TOP 25 Sexton guides Fla. State

Auburn manhandled The Citadel while LSU shut out Miss. State.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Wyatt Sexton threw for 162 yards and a touchdown after replacing an injured Chris Rix, and No. 8 Florida State forced five turnovers in a 41-22 victory over Clemson on Saturday.
Rix sprained his right ankle late in the first quarter and was able to return, but spent the rest of the game on the sideline watching Sexton direct the offense.
Sexton, a redshirt sophomore, completed 17 of 26 passes with a 47-yard scoring pass to Chauncey Stovall -- the Seminoles' first TD pass of the season.
Justin Miller matched a school record with two kickoff return touchdowns for Clemson (1-3, 0-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), which has lost three straight.
The Seminoles (2-1, 1-1) avenged last year's 26-10 loss at Clemson and gave Florida State coach Bobby Bowden a 5-1 record in matchups against his son, Tigers coach Tommy Bowden.
It was also elder Bowden's 344th career victory, the most by a Division I-A coach.
No. 9 Auburn 33, The Citadel 3
AUBURN, Ala. -- Jason Campbell passed for 194 yards in the first half and Auburn coasted in breather between a pair of high-stakes contests.
The Tigers (4-0) had no problem overcoming a few sloppy plays against the Division I-AA Bulldogs (0-2) in a tuneup for next week's showdown at No. 11 Tennessee. They have a six-game winning streak for the first time since opening the 1997 season 6-0 .
Auburn outgained The Citadel (0-2) 593-169 in total yards, coming off a 10-9 win over LSU.
Carnell Williams gained 95 yards on 22 carries, all in the first half, but lost a pair of fumbles in the Bulldogs' territory. He had a 1-yard touchdown run.
No. 13 LSU 51, Mississippi State 0
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Alley Broussard ran for a career-high three touchdowns in the first 17 minutes and LSU held Mississippi State to seven first downs and 130.
The Tigers (3-1, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) rolled up 594 yards and led 34-0 at half.
The LSU defense had four interceptions, recovered a fumble and scored a touchdown.
The Bulldogs (1-3, 0-2), who are rebuilding under first-year coach Sylvester Croom, have lost seven straight in Tiger Stadium and 12 of 13 overall against LSU.
No. 14 Utah 49, Air Force 35
SALT LAKE CITY -- Marty Johnson tied a school record with four rushing touchdowns and Utah held off Air Force for its best start in 10 years.
Johnson, who had 20 carries for 68 yards, became the fourth Utah player to score four TDs and Alex Smith added a rushing score and passed for two more. Smith completed 13 of 23 passes for 260 yards and had 13 carries for 84 yards.
The Utes are off to their first 4-0 start since 1994, when they went 10-2.
After allowing 35 straight points, the Falcons (2-2, 1-1 Mountain West Conference) got back within a touchdown but no closer as they turned the ball over three times.
No. 16 Florida, 20, Kentucky 3
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- With Hurricane Jeanne approaching, Florida squeezed in its game against Kentucky and beat the Wildcats 20-3 Saturday behind Ciatrick Fason's career-high 210 yards rushing and two touchdowns.
Kickoff was moved up 6 1/2 hours to 11:30 a.m. because of the growing storm, which bore down on the state's Atlantic coast with winds near 115 mph. Three million people were told to evacuate.
It didn't keep the fans away from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, better known as The Swamp. The announced attendance was 89,741.
The earliest start time the Gators have ever had in Gainesville seemed to leave both teams groggy and sluggish at the start. Florida took a 10-3 lead early in the second quarter when Fason broke through the middle, bounced off six tacklers and went 46 yards.
No. 23 Maryland 55, Duke 21
DURHAM, N.C. -- Joel Statham threw four touchdown passes to offset a host of mistakes and Maryland piled up 685 yards in total offense.
Vernon Davis caught three of the TDs -- the first of his career -- and Rich Parson had the other as Maryland (3-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) won its fifth straight over the Blue Devils (0-4, 0-2).
No. 24 Louisville 34, North Carolina 0
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Eric Shelton ran for three touchdowns and Louisville earned its second shutout of the season.
Shelton rushed for 86 yards to lead the Cardinals, who improved to 3-0 for the second straight season under coach Bobby Petrino. Brian Brohm added a touchdown run and Michael Bush ran for 82 yards.