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Will Howard throws for 2 touchdowns and No. 4 Ohio State fends off No. 3 Penn State 20-13
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Will Howard popped up, victory in hand and the homecoming the Ohio State quarterback longed for complete. The Pennsylvania native who has long felt Penn State didn't think he was good enough to play there signaled first down with his hand. ...
No. 3 Penn State eyes validation while No. 4 Ohio State QB Howard seeks vindication in Big Ten clash
Will Howard has a score to settle. The Ohio State quarterback is hardly the only one. Howard grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs waiting for Penn State coach James Franklin to recruit him. Only the Nittany Lions never offered him a scholarship. Four years and two schools later, the...
Penn State's Abdul Carter is thriving after transitioning from linebacker to defensive end
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Abdul Carter is having the most fun he’s ever had playing football and his teammates on No. 3 Penn State’s defense are feeling the effects. Sure, they’ve enjoyed Carter’s violent pass rushes, sideline-to-sideline tackling, and his stern,...
Will Howard throws for 3 touchdowns, but No. 4 Ohio State is sloppy in 21-17 win over Nebraska
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Will Howard tossed three touchdown passes, but No. 4 Ohio State needed an interception by cornerback Jordan Hancock with 1:16 left to seal its 21-17 win over Nebraska on Saturday. The Buckeyes (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) bounced back from their loss to Oregon two weeks...
Kansas heads to No. 16 Kansas State with the hope of ending a 15-game losing streak in the series
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas coach Lance Leipold made it perfectly clear when he took over the long-suffering Jayhawks that their bitter, downright disdainful in-state rivalry with Kansas State was a rivalry in name only. To be a real rivalry, Leipold said, the Jayhawks would have...
College football picks: No. 25 Vanderbilt, No. 24 Navy get chances to punch above their weights
Opportunity comes knocking Saturday for two of the surprise teams in college football. No. 25 Vanderbilt, in an Associated Press regular-season poll for the first time since 2008 and coming off 10 consecutive losing seasons, hosts No. 5 Texas three weeks after it shocked the nation...
Too many men: No. 2 Oregon purposely induced late penalty in win over No. 4 Ohio State
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — No. 2 Oregon had 12 men on the field late in its 32-31 win over No. 4 Ohio State, with the resulting penalty causing precious seconds to wind off the clock. Turns out, it was on purpose. “We spend an inordinate amount of time on situations and...
Dillon Gabriel rallies No. 3 Oregon past No. 2 Ohio State, 32-31
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Oregon coach Dan Lanning saw it in quarterback Dillon Gabriel's eyes — he was ready to meet the moment. Gabriel threw two touchdown passes and ran for another late score, helping third-ranked Oregon outlast No. 2 Ohio State 32-31 on Saturday night. ...
Washington is riding momentum entering its first visit to Iowa since 1964
Washington (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) at Iowa (3-2, 1-1), Saturday, 12:10 p.m. ET (Fox) BetMGM College Football Odds: Iowa by 2 1/2. Series record: Tied 3-3. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Washington hopes to carry over its performance from last week's win...
Big Ten has become a landing zone for transfer quarterbacks
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Bret Bielema was at the forefront of the graduate transfer game in 2011 when the NCAA passed a new rule that allowed athletes in all sports to transfer and gain immediate eligibility without a waiver as long as they were enrolled in graduate school. Needing...
