Oklahoma suffered its first loss of the season in Week 9, falling in a 38-33 showing at Kansas. 

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The Jayhawks, though, said they “live for days like this” in the win over the Sooners, their first since 1997 and snapping an 18-game losing streak to Oklahoma. 

Here are some of the top statistical performances from Week 7. 

Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State 

For a second-straight week, Oklahoma State running back Ollie Gordon II is the leading rusher. 

He put up over 200 rushing yards last week in his first Stat Pack appearance. Gordon hit the number once again this week against Cincinnati. 

Gordon totaled 271 rushing yards against the Bearcats, topping the next closest running back by 24 yards. He averaged 10.8 yards per carry, up from his 9.7 clip posted last week. 

Gordon broke off runs for 42 yards, 39, 22 and 17 yards. His longest run of the day came on his final carry as the Fort Worth, Texas, native dashed 75 yards for his second touchdown of the day. 

Gordon finished with 271 yards across 25 carries for two touchdowns. He also added 21 receiving yards across four catches. 

Frank Gore Jr., Southern Miss 

The son of five-time Pro Bowl running back Frank Gore makes this week’s Stat Pack. 

Frank Gore Jr. rushed for the second-most yards this week in Southern Miss’ 48-38 loss to Appalachian State. 

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Frank Gore Jr. totaled 247 rushing yards, the second-most of his career after a 329-yard performance against Rice last season. 

His longest run also came on a 75-yard play on his first carry of the second half. Frank Gore Jr. broke off runs of 43, 42 and 10 yards as well. 

Saturday marked Frank Gore Jr.’s 11^th 100-yard game of his career, and his 247 rushing yards are the second-most by a Golden Eagles junior. 

Indiana draws up its biggest pass since 1993 

It had been 30 years since the Hoosiers went 90 yards down the field on one pass. 

That changed on Saturday. Indiana quarterback Brendan Sorsby found receiver Dequece Carter 90 yards later for a big touchdown against No. 10 Penn State. 

Carter found space on the right side of the field. After several steps, Sorsby lunged forward and threw a dot to Carter between a trio of Nittany Lions defensive backs. 

Carter broke one tackle and shook off another on his long run. It gave the Hoosiers the first score of the game, and they hung around as Penn State ultimately took the game 33-24. 

Lay’Ron Lynch-Adams, UMass 

It was a career day for the Minutemen running back Lay’Ron Lynch-Adams. 

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Lynch-Adams ran for a career-high 234 yards on a career-high 34 carries. He added three rushing touchdowns which were also a career-best in UMass’ 21-14 win over Army. 

To boot, Lynch-Adams’ longest run of the day went for 34 yards, so he added lots of chunk yardage to his performance resulting in a gritty day of play. 

Lynch-Adams averaged 6.9 yards per carry on the day, second-best among ball-carriers who had at least five carries in the game. 

Preston Stone, SMU 

This week’s lone quarterback to make the Stat Pack performed at a dominant rate. 

SMU beat Tulsa 69-10 behind a strong performance from Stone. The quarterback spearheaded the offense and threw for 371 yards, the seventh-most among passers this week. 

All Stone needed was just one half of football before he was lifted for backups Kevin Jennings and Alex Padilla. Stone went 15-for-20, completing 75% of his passes across two quarters. 

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Stone’s biggest heave came on his first pass of the day. It went 74 yards down the field for a touchdown to receiver Romello Brinson, his lone catch of the game, and Stone’s longest pass of his career. 

Stone had three touchdown passes in the first half, and they all went for big yardage of 74, 62 and 17 yards. His 371 passing yards are a career-high. 

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The Nittany Lions led by as many as 24-14 entering the fourth quarter. Hoosiers quarterback Brendan Sorsby threw a 26-yard touchdown to receiver Omar Cooper Jr. to make it 24-21 with more than 10 minutes to go. 

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Indiana defensive back Josh Sanguinetti intercepted Allar at the Penn State 28-yard line with 5:02 left, and the Hoosiers suddenly had possession in plus territory in a three-point game. 

Hoosiers kicker Chris Freeman tied it up at 24 points with a 35-yard field goal. 

Penn State only needed three offensive plays on the ensuing drive to reclaim the lead. 

Allar uncorked a 57-yard heave to Lambert-Smith and gave Penn State the lead for good. 

The Nittany Lions added a safety thereafter, and Penn State sealed up its win by a first down conversion by running back Nicholas Singleton. 

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Indiana outgained Penn State 349 yards to 342. Allar finished with 210 passing yards, three touchdowns and an interception. 

Sorsby totaled 269 passing yards, three touchdowns and an interception of his own. Hoosiers receiver Dequece Carter had a game-high 104 receiving yards on three catches. 

