Beau Pribula performed in relief of injured quarterback Drew Allar, Jaylen Reed scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 19-yard interception return and No. 3 Penn State rallied to beat visiting Wisconsin 28-13 on Saturday night.
Allar went into the locker room in the final minute of the first half after he landed a little awkwardly while getting sacked on Penn State’s last series of the second quarter. Allar came back onto the field for the second half wearing a brace around his left knee, but he remained on the sideline for the rest of the night.
Penn State (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) trailed 10-7 at the time of Allar’s exit.
Pribula went 11 of 13 for 98 yards, including a 1-yard touchdown to Khalil Dinkins, as Penn State outscored Wisconsin 21-3 in the second half to snap the Badgers’ three-game winning streak.
But it was Reed who delivered the biggest play of the night.
Throwing from his own end zone on third-and-14 from the 8, Braedyn Locke sent a pass across the middle that went directly to Reed. The Penn State safety then raced into the right corner of the end zone to put the Nittany Lions ahead 14-10 with 6:29 left in the third.
NO. 13 INDIANA 31, WASHINGTON 17: Quarterback Tayven Jackson threw for one touchdown and ran for another in his first start of the season, and D’Angelo Ponds’ two interceptions both led to scores as the Hoosiers pulled away from the visiting Huskies.
Indiana (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) has tied the 1967 Rose Bowl team for the best start in school history.
Jackson replaced the injured Kurtis Rourke (right thumb) and went 11 of 19 with 124 yards and one TD pass, and his 2-yard TD run with 8:55 to play gave the Hoosiers a 31-14 lead. Justice Ellison carried 29 times for 123 yards and one score.
The Huskies (4-4, 2-3) have lost three of four. Jonah Coleman had 19 carries for 104 yards and one TD.
Ponds picked off Will Rogers‘ sixth throw of the day and returned it 65 yards for a 7-0 lead. Three series later, Ponds picked off another Rogers pass. Jackson took advantage with a 42-yard TD pass to Omar Cooper Jr.
NO. 4 OHIO STATE 21, NEBRASKA 17: Will Howard tossed three touchdown passes, but the host Buckeyes needed an interception by cornerback Jordan Hancock with 1:16 left to seal their win over the Cornhuskers.
Ohio State (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) bounced back from its loss to Oregon two weeks ago but sure didn’t look like the well-oiled machine it’s supposed to be in grappling with four-touchdown-underdog Nebraska.
MICHIGAN 24, MICHIGAN ST. 17: Colston Loveland caught two TD passes and a 2-point conversion, helping the Wolverines (5-3, 3-2 Big Ten) win at home over the Spartans (4-4, 2-3).
IOWA 40, NORTHWESTERN 14: Kaleb Johnson rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns as the Hawkeyes (5-3, 3-2 Big Ten) won at home over the Wildcats (3-5, 1-4).
MINNESOTA 48, MARYLAND 23: Max Brosmer threw four touchdown passes, Justin Walley added a pick-six and the Gophers posted a home rout of the Terrapins (4-4, 1-4 Big Ten).
Winner of three straight, Minnesota (5-3, 3-2) got nine catches for 117 yards and two scores from Daniel Jackson.