College football Week 9 live updates: Penn State, FSU, more in action

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We’re more than halfway through the 2023 college football season, and Week 9 brings another strong slate of matchups.

Kicking things off, Big 12 powerhouse No. 6 Oklahoma (7-0) is battling Kansas (5-2) on FOX’s “Big Noon Kickoff” in an effort to remain undefeated. Follow all the action here.

Meanwhile, No. 4 Florida State, also unbeaten, is facing ACC foe Wake Forest (4-3) in front of a sold-out crowd, and a Big Ten battle is brewing between No. 10 Penn State (6-1) and Indiana (2-5) at Beaver Stadium in Pennsylvania.

Later, a handful of ranked teams will be in action, including No. 3 Ohio State, No. 7 Texas, No. 8 Oregon, No. 13 Utah, No. 18 Louisville, No. 20 Duke and No. 23 UCLA, among others.

Here are the top moments!

Indiana at No. 10 Penn State

Hot start

A perfect pass from Hoosiers QB Brendan Sorsby to DeQuece Carter resulted in a touchdown when the speedy receiver took it all the way to the house for a 90-yard score.

Fourth-down fun!

Penn State QB Drew Allar connected with a wide-open Khalil Dinkins in the end zone to give the Nittany Lions their first score of the day and tie the game 7-all late in the first quarter.

Defensive breakdown

Blown coverage by the Penn State defense proved costly and allowed a wide-open Donaven McCulley to cash in for a 69-yard touchdown and helped the Hoosiers regain the lead, 14-7, early in the second quarter.

Interception!

Penn State’s Jaylen Reed picked off Sorsby just ahead of the end of the half, and Alex Felkins capitalized on the newfound possession by hitting a 50-yard field goal to put the Nittany Lions ahead, 17-14, at the break.

Second half ready

Penn State opened the second half with a scoring drive which featured an Allar throw to the end zone landing in the hands of TE Theo Johnson for a 16-yard touchdown to put the Nittany Lions up by 10.

Nice moves

Hoosiers’ wideout Omar Cooper Jr. shook off a couple defenders on his way to the end zone for a 26-yard touchdown which cut the Penn State lead to only 3 early in the fourth quarter.

No. 4 Florida State at Wake Forest

Finding a rhythm

FSU QB Jordan Travis got his team on the board first, cashing in for a 13-yard score on the Seminoles’ opening drive. Wake Forest was able to narrow the gap in the second quarter, but Travis had another trick up his sleeve.

He found Keon Coleman for a dazzling 29-yard touchdown — the wideout’s eighth receiving touchdown this season — early in the second half to put FSU back on top, 17-7.

No stopping him now

Travis linked up with RB Trey Benson, who broke tackles left and right as he made his way downfield and into the end zone for a jaw-dropping 80-yard touchdown to give FSU a 24-7 lead.

One-handed snag!

Then, Travis connected with Coleman once again, this time for a 14-yard score to extend the Seminoles’ lead, 31-7.

Stay tuned for updates!

Coming up:

BYU at No. 7 Texas (3:30 p.m. ET)

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