Sunday’s Den: Wrapping up a sports Saturday……..

Hope you remembered to turn your clocks back an hour……..

— Indiana 23, Minnesota 16 OT
Gophers kicked a 61-yard FG with 0:19 left to lead 16-13.
Indiana kicked a 60-yard FG at the gun to force OT
Hoosiers outgained Minnesota, 419-215.
8-1 Indiana’s last four games were decided by 3-4-7-7 points.

— Miami 38, North Carolina 35
Miami improved to 8-0, holding off the 4-4 Tar Heels.
Miami QB Mensah threw for 274 yards, three TD’s.
UNC QB Edwards threw for 341 yards, four TD’s.

— Iowa State 51, Oklahoma State 49
OSU scored a TD with 0:53 left to take a 49-48 lead.
Cyclones kicked a 34-yard FG at the gun for the upset win.
Total yards: Iowa State 581, Oklahoma State 533

— USC 30, Ohio State 18
Trojans threw a 69-yard TD pass in first minute of the game.
Frosh backup QB Fahey threw for 260 yards in his first college start.
Buckeyes outgained USC 464-338 on a rainy day in Los Angeles.

— Utah 49, Cincinnati 25
Utah’s first four drives: 35 plays, 333 yards, 28 points.
Utes led Cincinnati 42-6 at halftime.
Utah is 8-0; they play rival BYU next week.

— Oregon 34, Northwestern 26
QB Raiola threw for 336 yards, three TD’s.
Northwestern led 20-6 late in the first half.
Northwestern QB Chiles threw for 281 yards, ran for 93 more.

— NC State 31, California 10
There are rumors swirling that Philip Rivers is going to be NC State’s next football coach; he played for the Wolfpack, before his excellent NFL career. His son has already committed to play QB for NC State next year. Philip Rivers is his son’s high school coach.

— Upsets of the Day:
Troy State (+17.5) 24, James Madison 21
Syracuse (+10) 30, SMU 27
Sacramento State (+10) 31, Kent State 10

Iowa State (+9.5) 51, Oklahoma State 49
Coastal Carolina (+6.5) 31, Georgia Southern 20
Washington (+7.5) 17, Nebraska 10

USC (+6.5) 30, Ohio State 18
Clemson (+6) 36, Florida State 24
South Carolina (+5.5) 42, Oklahoma 25

— Famous birthdays, November 1st:
Tom Mack, 83
Miguel Dilone, 72
Kent Graham, 58

Coco Crisp, 47
Stephen Vogt, 42
Anthony Ramos, 35

Brent Rooker, 32
Payton Tolle, 24
Stephon Castle, 22

— Syracuse 30, SMU 27
Syracuse drove 68 yards, scored game-winning TD with 0:17 left.
SMU QB Jennings threw for 351 yards, two TD’s.
Orange even their record at 4-4; SMU slips to 6-2.

— South Carolina 42, Oklahoma 25
Carolina QB Sellers threw for 301 yards, three TD’s.
Sellers also ran ball for 96 yards, two TD’s.
Oklahoma falls to 4-4; they lost their last two home games.

— BYU 27, Arizona State 20
BYU blew 17-3 halftime lead, but outscored ASU 10-3 in 4th quarter.
Cougars won despite running ball 30 times for only 47 yards.
Arizona State is 0-4 when they allow more than 17 points.

— Washington 17, Nebraska 10
Nebraska led 7-3 after three quarters.
Huskies scored two TD’s in a 0:15 span of the 4th quarter to win the game.
Cornhuskers were minus-3 in turnovers; they outgained Huskies, 387-267.

— Texas Tech 34, Arizona 26
Arizona led 17-10 at halftime, throwing a 94-yard TD pass.
Transfer QB Castellanos threw two TD’s in his first start for Tech.
RB Williams ran ball 14 times for 175 yards and a TD.

— Michigan 28, Rutgers 21
Michigan drove 75 yards, scored winning TD with 4:24 left.
Wolverines ran for 161 yards, outgained Rutgers 427-249.
Michigan is 5-3, with only one win by more than seven points.

— Villanova-Notre Dame are playing a basketball game in Italy 9:30 Sunday morning, which tips off the 2026-27 season, before a marathon of games that starts Sunday night at midnight. The marathon games will be shown on YouTube all day Monday.