Texas College Football Capsules: McCoy's 4 TD passes lead No. 10 Texas

EL PASO - Colt McCoy passed for 282 yards and four touchdowns and No. 10 Texas spoiled the biggest sports party in years in this city with a 42-13 win over Texas El-Paso on Saturday night.

Quan Cosby caught eight passes for 154 yards and a score for the Longhorns (2-0), who built a big first-half lead, then put the game away with McCoy's 15-yard TD strike to Jordan Shipley early in the fourth quarter. Moments later, Rod Muckelroy returned a fumble 26 yards for a touchdown.

Trevor Vittatoe passed for 267 yards and a touchdowns for the Miners (0-2) who have lost their last eight games.

It was the first time the teams had met since 1933 and the excitement over one of El Paso's biggest sports events ever had been building in the border city since May 2006 when the game was first announced.

A Sun Bowl record crowd of 53,415 sold out the game weeks ago and a few dozen fans who couldn't get tickets scrambled up the side of the Franklin Mountain range around the stadium to watch while perched high over the stadium.

UTEP fans wore T-shirts printed with "New Brand of Texas Football" and "09-06-08: Where will you be?" The fun hit a fever pitch by game time when coach Mike Price, wielding a large red pickax, led the Miners onto the field while high- fiving the crowd and fireworks burst overhead.

The frenzy lasted for a little while as the Miners drove to field goals of 30 and 49 yards by Jose Martinez on their first two possessions before Texas finally answered with McCoy's first TD pass, 16 yards to Cosby.

The Longhorns soon restored order when it comes to the state of football in Texas.

McCoy was 14 of 16 passing in the first half and his 12-yard TD to Dan Buckner put Texas up 14-6. UTEP was looking for a spark when Price sent the strong-legged Martinez out to try to a 65-yard field goal. The kick fell just short and Cosby caught the ball nine yards deep in the end zone before returning it all the way to the UTEP 35. Cody Johnson capped the short drive with a 1-yard TD run, draining most of the energy out of the hopeful Miners fans.

McCoy's third TD pass put Texas up by 22 before a late UTEP score before halftime kept the record crowd from leaving early. Vittatoe's 12-yard TD pass to Tufick Shadrawy cut the Texas lead to 28-13.

The Miners held Texas scoreless in the third before the Longhorns ended any chance they might get back in the game. Shipley was wide-open after McCoy pump faked and lobbed a soft pass into the end zone for his last touchdown pass.

That's when Miners fans finally started heading for the exits. The party was over.

>> Jim Vertuno

A&M gives Sherman first win

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - There were no butterflies in the stomach for Jerrod Johnson, mostly because there wasn't enough time for them.

The sophomore backup replaced an injured Stephen McGee and threw three touchdown passes as Texas A&M gave coach Mike Sherman his first win Saturday, with the Aggies going 28-22 over New Mexico.

So was Johnson nervous?

"No," he replied. "The whole camp, the coaches have done a great job of preparing me. When the opportunity arose, I just stepped in there and tried to lead my team to victory."

Texas A&M (1-1), making its first trip to Albuquerque, survived New Mexico's swarming defensive scheme and bounced back from an embarrassing season-opening 18-14 loss to Arkansas State.

"This team (New Mexico) certainly was able to beat us today," said Sherman, the Aggies' first-year coach. "I feel fortunate to be able to get a win. I don't take them lightly. Being the first one, I'm sure I'll remember it a little more."

Johnson completed 10-of-19 for 124 yards in place of McGee, who sprained his right shoulder on the opening series and didn't return. McGee, a senior, has started the last 29 games but Sherman said Johnson filled the gap.

"He made some big plays," Sherman said. "He was a little rusty on a couple of things, in regard to formations and things like that. But he did make some plays for us, some critical plays. I thought he did a nice job."

Texas A&M running back Mike Goodson left with a sprained right knee, through he briefly returned in the second half.

Sherman said both will be re-evaluated after the Aggies return home.

Rodney Ferguson had 135 yards rushing and two TDs for New Mexico (0-2). He broke free on a 45-yard burst in the first quarter and added a late 1-yard TD run as the Lobos rallied for two scores in the final six minutes.

"We played better this week but not good enough," Ferguson said. "We executed late, which was a good sign, and hopefully we can build on that for next week."

It wasn't enough to offset Johnson, who performed well under a full day of defensive pressure.

