TOP 25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP: No. 15 Houston upsets Oklahoma

HOUSTON — Whether or not “Kick Six, Part II” will have the same impact of the original remains to be seen. But No. 15 Houston used a reprise of the play that vaulted Auburn into the BCS National Championship Game three years ago to help undo No. 3 Oklahoma on Saturday.

Brandon Wilson returned Austin Seibert’s missed field goal 100 yards — officially — to help turn the momentum the Cougars way in an eventual 33-23 win.

With Houston up 19-17 early in the second half, Seibert lined up for a 53-yard field goal. But he stepped early, disrupting his rhythm and left the kick just short.

Wilson, normally a cornerback, caught the ball near the back of the end zone, his heels coming just an inch or two from going out of bounds when he caught the ball. Wilson took the ball 110 yards for the touchdown, sending the mostly pro-Cougars crowd into a frenzy. The Cougars kept pouring it on after Wilson’s heroics, forcing two Oklahoma turnovers to help stretch the lead.

No. 6 Ohio State 77, Bowling Green 10

J.T. Barrett shrugged off an early interception to tie a school record with six touchdown passes and Curtis Samuel scored three touchdowns as Ohio State coasted over in-state opponent Bowling Green in the season opener for both teams.

After Barrett threw a pick-six on Ohio State’s first offensive series, the Buckeyes kicked their offense into high gear and raced to a 21-7 lead in the first quarter and extended it to 35-10 at halftime. Three of Barrett’s touchdown passes came in the opening 15 minutes.

The redshirt junior quarterback, who had a record-setting year for the Buckeyes as a freshman in 2014 and then took over for Cardale Jones as the starter midway through last season, completed 21 of 31 passes for a career-high 349 yards and added a rushing TD in a prolific 2016 debut that ended midway through the third quarter.

Samuel, a junior, caught two of Barrett’s touchdown passes and finished with nine receptions for 177 yards. He also rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries.

No. 7 Michigan 63, Hawaii 3

Wilson Speight went from humbled to exalted in a hurry during his first start as quarterback for Michigan in the season opener against Hawaii.

After throwing an interception on his first pass of the game, Speight more than made amends after that, completing 10 of 13 passes for 145 yards and three touchdowns to help lead Michigan’s rout in front of 110,222 people at Michigan Stadium.

Speight ended up winning the starter’s job after August camp but made a horrible first impression when he threw an interception to Damien Packer of Hawaii at the Michigan 38-yard line early in the first quarter. But the groans from Michigan fans quickly turned to cheers after Speight responded by throwing touchdown passes on Michigan’s next three drives.

No. 13 TCU 59, South Dakota State 41

Kenny Hill accounted for five touchdowns after a shaky start in his TCU debut, KaVontae Turpin returned a punt 81 yards for a score and the 13th-ranked Horned Frogs pulled away late to beat South Dakota State.

Playing his first game since a 59-0 loss to Alabama that cost Hill the starting job at Texas A&M two years ago, the junior transfer bounced back from interceptions on consecutive passes that led to a 10-point lead for the lower-division Jackrabbits.

Turpin started the recovery from the surprising second-quarter deficit with his return, sparking the Frogs to their 15th straight win in a home opener since losing to Northwestern State in Gary Patterson’s first season as head coach. The 5-foot-9 speedster added a 33-yard run and finished with 177 all-purpose yards.

Hill was 33 of 49 for 439 yards with two touchdown passes, ran for three scores and converted a critical third down with a 13-yard scramble in the fourth quarter. That drive ended on a 46-yard scoring pass to Taj Williams for a 52-41 lead.

Williams, who had 11 catches for 158 yards, made the grab after the ball deflected several yards forward into his arms off the hands of TCU receiver Desmon White and South Dakota State linebacker Dallas Brown.

Taryn Christion threw for 333 yards and three touchdowns — two to Jake Wieneke, who had eight catches for 196 yards.

Isaac Wallace had an 87-yard touchdown run after Makiah Slade intercepted Hill at the South Dakota State 1. Wallace finished with 112 yards rushing. Christion’s 12-yard run put the Jackrabbits ahead 17-7 after Hill’s second interception.

Kyle Hicks ran for two touchdowns, including a 3-yarder that put TCU ahead for good in the third quarter.

No. 14 Washington 48, Rutgers 13

Junior wide receiver John Ross returned from a knee injury to score three touchdowns as Washington sprinted past Rutgers.

Ross caught two touchdown passes and returned a kickoff 92 yards for another score, while teammate Dante Pettis added a return touchdown of his own when he took a punt back 68 yards in the third quarter.

The Huskies had 323 of its 383 yards of offense before halftime. Quarterback Jake Browning completed 18 of 27 passes for 287 yards and three touchdowns and one interception before leaving in the final seconds of the third quarter. Ross, who sat out the 2015 season following knee surgery, caught five passes for 90 yards and the two touchdowns.

No. 17 Iowa 45, Miami (Ohio) 21

Junior Akrum Wadley and senior LeShun Daniels Jr. were effective for No. 17 Iowa and both running backs ran for two touchdowns in the first half to help Iowa roll to the victory over Miami (Ohio).

The two backs totaled 204 yards rushing on 22 carries — Akrum finishing with 121 yards and Daniels 83. The Hawkeyes used the duo’s four touchdowns to take a 28-7 halftime lead and cruised the rest of the way.

Daniels’ 43-yard scamper helped Iowa hold a 21-0 lead after one quarter.

RedHawks sophomore quarterback Billy Bahl threw two second-half touchdown passes to sophomore receiver James Gardner.

No. 21 Oklahoma State 61, Southeastern Louisiana 7

STILLWATER, Okla. — Oklahoma State recovered a botched punt return for a touchdown — on Southeastern Louisiana’s first touch of the ball — and romped to the easy victory over the Lions.

Southeastern Louisiana produced a stop on the game’s opening drive but returner Juwan Dickey tried to field Zach Sinor’s punt at his own 4-yard line and failed to handle it. No. 21 Oklahoma State (1-0) had the game’s first score when freshman Madre Harper smothered the ball in the end zone on the first play of his college career.

After another Lions’ miscue, Cowboys running back Chris Carson capped a four-play drive with a 14-yard touchdown run and Oklahoma State’s lead was 14-0 just 4:10 into the game. Quarterback Mason Rudolph hit receiver Jhajuan Seales on a 24-yard scoring pass, and tailback Barry J. Sanders added a 1-yard rushing touchdown to boost the lead to 28-0 before the end of the first quarter.

Southeastern Louisiana (0-1) lost for the 21st consecutive time to an FBS opponent. The Lions totaled 203 yards while turning the ball over four times.

No. 24 Oregon 53, UC Davis 28

Senior quarterback Dakota Prukop threw for three touchdowns and ran for another in his Oregon debut to help the No. 24 Ducks roll past UC Davis.

Prukop, a graduate student transfer from Montana State, was 21-for-30 for 271 yards and three scores while running 11 times for 36 yards and a touchdown. Junior running back Royce Freeman ran for 87 yards and two touchdowns, while junior wide receiver Darren Carrington had seven catches for 117 yards and a touchdown.

After UC Davis (0-1) scored the first touchdown of the game, Oregon (1-0) took a 25-7 lead into halftime. The Ducks added to the lead early in the third quarter when Prukop had a 1-yard touchdown run and defensive end Justin Hollins scored a two-point conversion to stretch the margin to 33-7.

UC Davis quarterback Ben Scott passed for 303 yards and threw an interception. He also rushed for a score.