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Associated Press Greg Ward helped lead Houston to a 33-23 upset of No. 3 Oklahoma.
It was not supposed to be an easy opening game for the Oklahoma Sooners as they went into Houston to play the 15th-rated Cougars, but there was no way Baker Mayfield and his teammates were supposed to come away with a loss.
The third-ranked Sooners were expected to be legitimate national championship challengers to Alabama and Clemson, and their class was supposed to make a difference in this game.
However, Oklahoma ran into a fired-up Houston team, and the result was a 33-23 victory for the Cougars. Houston quarterback Greg Ward Jr. threw for 321 yards and two touchdowns, but the key play in the game came when Brandon Wilson returned a missed Oklahoma field goal for a touchdown midway through the second quarter.
With the Cougars leading 19-17, Oklahoma place-kicker Austin Seibert launched a 54-yard three-point attempt. The kick came down just short of the goalposts; Wilson caught it, ran toward the sidelines and then raced the rest of the way into the end zone.
It was officially a 100-yard return, but it was closer to 109 yards in reality.
In addition to that opening week upset, here are the scores, key stats and top stars for the Top 25 teams as of 8 p.m. ET on Saturday.
Top 25 Scores and Stats Michigan (7) 63-3 Hawaii RB Chris Evans, Michigan, 112 yards rushing, two TDs. Ohio State (6) 77-10 Bowling Green QB J.T. Barrett, Ohio State, 349 passing yards, six passing TDs, one rushing TD. Houston (15) 33-23 Oklahoma (3) Houston: 35:06-24:54 time of possession advantage. Washington (14) 48-13 Rutgers Washington: 10.0 yards per pass. Rutgers: 4.2 yards per pass. Iowa (17) 45-21 Miami (Ohio) Iowa: Three takeaway. Miami (Ohio): No takeaways. Oklahoma State (21) 61-7 Southeast Louisiana Oklahoma State: 392-194 edge in total yards. Wisconsin 16-14 LSU (5) Wisconsin: 134 rushing yards. LSU: 126 rushing yards. Texas A&M 31-24 (OT) UCLA (16) Trevor Knight, Texas A&M, 239 passing yards, one passing TD ; two rushing TDs.ESPN.com
Stars of the Week
QB J.T. Barrett, Ohio State
The Ohio State Buckeyes have not eased into the start of the 2016 season. Instead, they came out of the gates like Usain Bolt and exploded past overmatched Bowling Green 77-10.
The Buckeyes gained a school-record 776 yards in the victory.
Barrett was one of the primary architects of the blowout, as he completed 21 of 31 passes for 349 yards with six touchdown passes. Healso ran for 30 yards and one touchdown, and his seven total touchdowns set an Ohio State record.
The season just kicked off, but Barrettannounced himself as one of the best quarterbacks in the nation with that performance.
It actually started with a bit of a hiccup, as he threw a first-quarter interception that was returned for a touchdown. However, Barrett was virtually unstoppable after that. He threw a pair of TD passes to Curtis Samuel and Dontre Wilson, and he also threw scoring passes to K.J. Hill and Noah Brown.
WR-KR John Ross, Washington
It"s all about making big plays, and Ross showed he is fully capable of making a slew of them, as the Washington Huskies rolled over the visiting Rutgers Scarlet Knights by a 48-13 score in the season opener.
Ross set the tone early in this game with a pair of TD receptions in the first quarter, as the Rutgers defense simply could not contain him. Ross caught a 38-yard TD pass from Washington quarterback Jake Browning with 3:42 remaining in the quarter and added a 50-yard scoring reception in the final minute.
Ross was not done, though. After Rutgers got on the board with a 38-yard field goal in the second quarter, he returned the ensuing kickoff 92 yards for a score.
Ross showed his explosiveness throughout the first half and could be a formidable weapon for the Huskies throughout the season.
Wisconsin defense
The Badgers were unranked when they came to Green Bay"s famed Lambeau Field to play for the first time in their history. Fifth-ranked LSU swaggered into the Green Bay Packers" home stadium with one of the best running backs in the country in Leonard Fournette.
The Badgers defense set the tone in the first half, as the Tigers were scoreless in the first 30 minutes. Their only offensive points came on a late third-quarter TD pass from Brandon Harris to Travin Dural.
After Wisconsin took a late 16-14 lead on the third field goal of the game by Rafael Gaglianone, the defense stood tall, as safety D"Cota Dixon intercepted Harris" pass and allowed the Badgers to run out the clock.
Fournette gained 138 yards on 23 carries, but the Badgers outgained the Tigers 134-126 on the ground.
The Wisconsin defense held LSU to 257 total yards.
QB Trevor Knight, Texas A&M
Texas A&M held a 24-9 lead over UCLA late in the fourth quarter, but the Bruins scored two late touchdowns to tie the game and send it into overtime.
Aggies quarterback Trevor Knight refused to let the Bruins steal a victory in College Station, though, as he scored on a one-yard run in overtime. That touchdown turned out to be the winner because the Bruins could not score on their possession.
Knight threw for 239 yards and a touchdown, and he also ran for two touchdowns in the 31-24 overtime victory.
Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2661583-college-football-scores-2016-week-1-results-and-top-stars-for-top-25-teams
