No. 4 Michigan 17, Penn State 10
At State College, Pennsylvania, the fourth-ranked Wolverines smothered Penn State's offense and Adrian Arrington and Mike Hart each scored touchdowns to provide just enough offense for Michigan (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) to stay unbeaten.
Michigan's front seven was too tough and fast for Penn State, getting into the backfield often to pressure or sack Nittany Lions starting quarterback Anthony Morelli, who was knocked out early in the third quarter after what appeared to be helmet-to-helmet hit from Alan Branch.
Backup Darryl Clark left the game too after limping off following a scramble. Yet Michigan still got a late scare after Tony Hunt turned a screen pass from third-stringer Paul Ciancolo into a 43-yard touchdown.
No. 5 W Virginia 41, Syracuse 17
At Morgantown, West Virginia, quarterback Pat White ran for a career-high 247 yards and four touchdowns -- three in the second half to break open a close game -- and West Virginia won its 13th straight win.
White, who had just 15 carries, broke his own Big East and school records for rushing by a quarterback and nearly doubled his output for the season.
Steve Slaton added 163 yards and a score for West Virginia (6-0, 1-0 Big East). Syracuse (3-4, 0-2) trailed 17-14 at halftime but managed only a field goal after that in losing its ninth straight Big East game.
No. 6 Texas 63, Baylor 31
At Austin, Texas, Colt McCoy set a Texas record with six touchdown passes and the Longhorns recovered from an early 10-point deficit to seize sole possession of first place in the Big 12 South.
McCoy's sixth scoring pass, a 50-yard strike to Limas Sweed in the fourth quarter, broke the school record of five held by James Brown (1994) and Chris Simms (2001).
McCoy finished with a career-high 275 passing yards. Sweed and Billy Pittman each caught two touchdowns.
No. 7 Louisville 23, Cincinnati 17
At Louisville, Kentucky, Brian Brohm threw for 324 yards and a touchdown in his first game in nearly a month, but Louisville had to hang on to get the victory.
Brohm, back in the lineup after injuring his throwing hand in a win over Miami on Sept. 16, looked rusty at times as the nation's top ranked offense struggled. Cincinnati held the Cardinals (6-0, 1-0 Big East) 21 points below their scoring average and had a chance for an upset in the final minutes.
The Bearcats' Dustin Grutza threw for 129 yards and two scores and ran for 75 more, most of them coming on a frantic drive in the final two minutes. He led the Cincinnati (3-4, 0-2) to the Louisville 22 with 9 seconds left. But Grutza's fourth-down pass to Earnest Jackson was broken up by Gavin Smart in the end zone to preserve the Cardinals' 15th straight home win.
California 21, Washington St. 3
At Pullman, Washington, Marshawn Lynch ran for 152 yards and two touchdowns and California won in Martin Stadium for the first time in 27 years.
California's high scoring offense was overshadowed by the defense and special teams, which set up TDs with a blocked punt and an interception. The Golden Bears (6-1, 4-0 Pac-10) also bottled up the Cougars' running game.
Playing a top-10 team for the third time this season, Washington State (4-3, 2-2) finished with 88 yards rushing yards despite struggling in the first half.
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