Hurts’ TD passes lead Sooners past Longhorns

DALLAS >> Jalen Hurts threw three touchdown passes to CeeDee Lamb, Oklahoma’s defense sacked Sam Ehlinger nine times and the No. 6 Sooners never trailed in a 3427 victory over 11th-ranked Texas on Saturday.

The Sooners harassed Ehlinger into minus-9 yards rushing while holding the quarterback with the three highest total yardage outputs for Texas against Oklahoma almost 200 yards below that 387yard average.

The Sooners (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) stayed on track for a third straight trip to the College Football Playoff and avenged last year’s loss in Cotton Bowl Stadium in the middle of the Texas state fair, a victory that came in a rematch of the Big 12 championship game.

The Longhorns (4-2, 2-1) are likely relegated to a spoiler role if there’s a second consecutive Big 12 title game between the rivals.

Both teams played under the threat of an ejection for unsportsmanlike conduct after referee Mike Defee flagged everyone 30 minutes before the game when clusters of players got too close at midfield while wrapping up warmups and started jawing at each other.

(1) ALABAMA 47, TEXAS A&M 28 >> Tua Tagovailoa threw four TDs and Alabama (6-0, 3-0 SEC) kept rolling in the Tide’s first game at No. 1 this season.

(2) CLEMSON 45, FLORIDA STATE

14 >> Trevor Lawrence threw three touchdown passes, two to Justyn Ross, and Clemson (6-0, 4-0 ACC) answered any lingering questions from its close call at North Carolina, winning its 21st straight game. SOUTH CAROLINA 20, (3) GEORGIA

17, 2OT >> Parker White’s 23-yard field goal in the second overtime proved to be enough when Georgia’s Rodrigo Blankenship was wide left on his attempt from 42 yards, giving South Carolina (3-3, 2-2 SEC) its first win over an AP Top 25 opponent since beating Georgia (5-1, 2-1) in 2014.

Blankenship’s second miss of the game sent South Carolina players charging onto the field to celebrate the upset. White missed a 33-yard attempt in the first overtime.

(8) WISCONSIN 38, MICHIGAN STATE

0>> Jonathan Taylor rushed for two touchdowns and Wisconsin (6-0,

3-0 Big Ten) posted its fourth shutout of the season.

(16) MICHIGAN 45, ILLINOIS 25 >> Hassan Haskins ran for 125 yards and a touchdown, Zach Charbonnet added 116 yards rushing, and Michigan (5-1, 3-1 Big Ten) needed a late surge to put away Illinois (2-4, 0-3).

(18) ARIZONA STATE 38, WASHINGTON STATE 34 >> Jayden Daniels scored on a 17-yard scramble with

34 seconds left and threw three touchdown passes to ailing Brandon Aiyuk to lead Arizona State (51, 2-1 Pac-12) in a comeback win.

(22) BAYLOR 33, TEXAS TECH 30, 2 OT >> JaMycal Hasty scored on a

5-yard run in the second overtime and Baylor (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) won in its first game as a ranked team under coach Matt Rhule.

(25) CINCINNATI 38, HOUSTON 23 >> Desmond Ridder passed for 263 yards and three TDs and Cincinnati (5-1, 2-0 AAC) held off (2-4, 0-2) Houston’s late surge for its fourth straight win.