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Kern: Wrapping up weekend college football

PENN STATE hadn't played Pitt since 2000. On Saturday the Nittany Lions went to Heinz Field and fell behind, 28-7, after 18 minutes. It was 35-21 at the end of three quarters. It finished in a 42-39 loss.

PENN STATE hadn't played Pitt since 2000. On Saturday the Nittany Lions went to Heinz Field and fell behind, 28-7, after 18 minutes. It was 35-21 at the end of three quarters. It finished in a 42-39 loss.

The Nits scored a touchdown and two-point conversion with five minutes to go and quickly forced a punt. They then got to the Pitt 31, but Trace McSorley was intercepted in the end zone with 1:15 showing.

It was the most points for Pitt (2-0), which had opened with a 28-7 win over Villanova, in the 97-game series. The previous high was 41, in 1931.

Saquon Barkley scored all of Penn State's TDs, four rushing and one receiving.

Penn State (1-1) also lost three fumbles. McSorley went 24-for-35 for 332 yards. Barkley rushed for 85 yards on 20 carries. The rest of the team was minus-15 on 11.

Now the Nits host Temple, which beat them in South Philly last September by 17 for their first victory in the series since 1941. The Owls never have won in Happy Valley, although there was a 7-7 tie in 1950. That, of course, was 16 years before Joe Paterno took over. The university plans to honor Paterno Saturday. This is the last scheduled meeting for the foreseeable future.

After that the Nits will go to Michigan, which means it might not be such a good thing for James Franklin if he heads there with a 1-2 record.

Temple 38, Stony Brook 0

In South Philly, coming off a 15-point home loss to two touchdown-underdog Army, the Owls did what they were supposed to do and beat up on an FCS opponent.

It was Temple's first shutout since a 59-0 win over FCS Delaware State nearly two years ago.

The Seawolves (1-1) had 133 yards of offense.

Phillip Walker threw for three scores. Keith Kirkwood caught two of them. It was 28-0 at the half. The fourth quarter was scoreless. Running back Jahad Thomas missed his second consecutive game with an injured thumb. Alex Starzyk averaged 47 yards on four punts, putting two inside the 5-yard line.

Last season against PSU the Owls had 10 sacks and scored the last 27 points.

Villanova 26, Lehigh 21

So how was Andy Talley planning to celebrate his 250th career victory?

"I have a couple of Philly hoagies at home waiting for me," he said with a smile after the game. "Got the long hots, too."

Good for him. After 32 years, why would we expect anything less in his going-away season?

This was a tougher game than most anticipated. The Mountain Hawks had opened with a two-point home loss to Monmouth. But the Wildcats, who rushed for nearly 400 yards, trailed by eight at the half and by one midway through the fourth quarter. They went back in front with 4 1/2 minutes remaining on a 2-yard run by Javon White (career-high 155 rushing yards on 23 carries, which tied a career best) on fourth-and-1.

Lehigh made it to the Villanova 31 late, but a final pass came up just shy of moving the chains.

The Wildcats, who host Towson (1-1) this Saturday in a Colonial Athletic Association opener, missed a field goal and two extra points. They used former walk-on Gerard Smith and Steve Weyler, who is on scholarship.

Talley is 27-5 in home openers.

MICHAEL JACK'S TOP 10

1. Alabama (2-0). Beat Western Kentucky, 38-10. Saturday: at Mississippi. Has lost to Ole Miss last two years.

2. Clemson (2-0). Beat Troy, 30-24. Saturday: vs. South Carolina State. Will try not to be looking ahead to game at Georgia Tech. Or even home against Louisville two weeks from now.

3. Florida State (2-0). Beat Charleston Southern, 52-6. Saturday: at Louisville. Beat Cards at home last year by 20. Two years ago at Louisville won by 11 after trailing by 21 in second quarter.

4. Ohio State (2-0). Beat Tulsa, 48-3. Saturday: at Oklahoma. Just the third meeting. Only other trip to Norman was in 1983, a 24-14 Buckeyes win.

5. Michigan (2-0). Beat Central Florida, 51-14. Saturday: vs. Colorado. Will try not to be looking ahead to Penn State. Or even Wisconsin, also at home, in two weeks.

6. Stanford (2-0). Idle. Saturday: vs. Southern Cal. Beat USC twice last year. Lost the two meetings before that.

7. Michigan State (1-0). Idle. Saturday: at Notre Dame. Lost the last three meetings. This is first one since 2013. Also, it's the 50th anniversary of the 10-10 tie in the Game of the Century.

8. Wisconsin (2-0). Beat Akron, 54-10. Saturday: vs. Georgia State. At Michigan State next and at Michigan after that. So we'll know for sure soon enough.

9. Houston (2-0). Beat Lamar, 42-0. Thursday: at Cincinnati. Beat Bearcats by 3 last year at home. Lost by seven at Cincy two years ago.

10. Washington (2-0). Beat Idaho, 59-14. Saturday: vs. Portland State. Next three weeks are at Arizona, Stanford at home and at Oregon.

Next five: Iowa (2-0), Georgia (2-0), Louisville (2-0), Tennessee (2-0) and Oklahoma (1-1).

FRAUD FIVE

1. Mid-American Conference officiating crew: For allowing MAC member Central Michigan to get an untimed play it shouldn't have gotten at the end of regulation that turned into the winning touchdown at Oklahoma State.

2. Oklahoma State: For allowing Central Michigan to come up with the 51-yard, game-winning Hail Mary pass that involved a 9-yard lateral and still barely made it across the goal line.

3. Texas Christian: Losing to Arkansas at home in double overtime probably is no major thing, although it wasn't good for the Horned Frogs or Big 12. Still, when you're up eight with two minutes left, after coming back from 13 down, well, that probably shouldn't happen.

4. Northwestern: Nobody said the Wildcats were supposed to be Top 25 material. But they did win 10 games last year. So they probably shouldn't be losing to FCS Illinois State on a last-play field goal.

5. Georgia: I almost never put teams in here that win, but it was a very lean week for upsets. In the long run it won't matter that the Dawgs only beat FCS Nicholls by two, after trailing midway through the third quarter. Still, it wasn't a good look. Sorry.