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Pes Moines Sunday Register Metro Edition Sunday, October 9, 2011 Pagt7C Big 12 Report No. 3 Oklahoma rips rival Texas Big Ten Showdown Nebraska 34, Ohio State 27 i si far iii. Top 25 Highlights Wake still has FSU's number Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -Josh Harris kept breaking off long runs, and Tanner Price followed with touchdown passes. They gave Wake Forest its best start to ACC play and yet another victory over Florida State.

Price threw three scoring passes, Harris rushed for 136 yards and Wake Forest upset the 23rd-ranked Seminoles 35-30. Price was 21 of 35 for 233 yards with touchdowns covering 22 yards to Chris Givens, 2 yards to Tommy Bohanon and 8 yards to Terence Davis. That helped the Demon Deacons (4-1, 3-0) win their fourth straight and open league play with three wins for the first time in school history, even if those ACC victories came by a total 20 points. Wake Forest has won By JAIME ARON Associated Press DALLAS Travis Lewis took the Golden Hat trophy and treated it like a real hat, holding it to his head as he trotted along the field, waving to the thousands of Oklahoma fans still in their seats. When he got to the section where friends and family were sitting, Lewis walked alongside the railing, holding out the trophy for folks to touch.

So many people starred in this resounding victory that it only made sense for plenty of people to take part in the celebration. Landry Jones threw three touchdown passes, Dominique Whaley ran 64 yards for a touchdown and BIG 12 CONFERENCE Team Conf All Kansas State 2-0 5-0 Oklahoma 2-0 5-0 Oklahoma State 2-0 5-0 Texas Tech 1-1 4-1 Texas 1-1 4-1 Baylor 1-1 4-1 Texas ASM 1-1 3 2 Iowa State 0-2 3-2 Kansas 0-2 2 3 Missouri 0-2 2 3 Saturday's Games Oklahoma 55. Texas 17 Oklahoma State 70, Kansas 28 Kansas State 24, Missouri 1 7 Baylor 49, Iowa State 26 Texas ASM 45, Texas Tech 40 Saturday, Oct. 15 Games Baylor at Texas 11 a.m. Iowa State at Missouri 1 p.m.

Oklahoma State at Tesxas, 2:30 p.m. Kansas State at Texas Tech, 6 p.m. Oklahoma at Kansas, 8:15 p.m. Oklahoma State 70, Kansas 28 STILLWATER, Okla. Brandon Weeden threw for 288 yards and five touchdowns before being pulled out of a lopsided game before halftime, and No.

6 Oklahoma State matched its highest scoring total from the last 94 years. Jamie Blatnick recovered a fumble and leaped to tip an interception to him three defensive players found their way into the end zone, too, powering No. 3 Oklahoma to a 55-17 victory over No. 11 Texas on Saturday the kind of whipping that could help the Sooners return to the top of the poll. OU was No.

1 from the i. preseason until two weeks ago. The Sooners slipped to second after struggling at home against Missouri, then to third even after Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez tries to avoid Ohio State's CJ. Barnett on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. The Huskers stunned the Buckeyes 34-27.

getty images Huskers rally, nab first Big Ten win four of six in the series, and each of its previous three teams to beat Florida State went on to play in bowl games. The Demon Deacons' last three victories over Top 25 teams also have come at the Seminoles' expense. LSI) 41, Florida 11 BATON ROUGE, La. Spencer Ware rushed for 109 yards and two scores, each of LSU's quarterbacks passed for touchdowns, and the No. 1 Tigers won comfortably.

Jarrett Lee gave the Tigers (6-0, 3-0 SEC) the lead for good on their second offensive play, hitting Rue-ben Randle deep over the middle for a 46-yard touchdown. Jordan Jefferson used a jump pass to Mitch Joseph for another score. Clemson 36, Boston College 14 CLEMSON, S.C. Tajh Boyd threw for a touchdown and ran for another before leaving No. 8 Clem- whipping lowly Ball State.

Voters were more impressed by what they saw from SEC heavyweights LSU and Alabama. This performance, however, showed that Oklahoma is as good as folks originally thought. The Sooners (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) were precise on offense and swarming on defense. They scored the first four times they had the ball and cruised to leads of 24 at halftime and 45 midway through the fourth quarter. Texas' only touchdown on offense came in the final minutes, long after Oklahoma was on its way to the most lopsided win over its Red River rival since 2003, when it won by a series-record 52 points.

