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Hedrick-Miller combo lifts Broncos

Boise State receiver Matt Miller, left, is hauled down by UConn safety Obi Melifonwu in the first half Saturday. (Associated Press)
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Boise State receiver Matt Miller, left, is hauled down by UConn safety Obi Melifonwu in the first half Saturday. (Associated Press)

Grant Hedrick threw two touchdowns to Matt Miller and caught one from the senior receiver on a trick play as Boise State beat UConn 38-21 on Saturday afternoon in East Hartford, Connecticut.

Boise State (2-1) also got two touchdowns from its defense, which held UConn (1-2) to 48 yards rushing and sacked Huskies quarterbacks eight times.

Hedrick found Miller for a 35-yard score in the second quarter, and Miller returned the favor on a trick play a few minutes later, hitting Hedrick for a 7-yard score after getting the ball on an end-around.

A 9-yard strike from Hedrick to Miller gave BSU a 31-21 lead in the fourth quarter after UConn had pulled within three.

Boise State running back Jay Ajayi, who came in averaging 158 yards per game and nearly 6 yards per run, was held to 39 yards on 18 carries.

Penn State 13, Rutgers 10: Bill Belton scored on a 5-yard run with 1:13 to play and the Nittany Lions (3-0, 1-0 Big Ten) rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat the Scarlet Knights (2-1, 0-1) in Piscataway, New Jersey, spoiling Rutgers’ Big Ten Conference debut.

Bowling Green 45, Indiana 42: James Knapke threw a 2-yard TD pass to Roger Lewis with 9 seconds to play in the game and the Falcons (2-1) knocked off the Hoosiers (1-1) in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Duke 41, Kansas 3: Freshman Shaun Wilson rushed for a school-record 245 yards with three long TD gallops and the Blue Devils (3-0) routed the Jayhawks (1-1) in Durham, North Carolina.

Utah State 36, Wake Forest 24: The Aggies (2-1) scored defensive touchdowns – interception return, fumble return – off a pair of first-half turnovers and held the Demon Deacons (1-2) to minus-25 yards rushing in a win in Logan, Utah, that marked their first win over an ACC team.

West Virginia 40, Maryland 37: Clint Trickett passed for 511 yards and four TDs, and the Mountaineers (2-1) gave away a 22-point lead before Josh Lambert kicked a 47-yard field goal as time expired to give them a victory over the Terrapins (2-1) in College Park, Maryland.

Florida 36, Kentucky 30 (3OT): Matt Jones’ 1-yard plunge in the third overtime carried the Gators (2-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) to a win over the Wildcats (2-1, 0-1) in Gainesville, Florida.

North Dakota State 58, Incarnate Word 0: Carson Wentz passed for 237 yards and three TDs, and John Crockett rushed for two TDs as the three-time defending FCS-champion Bison (3-0) extended their winning streak to 27 games with a shutout win over the Cardinals (0-3) in Fargo, North Dakota.