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D4 EZ M2 THE WASHINGTON POST.SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20 , 2019

Purdy had 277 yards and all

three of his scoring tosses early to

race to a 20-0 lead in the second

quarter, as Iowa State won its

third straight game.

l KANSAS STATE 24 , TCU 17:

Skylar Thompson accounted for

two touchdowns and sparked a

late game-winning drive as the

Wildcats (4-2, 1-2 Big 12) beat the

Horned Frogs (3-3, 1-2) in Manhat-

tan, Kan.

With eight minutes to play and

the s core tied a t 17, Thompson h ad

a 61-yard run during an 11-play,

95-yard drive, c apped by his three-

yard touchdown run with 2:45 to

play.

l OREGON STATE 21, CALI-

FORNIA 17: B.J. Baylor scored on

a 13-yard touchdown run with 4:41

remaining, and the Beavers (3-4,

2-2 Pac-12) held on after blowing a

14-point lead to beat the Golden

Bears (4-3, 1-3) in Berkeley, C alif.

Jake Luton threw a pair of

touchdown passes, Artavis Pierce

ran for 80 yards, and Oregon State

had a season-high nine sacks to win

for the second time in three games.

l WAKE FOREST 22, FLORI-

DA STATE 20: Nick Sciba kicked

a 25-yard field goal — his school-

record-tying fifth of the game —

with 4:18 remaining, and the De-

mon Deacons (6-1, 2-1 ACC) beat

the Seminoles (3-4, 2-3) in Win-

ston-Salem, N.C.

Wake Forest won a game that

had three lead changes in the

fourth quarter and snapped a sev-

en-game skid in the s eries.

l UCF 41, EAST CAROLINA

28: Dillon Gabriel threw two

touchdown passes and ran for an-

other score as the Knights (5-2, 2-1

American Athletic Conference)

be at t he P irates (3-4, 0-3) in Orlan-

do.

Gabriel had a career-high

365 yards passing, and Gabriel

Davis had 164 yards receiving and

two touchdowns.

l WASHINGTON STATE 41,

COLORADO 10: Anthony Gordon

passed for 369 yards and four

touchdowns, and the Cougars (4-3,

1-3 Pac-12) rolled over the Buffaloes

(3-4, 1-3) in Pullman, Wash., to snap

a three-game l osing s treak.

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Antwan Owens blocked a Mi-
ami c hip-shot field g oal i n the final
seconds of regulation, Jordan Ma-
son r an for 141 yards and s cored on
a one-yard rush on t he first posses-
sion of overtime, and Georgia Te ch
knocked o ff t he Hurricanes, 28-21,
on Saturday in Miami Gardens,
Fla., to snap a four-game slide.
The Yellow Jackets (2-5, 1-3
ACC) also scored on a fumble re-
covery after a sack i n the e nd zone
by Ja’Quon Griffin in the first
quarter, on a 41-yard pass by punt-
er Pressley Harvin III on a fake in
the second quarter and later on a
35-yard strike from James
Graham to Ahmearan Brown.
Georgia Te ch finished off the win
by getting a fourth-down stop in-
side its 5, by maybe a couple of
inches, to end Miami’s lone over-
time possession.
Miami (3-4, 1-3) matched its
worst seven-game start in
22 years. The Hurricanes missed
three field g oals, a ll from r elatively
close r ange.
l BOSTON COLLEGE 45,
NORTH CAROLINA STATE 24:
AJ Dillon ran for 223 yards and
three touchdowns, David Bailey
had two long touchdown runs and
181 yards on the ground, and the
Eagles (4-3, 2-2) pounded the ACC’s
top rushing defense in a home vic-
tory over the Wolfpack (4-3, 1-2).
Dillon had scores of two, three
and eight yards in his fifth straight
100-yard game as Boston College
ran for 429 yards on 60 attempts.
The 6-foot, 245-pound Dillon is
75 yards from passing Andre Wil-
liams’s school record of 3,739 yards.
l IOWA STATE 34, TEXAS
TECH 24 : Brock Purdy threw for
378 yards and three touchdowns,
freshman Breece H all ran 75 yards
for the first of his two scores, and
the C yclones (5-2, 3-1 Big 1 2) took a
big lead early in a victory over the
Red Raiders (3-4, 1-3) in Lubbock,
Te x.

win, the Te rps (3-4) let an impor-

tant opportunity slip away f or the

second straight week after last

week’s loss to Purdue. Maryland

still needs three more wins with

five difficult games remaining.

