No. 1 Miami (Fla.) 43, Pittsburgh 21 (Thursday night) RECAP
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Clinton Portis found the end zone for the third time, giving the Hurricanes a 30-7 lead.	Portis, who scored twice in a 20-point first quarter, and finished with three TD runs and 131 yards.	Oct. 6 vs. Troy State Series: First meeting

No. 2 Florida 52, No. 21 Mississippi State 0 RECAP
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The Gators decided to make a point ... or 35 points in the first half. Florida obviously didn't forget last year's 47-35 loss to MSU in Starksville.	Rex Grossman, who threw for 317 of his career-high 393 yards and for three of his five touchdowns in the first half alone. Grossman became the only Florida quarterback to throw for 300-plus yards in four straight games.	Florida: Oct. 6 at LSU Series: Florida leads, 25-19-3 Last meeting: 2000 Florida 41, LSU 9 MSU: Oct. 6 at Auburn Series: Auburn leads, 50-22-2 Last meeting: 2000 MSU 17, Auburn 10

No. 3 Oklahoma 38, No. 9 Kansas State 37 RECAP
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Not until Kansas State decided to kick away to the Sooners instead of going for the onside kick with 2:02 remaining and just one timeout. The Sooners ran the clock down to 18 seconds before punter Jeff Ferguson took a safety. The Wildcats got the ball back with time only to throw a desperation pass that fell incomplete and well short of the end zone.	Antwone Savage, who caught two touchdowns and threw for another. The two TD catches -- his only two grabs of the game -- covered 138 yards. His touchdown pass came on a fake punt.	Oklahoma: Oct. 6 vs. Texas Series: Texas leads, 55-35-5 Last meeting: 2000 Oklahoma 63, Texas 14 Kansas State: Oct. 6 vs. Colorado Series: Colorado leads, 39-16-1 Last meeting: 2000 Kansas State 44, Colorado 21

No. 4 Nebraska 36, Missouri 3 RECAP
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Eric Crouch went goal line-to-goal line on a 95-yard TD run -- the longest in Nebraska history -- to give the Cornhuskers a 23-6 lead in the third quarter.	Crouch, who not only turned in the season's best highlight, but tacked on another 15-yard scoring run to finish with 191 yards on the ground and over 300 yards of total offense.	Oct. 6 vs. Iowa State Series: Nebraska leads, 79-14-2 Last meeting: 2000 Nebraska 49, Iowa State 27

No. 5 Texas 42, Texas Tech 7 RECAP
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Long before the Texas faithful started chanting "Beat OU!" in the fourth quarter. Tech was down 21-7 at halftime, but was shut out in the second half.	Chris Simms, who enjoyed his best game of the season, running for two short TDs and throwing for a third. Simms completed his first 10 passes of the night, including a 40-yard TD strike to Roy Williams in the second quarter. Simms was laser sharp all night, completing 21 of 26 passes for 224 yards.	Oct. 6 vs. Oklahoma Series: Texas leads, 55-35-5 Last meeting: 2000 Oklahoma 63, Texas 14

No. 6 Oregon 38, Utah State 21 RECAP
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Not until two fourth-quarter TD runs gave the Ducks breathing room on the road. Maurice Morris' 69-yard scamper gave Oregon a 38-21 lead with 8:19 remaining on the road.	Morris, who ran for 175 yards and the touchdown that finally broke the stubborn Utes' back in the fourth quarter.	Oct. 6 at Arizona Series: Oregon leads, 14-12 Last meeting: 2000 Oregon 14, Arizona 10

No. 7 Virginia Tech 46, Central Florida 14 RECAP
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A fake punt in the third quarter, with Virginia Tech leading 19-14, sparked a 20-point run by the Hokies, who also held Central Florida scoreless over the final 25:40 of the game.	Kevin Jones, who took another step toward filling the void created by Lee Suggs' season-ending knee injury. The freshman ran for 90 yards and scored his first career touchdown. Keith Burnell added 82 yards and two touchdowns in a balanced backfield attack.	Oct. 6 at West Virginia Series: West Virginia leads, 26-19-1 Last meeting: 2000 Virginia Tech 48, West Virginia 20

No. 8 Tennessee 26, No. 14 LSU 18 RECAP
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Tennessee took a 26-7 lead early in the fourth quarter, but Rohan Davey nearly duplicated last year's comeback efforts, rallying the Tigers to within 26-18 with 3:12 remaining. But LSU got the ball back with just 20 seconds remaining and Davey's last-second heave into the end zone was incomplete.	Vols' wideout Kelley Washington, who caught 11 passes for 256 yards and a touchdown. The 22-year-old freshman, who played four years of professional baseball, broke Tennessee's 35-year-old record for yards receiving set by Johnny Mills.	Tennessee: Oct. 6 vs. Georgia Series: Tennessee leads, 17-11-2 Last meeting: 2000 Georgia 21, Tennessee 10 LSU: Oct. 6 vs. Florida Series: Florida leads, 25-19-3 Last meeting: 2000 Florida 41, LSU 9

No. 10 UCLA 38, No. 19 Oregon State 7 RECAP
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The way UCLA's defense dominated things, the Bruins' 17-0 halftime lead was safe. But scoring two TDs over 1:21 of the third quarter left no doubt.	The UCLA defense -- again.Where do we start? The shutout was lost on a late 63-yard touchdown run by Steven Jackson. Prior to that, UCLA had held Heisman hopeful Ken Simonton to a career-low 26 yards on 13 carries and OSU to a combined 157 yards. On the season, UCLA's defense has surrendered just 34 points in four games.	UCLA: Oct. 13 vs. Washington Series: UCLA leads, 30-28-2 Last meeting: 2000 Washington 35, UCLA 28 Oregon State: Oct. 6 at Washington State Series: Washington State leads, 44-39-3 Last meeting: 2000 OSU 38, WSU 9

