Terrelle Pryor threw for 195 yards and a touchdown for the Buckeyes, and had a 14-yard run on fourth down to keep the game-winning drive alive.
Iowa went ahead 17-10 early in the fourth quarter on freshman Marcus Coker’s 1-yard TD run. But Devin Barclay’s 48-yard field goal brought the Buckeyes within 17-13, and Pryor engineered a 76-yard drive despite DeVier Posey’s drop of a sure TD pass.
: In East Lansing, Michigan, Kirk Cousins lunged into the end zone from 3 yards out with 4:32 remaining as Michigan State also kept its Rose Bowl hopes alive by rallying to beat Purdue.
The Spartans trailed 28-13 after three quarters and 31-20 midway through the fourth, but Cousins threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Mark Dell with 6:54 remaining, and a 2-point conversion made it 31-28.
Denicos Allen then blocked a punt, giving Michigan State the ball inside the 5 and setting up Cousins’ touchdown.
In Ann Arbor, Michigan, Montee Ball and James White combined for 354 yards rushing and six touchdowns, leading Wisconsin one step closer to its first Big Ten championship since 1999.
The Badgers, Ohio State and Michigan State are tied atop the Big Ten heading into the final weekend of the conference season.
If Wisconsin beat Northwestern next week at home, they’ll will win at least a share of the title and likely earn a trip to a BCS bowl.
In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Jordan Jefferson passed for a career-high 254 yards, threw for one touchdown and ran for another as Louisiana State survived an upset bid by Mississippi.
LSU trailed 36-35 with 4:57 left when Patrick Peterson returned a kickoff 34 yards to midfield, setting up a game-winning drive that ended with Stevan Ridley’s third touchdown rushing.
In Berkeley, California, Andrew Luck threw two touchdown passes and led Stanford to scores on all eight possessions he played as the Cardinal beat California for its most lopsided win in the Big Game in 80 years.
Luck came into this rivalry game looking to avenge the worst performance of his career in last year’s loss against the Golden Bears, when he completed 10 of 30 passes and threw a game-sealing interception deep in Cal territory with just over a minute left.
In College Station, Texas, Cyrus Gray ran for a career-high tying 137 yards and Randy Bullock kicked the go-ahead field goal with about three minutes left.
Gray added a career-high 65 yards receiving in his fifth consecutive 100-yard rushing game.
In Lawrence, Kansas, Brandon Weeden passed for 389 yards and three touchdowns to lead Oklahoma State to a share of the Big 12 South title.
The Cowboys would have won the title outright if Baylor had beaten Oklahoma. The Sooners and Cowboys meet at Oklahoma State next Saturday.
In Starkville, Mississippi, Ryan Mallett threw for 306 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winner to Knile Davis in double overtime.
The Bulldogs had a chance to tie the game in the second overtime, but Chris Relf was hit hard as he tried to complete a fourth-down pass.
In Miami, Ryan Williams ran for 142 yards and two touchdowns, including a career-long 84-yarder in the fourth quarter as Virginia Tech won the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Coastal Division title.
Virginia Tech will play for the ACC title Dec. 4, with a spot in the Orange Bowl at stake.
No. 15 Missouri 14 Iowa State 0: In Ames, Iowa, Blaine Gabbert threw a touchdown pass as Missouri turned a fake punt into another score.
Missouri sputtered offensively for most of the game. But the Tigers’ defense remained stout and they made just enough plays with the ball to deny Iowa State the victory it needed for bowl eligibility.
In Waco, Texas, DeMarco Murray turned a short pass into a long touchdown and ran for another score in the opening minutes to get Oklahoma off to a fast start in a victory over Baylor that kept the Sooners’ Big 12 title hopes alive.
Landry Jones threw for 325 yards and three touchdowns with a 5-yard score to Ryan Broyles, who became the first Oklahoma receiver with a 100-catch season.
In Columbia, South Carolina, Marcus Lattimore had three touchdowns and 102 yards rushing by halftime as South Carolina scored its most points under coach Steve Spurrier.
Lattimore scored on runs of 17, 8 and 5 yards for a 21-0 lead less than 7 minutes in.
In Reno, Nevada, Vai Taua ran for 111 yards and two touchdowns and scored a third on a 79-yard pass to lead Nevada over New Mexico State.
Colin Kaepernick completed 15 of 27 passes for 251 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a third for the Wolf Pack, who won their 11th straight home game and ensured their first 10-win season since 1991.
Oregon State 36 No. 20 Southern California 7: In Corvalis, Oregon, Ryan Katz threw for 154 yards and two touchdowns while Jacquizz Rodgers rushed for 128 yards and another score.
The Beavers built a 20-0 lead by halftime and avoided their first three-game losing streak since 2002.
In San Diego, Jordan Wynn threw for a career-high 362 yards and Greg Bird’s blocked punt set up the go-ahead score for Utah.
The Utes were trailing 34-31 in the fourth quarter when Bird blocked Brian Stahovic’s punt at the 10-yard line. Christian Cox recovered and ran to the 3-yard line. Eddie Wide scored from the 1 three plays later to give Utah it’s first lead of the game.
