Top 25 : K-State levels 7th-ranked Texas

Kansas State did it to Texas again, this time with spectacular special teams.

Two kick returns for touchdowns and an interception return for another score propelled the Wildcats to a 41-21 win Saturday over the No. 7 Longhorns in Austin, Texas, handing Texas its worst home defeat in 10 years under coach Mack Brown.

Linebacker Ian Campbell scored on a 41-yard interception return in the second quarter and James Johnson took a kickoff 85 yards for a 21-14 lead moments after Texas had tied the score.

Jordy Nelson’s 89-yard punt return in the third put the Wildcats up 34-21 and all but sealed the their second consecutive victory over Texas.

Kansas State (3-1, 1-0) scored on its opening drive then didn’t need another offensive touchdown until the fourth quarter to put up the most points scored against Texas (4-1, 0-1) in Austin since 1997, the Longhorns’ infamous “Rout 66” loss to UCLA, 66-3.

The loss to UCLA came under former coach John Mackovic. Until Saturday, Brown’s worst home loss was a 35-17 defeat by Kansas State in 1999. It was also Texas’ first loss in a Big 12 opener since 1998, which also came against the Wildcats.

Defensively, K-State harassed Texas’ Colt McCoy into his worst game with a fierce pass rush and four interceptions. McCoy was 19 of 39 for 200 yards and one touchdown.

(2) LSU 34, Tulane 9: Jacob Hester’s second touchdown of the game and Charles Scott’s pair of scoring runs helped the Tigers (5-0) amass 24 unanswered second-half points in a victory over the Green Wave (1-3) in New Orleans.

Tulane trailed only 10-9 at halftime and didn’t fall more than one score behind until Hester’s 1-yard touchdown run gave LSU a 20-9 lead with 5:53 remaining in the third quarter.

(8) Ohio State 30, Minnesota 7: Chris Wells rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns and the Buckeyes (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) rolled to a win over the Golden Gophers (1-4, 0-2) in Minneapolis.

Ohio State has allowed only 34 points this season.

(9) Wisconsin 37, Michigan State 34: P.J. Hill ran for 155 yards and two TDs and the Badgers (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 14 by holding off the Spartans (4-1, 0-1) in Madison, Wis.

Wisconsin has won 22 of its last 23 at home. Michigan State was looking for their best start in 10 years.

Maryland 34, (10) Rutgers 24: Backup quarterback Chris Turner led three second-half scoring drives, Keon Lattimore rushed for 124 yards and a TD and the Terrapins (3-2) shut down Ray Rice and Rutgers’ high-powered offense in a victory in Piscataway, N.J.

It marked the second straight year that Rutgers (3-1) was upset after getting into the Top 10.

(12) Boston College 24, Massachusetts 14: Andre Callender ran for 115 yards and two touchdowns and Matt Ryan threw for one TD to lead the Eagles (5-0) past the Minutemen (4-1), a Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA), in Boston.

Boston College has not opened a season with five straight wins since 1954.

Georgia Tech 13, (13) Clemson 3: The Yellow Jackets (3-2, 1-2 ACC) stifled the dynamic running duo of James “Thunder” Davis and C.J. “Lightning” Spiller and upset the Tigers (4-1, 2-1) in Atlanta.

Clemson missed four field goals, had a punt blocked to set up the only touchdown and fumbled on a kickoff return, setting up a field goal.

(14) Kentucky 45, Florida Atlantic 17: Andre Woodson threw for a career-high five touchdowns but had his NCAA-record streak of consecutive passes without an interception snapped at 325 as the Wildcats (5-0) whipped the Owls (3-2) in Lexington, Ky.

Four different receivers caught scoring throws from Woodson, who completed 26 of 33 passes for a season-high 301 yards in just over three quarters.

(15) Georgia 45, Mississippi 17: Thomas Brown ran for 180 yards – the most for Georgia in six years – and three touchdowns as the Bulldogs (4-1, 2-1 SEC) routed the Rebels (1-4, 0-3) in Athens, Ga.

Brown’s rushing total was the high for Georgia since 2001, when Verron Haynes ran for 207 yards against Georgia Tech.

(16) South Carolina 38, Mississippi State 21: Freshman Chris Smelley threw for a career-best 279 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Gamecocks (4-1, 2-1 SEC) over the Bulldogs (3-2, 1-2) in Columbia, S.C.

Smelley, who replaced fifth-year senior Blake Mitchell, connected with receiver Kenny McKinley on touchdown passes of 20 and 27 yards.

(17) Virginia Tech 17, North Carolina 10: Tyrod Taylor and Branden Ore each had short touchdown runs and the Hokies (4-1, 1-0 ACC) held off the Tar Heels (1-4, 0-2) in Blacksburg, Va.

Illinois 27, (21) Penn State 20: Freshman Regus Benn returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown and caught a pass for another score and the Illini (4-1, 2-0 Big Ten) intercepted three passes in an upset win over the Nittany Lions (3-2, 0-2) in Champaign, Ill.

Florida State 21, (22) Alabama 14: Xavier Lee came off the bench to throw a pair of touchdown passes to De’Cody Fagg, and Antone Smith scored on a 5-yard run as the Seminoles (3-1) upset the Crimson Tide (3-2) in Jacksonville, Fla.

Florida State gave Bobby Bowden, who grew up in Birmingham, Ala., his 369th coaching win in his first game against Alabama.

(24) Cincinnati 52, San Diego State 23: Ben Mauk threw four TD passes – two each to Dominick Goodman and Marcus Barnett and the Bearcats (5-0) rolled to a victory over the Aztecs (1-3) in San Diego.

(25) Nebraska 35, Iowa State 17: I-back Marlon Lucky passed and ran for touchdowns and Bo Ruud scored on an interception return for the second straight week, leading the Cornhuskers (4-1, 1-0 Big 12) over the Cyclones (1-4, 0-1) in Lincoln, Neb.