The Red Raiders (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) squandered a three-touchdown lead and then had to rely on good fortune in the end. Le Kevin Smith intercepted Hodges near the goal line with 1:11 left, but fumbled on the return. Danny Amendola recovered for Tech, setting up the Raiders at the Nebraska 18.
On fourth-and-2 from the 10, Hodges threw into end zone for the winning score. Hodges completed 34 of 45 passes for 368 yards and four touchdowns -- three to Filani, who had 11 catches for 163 yards. Zac Taylor was 21-of-35 for 229 yards and two touchdowns, with two interceptions for the Huskers (4-1, 1-1).
Nebraska lost a homecoming game for the first time since 1968.
No. 25 Oregon 31,
No. 17 Arizona St. 17
At Tempe, Arizona, Kellen Clemens threw for 279 yards and Terrence Whitehead ran for 122.
Whitehead also caught nine passes for 100 yards for the Ducks (5-1, 2-1 Pac-10), who scored 24 consecutive points after the Sun Devils took a 10-0 lead in the first quarter.
The Sun Devils (3-3, 2-2), coming off an emotional, bruising 38-28 home loss to No. 1 USC, lost to Oregon for the first time in four years.
Sam Keller completed 31 of 56 for 277 yards and two touchdowns. He threw two interceptions and was sacked four times.
No. 16 Penn St. 17, No. 6 Ohio St. 10
At State College, Pennsylvania, Michael Robinson and Derrick Williams ran for touchdowns less than three minutes apart in the second quarter, and Paul Posluszny and Penn State's defense did the rest as the Nittany Lions moved back on top of the Big Ten and back in the hunt for a national title.
Win No. 349 for Joe Paterno was the type of victory some thought was only in the past for the 78-year-old coach. The 16th-ranked Nittany Lions (6-0, 3-0) hadn't beaten a team so highly ranked since knocking off No. 4 Arizona to start the 1999 season.
The Nittany Lions did more than just hold their own against the Buckeyes (3-2, 1-1) and their vaunted defense, led by linebacker A.J. Hawk.
The Buckeyes had 230 total yards with Troy Smith passing for 139. Penn State managed 195, Robinson passed for 78 and ran for 52.
Minnesota 23, No. 21 Michigan 20
At Ann Arbour, Michigan, Jason Giannini kicked a 30-yard field goal with a second left, helping Minnesota snap a 16-game losing streak to the Wolverines.
On third-and-10 from the Minnesota 26, Gary Russell ran 61 yards to set up the winning kick for the Gophers (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten).
Michigan (3-3, 1-2) is off to its worst start since also having a 3-3 record in 1990. Garrett Rivas had two chances to break the 20-20 tie for the Wolverines, but he missed a 42-yard field goal late in the third quarter and a 34-yard kick early in the fourth.
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