Comeback kids

Jason White threw five touchdown passes, including the decisive one with 6 minutes, 43 seconds left, and second-ranked Oklahoma overcame Texas A&M’s explosive offense and special teams trickery for a 42-35 victory Saturday in College Station, Texas.

Oklahoma handed Texas A&M a loss for the ages last season – 77-0, the worst in the 108-year history of Aggies football. But the rematch was a battle from start to finish for the Sooners (9-0, 6-0 Big 12).

White, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner, was 19 of 35 for 292 yards, taking control of the offense as the 22nd-ranked Aggies swarmed to star freshman running back Adrian Peterson.

Peterson still managed to run for 101 yards and a touchdown on a tough 29 carries, his ninth consecutive 100-yard game.

The Aggies (6-3, 4-2) finished the game without their best offensive weapon. Reggie McNeal left with an apparent injury in the third quarter after throwing for 213 yards and two TDs and running for a score.

With the Aggies trailing 35-28, McNeal was relieved by Ty Branyon. The former walk-on led Texas A&M on a long drive, but the march stalled at the Sooners 6.

Already having used a faked punt to score a TD, Aggies coach Dennis Franchione pulled another fast one on the Sooners. A&M set up for a field goal, but holder Chad Schroeder took the snap and flipped a TD pass to Joey Thomas to tie the game at 35.

White came right back and delivered a strike down the middle to Mark Bradley, who slipped a tackle at the 15 and went in for a 42-35 lead.

Next for Oklahoma: Nebraska

Next for Texas A&M: Texas Tech

(6) Texas 56, (19) Oklahoma State 35

Cedric Benson scored five touchdowns and Vince Young had a strong passing game to help the Longhorns (8-1, 5-1 Big 12) overcome a 35-7 first-half deficit for a victory over the Cowboys (6-3, 3-3) in Austin, Texas.

Young passed for 278 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score, and Benson’s fourth TD gave Texas its first lead at 42-35 early in the fourth quarter.

Benson last TD, a 6-yard bulrush, put the exclamation point on the incredible comeback that kept the Longhorns’ BCS hopes alive.

Next for Texas: at Kansas

Next for Oklahoma State: Baylor

(5) Wisconsin 38, Minnesota 14

Anthony Davis ran for 124 yards and two touchdowns, and quarterback John Stocco threw for a career-high 297 yards and a touchdown as the unbeaten Badgers (9-0, 6-0 Big Ten) routed the archrival Golden Gophers (6-4, 3-4) in Madison, Wis.

Stocco also ran for two touchdowns.

Next for Wisconsin: at Michigan State

(7) Utah 63, Colorado State 31

Alex Smith threw three first-half TD passes and rested for most of the second half as the Utes (9-0, 5-0) rolled to a victory over the Rams (3-6, 2-3) in Salt Lake City.

Smith completed 21 of 27 passes for 290 yards and four TDs. Paris Warren had 10 catches for 97 yards and three scores for Utah.

Next for Utah: at Wyoming

(8) Georgia 62, Kentucky 17

David Greene passed for 259 yards and set an NCAA Division I-A record for most wins by a quarterback as the Bulldogs (8-1, 6-1 SEC) crushed the Wildcats (1-8, 0-6) in Lexington, Ky.

Greene is 40-9 as a starting quarterback, breaking Peyton Manning’s Div. I-A record for career wins.

Next for Georgia: at Auburn

Clemson 24, (11) Miami 17 (OT)

Reggie Merriweather ran for a career-high 114 yards and three touchdowns, including a 2-yard score in overtime, as the Tigers (5-4, 4-3 ACC) upset the Hurricanes (6-2, 3-2) in Miami.

The win was first for the Bowden clan against Miami coach Larry Coker; Clemson coach Tommy Bowden is the son of Florida State coach Bobby Bowden, who is 0-5 against Coker.

Next for Miami: at Virginia

(12) Virginia 16, Maryland 0

Wali Lundy ran for two touchdowns, giving him 14 this season, and the Cavaliers (7-1, 4-1) remained in a first-place tie in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a win over the Terrapins (4-5, 2-4) in Charlottesville, Va.

Next for Virginia: Miami

(13) Florida St 29, Duke 7

Backup quarterback Wyatt Sexton led three long scoring drives in the second half, and Gary Cismesia tied a school record with five field goals in his debut to lead the Seminoles (7-2, 5-2 ACC) past the Blue Devils (1-8, 0-6) in Tallahassee, Fla.

Sexton replaced Chris Rix, who failed to get the Seminoles into the end zone in the first half, while making his first start in six weeks.

Next for Florida State: at North Carolina State

(15) West Virginia 42, Temple 21

Kay-Jay Harris caught two scoring passes and ran for two other touchdowns to lead the Mountaineers (8-1, 4-0 Big East) to a victory over the Owls (1-8, 0-4) in Morgantown, W.Va.

Rasheed Marshall had first-half TD tosses of 5 and 29 yards to Harris, who also had two short scoring runs.

Next for West Virginia: Boston College

(18) Virginia Tech 27, North Carolina 24

Mike Imoh ran for 236 yards and two touchdowns in Chapel Hill, N.C., as the Hokies (7-2, 4-1 ACC) held off the Tar Heels (4-5, 3-3), who missed a 54-yard field goal with about a minute left that would have tied the game.

Next for Virginia Tech: bye

(20) Iowa 23, Purdue 21

Drew Tate threw two TD passes and the Hawkeyes (7-2, 5-1 Big Ten) forced five turnovers and blocked two field goals in a win over the Boilermakers (5-2, 2-4) in Iowa City, Iowa.

Brandon Kirsch, starting in place of injured Kyle Orton, threw three TD pass for Purdue.

Next for Iowa: at Minnesota

Cincinnati 52, (21) Southern Miss 24

Gino Guidugli threw three of his school-record five TD passes to Hannibal Thomas and the Bearcats (5-4, 4-2 CUSA) whipped the Golden Eagles (5-2, 4-1) in Hattiesburg, Miss.

(24) Boston College 21, Rutgers 10

Paul Peterson scored on a 1-yard run and threw for a touchdown to lead the Eagles (6-2, 2-1 Big East) to a win over the Scarlet Knights (4-5, 1-4) in Boston.

Next for Boston College: at West Virginia