Top 25 roundup: Iowa State Cyclones take wind out of No. 3 Oklahoma

Kyle Kempt passed for 343 yards and three touchdowns, including a 25-yarder to Allen Lazard that put Iowa State ahead with 2:19 left and Joel Lanning made plays on offense and defense to lead the Cyclones to a stunning 38-31 victory over No. 3 Oklahoma on Saturday in Norman, Oklahoma.

The loss snapped Oklahoma’s nation-leading 14-game winning streak and the Sooners’ 18-game run against the Cyclones that dated to 1990. It was just Iowa State’s second victory over Oklahoma since 1961, and the Cyclones (3-2, 1-1 Big 12) did it without their starting quarterback.

Kempt, the senior who had thrown just two passes in his career before Saturday, played because regular starter Jacob Park went on leave for undisclosed personal medical reasons. The Cyclones remained confident, despite having lost 20 straight against ranked opponents. Iowa State’s last win over a Top 25 team came against TCU in 2012. It was Iowa State’s first road win over a Top 5 team.

Lanning, who switched from quarterback to linebacker in the offseason, played both positions Saturday. According to the Des Moines Register, he’s the first Iowa State player since 1971 to get significant action both ways in a game. He ran for 35 yards, passed for 25 and had eight tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery. He played 78 snaps.

Baker Mayfield passed for 306 yards and rushed for 57 for the Sooners (4-1, 1-1). It was Lincoln Riley’s first loss as head coach.

The Cyclones gained 449 yards.

(1) Alabama 27, Texas A&M 19: Damien Harris ran for 124 yards and a touchdown, and Jalen Hurts had a touchdown pass and ran for another score to help the Crimson Tide (6-0, 3-0 SEC) defeat the Aggies (4-2, 2-1) in College Station, Texas.

(2) Clemson 28, Wake Forest 14: Kelly Bryant threw for 200 yards and a touchdown before leaving with an ankle injury and the Tigers (6-0, 4-0 ACC) defeated the Demon Deacons (4-2, 1-2) at Clemson, South Carolina.

There was no immediate word on the severity of Bryant’s injury. He left in the third quarter after Travis Etienne’s 1-yard touchdown run put Clemson ahead 21-0. Trainers looked at Bryant’s ankle and took him into the sideline medical tent. Bryant tested his legs with a few short jogs once he came out and remained on the sidelines with teammates.

(4) Penn State 31, Northwestern 7: Trace McSorley threw for 245 yards and a touchdown, Saquon Barkley ran for two scores in the second half and the Nittany Lions (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) defeated the Wildcats (2-3, 0-2) in Evanston, Illinois.

McSorley completed 25 of 34 passes. He threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to backup quarterback Tommy Stevens in the second quarter and added a 5-yard scoring run in the fourth.

Barkley scored on a 1-yard leap and 53-yard dash in the third quarter to make it 24-0. He finished with 75 yards rushing after being held to minus-1 in the first half.

(5) Georgia 45, Vanderbilt 14: Nick Chubb ran for two touchdowns and 138 yards, and the Bulldogs (6-0, 3-0 SEC) routed the Commodores (3-3, 0-3) in Nashville, Tennessee.

Georgia is off to its best start since 2005 when the Bulldogs won their first seven games. It is Georgia’s longest winning streak since reaching the SEC championship in 2012. The Bulldogs also avenged a 17-16 loss to Vanderbilt last year by beating the Commodores for the 20th time in the past 23 games in the series.

Michigan State 14, (7) Michigan 10: Brian Lewerke ran for a touchdown and threw for a score in the first half and the Spartans (4-1, 2-0 Big Ten) defeated the Wolverines (4-1, 1-1) at Ann Arbor, Michigan.

The Wolverines had the ball with a chance to drive for a go-ahead TD, but a heave from the Spartans 37 as time expired hit the turf near the goal line.

The Spartans have beaten Michigan eight times in a 10-year stretch for the first time in a series that dates to 1898. Michigan could not overcome numerous mistakes, including five turnovers and several costly penalties.

(8) TCU 31, (23) West Virginia 24: Kenny Hill avoided a defender in the backfield and lunged forward through two more for a 3-yard touchdown run with 2:53 left and the Horned Frogs (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) remained the Big 12’s only undefeated team by defeating the Mountaineers (3-2, 1-1) in Forth Worth, Texas.

Hill also threw a 45-yard touchdown pass and was on the receiving end of a 48-yard score for the Frogs. His winning TD run came only five plays after an apparent interception was reversed on a replay review.

Will Grier threw for 366 yards and three TDs for West Virginia.

