College Football
Noah Herron scored on a 1-yard run in overtime and had two other touchdowns Saturday as the Northwestern Wildcats backed up its pregame trash talk with a 33-27 upset victory over No. 7 Ohio State.
The victory was Northwestern's first over Ohio State (3-1) since 1971, snapping the Buckeyes' 24-game winning streak in the series and handing them their first loss in Evanston since 1958. After Herron broke through the Buckeyes at the goal line, his teammates piled on him in the corner of the end zone and Northwestern students ran onto the field, turning it into a purple mosh pit.
Herron ran for 113 yards and caught two passes for 12 yards, Mark Philmore had 134 yards receiving and a touchdown, and Brett Basanez was 24-of-44 for 278 yards.
Ohio State's offense had another shaky night. Justin Zwick was 18-of-38 for 211 yards. Santonio Holmes had 99 yards receiving and a score.
No. 8 Auburn 34,
No. 10 Tennessee 10
In Knoxville, Tennessee, Jason Campbell threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns, and Auburn stamped itself as a national title contender.
Carnell Williams and Ronnie Brown each ran for a touchdown to compliment Campbell, and the Tigers' swarming defense made Tennessee's two freshmen quarterbacks look like neophytes for the first time this season. Junior Rosegreen had four interceptions to set a record for Auburn and tie the SEC mark.
No. 2 Oklahoma 28, Texas Tech 13
In Norman, Oklahoma, Jason White threw three touchdown passes to break Oklahoma's career mark, and Adrian Peterson added 146 rushing yards and a touchdown run.
White broke Josh Heupel's record in the third quarter with his 54th career touchdown pass. Fullback J.D. Runnels caught White's pass in the right flat and took it into the end zone to put Oklahoma (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) ahead 21-6. Travis Wilson caught his second touchdown pass of the game in the fourth quarter to make it 28-6.
Texas Tech dropped to 3-2 overall and 1-1 in the Big 12.
No. 3 Georgia 45, No. 13 LSU 16
In Athens, Georgia, David Greene set a school record by throwing five touchdown passes as Georgia got a huge victory in the South-eastern Conference.
It was a totally unexpected performance by Georgia (4-0, 2-0 SEC), which has never been an offensive juggernaut during Mark Richt's four years as coach. The Tigers (3-2, 1-2) had not given up this many points since a 56-13 loss to Florida in 1996.
No. 4 Miami 27, Georgia Tech 3
In Atlanta, Brock Berlin threw three touchdown passes and Frank Gore ran for 115 yards in Miami's first ACC road game.
Playing without the injured P.J. Daniels, the ACC's leading rusher, Georgia Tech (2-2, 1-2) was shut down by Miami's tough defense, which forced four turnovers. Miami (4-0, 2-0) has allowed only one offensive touchdown in four games.
Berlin completed 10 of 20 passes for 200 yards with no interceptions.
No. 5 Texas 44, Baylor 14
In Austin, Texas, Cedric Benson ran for 188 yards and three touchdowns, and Vince Young passed for two scores for Texas.
Benson passed Earl Campbell for second place on the school career rushing list, and Young threw his first scoring passes to a wide receiver, both going to Tony Jeffery in the first half.
No. 9 Florida St. 38, North Carolina 16
In Tallahassee, Florida, quarterback Wyatt Sexton threw three touchdown passes in his starting debut, and Leon Washington ran for 153 yards and a touchdown for Florida State.
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