NCAA Roundup: Okla.'s 37th straight home win

NORMAN, Okla. — Landry Jones re-established his connection with All-American receiver Ryan Broyles, leading No.1-ranked Oklahoma to a 47-14 win over Tulsa in college football Saturday.

Jones threw for 375 yards, Broyles came up just shy of his own school receptions record with 14 for 158 yards and the Sooners extended the nation's longest home winning streak with their 37th straight win on Owen Field.

Dominique Whaley ran for four touchdowns in his Oklahoma debut.

No. 2 Alabama 48, Kent State 7

In Tuscaloosa, Alabama, A.J. McCarron stepped up in Alabama's quarterback race, throwing for a touchdown and 226 yards for the Crimson Tide.

Vying with Phillip Sims to replace Greg McElroy, McCarron had a 24-yard scoring toss to Marquis Maze and finished 14-of-23 passing.

McCarron was hardly perfect, throwing two interceptions. Sims also threw two interceptions — one that set up Kent State's score — and finished 7 of 14 for 73 yards.

No. 4 Louisiana State 40, No. 3 Oregon 27

In Arlington, Michael Ford ran for two touchdowns for the Tigers.

Quarterback Jarrett Lee admirably directed LSU's offense in place of suspended quarterback Jordan Jefferson.

Missing cornerback-punt returner Cliff Harris was too much for Oregon to overcome in a rare season-opening matchup of top-five teams on a neutral field.

No. 5 Boise State 35, No. 19 Georgia 21

In Atlanta, Kellen Moore threw for three touchdowns — giving him 102 in his career — as the Broncos romped past the Bulldogs.

Moore, the nation's top-rated passer last season and expected to be a leading Heisman contender, carved up Georgia's 3-4 defense after a sluggish start. He completed 28 of 34 for 261 yards, with his first scoring pass — a 17-yarder to freshman Matt Miller — giving him 100 for his brilliant career.

The first-up win will heighten expectations of another major bowl run, while dealing a blow to embattled Georgia coach Mark Richt.

No. 6 Florida State 34, Louisiana-Monroe 0

In Tallahassee, Florida, E.J. Manuel threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns and his replacement Clint Trickett threw a touchdown pass on his first play for the Seminoles.

Florida State's swarming defense limited ULM to 191 yards and 12 first downs.

ULM (0-1) got to Florida State's 28 — its deepest penetration in the game — in the opening minute of the fourth quarter. The Warhawks managed to reach Seminole territory just once in the first half.

No. 7 Stanford 57, San Jose State 3

In Stanford, California, Andrew Luck threw two touchdowns and ran for another score to lead the Cardinal.

The Heisman Trophy runner-up completed 17 of 26 passes for 171 yards and looked every bit the player many believe will take home college football's most famous award this season. He connected with seven different receivers and showed no signs of slipping under new coach David Shaw.

Stepfan Taylor ran for 61 yards and two touchdowns and Chris Owusu caught seven passes for 76 yards for the Cardinal, who pounced on their South Bay rival from the start.

No. 9 Oklahoma State 61, Louisiana-Lafayette 34

In Stillwater, Oklahoma, Joseph Randle rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns, Justin Blackmon had 144 yards receiving and Oklahoma State picked up where it left off last season on offense.

Brandon Weeden completed 24 of 39 passes for 388 yards and three touchdowns for Oklahoma State.

Oklahoma State has won all eight meetings against Louisiana-Lafayette and is 6-1 in season openers under coach Mike Gundy.

No. 10 Nebraska 40, Chattanooga 7

In Lincoln, Nebraska, Taylor Martinez ran for 135 yards and three touchdowns out of Nebraska's new no-huddle offense and the Cornhuskers won their first game as Big Ten members.

Martinez scored on runs of 7, 43 and 47 yards and completed 11 of 22 passes for 116 yards before giving way in the fourth quarter.

Rex Burkhead added 75 yards and a touchdown as the Cornhuskers won their 26th consecutive opener, the longest streak in the nation.

No. 12 South Carolina 56, East Carolina 37

In Charlotte, Stephen Garcia came off the bench to run for two touchdowns and throw for another as he rallied the Gamecocks.

Garcia sat out the first quarter as South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier started sophomore Connor Shaw. But the Gamecocks fumbled three times, including one by Shaw, and trailed 17-0 before Garcia entered the game. That's when the offense started to click and South Carolina took control of the season opener.

No. 15 Arkansas 51, Missouri State 7

In Fayetteville, Arkansas, Tyler Wilson threw for 260 yards and a pair of touchdowns to Jarius Wright, while Joe Adams tied a Southeastern Conference record with two punt returns for touchdowns in the Razorbacks' win.

Wilson, who served as Ryan Mallett's backup the past two seasons, led the Razorbacks (1-0) to scores in each of his four possessions — including 33- and 29-yard touchdown strikes to Wright. He guided Arkansas to 303 yards of total offense in four possessions.

South Florida 23, No. 16 Notre Dame

In South Bend, Indiana, Kayvon Webster returned a fumble 96 yards for an early touchdown as South Florida beat Notre Dame in a game disrupted for hours because of storms.

The victory gave Skip Holtz an emotional victory in his return to Notre Dame, where he went to school and his dad Lou led the Irish to their last national title in 1988.

No. 18 Ohio State 42, Akron 0

In Columbus, Ohio, starting his first game at quarterback for Ohio State, Joe Bauserman ran for a touchdown and threw three TD passes to tight end Jake Stoneburner to lead the Buckeyes in a sweltering season opener.

Luke Fickell made his head-coaching debut for the Buckeyes, elevated from defensive assistant to take the place of Jim Tressel, shoved out in the wake of an ugly NCAA scandal.

No. 21 Missouri 17, Miami, Ohio 6

In Columbia, Missouri, James Franklin ran for one touchdown and passed for the clinching score in his first career start, helping Missouri open with a victory over stubborn Miami.

E.J. Gaines had an end zone interception for the Tigers, who whipped the RedHawks by 38 points in their final pre-Big 12 tuneup last season but had their struggles on both sides of the ball in hot conditions.

No. 22 Florida 41, Florida Atlantic 3

In Gainesville, Florida, John Brantley looked comfortable in Florida's new offense, while Chris Rainey scored three different ways and the Gators opened the Will Muschamp era with a win.

Brantley completed 21 of 30 passes for 229 yards and a touchdown, showing marked improvement in Charlie Weis' pro-style offense.

No. 23 Auburn 42, Utah State 38

In Auburn, Alabama, Mike Dyer bulled through the line for a game-saving touchdown with 30 seconds left and defending national champion Auburn escaped against Utah State.

The 23rd-ranked Tigers scored twice in the final 2:07, just when it seemed like the Aggies were poised for a stunning victory.

No. 25 Southern California 19, Minnesota 17

In Los Angeles, Robert Woods caught a school-record 17 passes for 177 yards and three touchdowns, and USC hung on to spoil Jerry Kill's coaching debut for Minnesota .

Matt Barkley completed a school-record 34 passes for 304 yards for the Trojans, who still couldn't score in the second half of their 14th consecutive season-opening victory.