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No. 1 Alabama Takes Down No. 3 Florida State

Alabama running back Damien Harris (34) blocks a punt by Florida State place kicker Logan Tyler (21) during the second half of an NCAA football game, Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017, in Atlanta. Alabama's Josh Jacobs recovered the ball. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

ATLANTA (AP) — The Alabama defense turned in a dominating performance, the Florida State special teams endured a terrible night, and one of the most anticipated opening games in college football history went to the top-ranked Crimson Tide.

Damien Harris ran for a touchdown and blocked a punt, and Jalen Hurts chipped in with a scoring pass on a night that basically required the sophomore quarterback to make no major mistakes, leading Alabama to a 24-7 beatdown of No. 3 Florida State on Saturday at Atlanta’s new $1.5 billion Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

NO. 11 MICHIGAN 33, NO. 17 FLORIDA 17

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Quinn Nordin became the first Michigan kicker to make two 50-yard field goals in the same game, one of them in a go-ahead spurt after halftime, and the Wolverines handed the Gators their first season-opening loss in nearly three decades.

NO. 4 USC 49

W. MICHIGAN 31

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ronald Jones II ran 37 yards for the tiebreaking touchdown with 6:57 to play, and Southern California rallied from a second-half deficit.

MARYLAND 51

NO. 23 TEXAS 41

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tyrrell Pigrome threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score before leaving with an injury and Maryland spoiled Texas coach Tom Herman’s debut.

Pigrome had to be helped off late in the third quarter after twisting his knee, but freshman Kasim Hill came in and led two fourth-quarter touchdown drives in the opener for both teams.

NO. 16 LOUISVILLE 35 PURDUE 28

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Lamar Jackson threw two touchdown passes and had 485 total yards, helping Louisville escape.

The mistake-prone Cardinals’ snapped a three-game losing streak.

NO. 5 CLEMSON 56 KENT STATE 3

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Kelly Bryant passed for 236 yards and a touchdown and ran for 77 more yards in his first game as Clemson’s starting quarterback.

NO. 6 PENN STATE 52 AKRON 0

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Saquon Barkley had 226 total yards and two touchdowns to lead Penn State.

NO. 7 OKLAHOMA 56 UTEP 7

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Baker Mayfield passed for 329 yards and three touchdowns in one half of action to help Oklahoma rout UTEP.

NO. 12 AUBURN 41, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 7

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Jarrett Stidham threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score in his Auburn debut.

NO. 15 GEORGIA 31 APPALACHIAN ST. 10

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Freshman Jake Fromm led three first-half touchdown drives after starting quarterback Jacob Eason hurt his left knee, helping Georgia beat Appalachian State.

NO. 18 MIAMI 41, BETHUNE-COOKMAN 13

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Malik Rosier passed for 217 yards and three touchdowns in his debut as Miami’s full-time starting quarterback, Mark Walton ran for 148 yards and two touchdowns.

NO. 19 S. FLORIDA 31 STONY BROOK 17

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Quinton Flowers threw for 186 yards and a pair of second-half touchdowns to help South Florida shrug off a slow start.

Tyre McCants’ 65-yard TD reception put USF (2-0) ahead for good with 11:23 remaining. Mazzi Wilkins’ interception set up a late TD that ended any hopes for Stony Brook (0-1) to rally for an upset.

NO. 20 KANSAS ST. 55, C. ARKANSAS 19

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Jesse Ertz threw for 333 yards and four touchdowns in only three quarters of work for Kansas State.

MARSHALL 31, MIAMI (OHIO) 26

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Keion Davis returned two kickoffs for touchdowns and Chris Jackson added a 72-yard interception return for a score, but Marshall still needed to bat down a game-ending Hail Mary pass to defeat Miami (Ohio).

OHIO 59, HAMPTON 0

ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — Backup quarterback Nathan Rourke ran for three touchdowns and the Ohio defense was dominant as the Bobcats opened the season with a win over Hampton.

Starting quarterback Quinton Maxwell hit 7 of 9 passes for 100 yards and a score-opening touchdown to Papi White. Rourke had six carries for 50 yards as the Bobcats had 248 yards rushing.

PITTSBURGH 28 YOUNGSTOWN ST. 21 OT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jester Weah hauled in an 11-yard touchdown pass on the opening possession of overtime to give Pittsburgh the lead and Bricen Garner picked off Youngstown State’s Hunter Wells in the end zone to help the Panthers hold off Youngstown State in the opener for both teams.

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