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Colton Jones threw for 173 yards and three touchdowns, all in the first half, Jacob Pugh added another 90 yards and a pair of TD passes as Washington & Jefferson rolled to a 50-7 home win against Bethany. Ray Holmes ran for a his first two touchdowns on the season, coming on in relief of starting tailback Justin Huss who left the game early with a knee injury. TJ Troxelll caught Pugh’s first pass of the game for a 43-yard touchdown. Anthony Rosati caught Jones scoring passes from 59 and 12 yards. Zach Cernuto hauled in a 13-yarder from Jones as well. Bethany turned the ball over four times in the first half, each leading to a W&J touchdown. The Presidents are now 3-1 overall, 1-1 in the Presidents Athletic Conference, a game back of Carnegie-Mellon (2-0) and Case-Western Reserve (2-0), a half-game back of Westminster (1-0). W&J will host Allegheny for Homecoming next Saturday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tailback Israel Abanikanda rushed for four touchdowns and quarterback Kedon Slovis returned from injury to help No. 24 Pitt defeat Rhode Island 45-24. Abanikanda had 19 carries for 177 yards. That tied for second-most TDs in a game in program history and matched Darrin Hall’s four against North Carolina in 2017. Marquis DeShields scored a pair of touchdowns for Rhode Island, the alma mater of Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi. The Rams, playing their first-ever game against a ranked FBS opponent, trailed by 10 points at halftime before Pitt pulled away after the break.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Sean Clifford completed 22 of 34 passes for 217 yards with four total touchdowns and No. 14 Penn State beat Central Michigan 33-14. Tight end Brenton Strange caught two touchdowns, Mitchell Tinsley caught one, and Clifford and Kaytron Allen added touchdown runs for the Nittany Lions. Penn State forced four turnovers and remained undefeated. Clifford completed 22 of 34 passes for 217 yards with three touchdowns. He ran for 23 yards and another score. Clifford marched his offense down the field and hit Tinsley over the middle from 5 yards out to start the scoring.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Johan Oviedo tied his career high with seven strikeouts in seven innings, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Chicago Cubs 6-0 to snap an eight-game losing streak. Oviedo (4-2) retired the final 16 batters he faced, allowing just three hits on 82 pitches without issuing a walk. The right-hander went at least seven innings for the first time this season and second time in 24 career starts. The Pirates (56-96) ended Chicago’s four-game winning streak, and now must win at least seven of their final 10 games to avoid reaching 100 losses for the 10th time. Wade Miley (1-2) gave up one hit over the next three innings before leaving with left oblique tightness in the fifth.