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LYCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Jonathan Bennett threw two touchdown passes and Dae Dae Hunter ran for the clinching touchdown as Liberty defeated Akron 21-12. Bennett threw touchdown passes of 22 yards to Khaleb Coleman and 30 to Treon Sibley to put the Flames up 14-0 in the first minute of the second quarter. The Zips

KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — Jonathan Murphy rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns, and he also passed for 107 yards as Kennesaw State won the battle of winless teams, topping Wofford 24-22. Kennesaw State led 24-9 early in the fourth quarter before Wofford got within two points with 6:08 remaining on Nathan Walker’s 1-yard TD

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) — Fred Payton threw three touchdown passes and Mercer rolled to a 45-14 victory over Gardner-Webb. Payton was 15-of-23 passing for 187 yards. He threw a pair of touchdown passes to Devron Harper and one to Drake Starks. Harper made eight catches for 109 yards and added 64 yards on the

By WES CROSBY Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Johan Oviedo tied his career high with seven strikeouts in seven innings, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 6-0 to snap an eight-game losing streak. Oviedo (4-2) retired the final 16 batters he faced, allowing just three hits on 82 pitches without issuing a walk.

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Jaydn Ott ran for 274 yards and three touchdowns and California opened Pac-12 play with a 49-31 victory over Arizona. Ott scored on a 73-yard run on the second play from scrimmage, an improbable 18-yarder in the third quarter after he had appeared to be

NEWARK, Del. (AP) — Nolan Henderson completed 30 of 43 passes for 296 yards and five touchdowns — three to Thyrick Pitts — to help Delaware beat Hampton 35-3. Henderson connected with Pitts on touchdowns of 15 and 8 yards to give Delaware a 14-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. Jourdan Townsend

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Tazon Conley threw for a touchdown and ran for two scores and Prairie View A&M never never trailed as it beat Alabama St. 25-15. Conley finished 14-for-19 passing for 180 yards with the touchdown and an interception. Jacory Merritt amassed 143 yards on 17 carries for Alabama State.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Seth Henigan threw two touchdowns, Brandon Thomas rushed for two scores, Memphis’ defense scored twice and the Tigers beat North Texas 44-34. The start of each quarter following halftime helped contribute to the Mean Green’s demise. Jaylon Allen returned an Austine Aune pass which bounced off the hands of his intended

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Elijah Dotson broke a tie with a short touchdown run and followed it up with a long punt return for a score to spark Northern Colorado’s 35-14 victory over Idaho State. The Bears broke the game open in the fourth quarter, scoring three touchdowns in the first 6-plus minutes of the

By AL LESAR Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Hendon Hooker threw for 349 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 112 yards and a score to lead No. 11 Tennessee to a 38-33 victory over No. 20 Florida Saturday. It was Tennessee’s second win over Florida in the last 18 meetings and snapped a

By BOB SUTTON Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Drew Pyne threw three touchdown passes and Notre Dame finally clicked on offense in a 45-32 victory over North Carolina. Audric Estime rushed for two touchdowns and 134 yards and Chris Tyree ran for a TD and 80 yards for the Fighting Irish. Pyne completed

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Robby Hauk returned a short field goal attempt 99 yards on a day that the coach’s son became Montana’s all-time leading tackler and the second-ranked Grizzlies used a number to big plays to roll to a 53-16 win Homecoming win over Portland State. Hauk fielded a short 52-yard field goal attempt

By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Trey Wolff kicked a 20-yard field goal in overtime to give Texas Tech a wild 37-34 victory over No. 22 Texas. The Red Raiders overcame a two-touchdown deficit in the second half but let a lead slip away in the final seconds. Texas’ Bijan Robinson

By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Ben Bryant passed for 314 of his 354 yards in the first half with a career-high four touchdowns, and Tyler Scott had career-highs with 185 yards and three TDs, as Cincinnati defeated Indiana 45-24. Bearcats nose tackle Dominique Perry had a 14-yard fumble return TD helping Cincinnati

MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — Theo Day threw three touchdowns passes to lead Northern Iowa to its first win of the season, a 52-17 victory over Western Illinois on Saturday. Day was 23-of-29 passing for 260 yards. He threw a pair of touchdown passes to Desmond Hutson and one to Quan Hampton, each from inside the

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Chase Cunningham passed for 408 yards and three touchdown and Middle Tennessee State stunned No. 25 Miami 45-31 for its first win in 21 tries against ranked opponents. DJ England-Chisholm caught two passes — the first a 71-yard touchdown in the first quarter, the

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — DJ Uiagalelei kept delivering the ball on target downfield for No. 5 Clemson in a shootout with No. 21 Wake Forest. That offered enough cover for a defense that struggled for stops — right up until finally coming up with the winning play to cap

FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Malik Grant scored his third touchdown of the game in overtime and Ernest Howard followed with an interception as Sacred Heart defeated Dartmouth 38-31, ending the Big Green’s 20-game nonconference win streak. Dartmouth’s streak had been the longest active one in the FCS. Sacred Heart came back from a 31-17 second-half

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Amin Woods scored on a 6-yard run with 43 seconds to play to lift Marist to a wild 30-25 win over Drake on Saturday in a Pioneer Football League opener between winless teams. Woods capped a 14-play, 80-yard drive that included a fourth-down conversion when quarterback Brock Bagozzi went 10

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Receiver Jacari Carter uncorked a 54-yard touchdown pass to Jelani Mason to stake Merrimack to a 14-0 first-quarter lead and the Warriors ground out 173 rushing yards to earn a 26-13 win over Delaware State in a non-conference battle. Merrimack held the Hornets to just 32 yards on the ground and