TOP 25 ROUNDUPS
NO. 2 MICHIGAN 45, NEBRASKA 7
LINCOLN, Neb. — J.J. McCarthy threw two touchdown passes to Roman Wilson and ran for another score to help Michigan rout Nebraska.
Michigan (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) made fast work of Nebraska (2-3, 0-2), scoring on its first three possessions and leading 28-0 at the half.
The Wolverines came in having allowed a nation-low 5.8 points per game, and they held the Cornhuskers scoreless until the final five minutes.
The Huskers, who came in as the top rushing team in the Big Ten, were held to a season-low 106 yards on the ground.
NO. 3 TEXAS 40, NO. 24 KANSAS 14
AUSTIN, Texas — Jonathon Brooks ran for 217 yards and two touchdowns to lead Texas past Kansas, which lost standout quarterback Jalon Daniels in the pregame warmups because of back stiffness.
Quinn Ewers passed for 325 yards and ran 30 yards for the game’s first score. Texas (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) also got another standout game from its defense, which has surrendered just three touchdowns in the past three games.
Texas finished with 336 yards rushing and 661 yards overall, and wore down Kansas (4-1, 1-1) in the second half.
NO. 6 PENN STATE 41, NORTHWESTERN 13
EVANSTON, Ill. — Drew Allar threw for a touchdown and ran for another score in Penn State’s victory over Northwestern.
The Nittany Lions (5-0, 3-0 Big Ten) buried the Wildcats (2-3, 1-2) in the second half, scoring 17 points in the third quarter to break open a game that was tied at 10 at halftime. They won their 10th in a row since losing to Ohio State last October.
Allar completed 18 of 33 passes for 189 yards. Nick Singleton ran for 80 yards and a score and had a touchdown catch. Trey Potts also ran for a touchdown and caught one.
NO. 9 OREGON 42, STANFORD 6
STANFORD, Calif. — Bo Nix threw touchdown passes on the first four drives of the second half and Oregon shook off a shaky start against Stanford by scoring touchdowns on six of seven possessions.
Oregon (5-0, 2-0 Pac-12) took nearly 20 minutes to gain its initial first down of the game, starting off slowly after last week’s emotional win over Colorado and with a showdown against No. 7 Washington coming in the next game.
But Oregon then took over the game from there against overmatched Stanford (1-4, 0-3) and avoided a repeat of a slipup there similar to the one two years ago.
Nix completed 27 of 32 passes for 290 yards.
NO. 11 NOTRE DAME 21, NO. 17 DUKE 14
DURHAM, N.C. — Audric Estime snuck through a crowd and broke free for a 30-yard touchdown run with 31 seconds left, capping a clutch long drive by No. 11 Notre Dame to push past No. 17 Duke on Saturday night.
Estime’s ran finished a 95-yard drive, one pushed by transfer quarterback Sam Hartman making multiple big plays with his team down 14-13. That included running for 17 yards on a fourth-and-16 play.
Duke quarterback Riley Leonard suffered an apparent right leg or ankle injury on the Blue Devils’ final snap as he was stripped of the ball while trying to throw on Duke’s last-gasp drive.
NO. 14 OKLAHOMA 50, IOWA STATE 20
NORMAN, Okla. — Dillon Gabriel passed for 366 yards and three touchdowns and ran for two scores, and No. 14 Oklahoma rolled past Iowa State on Saturday night to set up a battle of unbeatens at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas next weekend. No. 3 Texas did its part by defeating Kansas 40-14 earlier Saturday.
Iowa State freshman quarterback Rocco Becht got off to a hot start, but finished with just 188 yards passing and two interceptions.
Iowa State (2-3, 1-1 Big 12) pulled to 21-17 on a 67-yard touchdown pass from Becht to Jayden Higgins, and Chase Contreraz’s field goal made it 21-20 with 9:06 left in the second quarter. Oklahoma (5-0, 2-0) did not allow another point.