College Football Roundup: Oregon Downs LSU, Whereas Oklahoma Romps

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No. one Oklahoma 47, Tulsa 14

In Norman, Okla., Landry Jones re-established his reference to All-American receiver Ryan Broyles, and Dominique Whaley ran for four scores in his debut these days. Jones threw for 375 yards, and Broyles came up simply keep of his own faculty receptions record with 14 for 158 yards.

No. 2 Alabama 48, Kent State seven

In Tuscaloosa, Ala., AJ McCarron stepped up in Alabama’s quarterback race, throwing for a touchdown and 226 yards. Vying with Phillip Sims, McCarron had a 24-yard scoring toss to Marquis Maze and finished 14-of-23 passing.

No. 4 LSU 40, No. 3 Oregon 27

In Arlington, Texas, Jarrett Lee admirably directed LSU’s offense in place of suspended quarterback Jordan Jefferson and missing cornerback-punt returner Cliff Harris was too much for Oregon to beat in a very rare season-opening matchup of top-five teams on a neutral field. Lee threw for a touchdown, on a pass against the freshman defensive back filling in for Harris, and fourth-ranked LSU defeated the No. 3 Ducks 40-27 Saturday night whereas changing three of Oregon’s four turnovers into 20 points.

No. 5 Boise State thirty five, No. 19 Georgia 21

In Atlanta, Kellen Moore threw for three touchdowns — giving him 102 in his career — for the Broncos, boosting their hopes of constructing another run to a serious bowl whereas dealing an enormous blow to embattled Georgia coach Mark Richt. Moore completed twenty eight of 34 passes for 261 yards.

No. six Florida State 34, UL Monroe zero

In Tallahassee, Fla., EJ Manuel threw for 252 yards and 2 touchdowns and backup quarterback Clint Trickett threw a touchdown depart this world his first college play. Florida State’s swarming defense restricted ULM to 191 yards and twelve first downs.

No. seven Stanford 57, San Jose State 3

In Stanford, Calif., Andrew Luck threw 2 touchdowns and ran for another score, leading seventh-ranked Stanford. The Heisman Trophy runner-up completed seventeen of twenty six passes for 171 yards and looked each bit the player many believe will take home college football’s most famous award this season.

No. nine Oklahoma State 61, La. Lafayette 34

In Stillwater, Okla., Joseph Randle rushed for 129 yards and 2 touchdowns, Justin Blackmon had a hundred and forty four yards receiving and No. nine Oklahoma State picked up where it left off last season on offense. Brandon Weeden completed twenty four of thirty-nine passes for 388 yards and three touchdowns.

No. 10 Nebraska forty, Chattanooga seven

In Lincoln, Neb., Taylor Martinez ran for 135 yards and three touchdowns out of Nebraska’s new no-huddle offense and therefore the No. 10 Cornhuskers beat Chattanooga in their first game as massive 10 members.