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By MITCHELL NORTHAM Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke scored three touchdowns in the first quarter and did all its scoring in the first half, then held off a Northwestern comeback to earn a 30-23 win in a non-conference game. Duke was efficient on both sides of the ball early on, scoring on six

OXFORD, Ohio (AP) — Brett Gabbert threw two touchdown passes and AJ Mayer threw for another, and Miami of Ohio swarmed FCS-member Long Island 42-7. Mayer got the Redhawks going when he found Jack Sorenson on an 18-yard touchdown toss to finish the game-opening eight-play, 93-yard drive. Early in the second quarter, Camden Orth threw

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Chaz Ward scored on a 10-yard run in overtime and Lamar made its first trip to the state of Colorado a memorable one with a 17-10 victory over Northern Colorado in nonconference play. Ben Raybon kicked a school-record 57-yard field goal with 2:30 remaining in the fourth quarter to give Northern

By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — TreVeyon Henderson broke Archie Griffin’s 49-year-old freshman rushing record, running for 277 yards and three touchdowns as No. 9 Ohio State pulled away late to beat Tulsa 41-20. Henderson ran for scores of 5, 48 and 52 yards. But Ohio State displayed some of the

By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Tyler Goodson ran for a career-high 153 yards and three touchdowns and No. 5 Iowa beat Kent State 30-7 on Saturday. The Hawkeyes are 3-0. They have won nine straight games overall and 14 straight nonconference games. Goodson had a 46-yard touchdown run in the

By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Dylan Morris passed for 367 yards and three touchdowns, Jalen McMillan had 10 catches for 175 yards and a score, and Washington rebounded from two disappointing losses with a 52-3 win over Arkansas State. After losing stunningly to Montana to open the season and getting run

By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Chase Garbers threw for 288 yards and two touchdowns, Nikko Remiglio returned the second-half kickoff for a score and California beat Sacramento State 42-30 for its first win of the season. The Golden Bears had lost their first two games of the season to Nevada

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — JT Daniels has returned as No. 2 Georgia’s starting quarterback against South Carolina. Daniels didn’t play in last weekend’s 56-7 victory over UAB because of an oblique injury. Stetson Bennett stepped in and tied a school record with five touchdown passes — all in the first half. Despite Bennett’s performance, the

By ERIC W. BOLIN Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — KJ Jefferson threw for a career-high 366 yards and tied a career high with three touchdowns to lead No. 20 Arkansas to a 45-10 win over Georgia Southern. Arkansas all but clinched the win on a 91-yard pass from Jefferson to preseason All-SEC wide receiver

By J.D. Brasier Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Sam Hartman threw for 259 yards with two touchdowns and A.T. Perry had seven receptions for 155 yards and a TD as Wake Forest cruised past mistake-plagued Florida State 35-14. The Demon Deacons rolled up 484 yards of total offense and seized control with two first-half

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — K.J. Choi shot a 4-under 66 in windy conditions Saturday to take a two-stroke lead into the final round of the PGA Tour Champions’ Stanford International. Tied for the first-round lead with Darren Clarke after a 63, Choi had five birdies and bogey to reach 11 under at Minnehaha Country

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Dave Aranda spoke proudly this week about how Baylor had established an offensive identity on the ground this season. It didn’t change against Kansas on Saturday. Gerry Bohanon threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns while running for another score, and Baylor had its way

AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Ben Bryant threw for 298 yards and a score, Jawon Hamilton rushed for 122 yards with a touchdown and Eastern Michigan defeated UMass 42-28. Darius Boone Jr. added two short touchdown runs. Hassan Beydoun made six catches for 101 yards. The Eagles led 35-14 after Hamilton’s 10-yard run early in the

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Bryce Young’s first collegiate road start was a rousing success, a three-touchdown performance that helped top-ranked Alabama beat No. 11 Florida 31-29 in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams. The defending national champion Crimson Tide stopped a botched 2-point conversion with 3:10 left and

By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers has started a season with three straight 3-wins for the first time since 2012. The Scarlet Knights hit the mark beating Delaware 45-13. Noah Vedral threw two touchdown passes and running back Isaih Pacheco ran for two more. Bo Melton and Brandon Sanders caught

By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla (AP) — Jeimer Candelario and Dustin Garneau homered as the Detroit Tigers beat the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays 4-3. Tampa Bay has a 7 ½ game lead over second place Boston. Toronto is 8 ½ games back, with the New York Yankees trailing by 10 Rays

BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Chase Brice ran for one touchdown and passed for another to lead Appalachian State to a 44-10 win over in-state FCS foe Elon. Brice opened the scoring on a 47-yard hookup with Malik Williams to open the scoring and his 1-yard plunge early in the third quarter pushed the lead to

By RIZWAN ALI AP Sports Writer ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistan Cricket Board chairman says New Zealand’s abrupt withdrawal from its tour on security grounds has put an unwanted question mark over Pakistan’s ability to host international matches. New Zealand media are reporting the tour party left Pakistan on Saturday on a charter flight bound

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Daniel Smith led a three-touchdown blitz in the final five minutes and Villanova stunned Richmond 34-27 on Saturday in the Colonial Athletic Association opener for both of the FCS-ranked teams. The Wildcats had a 13-0 first-half lead obliterated by a 24-point deluge by the Spiders in the third quarter. Jake Larson

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Matthew McKay threw for two touchdowns and Montana State used a pair of second quarter pick-6′s and the Bobcats routed San Diego 52-10. McKay threw a 7-yard score to Derryk Snell and a 65-yarder to Elijah Elliott in a little more than a 5-1/2-minute span in the first quarter. On the