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College football: Dillon carries for 149 yards and a TD in Boston College’s 27-14 win

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AJ Dillon carried it 32 times for 149 yards and a touchdown, Anthony Brown threw for a score and ran for another and Boston College beat Miami 27-14 on Friday night.

It was only BC’s fourth victory in its last 22 meetings against Miami.

Brown went 15 of 28 for 152 yards with an interception, and Jeff Smith had a TD catch for the Eagles (6-2, 3-1 ACC). BC has six wins in October for the first time since 2009.

Malik Rosier completed 18 of 35 passes for 149 yards and a TD, but was incepted twice, leading to 10 BC points. DeeJay Dallas added a TD run for Miami (5-3, 2-2).

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Morgan, Minnesota top Indiana 38-31 on late 67-yard TD pass

Tanner Morgan passed for 302 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start, including the tiebreaking 67-yard scoring toss to Rashod Bateman with 1:34 remaining that gave Minnesota a 38-31 victory on a rainy Friday night after Indiana rallied with 22 straight fourth-quarter points.

Morgan, a redshirt freshman who replaced injured true freshman Zack Annexstad, completed 17 of 24 attempts for the Gophers (4-4, 1-4 Big Ten).

After Peyton Ramsey capped a third fourth-quarter touchdown drive for the Hoosiers (4-5, 1-5) with a 2-point conversion pass to Donavan Hale, the teams traded punts.

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Louisiana Tech ends FAU’s 10-game home winning streak 21-13

J’Mar Smith threw for 217 yards and a touchdown and Louisiana Tech beat Florida Atlantic 21-13 on Friday night to snap the Owls’ 10-game home winning streak.

Louisiana Tech (6-2, 4-1 Conference USA), which is bowl eligible for the fifth straight season, scored two touchdowns in the final three minutes of the first half for a 14-10 lead.

Smith found Teddy Veal in the end zone to extend Louisiana Tech’s lead to 21-13 with 8:27 remaining. FAU appeared to get the ball back with just over two minutes left, but Louisiana Tech’s drive was extended after a 15-yard penalty on the punt.

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Wyoming scores 21 unanswered in 3rd to win Border War

Freshman Sean Chambers had his first career passing and rushing touchdowns and Wyoming eased past Colorado State 34-21 on Friday night in the Border War.

Wyoming scored 21 unanswered points in the third quarter — with two touchdowns in less than 30 seconds — for a 24-0 lead.

Chambers was 7-of-10 passing for 116 yards and two touchdowns and carried it 22 times for 101 yards and a score for Wyoming (3-6, 1-4 Mountain West Conference). Nico Evans added 176 rushing yards and a touchdown.

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