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Top 25 roundup: TCU holds off Oregon State

TCU’s Alex Ibiloye, right, and Tejay Johnson team up to knock OSU’s Jacquizz Rodgers out of bounds just shy of the end zone. (Associated Press)
TCU’s Alex Ibiloye, right, and Tejay Johnson team up to knock OSU’s Jacquizz Rodgers out of bounds just shy of the end zone. (Associated Press)

Andy Dalton ran for two touchdowns and threw for another score to make up for his two interceptions and No. 6 TCU opened the season with a 30-21 victory over No. 24 Oregon State on Saturday night in Arlington, Texas.

Eight months after Dalton threw three interceptions in a Fiesta Bowl loss that soured the Horned Frogs’ breakthrough season, he scored on a 3-yard keeper at the end of the third quarter to put TCU ahead for good. Both his turnovers led to OSU touchdowns.

Dalton became TCU’s winningest quarterback, his 30th victory snapping a tie with “Slingin’ Sammy” Baugh, who had held the mark alone since the mid-1930s until being matched last year after the Frogs’ first undefeated regular season since 1938.

Brothers Jacquizz and James Rodgers both scored touchdowns for Oregon State in their first college game in their home state.

(1) Alabama 48, San Jose State 3: At Tuscaloosa, Ala., Trent Richardson ran for two touchdowns and Greg McElroy passed for 218 yards to help the Crimson Tide (1-0) romp past the Spartans (0-1).

Richardson, filling in for injured Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram, ran for 66 yards and had three catches for 46 yards before sitting out the second half for the defending national champs. He scored on runs of 4 and 39 yards.

(4) Florida 34, Miami (Ohio) 12: At Gainesville, Fla., Jeff Demps had a long scoring run, John Brantley added a fluky touchdown pass late and the Gators (0-1) overcame an error-filled game to beat the Redhawks (0-1).

The Gators used four interceptions, several red-zone stops and two late touchdowns to avoid a meltdown.

(5) Texas 34, Rice 17: At Houston, Tre’ Newton ran for three touchdowns, quarterback Garrett Gilbert was up and down in his first college start and the Longhorns (1-0) overcame a slow start to beat the Owls (0-1).

(7) Oklahoma 31, Utah State 24: At Norman, Okla., DeMarco Murray ran for 218 yards and two touchdowns and converted a key fourth down, helping the Sooners (1-0) survive an unexpected scare from the Aggies (0-1).

It was Oklahoma’s 800th win in school history. The Sooners are the seventh Division I school to reach the mark.

(8) Nebraska 49, Western Kentucky 10: At Lincoln, Neb., freshman Taylor Martinez ran for 127 yards and three TDs and passed for 136 yards in a sensational debut that led the Cornhuskers (1-0) past the Hilltoppers (0-1).

(9) Iowa 37, Eastern Illinois 7: At Iowa City, Iowa, Adam Robinson ran for 109 yards and three TDs in the first half and the Hawkeyes (1-0) rolled to a victory over the Panthers, a Football Championship Subdivision team.

(12) Wisconsin 41, UNLV 21: At Las Vegas, John Clay and Monte Hall each ran for two touchdowns to lead the Badgers (1-0) past the Rebels (0-1).

Clay finished with 123 yards on 17 carries and Hall had 79 on 16 rushes. The Badgers outscored the Rebels 24-0 in the third quarter after leading 17-14 at half.

(16) Georgia Tech 41, South Carolina State 10: At Atlanta, quarterback Joshua Nesbitt ran for 130 yards and three TDs, Roddy Jones added two scoring runs and the Yellow Jackets (1-0) defeated the Bulldogs (0-1).

(17) Arkansas 44, Tennessee Tech 3: At Fayetteville, Ark., quarterback Ryan Mallett went 21 of 24 for 301 yards and three TDs to lead the Razorbacks (1-0) – sporting their highest preseason ranking since 1990 – to a romp over the Eagles (0-1).

(21) LSU 30, (18) North Carolina 24: At Atlanta, against all odds, the undermanned Tar Heels (0-1) nearly rallied from a 20-point halftime deficit before losing to the Tigers (1-0).

The Tar Heels were missing 13 key players because of an NCAA investigation over relationships with agents and possible academic violations.

(19) Penn State 44, Youngstown State 14: At State College, Pa., true freshman Rob Bolden threw for 239 yards and two TDs, Chaz Powell had a 100-yard kickoff return for a score and the Nittany Lions (1-0) brushed off a sluggish start to beat the Penguins (0-1).

Coach Joe Paterno got his 395th career victory by starting a true freshman at QB in a season opener for the first time in his 45 years as head coach.

(20) Florida State 59, Samford 6: At Tallahassee, Fla., Christian Ponder threw four first-half TD passes and Greg Reid returned a punt 74 yards for another score as the Seminoles (1-0) celebrated Jimbo Fisher’s coaching debut with a rout over the I-AA Bulldogs.

(22) Auburn 52, Arkansas State 26: At Auburn, Ala., QB Cam Newton ran for 171 yards and two TDs and passed for 186 yards and three more scores to help the Tigers (1-0) double up the Red Wolves (0-1).

(23) Georgia 55, Louisiana-Lafayette 7: At Athens, Ga., Aaron Murray passed for three TDs and ran for another in leading the Bulldogs (1-0) to an easy win over the Ragin’ Cajuns (0-1).

(25) West Virginia 31, Coastal Carolina 0: At Morgantown, W.Va., Geno Smith threw two TD passes and Noel Devine rushed for 111 yards and a score, leading the Mountaineers (1-0) past the Chanticleers (0-1).