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Sooners Demolish Cornhuskers

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The Associated Press

The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 2, 2008

NORMAN, Okla. - Sam Bradford threw for 311 yards and five touchdowns and No. 4 Oklahoma capitalized on three terrible Nebraska pass plays right in the opening minutes Saturday night to the beat the Huskers 62-28 with its biggest offensive output in the storied series.

It was the kind of start that would make Nebraska fans long for the power-running days of the past, and the stars of the Cornhuskers' "Game of the Century" win in 1971 just happened to be on hand for a reunion.

This game was hardly another classic in a rivalry full of them.

Oklahoma's Dominique Franks intercepted Joe Ganz's first pass attempt and returned it 18 yards for a touchdown, and the Huskers (5-4, 2-3 Big 12) also had turnovers on each of their next two passes as the Sooners (8-1, 4-1) raced to a 28-0 lead in the first 4 1/2 minutes and never looked back.

NO. 7 USC 56, WASHINGTON 0

LOS ANGELES - As expected, the Washington-USC game was a one-sided affair from the start. And now, the hapless Huskies stand alone as the nation's only winless major team.
Mark Sanchez completed 15 of 19 passes for 167 yards and two touchdowns to Patrick Turner before coming out early in the third quarter, and No. 7 Southern California (7-1, 5-1 Pac-10) scored TDs on its first six possessions and routed the Huskies (0-8, 0-5).

C.J. Gable gained 108 yards on 10 carries and scored twice for USC, which led 42-0 at halftime. The Trojans had 18 first downs and 325 yards of total offense in the first half to two first downs and 35 yards for the Huskies.

NO. 9 OKLAHOMA STATE 59,

IOWA STATE 17

STILLWATER, Okla. - Dez Bryant caught four touchdown passes, Zac Robinson passed for 395 yards and No. 9 Oklahoma State rebounded from its first loss by routing Iowa State (2-7, 0-5).

Bryant, the Cowboys' star sophomore, had nine catches for 171 yards, including touchdowns on plays of 11, 26, 80 and 1 yards, as Oklahoma State clinched its first 8-win season since 2003. The Cowboys are 8-1 for only the third time ever and 4-1 in conference play for the first time since the Big 12 began play in 1996.

NO. 11 BOISE ST. 49,

NEW MEXICO ST. 0

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Kellen Moore threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns, and Boise State's defense allowed just 150 yards and logged six sacks as the No. 11 Broncos beat New Mexico State (3-5, 1-3 Western Athletic Conference).

Boise State (8-0, 4-0) beat the Aggies 58-0 last season in Idaho and, after generating 495 total yards this time, simply kept things going a year later.

Ian Johnson and Jeremy Avery took turns ripping off long runs, each scoring a TD, as the Broncos kept the chain crew huffing and puffing all night. Kyle Wilson had a 71-yard punt return for a TD.

NO. 12 TCU 44, UNLV 14

LAS VEGAS - Andy Dalton threw three touchdown passes to lead No. 12 TCU past UNLV (3-6, 0-5).

The Horned Frogs (9-1, 6-0) take a five-game winning streak into its game at No. 10 Utah on Thursday night, a potential showdown for first place in Mountain West Conference.

NO. 14 MISSOURI 31,

BAYLOR 28

WACO, Texas - Chase Daniel passed for 318 yards and three touchdowns and Jeff Wolfert kicked a 34-yard field goal with 2:31 remaining to help No. 14 Missouri escape with a victory over Baylor in a game the Tigers could have put out of reach early.

Baylor (3-6, 1-4 Big 12), which had twice came back from 14-point deficits but never led, had one last chance late. But Brock Christopher's interception with 1:40 left - the first thrown by freshman Robert Griffin in 210 attempts this season - finally clinched it for the Tigers (7-2, 3-2).

NO. 17 BYU 45,

COLORADO ST. 42

FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Dennis Pitta caught two fourth quarter touchdowns, including a 17-yarder with 22 seconds remaining from Max Hall, lifting No. 17 Brigham Young to a win over Colorado State.

Once again, the Cougars (8-1, 4-1 Mountain West) relied on a late rally to rescue another win. They also needed a fourth-quarter comeback to squeak by UNLV last week.

Dion Morton caught a 55-yard touchdown pass from Billy Farris with 1:44 remaining to give Colorado State (4-5, 2-2) a momentary lead.

CALIFORNIA 26,

NO. 23 OREGON 16

BERKELEY, Calif. - Marcus Ezeff recovered Oregon's fumble on a punt return to set up Shane Vereen's 2-yard touchdown run with 8:57 to play, and California persevered through a steady rain for victory over the 23rd-ranked Ducks.

Nate Longshore stepped in for injured Kevin Riley and passed for 136 yards for the Golden Bears (6-2, 4-1 Pac-10), who stayed in the conference race with their fourth win in their last five meetings with Oregon (6-3, 4-2).

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