Burrow sets LSU record in easy win

Joe Burrow threw for 327 yards and four touchdowns to break the LSU season record with 29 in the No. 2 Tigers’ 36-13 victory over Mississippi State on Saturday in Starkville, Miss.

LSU (7-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) had 415 yards of total offense and averaged 6.9 yards per play.

Mississippi State (3-4, 1-3) sacked Burrow three times and regularly confounded the Tigers on third down, but LSU managed to score points on every drive of the first half and led 22-7 at the break. A pair of third-quarter touchdowns sealed the win.

Burrow was 25 of 32 and again threw prolifically to Justin Jefferson and Ja’Marr Chase. Jefferson had eight catches for 89 yards and a touchdown. Chase had five catches for 48 yards and a touchdown. Racey McMath and Derrick Dillon also caught TD passes.

Mississippi State freshman Garrett Shrader threw for 238 yards and a touchdown with two interceptions. He also rushed for 66 yards and another touchdown. Kylin Hill, the SEC’s No. 2 rusher, had only 34 yards and was held below 100 yards for the third straight game. Mississippi State had 13 penalties for 109 yards.

Booth ejected in Clemson victory:

Clemson cornerback Andrew Booth Jr. was ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct after punching Louisville’s Trennell Troutman as he lay on the ground late in the third quarter of the No. 3 Tigers’ 45-10 ACC road victory.

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said afterward that he apologized to Louisville coach Scott Satterfield and noted that there “will be consequences” for Booth.

“That’s not who we are,” Swinney said, “and that’s not who he is.”

The players tussled as Troutman ran downfield to cover a Louisville punt before Booth threw him to the turf around the Clemson 20. The scuffle continued and Booth threw a punch with his right hand as he straddled Troutman. Players from both teams swarmed them, and there was more pushing and shoving.

Officials penalized Booth for holding and unsportsmanlike conduct. Booth, a freshman, exited the stadium to boos with the Tigers leading 17-3.

Sooners ride Hurts again: Jalen Hurts passed for 316 yards and three TDs and rushed for 75 yards and two more scores as No. 5 Oklahoma beat visiting West Virginia 52-14.

Oklahoma (7-0, 4-0) is unbeaten in eight games against West Virginia (3-4, 1-3) since the Mountaineers joined the Big 12 in 2012. The Sooners have won 20 of their last 21 games.

Oklahoma, which rolled up 562 yards of offense, has scored at least 34 points in 17 straight games, the second-longest such streak in the FBS since 1980.

Hurts completed 16 of 17 passes in the victory, with the incompletion a drop by freshman Drake Stoops.

In a scary moment, the Sooner Schooner tipped over while making a sharp turn on the field after an Oklahoma fourth-quarter TD, sending two spirit squad members to the turf along with riders inside the covered wagon.

There were no major injuries.

Auburn rolls on road: Bo Nix passed for three TDs and ran for another to lead No. 11 Auburn over host Arkansas 51-10.

The Tigers (6-1, 3-1 SEC) set the FBS record for the most consecutive made extra points (303) with Anders Carlson’s kick with 4:19 left in the third. On his next try, he missed and the streak ended.

SMU, Minnesota go to 7-0: Shane Buechele set career highs with six touchdown passes and 457 passing yards as No. 19 SMU improved to 7-0 with a 45-21 win over visiting Temple.

Reggie Roberson Jr. had a career-high 250 receiving yards on seven catches, including touchdowns of 75, 75 and 33 yards.

The Mustangs have opened the season with seven straight wins for the first time since 1982, when they were 10-0-0 en route to an 11-0-1 finish. The sevengame winning streak is their longest since winning eight straight during the 1984-85 seasons. SMU (3-0 American) remains in first place in the West Division.

Rodney Smith ran for 111 yards and two TDs and No. 20 Minnesota improved to 7-0 for the first time since winning the national title in 1960 with a 42-7 road win over Rutgers.

Smith scored on runs of 3 and 16 yards and Tanner Morgan threw two touchdowns as the Gophers (7-0, 4-0) won their ninth straight game spanning two seasons and handed Rutgers (1-6, 0-5) its fifth consecutive loss overall and 17th straight in the Big Ten Conference.

The nine-game winning streak is the Gophers’ longest since 1941-42.

The Gophers blew the game open in the fourth quarter, when Mohamed Ibrahim had a 6-yard TD run and defensive back Antoine Winfield Jr. scored on a 33-yard interception return on consecutive plays on offense.