Mason Michigan roll past Nebraska

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Karan Higdon ran for 136 yards and a touchdown in the first half to help No. 19 Michigan build a huge lead and it coasted to a 56-10 win over Nebraska on Saturday.

The Wolverines (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) led 20-0 after the first quarter and 39-0 at halftime.

Fullback Ben Mason, a Newtown High alum, ran for three touchdowns — for a total of 6 yards — to match the number of times he had scored previously.

NO. 1 ALABAMA 45, TEXAS A&M 23

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Tua Tagovailoa passed for 387 yards and four touchdowns and ran for another score to lead Alabama.

NO. 2 GEORGIA 43, MISSOURI 29

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Jake Fromm threw three touchdown passes and No. 2 Georgia had a defensive touchdown and returned a blocked punt for a score to beat Missouri 43-29 on Saturday.

NO. 3 CLEMSON 49, GEORGIA TECH 21

ATLANTA — Freshman Trevor Lawrence took a leading role in Clemson’s quarterback rotation, coming off the bench to throw four touchdown passes as the No. 3 Tigers produced their most complete performance of the season Saturday in a 49-21 rout of Georgia Tech.

NO. 4 OHIO STATE 42, TULANE 6

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dwayne Haskins Jr. threw for 304 yards and five touchdowns in the first half and Ohio State routed Tulane in coach Urban Meyer’s return to the sideline following a three-game suspension.

NO. 8 NOTRE DAME 56, WAKE FOREST 27

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Ian Book rushed for three touchdowns and threw for two more, and No. 8 Notre Dame beat Wake Forest 56-27 on Saturday.

Book replaced Brandon Wimbush in the starting lineup and was 25 of 34 for 325 yards with touchdown passes covering 3 yards to Brock Wright and 7 yards to Chase Claypool, along with three short scoring runs.

NO. 12 W. VIRGINIA 35, KANSAS STATE 6

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Will Grier threw five touchdown passes for the fifth time in his career and West Virginia shook off a sloppy start in the Big 12 opener for both teams.

OLD DOMINION 49, NO. 13 VA. TECH 35

NORFOLK, Va. — Blake LaRussa came off the bench to throw for 495 yards and four touchdowns to lead Old Dominion to a 49-35 upset of No. 13 Virginia Tech on Saturday in the Hokies’ first game at the cross-state school that restarted its football program in 2009.

NO. 21 MIAMI 31, FIU 17

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — N’Kosi Perry came off the bench to throw three touchdown passes, and Miami’s defense was airtight for most of the day in the 21st-ranked Hurricanes’ 31-17 victory over FIU on Saturday.

PURDUE 30, NO. 23 BOSTON COLLEGE 13

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Rondale Moore caught two touchdown passes and Purdue picked off four passes, beating No. 23 Boston College 30-13 on Saturday.

David Blough passed for 296 yards and three touchdowns for the Boilermakers (1-3), who had opened what was expected to be a promising the season with three straight close losses.