Top 25 roundup: J.T. Barrett directs Ohio State’s stunning rally to defeat No. 2 Penn State

J.T. Barrett hit Marcus Baugh with a 16-yard touchdown pass with 1:48 left in the fourth quarter and No. 6 Ohio State rallied from 11 points down in the final five minutes to hand No. 2 Penn State its first loss, 39-38, on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio.

Barrett played one of the best games of his decorated career, going 33 for 39 for 328 yards and four touchdown passes, three in the fourth quarter after the Buckeyes (7-1, 5-0 Big Ten) were down 35-20.

Penn State led 38-27 with 5:42 left and it looked as if the Nittany Lions (7-1, 4-1) were going to knock the Buckeyes out of the College Football Playoff race and put a firm grip on the Big Ten East. Barrett wouldn’t let that happen.

(3) Georgia 42, Florida 7: Sony Michel put the Bulldogs up early and put the Gators away late, scoring on two long runs in a rout at Jacksonville, Florida.

Michel finished with 137 yards rushing on just six carries and helped the Bulldogs remain unbeaten and in control in the Southeastern Conference’s Eastern Division.

Nick Chubb also scored for the Bulldogs (8-0, 5-0 SEC), who ended a three-game losing streak in “The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” and started 8-0 for the first time since 2002.

(25) Iowa State 14, (4) TCU 7: Kyle Kempt threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns and the Cyclones (6-2, 4-1 Big 12) handed the visiting Horned Frogs (7-1, 4-1) their first defeat.

Marcel Spears intercepted a Kenny Hill pass with 1:16 left to seal it for the Cyclones, who forced a pair of turnovers in the red zone in the second half in winning their fourth straight game.

Kempt put Iowa State ahead 14-0 at the break with touchdown passes to Matt Eaton (17 yards) and Hakeem Butler (4 yards).

(5) Wisconsin 24, Illinois 10: Alec Ingold and Garrett Groshek scored on short runs in the first half, offensive lineman Michael Deiter added another touchdown on a trick play late in the game, and the Badgers (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) defeated the Illini in Champaign, Illinois.

Star running back Jonathan Taylor rushed for just 73 yards but didn’t appear in the second half for Wisconsin because of a left leg injury. The freshman entered the game averaging 158.6 yards rushing.

(7) Clemson 24, Georgia Tech 10: Kelly Bryant threw for 207 yards and two touchdowns and the Tigers bounced back from their first loss of the season with a dominating win over the Yellow Jackets in Clemson, South Carolina.

Bryant connected on a 38-yard TD pass to Deon Cain less than three minutes into the game. Bryant zipped a 20-yard pass to tight end Milan Richard to put the Tigers (7-1, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) ahead 14-3 and cruise to their third straight win over Georgia Tech (4-3, 3-2).

(8) Miami 24, North Carolina 19: Malik Rosier threw for a career-high 356 yards with three touchdowns to help the Hurricanes (7-0, 5-0 ACC) hold off the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

(9) Notre Dame 35, (14) North Carolina State 14: Julian Love returned his second interception of the season for a touchdown and running back Josh Adams rushed for 202 yards to help the Fighting Irish (7-1) defeat the Wolfpack (6-2) in South Bend, Indiana.

The sixth straight victory by Brian Kelly’s Irish avenged a 10-3 loss at N.C. State last year in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. N.C. State saw its six-game winning streak come to an end.

(10) Oklahoma 49, Texas Tech 27: Baker Mayfield completed 22 of 34 passes for 281 yards and four touchdowns, and ran for another score to lead the Sooners (7-1, 4-1 Big 12) over the Red Raiders (4-4, 1-4) in Norman, Oklahoma.

(11) Oklahoma State 50, (22) West Virginia 39: Mason Rudolph threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead the Cowboys (7-1, 4-1 Big 12) to a victory over the Mountaineers in Morgantown, West Virginia.

(13)Virginia Tech 24, Duke 3: Josh Jackson threw for a touchdown and ran for another to lead the Hokies (7-1, 3-1 ACC) to a win over the Blue Devils (4-5, 1-5), in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Northwestern 39, (16) Michigan State 31: Clayton Thorson threw a 22-yard touchdown to Flynn Nagel in the third overtime, Nate Hall intercepted Brian Lewerke and the Wildcats defeated the Spartans in Evanston, Illinois.

The Wildcats had a third down at the 22 when Thorson hit Nagel on a slant for the go-ahead TD.

Cameron Green caught the two-point conversion to make it an eight-point game, and two big plays by the defense preserved the victory.

Houston 28, (17) South Florida 24: D’Eriq King kept Houston’s hopes alive with a 30-yard completion on fourth-and-24, then finished a game-winning drive with a 20-yard touchdown run with 11 seconds remaining, lifting the Cougars over the Bulls in Tampa, Florida.

The sophomore who has split time between receiver and quarterback replaced starter Kyle Postma in the first half. He began slowly before leading Houston (5-3, 3-2) on three long scoring drives to position themselves for an upset.

King threw a 39-yard TD pass Courtney Lark early in the third quarter. Mulbah Car scored on a 4-yard run to make it 14-14, and King finished a 75-yard march with a 3-yard TD that made it 21-all with 6:20 remaining.

Quinton Flowers, who threw for 325 yards and scored on runs of 1 and 3 yards for USF (7-1, 4-1), did all he could to give the Bulls a chance to remain unbeaten.

(18) UCF 73, Austin Peay 33: McKenzie Milton threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns and scored another on the ground and Knights reinforced their reputation for having one of the most explosive offenses in the country, rolling past the Govs in Orlando, Florida.

The 73 points scored was a school record for the Knights, who lead the nation in scoring.