TOP 25 Deacons demolish N.C. State

Miami and Brock Berlin outlasted Florida.
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Nick Burney ran for two touchdowns to lead an early Wake Forest ground game as the Demon Deacons stunned No. 14 North Carolina State 38-24 Saturday.
Wake Forest (2-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) pounced on the Wolfpack (1-1, 0-1) early, building a 25-point first half lead, and had North Carolina State on its heels from the opening drive.
The Demon Deacons were able to hang on despite Philip Rivers' career-high 433 yards passing and three touchdown throws because his fourth-quarter scoring drives were too late.
No. 1 Oklahoma 20, Alabama 13
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Good thing for Oklahoma that Jason White stuck around for the finish this year against Alabama. The Sooners needed every one of his big plays to hold off the Crimson Tide.
White finished 21-for-35 for 259 yards and two touchdowns. Oklahoma's defense did the rest, spoiling Alabama coach Mike Shula's campus debut.
No. 3 Miami 38, No. 21 Florida 33
MIAMI -- Lying on the ground, writhing in pain, it was hard to imagine Brock Berlin could go on. Then again, counting any of the Miami Hurricanes out would have been a mistake.
Berlin, who jilted the Gators when he left for Miami two years ago, knocked the wind out of them even worse this time. He threw for 340 yards to lead the Hurricanes on a stunning rally from 23 points down for a victory over Florida.
No. 4 Southern Cal 35, BYU 18
LOS ANGELES -- Matt Leinart threw three touchdown passes as Southern California built an early lead, then scored two late touchdowns to hold off Brigham Young.
USC (2-0) went up 21-0 in the first quarter, then BYU slowly fought its way back into the game, the first ever between the schools.
No. 7 Kansas St. 55, McNeese St. 14
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Rashad Washington had two interceptions, returning one 45 yards for a touchdown, and blocked a punt to set up another score as Kansas State beat McNeese State.
Darren Sproles made a strong return to form a week after being injured, running for 101 yards and a touchdown.
No. 8 Georgia 29, Middle Tennessee 10
ATHENS, Ga. -- Michael Cooper ran for the first two touchdowns of his career and David Greene threw for 267 yards as Georgia struggled early before beating Middle Tennessee.
Billy Bennett added three field goals for the Bulldogs (2-0), who were 29 1/2-point favorites against a team that lost its opener to Division I-AA Florida Atlantic.
No. 9 Virginia Tech 43, James Madison 0
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Cedric Humes ran for three touchdowns as Virginia Tech beat James Madison.
The Hokies (2-0) held the Dukes (1-1) to 143 total yards and forced three turnovers.
No. 11 Florida St 35, Maryland 10
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Greg Jones ran for two touchdowns and Chris Rix passed for two more as Florida State wiped out an early 10-point deficit and defeated Maryland.
Florida State (2-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) is now 14-0 against Maryland. The 35 points were the fewest Florida State has scored in seven home wins over Maryland.
South Carolina 31, No. 15 Virginia 7
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Dondrial Pinkins threw a 99-yard touchdown pass to Troy Williamson -- the longest in South Carolina history -- to lead the Gamecocks past Virginia.
Pinkins added a 5-yard touchdown run and Daccus Turman had 123 yards rushing and a touchdown for South Carolina (2-0).
Georgia Tech 17, No. 17 Auburn 3
ATLANTA -- Two games into the season, the heralded Auburn Tigers are still seeking their first win. They haven't even scored a touchdown, for that matter.
Freshman Reggie Ball threw for one touchdown and set up two other scores as Georgia Tech handed Auburn another stunning loss.
No. 23 Nebraska 31, Utah St. 7
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Jammal Lord ran for 72 yards and a touchdown as Nebraska overcame a slow start to beat Utah State.
Lord also completed 8 of 12 passes for 85 yards before giving way to Joe Dailey late in the third quarter.
No. 24 Colorado 16, UCLA 14
BOULDER, Colo. -- Joel Klatt threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Joe Klopfenstein with 2:15 left, rallying Colorado to a win over UCLA.
No. 25 TCU 17, Navy 3
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Corey Connally and Lonta Hobbs had second-half touchdown runs as TCU overcame a sluggish start to beat Navy.