TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Freshman Jalen Hurts passed for 287 yards and two touchdowns in his first career start to lead No. 1 Alabama to a 38-10 victory over Western Kentucky on Saturday.
Hurts likely nailed down the quarterback job with a 23-of-36 passing performance. The Crimson Tide (2-0) started slow and then piled it on with big plays from the defense and receivers Calvin Ridley and ArDarius Stewart.
Hurts is the first true freshman quarterback to start at Alabama since Vince Sutton started four games in 1984. He also had two likely touchdowns dropped.
Blake Barnett got the nod in the opener against Southern California, and he completed 2 of 6 passes for 64 yards in this one.
Western Kentucky (1-1) was outgained 475-239 in total yards against a defense that has allowed 16 points in the first two games.
Ridley had nine catches for 129 yards and Stewart gained 90 yards on five receptions. Both also logged carries.
Western Kentucky quarterback Mike White left late in the third quarter. He was 10 of 24 for 135 yards with an interception after racking up 517 yards in the opener against Rice. The Hilltoppers converted a turnover into a touchdown in the final minute.
TEXAS A&M 67,
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 0
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- Trevor Knight and the Texas A&M offense took some time to get started, but when the Aggies got going, they were tough to slow down.
Knight threw for 344 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score in a rout of Prairie View A&M.
Knight finished 21 of 37 and threw touchdowns of 8 yards to Speedy Noil and 34 and 64 yards to Christian Kirk in the second quarter as the 20th-ranked Aggies (2-0) built a 38-0 halftime lead. Knight also ran for 78 yards on seven carries in just over one half of play.
MISSISSIPPI 38,WOFFORD 13
OXFORD, Miss. -- Chad Kelly threw for 219 yards and three touchdowns to help No. 19 Mississippi rout Wofford.
Ole Miss (1-1), coming back five days after losing to Florida State 45-34 on Monday night, scored on all four of their first-half drives to take a 24-3 halftime lead.
Kelly completed short touchdown throws in the first half to Markell Pack, D.K. Metcalf and Quincy Adeboyejo, and Gary Wunderlich made a 40-yard field goal as the Rebels methodically moved the ball against overmatched Wofford of the Football Championship Subdivision level.
VANDERBILT 47, MIDDLE TENNESSEE 24
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Ralph Webb ran for a career-high 211 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Vanderbilt Commodores beat Middle Tennessee in a game delayed 1 hour, 44 minutes by weather.
Vanderbilt (1-1) took control with a 28-point second quarter after trailing 10-5 at the end of the first, the final two touchdowns coming after the storm. Middle Tennessee blocked a field goal on the first play after resuming play, setting up Brent Stockstill's 5-yard TD pass to Ty Lee to pull within 19-17.
MISSOURI 61, EASTERN MICHIGAN 21
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Drew Lock tied a school-record with five touchdown passes as Missouri ran away with its home opener, defeating Eastern Michigan 61-21.
Lock completed 24 of 37 pass attempts for 450 yards, just 30 yards shy of the school record.
The Tigers (1-1) amassed 647 yards of total offense, the most since Sept. 17, 2011. Running backs Damarea Crockett (Little Rock Christian) and Ish Witter combined for 25 rushes, 129 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Ray Wingo led Missouri in receiving yards with 125 on just 3 catches, including a 52-yard touchdown midway through the third quarter
TENNESSEE 45, VIRGINIA TECH 24
BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Joshua Dobbs threw three touchdown passes and ran for two more scores as No. 17 Tennessee erased an early 14-point deficit and beat Virginia Tech in front of an NCAA-record crowd of 156,990 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
The crowd total shattered the previous NCAA record of 115,109 who attended a Michigan victory over Notre Dame at Michigan Stadium in 2013.
Virginia Tech (1-1) outscored Tennessee 14-0 and outgained the Vols 204-28 in the first quarter. Tennessee (2-0) responded by scoring 31 consecutive points, including 24 in the second quarter.
LSU 34,JACKSONVILLE STATE 13
BATON ROUGE, La. -- LSU backup quarterback Danny Etling made his debut with the 21st-ranked Tigers count.
Etling replaced struggling starter Brandon Harris on LSU's third possession, led three consecutive scoring drives, and the Tigers pulled away for a victory over FCS foe Jacksonville State.
Etling, a transfer from Purdue, completed six of his first eight passes for 100 yards, including a 46-yard touchdown pass to tight end DeSean Smith to cap the quarterback's first drive. Etling also had a 2-yard TD run.
Mississippi State 27, South Carolina 14
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald set a school record for rushing yards by a quarterback, and the Bulldogs defeated South Carolina 27-14 Saturday at Davis Wade Stadium.
Fitzgerald rushed 17 times for 195 yards and also passed for 178 yards and 2 touchdowns. Mississippi State (1-1) captured its first victory of the season in its SEC opener after being upset by South Alabama last week.
South Carolina (1-1) was outgained 485-243 in total offense. The Gamecocks did register a pair of second-half touchdown passes from freshman quarterback Brandon McIlwain, who started the second half after not playing in the first.
Sports on 09/11/2016