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By DOUG TUCKER Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. If the Big 12 South title is ultimately decided on who handed Kansas the most lopsided loss, give Texas Tech the nod. The No. 2 Red Raiders crushed the Jayhawks 63-21 while No. 5 Oklahoma beat them 45-31.

But No. 4 Texas will not apologize for its 35-7 victory Saturday no matter what the final BCS rankings might show. 35-7 against Kansas on the road a good enough win for someone, just go wherever they tell us to said Texas coach Mack Brown. The Red Raiders, Soon ers and Longhorns (10-1, 6-1 Big 12) could wind up in a three-way tie for the South title, which might mean the tiebreaker would be BCS standings. Those, of course, could be influenced by points, including things like how they did against common opponents.

The Longhorns, who got 255 yards passing and two record-breaking touchdowns from Colt McCoy, no doubt were glad to see Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing get sacked all the way back to the 18 in the nal minute after Kansas had a rst- and-goal from the 2. was our second said starting linebacker Sergio Kindle. did a great The victory gave Texas double-digit wins for the eighth year in a row, and touchdown passes raised his season total to 31, breaking his school record. Increasing his mark as a starter to 30-7, the 6-foot- 3 junior also tied Vince Young, his immediate predecessor, for the most wins as a Texas quarterback. Reesing, hounded all day by the Texas pass rush and bedeviled by dropped passes, nally hit Dexton Fields with a 7-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter that made it 21-7.

But McCoy responded on the next two possessions with touchdown throws of 9 yards to Quan Crosby and 36 yards to Brandon Collins. was McCoy said. wanted to score with the wind. I was glad we got the ball with the wind in the third quarter. That really helped us.

We wanted to score a lot of points. As many as we could, and we Kansas (6-5, 3-4) lost for the fourth time in ve games and faces a distressing drop-off from the gaudy school-record 12-1 campaign of 2007 that gave hope the Jayhawks could compete in the powerful Big 12. rugged defense, dominating the line of scrimmage, held Kansas to its lowest point total in more than three years. Critics will point to the fact the Jayhawks benefited from a soft 2007 schedule that did not have them play Texas, Oklahoma or Texas Tech, as they did this season. make the schedule in the conference.

And I would like to say we did what we had to do when whatever schedule was handed to us last Kansas coach Mark Mangino said. have to win 12 games. Yeah, the schedule is more difficult, and the challenge is greater. But not going to make any Reesing, the Austin, Texas, native who has smashed most of passing records in less than two seasons as a starter, was 25-for-50 for 258 yards and one touchdown. Associated Press MANHATTAN, Kan.

Joe Ganz accounted for 365 total yards and four touchdowns, and Nebraska manhandled Kansas State for the second straight year, rolling over the Wildcats 56-28 on Saturday. Nebraska (7-4, 4-3 Big 12) routed Kansas State 73-31 last season, setting school records with 519 yards and seven touchdowns passing. The Cornhuskers did it with a balanced attack this time, punishing the Wildcats (4-7, 1-6) at the line of scrimmage for 340 yards and four touchdowns rushing. They complemented it with arm to finish with 610 total yards. Nebraska established the running game early.

Roy Helu Jr. scored on runs of 1 and 24 yards, and Quentin Castille had a 37- yarder on a fourth-and-1 late in the first quarter. That set up Ganz, who had 270 yards and two touchdowns on 16-of-25 passing after his rst attempt of the game was intercepted and returned for a touchdown. He also had 95 yards rushing on 11 carries, scoring on runs of 25 and 14 yards in the fourth quarter. defense bad, either.

The Cornhuskers finally earned the coveted Black shirts in practice this week and responded by harassing Kansas State quarterback Josh Freeman from the opening snap and completely squashing the running game. Freeman, the 13th-ranked passer at 292 yards per game, faced constant pressure and was sacked ve times. He had to hurry or throw off his back foot on several other throws, going 7-for-18 for 114 yards before being replaced by Carson Coffman midway through the third quarter. Kansas running game certainly help, managing a dismal 59 yards on 32 carries. The result was another disappointing nish for the Wildcats, who had hoped for a little revenge after Nebraska piled it on last year in Lincoln and to maybe pull out two wins to send coach Ron Prince to a bowl in his nal season in the Little Apple.

Nebraska leaves K-State seeing red Orlin Wa Press Courtney Herndon, left, and the Kansas State offense stop Quentin Castille and Nebraska in the 56-28 win on Saturday. 12 Charlie Press Kansas safety and Central graduate Justin Thornton, right, earns a pass interference penalty against Texas wide receiver Quan Cosby during the 35-7 loss on Saturday in Lawrence, Kan. Beating KU becoming barometer for Big 12 South supremacy 25 oundup: Florida blows out Spurrier, South Carolina Associated Press AUBURN, Ala. Georgia coach Mark Richt is getting tired of and coming from behind for close wins in the final minutes. Richt watched the No.

13 Bulldogs score a fourth- quarter touchdown and then hold off two late drives from Auburn to defeat the Tigers 17-13 on Saturday. keys to this game were perseverance, guts and sticking Richt said. team played good enough to win. We both made enough mistakes to Last week, Georgia had to rally in the fourth quarter to beat Kentucky 42-38. Knowshon Moreno rushed for 134 yards and caught a touchdown pass for the Bulldogs (9-2, 6-2 Southeastern Conference).

