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No. 6 LSU 26, No. 10 Auburn 21

AUBURN, Ala. — This time it was Jarret Lee and Brandon LaFell who rescued LSU against Auburn. The duo connected on an 18-yard touchdown pass with 1:03 left to lift LSU to yet another dramatic comeback win in an SEC West showdown.

No. 4 Florida 30, Tennessee 6

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tim Tebow threw two touchdown passes and helped Florida coach Urban Meyer improve to 4-0 against the self-destructing Vols. Florida took control on the first play of the game with a 52-yard kickoff return by Brandon James that kick-started the Gators’ second consecutive lopsided victory over their SEC East rivals.

No 7 Texas 52, Rice 10

AUSTIN, Texas — Colt McCoy threw four touchdown passes, setting the Texas career record, and the Longhorns romped over Rice on Saturday night. McCoy finished with 329 yards passing and led the Longhorns (3-0) in rushing for the second time this season with 83 yards on eight carries.

No. 9 Alabama 49, Arkansas 14

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Javier Arenas and Justin Woodall scored on long interception returns and No. 9 Alabama opened Southeastern Conference play with a rout of Arkansas. Alabama (4-0) led 35-7 at halftime, and six of the Crimson Tide’s seven touchdowns covered at least 25 yards.

No. 11 Texas Tech 56, Massachusetts 14

LUBBOCK, Texas — Graham Harrell threw for 322 yards and four touchdowns and Shannon Woods ran for three scores to help Texas Tech rout Massachusetts.

No. 12 South Florida 17, FIU 9

MIAMI — Mike Ford ran for two short touchdowns and South Florida spoiled FIU’s debut in its new on-campus stadium. Matt Grothe completed 14 of 22 passes for 137 yards for South Florida (4-0), but was held without a passing or rushing touchdown for just the second time in his 30-game career.

No. 14 BYU 44, Wyoming 0

PROVO, Utah — Max Hall threw three touchdown passes and BYU extended the nation’s longest winning streak with a second straight shutout in beating Wyoming. The Cougars (4-0, 1-0 Mountain West) have won 14 straight.

Boise State 37, No. 17 Oregon 32

EUGENE, Ore. — Kellen Moore threw for 386 yards and three touchdowns in his first road start and Boise State upset Oregon as the Ducks’ quarterback troubles continued. Jeremiah Masoli, a junior college transfer who was projected as Oregon’s third-string quarterback going into the season, started but left the game in the first half with a reported concussion.

No. 18 Wake Forest 12, No. 24 Florida State 3

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Sam Swank kicked four field goals and Wake Forest forced seven Florida State turnovers in running its winning streak over the Seminoles to three games.

No. 19 Kansas 38, Sam Houston St. 14

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Todd Reesing threw for 356 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for another score to lead Kansas (3-1). Kansas earned for its 12th straight home win and 17th straight in non-conference.

No. 20 Utah 30, Air Force 23

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — Darrell Mack scored three second-half touchdowns, including a 9-yard run up the middle with 58 seconds remaining, to help Utah rally past Air Force. The Utes are 4-0 for the first time since 2004, when they went 12-0 in Urban Meyer’s last season with the team before he bolted for Florida.

No. 23 Clemson 54, South Carolina St. 0

CLEMSON, S.C. — James Davis rushed for three touchdowns to lead Clemson’s rout of South Carolina State. The Tigers (3-1) posted their first shutout in two years and improved to 22-0 against Championship Subdivision opponents.

Associated Press