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No. 2 Ohio State beats No. 8 Wisconsin in OT
Clemson survives in OT; Nebraska edges Indiana; 'Canes, Hokies upended
J.T. Barrett threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Noah Brown in overtime, and No. 2 Ohio State finished off No. 8 Wisconsin with a sack on fourth-and-goal from the 4 for a 30-23 win Saturday night.
Barrett also ran for two touchdowns for the visiting Buckeyes (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten Conference), who passed their toughest road test of the season.
The touchdown throw gave Barrett his 89th career touchdown passing or rushing, breaking the school record previously held by quarterback Braxton Miller.
The Buckeyes rushed the field after defensive end Tyquan Lewis sacked quarterback Alex Hornibrook to end the thriller.
Barrett finished 17-for-29 for 226?yards with one interception, and ran for 92 yards on 21 carries. Corey Clement ran for 164 yards on 25?carries for Wisconsin (4-2, 1-2).
Clemson looked all but done in regulation, but Kyle Bambard's 33-yard field-goal try as time expired was wide right.
The Tigers took advantage with Watson's strike to Scott. Then Edmond reached high to grab a long throw from N.C. State's Ryan Finley, and Clemson escaped with its path to the ACC title game and the College Football Playoff intact.
Clemson, which gave up 397 yards and turned the ball over four times, including Watson's first-ever pick six, suffered a blow early on when running back Wayne Gallman took a hard hit and came out of the game, looking woozy as he headed to the locker room. Gallman, the team's leading rusher, did not return.
Nebraska closed it out by using all but 45 seconds of the remaining time while surviving a near-fumble from Newby with 2:06 left. The officials ruled that Newby was down when the ball came out and, after the ruling was not overturned by replay review, the Cornhuskers kicked a 39-yard field goal.
Tulsa had a chance to tie the score, but Jesse Brubaker was stopped just short of the goal line after a reception on the last play of the game to seal Houston's victory. The play was reviewed and upheld.
Ryan Switzer and Austin Proehl had scoring catches and Bug Howard had 10 catches for 156 yards for North Carolina, which rebounded in a big way from last weekend's blowout loss to Virginia Tech.
Fans stormed the field and carried off Dungey in celebration after he passed for 311 yards and ran for 106. He scored on a 1-yard sneak to give Syracuse a 24-17 lead with 7:56 to go and hit Erv Phillips on a 58-yard scoring play in the first quarter.
Held to its lowest offensive output of the season, Virginia Tech tied the score at 17 with 13:53 to go in regulation on Jerod Evans' 10-yard pass to Bucky Hodges and a 2-point conversion catch by Chris Cunningham, but Dungey took over after that.
Clayton Thorson threw for 281 yards and three touchdowns for Northwestern, which rallied from an early 14-0 deficit. Michigan State is mired in its longest losing streak in coach Mark Dantonio's 10 seasons.
Notre Dame had a chance to tie the score in the closing seconds, but DeShone Kizer couldn't get a pass off on fourth-and-10 from the Stanford 14. He was about to be sacked and pitched the ball to left guard Quentin Nelson and the ball was ruled dead.