“We played our heart out,”

Leake said. “I know that for a fact.

We j ust made some bad turnovers

at the end, but the defense played

their butt off, but we just couldn’t

get it done in the end.”

Maryland’s depth has been

te sted as the season has worn on.

The Te rps lost several players

before the season began, includ-

ing standout wide receiver Je-

shaun Jones and safety Antwaine

Richardson, a projected starter.

They have played the past two

games without Jackson, who

sprained his ankle against Rut-

gers, and now this one without

McFarland, too.

Saturday’s game showed that

the backups nearly had enough

firepower on their own to knock

off a Big Te n foe, but even after a

mostly solid outing, they couldn’t

maintain that poise in the decid-

ing moments.

“Nobody cares about the inju-

ries. Nobody cares about how

young the guys [are],” Locksley

said. “The guys that are out there

are good enough. And so they’re

old enough. And as a coaching

staff, w e’ve got to find a way to get

these guys to play to the level they

need to play, especially in critical

situations like we had here at the

end of the game.”

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ued to separate himself as Mary-

land’s top receiving option, fin-

ishing with 82 yards and a touch-

down on five catches. But Mary-

land’s tight ends also played a

large role, with Ty ler Mabry

catching a 52-yard pass to set up

one of Leake’s short scoring runs

and Chigoziem Okonkwo scoring

on an 11-yard reception in the first

quarter.

While Leake and Pigrome

helped keep Maryland competi-

tive for most of the afternoon, the

Te rps’ defense struggled even af-

ter the Hoosiers had to turn to

their backup quarterback early in

the game. Peyton Ramsey re-

placed starter Michael Penix Jr.

and completed 20 of 27 passes for

193 yards and a touchdown. Hoo-

siers running back Stevie Scott III

rushed for 108 yards and two

touchdowns on 18 carries. Ram-

sey does not pose the same threat

on the ground as Penix, but he

was able to scramble out of trou-

ble at t imes and added 46 rushing

yards on eight carries.

Indiana gained 520 yards of

total offense, marking the third

time this season Maryland has

allowed more than 500 yards. The

issue in the secondary continues

to be “lack of focus, lack of com-

munication,” senior safety An-

toine Brooks Jr. said. But Mary-

land’s defense improved in the

second half, allowing only 10

points and eventually coming up

with the late stop that gave the

offense one more chance.

Both teams are striving for

bowl eligibility, and while the

Hoosiers (5-2) managed to leave

College Park with a meaningful

ripped the ball out of Leake’s

hands to give Indiana possession.

The Maryland defense held the

Hoosiers to a field goal, and the

Te rps still trailed by only six when

the offense took the field for

another opportunity with 2:49

left. Pigrome, playing in place of

regular starter Josh Jackson, me-

thodically led the Te rps down the

field, converting a fourth and

three from the Maryland 44 to

keep their hopes alive. But once

the team crossed into Indiana

territory, Pigrome overthrew

wide receiver Sean Savoy on first

down, and Indiana’s Reese Ta ylor

came up with an interception.

The Hoosiers took a knee twice to

seal the win.

“I can’t fault Piggy for the com-

petitor that he is,” Locksley said.

“But obviously quarterbacks have

to be able to win games throwing

the football when needed.”

Leake had the best offensive

day of his Maryland career, rush-

ing for 158 yards and two scores

with lead back McFarland out

because of a high ankle sprain,

but Leake said his fumble will be

his lasting memory from the

game.

“I don’t even know what the

stats are, honestly,” Leake said.

Pigrome, in his second consec-

utive start since Jackson injured

his ankle, finished 17 for 27 for

210 yards and two touchdowns.

He made few mistakes, but his

lone interception proved to be the

play that decided the outcome.

While Leake accounted for all

but 15 of Maryland’s rushing

yards, Pigrome spread his passes

around. Dontay Demus Jr. contin-

BY EMILY GIAMBALVO

The injury problem isn’t new,

nothing these Maryland Te rra-

pins haven’t navigated before.

But the cumulative strain such

ailments have placed on the pro-

gram continues to mount, and on

Saturday the Te rps were left to

face Indiana without numerous

key pieces, most notably their

starting quarterback and their

best offensive player.

