Round Up: Week 8

Maryland 38, Iowa 31
The Hawkeyes jumped out early in this one but it was all for naught. the Terrapins proved to be just a little too much for Iowa on the day. Iowa led 14-7 at the end of the 1st on a score from Mark Weisman, a four yard run, and a Jake Rudock 2 yard pass to Henry Krieger Coble. Maryland's Jacquille Veii busted for a 23 yard score and it was Mary;and who carried the game into the half with a lead. Brad Craddock nailed a 41 yard field goal and Wes Brown rushed for a 1 yard score giving the Terrapins a 17-14 advantage at the break. Stefon Diggs increased the scoring on a 53 yard pass play from Perry Hills making it 24-14. Iowa fought back and made it a 3 point game on a 2 yard touchdown rush from Weisman. The 4th quarter saw the Terrapins pull away on William Likely 45 yard pick six and a Wes Brown one yard dash for a touchdown. Down 38-21 Rudock and the Hawkeyes fought back when his four yard pass Jacob Hillyer for a touchdown. The Hawakeyes would add a late Marshall Koehn field goal making it 38-31. The Terrapins hung on for the victory. Maryland (5-2, 2-1) heads out to Madison to take on Wisconsin. Iowa (5-2, 2-1) heads into its second and final bye week before taking on Northwestern at home on November 1st.

Minnesota 39, Purdue 38
This was definitely the game to watch on Saturday. It was all Purdue then it was all Minnesota. Austin Appleby threw a pick 4 seconds into the game setting up the Gophers on the two yard line where David Cobb punched in the ball giving the Gophers a 7-0 lead. Appleby made up for that on ereal quick when he found Danny Anthrop on a screen that went for 55 yards tying the game at 7. Maxx Williams caught a Mitch Leidner pass from 4 yards out giving the Gophers a 14-7 advantage. Leidner was 9-18 with 165 yards passing and 3 total touchdowns on the day. Appleby found Gabe Holmes for a 13 yard TD with 2:37 to go in the first. This one was knotted up at 14 at the end of one. Donnell Kirkwood put the Goldy back on top at the start of the 2nd with a 3 yard TD run. Ryan Santoso's PAT was not converted and the Gophers clung to a 20-14 lead. Raheem Mostert broke off a 42 dash to the endzone throwing the lead back to the Boilermakers and Paul Griggs added a 26 yard chip shot field goal making it 24-20. Appleby again found another receiver; this time an 8 yard pass to DeAngelo Yancey. The Boilermakers lead 31-20 at the half and were in full control thanks to Appleby. Appleby finished 16-26 for 153 yards, 3 TDs through the air, 1 on the ground, and 2 interceptions. Leidner broke the plain at 12:03 of the second half on a 6 yard run making it 31-26 Purdue. Santoso added a 20 yard field goal making 31-29. Appleby cashed in his running TD from a yard out making it 38-29. Leidner at the end of the half, found KJ Maye for 37 yard TD hookup putting the Gophers 2 points away from. Down 38-36 the Gophers regained the lead behind a 52 yard field goal from Santoso. With just under 5 minutes to go, the Gophers hung onto win 39-38. Minnesota (6-1, 3-0) travels to Champagne to take on Illinois. Purdue (3-5, 1-3)  heads into a bye week.