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Last week, 26 teams remained undefeated, and after another host of ballgames last weekend, five suffered their first losses of the season.

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There are 14 teams that are 5-0 and can clinch bowl eligibility with their next win. Air Force, Liberty and Marshall are all programs unbeaten but unranked. 

Among the next battles of the unbeatens will take place in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday when the No. 4 Buckeyes take on a 5-0 Maryland team hot off a 44-17 win over Indiana. 

Here are some noteworthy quotes as focus turns from Week 5 to Week 6. 

Tom Allen, Indiana 

Allen and Indiana are reeling. 

The Hoosiers have lost two of their past three games, and they’re in the bottom-three of the Big Ten Conference in scoring and total offense. 

Allen announced Sunday that quality control coach Rod Carey will take over offensive coordinator duties after Walt Bell. That was one of a number of steps Allen and Indiana will seemingly take during their bye week this week. 

“We obviously will use this bye week to make a lot of valuations on things and find ways to get better without question,” Allen said. “So every position has got to be evaluated. We got to be productive. We got to look at the guys that are making plays and those that are not in every single position, and we got to do a great job getting our guys refreshed and ready from these last few weeks and get ready for a final push. So obviously not devaluate everything and find a way to score points but we also got to play better defense. That was started with the game defensively was very poor and very frustrating, so, giving up too many explosive plays.” 

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During the Maryland game last weekend, Allen lifted starting quarterback Tayven Jackson for Brendan Sorsby and Broc Lowry. Jackson had gone 17-for-29 for 113 yards and an interception while Sorsby and Lowry combined to go 8-for-12 for 92 yards and two touchdowns. 

Indiana went 5-of-17 on third down against the Terrapins and 3-for-6 on fourth down. The Hoosiers even ran a fake punt attempt that went unsuccessful early in the third quarter, and all Allen and Indiana are seeking is a spark. 

“I think the fourth downs where they occur, you’re just trying to find a way to stay on the field,” Allen said. “The fake punt, obviously, we knew we needed to score touchdowns. We’re not going to beat them kicking field goals. We only scored three points up to that time so it felt like the call was there. Obviously didn’t. It came up short so not a good decision, but at the same time we need to find a way to get some momentum going for our football team. So just trying to be aggressive with that, and obviously it’s a very aggressive call in that situation. It didn’t work out. But yeah, I mean, that game when we were down the way we were, we need to get something going right away to give us a chance to win the game. So that was the objective there and try and be aggressive.” 

Lane Kiffin, Ole Miss 

No. 16 Ole Miss picked up a quality win in a shootout with No. 22 LSU. 

The Rebels outlasted the Tigers while Jaxson Dart was responsible for two touchdowns in the final five minutes. Ole Miss claimed the 55-49 win, though head coach Lane Kiffin wasn’t particularly impressed and wants to see continued improvement. 

“I think talking about like everything happens for a reason,” Kiffin said. “I think that we didn’t play well in a lot of areas — special teams, penalties, defensive disaster — allows us to really make sure that, ‘Hey, we got a lot of work to do.’ And offensive penalties in the game and some missed reads and some runs that would have even been bigger. So the good part is that we didn’t play great as a team so sometimes you play a great game, and then it’s kind of hard to get their attention. So I think we got a lot of attention this morning on the tape.” 

Deion Sanders, Colorado 

Colorado is on a bit of a slide. 

But head coach Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes don’t appear too shaken. They understand the game of football and the goal to win, and Sanders wants to reenforce the belief that powered Colorado to a 3-0 start. 

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Sanders also wanted to reemphasize belief in quarterback and son Shedeur Sanders. Shedeur Sanders is second in the NCAA in passing yards per game, averaging 356.2. 

“It’s tremendous belief-wise, but we got to believe no matter what,” Sanders said. “It can’t be just because it’s a quarter or the second half. We do believe in (Shedeur Sanders), like, we do. I don’t give a darn what down it is or what quarter it is, what time of day it is. We do truly believe in what he’s capable of doing with this offense. We just got to make sure we keep him in the right situations and protect him because, shoot, he’s a baller. He’s a now player. He’s a today player that young men want to play with. Receivers are calling from all around the country wanting to play with him as well. So they’re encouraging him not to look down the street too far.” 

Sanders also offered strong encouragement for the direction of the Colorado program. 

“We all are encouraging him because we understand what’s coming,” Sanders said. “If you can’t see what’s coming with CU football you’ve lost your mind. You’re just a flat-out hater if you can’t see what’s going on and what’s going to transpire over the next several months. Something’s wrong with you.” 

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