SATURDAY’S OTHER BIG TEN GAMES

No. 19 Michigan 56, Nebraska 10

ANN ARBOR, MICH.

Karan Higdon ran for 136 yards and a touchdown in the first half to help No. 19 Michigan build a huge lead. The Wolverines (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) led 20-0 after the first quarter and 39-0 at halftime. The Cornhuskers (0-3, 0-1) are off to their worst start since 1945. They have lost seven in a row dating to last season for the first time since 1957. Michigan rested Higdon, who missed the previous game with an injury, in the second half. Quarterback Shea Patterson played only the first series of the second half, giving Dylan McCaffrey an extended opportunity to play. Patterson was 15 of 22 for 120 yards with a 5-yard TD pass to Zach Gentry midway through the second quarter that put the Wolverines ahead 30-0. Fullback Ben Mason ran for three touchdowns — for a total of 6 yards — to match the number of times he had scored previously.

Purdue 30, No. 23 Boston College 13

WEST LAFAYETTE, IND.

Rondale Moore caught two touchdown passes and Purdue picked off four passes, beating No. 23 Boston College. David Blough passed for 296 yards and three touchdowns for the Boilermakers (1-3), who had opened what was expected to be a promising the season with three straight close losses. The Eagles (3-1) rolled in unbeaten and ranked for the first time in 10 years, but fell flat. Anthony Brown, coming off a career game with five touchdown passes, threw four interceptions. Star tailback A.J. Dillon was held to 59 yards on 19 carries by Purdue. When the Boilermakers weren’t picking off Brown, they were disrupting the pocket. Two of Purdue’s four interceptions came by way of tipped passes at the line. The Boilermakers sacked Brown four times. Moore, the freshman, finished with eight receptions for 110 yards, including a 70-yard touchdown reception, when he bounced off a tackler after a short pass and raced away from the defense. That put Purdue ahead for good in the second quarter.

No. 24 Michigan State 35, Indiana 21

BLOOMINGTON, IND.

Brian Lewerke threw two touchdown passes, had his first career catch and made the perfect pitch to kicker Matt Coghlin for a 6-yard scoring run in No. 24 Michigan State’s victory over Indiana. The Spartans (2-1, 1-0 Big Ten) won the Old Brass Spittoon for the 13th time in 15 games. Indiana (3-1, 0-1) has not won consecutive home games in the series since 1991 and 1993. The Spartans jumped to a quick 14-0 lead on Lewerke’s 16-yard TD pass to Jalen Nailor and Shakur Brown’s 69-yard interception return for a score. Indiana cut the deficit in half on Peyton Ramsey’s 8-yard TD pass midway through the second quarter, and Michigan State answered with an 11-yard TD pass from Lewerke to Matt Dotson with 19 seconds left in the first half. Lewerke’s well-timed pitch to Coghlin on the fake field goal made it 28-7 — putting Indiana in its largest deficit of the season. Lewerke finished 14 of 25 with 213 yards. Nailor had three carries for 79 yards and Felton Davis III had five catches for 79 yards. Ramsey was 32 of 46 with 272 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. Whop Philyor caught 13 passes for a career-high 148 yards.

Maryland 42, Minnesota 13

COLLEGE PARK, MD.

Freshman Anthony McFarland ran for 112 yards and two touchdowns, Tre Watson returned an interception for a score and Maryland breezed past previously undefeated Minnesota. Ty Johnson had an 81-yard TD run for the Terrapins (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten), who looked nothing like the team that lost badly to Temple last week. And Minnesota (3-1, 0-1), without a doubt, hardly resembled the squad that had bullied three straight nonconference foes at home. Both teams were mourning fallen teammates. The Gophers wore helmet stickers to honor former offensive lineman Nick Connelly, who died of leukemia on Wednesday, and Maryland players wore helmet stickers to remember Connelly and Terps lineman Jordan McNair, who died of heatstroke in June after collapsing during a conditioning drill.

Buffalo 42, Rutgers 13

PISCATAWAY, N.J.

Tyree Jackson threw for 263 yards and three touchdowns and Buffalo used its big-play offense to remain unbeaten and roll over reeling Rutgers. The win was the first for the Bulls over a Big Ten Conference opponent and pushed their record to 4-0, their best start since 1981. It was the third straight loss for Rutgers (1-3), which has given up 149 points in those games. Justin Davidovicz kicked two first-half field goals and Raheem Blackshear scored on a 14-yard run early in the fourth quarter with backup Gio Rescigno at quarterback. Jackson finished 14 of 28 with two interceptions. Freshman Jaret Patterson also scored on runs of 42 and 4 yards for the Bulls, who gained 376 yards in total offense in the first half in building a 35-6 lead. Patterson gained 104 yards on 14 carries.

Associated Press