FieLds has 6 tds as ohio st. beats rutgers NO. 14 OKLAHOMA STATE 20, KANSAS STATE 18.
COLUMBUS, OHIO » Justin Fields threw five touchdown passes and ran for another score to help No. 3 Ohio State beat Rutgers 49- 27 on Saturday night.
Fields, a Heisman Trophy finalist in 2019, added to his already gaudy 2020 resume, completing 24 of 28 passes for 314 yards.
Fields threw two touchdown passes to Chris Olave, with Jameson Williams, Garrett Wilson and Jeremy Ruckert also recipients of scoring passes as the Buckeyes ( 3- 0 Big Ten) played through some sloppiness and held off a second- half push by the Scarlet Knights.
NO. 6 CINCINNATI 38, HOUSTON 10
CINCINNATI » Gerrid Doaks rushed for a careerhigh 184 yards and one touchdown, Desmond Ridder ran for three scores and threw for another and Cincinnati rolled past Houston.
The Bearcats ( 6- 0, 4- 0 American Athletic Conference) extended their school- record home winning streak to 18 games.
NO. 7 TEXAS A& M 48, SOUTH CAROLINA 3
COLUMBIA, S. C. » Kellen Mond threw four touchdown passes to become Texas A& M’s career leader, Isaiah Spiller ran for 131 yards and the Aggies routed South Carolina. Mond also ran for a score to help Texas A& M improve to 5- 1 — all in the Southeastern Conference — for its best start since opening 6- 0 in 2016.
NO. 12 OREGON 35, STANFORD 14
EUGENE, ORE. » Tyler Shough picked up where Justin Herbert left off, throwing for 227 yards and a touchdown and running for another score to lead Oregon past shorthanded Stanford in the opener for both teams.
Stanford was hurt before game even kicked off when it was announced that starting quarterback Davis Mills was unavailable.
MANHATTAN, KAN. » Jason Taylor II returned a fumble 85 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter, and Oklahoma State stopped Kansas State’s 2- point try that would have tied it with 2: 08 to go.
NO. 15 CCU 23, SOUTH ALABAMA 6
CONWAY, S. C. » Grayson McCall threw for 203 yards and a score, Massimo Biscardi had three field goals and No. 15 Coastal Carolina improved to 7- 0 with a 23- 6 victory Saturday night over South Alabama.
NO. 16 MARSHALL 51, MASSACHUSETTS 10.
HUNTINGTON, W. VA. » Grant Wells threw three touchdown passes, Brenden Knox ran for two scores and Marshall pummeled Massachusetts.
NO. 17 IOWA STATE 38, BAYLOR 31
AMES, IOWA » Brock Purdy threw three touchdown passes in the second half after throwing three interceptions in the first, and Iowa State rallied to beat Baylor.
The Cyclones ( 5- 2) are 5- 1 in conference play for the first time in the program’s 128year history and are first in the Big 12 by a half- game.
NO. 18 SMU 47, TEMPLE 23. PHILADELPHIA » Shane Buechele threw four touchdown passes, two to Tyler Page, and SMU broke away from undermanned Temple.
The game was pushed back from its original Thursday date while Temple dealt with virus- related issues. The Owls were missing 15 players.
NO. 19 OKLAHOMA 62, KANSAS 9.
NORMAN, OKLA » . Rhamondre Stevenson ran for 104 yards and two touchdowns and Oklahoma routed winless Kansas. Stevenson, in his second game back from a suspension, also caught four passes for 60 yards.
NO. 22 TEXAS 17, WEST VIRGINIA 13.
AUSTIN, TEXAS » Texas stopped West Virginia on fourth- down passes into the end zone twice in the fourth quarter, enabling the Longhorns to escape.
NO. 25 LIBERTY 38, VIRGINIA TECH 35.
BLACKSBURG, VA. » Alex Barbir hit a careerlong 51- yard field goal with a second left to lift Liberty past Virginia Tech.
The Flames rallied from a 20- 14 halftime deficit to move to 7- 0 for the first time in program history.