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Utah quarterback Travis Wilson throws for four touchdowns as the No. 18 Utes crush No. 13 Oregon 62-20 in Eugene.
Travis Wilson returned from a shoulder sprain and threw for 227 yards and four touchdowns in No. 18 Utah’s 62-20 victory over No. 13 Oregon on Saturday night in the Pac-12 opener for both teams in Eugene, Ore.
Wilson completed 18 of 30 passes, hitting nine receivers, and ran for 100 yards and another score for Utah (4-0). The lanky senior sprained his left shoulder two weeks ago against Utah State and sat out the Utes’ victory over Fresno State last weekend.
It was Oregon’s worst loss at home since falling 54-0 to Washington in 1977. Utah’s 62 points were the most scored against a Pac-12 opponent since joining the league in 2011, and also the most the Ducks have ever allowed in Eugene.
Vernon Adams Jr. started at quarterback for Oregon (2-2) despite a broken index finger that kept him out of the Ducks’ victory last weekend over Georgia State, but he didn’t last long and was replaced by Jeff Lockie in the second quarter.
But it was Oregon’s besieged defense that had no solution for Wilson and the rolling Utes, who amassed 530 yards of total offense.
Andy Phillips put Utah ahead with field goals from 28 and 44 yards, and Utah’s defense thwarted Oregon’s first three series of the game.
#19 USC 42, Arizona State 14: Cody Kessler passed for 375 yards and five TDs as the Trojans (3-1, 1-1 Pac-12)
dominated0-1). Adoree the Jacksonhost Sun had Devils131 yards (2-2, receiving and Juju Smith-Schuster caught for five passes 103 yards.
#9 UCLA 56, #16 Arizona 30: Freshman Josh Rosen was sharp in his first Pac-12 road game, throwing for 284 yards and accounting for three touchdowns. UCLA (4-0, 1-0 Pac-12) turned three Arizona turnovers into touchdowns while building a 28-point lead. Arizona (3-1, 0-1) struggled at home after rolling through a soft nonconference schedule.
Colorado 48, Nicholls State 0: The Buffaloes (3-1) head into Pac-12 play riding their first three-game winning streak in seven years after Nelson Spruce had 80 yards on five catches in the home victory to surpass Michael Westbrook’s mark for most receiving yards in school history. Spruce has 2,570 yards, 22 more than Westbrook collected from 1991-94.
OTHER TOP 25
#1 Ohio State 38, W. Michigan 12: Cardale Jones threw two touchdown passes early and Adolphus Washington returned an interception 20 yards as the host Buckeyes (3-0) romped to their 17th straight victory. Jones, who was benched in the second quarter against Northern Illinois a week earlier, finished 19 of 33 for 288 yards with an interception. #2 Michigan State 30, C. Michigan 10: Gerald Holmes ran for two fourthquarter touchdowns for the host Spartans (4-0), who have scored at least 30 points in a school-record 12 consecutive games.
#3 TCU 55, Texas Tech 52: Aaron Green caught a tipped pass in the back of the end zone with 23 seconds left and the visiting Horned Frogs (4-0) outlasted the Red Raiders (3-1) in the Big 12 opener for both teams. On 4th-and-goal from the 4, Trevone Boykin’s pass was high to Josh Doctson, but he got a hand on it and Green grabbed the ball as he fell out of the end zone. Boykin threw for four touchdowns and a career-high 509 yards for TCU (4-0, 1-0).
#3 Mississippi 27, Vanderbilt 16:
Chad Kelly threw for 321 yards, Jaylen Walton ran for a season-high 133 yards and the host Rebels (4-0, 2-0 SEC) survived the feisty Commodores (1-3, 0-2).
#5 Baylor 70, Rice 17: Seth Russell matched a school record with six touchdown passes, three of his five in the first half to Corey Coleman, and Shock Linwood ran for 158 yards and a score to help the Bears (3-0) extend the nation’s longest home winning streak to 18 games.
#6 Notre Dame 62, UMass 27: C.J. Sanders scored on a 50-yard punt return with 3:21 left in the first half to spark the host Irish (4-0) to four straight touchdowns.
