Wimbush lifts Notre Dame past Temple in first start

Brandon Wimbush, a junior making his first career start, threw for two touchdowns and ran for 106 yards and another touchdown to lead Notre Dame to a 49-16 season-opening victory over Temple on Saturday.

Wimbush threw touchdown passes to Equanimeous St. Brown and Nic Weisher and completed 17 of 30 passes for 184 yards with one interception.

Josh Adams scored the quickest opening-season touchdown for Notre Dame in 24 years and rushed for 112 yards in the first quarter alone to get the Irish started. Adams finished with 161 yards rushing on 19 carries and Dexter Williams added 124 yards rushing on six carries.

Temple, the defending American Athletic Conference champion, didn’t score a touchdown until Logan Marchi connected with Keith Kirkwood in the end zone to cut the score to 28-10 with six minutes left in the first half. Marchi threw another touchdown pass to Brodrick Yancy in the fourth quarter.

Notre Dame, coming off a disappointing 4-8 season, wasted no time taking control. Adams scored on a 37-yard run 33 seconds into the game, the fastest touchdown to open a season for the Irish since linebacker Pete Bercich returned an interception 21 yards on the opening play against Northwestern in 1993. (At) UAB 38, Alabama A&M 7: A.J. Erdeley threw two touchdown passes and ran in another as UAB defeated Alabama A&M in the Blazers’ first game following a two-season hiatus.

School officials shut down the UAB program at the end of the 2014 season for financial reasons, but it was reinstated six months later after a fundraising effort generated what eventually became more than $40 million in contributions.

The Blazers sat out the 2015 and 2016 seasons to rebuild their roster. (At) Michigan State 35, Bowling Green 10: Brian Lewerke threw three touchdown passes for Michigan State. (At) Air Force 62, VMI 0:

Quarterback Arion Worthman accounted for three TDs in a half ’s work and Air Force’s revamped defense allowed only six first downs, helping the Falcons cruise. (At) Iowa 24, Wyoming 3: Nate Stanley threw three TD passes in his first career start and Iowa beat Wyoming, its 16th win in its past 17 openers. (At) Oregon State 35, Portland State 32: Isaiah Hodgins caught a 17-yard TD pass from Jake Luton with about a minute left as Oregon State came back to defeat FCS Portland State.

AP Notre Dame junior quarterback Brandon Wimbush threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as the Irish routed Temple 49-16 on Saturday in South Bend, Ind.