Top 25: Miami rebounds with win over Oklahoma

MIAMI (AP) - Once Jacory Harris settled down and Miami's defense got rolling, the Hurricanes found the right combination for their biggest win in years.

And for Sam Bradford-less Oklahoma, it was just another frustrating trip to South Florida.

Harris survived a shaky start to throw three touchdown passes, Javarris James ran for a career-high 150 yards against the nation's top rush defense, and No. 17 Miami knocked off No. 8 Oklahoma 21-20 on Saturday night - in what will join some games from the 1980s as another Hurricanes-Sooners classic.

With Oklahoma's reigning Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback watching from the sideline, still out with a right shoulder injury, Miami (3-1) scored 21 straight points to take control. No. 3 Alabama 38, Kentucky 20

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Mark Ingram ran for a career-high 140 yards and two touchdowns. Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy added a pair of scoring passes as the Crimson Tide (5-0, 2-0 SEC) pulled away from the Wildcats (2-2, 0-2) during a dizzying stretch in the second and third quarters when Alabama scored 24 points in just over 5 minutes.

Derrick Locke ran for 76 yards and added another 63 yards receiving for Kentucky, but fumbled late in the first half. Alabama's Courtney Upshaw picked the ball up and sprinted 45 yards for a touchdown to give Alabama a 21-6 halftime lead.

Alabama turned four Kentucky turnovers into 17 points and had little trouble moving the ball after a sluggish start.

No. 4 LSU 20, No. 18 Georgia 13

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - Charles Scott scored on a 33-yard run with 46 seconds remaining to cap a wild finish.

No touchdowns were scored through the first three quarters, but the teams went back and forth over the final 3 minutes before the Tigers (5-0, 3-0 SEC) won their second straight close call.

With Georgia (3-2, 2-1 SEC) ahead 7-6 after finally scoring in the opening minute of the fourth period, LSU reclaimed the lead, 12-7, on Scott's 2-yard run with 2:53 remaining. The Bulldogs bounced back on Joe Cox's 16-yard touchdown pass to A.J. Green with 1:09 left, going up 13-12 before missing a 2-point conversion.

But LSU, starting in good field position after an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on Georgia, was already in field goal range when Scott broke two tackles at the line and went all the way to the end zone.

No. 5 Boise State 34, UC Davis 16

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Kellen Moore threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns, including a pair to Austin Pettis.

The Broncos (5-0) got off to a slow start and struggled to run the ball against the FCS Aggies.

The Broncos rushed for just 101 yards, far below the 214 yards per game they were averaging. Boise State got just 13 points in four trips to the red zone in the first half before Moore finally helped the offense get on track in the second half. No. 6 Virginia Tech 34, Duke 26

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Tyrod Taylor threw two long touchdown passes and Virginia Tech dodged a letdown. Taylor was 17 of 22 for a career-high 327 yards, with TD tosses of 36 yards to Danny Coale and 28 yards to Jarrett Boykin. Josh Oglesby had two late touchdown runs for Virginia Tech (4-1, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference).

Playing one week after dominating then-No. 9 Miami, the Hokies were nowhere near that sharp. But they were good enough to claim their ninth straight victory over the Blue Devils.

Thaddeus Lewis was 22 for 40 for 359 yards with two touchdown passes, including a 4-yarder to Austin Kelly with 25 seconds left.

Will Snyderline kicked four field goals for pesky Duke (2-3, 0-1). No. 7 USC 30, No. 24 California 3

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Taylor Mays and a dominating Southern California defense overshadowed any offensive deficiencies for the Trojans and overwhelmed Jahvid Best and the California offense.

Mays set the tone with an interception on the first drive of the game and Damian Williams returned a punt for a touchdown.

Joe McKnight ran for 119 yards and scored the only two offensive touchdowns for USC (4-1, 2-1 Pac-10) with a 38-yard run on the first drive and a 5-yard run late in the fourth quarter that emptied the stadium.

Jordan Congdon kicked three field goals and the defense did the rest, holding Best to 47 yards on 14 carries and keeping the Golden Bears scoreless until Vince D'Amato's 29-yard field goal with 10:45 remaining.

No. 9 Ohio State 33, Indiana 14

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Terrelle Pryor threw three touchdown passes and rushed for another score.

The Buckeyes (4-1, 2-0 Big Ten) gave up their first points in nine quarters, but ran away with their 16th straight Big Ten road win, one short of tying the conference record.

Indiana (3-2, 0-2) did little right in its second straight loss. The Hoosiers had three turnovers and gave up a safety after a bad snap on a punt, falling to Ohio State for the 15th straight time.

The Buckeyes were nearly flawless. Brandon Saine ran 17 times for 113 yards, a career high. Pryor finished 16 of 27 for 159 yards and rushed 16 times for 63 yards. No. 10 Cincinnati 37, Miami (Ohio) 13

OXFORD, Ohio (AP) - Jacob Ramsey ran for 103 yards and three touchdowns in Cincinnati's pass-oriented offense, and the Bearcats broke open a close game in the fourth quarter.

The oldest rivalry west of the Allegheny Mountains has been a mismatch since coach Brian Kelly showed up at Cincinnati and turned the Bearcats (5-0) into Big East champs. The Bearcats won their fourth straight over Miami (0-5) in front of the biggest crowd at Yager Stadium in six years.

Tony Pike had a so-so game, going 23 of 42 for 270 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. The senior came in with 70.5 percent completion percentage, but repeatedly forced throws against a defense stacked to stop the pass.

Ramsey became the first Bearcat to run for 100 yards since 2007 and the 15th in school history to score three touchdowns in a game. His 2-yard run with 11:35 remaining gave the Bearcats a 30-13 lead.

