WVU slows down UCF in 41-28 victory
Garrett Greene ran for three touchdowns, West Virginia’s defense forced four turnovers, including two interceptions from cornerback Beanie Bishop Jr., to slow down the high-powered UCF offense and the Mountaineers beat the Knights 41-28 on Saturday.
UCF quarterback John Rhys Plumlee threw three picks, bringing his season total to seven in five games, and then fumbled the ball on a sack by Lee Kpogba late in the third quarter with the Knights trailing by three points.
That set up quarterback Greene’s third rushing touchdown early in the fourth quarter to restore a 10-point lead for the Mountaineers (5-3, 3-2 Big 12 Conference). CJ Donaldson Jr. added another touchdown in the fourth quarter.
Penn State 33, Indiana 24: Penn State’s offense finally found a way to be explosive when it mattered most on Saturday.
Drew Allar threw three touchdown passes, including a 57-yarder to KeAndre Lambert-Smith with 1:46 to play, and No. 10 Penn State’s defense forced a late safety to beat Indiana.
Allar hooked up with Khalil Dinkins and Tyler Warren for touchdowns and Nick Singleton ran for another score for the Nittany Lions (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten), who recovered after blowing a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter.
Notre Dame 58, Pitt 7: Xavier Watts had two of Notre Dame’s four interceptions, Audric Estime rushed for 114 yards and three touchdowns, and the 14th-ranked Fighting Irish overwhelmed Pittsburgh.
Watts and the Notre Dame defense made life miserable for Pitt quarterback Christian Veilleux, a redshirt sophomore making his third start. The Fighting Irish (7-2) scored 23 points off five Pitt turnovers – including a fumbled punt that Ramon Henderson recovered in the end zone or a touchdown – and have won seven of their past eight meetings with the Panthers (2-6).
Watts, who began his Notre Dame career as a wide receiver, now has six interceptions this season, the most in FBS. He also had two picks in Notre Dame’s 48-20 win against Southern California two weeks ago.