TOP 25 Vince Young and Ramonce Taylor prove to be too much for Baylor
Texas, the country's No. 2-ranked team, won, 62-0.
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WACO, Texas -- Receiver-turned-starting tailback Ramonce Taylor showed he can run the ball for No. 2 Texas. He can still catch it, too.
Taylor ran for 102 yards and three touchdowns and had a 42-yard catch from Vince Young for another score in the Longhorns' 16th straight victory, 62-0 at Baylor on Saturday. The sophomore was the third different starting tailback for Texas this season.
Young, the Heisman Trophy contender who is 26-2 as the Longhorns' starter, had 351 total yards in just more than three quarters -- 16-of-27 passing for 298 yards and two TDs, and 53 yards rushing on eight carries. Jamaal Charles ran for two scores for Texas (9-0, 6-0 Big 12).
The 16-game winning streak is the longest for the Longhorns since they won a school-record 30 in a row from 1968-70.
Baylor (4-5, 1-5) has lost eight straight in the series and been outscored 203-14 the last four games, three of those shutouts.
No. 4 Alabama 17,Mississippi State 0
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Kenneth Darby ran for 122 yards and Alabama returned two turnovers for touchdowns.
Brodie Croyle was 14-of-22 for 116 yards for Alabama (9-0, 6-0 Southeastern Conference), which forced four takeaways and held the Bulldogs to 26 yards rushing in beating Mississippi State coach and former 'Bama player Sylvester Croom.
Mike Henig, a redshirt freshman making his first start, was 9-of-28 for 78 yards with three interceptions for the Bulldogs (2-7, 0-6), who have lost five straight and were shut out for the second time this season.
North Carolina State 20,No. 9 Florida State 15
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Andre Brown ran for 179 yards and a 65-yard touchdown and North Carolina State intercepted Drew Weatherford three times to beat Florida State for the third time in five years.
Florida State (7-2, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) backed into the league's first championship game scheduled next month in Jacksonville because Boston College lost at North Carolina.
Without injured tailback Leon Washington, Florida State's offense managed 43 yards rushing and was unable to get the ball to 6-foot-6 receiver Greg Carr, who came into the game leading the ACC in touchdown catches and yards receiving. N.C. State (4-4, 2-4) built a 20-10 lead late in the third quarter when Anthony Hill caught a 4-yard touchdown pass from Marcus Stone.
No. 15 Oregon 27,No. 23 California 20, OT
EUGENE, Ore. -- Third-string quarterback Brady Leaf threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to James Finley in overtime to lift Oregon.
The Ducks (8-1, 5-1 Pac-10) played their first game without starter Kellen Clemens, who is out for the season with a broken ankle. Dennis Dixon started, but it was Leaf who led them to victory in a game played in constant rain and unpredictable winds.
California (6-3, 3-3) had a chance to win in regulation, but Tom Schneider missed a rushed, 53-yard field goal attempt. The Bears have lost three of their last four games.
North Carolina 16,No. 19 Boston College
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Connor Barth broke out of a season-long slump with three field goals and Wallace Wright ran back the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown.
Jesse Holley set career highs with eight catches for 125 yards for the Tar Heels (4-4, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who got their second consecutive upset at home. Two weeks ago, they beat then-No. 23 Virginia 7-5, and their defense was every bit as stingy in this one.
After the Eagles (6-3, 3-3) drove 63 yards on their opening drive to tie it 7-7, they gained only 274 the rest of the way.
No. 17 Auburn 49,Kentucky 27
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Kenny Irons, Tristan Davis and Tre Smith combined for 364 yards rushing and five touchdowns for the Tigers.
Irons carried 23 times for 103 yards and three touchdowns, all in the first half, while Davis added 162 yards and a touchdown on eight carries as the Tigers (7-2, 5-1 Southeastern Conference) prepped for a showdown next Saturday at No. 11 Georgia.
Kentucky (2-6, 1-4) has lost 15 straight games to Auburn.
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