Fresno rocks K-State
Paul Pinegar threw two touchdown passes to Matt Rivera and ran for another score, and Fresno State upset No. 13 Kansas State 45-21 on Saturday in Manhattan, Kan.
Bryson Sumlin added two TD runs in Fresno State’s biggest win over a ranked team — and the Wildcats’ worst regular-season non-conference loss in 13 years. Fresno State (2-0) also earned its second road win over a team from a Bowl Championship Series conference in seven days, having defeated Washington last week.
The Bulldogs’ 45 points were the most given up by the Wildcats (1-1) in a regular-season non-conference game since a 56-3 loss to Washington in 1991. Fresno State’s previous most decisive win over a ranked team was a 44-24 defeat of Oregon State, then ranked 10th, in 2001.
Next for Kansas State: Louisiana-Lafayette
(2) Oklahoma 63, Houston 13
Jason White threw for 257 yards and two TDs, Antonio Perkins tied the NCAA record with his eighth career punt return for a score and the Sooners (2-0) cruised to a victory over the Cougars (0-2) in Norman, Okla.
White completed 14 of 18 passes without an interception.
Next for Oklahoma: Oregon
(3) Georgia 20, South Carolina 16
David Greene struggled early but finished with 213 passing yards and two TDs, and the Bulldogs (2-0, 1-0 SEC) beat the Gamecocks (1-1, 1-1) in Columbia, S.C.
Reggie Brown’s 22-yard TD catch put Georgia on top for good in the final period.
Next for Georgia: Marshall
(6) LSU 53, Arkansas State 3
The Tigers (2-0) rolled up 461 total yards and scored the first six times they touched the football en route to an easy win over the Indians (0-2) in Baton Rouge, La.
LSU scored on every possession of the first half until they sent in third-string quarterback Matt Flynn in the final minutes. By that time LSU was up 37-0.
Next for LSU: at Auburn
(7) Texas 22, Arkansas 20
Cedric Benson rushed for 188 yards and scored two TDs and the Longhorns (2-0) took advantage of a late Arkansas fumble deep in Texas territory to hold off the Razorbacks (1-1) in Fayetteville, Ark.
Texas stopped the Razorbacks three times in the final 9:58, after Arkansas closed within two. QB Matt Jones gave up the crucial fumble and Texas recovered at the 8 with three minutes left.
Next for Texas: bye
(9) Ohio St. 24, Marshall 21
Mike Nugent’s 55-yard field goal as time expired gave the Buckeyes (2-0) a victory over the Thundering Herd (0-2) in Columbus, Ohio.
Ohio State quarterback Justin Zwick completed 18 of 30 passes for 318 yards and three TDs. Buckeyes receiver Santonio Holmes hauled in 10 catches for 218 yards and two TDs.
Nugent’s boot was the longest field goal in Ohio Stadium’s 82 years.
Next for Ohio State: at North Carolina State
(10) West Virginia 45, Central Florida 20
Rasheed Marshall completed 14 of 18 passes for 225 yards and four TDs, and ran for another score as the Mountaineers (2-0) handled the Golden Knights (0-2) in Orlando, Fla.
West Virginia lost running back Kay-Jay Harris early to a leg injury. Harris set the school and Big East record with 337 yards rushing in the opener last week.
Next for West Virginia: Maryland
(11) Florida 49, E. Michigan 10
Chris Leak threw for 244 yards and three TDs in the rain, leading Florida to a rout of the Eagles (1-1) in the Gators’ hurricane-delayed season opener in Gainesville, Fla.
Ciatrick Fason rushed for 105 yards and two TDs for Florida.
Next for Florida: at Tennessee
(15) Virginia 56, North Carolina 24
Wali Lundy scored three TDs and Marquis Weeks returned a kickoff 100 yards against the Tar Heels (1-1, 0-1 ACC) for the second time in three years to give the Cavaliers (2-0, 1-0) a victory in Charlottesville, Va.
Next for Virginia: Akron
(16) Iowa 17, Iowa St. 10
Ed Hinkel made a diving, fingertip catch for a key TD and the Hawkeyes (2-0) stiffened on defense when they needed to most to beat the Cyclones (1-1) in Iowa City, Iowa.
Iowa forced Iowa State to kick field goals four times after the Cyclones had driven deep into Hawkeyes territory. But Brian Jansen, a freshman walk-on, missed three of those kicks.
Next for Iowa: at Arizona State
(18) Auburn 43, Mississippi St. 14
Carnell Williams ran for 122 yards and two TDs, and Ronnie Brown added 147 yards rushing to lead the Tigers (2-0, 1-0 SEC) past the Bulldogs (1-1, 0-1) in Starkville, Miss.
Next for Auburn: Louisiana State
Georgia Tech 28, (20) Clemson 24
Reggie Ball threw an 11-yard pass to Calvin Johnson with 11 seconds left to give the Yellow Jackets (2-0, 1-0 ACC) a win over the Tigers (1-1, 1-1) in Clemson, S.C.
The winning score came one play after Clemson’s Geoff Rigsby’s fourth-down snap skipped pass punter Cole Chason, who had to fall on the loose ball deep in Tigers territory.
The wild game saw five TDs in the final 8 1/2 minutes, including three scores by Georgia Tech in the final 4:36.
Next for Clemson: at Texas A&M
(21) Wisconsin 18, UNLV 3
Jim Leonhard returned a blocked field goal 86 yards for a score and the Badgers (2-0) used two safeties to turn back the Rebels (0-2) in Madison, Wis.
The Badgers hadn’t recorded two safeties in a game since 1951. They’re the first Big Ten team to do it in 23 years, since Minnesota had two at Indiana in 1981.
Next for Wisconsin: at Arizona
(22) Minnesota 37, Illinois St. 21
Marion Barber III and Laurence Maroney each topped 100 yards rushing for the fifth time in 15 games together, and the Golden Gophers (1-0) held off the Redbirds (1-1) in Minneapolis.
Barber rushed 18 times for 149 yards and two TDs, and Maroney ran 18 times for 141 yards and a score for the Gophers.
Next for Minnesota: at Colorado State
(23) Maryland 45, Temple 22
Joel Statham completed 18 of 25 passes for 268 yards and two TDs as the Terrapins (2-0) cruised past the Owls (0-2) in College Park, Md.
Next for Maryland: at West Virginia
(25) Purdue 59, Ball State 7
Kyle Orton threw for a career-high five TDs and ran for another to lead the Boilermakers (2-0) to a victory over the Cardinals (0-2) in West Lafayette, Ind.
Orton completed his first 15 passes and threw for 329 yards in just more than two quarters of work.
Next for Purdue: bye