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✦ OPPONENTS RECAP BY STEVE DOWNEY cit en route to a 31‑30 victory over Indiana … Freshman quarterback Keenan Reynolds tossed a four‑yard TD pass to junior wide receiver Matt Aiken with 2:02 to go in the game to cap the rally … Reynolds completed 8 of 13 throws for 96 yards and ran 17 times for 66 yards and a touchdown … Sophomore outside linebacker Jordan Drakes returned an interception 24 yards for a touchdown and tied for the team lead with eight tackles. NAVY (4-3) The Midshipmen erased a nine‑point fourth‑quarter defi‑ PURDUE (3-4) The Boilermakers nearly upset No. 9 Ohio State, but fell 29‑22 in overtime … Purdue held an eight‑point lead with 47 seconds remaining, but the Buckeyes drove 61 yards to tie it in the final seconds … Fifth‑year senior quarterback Caleb TerBush connected on an 83‑yard scoring strike with senior running back Akeem Shavers on the first play from scrimmage, and sophomore running back Akeem Hunt added a 100‑yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the first quarter … Sophomore safety Landon Feichter paced the defense with nine tackles and an interception. gan … Senior kicker Dan Conroy gave MSU a 10‑9 lead with 5:48 left in the game after a fake punt kept the drive alive, but MSU couldn't hold on … Redshirt junior quarterback Andrew Maxwell was 21‑of‑34 passing for 192 yards with one touchdown and one interception … Redshirt junior linebacker Denicos Allen led another strong defensive ef‑ fort with 11 tackles (three for loss). MICHIGAN STATE (4-4) The Spartans lost a 12‑10 heartbreaker to No. 20 Michi‑ to Michigan State with a last‑second 12‑10 triumph … With the victory, U‑M became the first program in NCAA history to reach 900 wins … Redshirt junior kicker Brendan Gibbons converted his third field goal of the game, from 38 yards out, with five seconds left on the clock to win it … Senior Denard Robinson completed 14 of 29 throws for 163 yards with an interception and ran 20 times for 96 yards … Sophomore linebacker Desmond Morgan tallied a team‑high 11 tackles. MICHIGAN (5-2) The No. 20 Wolverines snapped a four‑game losing streak MIAMI (4-4) The Hurricanes jumped out to an early 10‑point lead, but fell 33‑20 to No. 11 Florida State … Junior quarterback Stephen Morris played despite an injured ankle and com‑ pleted 25 of 43 passes for 223 yards with one score and one pick … Senior running back Mike James ran seven times for 25 yards, including a nine‑yard touchdown, and caught eight passes for 75 yards … Sophomore linebacker Denzel Perryman led the way defensively, compiling a team‑best 12 tackles and forcing a fumble. nior running back Stepfan Taylor carried the ball 28 times for 189 yards and a touchdown to help Stanford outgain the Bears 252‑3 yards on the ground … Redshirt junior tight end Zach Ertz had a 20‑yard scoring reception, fin‑ ished with a career‑best 134 receiving yards and matched a career high with six catches … Fifth‑year senior linebacker Chase Thomas posted a team‑high seven tackles, including one sack among four tackles for loss. STANFORD (5-2) The No. 19 Cardinal walloped rival California 21‑3 … Se‑ scored on a kickoff return and a punt return in the same game for the first time in school history, with senior wide receiver Justin Brown bringing a punt back 90 yards in the first quarter and junior wide receiver Roy Finch taking the opening kickoff of the second half 100 yards to the house … The two big returns also marked the first time in OU's storied history that it had two plays of at least 90 yards in the same contest … Senior quarterback Landry Jones was 19‑of‑28 passing for 291 yards with three touchdowns. OKLAHOMA (5-1) The No. 8 Sooners clobbered Kansas 52‑7 … Oklahoma victory over Buffalo … The backfield tandem of senior Ray Graham (20 carries for 74 yards) and freshman Rushel Shell (12 rushes for 35 yards and one reception for 41 yards) each scored a touchdown on the ground … A trio of Panthers registered 11 tackles, including redshirt junior safety Jason Hendricks and redshirt junior linebacker Dan Mason … Hendricks added an interception, while Mason had a sack among two stops behind the line of scrimmage. PITTSBURGH (3-4) The Panthers halted a two‑game losing skid with a 20‑6 … The Yellow Jackets finished with 563 yards of offense, including 391 on the ground, and held the ball for more than 43 minutes … Junior quarterback Chase Rettig com‑ pleted 19 of 31 passes for 264 yards with two touchdowns and one interception … Junior wide receiver Alex Ami‑ don hauled in seven receptions for 118 yards, including a BOSTON COLLEGE (1-6) The Eagles were dominated at Georgia Tech, falling 37‑17 ✦ PAGE 17 40‑yard score … Fifth‑year senior tight end Chris Pantale contributed a 12‑yard scoring grab … Fifth‑year senior linebacker Nick Clancy led the BC defense with 11 tackles. a 16‑10 road victory … Wake Forest won with 213 yards of total offense, its lowest effort in an ACC victory since mustering 191 yards in a 3‑0 win at North Carolina in 1966 … Redshirt junior running back Josh Harris managed just 55 yards on 14 carries, but scored on a 16‑yard run … Red‑ shirt junior defensive end Zach Thompson led the way on defense with eight stops, two tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. WAKE FOREST (4-3) The Demon Deacons outslugged Virginia to escape with USC (6-1) The No. 10 Trojans dismantled Colorado 50‑6 … Senior quarterback Matt Barkley and junior wide receiver Robert Woods hooked up on scoring throws for 39, 29, 17 and three yards in the first 35 minutes of the contest … Barkley was 19‑of‑20 passing for 298 yards with six touchdowns while establishing USC's new career mark for TD throws … Woods had eight catches for 132 yards and set a single‑ game school record for TD catches. No. 9 Ohio State 29, Purdue 22 (OT) Wake Forest 16, Virginia 10 No. 19 Stanford 21, California 3 Georgia Tech 37, Boston College 17 No. 5 Notre Dame 17, BYU 14 No. 20 Michigan 12, Michigan State 10 Pittsburgh 20, Buffalo 6 Navy 31, Indiana 30 No. 10 USC 50, Colorado 6 No. 8 Oklahoma 52, Kansas 7 No. 11 Florida State 33, Miami 20 Results From Oct. 20 No. 14 Clemson at Wake Forest, 7:30 p.m., ESPN (Thurs.) Temple at Pittsburgh, 12 p.m., ESPN3 Maryland at Boston College, 1 p.m., ESPN3 BYU at Georgia Tech, 3 p.m., ESPN3 No. 10 USC at Arizona, 3:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN2 Michigan State at Wisconsin, 3:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN2 Purdue at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m., BTN Navy at East Carolina, 3:30 p.m. Washington State at No. 19 Stanford, 6:15 p.m. No. 5 Notre Dame at No. 8 Oklahoma, 8 p.m., ABC No. 20 Michigan at Nebraska, 8 p.m., ESPN2 Open Date: Miami Rankings (Associated Press poll) as of Oct. 22 Schedule For Oct. 25-27

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