After watching his potentially game-winning kick sail wide right under a minute left, Michigan kicker Garrett Rivas just wanted a shot at redemption.

Rivas got his chance after Michigan State’s John Goss missed a long kick of his own during the Spartans’ first possession in overtime.

Rivas nailed a 35-yarder on the next possession to give Michigan (3-2, 1-1) a 34-31 victory against No. 11 Michigan State (4-1, 1-1).

This marked the second straight year the Wolverines beat the Spartans in overtime.

The win may have saved Michigan’s season, as the struggling Wolverines entered the game unranked for the first time in 114 weeks. After the win in East Lansing, Mich., Michigan moved back into the Associated Press Top 25 at No. 21.

The Spartans quarterback, Drew Stanton, appeared unusually average, throwing for only one touchdown and one interception while his Wolverines counterpart Chad Henne, threw for three touchdowns.

“They just outplayed us,” Stanton said. “They made fewer mistakes.”

The afternoon also featured the triumphant return of Michigan running back Mike Hart, who rushed for 218 yards and a touchdown in his first game back from a hamstring injury.

No. 13 Notre Dame 49, No. 22 Purdue 28

Quarterback Brady Quinn had another big day for the Irish, throwing for 440 yards and three touchdowns, as No. 13 Notre Dame (4-1) defeated No. 22 Purdue, 49-28.

“Brady picked them apart,” Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis said. “We were taking three-yard passes and turning them into 15- (to) 20-yard gains.”

Quinn was 20 for 23 for 283 yards in the first half as the Irish exploded for a 28-0 lead over the Boilermakers (2-2). Purdue scored four touchdowns in the second half, but the damage had already been done.

“We couldn’t stop the run or the passing game,” Purdue coach Joe Tiller said. “I guess I’m not shocked, but I’m disappointed in the outcome.”

For the Boilermakers, it was their biggest defeat since a 31-3 loss against Michigan in 2003.

Penn State 44, No. 18 Minnesota 14

The Laurence Maroney Heisman train may have made its last stop in State College, Pa., on Saturday.

After tearing apart Purdue last week, Maroney ran into a wall against Penn State’s stingy defense, rushing for 48 yards on 16 carries.

“He just wasn’t hitting the holes like he wanted to,” Penn State defensive tackle Jay Alford said.

The Nittany Lions (5-0, 2-0) also were impressive on offense against the Gophers (4-1, 1-1). Penn State had two 100-yard rushers in running back Tony Hunt and quarterback Michael Robinson. Hunt also rushed for two touchdowns.

Minnesota only mustered 113 yards rushing in the game, while Penn State totaled 364 yards on the ground.

“We kind of live by the run and I guess if you don’t run the ball, you die by the run,” Minnesota coach Glen Mason said.

For Penn State, which suddenly has the look of a contender, it was their first win against a ranked opponent since beating Wisconsin in 2002.

No. 17 Wisconsin 41, Indiana 24

The Hoosiers (3-1, 0-1) did what few teams could this year in slowing down Wisconsin running back Brian Calhoun. But they forgot about Brandon Williams.

Williams, a senior wide receiver who hadn’t caught a touchdown pass in almost two years, had two touchdown catches and returned a punt 63 yards for a third score. His 113 receiving yards were complemented by teammate Johnathan Orr, who had 128 yards receiving and one touchdown.

It was the first time the Badgers (5-0, 2-0) had two receivers rack up 100 yards in the same game in 12 years.

“I really think their game plan was to slow me down and stop me and they did a good job of that,” said Calhoun. “But obviously, they took the [fall] when J.O. had over 100 yards receiving and Brandon Williams had a great game, too.”

Calhoun was being modest as he still rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown.

Iowa 35, Illinois 7

Drew Tate threw for two touchdown passes as Iowa (3-2, 1-1) bounced back with a lopsided win of its own against Illinois (3-2, 0-2) after last weekend’s shellacking at Ohio State.

For the Illini, the first half was a sideshow of mistakes, featuring two blocked field goals, a third missed field goal, and an interception deep in Hawkeye territory.

Tate finished the day with 175 yards passing, while his Illinois counterpart Tim Brasic finished with 233 yards and a touchdown.

The win marked Iowa’s 21st consecutive win at home.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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