#13 Ohio State 56, Rutgers 17
JT Barrett is making Columbus wonder if Braxton Miller should just retire. Barrett went 19-31, 261 yards through the air, 107 yards rushing, 3 touchdowns through the air, and 2 rushing touchdowns. If he could throw to himself, Barrett would've led the Buckeyes in receiving as well. Barrett's first passing TD was a 12 yard strike to Nick Vannett. Ezekiel Elliott pounded into the end zone for a score making it 14-0. Desmond Peoples added a one yard TD run for the Scarlet Knights making it 14-7 OSU at the end of the first. Rutgers wouldn't score again till the third quarter. Vannett caught his second TD this time a 26 yard strike. Eli Apple returned a Rutgers fumble 4 yards to the house and Rod Smith pounded 3 yards into the end zone capping the Buckeyes scoring at 35-7 at the half. Barrett added his rushing TD on a 33 yard scamper and then his second score on a 5 yard dash. Down 49-7 Kyle Federico tacked on a 42 yard field goal for the Scarlet Knights. Evan Spencer made a spectacular one handed grab in the endzone to make it 56-10 in favor of the Buckeyes. Peoples would get his second TD of the day on 12 yard run in the 4th quarter. The Buckeyes steamrolled to a 56-17 victory. Ohio State (5-1, 2-0) heads to Happy Valley to take on Penn State. Rutgers (5-2, 1-2) travels to Nebraska.

#8 Michigan State 56, Indiana 17
Well things were almost ugly for the Spartans but what's a little football without some adversity? The offense picked up right where it left off. At 9:26  of the 1st quarter Jeremy Langford broke the plain on a 32 yard run making 7-0 MSU. At the end of the first Griffin Oakes nailed a 27 yard field goal attempt for the Hoosiers cutting the lead to 7-3. Connor Cook found Josiah Price on a 10 yard pass to the end zone to start the second quarter. Cook went 24-32 with 332 yards passing, with 3 TDs and 1 interception. This is when it got ugly for MSU. The offense stalled a bit and Indiana took advantage. Indiana down 14-3 clawed back on 75 yard burst for a score by Shane Wynn. Not long after freshmen QB Zander Diamont (5-15, 11 yards, 1 rushing TD) punched in a 9 yard rush giving the Hoosiers a 17-14 lead. It didn't last long. Langford recorded his second TD of the day on a 8 yard rush and later in the quarter Cook found Macgarrett Kings Jr. on a 14 yard pass to give the Spartans a 28-17 advantage at the half. Cook would find RJ Shelton on a 4 yard pass to the endzone making it 35-17 and the only score of the 3rd quarter. Langford racked up his third and final rush TD on 4 yard scamper. Delton Williams slipped away for a 22 yard rush TD and Nick Hill would get a 76 yard rush TD as well to cap the scoring at 56-17 MSU. MSU's defense gave up 213 yards rushing but most of the yard came on 3 big run plays; only one of those resulted in a TD. Diamont could only manage 11 yards passing and his Hoosiers continue to struggle after their upset victory over Missouri. Indiana (3-4, 0-3) goes into a bye week. MSU (6-1, 3-0) welcomes in hated in-state rival Michigan.

#19 Nebraska 38, Northwestern 17
The Wildcats in their Gothic Uniforms hit the Nebraska Renaissance in the second half. Nebraska emerged from the dark to dominate Northwestern all over the field and establish that the West will be won by taking out Nebraska. The only score of the first quarter was a 2 yard run by Northwestern's Justin Jackson for a TD. Ameer Abdullah got his first of four rushing touchdowns on a 1 yard push into the endzone to tie the game at 7. Jackson got his second with just under 2 minutes to go in the half on a 5 yard scamper. Nebraska responded on 16 yard De'Mornay Pierson-El pass to QB Tommy Armstrong tying the game at 14 a piece. Jack Mitchell would add a 29 yard field goal with 3 seconds left for the Wildcats giving them a 17-14 lead at the break. Northwestern never held the lead again. At 4:52 of the 3rd, Ameer Abdullah plunged in for a one yard TD. He would then go on to score 2 more 1 yard rush TD's in the 4th quarter putting the Cornhusker's up 35-17. Drew Brown tacked on a 33 yard field goal finalizing the score at 38-17. Nebraska held Northwestern to 290 total yards while racking up 471 yards of their own. A balanced attack and strong second half defense proved to be the dagger Nebraska drove into the Wildcats's hearts. Nebraska (6-1, 2-1) welcomes Rutgers to Lincoln and Northwestern (3-4, 2-2) heads to a bye week.