Month: October 2021

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Tanner Mordecai threw for 324 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 24 SMU rallied from a 14-point second-quarter deficit to beat Navy 31-24. Bryan Massey scored on a 95-yard kickoff return to begin the comeback for the unbeaten Mustangs. SMU had the game tied by

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Jayden de Laura threw for 399 yards and three touchdowns as Washington State beat Oregon State 31-24 on Saturday. Travell Harris caught eight passes for 147 yards for the Cougars (3-3, 2-2 Pac-12), who beat Oregon State for the eighth consecutive time. B.J. Baylor rushed

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer Last year, Oklahoma quarterback Spencer Rattler’s benching against Texas was temporary. This year’s was much more complicated. Rattler had two early turnovers against the Longhorns in 2020 and was replaced by Tanner Mordecai. He re-entered the game and rallied the Sooners to a 53-45 win in four overtimes. This

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (AP) — Lorenzo Euline returned an interception 50 yards into the end zone with about three minutes remaining to help Robert Morris beat Charleston Southern 31-24.  Euline’s pick-6 gave the Colonials (1-1, 2-2 Big South Conference) a 31-21 lead. Sam Babbush kicked a 26-yard field goal for Charleston Southern (0-2, 1-3) with

LORETTO, Pa. (AP) — Justin Sliwoski threw for three touchdowns and St. Francis (PA) used a 20-point second half to go on and beat Long Island 55-10. Alex Schmoke started the second with a 23-yard field goal and ended it with a 35 yarder as time expired. In between, Marques DeShields smashed in from 1-yard

NORMAL, Ala. (AP) — Shedeur Sanders passed for 249 yards and four touchdowns, Santee Marshall ran for 122 yards and two scores and James Houston IV set the tone as Jackson State romped to a 61-15 victory over Alabama A&M in Southwestern Athletic Conference play. Houston delivered the first score when he sacked Aqeel Glass

TERRY TOWERY Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Chez Mellusi ran for 145 yards and a touchdown and Wisconsin beat Illinois 24-0. Braelon Allen rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries and  John Chenal carried nine times for 38 yards and a touchdown for the Badgers. Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz was 10-of-19

MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) — Zak Wallace had three touchdown runs to lead UT Martin to a 48-24 victory over Murray State. Wallace carried 14 times for 67 yards. He scored on a 13-yard run to cap the Skyhawks’ opening series, and he added short-yardage scoring runs in the second and fourth quarter. In the second

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Carson Camp threw two touchdown passes and Mason Lorber added two field goals, including a 54-yarder in the fourth quarter as South Dakota held off North Dakota, 20-13 in a Missouri Valley Conference showdown. Camp fired seven yards to Caleb Vander Esch and Lorber converted from 37-yards out in the first

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Hunter Hays passed for two touchdowns, Tyevin Ford ran for 107 yards, and Idaho State stunned previously undefeated UC Davis 27-17. UC Davis, ranked No. 8 in the FCS, fell behind 24-3 in the first half and did not score a touchdown before the fourth quarter. The Bengals built their big

BOB SUTTON Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Travis threw three touchdown passes and rushed for two more scores as Florida State upset North Carolina for the second year in row, winning 35-25. The Seminoles have won back-to-back games for the first time since 2019. Travis ran for 121 yards on 14 carries

WEST CALDWELL, N.J. (AP) — Jin Young Ko is one round away from winning the Founders Cup and joining some exclusive company on the LPGA Tour. The 26-year-old South Korean star made a late birdie and shot a 69 at Mountain Ridge. That was her 13th consecutive round in the 60s. One more and she

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Houston Astros will try to sweep the White Sox when their AL Division Series shifts to Chicago for Game 3 on Sunday. The Astros are on the verge of their fifth straight AL Championship Series appearance. The run includes two pennants and a World Series

By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Stetson Bennett passed for 231 yards and two touchdowns and led No. 2 Georgia past No. 18 Auburn for the second straight year in a 34-10 victory Saturday. The nation’s top defense gave up only its second touchdown of the year for the Bulldogs, who

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Eric Barriere threw for three touchdowns, Dennis Merritt ran for three and Eastern Washington rolled to a 63-17 win over Northern Colorado. Merritt had touchdown runs of 1, 5 and 1 yards and Calin Criner contributed a 30-yard interception return as the Eagles raced to a 43-10 halftime lead. Barriere was