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Midwest/National Sports Headlines: 11/1/20

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November 1st, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Breece Hall matched a career high with 185 yards rushing and two touchdowns, Brock Purdy threw two TD passes and had another score on the ground and No. 23 Iowa State coasted to a 52-22 victory over winless Kansas. Purdy finished with 239 yards passing and Kene Nwangwu also hit the end zone for the 4-2 Cyclones, who bounced back from a tough loss to No. 6 Oklahoma State by beating the Jayhawks for the sixth straight time. The only bright spot for 0-6 Kansas came on a 100-yard kickoff return by Kenny Logan in the second half.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Jesse Brown scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 2-yard run in the third quarter, and Northwestern erased an early 17-point deficit to beat Iowa 21-20. The Wildcats outscored the Hawkeyes 21-3 after the first quarter, eating up clock and keeping the Hawkeye offense out of rhythm. Peyton Ramsey threw for 130 yards on 11-of-18 passing and ran for another 26 yards, and Isaiah Bowser had 25 carries for 85 yards for the Wildcats. Spencer Petras threw all three of his interceptions in the second half, the last one on a tipped ball that linebacker Blake Gallagher picked off, allowing Northwestern to go into victory formation.

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Top-ranked Clemson rallied from 18 points down to beat Boston College, 34-28. Freshman DJ Uiagalelei threw for 342 yards and two touchdowns in place of Heisman Trophy candidate Trevor Lawrence, who sat out after testing positive for COVID-19. Uiagalelei’s performance proved even more important after head coach Dabo Swinney announced that Lawrence will also miss next Saturday’s clash with fourth-ranked Notre Dame.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Mac Jones threw four touchdown passes to DeVonta Smith, who had 203 receiving yards in second-ranked Alabama’s 41-0 pounding of Mississippi St. Najee Harris gained 119 yards on 21 carries for the Crimson Tide, who handed Mike Leach his first shutout loss as a head coach. Najee Harris gained 119 yards on 21 carries for the Tide.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Third-ranked Ohio State generated 526 yards of offense in its 15th straight Big Ten win and 10th straight on the road against a ranked opponent, 38-25 at No. 18 Penn State. Justin Fields passed for 318 yards and the Buckeyes had two scoring receptions each from both Chris Olave (oh-LAH’-vay) and Jeremy Ruckert. Garrett Wilson took an opening sweep 62 yards to set up Master Teague III’s short touchdown run two plays later.

UNDATED (AP) — Fourth-ranked Notre Dame and No. 5 Georgia were winners on Saturday. Kyren Williams ran for two touchdowns and the Irish tuned up for next weekend’s big game against Clemson by thumping Georgia Tech, 31-13. Zamir White rushed for a career-high 131 yards and a touchdown in the Bulldogs’ 11th straight win over Kentucky, 14-3.

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Sam Ehlinger threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Joshua Moore in overtime before Joseph Ossai’s sack of Spencer Sanders clinched a 41-34 victory for Texas against No. 6 Oklahoma State. The Cowboys outgained the Longhorns, 530 yards to 287, but OSU turned the ball over four times. Sanders passed for career highs of 400 yards and four touchdowns, but his three turnovers led to 17 points for the Longhorns.