THURSDAY ROUNDUP Virginia streaks away from Clemson, 30-10

After the Cavaliers fell into a 10-3 hole they scored the last 27 points.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Alvin Pearman ran for 104 yards, including two fourth-quarter touchdowns, and Virginia shut down Clemson after the opening 15 minutes in a convincing 30-10 victory Thursday night.
Pearman, who replaced Wali Lundy at tailback in the third quarter, scored on a 2-yard run on the first play of the fourth quarter to make it 23-10, then clinched it with another 2-yarder with 5:14 remaining.
No. 10 Virginia (5-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), ranked higher than at any point since it was No. 7 in 1998, has won eight straight.
Clemson (1-4, 1-3) lost its fourth in a row since a season-opening overtime victory against Wake Forest. The Tigers drove 80 yards in six plays on their opening drive, but had just seven first downs thereafter.
Connor Hughes added field goals of 21, 43 and 50 yards for the Cavaliers, who last started 5-0 in 1998 under George Welsh.
Captain Canty is out
Playing without defensive end and captain Chris Canty for the first time after he had season-ending surgery, the Cavaliers looked just as dominant as they had in blowout victories in their first four games.
Clemson rushed for just 45 yards and managed 211 total yards.
The Tigers also had no answer for Virginia's running game, getting a reprieve only when Lundy fumbled after running for a first down at the Clemson 5 in the third quarter. Travis Pugh recovered for the Tigers.
Three plays later, the Tigers were forced to punt from their 22, Pearman took over at tailback and the Cavaliers scored on three straight possessions. After trailing 10-3, Virginia scored the last 27 points.
Southern Miss 35, Houston 29, OT
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Backup quarterback Damion Carter threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Otho Graves for the winning score in overtime.
The Golden Eagles (4-0, 3-0 Conference USA), who blew a 14-point lead and trailed for most of the second half, forced overtime on starting quarterback Dustin Almond's 18-yard touchdown run with 1:22 remaining and Anthony Harris' game-tying two-point conversion run.
Almond injured his left leg on the TD run, forcing sophomore Carter -- who had attempted only two passes all season -- into the game.