Wilson shines in North's Senior Bowl victory

MOBILE, Ala. -- Michigan State's Kirk Cousins and Wisconsin's Russell Wilson threw touchdown passes to lead the North to a 23-13 victory over the South in the Senior Bowl on Saturday.

Purdue kicker Carson Wiggs put it away with his third short field goal, a 28-yarder with four minutes, 11 seconds left in the showcase for senior NFL prospects.

Boise State's Kellen Moore led that clinching 13-play drive that consumed eight minutes, 36 seconds with the help of a running clock.

It snuffed out a spark provided by South quarterback Nick Foles of Arizona, who started his career with Cousins at Michigan State.

Foles had gotten the South into the end zone by firing a 20-yard touchdown pass to Arizona teammate Juron Criner.

It was an up-and-down day for a crew of quarterbacks with sparkling college credentials, with a combined five interceptions.

Cincinnati running back Isaiah Pead had a big day for the North. He set a Senior Bowl record in the first half with 98 yards on two late punt returns, and was named the MVP. Pead also rushed for a team-high 31 yards on eight carries.

Kansas The university granted quarterback Brock Berglund a release from his scholarship, allowing the freshman from Denver to contact other schools about transferring.

Berglund's release came Friday after he appeared before the student-athlete appeals board in Lawrence, Kan.

Rutgers: Interim coach Kyle Flood interviewed for the head coaching job to replace Greg Schiano at Rutgers.

Schiano stepped down Thursday to take over the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Flood added that he thought his interview went very well as he goes after his first head coaching job.

USC Wide receiver Kyle Prater has transferred to Northwestern from Southern California, the Wildcats said Saturday.

A Chicago-area product, Prater redshirted as a freshman and had just one catch for 6 yards last year in an injury-plagued season.

Wisconsin The Badgers have extended the contract of football coach Bret Bielema through the end of the 2016 season.

Bielema, who got a raise to $2.5 million last February, had his five-year deal extended through Jan. 31, 2017. Bielema led the Badgers to their first back-to-back Rose Bowls in a dozen years.

The Badgers lost to Oregon, 45-38 on Jan. 2.

Wisconsin is 60-19 in six seasons since Bielema was promoted from defensive coordinator.