South Carolina St. 0
CLEMSON, S.C. - James Davis rushed for three touchdowns to lead Clemson's rout of South Carolina State.
The Tigers (3-1) posted their first shutout in two years and improved to 22-0 against Championship Subdivision opponents.
South Carolina State (2-2) had no answer for Davis and the Clemson offense.
The Tigers' defense did its part, too.
Clemson had three interceptions, one that Chris Clemons brought back for a touchdown.
The Tigers held the Bulldogs to minus 9 yards rushing in the opening half and had a safety.No. 19 Kansas 38,
Sam Houston State 14
LAWRENCE, Kan. - Todd Reesing threw for 356 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for another score to lead Kansas over Sam Houston State.
Sam Houston State (1-1) had last week's game against Prairie View A&M postponed because of Hurricane Ike and couldn't practice until Tuesday because of power outages and cleanup from the storm. Despite the hardships, the Bearkats didn't make it easy on Kansas, stifling its running game, repeatedly finding seams in its defensive secondary.
Kansas (3-1) survived for its 12th straight home win - 17th straight in non-conference.No. 16 Penn State 45,
Temple 3
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Penn State built another huge halftime lead, then cruised to an easy win over Temple with Joe Paterno coaching from the press box in the second half. He had been complaining this week of a sore right leg.
Daryll Clark threw two touchdown passes and ran for an 11-yard score and Stephfon Green ran for 132 yards and a 69-yard TD as the Nittany Lions rolled to 4-0 in beating the Owls (1-3).
Linebacker Navorro Bowman had three sacks and an interception to pace a Penn State defense that held Temple to 138 yards and 10 first downs.
No. 13 Ohio State 28,
Troy 10
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Terrelle Pryor took charge of Ohio State's offense, throwing four touchdown passes to lead the sluggish Buckeyes over Troy.
Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel had said that the nation's top quarterback recruit last spring and fifth-year senior Todd Boeckman would split the job 50-50 against Troy (2-1).
Pryor became the first true freshman to start for the Buckeyes (3-1) in 30 years, since Art Schlichter in 1978. He played all but two snaps until the game was decided.
Pryor's touchdown passes covered 39 and 16 yards to Brian Hartline, 13 yards to Rory Nicol and 38 yards to Brian Robiskie.
No. 11 Texas Tech 56,
Massachusetts 14
LUBBOCK, Texas - Graham Harrell threw for 322 yards and four touchdowns and Shannon Woods ran for three scores to help Texas Tech rout Massachusetts.
Texas Tech dominated the Minutemen from the outset.
The Red Raiders scored on six of seven possessions in the first half and Massachusetts couldn't summon much resistance the rest of the game.
Harrell, who completed passes to 10 different receivers, threw TDs of 17, 12, 2 and 4 yards - and that was in the first half alone.
He was 27-of-34 and no interceptions.
No. 9 Alabama 49,
Arkansas 14
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Javier Arenas and Justin Woodall scored on long interception returns and No. 9 Alabama opened Southeastern Conference play with a rout of Arkansas.
Alabama (4-0) led 35-7 at halftime, and six of the Crimson Tide's seven touchdowns covered at least 25 yards.
After Mark Ingram scored on a 1-yard run, Glen Coffee made it 14-0 for Alabama on what appeared to be a basic run up the middle from deep in Crimson Tide territory. Coffee found a hole and suddenly was in the clear, outrunning the Razorbacks for an 87-yard touchdown.
No. 7 Texas 52,
Rice 10
AUSTIN, Texas - Colt McCoy threw four touchdown passes, setting the Texas career record, and the Longhorns romped over Rice.
McCoy finished with 329 yards passing and led the Longhorns (3-0) in rushing for the second time this season with 83 yards on eight carries. Jordan Shipley caught five passes for 155 yards and touchdowns of 30 and 60 yards in the first half for Texas.
McCoy's 5-yard scoring toss to Quan Cosby in the third broke the previous record of 60 set by Major Applewhite from 1998-2001. Applewhite is now the Longhorns' running backs coach.
No. 5 Missouri 42,
Buffalo 21
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Chase Daniel passed for a career-high 439 yards and set a Big 12 record with 20 consecutive completions, helping Missouri overcome a rash of errors.
The Tigers (4-0) lost three fumbles in Buffalo territory and special teams mistakes led to two of the Bulls' touchdowns, keeping the game close well into the second half against a 33 1/2 -point underdog. Missouri, which had two turnovers in the first three games, fell short of 50 points for the first time this season. Derrick Washington scored on a pair of short runs in the Tigers' final tuneup before beginning Big 12 play at Nebraska on Oct. 4.
No. 3 Georgia 27,
Arizona State 10
TEMPE, Ariz. - Knowshon Moreno rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns, and A.J. Green caught eight passes for 159 yards and a score for the Bulldogs.
Making a rare regular-season trip out of the Southeast, the Bulldogs (4-0) came to the desert with an attitude.
They had opened the season atop The Associated Press Top 25 but twice slipped a spot after victories.
On a 99-degree night in the desert, they hoped to make a statement in a nationally televised game against the defending Pac-10 co-champions.
The statement: these Dawgs can defend.
No. 25 Fresno State 55,
Toledo 54
TOLEDO, Ohio - Nico Herron knocked down Aaron Opelt's 2-point conversion pass in the second overtime and Fresno State held on to beat Toledo.
Toledo coach Tom Amstutz decided to go for the win after the Rockets (1-2) scored on Opelt's 3-yard touchdown pass to tight end John Allen on fourth down to make it a one-point game.
Opelt was pressured on the final play and forced the ball into coverage.
In the first overtime, the Rockets needed just two plays to jump in front 48-41.
Receiver Nick Moore caught a lateral and then threw a strike to a leaping Stephen Williams at the 1. Opelt then dove over for a 1-yard for a touchdown.