"It was an excellent day," OU coach Bob Stoops said. "To come down in here in this situation and win like that is really pretty special." Jones was 31 of 50 for 367 yards and no turn By MARK EMMERT memmertedmreg.com LINCOLN, Neb. Nebraska's beleaguered defense knocked the ball loose, knocked the quarterback out of the game and sent a message to those who have been knocking it this season. defense. Martinez threw a 36-yard touchdown strike to Quincy Enunwa to bring the Cornhuskers within 27-20.

And Burkhead scored twice in the fourth quarter, on a 30-yard screen pass and a 17-yard run, to complete the miraculous comeback. The victory for No. 14 Nebraska (5-1, 1-1) will brighten the mood of a fan base that was surly after watching a 48-17 loss at Wisconsin last week, and then booed the home team self for two of the Cowboys four first-half takeaways, and Oklahoma State (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) scored touchdowns on all eight of its possessions before half-time against the nation's worst defense. Kansas (2-3, 0-2) came in allowing a Bowl Subdivision-worst 44.3 points per game, and Oklahoma State had already surpassed that total with 4 minutes left in the second quarter on Wee-den's second TD pass to All-American receiver Justin Blackmon. Kansas St.

24, Missouri 17 MANHATTAN, Kan. Collin Klein had three touchdowns rushing for the No. 20 Wildcats, who nearly blew a big second-half lead against Missouri before holding on for their first 5-0 start since 2000. Klein finished with 157 yards of total offense and John Hubert added 126 yards on the ground for the Wildcats, who had lost the last five matchups between the Big 12 rivals. James Franklin was 19 of 35 for 214 yards passing for the Tigers (2-3), who came into the game averaging more than 500 yards of total offense.

They only managed 326 against the Wildcats, most of that coming on a pair of long touchdown drives in the fourth quarter. Texas 45 Texas Tech 40 COLLEGE STATION, Texas Quarterback Ryan Tan-nehill ran for two touchdowns and threw for another to lead No. 24 Texas over Texas Tech. After leading by double-digits at halftime and losing the last two weeks, Texas finally put together four quarters, despite being outscored 20-14 in the second half. The Aggies (3-2, 1-1) ran for 205 yards on 46 carries.

Texas running backs Cyrus Gray and Christine Michael each ran for a score. fell on it at the Buckeye 23 with 7:54 left in the third quarter. Quarterback Taylor Martinez sprinted for an 18-yard touchdown, two plays later. The Cornhuskers had trimmed the lead to 27-13 and reinvigorated their sideline and a sellout Memorial Stadium crowd announced at 85,426. On the next series, Miller, a true freshman who had been dazzling while helping Ohio State (3-3, 0-2 Big Ten) build its lead, was tackled for a 2-yard loss and limped off the field never to return.

The Buckeyes' swagger disappeared with him as senior Joe Bauserman proved ineffective. Meanwhile, Martinez and running back Rex Burkhead started finding big holes in the Ohio State overs. He improved to 2-0 There's still a little Blackshirt tenacity lurking inside a unit that was being criticized for its timidity. The Cornhuskers rallied from three touchdowns behind to seize their first win as members of the Big Ten Conference on Saturday, shocking first-time visitor Ohio State 34-27. The momentum swung in a hurry after Nebraska linebacker Lavonte David punched the ball loose from Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller and during a lackluster first half.

Nebraska is vying for supremacy in the Big Ten's new Legends division with Michigan and Michigan State. Iowa, also in the mix but coming off a disappointing loss at Penn State on Saturday, will play here in the season finale Nov. 25. son's victory over Boston College with a hip injury Saturday that raised concerns about how long the Tigers could stay undefeated without him. The severity of Boyd's injury wasn't immediately known.