"It was really tough. ... They did a great job of disguising what they do," Johnson said. "They have guys running around everywhere. It's a great scheme."

Texas A&M made it 21-7 just before halftime, when Johnson threw a 6-yard TD pass to Jeff Fuller to cap a 14-play, 93-yard drive. Fuller muscled the ball away from New Mexico cornerback DeAndre Wright.

"That drive gave us that breathing room going into the half," Sherman said.

The Lobos just couldn't overcome too many offensive mistakes. They trailed 14-0 after Donovan Porterie's two early interceptions. He also had a fourth-quarter fumble that led to another Texas A&M touchdown.

"It's always frustrating when you don't play well," New Mexico coach Rocky Long said.

Texas A&M's Jordan Peterson returned Porterie's first pick for a 48-yard TD. On the next series, Arkeith Brown took another interception 11 yards to New Mexico's 20 to set up Johnson's 21-yard TD strike to Jeff Fuller.

Still, the Lobos trailed 21-10 in the third quarter and seemed to be gaining traction when trouble struck again.

New Mexico's Ian Clark had a 32-yard punt return into Texas A&M territory but the Lobos couldn't capitalize when Paul Baker fumbled a few plays later. After forcing another Texas A&M punt, Clark broke a 34-yard return.

That's when Porterie mishandled a snap, and Texas A&M's Michael Bennett picked it up and rumbled 37 yards. The lineman missed out on a touchdown because he stepped out at New Mexico's 22.

"I should have scored on that play but, you know, I just ran out of gas. I thought I was closer to the inside than to the end line," Bennett said.

Sherman got excited and was running nearby until he took a spill.

"He made a great play on that fumble return, and I did get wiped out on that play," Sherman said. "I was running with him and somebody cut my legs out. I'm sure that will be on the highlights somewhere."

From there, Johnson connected with Jamie McCoy on a 9-yard TD pass to put the Aggies ahead 28-10 with 13:20 remaining.

Porterie was 22-of-35 for 154 yards with two interceptions.

The Lobos, who have lost 11 straight games when the opponent scores first, dropped last weekend's opener to TCU. New Mexico is winless after two games for the first time since an 0-3 start during the 2000 season.

"Both games (TCU and Texas A&M) we beat ourselves," Long said. "You've got to give them credit, though. They got the ball right before halftime, took it 93 yards and stuck it in the end zone."

No. 12 Texas Tech 35, Nevada 19

RENO, Nev. - On an off night for star quarterback Graham Harrell, No. 12 Texas Tech's special teams and defense rallied to turn a close game into a 35-19 victory over Nevada Saturday night.

Eric Morris returned a punt 86 yards for one of his two touchdowns and Harrell hooked up with Michael Crabtree for an 82-yard score in the fourth quarter for Tech (2-0). Shannon Woods also ran for two touchdowns for the Red Raiders, who have scored 30 or more points in 18 of its last 20 games.

Tech's defense limited Nevada to four field goals until Nevada quarterback Colin Kaepernick threw a 48-yard touchdown to Marko Mitchell with 10:30 remaining and the game largely out of reach.

"The day was carried by our defense," Tech coach Mike Leach said. "We had some tough periods out there, we had some tough everything. But to win this game the way we did, I'm proud of our guys."

Nevada (1-1), which had 488 yards total offense to Tech's 421, appeared to take a 15-14 lead in the third quarter on Kaepernick's 3-yard score as the officials signaled touchdown. But after the Wolf Pack lined up to try a 2-point conversion, the officials conducted a lengthy review, overturned the decision and ruled he had fumbled to Tech.

"That was a big, big play. We really dodged a bullet there," said Tech defensive end Brandon Williams, who had two of the Red Raiders' four quarterback sacks and deflected a ball into an interception when Nevada was threatening early in the game.

"The thing about our defense, we have confidence in the player who is playing next to us," he said.

Harrell, who threw for 536 yards last week and led the nation with 5,705 passing yards a year ago, was intercepted twice and completed only 19-of-46 of his passes for 297 yards - 132 of them on two passes to Crabtree.

Harrell was 10-of-25 for 119 yards in the first half, but his 50-yarder to Crabtree set up Woods' 1-yard touchdown run to give Tech a 14-6 lead 5:18 before the half.

