HOUSTON
Terrel Hunt scrambled 12 yards for a touchdown with 1:14 remaining to lift Syracuse to a 21-17 win over Minnesota in the Texas Bowl on Friday night.
Brisly Estime set up Hunt’s touchdown with a 70-yard punt return.
Syracuse (7-6) led 14-3 entering the fourth quarter before Mitch Leidner threw two touchdown passes and a 2-point conversion to put the Golden Gophers up 17-14.
After the Orange regained the lead, Minnesota attempted two long passes to the endzone on the final plays. The first slipped through the arms of Drew Wolitarsky, and the final Hail Mary as time expired was knocked down near the endzone.
Minnesota (8-5) got a boost to start the second half when head coach Jerry Kill returned to the sideline for the first time since Sept. 28 before Syracuse rallied for the victory.
Hunt finished with 188 yards passing and 74 rushing with two scores.
Military Bowl
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Rakeem Cato threw for 337 yards and three touchdowns, and Marshall used two fourth-quarter scores to rally past Maryland 31-20 on Friday in the Military Bowl.
The Thundering Herd (10-4) trailed 20-17 before Cato brought them back. After directing a 63-yard march to put Marshall up 24-20 with 12 minutes, 5 seconds left, Cato clinched it with an 8-yard touchdown throw to Gator Hoskins with 3:42 to play.
Cato completed 28-of-44 passes – with no interceptions – to help Marshall reach double digits in wins for the first time since 2002. The Thundering Herd came in averaging 43 points per game, but its underappreciated defense played a huge role in this one.
Maryland (7-6) scored only one touchdown after halftime, and A.J. Leggett followed Cato’s final touchdown pass with an interception to set off a celebration among the huge gathering of Marshall fans among the crowd of 30,163.
Fight Hunger Bowl
SAN FRANCISCO – Bishop Sankey ran for 95 yards and two scores to tie Washington’s career touchdown record, and the Huskies went on to beat BYU 31-16 in the Fight Hunger Bowl on Friday night.
Keith Price added a 16-yard touchdown pass to Austin Seferian-Jenkins, and John Ross returned a kick 100 yards for another score to help the Huskies (9-4) win their most games since going 11-1 and winning the Rose Bowl in 2000.
Taysom Hill threw for 293 yards and ran for 133 yards and a score for the Cougars (8-5), who had their four-game bowl winning streak snapped. Justin Sorensen kicked three field goals but also missed one in the third quarter in the loss.
