College Football
Adrian Peterson ran for 225 yards and helped the No. 2 Oklahoma Sooners grind out a 12-0 victory over No. 5 Texas and stretch their winning streak in the storied rivalry to five straight on Saturday.
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The Longhorns (4-1, 1-1 Big 12) avoided getting blown out, but still suffered some stinging embarrassment -- getting shut out for the first time in 282 games, ending the longest streak in the country.
While Peterson had his way with the Texas defense, the unit kept the Sooners (5-0, 2-0) out of the end zone until Kejuan Jones scored on a 6-yard run with just 8:07 left.
Peterson didn't score, but the freshman went a long way toward setting up that touchdown and Trey DiCarlo's two field goals.
Showing the speed to get around the end of the line and the size to keep from going down, Peterson had bursts of 44, 26, 19, 17 and 15 yards, enabling the Sooners to wear down the Longhorns by holding the ball for more than 36 minutes.
Texas' Benson, who came in averaging a national-best 186.5 yards per game, was held to 92 yards. Quarterback Vince Young ran for 54 and threw for only 86, completing just 8 of 23 passes. Oklahoma's Jason White was 14-of-26 for only 113 yards.
No. 1 USC 23, No. 7 California 17
In LA, Southern California held California out of the end zone after a first-and-goal with less than two minutes left and held on to beat the Bears.
Before the final four plays, Cal's Aaron Rodgers was 29-for-31 for 267 yards and a touchdown. But after Rodgers got Cal to first-and-goal at the 9 with just under two minutes left, the Trojans got a sack and forced three incomplete passes.
Rodgers' final throw came with pressure coming up the middle and zipped by a diving Geoff McArthur in the end zone, sending most of the more than 90,000 at the Los Angeles Coliseum into a frenzy and the Bears home with a hard-fought loss.
Southern California (5-0, 2-0 Pac-10) extended its winning streak to 14 games and avenged its only loss in the last 26. The Bears' 34-31 triple-overtime victory last season kept the Trojans from claiming an undisputed national title.
Matt Leinart threw two touchdown passes for the Trojans, who had only two possessions in the fourth quarter -- both times going three-and-out. Rodgers tied an NCAA record by completing his first 23 passes for the Bears (3-1, 1-1).
No. 8 Florida St. 17, Syracuse 13
In Syracuse, New York, Leon Washington rushed for a career-high 164 yards and scored on runs of 21 and 45 yards in the second half to help Florida State rally.
No. 9 Purdue 20, Penn St. 13
In State College, Pennsylvania, Taylor Stubblefield caught a 40-yard touchdown pass for Purdue and became the Big Ten's career receptions leader.
Stubblefield's 40-yard sprint down the left sideline on the first possession of the second half put the Boilermakers (5-0, 2-0) up 17-10.
Stubblefield had seven catches for 63 yards, giving him 271 career catches. Fellow Boilermaker John Sandeford set the previous record of 266 last year.
No. 14 Michigan 27,
No. 13 Minnesota 24
At Ann Arbor, Michigan, Tyler Ecker caught a short pass from Chad Henne over the middle, eluded two tackles and lumbered down the sideline for a 31-yard touchdown with 1:57 left to give Michigan its second straight dramatic comeback over Minnesota.
Minnesota led 24-17 early in the fourth quarter -- after scoring 17 straight points -- before losing a heartbreaker.
Garrett Rivas' 29-yard field goal with 9:36 left pulled Michigan to 24-20 and started the comeback. The Wolverines forced the Gophers to punt on their next two possessions to set up the winning drive.
No. 15 Wisconsin 24,
No. 18 Ohio State 13
In Columbus, Ohio, Wisconsin throttled Ohio State's offense, and Anthony Davis slashed for 168 yards and a touchdown for the Badgers.
It was Wisconsin's third straight win on Ohio State's home turf, the first time a visitor has done that since Illinois won four in a row from 1988-1994. The Badgers had never before won even twice in a row at Ohio State in the series dating to 1913.
No. 22 Oklahoma St. 42, Colorado 14
In Boulder, Colorado, Vernand Morency ran for 165 yards and two touchdowns and Donovan Woods threw for three more scores for Oklahoma State.
Oklahoma State (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) established its powerful running game early, blowing the Buffaloes back on Morency's 58-yard touchdown run on its third play. Morency added a 6-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, eclipsing 100 yards for the seventh straight regular-season game.
Georgia Tech 20, NMaryland 7
In College Park, Maryland, Georgia Tech ended Maryland's 13-game home winning streak in stunning fashion, blanking the Terrapins through three quarters and forcing out ineffective quarterback Joel Statham.
Reggie Ball threw for 197 yards and a touchdown to help the Yellow Jackets (3-2, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) snap a two-game losing streak.
Mississippi 31, S Carolina 28
At Columbia, South Carolina, Ethan Flatt found Bill Flowers in the corner of the end zone for a 29-yard touchdown pass with 1:05 left to lift Mississippi past South Carolina.
Flowers sneaked behind the Gamecocks' defense on fourth-and-10 and made a tough catch on an underthrown ball, just staying inbounds. South Carolina managed to get the ball down to the Ole Miss 31 with 30 seconds left. But after Syvelle Newton spiked the ball, Corey Mills sacked him on second down, and the Rebels broke up two passes in the end zone. Flatt was 18-of-27 for 214 yards.
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