White clicks for OU

Kejuan Jones rushed for a career-high 148 yards and a touchdown and Mark Clayton caught two of Jason White’s three touchdown passes, leading No. 2 Oklahoma to a 40-24 victory over Bowling Green on Saturday in Norman, Okla.

White, the returning Heisman Trophy winner, completed 20 of 30 passes for 224 yards, but also threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown.

Adrian Peterson, the Sooners’ top-rated high-school recruit, flashed brilliance with a 35-yard touchdown run and finished with 100 yards on 16 carries. But he also fumbled out of bounds on two of his first six carries.

Next for Oklahoma: Houston

(3) Georgia 48, Georgia Southern 28

Danny Ware rushed for 135 yards and three touchdowns in his college debut, leading the Bulldogs to a victory over the Division I-AA Eagles in Athens, Ga.

Ware was the first freshman running back to start his first game at Georgia since 1943, and he was up to the task.

Next for Georgia: at South Carolina

(7) Texas 65, North Texas 0

Cedric Benson ran for 181 yards and two touchdowns, and the Longhorns overwhelmed the Mean Green in Austin, Texas.

Benson, who ranks third in career yards at Texas behind Heisman Trophy winners Ricky Williams and Earl Campbell, had 141 yards as Texas cruised to a 44-0 halftime lead.

Next for Texas: at Arkansas

(8) Michigan 43, Miami (Ohio) 10

Freshman Chad Henne threw two touchdowns in a surprising start, helping the Wolverines to a victory over the RedHawks (1-1) in Ann Arbor, Mich., that ended the nation’s longest winning streak.

Matt Gutierrez was supposed to start, but he was relegated to holding on kicks because of a sore arm.

The RedHawks had won 14 straight games.

Next for Michigan: at Notre Dame

(9) Ohio St. 27, Cincinnati 6

Lydell Ross rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown, and the Buckeyes’ defenders stymied the Bearcats in a victory in Columbus, Ohio.

Quarterback Justin Zwick threw two interceptions and had four fumbles in a rough outing for OSU.

Next for Ohio State: Marshall

(10) West Virginia 56, East Carolina 23

Kay-Jay Harris rushed for a school-record 337 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Mountaineers to a victory over the Pirates in Morgantown, W.Va.

Harris broke the school record of 291 yards set by Kerry Marbury in 1971 against Temple. It also was a Big East record, eclipsing the mark of 299 set by Miami’s Edgerrin James in 1998 against UCLA.

Next for West Virginia: at Central Florida

(12) Kansas St. 27, W. Kentucky 13

Darren Sproles ran for 221 yards and a touchdown on 42 carries, leading the Wildcats to a victory over the Hilltoppers in Manhattan, Kan.

Sproles, the nation’s leading rusher with 1,986 yards last season, extended his school record with his 20th 100-yard game.

Next for Kansas State: Fresno State

(15) Clemson 37, Wake Forest 30 (2OT)

Charlie Whitehurst threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Kyle Browning in the second overtime that lifted the Tigers to an ACC victory over the Demon Deacons in Clemson, S.C.

Clemson led 19-3 early in the second quarter, but Wake Forest scored 24 straight points.

Next for Clemson: Georgia Tech

(16) Virginia 44, Temple 14

Wali Lundy ran for 104 yards and three touchdowns, and Alvin Pearman returned a punt 70 yards for a score to lead the Cavaliers to a win over the Owls in Philadelphia.

Temple has 13 straight losing seasons and is getting kicked out of the Big East after this season.

Next for Virginia: North Carolina

(17) Auburn 31, La.-Monroe 0

Jason Campbell passed for two touchdowns and Carnell Williams ran for 103 yards as the Tigers unveiled a new offense in a victory over the Indians in Auburn, Ala.

The Tigers’ West Coast offense sputtered at times but still fared better than in last year’s opening shutout defeat to Southern California.

Next for Auburn: at Mississippi State

(18) Missouri 52, Arkansas St. 20

Brad Smith threw for 233 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 63 yards and another score to help the Tigers rout the Indians in Columbia, Mo.

Next for Missouri: at Troy, Thursday

(19) Iowa 39, Kent St. 7

Drew Tate threw two touchdowns in his first start and the Hawkeyes turned in a dominating defensive performance to beat the Golden Flashes in Iowa City, Iowa.

The Hawkeyes held the Golden Flashes to 110 total yards and minus-13 yards rushing. Kent State, playing without suspended quarterback Joshua Cribbs, crossed midfield just once.

Next for Iowa: Iowa State

(21) Wisconsin 34, Central Florida 6

John Stocco threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score in his first start for the Badgers, who routed the Golden Knights in Madison, Wis.

Anthony Davis rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown for the Badgers but left late in the first half after taking a hard hit at the end of a 21-yard run. The school didn’t announce details of Davis’ injury.

Next for Wisconsin: UNLV

(22) Maryland 23, N. Illinois 20

Nick Novak became the leading scorer in ACC history, kicking three field goals and two conversions to lead the Terrapins past the Huskies in College Park, Md. The victory enabled Maryland to improve to 20-1 at home under fourth-year coach Ralph Friedgen.

Next for Maryland: Temple

(25) Minnesota 63, Toledo 21

Bryan Cupito was 10 of 12 for 279 yards and a touchdown in his first start, Minnesota’s running backs picked up where they left off last season and the Gophers beat the Rockets in Minneapolis.

Marion Barber III and Laurence Maroney, looking to become the first tandem in NCAA history to rush for 1,000 yards each in consecutive seasons, scored two TDs apiece before halftime to help Minnesota build a 42-7 lead.

Next for Minnesota: Illinois State