Marshall honors 50th anniversary of deadly plane crash with resounding victory

Marshall wore special black uniforms and the No. 75 on its helmets to honor those who were lost, which included most of the Thundering Herd football team. The crash occurred as the team’s plane was returning from a game at East Carolina. There were no survivors.

Wells finished 25 of 37 for 336 yards, all season highs, throwing two TD passes each to Corey Gammage and Willie Johnson.

Trask, Florida rout Arkansas

Kyle Trask extended his school record for consecutive games with at least four touchdown passes to six and No. 6 Florida (5-1) overwhelmed Arkansas, 63-35, for its 11th straight win at home.

Trask threw for 356 yards and six scores against the Razorbacks (3-4), the second time this season he’s tossed six TDs in a game.

Trask became the third player in school history with at least 25 touchdown passes in multiple years, joining Heisman Trophy winners Tim Tebow and Danny Wuerffel. He also became the fourth in the Football Bowl Subdivision since 1996 to throw four or more TDs in six consecutive games in a single season.

King, No. 9 Miami rally for 4th straight win

D’Eriq King threw for 255 yards and a touchdown on 24-of-38 passing and ran for a 10-yard score to rally No. 9 Miami to a 25-24 victory at Virginia Tech.

The Hurricanes (7-1, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) erased an 11-point, third-quarter deficit to win their fourth straight game.

Cam’Ron Harris’s 6-yard touchdown run cut the Hokies' (4-4, 4-3) lead to 24-19 with 1:27 left in the third quarter. Miami failed to convert a 2-point try.

King then threw a dart to Mark Pope for a 36-yard touchdown with 5:59 left in the fourth quarter.

No. 10 Indiana remains unbeaten

Michael Penix Jr. threw for 320 yards and hit Ty Fryfogle (11 catches for 200 yards) for two touchdowns as No. 10 Indiana (4-0, 4-0 Big Ten) remained unbeaten with an easy 24-0 victory at Michigan State (1-3, 1-3).

Indiana is 4-0 in the league for the first time since 1987.

The Hoosiers took a 7-0 lead on an 8-yard run by Stevie Scott. The Spartans fumbled two plays after the ensuing kickoff, and Penix threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Fryfogle.

Shakur Brown intercepted Penix in the second quarter near the goal line, but Rocky Lombardi was picked off on the next play, setting up an Indiana field goal. Penix found Fryfogle for a 65-yard TD with 4:56 left in the first half.

Wisconsin rolls in return

Nakia Watson and Mason Stokke each scored two touchdowns in the first half, helping No. 13 Wisconsin build a big lead in a 49-11 rout at Michigan. Graham Mertz was 12 of 22 for 127 yards with two touchdowns as the Badgers (2-0) returned to competition after canceling two games of their all-Big Ten schedule due to COVID-19 cases. Mertz tested positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 24, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. The Wolverines (1-3) fell behind 28-0 at halftime, their largest deficit at home since the Big House opened in 1927, and are off to their worst start since 1967 … Peyton Ramsey completed 23 of 36 passes for 212 yards and three touchdowns, all to Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman, and No. 23 Northwestern beat Purdue (2-1), 27-20, at West Lafayette, Ind. The Wildcats are 4-0 in the Big Ten for the first time since 1996.

Willis powers No. 22 Liberty

Malik Willis completed 14 of 19 passes for 306 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 97 yards and two scores on eight, leading No. 22 Liberty over Western Carolina, 58-14, in Lynchburg, Va. The Flames (8-0) won their 10th straight game and remained second behind Notre Dame for the nation’s longest active winning streak … Tyler Shough threw for 312 yards and four touchdowns, two in the second half to Travis Dye, and No. 11 Oregon (2-0) came back for a 43-29 win at Washington State (1-1) … Zach Smith threw for 325 yards and three touchdowns to help host Tulsa (4-1, 4-0 American Athletic) erase a 21-point second quarter deficit in a 28-24 upset over No. 19 SMU (7-2, 5-2). He found James Palmer for the 4-yard go-ahead touchdown with 2:11 remaining.

Kentucky honors late coach with win

Kentucky quarterback Terry Wilson accounted for three touchdowns, Chris Rodriguez rushed for two scores including a 74-yarder, and the host Wildcats (3-4, 3-4 SEC) withstood a late rally by Vanderbilt (0-6, 0-6) to win, 38-35. The Wildcats honored offensive line coach John Schlarman, who died Thursday from cancer, by lining up on their first play with 10 men before left tackle Landon Young came on wearing the No. 65 Schlarman wore while playing for Kentucky in the mid-1990s … Vavae Malepeai bulled his way through multiple tacklers for an 8-yard touchdown run with 25 seconds left, and No. 20 Southern California (2-0), 2-0 Pac-12) beat Arizona (0-1, 0-1), 34-30, for its second straight comeback win … Levi Lewis passed for 252 yards and three touchdowns as No. 25 Louisiana-Lafayette (7-1, 5-1 Sun Belt) clinched a third straight Sun Belt Conference West Division title with a 38-10 home win over South Alabama (3-5, 2-3).

Heisman Trophy date set

The Heisman Trophy will be presented Jan. 5, but without the usual ceremony held in New York City, and the finalists will be revealed on Christmas Eve.

The deadline for Heisman voters to submit their ballots is now Dec. 21, two days after the conference championship games are scheduled to be played.

Before college football schedules were revised because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Heisman was set to be handed out Dec. 12. Now it will be awarded during the 10 days between the College Football Playoff semifinals on Jan. 1 and the championship game on Jan. 11.

The Tuesday night ceremony on ESPN will originate from the network’s studios in Bristol, Conn. The finalists will appear via satellite.