Braxton Miller threw for 179 yards and ran for 136, and No. 14 Ohio State held off No. 20 Michigan State 17-16 yesterday in East Lansing, Mich., giving Urban Meyer a win in his first Big Ten game as Buckeyes coach.
Miller put Ohio State (5-0, 1-0) ahead 17-13 with a 63-yard touchdown pass to Devin Smith in the third quarter, and the Buckeyes’ maligned defense held Le’Veon Bell and the running game for the Spartans (3-2, 0-1) in check.
LSU 38, Towson 22
In Baton Rouge, La., Zach Mettenberger connected with Odell Beckham Jr. five times for 128 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 3 LSU (5-0) overcame nagging offensive sloppiness to beat overmatched but feisty Towson (2-2) of the Football Championship Subdivision.
Alabama 33, Mississippi 14
In Tuscaloosa, Ala., Amari Cooper caught two touchdown passes from AJ McCarron and Christion Jones returned a kickoff 99 yards for another score, leading No. 1 Alabama (5-0, 2-0 SEC) over Mississippi (3-2, 0-1) .
Florida St. 30, South Florida 17
In Tampa, Fla., EJ Manuel threw for 242 yards and a TD, helping No. 4 Florida State (5-0) remain unbeaten with a win over South Florida (2-3).
Georgia 51, Tennessee 44
In Athens, Ga., Todd Gurley ran for 130 yards and three touchdowns, Keith Marshall added 164 yards on 10 carries and two scores and No. 5 Georgia (5-0, 3-0 SEC) recovered after blowing a 17-point lead to beat Tennessee (3-2, 0-2) in the highest-scoring game between the conference rivals.
South Carolina 38, Kentucky 17
In Lexington, Ky., Marcus Lattimore ran for two touchdowns and Connor Shaw passed for another in the second half as No. 6 South Carolina (5-0, 3-0 SEC) beat Kentucky (1-4, 0-2).
Texas 41, Oklahoma State 36
In Stillwater, Okla., David Ash threw three touchdown passes to Jaxon Shipley and Joe Bergeron scored on a 2-yard run with 29 seconds left to lift No. 12 Texas (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) to a win over Oklahoma State (2-2, 0-1).
Oregon 51 , Washington State 26
In Seattle, De’Anthony Thomas and Kenjon Barner sandwiched touchdown runs around Avery Patterson’s 34-yard interception return for a score, and No. 2 Oregon (5-0, 2-0 Pac-12)used a third-quarter scoring blitz to shake Washington State (2-3, 0-2) .
In other games, No. 15 TCU toppled SMU, 24-16; No. 17 Clemson ripped Boston College, 45-31; No. 18 Oregon State rallied past Arizona, 38-35; No. 19 Louisville nipped Southern Miss, 21-17; No. 22 Nebraska edged Wisconsin, 30-27 and No. 24 Boise State held off New Mexico, 32-29.
