on afl of its four pos-sessions on drives of 68, 56, ,70 and 85 yards for a 28-14 lead.

The Pirates tried to keep Navy offbalance with a no-huddle offense. However, it was the Mkishiprnen who took the lead on their first possession, helped by runs of 23 ard 11 yards by slot-back Dishan Rornine. Reyn The Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. Navy's record-setting quarterback Keenan Reynolds ran for five touchdowns and 142 yards as the Midshipmen dominated East Carolina in their American Athletic Conference debut with a 45-21 victory Saturday. Reynolds already owns the record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback with 70 and is now fourth overall for the most by arry player.

Reynolds has scored three touchdowns or more in 13 games the most in NCAA history. His five rushing touchdowns is also an American Athletic Conference record. East Carolina (1-2, 0-1 AAC) had held seven of its past 15 opponents to less.