No. 11 TCU 39, SMU 14

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Jeremy Kerley returned a punt 71 yards for the go-ahead touchdown and 11th-ranked TCU overcame three first-half turnovers to avoid another letdown against SMU.

Antoine Hicks had a 2-yard TD run and caught a 28-yard scoring pass from Andy Dalton for TCU (4-0), which averted a repeat of four years ago against SMU (2-2).

A week after winning at Oklahoma four years ago, TCU was in turn upset in the Dallas-Fort Worth rivalry known as the "Battle for the Iron Skillet." The Frogs were coming off another significant non-conference road victory last week, 14-10 at Clemson in another rain-soaked game.

Dalton finished 12 of 20 passing for 189 yards with two touchdown and an interception.

UTEP 58, No. 12 Houston 41

EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Donald Buckram ran for a career-high 262 yards and four touchdowns to lead Texas-El Paso to its first win over a ranked team in 12 years.

The Cougars (3-1, 0-1 Conference USA) had earned their first ranking since 1991 and were hoping to become a BCS spoiler after two wins over Big 12 foes. Instead they watched UTEP fans storm the field seconds after the Miners (2-3, 1-0) won.

Houston lost despite a career night from Case Keenum, who threw for 536 yards and five touchdowns.

No. 13 Iowa 24, Arkansas State 21

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Ricky Stanzi threw for a season-high 296 yards and three touchdowns to give the Hawkeyes their best start since 1995.

Marvin McNutt caught two touchdown passes for Iowa (5-0), which allowed the Red Wolves to hang around far too long - much like it did in a narrow win over Northern Iowa in the opener.

Arkansas State pulled within 24-21 with 2:01 left, when Corey Leonard capped a 17-play drive with a 4-yard pass to Trevor Gillott. The Red Wolves (1-3) got the ball back with 10 seconds left at their 18, but Leonard missed on two long throws.

Stanzi threw touchdown passes of 33 and 41 yards on Iowa's first two drives, and his 43-yard TD toss to McNutt early in the second half put the Hawkeyes ahead 21-7. But Stanzi also threw an interception that Demario Davis brought back 75 yards for a touchdown. No. 15 Penn State 35, Illinois 17

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Evan Royster and Stephon Green each ran for more than 100 yards and Darryl Clark added a pair of TDs rushing on a wet, windy day.

Green had 120 yards on 13 carries and Royster added 105 on 17.

But it was Clark who led a pair of third-quarter drives that decided the game. He scored 1-yard touchdowns to end each and stretch what had been a 7-3 halftime lead to 21-3.

Penn State (4-1, 1-1 Big Ten) relied on its ground game to bounce back from last week's upset against Iowa, battering Illinois with 338 yards rushing.

Illinois (1-3, 0-2) was led by quarterback Juice Williams' 20-for-36 passing for 263 yards. He also ran for a score. No. 16 Oregon 52, Washington State 6

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - Jeremiah Masoli threw for 116 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score before sitting out the second half.

Ed Dickson had seven catches for 103 yards and a score for the Ducks (4-1, 2-0 Pacific-10) who won their fourth straight after a season-opening loss at Boise State.

Masoli, who was seen icing his right knee before halftime when backup Nate Costa took over, watched in warmups from the sidelines in the second half but did not appear to be seriously injured.

The Cougars (1-4, 0-3) were held to 139 yards of offense. Oregon had 505 yards. No. 21 Mississippi 23, Vanderbilt 7

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Jevan Snead passed for three touchdowns to overcome his three interceptions.

Snead threw for just one touchdown in last week's 16-10 loss to South Carolina, a game that dropped the Rebels (3-1, 1-1 SEC) from a No. 4 ranking that had been their highest since 1970. He matched his season high with three TDs against Vanderbilt.

The Commodores (2-3, 0-2) picked off four Snead passes a year ago in Oxford, Miss. They nearly matched that with Jamie Graham, Casey Heyward and Myron Lewis each intercepting a pass.

But Ole Miss' Marcus Temple intercepted Larry Smith in the end zone with 10:55 left to help preserve a 23-7 lead.

Michigan State 26, No. 22 Michigan 20

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Freshman Larry Caper ran for a 23-yard touchdown in overtime for the Spartans' first consecutive victories in the series since 1967.

Chris L. Rucker had intercepted Tate Forcier in the end zone on the Wolverines' overtime possession to keep Michigan (4-1, 1-1 Big Ten) from scoring.

Forcier had led the Wolverines on yet another last-minute touchdown drive to tie the game at 20 with 2 seconds left in regulation. It was the third late-game comeback led by Michigan.

Michigan State (2-3, 1-1) snapped a three-game losing streak. It won three straight over Michigan from 1965-67.

No. 25 Georgia Tech 42, Mississippi State 31

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Josh Nesbitt threw for a career-high 266 yards and No. 25 Georgia Tech converted three Mississippi State turnovers into touchdowns.

Nesbitt, who rushed 32 times the week before, took to the air against the Bulldogs (2-3), connecting with Demaryius Thomas eight times for 174 yards and a 23-yard touchdown in an exciting game that featured a little bit of everything.

The Yellow Jackets (4-1) and Bulldogs (2-3) both scored on reverses and converted a combined six fourth downs, including a fake field goal by Mississippi State. The Bulldogs' Leon Berry had an 89-yard kickoff return a score and Tech's Jerrard Tarrant returned a fumble 40 yards for a touchdown.

Anthony Dixon rushed for 106 yards, but gave up the fumble to Tarrant and another at the goal line after going 329 carries since 2007 without losing the ball.