SOONERS GET DIVIDENDS ON RETURNS, HOLD OFF ’HORNS

dallas Alex Ross had a 91-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, Zack Sanchez scored on a 43yard interception return, and No. 11 Oklahoma held on for another bounce-back victory under coach Bob Stoops, beating Texas 31-26 in the Red River Showdown on Saturday.

Oklahoma (5-1, 2-1 Big 12) used those big returns to go ahead to stay despite only 29 total yards in the first half. Trevor Knight threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Sterling Shepard, and Samaje Perine had a 13-yard TD run the final 20 minutes.

Tyrone Swoopes threw his second touchdown pass to John Harris and ran 12 yards for a score for the Longhorns (2-4, 1-2) in a span of 3½ minutes in the fourth quarter.

• Tyreek Hill returned a kickoff 99 yards for a fourth-quarter touchdown, and No. 16 Oklahoma

held on to beat upset-minded Kansas 27-20. Daxx Garman threw for 161 yards with a touchdown an interception, and Desmond Roland ran for 87 yards and another score as the Cowboys (5-1, 3-0) were nearly caught looking ahead to this week’s showdown with ninth-ranked TCU.

Michael Cummings threw for 288 yards and ran for a touchdown in his first start for Kansas (2-4, 0-3) since 2012.

• Sophomore Josh Lambert kicked a career-long 55-yard field goal as time expired to give West

a 37-34 win over • Sam Richardson threw for a career-high 351 yards and three second-half touchdowns, rallying

to a 37-30 victory over

Big Ten

west lafayette, ind. » Connor Cook threw three touchdown passes, Nick Hill ran for two scores, and No. 8Michigan State got a late interception return for a touchdown to hold off Pur

45-31. • Melvin Gordon rushed for 175 yards and four touchdowns, Corey Clement added 164 yards and a 72-yard score, andWisconsin held off Illinois for a 38-28 victory.

• JalenMyrick returned a kickoff 100 yards in the fourth quarter to atone for a penalty on the previous drive and help Minnesota defeat

24-17.

• MattWile kicked a 37-yard field goal with 11:24 remaining, and Michigan’s defense stifled Penn

in the second half in an 18-13 victory.

Atlantic Coast

syracuse, n.y. JameisWinston was nearly flawless, throwing for 317 yards and three touchdowns, and Mario Pender scored twice as top

beat 38-20. Florida State (6-0, 4-0) has won a school-record 22 straight games, the longest streak in the nation.

• Anthony Boone threw for 123 yards and a touchdown, Josh Sneed rushed for 102 yards and a score, and Duke (5-1, 1-1) snapped a 10-year losing streak against No. 22 Georgia Tech, 31-25.

• Ammon Lakip bounced through the go-ahead, 40-yard field goal, and Clemson stopped Louis

on fourth-and-goal from its 2 with 21 seconds remaining for a 23-17 victory.

• Duke Johnson became Miami’s career leader in all-purpose yards, and Brad Kaaya threw three touchdown passes in a 55-34 win over Cincinnati.

• Tyler Murphy rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns as Boston College beat North Caro

30-14.

Southeastern

columbia, mo. » Hutson Mason completed 22of-28 passes for 156 yards and a touchdown and ran for another TD as No. 13 Georgia shut out 23 Missouri 34-0 in the Bulldogs’ first game without suspended star Todd Gurley.

Freshman Nick Chubb rushed 38 times for 143 yards and one touchdown for Georgia (5-1, 3-1).

• BoWallace was held under 200 yards passing, but No. 3Mississippi’s quarterback ran for two scores, and Cody Prewett returned an interception for a 75-yard score in the Rebels’ 35-20 win overNo. 14 TexasA&M.

• Blake Sims threw two touchdown passes and No. 7 Alabama narrowly avoided its second straight conference loss with a 14-13 victory at

The Crimson Tide (5-1, 2-1), struggled for much of the game— fumbling four times.

American Athletic

tampa, fla. Shane Carden led three long second-half touchdown drives andNo. 19 EastCaro

shrugged off a slow start to beat South Flori28-17.