"We struggled a little bit but we knew it was only a matter of time before we'd find our rhythm. Nevada did a nice job but we just were a little out of rhythm," Harrell said.

Leach said the team has come to expect Harrell to finish strong despite a slow start.

"That's what makes him what he is, with all of the comebacks in his career he has," Leach said. "He's a guy that never gives up. He never gets rattled and just stays in there and tries to make a play."

Nevada coach Chris Ault said his defense did a good job of pressuring Harrell and played well for three quarters but had some "major breakdowns" in the final quarter. He said the Red Raiders "are a great team and they deserve their ranking."

"They have a great offense and a lot of people underestimate their defense," Ault said.

Kaepernick completed 24-of-35 passes for 264 yards and ran for another 92 yards on 13 carries for Nevada.

"We let one get away from us," he said. "Offense got in the red zone too many times unsuccessfully but our defense stepped up and did great."

Nevada has now has lost the only three games it has played against Big 12 schools and plays at No. 6 Missouri next week. They'll be without the Western Athletic Conference's leading returning rusher Luke Lippincott, a senior who suffered a torn ACL in the second quarter Saturday night and is lost for the season.

"Luke is devastated. Forget about a football player, we're talking about a great person here. He's a very special kid and he's very important to us," Ault said.

Kaepernick's 3-yard dive into the end zone in the third quarter was wiped off the scoreboard and ruled Texas Tech's Daniel Charbonnet recovered the fumble.

Nevada got the ball back when Brandon Marshall stopped Aaron Crawford for no gain on Texas Tech's 29-yard-line on fourth-and-one and Brett Jaekle made a 31-yard field goal to cut to lead to 14-12 with 6:40 left in the third quarter.

Nevada then tried an onside kick but Texas Tech recovered it at Nevada's 39 and after Harrell passed 15 yards to Tramain Swindall, Morris went in motion, took a hand off and ran 13 yards for a touchdown and a 21-12 lead at 5:20 in the third.

Jonathan Amaya intercepted Harrell's pass at Nevada's 47 with 14 minutes left in the game but Nevada failed to make a first down and Harrell passed to near midfield where Crabtree hauled it in, juked a defender and took off for the 82-yard scoring play and a 28-12 lead with 12:59 left in the game.

Mitchell's 48-yard touchdown cut the lead to 28-19 but Woods answered with a 21-yard TD run to make it 35-19 with 6:18 on the clock.

Morris went 86 yards with a punt to give the Red Raiders a 7-3 midway through the first quarter.

Kaepernick led the Wolf Pack as far as Tech's 4-yard line, but on second-and-goal Bront Bird sacked him for an 11-yard loss and Nevada had to settle for Jaekle's 26-yard field goal to make it 7-6 with 7:24 left in the half.

After Woods' touchdown, Nevada threatened again when Kaepernick ran 40 yards on a bootleg but Williams tipped his pass at the 20 and Richard Jones intercepted it with 3:21 on the clock.

>> Scott Sonner

Griffin leads Baylor past Northwestern State, 51-6

WACO - For an 18-year-old true freshman, Robert Griffin acts and plays well beyond his years.

Griffin passed for three touchdowns and rushed for another in his first career start to help coach Art Briles earn his first win at Baylor as the Bears snapped a nine-game losing streak by beating Northwestern State 51-6 Saturday night.

In a preview of things to come Saturday, Griffin was one of the first Baylor players out of the tunnel leading his teammates onto the field before the game.

He then sounded like a team leader after he passed for 294 yards in leading the Bears (1-1) to their first win since beating Buffalo 34-21 last Sept. 22.

"The guys around me made me better," Griffin said. "It's definitely more on the players around me than it is on me."

Griffin jump started a Baylor offense which sputtered in a 41-13 loss to No. 20 Wake Forest last week.

He had an 17-yard run to give the Bears a first down on their opening drive. Three plays later, Griffin threw his first college touchdown pass - a 49-yard throw to Ernest Smith on third-and-16.

"I'm impressed," said sophomore running back Jay Finley, who rushed for 91 yards and scored three touchdowns. "As a freshman I wasn't as calm as (Griffin) was. That's what we need. Someone who can lead."

Baylor jumped out to a 23-0 first-quarter lead and scored on its first five possessions.

Griffin completed his last nine passes and finished 15-of-19 in just over 2½ quarters to help Briles, who coached Houston the past five seasons, pick up his first victory with the Bears.

