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The Associated Press

The Tampa Tribune

Published: October 26, 2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Pat Devlin came off the bench for injured starting quarterback Daryll Clark in the fourth quarter, leading two scoring drives and sneaking in for the go-ahead touchdown to give No. 3 Penn State a 13-6 victory over No. 10 Ohio State on Saturday night.

The win put the Nittany Lions (9-0, 5-0) in command in the Big Ten and severely crimped the chances of the Buckeyes (7-2, 4-1) grabbing an unprecedented third consecutive outright league title and a piece of their fourth conference championship in a row.

Penn State solidified its position as a national championship contender and also erased the ugly memories of an 0-7 mark in Columbus since joining the Big Ten in 1993.

Devlin led the way on a seven-play, 38-yard drive that took 4:13 and ended with his touchdown giving Penn State a 10-6 lead.

NO. 25 MINNESOTA 17,

PURDUE 6

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Adam Weber passed for a touchdown and ran for another in No. 25 Minnesota's win over Purdue, which lost star quarterback Curtis Painter to injury in the first half.

Weber passed for 212 yards and ran for 60, and Brandon Green caught five passes for 100 yards for the Golden Gophers (7-1, 3-1).

It was Purdue's 18th straight loss to a ranked opponent, including four this season. The Boilermakers (2-6, 0-4) have lost their past five games and are in danger of missing a bowl in Coach Joe Tiller's final season.

MICHIGAN ST. 35,

MICHIGAN 21

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Michigan State finally beat Michigan.

And the Spartans had to overcome a blown call to do it.

Javon Ringer's second touchdown broke a tie midway through the fourth quarter and Brian Hoyer's third touchdown pass padded the lead, lifting the Spartans to a win over the Wolverines.

Michigan State (7-2, 4-1) had not knocked off its rival since 2001, when T.J. Duckett scored with a disputed second on the clock, and was winless at the Big House since 1990, when Desmond Howard was tripped in the end zone and no penalty was called.

Michigan (2-6, 1-3) tied the game in the first quarter when the replay official overturned a ruling on the field, giving Brandon Minor a TD because his foot hit a pylon.

The NCAA rule book, however, states: "A player or an airborne player who touches a pylon is out of bounds."

Referee Dave Witvoet recited the rule verbatim to a pool reporter about the call that was overturned by a replay official, but deferred further comment to the Big Ten.

"More than that I can't say anything else," Witvoet said.

Michigan State ended up making the explanation moot.

WISCONSIN 27, ILLINOIS 17

MADISON, Wis. - Dustin Sherer threw two touchdowns to David Gilreath and ran for another, rallying Wisconsin over Illinois and snapping the Badgers' longest losing streak in 12 years.

Wisconsin (4-4, 1-4) finally got its first conference win with a solid effort defensively, intercepting Juice Williams three times, including two long returns that set up points as Illinois (4-4, 2-3) squandered its chance to give coach Ron Zook his first win here.

INDIANA 21,

NORTHWESTERN 19

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Ben Chappell had 219 yards passing and a touchdown and rushed for another score, and Indiana beat Northwestern to snap a five-game losing streak.

Indiana's Tandon Doss finished with eight receptions for 107 yards and a TD, and Damarlo Belcher caught six passes for 82 yards and a score. The Hoosiers (3-5, 1-4) ended a four-game losing streak against Northwestern.

Northwestern quarterback C.J. Bacher had 219 total yards of offense and one TD for the Wildcats (6-2, 2-2), who lost for the second time in three games.

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