Skip Holtz followed his biggest coaching victory at East Carolina with an even more impressive one as the Pirates routed No. 8 West Virginia 24-3 in college football Saturday. Jonathan Williams had two short touchdown runs and quarterback Patrick Pinkney was nearly perfect. East Carolina had opened the season with a last-minute upset of then-No. 17 Virginia Tech. No. 2 Georgia 56, Central Michigan 17: In Athens, Georgia, Georgia responded just fine after being bounced from No. 1, crushing Central Michigan. No. 3 Ohio State 26, Ohio 14: In Columbus, Ohio, lightly regarded Ohio put a scare into Ohio State before the Buckeyes righted things in the fourth quarter. No. 4 Oklahoma 52, Cincinnati 26: In Norman, Oklahoma, Sam Bradford overcame two interceptions and threw for a career-best 395 yards and five touchdowns for the Sooners. No. 5 Florida 26, Miami 3: In Gainesville, Florida, Tim Tebow threw two touchdown passes, speedster Percy Harvin ran for a score and the Gators used a swarming defensive effort to beat the Hurricanes for the first time since 1985. No. 6 Missouri 52, Southeast Missouri 3: In Columbia, Missouri, Chase Daniel threw three touchdown passes in the first half and Derrick Washington scored three times, helping the Tigers run up a quick 42-point lead before calling in the reserves. No. 9 Auburn 27, Southern Miss 13: In Auburn, Alabama, Chris Todd completed 21 of 31 passes for 248 yards in his first start and gave Auburn's passing game a needed lift. No. 10 Texas 42, UTEP 13: In El Paso, Texas, Colt McCoy passed for 282 yards and four touchdowns and No. 10 Texas spoiled the biggest sports party in years in this city. No. 11 Wisconsin 51, Marshall 14: In Madison, Wisconsin, Allan Evridge threw for 308 yards and a touchdown as Wisconsin reeled off 51 straight points to turn a potential upset into a walkover. No. 12 Texas Tech 35, Nevada 19: In Reno, Nevada, Graham Harrell and Michael Crabtree hooked up for an 82-yard touchdown pass and Eric Morris returned a punt 86 yards for a score to lead Texas Tech. No. 13 Alabama 20, Tulane 6: In Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Javier Arenas returned a punt 87 yards for a touchdown and as ‘Bama held on for a shaky win over Tulane, forced out of New Orleans a week ago by the threat of Hurricane Gustav. No. 14 Kansas 29, Louisiana Tech 0: In Lawrence, Kansas, Dezmon Briscoe broke six tackles to turn a short pass into a 48-yard touchdown, and Todd Reesing threw for career-high 412 yards and three scores. No. 15 BYU 28, Washington 27: In Seattle, Jan Jorgensen busted through the line and blocked Ryan Perkins' 35-yard extra-point attempt with 2 seconds left in regulation for BYU. In other matches it was: No. 15 Arizona State 41, Stanford 17; No. 17 South Florida 31, UCF 24, OT; No. 18 Oregon 66, Utah State 24; No. 19 Penn State 45, Oregon State 14; No. 20 Wake Forest 30, Mississippi 28; No. 22 Utah 42, UNLV 21; No. 24 Illinois 47, Eastern Illinois 21.
