Saturday’s Top 25 football games

No. 1 LSU 38, Tennessee 7

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.

Jarrett Lee threw two touchdown passes, and Spencer Ware caught one and ran for another score for LSU. Morris Claiborne’s 89-yard interception return set up Lee’s 5-yard touchdown pass to Rueben Randle for a 7-0 lead with 14:56 in the second quarter. The Tigers (7-0, 4-0) started their next drive on the Vols 36, and Ware took a screen pass from Lee 13 yards for another score.

No. 2 Alabama 52, Mississippi 7

OXFORD, Miss.

Trent Richardson rushed for 183 yards and a career-high four touchdowns and No. 2 Alabama’s defense smothered foundering Mississippi. Richardson put the Rebels (2-4, 0-3 SEC) away with an electric 76-yard run midway through the third quarter and now leads the nation with six straight 100-yard games. He’s scored 16 touchdowns this season for the Crimson Tide (7-0, 4-0) and displayed his rare combination of power and speed as he tossed aside Rebels with ease. It was the most-lopisded defeat since a 49-3 loss to Florida in 1981 for Ole Miss, playing the first of three straight games against ranked opponents. The Rebels have lost eight straight to Alabama.

No. 6 Oklahoma State 38, No. 22 Texas 26

AUSTIN, Texas

Jeremy Smith ran for 140 yards and scored on two long touchdown runs and Oklahoma State won for the second straight season at Texas. Smith went 30 and 74 yards for scores and Justin Gilbert returned the third quarter kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown. Gilbert tied the Oklahoma State (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) school record for career kickoff TD returns with four. Fozzy Whittaker had a 100-yard touchdown return on the ensuing kickoff for Texas, but the Longhorns (4-2, 1-2) never led and lost for the sixth time in their last 10 home games. Oklahoma State’s Brandon Weeden passed for 218 yards with a touchdown to Justin Blackmon.

No. 7 Stanford 44, Washington St. 14

PULLMAN, Wash.

Andrew Luck threw two third-quarter touchdown passes to Levine Toilolo as No. 7 Stanford beat Washington State to extend the nation’s longest winning streak to a school record 14 consecutive games. Stanford (6-0, 4-0 Pac-12) struggled against the Cougars defense before blowing the game open in the second half. Luck, a Heisman Trophy candidate, finished with four touchdown passes, all in the second half. Washington State (3-3, 1-2) hoped to get a boost from the return of starting quarterback Jeff Tuel. But they had little success against a Stanford defense that is allowing just 10 points per game.

Virginia 24, No. 12 Georgia Tech 21

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.

Perry Jones ran for 149 of Virginia’s 272 yards on the ground and the Cavaliers beat Georgia Tech at its own game. The Cavaliers (4-2, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) sealed the victory by holding onto the ball for the final 6 minutes, making five first downs to get inside the Yellow Jackets’ 5. Georgia Tech (6-1, 3-1), off to its best start since 1966, came in with one of the nation’s top offenses, but it was held to just two pass completions and a season-low 296 yards by a Virginia defense that made the most of an extra week to prepare for the tricky triple option.

No. 15 South Carolina 14, Mississippi State 12

STARKVILLE, Miss.

Alshon Jeffrey caught a 4-yard touchdown pass from Connor Shaw with 3:50 left in the fourth quarter for the Gamecocks. In his third career start, Shaw struggled for South Carolina (6-1, 4-1 Southeastern Conference). Shaw completed 21 of 31 passes for 160 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. South Carolina’s Marcus Lattimore came into the game averaging an SEC-best 129.8 rushing yards per game, but only managed 39 against the hard-hitting Bulldogs. He left the game in the fourth quarter with an leg injury. Coach Steve Spurrier said it was a sprained knee, though a full evaluation hadn’t been done. Mississippi State (3-4, 0-4) was driving late in the game, but Tyler Russell’s pass was intercepted by D.J. Swearinger with 1:45 remaining.

No. 17 Kansas State 41, Texas Tech 34

LUBBOCK, Texas

Collin Klein ran for three touchdowns and threw for another as No. 17 Kansas State came from behind to beat Texas Tech. Klein ran for 110 yards on 23 carries, scoring on three short runs and hitting Chris Harper for a 3-yard TD pass on the Wildcats (6-0, 3-0) first drive of the third quarter. Tyler Lockett returned a kickoff 100 yards early in the second quarter for the Wildcats, who are undefeated after six games for the first time since 2000. Texas Tech (4-2, 1-2) was held to two field goals in the second half. Seth Doege had 461 yards and a touchdown on 43-of-63 passing, but had three of his four turnovers in consecutive possessions in the fourth quarter. He also ran for a score.

No. 21 Texas A&M 55, No. 20 Baylor 28

COLLEGE STATION, Texas

Ryan Tannehill threw for 415 yards and a career-high six touchdown passes and Ryan Swope caught four scores for Texas A&M. Baylor’s Robert Griffin III threw for a school-record 430 yards and three touchdowns. Griffin is the third quarterback this season to set a school record against the Aggies’ worst-in-the-nation pass defense.

No. 24 Auburn 17, Florida 6.

AUBURN, Ala.

Onterio McCalebb opened the fourth quarter with a 14-yard touchdown run, Ikeem Means recovered a muffed punt late and No. 24 Auburn beat Florida in a defensive game that saw seven players take snaps at quarterback.

Associated Press