Oklahoma's Perkins sets punt-return record

He scored 3 times and had 277 yards on 7 returns
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NORMAN, Okla. -- Antonio Perkins brought back three punts for touchdowns and finished with 277 yards on seven returns to break two NCAA records as No. 1 Oklahoma routed UCLA 59-24 on Saturday.
Perkins, who came into the game with only 80 yards on 13 punt returns, scored on returns of 74, 84 and 65 yards to become the first Division I-A player to score on three returns in a game.
Perkins also broke the record of 219 yards on punt returns set by BYU's Golden Richards against North Texas in 1971.
Jason White threw two touchdown passes, and Renaldo Works ran for two more scores as Oklahoma (4-0) completed a sweep of its nonconference schedule for the fourth straight season, the first time that's happened in school history. The Sooners have won 18 straight nonconference games.
Late in the first quarter, UCLA (1-2) silenced the school-record crowd of 83,317 when linebacker Spencer Havner intercepted White's pass. Havner ran the ball 72 yards to the Oklahoma 6, and Manuel White scored on an 11-yard run on the next play following a penalty.
The Bruins led 10-7 -- the first time Oklahoma has trailed all season.
But the momentum shifted on Perkins' electrifying 74-yard return for a touchdown early in the second quarter.
Perkins caught the ball at the 26, spun away from the first defender, cut up the middle, then outran the punter to the left sideline and sprinted to the end zone.
His second touchdown came after punter Chris Kluwe kicked the ball well ahead of the coverage. Perkins slipped a few tackles and had nothing but open field ahead the last 40 yards.
Perkins did it again late in the fourth quarter, sprinting 65 yards down the right sideline and into the NCAA record book.
Kluwe tried kicking away from Perkins after his second touchdown, eliciting a chorus of boos from the crowd. The Bruins also tried other tactics: Mil'Von James hit Perkins as he fielded a punt late in the third quarter, drawing a 15-yard penalty.
The Bruins couldn't make much of a dent in an Oklahoma defense that was missing starters Lance Mitchell and Derrick Strait. Mitchell is out for the season with a knee injury, while Strait had his streak of 43 consecutive starts snapped because of a pulled left thigh muscle.
Sophomore quarterback Drew Olson, making only his third career start for UCLA, stuck mostly to dumpoffs and screens to slow down the Sooners' pass rush. Olson finished 18-of-34 for 144 yards with two interceptions.
UCLA was still within striking distance after halftime, down only 28-10.
But on UCLA's first play of the second half, Olson fumbled the ball on a thunderous hit by Oklahoma cornerback Eric Bassey. The ball popped up into the hands of Sooners defensive tackle Tommie Harris, who rumbled 14 yards with the ball to the 30-yard line.
Three plays later, White hit reserve tight end Lance Donley for a 22-yard touchdown pass that all but sealed the win.
No. 23 Missouri 41, Middle Tennessee 40, OT
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Brad Smith scrambled for a 4-yard touchdown run in overtime and Mike Matheny converted the extra point to lift Missouri past Middle Tennessee.
Smith also threw three touchdowns passes, the last one a 12-yarder to Darius Outlaw with 1:17 left in regulation. Smith, who finished with 192 yards passing and 136 more on the ground, then ran in a 2-point conversion to tie it at 34.
With the first possession in overtime, Middle Tennessee (0-4) took a 40-34 lead on Andrico Hines' 4-yard TD run. But Brian Kelly's extra-point attempt hit the left goal post, leading to Smith's decisive score for Missouri (4-0).
No. 11 LSU 17, No. 7 Georgia 10
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Matt Mauck threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Skyler Green with 1:22 left as LSU snapped Georgia's nine-game road winning streak.
LSU (4-0, 1-0 SEC) put together a long drive in the fourth quarter, going to Georgia's 18. But Mauck fumbled on a keeper, giving the ball back to Georgia (3-1, 1-1).
Georgia's David Greene then hit Tyson Browning with a screen pass and Browning, after getting some key blocks, ran 93 yards to tie it at 10 with 4:25 remaining.
Devery Henderson returned the kickoff 48 yards to set up the Tigers. Six plays later, Mauck hit Green for the game-winner.
No. 10 Florida St. 47, Colorado 7
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Chris Rix threw two long touchdown passes to Craphonso Thorpe, and Xavier Beitia kicked four field goals for Florida State.
Although the Seminoles (4-0) couldn't get their running game untracked for the second straight week, Rix passed for a career-high 394 yards in three quarters, completing 30 of 39 attempts.
Thorpe, the Atlantic Coast Conference 100- and 200-meter champion, caught scoring passes of 56 and 37 yards and finished with 205 yards on eight catches -- both career bests.
P.K. Sam caught a career-high 10 passes for 119 yards.
Colorado dropped to 2-2.
No. 12 Tennessee 24, No. 17 Florida 10
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Casey Clausen threw a 48-yard touchdown pass that ricocheted off two defenders to James Blake on the last play of the first half as Tennessee beat Florida.
Clausen also completed a 57-yard pass to Bret Smith in the third quarter to set up the first of two TD runs by Jabari Davis as the Volunteers (3-0) won their Southeastern Conference opener.
Clausen finished 12-for-23 for 235 yards and improved to 11-0 as a starter on the road. Florida dropped to 2-2.
No. 19 Washington 45, Idaho 14
SEATTLE -- Rich Alexis ran for 116 yards and two touchdowns and defensive lineman Terry Johnson recovered a fumble for an early score as Washington beat winless Idaho.
The Huskies (2-1) were sloppy to start the second half, but it didn't matter after they scored 21 straight points, all on the ground. Idaho (0-4) hasn't beaten the Huskies since 1905.