They went ahead for good with 8:24 to play on a 17- yard pass from Matthew Stafford to A.J. Green. The nal chance for Auburn (5-6, 2-5) came on a fourth-and-1 play from the Georgia 14 when quarterback Kodi Burns overthrew Ben Tate in the end zone with a second remaining. Stafford completed 15 of 24 passes for 215 yards and two touchdowns. He drove Georgia 60 yards in six plays for the winning touchdown.

No. 3 Florida 56 No. 24 South Carolina 6 GAINESVILLE, Fla. The Ball Coach never experienced anything like this at Florida Field. Not as a player.

Not as a coach. Not even as an opponent. Percy Harvin ran for a career-high 167 yards and two touchdowns, Tim Tebow accounted for three scores and No. 3 Florida thrashed handed Steve Spurrier his worst loss in 90 games at The Swamp. The Gators won their sixth in a row, finished unbeaten in the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division and kept their national title hopes alive.

Georgia staves upset again Bazem Press Georgia running back Knowshon Moreno, center, leads his team in a victory dance after defeating Auburn 17-13 on Saturday in Auburn. No. 11 Oklahoma State 30 Colorado 17 BOULDER, Colo. Zac Robinson broke hearts again, leading No. 11 Oklahoma State past the Buffaloes four years after spurning a scholarship offer from the Buffaloes.

Playing in his home state for the rst time since high school, Robinson threw for 217 yards and a touchdown and ran for another. Coming off a 56-20 whipping at the hands of No. 2 Texas Tech last week, the Cowboys got off to another slow start, settling for chip-shot field goals on their first two drives, an early warning sign that this be another offensive onslaught. The Cowboys (9-2, 5-2 Big 12) have a week off before their showdown with archrival Oklahoma. Baylor 41, Texas 21 WACO, Texas With a couple of long passes and some nifty pitches, Robert Griffin helped lead Baylor to a rare victory over Texas that ensured the turnover-plagued Aggies a losing season.

Grif threw touchdown passes of 31 and 55 yards and Jacoby Jones ran for two scores after taking late pitches from Grif n. It was only the second time the Bears won in their last 23 meetings against Texas The Aggies (4-7, 2-5 Big 12) came in with slim bowl hopes in their rst season under coach Mike Sherman, but had ve turnovers. That included two interceptions by linebacker Joe Pawelek the second coming in the end zone in the fourth quarter. Jay Finley added a 12-yard TD run for Baylor (4-7, 2-5), which played its home finale for first- year coach Art Briles. Griffin, an 18-year-old freshman, start the season opener at home in late August.

But he entered that game before halftime and has started ever since. The dual-threat quarterback has accounted for a school- record 25 touchdowns (14 passing, 11 rushing). Griffin was 13-of-23 for 241 yards and added 56 yards on 12 rushes. Finley carried 23 times for 116 yards. No.

6 Southern California 45 Stanford 23 STANFORD, Calif. C.J. Gable made sure there be a second Stanford stunner for Southern California. Gable returned a kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown and ran for another score. Mark Sanchez added two touchdown passes, and Stafon Johnson ran for two scores for the Trojans (9-1, 7-1 Pac-10).

No. 7 Penn State 34 Indiana 7 STATE COLLEGE, Pa. Penn State overcame a sluggish start to move a step closer to the Rose Bowl. Derrick Williams ran for one score and caught a touchdown pass, Daryll Clark threw for 240 yards and two scores in an uneven outing, and a sti ing defense held Indiana to six rst downs. No.

9 Boise State 45 Idaho 10 MOSCOW, Idaho Jeremy Avery rushed for a career-high 156 yards and two touchdowns to help Boise State keep alive its hopes of returning to a BCS bowl. Boise State (10-0, 6-0 Western Athletic) won its 10th straight over the Vandals and also clinched at least a share of its sixth WAC title in the past seven seasons. No. 10 Ohio State 30, Illinois 20 CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Beanie Wells ran for 143 yards and a touchdown, and Terrelle Pryor added another 110 yards, as the victory kept the Buckeyes (9-2, 6-1) in the chase for the Big Ten title.

It was also revenge for last 28-21 loss to the Il lini (5-6, 3-4), which ended Ohio pursuit of a perfect season. No. 16 BYU 38, Air Force 24 AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. Max Hall threw for 354 yards and two touchdowns, and Harvey Unga added two touchdowns in a 74-second span in the third quarter, helping the Cougars set up a clash with No. 8 Utah next weekend for a share of the Mountain West Conference title.

Hall completed 28 of 37 passes, picking apart an Air Force defense that came in leading the league against the pass. Maryland 17 No. 17 North Carolina 15 COLLEGE PARK, Md. Chris Turner engineered a dramatic fourth-quarter drive that produced a 26-yard eld goal by Obi Egekeze with 1:42 left in school-record sixth consecutive win over a ranked opponent. Scott ran for 129 yards and a touchdown, and Davin Meggett had 86 rushing yards for Maryland (7-3, 4-2).

The Terrapins can reach the Atlantic Coast Conference title game for the rst time by winning their last two games. No. 23 Oregon State 34 California 21 CORVALLIS, Ore. Oregon State edged closer to its rst Rose Bowl appearance since 1965. Freshman Jacquizz Rodgers and his older brother James each ran for touchdowns for the Beavers (7-3, 6-1 Pac-10), who won their fth straight.

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