Stillwater, Okla ? Brandon Pettigrew had run more than 50 yards toward the winning score in a wild shootout for the ages. Without knowing who might be tracking him down from behind, the Oklahoma State tight end wasn’t about to take any chances.
He dove for the pylon, and the result was the decisive touchdown in a 49-45 victory against Texas Tech on Saturday.
“That was my Superman,” Pettigrew said.
It took that kind of effort to beat Texas Tech’s Graham Harrell, who had the fourth-best passing game in major-college football history with 646 yards.
Pettigrew caught a short pass from Zac Robinson and rumbled down the right sideline for the score with 1:37 remaining.
“That was a pretty incredible play for a tight end,” offensive coordinator Larry Fedora said. “It was pretty unbelievable for a guy that’s 6-6, 260 (pounds) to do what he did with the ball after the catch. He made some people miss, and then he took it to the house.”
No. 7 Texas 58, Rice 14
Austin, Texas – Colt McCoy passed for 333 yards and three touchdowns to lead Texas to an easy victory over Rice in the Longhorns’ last game before the start of the Big 12 schedule.
Limas Sweed caught five passes for 139 yards with touchdowns of 52 and 24 yards.
No. 24 Nebraska 41, Ball State 40
Lincoln, Neb. – Sam Keller’s third touchdown pass finally put Nebraska in the lead with 3:13 left in the game, and the Cornhuskers survived an upset bid.
The Cardinals moved in position to win in the final seconds, but Jake Hogue’s 55-yard field-goal attempt was wide left.
No. 25 Missouri 38, Illinois State 17
Columbia, Mo. – Chase Daniel threw three touchdown passes, and Missouri had 581 yards of total offense.
Daniel was 21-for-34 for 294 yards and two interceptions. He has thrown 13 touchdown passes this season.
Colorado 42, Miami (Ohio) 0
Boulder, Colo. – Cody Hawkins threw two touchdown passes and ran for another as the Buffaloes broke a two-game skid.
Hawkins finished 19-of-30 for 275 yards as the Buffaloes racked up 634 yards of total offense.
Baylor 34, Buffalo 21
Amherst, N.Y. – Blake Szymanski may be known for making things happen with his arm, but his legs did most of the work for Baylor.
Szymanski rushed for 91 yards, including a career-long 39-yard touchdown scamper in the fourth quarter, and Baylor gained 229 yards on the ground to defeat Buffalo.
Toledo 36, Iowa State 35
Toledo, Ohio – Linebacker Greg Hay recovered a botched punt in the end zone late in the fourth quarter, giving Toledo the game-winning touchdown and completing a dramatic final five minutes.
Jalen Parmele rushed for 74 yards on 16 tries for the Rockets.