(9) Wisconsin 38, Nebraska 17: Freshman Johnathan Taylor rushed for a season-high 249 yards and two touchdowns to lead a punishing ground game that helped the Badgers defeat the Cornhuskers in Lincoln, Nebraska.

The Badgers (5-0, 2-0) beat the Huskers (3-3, 2-1) for the fifth straight time and took sole possession of first place in the Big Ten West.

(10) Ohio State 62, Maryland 14: J.T. Barrett threw for three touchdowns and ran for another in the first half, and the Buckeyes (5-1, 3-0 Big Ten) had their most dominant defensive effort in nearly 60 years in defeating the Terrapins (3-2, 1-1) at Columbus, Ohio.

The stingy Buckeyes held Maryland to 66 total yards – their fewest yards allowed since yielding 60 against Indiana in 1960.

Barrett, a fifth-year senior and holder of most of the school’s passing records, was 20 for 31 for 261 yards before taking a seat near end of the third quarter.

(11) Washington State 33, Oregon 10: Luke Falk threw for 282 yards and three touchdowns and the visiting Cougars held the Ducks scoreless after the first quarter.

The Cougars (6-0, 3-0 Pac-12) were on their first trip after quirky scheduling gave them their first five games at home. The team is off to its best start since winning seven to start the 2001 season.

Erik Powell contributed to the victory with field goals from 25, 52, 47 and 29 yards.

True freshman Braxton Burmeister made his first college start and threw for 145 yards and a touchdown for Oregon (4-2, 1-2). He also threw two interceptions.

(12) Auburn 44, Mississippi 23: Kerryon Johnson rushed for a career-high 204 yards and three touchdowns for the Tigers (5-0, 3-0 SE) in a win over the Rebels (2-3, 0-2) at Auburn, Alabama.

Johnson and the Tigers continued a recent tear with their third straight lopsided win over a league team. Johnson, who didn’t play in the fourth quarter, has 11 touchdown runs during that hot streak after missing two games with a right hamstring injury.

(13) Miami 24, Florida State 20: Malik Rosier threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Darrell Langham with 6 seconds remaining and the Hurricanes (4-0, 2-0 ACC) defeated the Seminoles (1-3, 1-2) in Tallahassee, Florida, to end a seven-game losing streak in the series.

Rosier, who came into the game leading the Atlantic Coast Conference in passing efficiency, had a rough start as he completed only four of his first 16 passes. The junior found a rhythm in the second half and finished 19 of 44 for 254 yards and three touchdowns.

(14) Southern California 38, Oregon State 10: Sam Darnold threw for 316 yards and three touchdowns, Ronald Jones II ran for a touchdown and the Trojans (5-1, 3-1 Pac-12) defeated the Beavers (1-5, 0-3) in Los Angeles.

Wide receiver Tyler Vaughns and tight end Josh Falo each caught their first career touchdown reception from Darnold as the Trojans were workmanlike in bouncing back from last week’s 30-27 loss at No. 11 Washington State. Jones, who had 79 yards rushing and two receptions for 17 yards, scored a touchdown from scrimmage in his 12th straight game.

(16) Virginia Tech 23, Boston College 10: Josh Jackson threw for 322 yards and a touchdown and the Hokies (5-1, 1-1 ACC) defeated the Eagles (2-4, 0-2) in Boston.

Sean Savoy had nine catches for 139 yards and a score after No. 1 receiver Cam Phillips went out with an apparent leg injury in the first quarter.

LSU 17, (21) Florida 16: Danny Etling threw a short touchdown pass in the second half and the Tigers defeated the Gators in Gainesville, Florida.

The Tigers moved the ball well early with jet sweeps and then pounded it between the tackles late, doing just enough to upend the Gators.

LSU looked nothing like it did the previous week against Troy, a 24-21 loss that was the program’s first at home against a non-conference opponent since 2000.

(21) Notre Dame 33, North Carolina 10: Josh Adams ran for 118 yards, including a 73-yard touchdown dash, and the Fighting Irish (5-1) defeated the Tar Heels (1-5) at Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Deon McIntosh added 124 yards rushing and two scores for Notre Dame which played without starting quarterback Brandon Wimbush due to a right foot injury.

(25) UCF 51, Cincinnati 23: McKenzie Milton threw a career-high five touchdown passes – four in the first half – and Tre’Quan Smith scored four times as the visiting Knights (4-0, 2-0 AAC) rolled to a storm-shortened victory over the Bearcats (2-4, 0-2) in the Knights’ first game as a ranked team since 2013.

UCF has opened the season with four wins for the first time since 1988, when the Knights were in Division II. They failed to win a game two years ago, and then went 6-7 in coach Scott Frost’s first year.

Storms moved in with 4 seconds left in the third quarter and the game was called after a one-hour delay with more rain on the way.