Sooners replace Buckeyes at No. 2 in AP poll
Oklahoma moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll behind Alabama after the Sooners scored the most impressive victory of Week 2.
Three of the top six teams from last week defeated other ranked teams on Saturday, creating an early shakeup near the top of the AP Top 25. The Sooners jumped three spots after winning 31-16 at Ohio State. The last time the Sooners were this close to being No. 1 was 2011.
The Buckeyes slipped from No. 2 to eighth.
Clemson held its spot at No. 3 after beating Auburn and Southern California moved up two places to sixth following a victory against Stanford. Penn State is No. 5.
The Crimson Tide received 59 first-place votes. Oklahoma has two and Clemson one.
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■ The Buckeyes have their lowest ranking since November of the 2014 season. Ohio State hopes this season takes a similar path. In 2014, the Buckeyes lost at home to Virginia Tech and fell from No. 8 to No. 22 in the rankings. The Buckeyes did not lose again and won the national championship in Urban Meyer’s third season as coach in Columbus.
■ Notre Dame’s stay in the Top 25 lasted one week. The Fighting Irish lost 20-19 at home to Georgia, which moved up two spots to No. 13. The Irish were the only team to fall out of the rankings.
■ UCLA followed up its remarkable comeback victory in week
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one against Texas A&M with a more routine blowout of Hawaii and landed at No. 25 in the latest rankings. The Bruins moved into the rankings for the first time since starting 2016 at No. 16
Late Saturday No. 20 Washington State 47, Boisestate44—
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At Pullman, Wash., Jamal Morrow caught a 23-yard pass and dove across the goal line in the third overtime to lift the Cougars (2-0) over the Broncos (1-1).
Officials reviewed the play to make sure Morrow remained inbounds as he ran toward the end zone on the left side and left his feet near the pylon. It was ruled a touchdown for Washington State, which trailed by 21 points in the fourth quarter.
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At Provo, Utah, quarterback Tyler Huntley combined for 389 total yards and a touchdown as the Utes (2-0) beat the rival Cougars (1-2). The victory was the seventh straight in the series for Utah and 16th in the last 19.
Huntley did everything but block for the Utes offense as he finished with a career-high 300 passing yards and 89 rushing yards. Darren Carrington led the team in receiving for the second consecutive week with seven catches and 129 yards.
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At Tempe, Ariz., Rashaad Penny accounted for 353 all-purpose yards and scored three different ways, leading the Aztecs (2-0) to a convincing victory over the Sun Devils (1-1).
The run-heavy Aztecs rolled
Utah 19, Brigham Young 13 — San Diego State 30, Arizona State20—
over the Sun Devils from the start, with Penny bursting through for a 95-yard touchdown run in the first quarter.
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At Corvallis, Ore., Shannon Brooks scored three touchdowns and the Gophers (2-0) turned three turnovers by the Beavers (1-2) in 17 points.
Minnesota 48, Oregon State 14 —
Conor Rhoda, who came into the game sharing the quarterback position with sophomore Demry Croft, completed 7 of 8 passes for 158 yards and one touchdown. Tyler Johnson caught four passes for 127 yards and a touchdown for Minnesota, now 2-0 under first-year coach P.J. Fleck.