BATON ROUGE, La. — D.J. Chark returned a punt 75 yards for a touchdown, Connor Culp kicked clutch field goals of 42 and 36 yards inside the final three minutes, and LSU rallied from a 20-point deficit to beat No. 10 Auburn 27-23 on Saturday.

LSU’s defense improved dramatically in the second half, not allowing a point. That enabled LSU (5-2, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) to win with special teams play.

Russell Gage made a diving 14-yard touchdown reception and had a 70-yard run that set up another TD for LSU.

Kerryon Johnson rushed for 156 yards and a short TD for Auburn (5-2, 3-1), which had won four in a row.

(7) WISCONSIN 17, PURDUE 9: Jonathan Taylor ran for 219 yards on 30 carries, including a 67-yard touchdown, and No. 7 Wisconsin (6-0, 3-0) relied on its stifling defense to overcome a three-turnover afternoon and beat Purdue (3-3, 1-2).

Alex Hornibrook was 13 of 18 for 199 yards and a score but threw two interceptions for the Badgers.

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(11) MIAMI 25, GEORGIA TECH 24: Darrell Langham made another miracle happen, a 28-yard catch on a tipped fourth-down ball, keeping desperate Miami’s drive alive and setting up Michael Badgley’s 24-yard field goal with 4 seconds left as the 11th-ranked Hurricanes (5-0, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) somehow rallied to stun Georgia Tech (3-2, 2-1).

(12) OKLAHOMA 29, TEXAS 24: Baker Mayfield threw 59 yards to Mark Andrews for the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter after Oklahoma (5-1, 3-1 Big 12) blew a 20-point lead, and the Sooners held on to beat Texas (3-3, 2-1) at Dallas.

(17) MICHIGAN 27, INDIANA 20: Karan Higdon ran 25 yards for a touchdown on the first play of overtime and Tyree Kinnel intercepted a fourth-down pass in the end zone on the final play, helping the Wolverines (5-1, 1-1 Big Ten) hold off Indiana (3-3, 0-3) at Bloomington, Indiana.

Higdon finished with 200 yards and three touchdowns on 25 carries, providing most of the offense for Michigan (5-1, 1-1 Big Ten) on another day when the Wolverines struggled to sustain drives. His 59-yard touchdown run with 10:25 remaining in the fourth quarter put Michigan up 20-10.

WEST VIRGINIA 46, (24) TEXAS TECH 35: Will Grier threw four of his five touchdown passes in the second half and West Virginia overcame an 18-point deficit to get the win.

West Virginia (4-2, 2-1 Big 12) beat a ranked opponent for the first time in 10 tries.

Nic Shimonek threw four first-half TD passes for Texas Tech, but the Red Raiders (4-2, 1-2) got little going after halftime and made lots of mistakes to enable the Mountaineers to come back.

BOSTON COLLEGE 45, LOUISVILLE 42: Colton Lichtenberg kicked a 27-yard field goal as time expired, pushing the Eagles (3-4, 1-3 Atlantic Coast) to a win at Louisville after the Cardinals (4-3, 1-3) tied the game late behind three fourth-quarter scores by Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson.

STONY BROOK 38, NEW HAMPSHIRE 24: Joe Carbone threw two touchdown passes, Stacey Bedell ran for 157 yards and another score, and Stony Brook (5-2, 4-1 Colonial Athletic) shut out visiting New Hampshire (4-2, 2-1) in the second half.


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