Quarterback by committee leads Cornhuskers to victory

The Associated Press

No. 2 Nebraska 17, No. 16 Kansas State 6

At Manhattan, Kan., Nebraska beat the Wildcats for the 26th straight time despite depending on third-string quarterback Matt Turman to start.

Turman, a sophomore walk-on, spent most of the first half handing off to Lawrence Phillips, who ran for 126 yards and one touchdown. Brook Berringer, who had been out with a partially collapsed lung, played the second half. Nebraska (7-0, 2-0 Big Eight) has lost Frazier for the season because of blood clots in his leg.

Chad May threw a 29-yard touchdown pass early in the second quarter for Kansas State (4-1, 1-1), but had trouble throwing during a rainy second half.

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No. 7 Texas A&M 41, Baylor 21

At College Station, Texas, Corey Pullig threw two touchdown passes and Texas A&M won its 25th straight game in the Southwest Conference.

The Aggies (5-0, 3-0) extended the longest winning streak in the nation to 24. Baylor (5-2, 2-1) had not allowed so many points against Texas A&M since a 48-0 loss in 1941.

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No. 10 Alabama 17, Tennessee 13

At Knoxville, Tenn., Sherman Williams ran for 142 yards and the go-ahead touchdown with three minutes left for Alabama.

The Crimson Tide (7-0, 4-0 SEC) went 80 yards after Tennessee (3-4, 2-3) took a 13-10 lead on John Becksvoort's 22-yard field goal. Following Williams' score, Peyton Manning moved the Volunteers to the Alabama 7, but the drive stalled.

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No. 13 Colorado State 47, Texas-El Paso 9

At Fort Collins, Colo., Anthoney Hill threw two touchdown passes and E.J. Watson scored on a pair of 2-yard runs.

Sam Rogers of UTEP (3-4, 1-3) was tackled for a safety on the opening kickoff. Colorado State (7-0, 5-0) faces Utah next weekend in a meeting of undefeated Western Athletic Conference teams.

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No. 15 North Carolina 41, Maryland 17

At Chapel Hill, N.C., Jason Stanicek sneaked in for one score and passed for another as North Carolina ran over Maryland.

The Tar Heels (5-1, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) rushed for 335 yards and scored on seven of eight possessions. Maryland (2-4, 1-4) has lost five in a row to North Carolina.

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BYU 21, No. 17 Notre Dame 14

At South Bend, John Walsh passed for 216 yards and Brigham Young won a non-conference road game for the first time since 1989.

Notre Dame (4-3) is off to its worst start since 1986, when coach Lou Holtz went 5-6 in his first season with the team. Quarterback Ron Powlus was injured late in the game, and backup Tom Krug stalled at midfield in the final minute.

BYU (5-1) twice stopped the Irish inside its 10. The Cougars recovered a fumble, intercepted a pass and had four sacks.

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No. 19 Virginia Tech 27, East Carolina 20

At Greenville, N.C., Maurice DeShazo ran for an 8-yard touchdown late in the third quarter for Virginia Tech.

The Hokies (6-1), who scored on Lawrence Lewis' 60-yard fumble return early in the first quarter, did not allow East Carolina (3-3) inside their 31 in the second half.

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No. 25 Duke 19, Clemson 13

At Durham, N.C., Ray Farmer blocked the eighth kick of his career and recovered it for a tie-breaking touchdown with 3:37 left as Duke remained unbeaten.

The victory assured the Blue Devils (6-0, 3-0 ACC) their first winning season in five years. Duke, the subject of a Sports Illustrated feature last week, is off to its best start since 1952.

Farmer, who earlier blocked a field goal try, smothered Nelson Welch's punt and fell on it in the end zone for only Duke's second win in 14 games against Clemson (2-4, 1-3).

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