Matt Leinart completed 20 of 26 passes for 201 yards and four touchdowns, and Reggie Bush returned a punt 84 yards for another score to lead top-ranked Southern California to its 29th straight win, 51-24 over Washington on Saturday.
Leinart and Dwayne Jarrett combined for three touchdowns for the second time this season. Jarrett caught seven passes for 95 yards and the three scores, and now has 25 touchdown receptions in 20 career games.
Bush's electric, spinning punt return and two Washington turnovers -- two more than the undermanned Huskies (1-6, 0-4) could afford -- propelled USC (7-0, 4-0 Pac-10) to a 37-point first half.
No. 2 Texas 52, No. 10 Texas Tech 17
At Austin, Texas, Vince Young threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and No. 2 Texas handed the 10th-ranked Red Raiders their first loss of the season.
Looking to start 7-0 for the first time since 1976 and move into national title contention, the high-scoring, pass-happy Red Raiders (6-1, 3-1) couldn't keep up with Young and the Longhorns (7-0, 4-0).
Other than a three-point win at Ohio State, Texas' average margin of victory is 37 points.
No. 4 Georgia 23, Arkansas 20
At Athens Georgia, senior quarterback D.J. Shockley went down with a knee injury in the first half, marring the Bulldogs' victory and making it unlikely he will play in a crucial game against Florida.
Shockley threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Bryan McClendon on Georgia's first possession, and Joe Tereshinski did just enough in relief to keep the Bulldogs (7-0, 5-0 Southeastern Conference) on course for a spot in the SEC championship game. They can clinch the Eastern Division title as early as next weekend with a win over rival Florida.
Darren McFadden rushed for 190 yards to set a couple of Arkansas freshman records. He also scored a pair of touchdowns, the first on a stunning 70-yard run.
No. 5 Alabama 6,
No. 17 Tennessee 3
At Tuscaloola, Alabama, Jamie Christensen's 34-yard field goal with 13 seconds left gave No. 5 Alabama only its second win in 11 seasons over its bitter rival.
It was Christensen's second straight game-winner, but it was a fumble by Tennessee near the end zone on the Volunteers' previous possession that proved to be the key.
No. 7 LSU 20, No. 16 Auburn 17, OT
At Baton Rouge, Louisiana,a 39-yard field goal attempt by Auburn John Vaughn in overtime hit the left upright, giving LSU a win over Auburn.
Last year, Auburn beat LSU 10-9 on Courtney Taylor's touchdown with 1:14 remaining. Vaughn initially missed the extra point, but a penalty gave him a second chance. In this season's rematch, he missed five field goals, including a 49-yarder in the final seconds of regulation that would have won it.
Auburn (5-2, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) had won 13 straight against SEC opponents, one short of a school record.
No. 8 UCLA 51, Oregon State 28
At Pasadena, California, Drew Olson threw for a UCLA-record six touchdowns, and Maurice Drew accounted for 250 yards and two scores in the Bruins' victory over Oregon State (4-3, 2-2 Pac-10).
Olson had tied the school record of five touchdowns passes -- held by Cade McNown -- a week earlier in an overtime win over Washington State.
The Bruins (4-0 Pac-10) are 7-0 for the first time since 1998 and only the fourth time since 1954.
Olson completed scoring throws of 43 and 20 yards to Drew, 2 and 3 yards to Marcedes Lewis, 48 yards to Ryan Moya and 46 yards to Brandon Breazell.
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