Michigan, USC, Penn State all prevail

There were hardly any surprises on the opening Saturday of the college football season. Top 25 teams Michigan, USC, Penn State and defending national champion Clemson were among the winners.

ARLINGTON, TEXAS » Quinn Nordin became the first Michigan kicker to make two 50-yard field goals in the same game, one of them in a go-ahead spurt after halftime, and the No. 11 Wolverines beat No. 17 Florida 33-17 on Saturday to hand the Gators their first season-opening loss in nearly three decades.

The Gators had won 27 consecutive openers, the nation’s longest such streak, since a home loss to Mississippi in 1989. Michigan trailed 17-13 at halftime before scoring three times in the first 6 minutes of the second.

Cheshire Academy’s Tarik Black, a Hamden resident, caught a touchdown pass for Michigan. NO. 4 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 49, WESTERN MICHIGAN 31» Ronald Jones II ran 37 yards for the tiebreaking touchdown with 6:57 to play, and Southern California rallied from a secondhalf deficit at Los Angeles

Jones rushed for 159 yards and three scores, while freshman Stephen Carr added 69 yards rushing and two TDs in an auspicious debut for the Trojans, who scored 28 points in the fourth quarter.

Marvell Tell returned an interception 37 yards for a TD with 3:13 to play as USC won its 10th consecutive game despite major trouble from the defending MAC champion Broncos on a brutal 99-degree day at the Coliseum. MARYLAND 51, NO. 23 TEXAS 41» Tyrrell Pigrome threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score before leaving with an injury and Maryland spoiled Texas coach Tom Herman’s debut at Auston, Texas.

Pigrome had to be helped off late in the third quarter after twisting his knee, but freshman Kasim Hill came in and led two fourth-quarter touchdown drives in the opener for both teams.

Maryland led 27-7 in the second quarter, and then held off a Texas rally to snap a 17-game losing streak to ranked opponents, the third-longest streak among Power Five teams.

Shane Buechele passed for 375 yards for Texas. NO. 5 CLEMSON 56, KENT STATE 3 » Kelly Bryant passed for 236 yards and a touchdown and ran for 77 more yards in his first game as Clemson’s starting quarterback. Bryant has the hefty responsibility of replacing Deshaun Watson behind center for the defending national champions. NO. 6 PENN STATE 52, AKRON 0» Saquon Barkley had 226 total yards and two touchdowns to lead Penn State at State College, Pennsylvania. NO. 7 OKLAHOMA 56, UTEP 7 » Baker Mayfield passed for 329 yards and three touchdowns in one half of action to help Oklahoma rout UTEP at Norman, Oklahoma.

The Sooners rolled up 676 yards of offense in their first game under head coach Lincoln Riley. The 33-yearold was promoted from offensive coordinator after Bob Stoops stepped down in June. NO. 18 MIAMI 41, BETHUNECOOKMAN 13 » Malik Rosier passed for 217 yards and three touchdowns in his debut as Miami’s fulltime starting quarterback, Mark Walton ran for 148 yards and two touchdowns at Miami Gardens, Florida. NO. 19 SOUTH FLORIDA 31, STONY BROOK 17 » Quinton Flowers threw for 186 yards and a pair of second-half touchdowns to help South Florida shrug off a slow start at Tampa, Florida.

Tyre McCants’ 65-yard TD reception put USF (2-0) ahead for good with 11:23 remaining. Mazzi Wilkins’ interception set up a late TD that ended any hopes for Stony Brook (0-1) to rally for an upset.