CONFERENCE CALLS
MWC: 50 not enough
Cory Rodgers scored four touch-
downs, including a disputed 3-yard run in overtime, as Texas Christian outlasted Brigham Young 51-50.
Big 12: Webb stars
Denver’s Allen Webb completed 10-
of-12 passes for 256 yards as Kansas State gained a school-record 658 total yards in a 54-7 rout of North Texas.
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Laurence Maroney put himself right in the thick of the Heisman Trophy race with a career-high 217 yards rushing on 46 carries for the Gophers. ran for 146 in first half. Purdue came into the game with the No. 1 ranked rushing defense in the nation after yielding just 16 yards a game to Akron and Arizona.
Antonio Pittman rushed for 171 yards on 28 carries for the Ohio State Buckeyes (3-1, 1-0)
Drew Stanton set a school record with five touchdown passes and the Spartans scored on six of eight first-half possessions. Stanton tied the school record, held by seven others, by halftime and broke it with a 2-yard toss to Kellen Davis on the Spartans’ first possession of the second half. Stanton, who left the game early in the third quarter, finished 20-of-26 for 259 yards.
Kalvin McRae rushed for 200 yards and two touchdowns to lead Ohio to a 35-32 win against Kent State on Saturday.
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GAME OF THE DAY
Gophers get it done
Minnesota rallied late to tie its game with No. 11 Purdue when Matt Spaeth, above, caught a touchdown pass with 1:34 left and the Gophers converted the two-point conversion. Then, Gary Russell scored the last of his three touchdowns and Minnesota’s defense held on to give the Gophers a 42-35, double-overtime victory. It was coach Glen Mason’s first win in seven tries against the Boilermakers. Gophers running back Laurence Maroney rushed for a career-high 217 yards.
earned his postgame dinner Saturday. Rodgers returned a kickoff 100 yards for TCU’s first touchdown against Brigham Young and scored two other touchdowns, including a winning 3-yard run in the Horned Frogs’ 51-50 overtime victory in Provo, Utah. Rodgers was stripped of the ball on the final TD, but replays were incon-
clusive. Rodgers also caught nine passes for 137 yards and a TD.
