Freshman quarterback Matt Barkley and tailback Joe McKnight made big play after big play, and Stafon Johnson capped one of the great drives in Southern California's history with a 2-yard touchdown run with 1:05 left to give the third-ranked Trojans a 18-15 victory against No. 8 Ohio State Saturday. For the Buckeyes (1-1), it was another big-game heartbreaker, maybe the toughest one yet. Ohio State has now lost six straight against top-five teams. For the Trojans, it was their 10th straight victory against a Big Ten team. Houston 45, No. 5 Oklahoma State 35: At Stillwater, Oklahoma, Case Keenum threw for 366 yards and three touchdowns, and Bryce Beall caught the go-ahead 6-yard pass off a batted ball as Houston stunned Oklahoma State. Michigan 38, No. 18 Notre Dame 34: At Ann Arbor, Michigan, Tate Forcier threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Greg Mathews with 11 seconds left to lift Michigan to a win over Notre Dame. Armando Allen ran for a touchdown and got the 2-point conversion with 5:13 left after Jimmy Clausen threw his third touchdown pass to give the Fighting Irish (1-1) the lead, but their defense could not deny Forcier and the Wolverines (2-0). No. 1 Florida 56, Troy 6: At Gainesville, Florida, Tim Tebow threw four touchdown passes and ran for another score as the Gators beat Troy in their final tuneup before beginning Southeastern Conference play. Tebow completed 15 of 24 passes for 237 yards and equaled his career high with four TD passes. Texas 41, Wyoming 10: At Laramie, Wyoming, Colt McCoy warmed up after a shaky start as No. 2 Texas overcame poor special teams play and a bad first half to beat Wyoming. No. 4 Alabama 40, Florida International 14: At Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Greg McElroy completed a school-record 14 straight passes and freshman Trent Richardson rushed for a pair of second-half touchdowns as Alabama pulled away from Florida International. No. 7 Penn State 28, Syracuse 7: At State, College, Pennsylvania, Evan Royster ran for a touchdown and caught another as Penn State contained quarterback Greg Paulus and Syracuse. Royster turned a short throw into a 49-yard touchdown on the game's opening drive, and added a 12-yard scoring run in the second quarter. Elsewhere it was: No. 9 Brigham Young 54, Tulane 3; No. 10 California 59, Eastern Washington 7; No. 11 LSU 23, Vanderbilt 9; No. 12 Boise State 48, Miami, Ohio 0; No. 13 Oklahoma 64, Idaho State 0; No. 14 Virginia Tech 52, Marshall 10; No. 16 TCU 30, Virginia 14; No. 17 Utah 24, San Jose St. 14; No. 19 North Carolina 12, Connecticut 10; No. 21 Georgia 41, South Carolina 37; No. 22 Nebraska 38, Arkansas State 9; No. 23 Cincinnati 70, Southeast Missouri State 3; No. 24 Kansas 34, Texas-El Paso 7; No. 25 Missouri 27, Bowling Green 20.
