Horns top OU

Aaron Williams knocked out Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford on a first-quarter sack, then he and Earl Thomas picked off backup Landry Jones in the fourth quarter to send No. 3 Texas to a 16-13 victory over the No. 20 Sooners at Dallas.

The 104th edition of this series was one of the ugliest, with the teams combining for eight turnovers and only a single touchdown.

But for Colt McCoy and the Longhorns (6-0, 3-0 Big 12), all that matters is the W. It’s their fourth in five years against the Sooners (3-3, 1-1) and it keeps alive their hopes of winning the national championship.

. Playing behind an inexperienced line, Bradford sprained his throwing shoulder in the opener, took a month off and returned last week against Baylor. He looked good and started this game strong, then Williams dragged him down right onto the bum shoulder and he stayed down in a heap. He watched the rest of the game from the sideline, changing into a T-shirt at halftime.

Jones was 24 of 43 for 250 yards, with the interceptions ending his final two drives. The series before that ended with a fourth-and-1 try that was stopped at midfield.

The Sooners simply couldn’t run against Texas. Oklahoma finished a minus-16 on 22 running plays.

McCoy came in needing a big game to boost his Heisman Trophy chances, but he was only 21 of 39 for 127 yards. He threw an interception inside the 10-yard line midway through the fourth quarter and fumbled inside the 10 line late in the first half.

His best drive of the game might’ve been his last one. The Longhorns didn’t get any points out of it, but they managed to kill the final 3:31. When it was obvious that time was going to run out, McCoy turned to the orange-clad end of the stadium and gave a giant fist pump.

(2) Alabama 20, South Carolina 6: At Tuscaloosa, Ala., Mark Ingram rushed for a career-high 246 yards and a game-clinching touchdown, powering the Crimson Tide (7-0, 4-0 SEC) past the Gamecocks (5-2, 2-2).

Ingram’s tackle-breaking, defender-dragging runs and a punishing defense helped the Crimson Tide overcome four turnovers. Ingram took a direct snap on the decisive drive for five consecutive runs and then took a pitch in from 4 yards out with 4:54 left.

(9) Miami 27, UCF 7: At Orlando, Fla., Jacory Harris completed 20 of 26 passes for 293 yards and a touchdown, Javarris James rushed for a score to help the Hurricanes (5-1) beat the Knights (3-3).

Damien Berry added a fourth-quarter touchdown run for the Hurricanes, who matched their best start since 2005.

(11) Iowa 20, Wisconsin 10: At Madison, Wis., the Hawkeyes (7-0, 3-0 Big Ten) needed a second-half road rally to keep their perfect season alive and beat the Badgers (5-2, 2-2).

Trailing by a touchdown at halftime, Iowa began the third quarter by turning an interception into a tying touchdown pass from quarterback Ricky Stanzi to tight end Tony Moeaki. Iowa took the lead on a 10-yard touchdown run by Adam Robinson early in the fourth quarter.

(12) TCU 44, Colorado State 6: At Fort Worth, Texas, Jeremy Kerley tiptoed the sideline, then came to a near stop before finding an open lane to the end zone for his second punt return for a touchdown in three games to lead the Horned Frogs (6-0, 2-0 Mountain West) over the Rams (3-4, 0-3).

Kerley’s return made it 17-6, and came less than 21/2 minutes after TCU had finally taken the lead on Joseph Turner’s 2-yard touchdown run.

(14) Penn State 20, Minnesota 0: At State College, Pa., Navorro Bowman led a stifling defense and Evan Royster ran for 137 yards in the Nittany Lions’ (6-1, 2-1 Big Ten) easy win over the Golden Gophers (4-3, 2-2).

Derek Moye’s 12-yard reception in the end zone was initially ruled incomplete, then overturned after a review on a drive that gave the Nittany Lions a 13-0 lead late in the first half.

Texas Tech 31, (15) Nebraska 10: At Lincoln, Neb., Steven Sheffield passed for a touchdown and ran for another in his first road start, and the Red Raiders (5-2, 2-1 Big 12) jumped out fast to upset the Cornhuskers (4-2, 1-1).

Sheffield was nearly perfect early, completing 14 of his first 16 passes. Playing for the injured Taylor Potts, Sheffield went 9-for-16 in the second half and finished with 234 yards.

(16) Oklahoma State 33, Missouri 17: At Stillwater, Okla., Hubert Anyiam filled in for ineligible All-American Dez Bryant with 10 catches, a career-high 119 yards and the go-ahead touchdown to lead the Cowboys (5-1, 2-0 Big 12) past the Tigers (4-2, 0-2).

Zac Robinson threw for 227 yards and Lucien Antoine added an interception return for a touchdown as the Cowboys snapped a four-game losing streak on their home field against the Tigers.

Colorado 34, (17) Kansas 30: At Boulder, Colo., Tyler Hansen, who replaced Cody Hawkins in the starting lineup, ran for and threw for a TD to lead the Buffaloes (2-4, 1-1 Big 12) to an upset over the Jayhawks (5-1, 1-1).

Providing a spark both through the air and on the ground, Hansen threw for 175 yards and ran for 34 yards. Todd Reesing was 30-of-51 for 401 yards and two scores for Kansas, but he was sacked six times.

(18) Brigham Young 38, San Diego State 28: At San Diego, Max Hall threw for 346 yards and three touchdowns, and ran for another score to lead the Cougars (6-1, 3-0 Mountain West) to their 500th victory in school history, beating the Aztecs (2-4, 0-2).

SDSU kept pace with BYU into the third quarter, tying it at 21 before the Cougars’ massive offensive line wore down the Aztecs, allowing Hall to throw two touchdown passes in less than four minutes.

(23) Houston 44, Tulane 16: At New Orleans, Case Keenum’s lowest passing total of the season was still pretty good, and more than enough to help the Cougars (5-1, 1-1 Conference USA) win their first conference game of the season over the Green Wave (2-4, 0-3).

Keenum was 30 of 43 for 334 yards with touchdown passes to James Cleveland and L.J. Castile.

(24) Utah 35, UNLV 15: At Las Vegas, Terrance Cain threw two touchdown passes and rushed for another score to lead the Utes (5-1, 2-0 MWC) over the Rebels (2-5, 0-3).

Eddie Wide rushed for 111 yards on 17 carries, including a 37-yard touchdown run.