Illinois
No. 23 Illinois outlasts Purdue 50-49 in overtime on sack on 2-point conversion
Illinois wide receiver Pat Bryant (13) Declan Duley (31) and Devin Hale (53) celebrate with the Purdue cannon after the team’s 50-49 overtime win over Purdue in an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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CHAMPAIGN — Luke Altmyer threw a 25-yard touchdown pass in overtime to Pat Bryant, and Dylan Rosiek sacked Purdue’s Ryan Browne on a 2-point conversion attempt to give No. 23 Illinois a 50-49 victory Saturday.
Illinois (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) had lost four straight and seven of its last eight against Purdue (1-5, 0-3). The Illini hadn’t beaten the Boilermakers at Memorial Stadium since 2010.
Illinois’ David Olano made a 38-yard field goal as time expired to tie it at 43 after Purdue rallied to take the lead for the first time.
Ahrmad Branch, on his only carry of the day, scored on a 3-yard run in OT for the Boilermakers.
Purdue coach Ryan Walters said he went for the 2-point conversion in OT “because we were in control of the game at that point. We clawed back in the game, something we hadn’t done this season, and I wanted to give us a chance to win. I hate losing.”
Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer celebrates his touchdown during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Purdue on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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Altmyer completed 20 of 34 passes for 379 yards and 3 touchdowns. Josh McCray ran for 78 yards and 2 TDs and caught a scoring pass. Bryant caught 4 passes for 104 yards.
“We did enough bad things to give them the game,” Illinois coach Bret Bielema said. “If you let a team stick around like that, that’s what happens. I still think we’re a good team knocking on the door of doing something cool.”
Browne, a redshirt freshman making his first start with Hudson Card sidelined by a concussion, rushed for 118 yards on 17 carries and completed 18 of 26 passes for 297 yards and 3 TDs after throwing for just 9 yards in the first half.
Max Klare caught 6 passes for 133 yards for Purdue. Devin Mockobee ran for 102 yards on 11 carries.
Down 27-3 at halftime, Purdue launched a comeback.
“We executed. We didn’t panic,” Walters said.
The Boilermakers scored two TDs in eight seconds on 53-yard pass from Browne to Jahmal Edrine and a sack of Altmyer by Nyland Green that caused a fumble that Will Heldt returned 16 yards for TD.
After Browne threw a 62-yard strike to Klare on a double-reverse flea flicker, a 24-yard field goal by Spencer Porath made it 27-20. Altmyer ended Purdue’s surge with a 13-yard TD run early in the fourth quarter.
The Boilermakers responded with an 8-yard TD pass from Browne to Jaron Tibbs and a 2-point conversion pass from Browne to Klare, but McCray scored on a 3-yard run to make it 40-28.
Purdue cut the lead to 40-35 with 1:35 left on a 2-yard TD run by Mockobee.
After Ben Freehill recovered an onside kick, the Boilermakers scored again on a 13-yard pass from Brown to Mockobee and a 2-point conversion pass from Browne to Edrine with 46 seconds left to move in front for the first time at 43-40.
Now that the Illini have vanquished the Boilermakers, the biggest thorn in their side over the past several years, they can focus on back-to-back huge Big Ten games to end the month. They’ll host No. 24 Michigan next week in the culmination of a season-long celebration of Memorial Stadium’s 100th anniversary and travel to No. 3 Oregon the following week.
Illinois rushing leader Kaden Feagin missed the game because of a hyperextended left leg, suffered in practice during the week. Bielema said Feagan will be out “for a little bit.” Feagin had gained 306 yards on 67 carries and run for three touchdowns in Illinois’ first five games.
Journal Sentinel beat writers break down Wisconsin’s win over Illinois
The Journal Sentinel’s Mark Stewart and John Steppe discuss some of their takeaways from the Badgers’ 27-10 win over Illinois.
MADISON – There is a risk when you play a schedule as tough as the one Wisconsin faced this season that it beats a team down for good.
That is where the Badgers football team appeared headed a month ago. But now, with one game left in the regular season, UW appears to be better for the experience.
The Badgers, who have had some moral victories this season, are now starting to score actual ones.
Their 27-10 win over Illinois on Nov. 22 was the best they’ve had in a while. The Badgers’ defensive front had another dominant performance, the offense had its most productive day of the season against a Power Four opponent and the special teams came up with a big play that led directly to a touchdown.
The result was Wisconsin’s second win over a team in the College Football Playoff top 25 in three weeks – Illinois was ranked No. 21 in the Week 12 ranking – and just like it’s win over then-No. 23 Washington on Nov. 8, the UW fans rushed the field after the final play to celebrate.
The Badgers (4-7, 2-6 Big Ten) have trusted the process of building their team and are starting to be rewarded.
“Coach Fickell talks about it all the time,” said outside linebacker Darryl Peterson, one of 31 players honored before the game for Senior Day. “Man, these are life lessons that we’re learning. Everything’s not going to go your way. You know part of this game is being able to fight through and be resilient. I think it’s something that we’ll take with us for the rest of our lives.”
Badgers coach Luke Fickell called the win the team’s most complete of the season. We agree. Here is why.
Running back Darrion Dupree helps offense come alive
Wisconsin finished with 301 total yards, its third-highest total of the season. Its 209 rushing yards were 44 more than its previous season high. And the offense’s five scores were UW’s most since a 42-10 win over Middle Tennessee on Sept. 6.
