No. 12 Oregon stuns No. 3 Ohio State
COLUMBUS, Ohio — C.J. Verdell ran for 161 yards and had three touchdowns as shorthanded No. 12 Oregon handed the No. 3 Buckeyes their first regular-season loss in nearly three years, 35-28 on Saturday.
Ohio State (1-1) never led a game it was favored the win by 14 1⁄2points despite gaudy numbers from freshman quarterback C.J. Stroud, who passed for 472 yards and three touchdowns,
The Buckeyes had a chance to tie it late after pulling within a touchdown with 7:55 left. But when they got the ball again, Stroud took his first sack of the day and then threw an interception in front of a stunned crowd of more than 100,000.
NO. 13 FLORIDA 42, SOUTH FLORIDA 20
TAMPA, Fla. — No. 13 Florida tuned up for the start of Southeastern Conference play with a rout of the overmatched Bulls that did little to answer the question of whether starter Emory Jones or backup Anthony Richardson is best suited to run the Gators offense.
The quarterbacks shared playing time for the second straight week for Florida (2-0).
Jones threw a 35-yard TD pass to Xzavier Henderson and scored on a 33-yard run on the way to a 35-3 halftime lead.
Richardson completed his first two attempts to Jacob Copeland on scoring plays of 75 and 41 yards before halftime. He finished 3 of 3 for 152 yards,
The Bulls (0-2), who have won only one of their last 15 games, allowed touchdowns on five consecutive possessions after producing a three-and-out to start the game.
NO. 19 VIRGINIA TECH 35, MIDDLE TENNESSEE 14
BLACKSBURG, Va. — Raheem Blackshear rushed for two touchdowns to lead the 19th-ranked Hokies, who scored on their first three possessions of the second half.
Blackshear had two straight short TD runs in the spurt for the Hokies (2-0), who broke open the game when Jalen Holston scored on a 29-yard run for a 21-7 lead.
Braxton Burmeister threw for 142 yards and a score for Virginia Tech.
Bailey Hockman threw for 207 yards and a score to lead the Blue Raiders (1-1).
NO. 25 AUBURN 62, ALABAMA ST. 0
AUBURN, Ala. — Demetris Robertson scored three touchdowns and Jarquez Hunter rushed for 147 yards as the Tigers raced past their overmatched FCS foe.
Auburn (2-0) was held to just one offensive touchdown and fewer than 200 yards in the first half before erupting for 35 points in the third quarter against the Hornets (1-1).
Robertson had three catches for 61 yards and two touchdowns and added a 36-yard touchdown run on a sweep in the third. Hunter, a freshman, broke the Auburn record for longest run with a 94-yard touchdown later in the quarter.
The Tigers also blocked a punt and returned a blocked field goal for a TD.