#7 Georgia 48, Southern 6: Nick Chubb ran for 131 yards and two touchdowns and also caught a scoring pass for the host Bulldogs (4-0). Chubb had scoring runs of 9 and 49 yards in the third quarter. The 49-yarder gave him 12 straight games with at least 100 yards rushing. He scored on a 24-yard pass from Greyson Lambert in the first quarter.
#8 LSU 34, Syracuse 24: Heisman Trophy hopeful Leonard Fournette ran for a career-high 244 yards and two touchdowns, Tre’Davious White returned a punt 69 yards for another score, and the visiting Tigers (3-0) held off the pesky Orange (3-1). Travin Dural’s 51-yard catch on a 3rd-and-5 play in the fourth quarter after the Orange moved within a touchdown helped rescue LSU.
#12 Alabama 34, La.-Monroe 0: Jake Coker threw three touchdown passes and the defense of the host Crimson Tide (3-1) had six sacks, two interceptions and limited the Warhawks (1-2) to 92 total yards.
#14 Texas A&M 28, Arkansas 21: Kyle Allen threw for 358 yards, with a 20-yard touchdown to Christian Kirk in overtime as the Aggies (4-0) completed another late comeback against the Razorbacks (1-3) in the SEC opener for both teams at Arlington, Texas. The Aggies had a chance to win the game on the final play of regulation, but Taylor Bertolet’s 38-yard field goal attempt was just wide right. Kirk finished with eight catches for 173 yards. .
#17 Northwestern 24, Ball State 19:
Clayton Thorson threw three touchdown
passes and Justin Jackson ran for a career-high 184 yards as host Northwestern (4-0) overcame a sluggish first half. Riley Neal was 14 of 35 for 178 yards and two touchdowns, both to wide receiver Jordan Williams, for Ball State (2-2).
Duke 34, #20 Georgia Tech 20: Shaquille Powell ran for three touchdowns and the host Blue Devils’ defense dominated. DeVon Edwards returned a kickoff 100 yards for a score, and Powell scored on runs of 1, 4 and 30 yards for Duke (3-1, 1-0 ACC). Justin Thomas pulled Tech to 26-20 with his 12-yard TD run with 8:02 left, and the Yellow Jackets (2-2, 0-1) had two chances to reclaim the lead. They were stuffed on four downs deep in Duke territory, a series before Thomas fumbled with 2:12 left.
Michigan 31, #22 BYU 0: Jake Rudock ran for two touchdowns and threw for another score and the host Wolverines (3-1) scored all of their points in the first half. The Wolverines have won three straight under Jim Harbaugh after an opening loss at Utah; the Cougars (2-2) have lost in consecutive weeks, including a onepoint setback at then-No. 10 UCLA.
#24 Oklahoma St. 30, Texas 27: Ben Grogan kicked a 40-yard field goal with 6 seconds left to lead the Cowboys (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) to their fourth straight win on the Longhorns’ home field. Grogan had tied the game with a 41-yarder with 1:33 left. Texas (1-3, 0-1) scored two defensive touchdowns but still fell to one its worst starts in more than 50 years.
Kentucky 21, #25 Missouri 13: Patrick Towles threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score to help the Wildcats (3-1, 2-1 SEC) end an 18-game losing streak against ranked teams. Towles was 22 of 27 passing for 249 yards and ran for 21 yards, including a 14-yard TD in the second quarter as Kentucky ended an 11-game road winning streak for the Tigers (3-1, 0-1).
#22 Wisconsin 28, Hawaii 0: Taiwan Deal ran for 147 yards and two scores as the Badgers held a nonconference opponent without a touchdown for the third straight game. Linebacker Joe Schobert had two sacks and the Badgers (3-1) held Hawaii (2-2) to 15 yards rushing in the first night game at Camp Randall Stadium in three years.
JUNIOR COLLEGE
American River College 20, CCSF 17: At City College of San Francisco, Sam Keil kicked a 25-yard field goal with two seconds left as the Rams (3-1) took their first loss of the season. CCSF had tied the score with 3:25 left on Anthony Gordon’s 15-yard touchdown pass to Easop Winston.