Yellowjackets sting

Josh Nesbitt ran for three touchdowns and threw for another to lead No. 22 Georgia Tech to a 49-44 win over Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla., handing the Seminoles their third straight loss amid growing pressure for coach Bobby Bowden to retire at the end of the season.

Tailback Jonathan Dwyer also ran for two scores for the Yellow Jackets (5-1, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who won for the first time in Tallahassee where the Seminoles have lost five straight to Football Bowl Subdivision opponents.

Florida State (2-4, 0-3 ACC) wasted another spectacular performance by junior quarterback Christian Ponder, who passed for a career-best 359 yards and five touchdowns.

(2) Texas 38, Colorado 14: At Austin, Texas, Earl Thomas returned an interception 92 yards for a touchdown and Ben Wells recovered a blocked punt for another score to help the Longhorns (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) pull away from the Buffaloes (1-4, 0-1) in the second half of a win.

Jordan Shipley returned a punt for a touchdown in the fourth quarter for the Longhorns, who can now look ahead to next weekend’s showdown with No. 19 Oklahoma.

Colorado (1-4, 0-1) led 14-3 behind tough defense and two first-half touchdown passes by Cody Hawkins that quieted the home crowd and even drew some boos.

(3) Alabama 22, (20) Mississippi 3: At Oxford, Miss., Mark Ingram rushed for 172 yards and a touchdown and the Crimson Tide (6-0, 4-0 SEC) stuffed the Rebels (3-2, 1-2).

Jevan Snead threw four interceptions for Ole Miss, tying a career high, and the Crimson Tide scored after a blocked punt and a fumble recovery on a punt return. Leigh Tiffin hit five short field goals for Alabama, passing his father Van Tiffin on the Crimson Tide career list for third place in career scoring.

(5) Virginia Tech 48, Boston College 14: At Blacksburg, Va., Tyrod Taylor threw two early touchdown passes, and Ryan Williams ran for 159 yards and a TD to lead the Hokies (5-1, 3-0 ACC) past the Eagles (4-2, 2-2).

The victory ended a three-game regular-season skid by Virginia Tech against Boston College.

At halftime, Virginia Tech led 34-0 and had 293 yards of offense.

(9) Ohio State 31, Wisconsin 13: At Columbus, Ohio, Kurt Coleman and Jermale Hines returned interceptions for touchdowns and Ray Small brought a kickoff back 96 yards for the Buckeyes (5-1, 3-0 Big Ten), dealing the self-destructive Badgers (5-1, 2-1) their first loss of the season.

Coleman, playing his first game since a Big Ten-mandated suspension for a late hit, was the only person near Scott Tolzien’s pass in the first quarter and returned it 89 yards.

(10) TCU 20, Air Force 17: At Air Force Academy, Colo., Andy Dalton and the Horned Frogs (5-0, 1-0 Mountain West) slid their way through the icy mist, the freezing cold and the Falcons (3-3, 2-1) defense to keep their BCS hopes alive with a dicey win.

(11) Miami 48, Florida A&M 16: At Miami, Jacory Harris led the Hurricanes (4-1) to 31 points playing only the first half in a win over the Rattlers. Florida A&M (4-1) lost to Miami for the seventh time in a row.

(14) Penn State 52, Eastern Illinois 3: At State College, Pa., Daryll Clark threw for three touchdowns and ran for another in the Nittany Lions’ (5-1) most complete performance of the season in a win against the lower-division Panthers (4-2).

The game was well in hand in the first half, when Penn State scored 28 points in the final 7:27 of the second quarter. Clark threw his TDs on three straight drives, including a 51-yarder to Chaz Powell down the right seam, to give Penn State a 24-0 lead with 4:33 left in the first half.

(15) Oklahoma State 36, Texas A&M 31: At College Station, Texas, Zac Robinson threw two touchdown passes and the Cowboys (4-1, 1-0 Big 12) overcame the absence of their top two playmakers – receiver Dez Bryant and running back Kendall Hunter – in a win over the Aggies (3-2, 0-1).

Robinson completed 14 of 25 passes for 279 yards, Keith Toston ran for 130 yards and Beau Johnson ran for two scores for the Cowboys, who won at Kyle Field for the second time since 1983.

(16) Kansas 41, Iowa State 36: At Lawrence, Kan., Todd Reesing threw for 442 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Jayhawks’ (5-0, 1-0 Big 12) to a wild win over the Cyclones (3-3, 0-2).

Reesing was 37 for 49 and tied his own school record for completions.

Arkansas 44, (17) Auburn 23: At Fayetteville, Ark., Michael Smith rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown, and the Razorbacks held off a late rally to beat the Tigers.

Arkansas (3-2, 1-2 SEC) jumped out to a 34-3 lead before Auburn (5-1, 2-1) responded with a three-touchdown flurry toward the end of the third quarter.

(18) BYU 59, UNLV 21: At Las Vegas, Harvey Unga ran for three touchdowns and 149 yards and the Cougars (5-1, 2-0 Mountain West) beat the Rebels (2-4, 0-2).

Quarterback Max Hall completed 21 of 27 passes for 320 yards and two more scores as the Cougars offense tallied 611 yards.

BYU led by double digits for the final 48 minutes.

(19) Oklahoma 33, Baylor 7: At Norman, Okla., Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford threw for 389 yards and a touchdown in his return from a shoulder injury to lead the Sooners (3-2, 1-0 Big 12) past the Bears (3-2, 0-1).

Bradford broke former Heisman runner-up Josh Heupel’s school record with the 14th game of his career with at least 300 yards passing.

(25) South Carolina 28, Kentucky 26: At Columbia, S.C., Stephen Garcia threw for three touchdowns and ran for another and the Gamecocks (5-1, 2-1 SEC) stopped a potential tying two-point conversion in the fourth quarter, keeping coach Steve Spurrier perfect (17-0) against the Wildcats (2-3, 0-3).