Evening Football: Iowa Upsets Penn State; Notre Dame Wins Close One; Texas Shoot-out

A key late interception and a touchdown off a blocked punt allow the Hawkeyes to defeat a Penn State team looking for revenge for a stunning last second upset last year. Final score is 21-10 and another top 5 team knocked off.

Charlie Weis sat down Jimmy Clausen but brought him back in the final part of the fourth quarter and Clausen went 6-9 and hit Kyle Rudolph for a touchdown on a fourth down play against Purdue.

Curiously, Purdue called a time out when Notre Dame was hustling to get off a third down play with about :39 seconds left in the game. It gave the Irish a much needed breather and helped set up the final play.

Purdue is now up 21-17 with 3:41 to go after a 38-yard touchdown catch by Boilermaker tailback Jason Taylor. The Irish now needs a TD in order to pull this one out and the offense has been silent in the second half. Jimmy Clausen is back in the game.

SB Nation Texas Tech blog Double T Nation predicted this game would be a bigger defensive battle than most people expected and even after a few quick touchdowns that looked prophetic. Then the Red Raiders started running the ball and put some real points on the board wearing the Cougars down. However, Houston kicked a field goal in the final seconds of the first half and gained a bit of momentum before they ran into the locker room.

It’s starting to look really good for another upset as Iowa is leading by eight points. Adam Robinson ran one in from 13 yards out to give Iowa the big lead. Penn State is about to get the ball with about five minutes left. The Hawkeyes are putting it in the hands of their defense.

Purdue looked like they might be held to a field goal on a long drive but punched it in on a third down play. Close games abound everywhere on a Saturday night. Purdue is finally playing the run hard and stopping it. It will be interesting to see if Charlie Weis starts letting Crist throw the ball more.

Iowa DE Adrian Clayborn blocked a punt and ran it in for a touchdown, but the Hawkeyes failed on a two point conversion. It’s still good enough for the lead in the fourth quarter at Happy Valley.

In what will likely prove to be a high-scoring affair from two offensive-oriented teams, both Texas Tech and 17th ranked Houston quickly put 7 points on the board in the first quarter.

Notre Dame has stormed back from the early deficit to now lead 17-7. Golden Tate just ran the ball in from 14-yards out and he has six rushes for 50 yards and a TD.

The Irish are leading with about three minutes left to go in the half and are about to get the ball back with one more shot to add on before halftime.

Tebow’s parents were just seen making their way down to the sideline as Tebow is out of the game. Florida is up 34-7 with the game about to go into the fourth quarter so it makes sense to make sure Tebow is OK.

Tim Tebow was just rocked in the Florida game, knocked out completely. He made it over to the sidelines, but it looked like he didn’t know what planet he was on at the time. He was down on the field for about 10 minutes and now he’s just sitting on the bench.

It took Purdue only 3:07 to take the lead on Notre Dame as Purdue connected on a 36-yard TD reception. The following kickoff and Notre Dame looked like they might take it all the way, so we could be in for a shootout, especially if the community members at Notre Dame blog Rakes of Mallow are right.

Not surprisingly, the Gators didn’t keep their 124-0 pace, but they’re still clearly in control of this game.Other scores from elsewhere in the land:

No. 8 Boise State 8, Bowling Green 0

Let’s be clear: the Gators are on pace to beat the Wildcats by the score of 124-0. Of course, Tim Tebow would never run up the score like this because he’s gracious in victory. All jokes aside, this is even more amazing if Tebow and some of his teammates really are sick.

Other statistical curiosities: Florida is outgaining Kentucky in total yardage, 223 to negative-1, and Tim Tebow has rushed for more yards than he’s passed (79 and 75, respectively).

Aided by a touchdown rush courtesy of the heroic Timothy Tebow, Florida is leading Kentucky in Lexington, 17-0. He hasn’t completed a pass yet, but that’s only because he doesn’t want to show off.

The Gators’ special teams unit is pouring it on, too. Chris Rainey just blocked a punt and fell on the ball in the end zone.