CONFERENCE REPORTS
at No. 4 Ohio State, Rutgers 3: Dwayne Haskins Jr. threw four touchdown passes as the Buckeyes (2-0) rolled to their 900th victory in program history. The Buckeyes, playing in their second game without suspended coach Urban Meyer, piled up 579 yards after amassing 721 in the opener. at No. 5 Wisconsin 45, New Mexico 14: Wisconsin’s Jonathan Taylor rushed for 253 yards in 33 carries, both career highs, and matched a career high with three touchdowns. A.J. Taylor had a career-high 134 yards receiving for the Badgers (2-0), who have won 41 straight home nonconference games. at No. 21 Michigan 49, Western Michigan 3: Shea Patterson threw three touchdown passes in his Big House debut to help Michigan (1-1) bounce back from last week’s loss. Maryland, 45 at Bowling Green 14: Tayon Fleet-Davis rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns, and Ty Johnson had 124 yards and another score for the Terrapins (2-0). Duke 21, at Northwestern 7: Daniel Jones threw for three touchdowns before suffering a collarbone injury. Jonathan Lloyd had 94 yards receiving for the Blue Devils (2-0). at Illinois 34, Western Illinois 14: Freshman M.J. Rivers entered the game for the injured AJ Bush and threw for 105 yards and two touchdown passes for the Illini (2-0). at Iowa 13, Iowa State 3: Mekhi Sargent scored on a twoyard touchdown run with 4:47 left for the Hawkeyes (2-0). Eastern Michigan 20, at Purdue 19: Chad Ryland kicked a 24-yard field goal as time expired to lift the Eagles (2-0). at Indiana 20, Virginia 16: Stevie Scott rushed for 204 yards and one touchdown in his first start for the Hoosiers (2-0). Minnesota 21, Fresno State 14: Seth Green ran for a threeyard touchdown late in the game for Minnesota (2-0).
Kentucky 27, at No. 25 Florida 16: Terry Wilson accounted for three touchdowns, Benny Snell ran for 175 yards and the Wildcats beat the Gators for the first time since 1986.
at No. 1 Alabama 57, Arkansas State 7: Tua Tagovailoa passed for three first-quarter touchdowns and Jalen Hurts added two more before halftime, combining to lead the Crimson Tide to a victory over the Red Wolves.
at No. 7 Auburn 63, Alabama State 9: JaTarvious Whitlow ran for 122 yards and receiver Anthony Schwartz accounted for 117 total yards and two touchdowns to help the Tigers rout the Hornets. at No. 11 Louisiana State 31, Southeastern Louisiana 0: Joe Burrow passed for two touchdowns and ran for a short score, and the Tigers rode an opportunistic defensive performance to a victory over the Lions. at Mississippi 76, Southern Illinois 41: Jordan Ta’amu threw for 448 yards and five touchdowns, Scottie Phillips ran for 107 yards and two more scores, and the Rebels survived an upset scare. at Tennessee 59, East Tennessee State 3: Jeremy Banks and Madre London each rushed for two touchdowns and the Volunteers followed a weather delay with a secondquarter scoring flurry to trounce the FCS-level Buccaneers.
at Missouri 40, Wyoming 13: Quarterback Drew Lock threw four touchdown passes and ran for another touchdown as the Tigers beat the Cowboys.
at Vanderbilt 41, Nevada 10: The Commodores overcame two early red-zone disappointments and bottled up a highscoring Wolf Pack offense. at Colorado State 34, Arkansas 27: Izzy Matthews scored from a yard out with eight seconds remaining and the Rams rallied from an 18-point second-half deficit.
No. 18 Mississippi State 31, at Kansas State 10: Nick Fitzgerald returned from a suspension to throw two touchdown passes, Kylin Hill ran for 211 yards and accounted for three scores for Mississippi State.
Kansas 31, at Central Michigan 7: Pooka Williams rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns as Kansas halted the second-longest road losing streak in college football history at 46 games. at Texas Tech 77, Lamar 0: Texas Tech true freshman Alan Bowman threw for 282 yards and two scores while playing only the first half, and the Red Raiders had a modern-day team record with seven rushing touchdowns. at No. 14 West Virginia 52, Youngstown State 17: Will Grier threw three of his four touchdown passes to Gary Jennings to lead West Virginia. The Mountaineers piled up 625 yards in winning their 15th straight home opener.
Baylor 37, at Texas San Antonio 20: Charlie Brewer passed for 328 yards and three touchdowns. Jalen Hurd and Denzel Mims had eight receptions apiece. at Oklahoma State 55, South Alabama 13: Quarterback Taylor Cornelius threw for 428 yards and a touchdown, and Tylan Wallace hauled in 10 balls for 166 yards in the win.
at Texas 28, Tulsa 21: Sam Ehlinger ran for a touchdown and passed for another in the first half, then threw the game-clinching touchdown in the fourth quarter.
at No. 12 Virginia Tech 62, William & Mary 17: Steven Peoples had two first-half touchdown runs and the Hokies made quick work of the Tribe. Josh Jackson threw for one touchdown and ran for another for the Hokies.
at No. 22 Miami 77, Savannah State 0: Malik Rosier threw for two scores and rushed for another, N’Kosi Perry came off the bench to throw the first three touchdown passes of his collegiate career, and the Hurricanes set a school record for margin of victory in a win over the Tigers.
at South Florida 49, Georgia Tech 38: Blake Barnett threw for a pair of touchdowns and ran for two more to help the Bulls come from behind to beat the Yellow Jackets.
at Florida State 36, Samford 26: Deondre Francois threw for 320 yards and three touchdowns, including the go-ahead score to Tre’ McKitty with 4:03 to go, as the Seminoles held off the Bulldogs. at Louisville 31, Indiana State 7: Backup quarterback Malik Cunningham accounted for two touchdowns, right tackle Mekhi Becton rushed for a one-yard touchdown and the Cardinals finished strong for a rain-delayed victory.
at Wake Forest 51, Towson 20: Greg Dortch returned two punts for touchdowns and caught a scoring pass, and the Demon Deacons beat the Tigers in their home opener.
at North Carolina State 41, Georgia State 7: Ryan Finley threw two touchdown passes, and the Wolfpack routed the Panthers. at Boston College 62, Holy Cross 14: AJ Dillon ran for 149 yards and three touchdowns in less than a quarter, and the Eagles beat old, in-state rival Holy Cross in the schools’ first meeting in 32 years.
at East Carolina 41, North Carolina 19: Freshman quarterback Holton Ahlers ran for two of East Carolina’s four rushing touchdowns while Reid Herring threw for another score as the Pirates beat the Tar Heels.
at Syracuse 62, Wagner 10: Eric Dungey tied a school record by tossing five touchdown passes to pace the Orange to a rout of the Seahawks in their home opener.