Houston Chronicle Sunday

Southern Cal 24 Washington 14

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Anthony Brown blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown in the first half, Jawanza Starling forced and recovered Keith Price’s fumble inside theUSC 5- yard line in the fourth quarter, and the No. 11 Trojans overcame offensive inconsiste­ncy for a win over the Huskies. Silas Redd rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown, but the Trojans were held scoreless in the second half and relied on a defense that sacked Price five times and forced four turnovers. 1. Alabama ( 6- 0) 42 Missouri ( 3- 4) 10 2. Oregon ( 6- 0) 8 p. m. Arizona St. ( 5- 1) Thu. 3. South Carolina ( 6- 1) 21 9. LSU ( 6- 1) 23 4. Florida ( 6- 0) 31 Vanderbilt ( 2- 4) 17 5. West Virginia ( 5- 1) 14 Texas Tech ( 5- 1) 49 6. Kansas St. ( 6- 0) 27 Iowa St. ( 4- 2) 21 7. Notre Dame ( 6- 0) 17. Stanford ( 4- 2) 21. Cincinnati ( 5- 0) Fordham ( 4- 3) 22. Texas A& M ( 4- 1) 23. La. Tech ( 5- 0) 24. Boise St. ( 5- 1) Frenso St. ( 4- 3) 20 13 8. Ohio St. ( 7- 0) 52 Indiana ( 2- 4) 49

Braxton Miller threw for two touchdowns and ran 67 yards for another as the Buckeyes outlasted the Hoosiers to remain unbeaten in Urban Meyer’s first season. 10. Oregon St. ( 5- 0) BYU ( 4- 3) 42 24

Cody Vaz, filling in for the injured Sean Mannion, passed for 332 yards and three touchdowns in his first start since high school as the Beavers won to improve to 5- 0 for the first time since 1939. Markus Wheaton caught two first- quarter TD passes and scored on a 12- yard reverse in the fourth, while cornerback Jordan Poyer returned an intercepti­on 49 yards to seal the victory. 11. USC ( 5- 1) Washington ( 3- 3) 12. Florida St. ( 6- 1) Boston College ( 1- 5)

EJ Manuel threw for a career- high 439 yards and four touchdowns as the Seminoles had no trouble rebounding from their first loss of the season. Manuel completed 27 of 34 passes before leaving early in the fourth quarter with a 48- 7 lead. 13. Oklahoma ( 4- 1) 63 15. Texas ( 4- 2) 21 14. Georgia ( 5- 1) 6 p. m. Kentucky ( 1- 5) Sat. 16. Clemson ( 5- 1) 11 a. m. Virginia Tech ( 3- 3) Sat. 24 14 51 7 18. Louisville ( 6- 0) 45 Pittsburgh ( 2- 4) 35

Senorise Perry rushed for 101 yards and four touchdowns and Teddy Bridgewate­r passed for 304 yards for the Cardinals. 19. Mississipp­i St. ( 5- 0) late Tennessee ( 3- 2) 20. Rutgers ( 6- 0) 23 Syracuse ( 2- 4) 15

Duron Harmon scooped up a blocked field- goal attempt and ran 75 yards for a tiebreakin­g touchdown early in the third quarter as the Scarlet Knights rode their defense and special teams to victory. Khaseem Greene forced three fumbles and intercepte­d a pass as Rutgers became bowl eligible for the seventh time in eight seasons. 49 17 late 20 10 25. Michigan ( 4- 2) Illinois ( 2- 5)

Denard Robinson threw two touchdown passes and ran for two scores to lead the Wolverines. Robinson was 7- of- 11 for 159 yards. He ran 11 times for 128 yards. 45 0

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