Rourke, Wiglusz pass Ohio past Northern Illinois, 24-17

ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — Sam Wiglusz leaped high to pull in a 22-yard pass from Kurtis Rourke over an outstretched defender in the end zone for the deciding fourth-quarter touchdown as Ohio pulled out a 24-17 win over Northern Illinois to improve to 3-1 in the Mid-American Conference West Division. Roarke also found Wiglusz with an eight-yard touchdown pass to cap the game’s opening drive and nosed in from the 1 with 4:16 left in the third quarter to give the Bobcats a 17-9 lead.