"It's good to get that first win for coach," Griffin said. "We wanted to get the first one for him quick to make it easy on him."

Northwestern State (1-1), an FCS team, didn't get a first down until early in the second quarter. By that time, Baylor was already up 30-0.

"We couldn't really recover from that first quarter," Demons coach Scott Stoker said. "(Baylor) has got some great players. Griffin is a great player. We just got off to such a bad start. It was hard to get into any type of rhythm on the offensive side."

Baylor, who had 537 yards of offense, brought Griffin off the bench last week.

Griffin got Baylor going with his touchdown pass to Smith, who caught the ball over defender Cashas Pollard near the goal line.

Baylor linebacker Antonio Johnson recovered Byron Lawrence's fumble to set up the Bears' second touchdown - Finley's 40-yard TD run.

After Ben Parks kicked a 20-yard field goal to put Baylor ahead 16-0, Chris Francis intercepted John Hundley's pass to give the Bears the ball at the Demons 19.

Hundley, who was pulled for one possession after the interception, was 16-of-28 for 127 yards.

Griffin scored on a 3-yard run three plays later to give the Bears a 23-0 cushion. It was the most points for Baylor in a first quarter since scoring 24 against Rice on Nov. 14, 1992.

Finley scored on a 35-yard run early in the second quarter to cap the early flurry.

Northwestern State managed a pair of Robert Weeks field goals before halftime to cut Baylor's advantage to 30-6.

The Bears had 308 yards of total offense by halftime - more than they had the entire game against Wake Forest.

"We came out and had chances to make big plays," Northwestern state receiver Adam Varnado said. "We just did not execute. I am not sure of a particular reason, but we just could not get things rolling."

Griffin added a 32-yard touchdown pass to Thomas White and a 47-yarder to Finley to cap his evening.

"They're excited about winning," Briles said. "We don't want to look back at this in December as the highlight of our season. But this is a big win and we're going to enjoy it."

Baylor improved to 14-0 against FCS teams, while the Demons dropped their seventh straight against Football Bowl Subdivision teams since beating Louisiana-Monroe in 2005.

>> David Jimenez

SMU beats Texas State in June Jones' home opener

DALLAS - The second-most touchdown passes in a game, ever. The first pair of 100-yard receivers since 1999. The first win in nearly a year.

Yep, the June Jones era is well under way at SMU.

Bo Levi Mitchell threw three touchdown passes to Emmanuel Sanders and two more to Aldrick Robinson in the Mustangs' 47-36 victory over Texas State on Saturday night.

The victory ended an 11-game losing streak, which was tied for the longest in the country. It also made Jones a winner in his first home game, his second overall since taking over a program that's had only one winning season in the last 20 years.

"This is exactly what I thought would happen," Sanders said. "It's going to be scary when we get better."

They're certainly not there yet.

The Mustangs led 21-0 and 30-6, but needed two fourth-quarter touchdowns and an onside kick grabbed by Sanders in the final few minutes to hold off their Bowl Subdivision foe.

Jones could've easily punched in a final touchdown or kicked a field goal to crack 50 points, but he's not that kind of coach. He's also not big on celebrating games he expects to win. When time ran out, he simply walked across the field to shake hands with Texas State's coach, then made his way to the locker room while players went to whoop it up with some fans.

"I'm glad to get a first one," Jones said. "We've got a long way to go to be a good football team."

Jones is the first SMU coach to win a home opener since Bobby Collins in 1982, before the death penalty shut things down for two years, sending the once-proud program of Doak Walker, Don Meredith and Eric Dickerson into a permanent tailspin. After going 1-11 last season, Mustangs backers ponied up about $10 million to lure Jones from Hawaii, where he'd righted a similarly lost program.

He took Hawaii from winless to 9-4 his first season, the biggest turnaround in NCAA history. He started with a loss and followed it with a win - the same formula he's followed so far at SMU.

The Mustangs will be hard-pressed to keep it up, though, with their next game on the road against Texas Tech and its prolific offense. If they gave up 465 yards and allowed four passing touchdowns by Texas State, there's no telling what Graham Harrell and Michael Crabtree might do against SMU.

"We're going to have to play better in every phase of the game," Jones said.

