TOP 25 ROUNDUP \ Saturday’s games

No. 3 Oklahoma 54, Utah State 3

NORMAN, Okla. — Sam Bradford threw for 255 yards and three touchdowns in another efficient performance. Malcolm Kelly caught his sixth and seventh touchdown passes of the season and Allen Patrick showed his sprained ankle has fully healed with a 69-yard TD sprint as the Sooners (3-0) piled it on again. Bradford, a redshirt freshman who came into the game as the nation’s top-rated passer, completed his first 11 passes — including two for scores — to reach 21 straight passes without an incompletion. His school-record run of 22 straight ended in the Sooners’ 51-13 rout of Miami last week. Oklahoma has won its first three games by 158 points — the most dominant start to a season since 1972, when the Sooners outscored their first three opponents 169-6.

No. 5 Florida 59, No. 22 Tennessee 20

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Tim Tebow threw for 299 yards and two touchdowns, ran for 61 yards and two scores. Tebow completed two passes underhand and another one falling down. He hit Riley Cooper and Cornelius Ingram with perfect throws in the end zone. And he ran over and around Tennessee defenders much of the day. The defending national champion Gators (3-0, 1-0) extended their winning streak to 10 games, stretched their home winning streak to 18 and improved to 7-0 against their three biggest rivals under coach Urban Meyer. Florida hasn’t lost to Tennessee, Georgia or Florida State since 2004.

No. 6 Texas 35, Central Florida 32

ORLANDO, Fla. — Colt McCoy threw 259 yards and two touchdowns and Jamaal Charles scored on a 46-yard run to clinch the Longhorns’ victory in the first game in UCF’s new on-campus stadium. Ryan Bailey kicked five field goals for Texas (3-0), which regrouped after squandering a 13-point lead to fall behind 24-23 early in the fourth quarter.

No. 8 California 42, Louisiana Tech 12

BERKELEY, Calif. — Lavelle Hawkins returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown, and Justin Forsett ran for 152 yards and three scores. Craig Stevens and Jahvid Best caught TD passes from Nate Longshore, who passed for 230 shaky yards as Cal (3-0) comfortably finished its non-conference schedule with its ninth straight win at Memorial Stadium.

Utah 44, No. 11 UCLA 6

SALT LAKE CITY — Tommy Grady threw for three touchdowns, Darrell Mack ran for 107 yards and Utah capitalized on a long list of mistakes by the Bruins. Robert Johnson made two interceptions and forced a fumble at the 2-yard line, making what could have been a touchdown into one of five turnovers by the Bruins (2-1). UCLA committed 10 penalties and unraveled in the second half as Utah (1-2) scored 30 straight points and beat the Bruins for the first time. Utah had been 0-8 against UCLA, which failed to score a touchdown for the first time in four years.

No. 13 Rutgers 59, Norfolk State 0

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Rutgers produced the biggest second quarter in the school history, and all it needed was 11 plays and 91 seconds to amass 277 yards and score 42 points. Ray Rice ran for three touchdowns and Mike Teel threw for three more in the lightning-quick outburst that carried the Scarlet Knights (3-0) to victory.

Alabama 41, No. 16 Arkansas 38

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Matt Caddell caught a 4-yard touchdown pass in the corner of the end zone from John Parker Wilson with eight seconds left, lifting Alabama to the first major win of the Nick Saban era. The Crimson Tide (2-1, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) moved from its own 27-yard line with 2:13 left after twice blowing 21-point leads, mostly on the Wilson-to-Caddell connection.

No. 17 South Carolina 38,
S. Carolina St. 38-3

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Blake Mitchell threw three touchdowns as South Carolina improved to 3-0 for the first time in six years. South Carolina won its sixth consecutive game and the defense didn’t allow a touchdown for the second straight.

No. 19 Oregon 52, Fresno State 21

EUGENE, Ore. — Dennis Dixon threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and Jonathan Stewart ran for 165 yards for Oregon. Stewart scored two touchdowns, including an 88-yard dash to the end zone, and the Ducks (3-0) outrushed the Bulldogs 307-60.

No. 20 Clemson 38, Furman 10

CLEMSON, S.C. — In just his third start, Cullen Harper went 16-for-19 for 266 yards and three touchdowns for Clemson. Harper continued to show his mastery of the Tigers offense. He has 10 touchdown passes, no interceptions and has completed 72.5 percent of his passes. Running back James Davis ran nine times for 58 yards and a touchdown and Aaron Kelly caught six passes for 79 yards and a touchdown for the Tigers.

No. 23 Georgia 45, Western Carolina 16

ATHENS, Ga. — Matthew Stafford threw two second-quarter scoring passes and Georgia recovered from early offensive malaise. Stafford lost a fumble on a sack during a sloppy opening quarter which ended 3-3. The Bulldogs pulled away with three second-quarter touchdowns.

No. 25 Texas A&M 54, La-Monroe 14

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Stephen McGee threw for 237 yards and a touchdown and Jorvorskie Lane had two short scoring runs to help Texas A&M beat Louisiana-Monroe. The Aggies (3-0) scored on nine of their 10 possessions and amassed 547 yards, by far their best offensive showing of the season. A&M came into the game ranked 115th in passing offense, but McGee was rarely pressured and picked apart the Warhawks’ 107th-ranked pass defense.

Associated Press