Tulane safety Walker suffers fractured spine

Tulane safety Devon Walker fractured his spine in a head-to-head collision with a teammate during a game in Tulsa, Okla., the team doctor said Saturday.

Dr. Buddy Savoie said during a postgame news conference that Walker is in stable condition and will need spinal surgery in the “the next day or two.”

“He was stable when we transported him,” Savoie said. “I do not think, based on the information we have, his life was ever in danger.”

Tulsa was leading 35-3 and facing a fourth-and-2 with the ball at the 33-yard line when the Golden Hurricane called timeout. Tulane then called timeout.

When play resumed, Tulsa quarterback Cody Green tossed a short pass to Willie Carter, who caught it at about the 28, and turned upfield. He was tackled around the 18-yard line, with defensive tackle Julius Warmsley and Walker sandwiching him and apparently smashing the crowns of their helmets into each other.

Tulane lost 45-10.

Appalachian State 35, Montana 27: Demetrius McCray’s interception with 18 seconds left stopped Montana’s final drive and preserved Appalachian State’s victory at Boone, N.C., in the first regular-season meeting between the Football Championship Subdivision powers.

Trent McKinney’s 87-yard pass to Dan Moore brought Montana within a point, 28-27, with 8:54 left, but Chris Lider missed the extra point.

Jamal Jackson’s 25-yard pass to Andrew Peacock early in the fourth quarter broke a 21-21 tie. Jackson completed 24 of 34 for 260 yards, his ninth consecutive game over 200 for Appalachian State.

Virginia 17, Penn State 16: Michael Rocco hit Jake McGee on a 6-yard touchdown pass with 1:28 to play, and Sam Ficken’s fourth missed field goal of the game – from 42 yards at the gun – preserved the Cavaliers’ victory over the Nittany Lions in Charlottesville, Va.

Virginia’s winning drive covered 86 yards in 12 plays, the biggest blow a 44-yard pass from Rocco to Jake McGee on third-and-16 from the Cavaliers’ 22 yard-line. Seven plays later, on third-and-goal from the 6, Rocco found McGee open again in the end zone, and Drew Jarrett’s extra point was the difference.

Wofford 82, Lincoln (Pa.) 0: Seventeen players carried the ball for Wofford as the Terriers ran for 449 yards in an 82-0 lambasting of the Division II Lions (0-2) in Spartanburg, S.C.

Brian Kass was 4-of-5 passing for 142 yards and three scores before the second-teamers entered the game, while the ground game averaged 8.3 yards per carry. Five Wofford players punched in touchdowns, with Brody Hingst and Eric Breitenstein each scoring twice.