The backups who filled the

void at those two critical posi-

tions played admirably, generat-

ing a handful of positive mo-

ments. But when the game hung

in the balance, running back

Javon Leake and quarterback Ty r-

rell Pigrome both faltered, and

their mistakes tilted the outcome

in Indiana’s favor in the Te rra-

pins’ 34-28 defeat at Maryland

Stadium.

“We had two drives there at t he

end to win the ballgame, and we

didn’t get it done,” Coach Michael

Locksley said.

The Te rps had a chance to

orchestrate a game-winning,

clock-draining drive when they

trailed by three with 3:50 remain-

ing. But on the first play of the

possession from the Maryland

18-yard line, Pigrome threw a

swing pass to Leake, who was

filling in for star running back

Anthony McFarland Jr. Leake hit

a wall of Hoosiers defenders, and

defensive back Juwan Burgess

when he threw touchdown passes

48 yards to Jordan Chin, five yards

to Andre Baccellia and t he strike to

Nacua through a tiny passing win-

dow.

Oregon’s d efense was exposed in

ways it hadn’t been during its five-

game winning streak after drop-

ping its season opener to Auburn,

but it made the plays it needed to in

the fourth quarter to get Washing-

ton off the field and the ball back in

Herbert’s hands.

“Our defense ended up playing

well at t he end,” Cristobal said.

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back on a pass to Marcus Spiker.

On fourth and three, Eason’s pass

for Nacua was high, and the Ducks

celebrated a second straight win

over their rivals.

Washington had just 52 yards of

offense in the fourth quarter and

two first downs.

“It’s pretty frustrating given the

fact we were playing pretty well on

offense,” Washington center Nick

Harris said.

Eason was 23 for 30 for

289 yards and three touchdowns.

He was nearly perfect for a stretch

of the second and third quarters

of 12 yards to Spencer Webb and 16

yards to Redd in the first half.

The victory gave Oregon (6-1,

4-0 Pac-12) complete control in the

North Division. Four of the five

other teams have three conference

losses, with Oregon State at 2 -2 t he

closest to the Ducks.

Washington (5-3, 2-3) reached

the Oregon 38 with 2^1 / 2 minutes

left, but Eason was sacked on sec-

ond and six by Popo Aumavae and

lost 12 yards. It w as the first sack of

the game by either team.

The Huskies faced third and 23

after a false start but got 20 yards

BY TIM BOOTH

seattle — Justin Herbert hit Jay-

lon Redd for a five-yard touch-

down with 5:10 left, the last of his

four scoring passes, and No. 12

Oregon rallied from a 14-point def-

icit to beat No. 25 Washington,

35-31, on Saturday.

What was expected to be a de-

fensive showdown turned into an

offensive shootout with both Her-

bert and Washington quarterback

Jacob Eason taking the spotlight.

Eason was great. Herbert was bet-

ter.

With Oregon down 28-14 after

Puca Nacua caught a 33-yard

touchdown pass from Eason on the

opening drive of the second half, its

touted defense finally showed up

and gave Herbert a chance to rally.

The Ducks pulled within 31-28 on

the final play of the third quarter

when a well-designed screen pass

on fourth-down found Mycah Pitt-

man, and the freshman raced un-

touched 36 yards for the score.

The Ducks’ defense forced con-

secutive three-and-outs, and Or-

egon marched its way to the go-

ahead score. Between Travis Dye

and Cyrus Habibi-Likio, the Ducks

went 70 yards in 3^1 / 2 minutes, and

Herbert found Redd in the flat for

the final five yards and the lead.

“We talk about the harder it gets

the better we play, a nd that showed

up in the second half,” Oregon

coach Mario Cristobal said.

Herbert finished 24 for 38 for

280 yards. He threw touchdowns

Herbert, Ducks prevail in a shootout

OREGON 35,

WASHINGTON 31

college football

Late turnovers doom Terrapins in loss

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Oregon’s Jaylon Redd scores the game-winning touchdown on a five-yard pass from Justin Herbert.

INDIANA 34,

MARYLAND 28

NATIONAL ROUNDUP

Jackets claim OT thriller

to end a four-game skid

GEORGIA TECH 28,

MIAMI 21 (OT)

After Jared Cooper scored f rom

three y ards out for Bucknell’s o nly

points, Leatherbury pulled in

touchdown passes of two and

45 yards to make it 42-7 at the

break.