No. 25 Clemson 47, No. 11 Georgia Tech 44 (OT) RECAP
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Woodrow Dantzler scrambled 11 yards on third down for the game-winning touchdown in overtime.	Dantzler, whocompleted 18 of 32 passes for 254 yards and two touchdowns. He also led Clemson in rushing with 164 yards on 25 carries, which translates into the quarterback having a hand in 418 of his team's 502 yards.	Oct. 6 at Duke Series: Georgia Tech leads, 38-29-1 Last meeting: 2000 Georgia Tech 45, Duke 10

No. 12 Washington 31, California 28 RECAP
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The Huskies woke up, after trailing the Bears entering the fourth quarter for the third straight year. Washington, which has beaten Cal 19 straight times, scored 14 points in the final quarter on a pair of 1-yard runs by Rich Alexis.	Paul Arnold, who caught five passes for 116 yards and two TDs.	Oct. 6 at USC Series: USC leads, 42-25-4 Last meeting: 1998 USC 33, Washington 10

No. 13 Fresno State 38, Louisiana Tech 28 RECAP
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Fresno State's Paris Gaines ripped off a 58-yard TD run on the second play of the second half breaking a 21-21 tie and, more importantly, providing the Bulldogs with a much needed spark.	Gaines, who rushed for a career-best 203 yards and two TDs and caught one TD pass.	Oct. 6 at Colorado State Series: Colorado State leads, 4-3 Last meeting: 1999 Fresno State 44, Colorado State 13

No. 16 South Carolina 37, Alabama 36 RECAP
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Alabama couldn't respond in the final two minutes to South Carolina's two TDs in a span of seven minutes. The Tide led 36-24 with 9:01 left in the game.	South Carolina quarterback Phil Petty, who couldn't believe his own team's comeback -- which he directed. Petty threw the game-winning touchdown to tight end Rod Trafford with 2:18 left. His 27-yard pass to Derek Watson set up Watson's TD run that brought South Carolina to 36-30. Petty finished 19 of 33 for 291 yards and three touchdowns.	Oct. 6 vs. Kentucky Series: Kentucky leads, 6-5-1 Last meeting: 2000 South Carolina 20, Kentucky 17

No. 18 Northwestern 27, No. 24 Michigan State 26 RECAP
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David Wasielewski kicked a 47-yard field goal as time expired. The winning kick came on the heels of a 54-yard catch by Jon Schweighardt with 8 seconds to play -- a ball that was tipped by teammate Kunle Patrick.	Amid all the wackiness of the final seconds, Wasielewski was rock-solid. Besides, it would be took difficult to sort out all the heroes before his kick.	Northwestern: Oct. 6 at Ohio State Series: Ohio State leads, 52-13-1 Last meeting: 1998 OSU 36, Northwestern 10 Michigan State: Oct. 13 vs. Iowa Series: Iowa leads, 17-15-1 Last meeting: 2000 Iowa 21, Michigan State 16

No. 17 Michigan 45, No. 23 Illinois 20 RECAP
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Michigan reached deep into its playbook for a pair of trick plays. A double-pass, a halfback pass and a reverse broke the Wolverines out of an early funk that saw them lose 4 yards on their first four drives. Michigan, however, scored touchdowns on three straight and four of its next five possessions to take a 28-10 lead by halftime.	Walter Cross, who threw the halfback pass for a TD and took on in himself on the ground. Cross finished with 50 yards rushing.	Michigan: Oct. 6 at Penn State Series: Michigan leads, 5-3 Last meeting: 2000 Michigan 33, Penn State 11 Illinois: Oct. 6 vs. Minnesota Series: Minnesota leads, 28-25-3 Last meeting: 2000 Minnesota 44, Illinois 10

No. 15 Florida State 48, Wake Forest 24 RECAP
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The Seminoles raced out to a 35-14 halftime lead, scoring 28 second-quarter points behind a near-perfect Chris Rix.	Rix, who finished with a stellar 345 yards and three TDs through the air. The redshirt freshman threw for 262 yards and all three scores in the first half and wasn't around to do any more damage in the fourth.	Oct. 13 vs. Miami (Fla.) Series: Miami leads, 24-20 Last meeting: 2000 Miami 27, Florida State 24

No. 20 BYU 35, UNLV 31 RECAP
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Brandon Doman rescued Brigham Young's mistake-filled offense by running 21 yards for a touchdown with 1:12 left in the game.	Doman, who not only ran for the game-winning TD, but also threw for 244 yards and 2 TDs.	Oct. 6 vs. Utah State Series: BYU leads, 38-33-3 Last meeting: 2000 BYU 38, Utah State 14

No. 21 Purdue 35, Minnesota 28 RECAP
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Minnesota's Travis Cole had his third-down pass intercepted in the end zone by Stuart Schweigert in overtime. The play made Brandon Hance's 17-yard touchdown pass to John Standeford the game-winner.	Hance, who in his first Big Ten game, looked much like his predecessor -- Drew Brees. Hance threw three TD passes and caught a fourth touchdown pass. And even before his game-winner in OT, he was calm under pressure, driving Purdue 63 yards in 18 seconds to set up the game-tying field goal in regulation. He finished 22 for 36 for 308 yards with two interceptions.	Oct. 6 vs. Iowa Series: Purdue leads, 42-28-3 Last meeting: 1998 Purdue 36, Iowa 14