The Jones era - hyped locally as "June Cometh" - opened with a 29-point loss at Rice. That downer, plus the unimpressive foe, drew a paltry crowd of 22,218, many of them arriving late and many others leaving early.

"Hopefully as we get better, we will start selling to sell that thing out," Jones said.

The quarterback and receivers might become worth the price of admission.

Mitchell, a true freshman, was 24-of-37 for 370 yards. His TD passes to Sanders covered 21, 8 and 35 yards and all came in the first half. Robinson had a 32-yarder in the first quarter and a 34-yarder with 7:12 left that answered a score by Texas State.

Robinson finished with 172 yards receiving and Sanders had 138. Each had eight receptions.

"I think they've got as much talent as anyone I've had," Jones said. "I told Aldrick Robinson he has a chance to be the best outside guy I've ever had."

Texas State's Clint Toon was 19-of-27 for 225 yards and four touchdowns, three going to Cameron Luke. Luke had 121 yards on six catches.

The Bobcats (1-1) helped the Mustangs by turning the ball over on their first four drives, then again on their first drive of the second half. Yet SMU scored off only two of those five turnovers.

Texas State also missed an extra point, had another PAT blocked (and returned for a 2-point conversion) and struggled with kickoffs, sending one out of bounds and rarely getting the ball in the air past the 30-yard line.

"Our offense gave them 16 points in the first half," Texas State coach Brad Wright said. "We only lost by 11, and obviously there's the difference. Five turnovers - not good."

>> Jaime Aron

Bryant, Hunter shine as Oklahoma St. beats Houston

STILLWATER, Okla. - Sophomores Dez Bryant and Kendall Hunter lifted Oklahoma State's offense on Saturday night to heights not seen since the Barry Sanders era two decades ago.

Bryant had 236 yards receiving and scored four touchdowns and Hunter rushed for 210 yards and two touchdowns as Oklahoma State held off Houston 56-37.

Oklahoma State (2-0) never before had a 200-yard rusher and receiver in the same game, not even in the four seasons in the 1980s that star wideout Hart Lee Dykes played with running backs Thurman Thomas and Sanders.

The 200-200 Bryant-Hunter combo seemed to surprise Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy.

"That's news to me," said Gundy, who played quarterback alongside Dykes, Thomas and Sanders. "That's good. That's great. I didn't know that.

"Dez and Kendall did a nice job. Dez has continued to mature. He's played more plays than he ever has before. He's showed more consistency in what he's doing. Kendall has been a good runner for us. ... We believe in running the football (but) the running game only looks good when we have guys carrying that can make people miss."

Bryant and Hunter helped the Cowboys finish with 699 yards of total offense, the second-best total in school history. The school record of 717 yards was set against Kansas in 1988, during Sanders' Heisman Trophy season.

Oklahoma State trailed 16-14 at halftime, but the Cowboys scored on their first five second-half possessions to break open the game against Houston (1-1), which was seeking its first win over a Bowl Championship Series-conference opponent since beating the Cowboys two years ago.

Houston's Case Keenum completed 35 of 61 passes for 387 yards and four touchdowns as the Cougars kept things interesting most of the way but couldn't overcome Oklahoma State's initial second-half burst.

"That's the game of football," Keenum said. "You can always go back and ‘what if' yourself. It's a ‘what if' game. We are tired of having those games. There in the third and fourth quarter, we were able to gain tempo a little bit. I think we were able to get the ball, call the play and execute pretty well. And for the most part, we got them a little tired and got it a little too late."

Oklahoma State, playing its first game at Boone Pickens Stadium since the addition of a west-end seating bowl, won its 13th straight home opener, the longest streak in school history.

Hunter, who carried 22 times, finished with the highest single-game rushing total by an Oklahoma State player since Dantrell Savage had 212 yards last season against Nebraska.

Bryant had nine catches and the second-best receiving game ever by a Cowboy, surpassed only by Adarius Bowman's 300-yard outing against Kansas in 2006. He capped his night with a 71-yard punt return for a touchdown.

"In the second half, we played the way we practice," Bryant said.

Besides Bryant, only two other Oklahoma State players caught a pass. Zac Robinson finished 14 of 21 passing for 320 yards and three touchdowns.

"They are a triple threat, and we knew that coming in," Houston coach Kevin Sumlin said. "... They've got some weapons offensively that are really going to keep some people on the edge."