Flacco was 16 for 22 for

203 yards. Leatherbury’s five

touchdown catches ties a single-

game school record set by Andrae

Brown in 2005.

l SHEPHERD 3 5, WEST

CHESTER 23: Tyson Bagent c om-

pleted 2 1 of 3 2 passes f or 413 y ards

and three touchdowns to lead the

Rams to an upset of the defending

conference champion and 12th-

ranked Golden Rams in Shep-

herdstown, W.Va.

Shepherd (5-2, 3-1 Pennsylvania

State Athletic E ast) raced to a 14-0

first-quarter lead on a pair of

touchdown receptions from wide

receiver Devin Phelps.

Ja’Den McKenzie rushed

33 times for 179 yards and two

touchdowns f or West C hester (6-1,

3-1), which suffered its first regu-

lar s eason loss i n 16 games.

l SOUTH CAROLINA STATE

24 , MORGAN STATE 10: Corey

Fields threw a pair of long, sec-

ond-half touchdown passes, and

the Bulldogs built a three-touch-

down lead going into the fourth

quarter and held on to beat the

Bears in a Mid-Eastern Athletic

Conference clash in Orangeburg,

S.C.

l WORCESTER POLYTECH-

NIC 5 2, CATHOLIC 24: Brady

Berger threw for a season-high

252 yards and three touchdowns,

but the Cardinals (0-6, 0-3 New

England Athletic) surrendered

touchdowns on four consecutive

possessions to open the game as

the Engineers (6-0, 3-0) rolled at

Cardinal Stadium.

l MERCER 34, VMI 27: Tyray

Devezin had a career-high

193 yards r ushing a nd a late touch-

down run, and the Bears (3-4, 2-2

Southern) held off the Keydets

(4-4, 3-2) in Macon, Ga.

l UAB 38, OLD DOMINION

14: True freshman Jermaine

Brown ran for 116 yards and a

score, Tyler Johnston I II threw for

two touchdowns, and the Blazers

(6-1, 3-1 Conference USA) became

bowl eligible as they put the Mon-

archs (1-6, 0-3) away early in Bir-

mingham, Ala.

FROM NEWS SERVICES

AND STAFF REPORTS

Ben DiNucci threw for 250 yards
and two touchdowns passes to lead
James Madison to a 38-10 victory
over William & Mary on Saturday
in Williamsburg, Va.
James Madison (7-1, 4-0 CAA),
ranked second in the Football
Championship Subdivision, has
won s even straight since its season-
opening 20-13 loss at West Virginia.
DiNucci completed 23 of 36 pass
attempts, including touchdowns of
16 yards to Brandon Polk and
37 yards to Kyndel Dean.
Percy Agyei-Obese added a pair
of touchdown runs from the 1 in
the second quarter for the Dukes
and finished with 68 yards rushing
on 18 carries.
Te d Hefter tossed a six-yard
touchdown pass to Trey Zgombic
for William & Mary (2-5, 0-3). The
Tribe had three turnovers and was
held to 194 yards of offense.
l GEORGETOWN 14 , LAFA-
YETTE 10: Gunther Johnson
threw two short touchdown pass-
es, and the Hoyas’ defense stood
tall in a victory over the Leopards
at C ooper Field.
Johnson hit Michael Dereus
from eight yards out in the first
quarter, and his one-yard touch-
down to Joshua Stakely gave
Georgetown (5-2, 1-1 Patriot
League) a 14-10 l ead at h alftime.
Lafayette’s Jaden Sutton had
100 yards rushing on four carries,
with his 86-yard run giving the
Leopards (0-7, 0-1) their only
touchdown.
l TOWSON 56, BUCKNELL
7: Tom Flacco threw a sch-
ool-record six touchdown passes
in the first half, five to Shane
Leatherbury, as the Tigers steam-
rolled the Bison in a nonconfer-
ence game in To wson.
The brother of Denver Broncos
quarterback Joe, Flacco hit Chris
Clark with a 12-yard scoring pass
four minutes into the game, then
hit Leatherbury with two scoring
passes less than a minute apart as
To wson staked a 21-0 lead after
one q uarter.

AREA ROUNDUP

No. 2 Dukes rout Tribe

for seventh straight win

JAMES MADISON 38,

WILLIAM & MARY 10

Maryland at Minnesota

Saturday, 3:30 p.m., ESPN2

NICK WASS/ASSOCIATED PRESS

Quarterback Tyrrell Pigrome threw for two touchdowns but tossed an interception to seal Maryland’s fate on its final possession Saturday.