Oregon State falls to Boise State

Oregon State falls to Boise State

Jeremy McNichols ran for 208 yards and scored four touchdowns and Boise State is off to a 3-0 start for the first time since 2011 after a 38-24 win Saturday at Oregon State.

McNichols did most of his damage in the first half, as the junior running back ran for 146 yards and touchdowns of 5, 6 and 70 yards, and caught a 6-yard scoring pass.

Brett Rypien completed 19 of 36 passes for 215 yards and one touchdown for the Broncos, who won their fourth consecutive game against a Pacific-12 opponent, and their second this season.

Both teams scored on their opening drive, as Oregon State (1-2) tied the game at 7 on a 14-yard run by Ryan Nall.

[...] the Broncos ran over the Beavers from there, holding OSU to 41 yards on its final six first-half drives and scored 24 consecutive points to take a 31-7 halftime lead.

The Broncos have yet to trail in a game this season.

Troy Williams threw for 270 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score in No. 24 Utah’s 31-27 comeback victory over visiting USC.

The Utes came back in a spectacular fashion with Tim Patrick catching an 18-yard touchdown pass at the pylon with 16 seconds remaining to cap a 15-play, 93-yard drive.

The Trojans controlled most of the game and had a 27-17 fourth-quarter lead, but Utah (4-0, 1-0 Pac-12) scored 14 straight points.

USC fell to 1-3 for the first time since 2001.

Utah attempted to control the game on the ground early against the No. 98 run defense in the country, but USC tightened up and forced the Utes to win through the air.

USC’s Sam Darnold threw for 253 yards and ran for a touchdown in his first career start after replacing Sam Browne.

Pac-12 standings

Oregon State

UCLA (n)

USC

Utah 31, USC 27

Stanford at UCLA (n)

Cal at Arizona State (n)

Boise State 38, Oregon State 24

(n) — night game