LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Jalon Daniels threw two second-half touchdown passes to Luke Grimm, Kansas got a pair of touchdowns from its opportunistic defense, and the Jayhawks rallied to beat BYU 38-27 in the Cougars’ Big 12 debut. Cobee Bryant returned a fumble for a touchdown and Kenny Logan Jr. had a pick-six for the Jayhawks, who improved to 4-0 in back-to-back years for the first time since the 1914 and ’15 seasons. Kedon Slovis was 30 of 51 for 357 yards with two touchdowns and two picks for BYU, who joined the Big 12 after playing as an independent in recent seasons.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — DJ Giddens ran for a career-high 207 yards and four touchdowns and Kansas State beat UCF 44-31 in the Big 12 debut for the Knights. Giddens ran for three scores in the first half that included a 1-yard run on the opening drive for K-State (3-1, 1-0), which has found the end zone in its opening drives in all four games this season. Timmy McClain threw three touchdowns passes and went 14 for 24 with 264 yards passing with an interception for UCF (3-1, 0-1).
WACO, Texas (AP) — Jonathon Brooks ran for two touchdowns and No. 3 Texas got a dominant game from its defense to overpower Baylor in a 38-6 win Saturday night to launch the Longhorns into their final Big 12 season. The 113th and last meeting between the old rivals saw Texas bolt to a 28-6 lead by halftime. Brooks scored on a 40-yard touchdown run and Quinn Ewers scored on a scramble from 29 yards. Texas sacked Baylor quarterbacks five times. The Longhorns will play in the Southeastern Conference next season.
CINCINNATI (AP) — Dillon Gabriel threw for 322 yards and accounted for two touchdowns as No. 16 Oklahoma welcomed Cincinnati to the Big 12 Conference with a 20-6 defeat Saturday. The UCF transfer completed 26 of 38 passes, rebounding from his three-interception performance in his last trip to Cincinnati’s Nippert Stadium in 2019 and notching his first career victory in three tries against the Bearcats. Oklahoma outgained Cincinnati 322-202 through the air, as the Bearcats got their first taste of the Big 12 since moving from the American Athletic Conference in July.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Rocco Becht passed for 348 yards and three touchdowns as Iowa State held on to beat Oklahoma State 34-27 in the Big 12 Conference opener for both teams. The Cyclones (2-2) were averaging just 16.7 points per game, the lowest total among Power 5 schools, but Becht spearheaded an offensive revival, completing 27 of 38 attempts. Oklahoma State (2-2) tried to rally from a 14-point deficit in the final three minutes, but the Cowboys’ last drive ended when Iowa State’s T.J. Tampa intercepted a fourth-and-10 pass near midfield.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Chandler Morris threw for three touchdowns, Emani Bailey ran for 126 yards and a score and TCU wore down SMU in the second half of a 34-17 victory in the Dallas-Fort Worth rivalry. The Horned Frogs intercepted Preston Stone twice in the second half in a second consecutive victory in the “Iron Skillet” game. It was the 102nd meeting in a series that isn't scheduled beyond 2025. TCU tight end Jared Wiley caught two short touchdown passes in the first half.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Chip Trayanum's 1-yard TD run with a second left to give No. 6 Ohio State a 17-14 victory at No. 9 Notre Dame. It was his second score of the night and came on a drive in which the Buckeyes (4-0) needed to convert one fourth down and a third-and-19 in the final 90 seconds to rally for a sixth straight victory over the Fighting Irish. Notre Dame appeared to be in control after Sam Hartman threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Rico Flores Jr. with 8:22 to go for a 14-10 lead. But the Notre Dame defense couldn't preserve it.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Bo Nix threw for 276 yards and three touchdowns and No. 10 Oregon took some sheen off of Colorado coach Deion Sanders’ showy start to the season with a 42-6 victory over the No. 19 Buffaloes on Saturday. Troy Franklin caught eight passes for 126 yards and two scores for Oregon (4-0, 1-0 Pac-12), which has opened the season with four straight wins for just the second time since 2014. Buffs quarterback Shedeur Sanders was held to 159 passing yards after averaging more than 400 going into the game.
