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11/15 19:59 CST Joe Pesansky rallies Florida International past Liberty 34-27 in OT Joe Pesansky rallies Florida International past Liberty 34-27 in OT MIAMI (AP) --- Joe Pesansky threw a go-ahead touchdown pass in overtime and Mister Clark intercepted Ethan Vasko to seal Florida International's 34-27 victory over Liberty on Saturday. Pesansky rallied Florida International (5-5, 3-3 Conference USA) with a 7-yard toss to Maguire Anderson and Clark ended matters six plays later. It came after Jay Billingsley kicked two field goals in the final 2:48 for Liberty (4-6, 3-3) to force overtime. He tied it with a 48-yarder with a second left. Keegan Davis sacked Vasko to set up fourth-and-6 and then forced Vasko to hurry the pass that Clark intercepted. Vasko opened the scoring with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Donte Lee Jr., but Pesansky answered with a 6-yard touchdown run to tie it at 7 after a quarter. The Flames took a 14-7 lead on Vaughn Blue's 2-yard touchdown run. FIU followed with Kejon Owens' 9-yard scoring run to tie it. Liberty moved ahead 21-14 on a 1-yard scoring plunge by Evan Dickens. Noah Grant's 39-yard field goal with 1:49 remaining cut it to 21-17 at halftime. FIU took its first lead at 24-21 on Pesansky's 8-yard touchdown pass to Alex Perry early in the third. Grant's 40-yard field goal early in the fourth upped the lead to six. Pesansky completed 24 of 34 passes for 206 yards. Vasko totaled 218 yards on 17-for-31 passing with two interceptions. Dickens carried 28 times for 106 yards. ------ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football

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