Top 25 roundup: No. 6 Oregon edges No. 3 Penn State in double OT
Top 25 roundup: No. 6 Oregon edges No. 3 Penn State in double OT
September 28 - Dante Moore tossed a 25-yard touchdown pass to Gary Bryant Jr. in the second overtime and Dillon Thieneman recorded a game-ending interception as No. 6 Oregon produced a 30-24 victory over No. 3 Penn State on Saturday night in Big Ten play at University Park, Pa.
Moore completed 29 of 39 passes for 248 yards and three touchdowns as the Ducks (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) notched a big victory in front of 111,015 fans during Penn State's famed annual "White Out" game. [Penn State Football]
Drew Allar was 14-of-25 passing for 137 yards, two touchdowns and one interception for Penn State (3-1, 0-1). Devonte Ross was credited with two touchdown receptions for the Nittany Lions.
Oregon blew a 14-point, fourth-quarter lead and fell behind 24-17 when Kaytron Allen scored on a 4-yard run in the first overtime session. The Ducks tied the score on Moore's 2-yard shovel pass to Jamari Johnson.
No. 1 Ohio State 24, Washington 6 [Penn State Football]
Julian Sayin passed for 208 yards and two touchdowns and CJ Donaldson scored twice as the Buckeyes ended the Huskies' 22-game home winning streak with a victory in Seattle.
Washington led Ohio State 3-0 before the Buckeyes took a 7-3 halftime lead thanks to an 18-yard TD catch by Jeremiah Smith with 1:08 remaining. A Donaldson 1-yard run extended Ohio State's lead to 14-3 midway through the third quarter before Grady Gross kicked his second 28-yard field goal to make it 14-6. [Penn State Football]
Sayin completed 22 of 28 while Smith made eight catches for 81 yards. Washington was second nationally averaging 55.7 points while the Buckeyes were tied with BYU for the fewest points allowed (5.2).
No. 13 Mississippi 24, No. 4 LSU 19 [Penn State Football]
Trinidad Chambliss passed for 314 yards and a touchdown and the Rebels' defense held the Tigers in check in Oxford, Miss.
Chambliss, who rushed for 71 yards, overcame a costly third-quarter interception and Ole Miss outgained the Tigers 480-254. Kewan Lacy led the Rebels on the ground with 87 yards on 23 carries and a touchdown.
No. 9 Texas A&M 16, Auburn 10 [Penn State Football]
Le'Veon Moss ran for 139 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries and Marcel Reed passed for 207 yards as the Aggies outlasted the Tigers in a Southeastern Conference dustup in College Station, Texas.
Texas A&M (4-0, 1-0 SEC) got all it needed from Reed, Moss and kicker Randy Bond in the first half and let the defense take over after halftime. Bond produced field goals from 33, 49 and 44 yards, hitting the final one with 2:42 to play. KC Concepcion caught seven of Reed's passes for 113 yards. [Penn State Football]
The Tigers' anemic attack managed just 177 yards in the game. Auburn (3-2, 0-2) got 125 yards passing from Jackson Arnold, but he was also sacked five times, including their final offensive play on fourth-and-1.
No. 11 Indiana 20, Iowa 15 [Penn State Football]
Fernando Mendoza hooked up with Elijah Sarratt on a 49-yard touchdown pass with 1:28 left to lift the Hoosiers to a Big Ten win over the Hawkeyes in Iowa City.