Washington’s Chris Petersen heading to Cal in a great mood

The Huskies, who visit Cal on Saturday night, not only remained undefeated after last Saturday’s 31-24 victory at Utah, they maintained their perfect mark with a win on the road against a ranked team.

Quarterback Jake Browning committed a costly turnover that allowed Utah to get back in the game.

[...] facing such a pass-heavy opponent as Cal could have benefits down the road for Washington with the regular-season finale coming at Washington State.

Tennessee running back Jalen Hurd has announced that he plans to transfer, leaving the Volunteers without one of the most prolific runners in school history as they attempt to snap a three-game skid that has dropped them out of the Top 25.

Head coach Butch Jones announced that Hurd informed him of his intentions to transfer Monday.

Hurd, a junior from Hendersonville, Tenn., ends his Vols career with 2,638 yards rushing.

Houston got a few more drives in Saturday’s win over Nebraska , including the series in overtime that led to Dare Ogunbowale’s 11-yard touchdown run for Wisconsin (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten).

Hornibrook has played relatively well for a redshirt freshman, though he has six interceptions in five starts.

Illinois head coach Lovie Smith says freshman receiver Dominic Thieman will have surgery Tuesday and miss the rest of the season after being knocked out of Saturday’s loss to Minnesota.

Police say the father of Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes was arrested on a charge of public intoxication during the Red Raiders’ game at TCU on Saturday.