Overview
- Omar Cooper Jr. toe-tapped a 36-second touchdown from Fernando Mendoza to seal No. 2 Indiana’s 27-24 road win, the program’s first victory at Penn State, moving the Hoosiers to 10-0 and 7-0 in the Big Ten.
- Penn State’s slide deepened to 3-6 overall and 0-6 in the Big Ten after a late lead evaporated, extending a five-game losing streak during a season marked by James Franklin’s firing and Drew Allar’s season-ending injury.
- No. 1 Ohio State handled Purdue 34-10 behind Julian Sayin’s 303 passing yards, extending a 13-game win streak and preserving a potential Big Ten title clash with Indiana.
- No. 9 Texas Tech beat previously undefeated No. 8 BYU 29-7, tightening the playoff picture as the Cougars suffered a season-low 255 total yards.
- Eyes now turn to SEC showpieces: No. 3 Texas A&M visits No. 19 Missouri with freshman Matt Zollers starting for injured Beau Pribula, and LSU heads to No. 4 Alabama under interim coach Frank Wilson with some analysts predicting an upset.