Keith Toston gave Oklahoma State the lead for good at 21-16 on a 5-yard touchdown run 95 seconds into the second half. After a Houston fumble, Robinson hit Bryant on a 29-yard touchdown pass, and the two connected again on a 74-yard scoring pass, making it 35-16 with 8:47 left in the third quarter.

Houston came no closer than 12 points the rest of the way.

"We gave up a few more yards and points than we would have liked, but we felt it was important at that time to just back off and keep everything in front of us," Gundy said.

The Cougars' 16 first-half points all came after Oklahoma State turnovers.

Oklahoma State took a 7-0 lead on its third offensive play, with Hunter scoring untouched on a career-long 58-yard run. Then, with the Cowboys poised to take a two-touchdown lead, Robinson threw his first interception - to Houston's Brandon Brinkley - into the end zone.

After that, the Cougars went 80 yards in 10 plays, capped by a 2-yard scoring run by Bryce Beall.

Another Oklahoma State turnover - a fumble on an exchange between Robinson and Hunter near midfield - led to a 27-yard field goal by Houston's Ben Bell.

Houston's Ernest Miller returned an interception 71 yards to the Oklahoma State 5, and two plays later, Keenum hit tight end Mark Hafner on a 6-yard touchdown pass. The extra-point snap went awry, leaving the score 16-7.

Robinson answered with a 39-yard touchdown pass to Bryant 1:23 before halftime. On Houston's next offensive play, Tyron Carrier took a short pass from Keenum and went 77 yards for an apparent score, but an illegal procedure penalty wiped it out.

>> Murray Evans

Jammer's interception lifts Rice over Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Rice defensive back Chris Jammer had seen the curl route run in front of him for most of the game. His coaches were telling him to tighten up on the Memphis receivers.

The advice paid off.

Jammer returned a 69-yard interception for a touchdown with 11 seconds left to lift Rice to a 42-35 win over Memphis on Saturday night.

"For a moment when I caught it, I kind of stopped because I couldn't believe it was in my hands," Jammer said. "When I got it, I just kept going. It felt really good. It felt great."

The interception return came just over a minute after Chase Clement scored on a 9-yard run for the Owls (2-0, 2-0 Conference USA) with 1:15 left in the fourth quarter. He connected with James Casey for the two-point conversion to tie the game at 35-35.

"We've been in that position so many times," Clement said. "We're comfortable when we've got to go (94) yards to tie the game. We just knew we had an opportunity in front of us, and we took it."

Clement threw for 318 yards and one touchdown. He also rushed for 80 yards on 15 carries and scored on an 8-yard run during a fourth quarter in which Rice scored 29 points.

Jarett Dillard added eight catches for 66 yards and a touchdown for Rice.

Arkelon Hall threw for 373 yards and three touchdowns, while Maurice Jones had nine catches for 173 yards and two touchdowns for Memphis (0-2, 0-1).

"It's been a trademark of these seniors that they don't quit," Rice coach David Bailiff said. "They don't ever believe they can't win. This was one of those games that we just kept plugging away for four quarters."

Tigers coach Tommy West said his team couldn't close the game after taking a 14-3 lead at the half.

"The thing that killed us more than anything defensively was giving up third-down quarterback runs," West said. "They made their third downs in the second half, and a lot of them came from Chase Clement running the ball."

Johnson throws 6 touchdown passes for Tulsa win

DENTON - David Johnson threw six touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead Tulsa to a 56-26 victory over North Texas on Saturday night.

Johnson's rushing touchdown and three of his scoring passes came during the second quarter, when the Golden Hurricane (2-0) increased a 14-7 lead to 42-10.

Making just his second career start, Johnson completed 25 of 33 for 418 yards before leaving the game midway through the fourth quarter.

Tulsa's Charles Clay scored two touchdowns. He ran 13 yards as the Hurricane took a 7-0 lead 5:43 into the game and caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from Johnson in the second quarter.

Riley Dodge, son of North Texas coach Todd Dodge, made his collegiate debut as wide receiver, ending speculation that he would be redshirted.

The former Southlake Carroll quarterback ran 27 yards on a reverse to set up the Mean Green's first touchdown. Dodge finished with five catches for 25 yards and two carries for 31 yards.

Another freshman, Lance Dunbar, ran two yards to score on the next play. He carried 10 times for a game-high 72 yards.

