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GAINESVILLE, FLA. » Kyle Trask and Kyle
Pitts hooked up for two more touchdowns, leading Florida past South Carolina, 38- 24.
Trask completed 21- of- 29 passes for 268 yards, with four touchdowns and an interception. His second- quarter fumble kept the Gamecocks ( 0- 2) in the game.
Pitts finished with four receptions for 57 yards, commanding extra attention and beating South Carolina’s top defenders. He nearly made a one- handed catch in the third quarter, but the ball slipped off his left fingertips.
No. 12 North Carolina 26, Boston College 22.
BOSTON » Sam Howell threw two touchdown passes and Trey Morrison scored after intercepting the potential tying 2point conversion with 45 seconds left to lead North Carolina.
With the cancellation of one game because of the virus and a scheduled off week leaving North Carolina idle since Sept. 12, the Tar Heels ( 2- 0, 2- 0 Atlantic Coast Conference) sent BC ( 2- 1, 1- 1) to its first loss under new coach Jeff Hafley.
No. 15 Cincinnati 28, South Florida 7.
CINCINNATI » Gerrid Doaks ran for 102 yards and a touchdown, Tre Tucker returned a kickoff 97 yards for a score and Cincinnati had five interceptions.
Tucker returned the kickoff late in the third quarter to put Cincinnati ( 3- 0) ahead 28- 7. It was the first kick return TD by a Bearcat since Ralph David Abernathy IV in the Liberty Bowl in December 2011.
The game started sloppily with four turnovers, two by each team, in 11 snaps.
South Florida ( 1- 2) used four quarterbacks, with sophmore Jordan McCloud going 12- of 21- for 137 yards with two interceptions.
No. 17 Oklahoma St. 47, Kansas 7.
LAWRENCE, KAN. » Shane Illingworth threw for 265 yards and three touchdowns, Chuba Hubbard ran for 145 yards and two more scores, and Oklahoma State was able to rest its starters the final 20 minutes in its victory over Kansas. Tylan Wallace had nine catches for 148 yards and two touchdowns, and Braylon Johnson had four catches for 74 yards and the other passing TD, as the Cowboys ( 3- 0, 2- 0 Big 12) built a 31- 0 at the half.
No. 20 LSU 41, Vanderbilt 7. NASHVILLE, TENN. » Myles Brennan threw for 337 yards and four touchdowns and LSU bounced back to beat Vanderbilt. The defending national champs never trailed after losing their season opener last week to Mississippi State. LSU also extended its winning streak over the Commodores to nine in a series it leads 24- 7- 1.
No. 21 Tennessee 35, Missouri 12.
KNOXVILLE, TENN. » Eric Gray ran for 105 yards and a touchdown and caught a scoring pass to help Tennessee beat Missouri. The Vols ( 2- 0) have won eight in a row, tying Notre Dame for the most among Power Five teams. Jarrett Guarantano played a mistake- free game for Tennessee, completing 14- of- 23 passes for 190 yards and a touchdown, and had two touchdown runs.
NC State 30, No. 24 Pittsburgh 29.
PITTSBURGH » Devin Leary hit Emeka Emezie for the go- ahead touchdown with 23 seconds remaining and North Carolina State beat Pittsburgh. Leary, making his first start of the season, drove the Wolfpack 79 yards in 12 plays, the final 13 coming on a perfect back- shoulder throw to Emezie, who made a perfect spinning grab to give N. C. State ( 2- 1, 2- 1 ACC) its first victory over a ranked team since 2017.
SMU 30, No. 25 Memphis 27.
DALLAS » Chris Naggar kicked a 43- yard field goal with nine seconds left and SMU beat Memphis after the Mustangs blew an early three- touchdown lead against a team playing its first game in four weeks. Memphis ( 1- 1), which because of COVID- 19 issues hadn’t played since winning its opener Sept. 5, was driving for a potential go- ahead score when Brady White was sacked and fumbled with 1: 25 left. That set up the final drive for SMU ( 4- 0).