That total yardage won’t wow most teams, but it was noteworthy for a few reasons.
The Badgers opened the game with a 16-play touchdown drive – the most plays for a Wisconsin scoring drive this season – that covered 80 yards and ended with a 6-yard touchdown run by senior receiver Vinny Anthony. And in the third quarter, Darrion Dupree ripped off an 84-yard touchdown run that is the Badgers’ longest play from scrimmage this year.
Freshman quarterback Carter Smith continued his ascent, completing 9 of 11 passes for 75 yards. He didn’t have a touchdown pass but also didn’t put the ball in harm’s way.
Dupree, who got a career-high 17 carries with Dilin Jones and Gideon Ituka out due to injuries., finished with 131 yards to snap UW’s 15-game stretch without a 100-yard rusher.
His long run was just what the doctor ordered for an offense that even after Saturday’s “outburst” still ranks 133rd out of 134 teams nationally.
“Those big plays that not only generate energy and momentum but give you a different boost and make people play in a different way,” Fickell said. “That’s just something that we’ve really struggled with, not just this year, but in the last couple years. It was really good to be able to see that.”
Darryl Peterson, defense bring heat and step up in red zone
While the defensive line has been solid at putting pressure on the quarterback, it has been finishing those plays with sacks during the last four games.
The Badgers’ five sacks against Illinois pushed their total to 19 in the last four games. Their six tackles for a loss give them 29 during that stretch.
Peterson led the charge with a career-high three sacks, two that came on third down. Senior cornerback D’Yoni Hill made a career-high eight tackles.
Illinois’ 298 total yards were its third lowest of the season behind second-ranked Indiana (161) and No. 1 Ohio State (295). But the bigger accomplishment for Wisconsin was keeping the Illini off the scoreboard.
They reached the red zone three times but got only one touchdown. The other trips resulted in field-goal attempts, a 37-yard miss with about 11 minutes left in the second quarter when UW led, 7-0, and a 24-yard make with 1 minute 23 seconds left in the third quarter that cut the Badgers’ lead to 17-10.
The second attempt came after Wisconsin faced a first-and-goal from the 9.
“Obviously the guys played well, but I give a lot of credit to the coaches, too.” Fickell said. “[Defensive coordinator] Mike Tressel and those guys had a really good game plan and recognized where we were going to need to be really successful in the red zone because that’s where they’ve been as good as anybody.
“When [Illinois quarterback Luke Altmyer] gets to the red zone, his ability to run the football, his ability to throw the football [make him dangerous]. They’re really creative down there.”
Nathanial Vakos, Charlie Jarvis helps special teams deliver boom
Senior Nathanial Vakos hit each of his field-goal attempts, a 47-yarder with 14 seconds left in the first half that gave the Badgers a 10-7 lead and a 32-yard attempt with 4:23 to play that gave the team its final margin of victory.
Redshirt freshman Sean West averaged 48.6 yards per punt and really flipped field position in the second half.
The big play came from redshirt junior Charlie Jarvis, who pounced on punter Keelan Crimmins after Crimmins mishandled a low snap in the fourth quarter. The turnover on downs gave Wisconsin a first down at the Illini 14. Four plays later Dupree took a direct snap 4 yards for a touchdown that gave UW a 24-10 edge with 8:16 to go.
By that point the game turned into a feel-good affair, one fueled by all three aspects of the game. It was the kind of peroformance that breeds confidence, and for the Badgers that showed in the body language of the players as the game wore on.
The question now is ‘Will the Badgers’ game travel? Wisconsin travels to Minnesota for the final game with a chance to not only bring home Paul Bunyan’s Axe but a 3-1 record in their final four games.
“I think any time we can celebrate, we’re going to celebrate,” Peterson said. “There’s been a lot more to celebrate these last few weeks, so I think being able to do that and show that, it’s been fun for us. And when we’re having fun, I think, you know, when you’re having fun playing football, man, there’s nothing like it.”
It wasn’t the prettiest of first halves for the Tide, but they made it to halftime with a 28-0 lead. The Alabama defense was nearly perfect, absolutely stymieing the overmatched Panthers for -1 total rushing yards and 13 passing yards, plus the special teams got a punt block.
The Alabama offense was given a couple of short fields that they cashed in on, and they generally moved the ball well. However a Ty Simpson interception over the middle ended one drive, and another ended on a holding call that set up a chip shot field goal that Connor Talty missed to make himself the main story of the game.
Alabama’s called 22 rushing plays in this one so far, gaining 121 rushing yards (5.5 yards per carry!!). The passing game hasn’t been as good, with Simpson completing 11/16 for 147 yards and 2 picks, though one of those was a hail mary to the endzone on the last play of the half.
The Tide may give Simpson one more drive after the half, but it should be the Austin Mack and Keelon Russell show the rest of the way.
MACOMB, Ill. (AP) — Rasheed Jones had 20 points in Coastal Carolina’s 84-64 win against Western Illinois on Friday.
Jones shot 6 of 17 from the field, including 4 for 10 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 5 from the free-throw line for the Chanticleers (3-2). Josh Beadle shot 6 of 12 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 5 from the foul line to add 18 points. DaJohn Craig shot 4 for 6, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc to finish with 11 points.
The Leathernecks (1-5) were led by Karyiek Dixon, who recorded 16 points and eight rebounds. Western Illinois also got 16 points and six rebounds from Francis Okwuosah. Tyran Cook had eight points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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