He came in leading the Atlantic Coast Conference in total offense and has been the catalyst for the Tigers' first 6-0 start in 11 years. Georgia Tech 21, Maryland 16 ATLANTA Tevin Washington ran for 120 yards and two touchdowns and No. 13 Georgia Tech's least impressive offensive showing of the season was enough to beat Maryland. Georgia Tech led 21-3 before holding off the Terrapins' fourth-quarter rally. West Virginia 43, Connecticut 16 MORGANTOWN, W.Va.

against the Longhorns, and gave Oklahoma its third win over Texas in five years. Oklahoma's most impressive feat was the three defensive touchdowns: an interception returned 55 yards from Demontre Hurst, a sack-fumble returned 19 yards by David King and a vicious strip of a receiver taken 56 yards by Jamell Fleming It was the first time in the school's long, proud history that its defense has scored three times in one game, and only the second time a pair of fumbles were returned for TDs. Oklahoma matched another school record with eight sacks. Big Ten Report Robinson, Wolverines rally for road victory BIG TEN CONFERENCE Illinois 41, Indiana 20 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. 1 am Nathan Scheelhaase and A.J.

Jenkins hooked up on two long TD passes to lead Legends Division Michigan Michigan State Nebraska Iowa Northwestern Minnesota ftiT Associated Press EVANSTON, III. De-nard Robinson threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more, helping No. 12 Michigan come back from a 10-point halftime deficit to beat Northwestern 42-24 Saturday night to Conf 2-0 1-0 1- 1 0-1 0-2 0- 2 Conf 24 2- 0 1- 0 1-0 fr2 0-2 Leaden Division Illinois Penn State Wisconsin Purdue Ohio State Indiana Geno Smith threw for 450 yards and four touchdowns and No. 16 West Virginia navigated through another slow start to beat Connecticut in their Big East opener Saturday. South Carolina 54, Kentucky 3 COLUMBIA, S.C South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw threw for 311 yards and four touchdowns.

Shaw, a sophomore who took over as starter this week from fifth-year senior Stephen Garcia, completed 26 of 39 passes and had no interceptions. The Gamecocks gained 639 yards in their biggest win in an SEC game since joining the league in 1992. Arkansas 38, Auburn 14 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. Tyler Wilson threw for 262 yards on Saturday night. A cVS Saturday's Games Purdue 45, Minnesota 17 Illinois 41.

Indiana 20 Penn State 13. Iowa 3 Michigan 42. Northwestern 24 Nebraska 34. Ohio State 27 Saturday. Oct 1 5 Games Michigan at Michigan State.

11 a.m. Purdue at Penn State. 11 a m. Indiana at Wisconsin, 11 a.m. Ohio State at Illinois.

2 30 Northwestern at Iowa, 6 No. 19 Illinois to a 41-20 victory Saturday at Indiana. Illinois is off to its best start since the 1951 team was 7-0. Indiana lost its third in a row, still has not beaten a Football Bowl Subdivision team this season and has lost 13 consecutive games against Top 25 teams since a 31-28 victory over then No. 13 Iowa on Oct.

14, 2006. Sparked by Shane Wynn's 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, the Hoosiers took a 10-0 lead early. But Illinois came back with a 77-yard scoring pass to Jenkins, took the lead on Tavon Wilson's 66-yard fumble return for a TD and made it 27-13 at the half on Scheelhaase's 67-yard TD pass to Jenkins. The victory puts Illinois in position to match the 7-0 start of the 1951 team next week when Ohio State vis- its Champaign. I remain unbeaten.

Robinson matched his season-high by throwing for 338 yards and ran for 113 as Michigan scored on its first three possessions of the second half. The Wolverines trailed 24-14 after a first half in which Robinson threw three interceptions. Michigan's Junior Hemingway caught five passes for 123 yards and Roy Roundtree added five grabs for 83 yards. Dan Persa threw for 315 yards for Northwestern which blew a double-digit lead for the second straight week. Jeremy Ebert caught 11 passes for 87 yards for the Wildcats.

Michigan converted 14 for 17 on third-down conversions in the game. PC' Purdue 45, Minnesota 17 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. Akeem Shavers caught a touchdown pass and ran for another score to help Purdue beat Minnesota 45-17 on Saturday. Caleb TerBush completed 14 of 21 passes for 140 yards and a score and J. Ross caught five passes for 63 yards and a TD for the Boilermakers.

completing 1 straigni passes at one point, leading No. 10 Arkansas. Wilson ended the first half against the Tigers by completing 18 straight passes. That included a 5-yard touchdown pass to Janus Wright in the second quarter that gave the Ra-zorbacks their first lead at 2114. The Oklahoma defense swarms Malcolm Brown of Texas on Saturday.

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