LANSING, Mich. — De’Veon Smith had two rushing touchdowns and Amara Darboh piled up a career-high 165 receiving yards to lead No. 2 Michigan to a 32-23 win over rival Michigan State on Saturday at Spartan Stadium.
Jabrill Peppers also scored a rushing touchdown for Michigan (8-0 overall, 5-0 Big Ten), while Wilton Speight completed 16 of 25 pass attempts for 244 yards. Darboh made six of his eight receptions in the first half, when Michigan established a 17-point lead.
LJ Scott rushed for 139 yards and a touchdown for Michigan State (2-6, 0-5), which lost its sixth straight.
The Spartans won seven of the last eight meetings, including their improbable 27-23 victory last season on Jalen Watts-Jackson’s 38-yard fumble return after an aborted Michigan punt attempt on the game’s last play. Though Michigan State rallied late, there was no such drama this time around.
Michigan scored on all five of its first-half possessions and led 27-10 at halftime.
No. 5 Louisville 32, Virginia 25
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Heisman Trophy frontrunner Lamar Jackson’s 29-yard touchdown pass to Jaylen Smith with 13 seconds left lifted No. 5 Louisville over upset-minded Virginia 32-25 on Saturday at Scott Stadium.
Jackson passed for 361 yards and four touchdowns while adding 90 yards on the ground to continue.
After trailing 17-7 midway through the third quarter, Louisville (7-1, 5-1 in the ACC) reeled off 17 straight points to take a 24-17 lead in the fourth quarter.
Virginia (2-6, 1-3) wouldn’t quit however and took a one-point lead late in the fourth quarter on a touchdown and two-point conversion, but allowed Louisville to march 75 yards in the game’s waning moments — ultimately leading to the Cardinals’ game-winning score.
Oklahoma State 37, No. 10 West Virginia 20
STILLWATER, Okla. — Oklahoma State shook off a late West Virginia rally, then surged at the end itself Saturday in pulling away for a 37-20 win at Boone Pickens Stadium.
The 10th-ranked Mountaineers pulled within a touchdown at 27-20 with 8:58 to play, but the Cowboys drove to a touchdown and added a field goal with 1:34 remaining to seal the victory.
Quarterback Mason Rudolph passed for 273 yards and three touchdowns and the defense forced three turnovers for Oklahoma State, which saw coach Mike Gundy record his 100th win at the school.
No. 24 Penn State 62, Purdue 24
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — No. 24 Penn State turned two third-quarter turnovers into touchdowns on Saturday and defeated Purdue 62-24, snapping a seven-game road losing streak and becoming bowl eligible in the process.
The Nittany Lions (6-2, 4-1 Big Ten) finished October a perfect 4-0 and beat Purdue (3-5, 1-4) for an eighth consecutive time, dating to a Boilermakers victory in 2004.
Trace McSorley finished 12 of 23 for 228 yards and a career-best three touchdowns and Saquon Barkley rushed 18 times for 207 yards and two scores, including an 81-yarder in the fourth quarter.
Penn State broke away from a halftime tie and outscored Purdue 45-7 in the final 30 minutes.
South Florida 52, No. 22 Navy 45
TAMPA, Fla. — Quinton Flowers accounted for four touchdowns as South Florida rushed for a school-record 412 yards to lift the Bulls to a 52-45 win against the No. 22 Navy Midshipmen.
The Bulls quarterback threw for 219 yards and two touchdowns and added another 176 rushing yards and two touchdowns. South Florida built a 28-0 lead in the first quarter and led by as many as 31 points before Navy scored 24 points in the fourth quarter in a mad rally to make the game appear closer than it was.
Marlon Mack added 125 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries for South Florida (6-2, 4-1) while D’Ernest Johnson rushed for a career-high 107 yards and two touchdowns as the Bulls had three 100-yard rushers for the first time in program history.
No. 25 Virginia Tech 39, Pittsburgh 36
PITTSBURGH — Junior Joey Slye tied an ACC and Virginia Tech record by kicking six field goals and set a Virginia Tech record by accounting for 20 points, and Isaiah Ford provided the winning margin with a 16-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter as the Hokies downed Pittsburgh 39-36 at Heinz Field.
Virginia Tech quarterback Jerod Evans was 24 of 40 to reach that 406-yard mark with two scoring passes as the Hokies (6-2, 4-1) pulled even with North Carolina (6-2, 4-1) atop the ACC Coastal Division.
Bucky Hodges had a career-high 145 yards receiving, Ford recorded 143 and Cam Phillips added 109 for Virginia Tech.