Texas Christain came up with its biggest upset in 45 years, stifling Heisman hopeful Adrian Peterson and beating No. 7 Oklahoma 17-10 Saturday.
Tye Gunn threw for 226 yards and a touchdown as the Horned Frogs (1-0) handed the stunned Sooners (0-1) their first home loss since 2001 and the only loss in September under Bob Stoops.
The decisive score came on a 2-yard run by Robert Merrill with 11:56 left after the Horned Frogs took advantage of a fumble by Oklahoma backup quarterback Rhett Bomar. Bomar, who lost a quarterback competition to Paul Thompson but did well enough in Stoops' eyes to earn playing time, fumbled while retreating and trying to spin away from Jamison Newby. David Hawthorne picked up the ball at the TCU 17, and Merrill took an option pitch from Gunn and scored untouched four plays later.
The Sooners had one final chance with 2:05 left, but Thompson -- who replaced 2003 Heisman winner Jason White this season -- fumbled on a fourth down play with 1:03 left and the Horned Frogs recovered and ran out the clock.
The Horned Frogs last beat a team so highly ranked on Nov. 18, 1961, when they defeated No. 1 Texas 6-0. TCU also beat No. 7 Baylor 14-6 in 1960 and No. 2 Texas 14-9 in 1959.
Notre Dame 42, No. 23 Pitt 21
At Pittsburgh, Brady Quinn ran Charlie Weis' offense like a college version of Tom Brady, leading touchdown drives on five of Notre Dame's first six possessions in a rout that was over by halftime.
The anticipated matchup of two former NFL coaches turned college head coaches -- Weis, the former New England offensive wizard, vs. Dave Wannstedt, a one-time defensive coordinator and the former coach of the Bears and Dolphins -- was as big as mismatch as the final score.
Except for one interception, Quinn couldn't have run the Irish offense much better while going 18-of-27 for 233 yards and two touchdowns, one to running back Darius Walker for 51 yards on Notre Dame's first score and another to Jeff Samardzija for 19 yards. Notre Dame outgained Pitt 502-323, helped by a 275-103 edge in rushing largely accumulated after building a big lead.
No. 1 USC 63, Hawaii 17
At Honolulu, Heisman Trophy winner Matt Leinart threw for 332 yards and three touchdowns, and top-ranked Southern California started its quest for a third straight national championship with an easy victory over Hawaii.
Dwayne Jarrett caught three touchdown passes for USC, including a 28-yarder that helped Leinart break Carson Palmer's USC record of 72 touchdown passes. Leinart now has 74.
Leinart, who sat out the fourth quarter, looked poised and sharp, going 18-for-24 with scoring passes of 22, 28 and 67 yards. The big lefty, who shocked the football world by passing up a chance to be the first pick in the NFL draft to return for his senior season, is now 26-1 as a starter.
No. 2 Texas 60,
Louisiana-Lafayette 3
At Austin, Texas, Vince Young threw for three touchdowns, ran for another and No. 2 Texas scored at least 60 points for the third straight season opener.
Jamaal Charles set a Texas freshman debut record with 135 yards rushing and scored a touchdown for the Longhorns. Young was an efficient 13-of-15 for 173 yards in the first half as Texas built a 39-3 lead. He connected with Nate Jones on a 10-yard TD pass and hit tight end David Thomas for two more from 20 and 7 yards.
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