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Jordan Travis threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Keon Coleman to start overtime and No. 4 Florida State rallied in the second half to defeat Clemson 31-24. Travis also threw for another TD and ran for a score for the Seminoles, who ended a frustrating seven-game losing streak to the Tigers. Travis was 21 of 37 for 289 yards, including a perfectly lofted pass that Coleman caught in stride and hushed the raucous Death Valley crowd. Florida State linebacker Kalen DeLoach forced a Klubnik fumble and scooped it up for a 56-yard TD return to tie things at 24-all.
UNDATED (AP) — A statement Saturday in September that featured six games matching ranked teams was the first chance to make some sense of first few weeks of the season. What we learned is the best days of this season might already behind No. 19 Colorado. No. 4 Florida State is ready to take off after leaving Death Valley with a victory. No. 13 Alabama might have a formula to stay in playoff contention. And coach Ryan Day is tired of people questioning Ohio State's toughness.
HOUSTON (AP) — Jordan Lyles gave up just two hits in five innings, Bobby Witt Jr. drove in his 93rd run of the season and the Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros 3-2. Houston has lost four of its last five games and fell to 39-41 at home this year. Still, the Astros maintained their half-game lead for the final AL wild-card spot over Seattle. The Royals have won nine of their last 10 games for the first time since July 20-30, 2017. The win also clinched a fourth straight series win for the first time since 2019. Lyles (5-17) held the Astros to just one hit through the first four innings, while striking out three and walking two. Taylor Clarke got the last five outs for his third save of the season.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Bubba Wallace will start from the pole at Texas. It is the first race in the second round of NASCAR's playoffs, and comes after Wallace just made the cut to make the round of 12. Wallace turned a lap of 188.337 mph in the final round of qualifying Saturday. He finished ahead of fellow playoff contenders and RFK Racing teammates Chris Buescher and Brad Keselowski. It is the second career pole for Wallace, the 23XI Racing driver who entered the round of 12 in 12th place after the points were reset following the first three playoff races.
SATURDAY SCORES
TOP-25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Final (6)Ohio St. 17 (9)Notre Dame 14
Final (13)Alabama 24 (15)Mississippi 10
Final (10)Oregon 42 (19)Colorado 6
Final (21)Washington St. 38 (14)Oregon St. 35
Final (11)Utah 14 (22)UCLA 7
Final (7)Penn St. 31 (24)Iowa 0
Final (2)Michigan 31 Rutgers 7
Final (16)Oklahoma 20 Cincinnati 6
Final (4)Florida St. 31 Clemson 24
Final (18)Duke 41 Uconn 7
Final (20)Miami 41 Temple 7
Final (23)Tennessee 45 UTSA 14
Final (12)LSU 34 Arkansas 31
Final (25)Florida 22 Charlotte 7
Final (3)Texas 38 Baylor 6
Final (1)Georgia 49 UAB 21
Final (17)North Carolina 41 Pittsburgh 24
Final (5)Southern Cal 42 Arizona St. 28
Final (8)Washington 59 California 32
INTERLEAGUE
Arizona at N-Y Yankees 1:05 p.m. (Postponed)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final L.A. Angels 1 Minnesota 0
Final Chicago White Sox 1 Boston 0
Final Oakland 4 Detroit 1
Final Tampa Bay 7 Toronto 6
Final Baltimore 2 Cleveland 1
Final Texas 2 Seattle 0
Final Kansas City 3 Houston 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta at Washington 6:35 p.m. (Postponed)
Final Chicago Cubs 6 Colorado 3
Final Philadelphia 7 N.Y. Mets 5
Final Miami 5 Milwaukee 4
Final Pittsburgh 13 Cincinnati 12
Final L.A. Dodgers 7 San Francisco 0
Final St. Louis 5 San Diego 2