Giovanni Vizza completed 30 of 45 passes for 247 yards and 2 touchdowns for North Texas (0-2).

TCU 67, Stephen F. Austin 7

FORT WORTH - Joseph Turner ran for three touchdowns as TCU scored on its first five possessions on the way to a 67-6 victory over Stephen F. Austin on Saturday night in its highest-scoring game in 76 years.

Turner had a 12-yard TD run and two 4-yard scores for the Frogs (2-0), whose 67 points were one short of the school record set against Austin College in 1932. TCU led 42-7 at halftime in its home opener.

Stephen F. Austin (1-1) was held to only 143 total yards, including three yards on 17 rushing attempts.

In its home opener seven years ago against Northwestern State, another team from the lower-tier Football Championship Subdivision, TCU was upset 27-24 in overtime. The Frogs weren't going to let that happen again.

Andy Dalton was 11 of 13 passing for 131 yards and ran for an 11-yard TD. He completed all eight of his passes on TCU's first four scoring drives.

TCU rolled up 525 total yards, 320 on the ground, led by Ryan Christian's 67 yards on 11 carries.

Spivey throws for 181 as Prairie View rolls, 53-0

PRAIRIE VIEW - Mark Spivey threw for 181 yards and a touchdown and Donald Babers ran for two more scores as Prairie View A&M defeated Texas College, an NAIA school, 53-0 on Saturday.

Kenneth Zenon led the Panthers on the ground, rushing for 70 yards on just one carry. Jerome Tarver and Michael Jason ran for 66 yards apiece and each scored a touchdown as Prairie View rolled up 266 yards rushing to 97 for the Steers.

Spivey went 11-of-19 passing with no interceptions. Shaun Stephens caught three passes for 73 yards and a touchdown for Prairie View (2-0).

Fred Dixon led the Steers (0-2) with 79 yards on 20 carries.

Prairie View outgained Texas College 451-111 yards, including just 14 yards through the air for the Steers.

The Panthers led 19-0 at the half.

Arkansas State 83, Texas Southern 10

JONESBORO, Ark. - Arkansas State became the first major college team in three seasons to score 80 points, beating Texas Southern 83-10 Saturday in the second-highest scoring performance in school history.

Corey Leonard threw four touchdowns passes for Arkansas State. The Red Wolves (2-0) set a stadium record for points and turned in the second-best scoring performance in school history, topped only by the 101 against Central Arkansas in 1917. In 1987, ASU scored 77 against East Texas State to set the school record.

Texas Tech was the last major college team to reach 80 in a game, scoring exactly 80 against Sam Houston State on Sept. 17, 2005.

It didn't take long for the Red Wolves to put the game away before a crowd of 21,741. Three plays into the game they had the lead as Leonard hit a wide-open David Johnson for a 53-yard scoring pass at the 13:41 mark. Josh Arauco's extra point made it 7-0.

Two minutes later, Leonard hit tight end Trevor Gillott for a 39-yard scoring play. Arauco's extra point made it 14-0. A minute later, Javon McKinnon picked up a fumble force by Ben Owens and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown. Arauco's third kick made it 21-0.

The Red Wolves went up 24-0 on Arauco's 33-yard field goal at the 7:14 mark.

Leonard finished 9 of 10 passing for 229 yards. He added a 2-yard pass to Jeff Blake and a 35-yard pass to David Johnson, both in the first half. He also had 21 yards rushing.

Reggie Arnold, who rushed for 123 yards on eight carries, scored on runs of 2 and 56. Derek Lawson, who gained 211 yards on 18 carries, scored on a 5-yard run. Travis Hewitt scored on an 8-yard run, Blake added a 15-yard score and Delano Davis scored a touchdown on a 53-yard fumble return.

Arauco added a 30-yard field goal and was perfect on 11 extra points.

"Reggie, obviously got out of the game very early, and then Derek Lawson comes in and rushes for more than 200 yards," ASU coach Steve Roberts said. "You guys got to see a little of the Derek Lawson that we get to see every day in the scout team."

Texas Southern (0-2) scored on a 34-yard field goal by Robert Hersh in second quarter and a 32-yard pass from Bobby Reid to William Osbourne.

"We gave up a couple of big plays but overall did a good job," Roberts said. "Our football team has to get over this win in a hurry because we have a big game next week."

Arkansas State will face Southern Mississippi next week in Jonesboro.