Local interest

• Visiting Oberlin (1-1, 1-0 NCAC) led by as many as 17 points in the first half on the way to a 35-24 victory over Kenyon. Zach Taylor passed for 220 yards and four touchdowns, and rushed for 109 yards and another score. Chuck Williams rushed for 151 yards, and Jabari Clemons caught two TD passes.

• Jo-El Shaw ran for 105 yards and three touchdowns to help host Kent State (1-1) roll to a 54-14 victory over Howard (0-2). Kent State surpassed 50 points for the first time since 2008 and has beaten Howard in consecutive home openers. Shaw scored on a 15-yard run following a blocked punt in the first quarter and had two scoring runs from inside the 4-yard line. Justin Rankin (Elyria Catholic) burst up the middle and ran untouched for 61 yards into the end zone to stretch the Kent State lead to 33-7 in the third quarter. Rankin,

• Thanks to some untimely penalties, visiting Maryland (2-0) found itself down 14-10 at halftime to MidAmerican Conference team Bowling Green (0-1). Then the Terps’ running game took over. Maryland ripped off 35 unanswered points in the second half to cruise to the 45-14 win over the Falcons. Tayon Fleet-Davis rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns, and Ty Johnson had 124 yards and another score.

• Kato Nelson passed for three touchdowns, Van Edwards ran for two and host Akron rolled to a 41-0 win over Morgan State (0-2) in the Zips’ season opener.