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Emory Jones accounts for 7 touchdowns, leads Cincinnati in a 66-13 rout of Eastern Kentucky

Emory Jones threw five touchdown passes and ran for two more scores as Cincinnati opened its first season in the Big 12 Conference with a 66-13 rout of FCS-member Eastern Kentucky

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Garrett Shrader passes for four touchdowns in Syracuse's 65-0 rout of Colgate in season opener.

Garrett Shrader passed for four touchdowns to four different receivers, LeQuint Allen ran for 107 yards and a score, Syracuse scored on five consecutive possessions in the first ha...

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Miller, Payton lead North Dakota State to 35-10 win over Eastern Washington

Cam Miller threw two touchdown passes to Joe Stoffel, Cole Payton ran for 104 yards and a touchdown and North Dakota State rolled to a 35-10 win over Eastern Washington in the seas...

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bo Nix leads Oregon to historic victory over Portland State

Oregon put up 81 points in a win over Portland State on Saturday, which was the most points for the Ducks in a game in the modern scoring er...

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Taulia Tagovailoa accounts for 4 first-half touchdowns in Maryland's 38-6 win over Towson

Taulia Tagovailoa threw for three touchdowns and ran for one in the first half of Maryland’s 38-6 rout of Towson

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Michael Penix Jr. throw for 5 TDs as No. 10 Washington overwhelms Boise State 56-19

Michael Penix Jr. threw for 450 yards and matched his career-high with five touchdown passes, and No. 10 Washington overwhelmed Boise State in a 56-19 win in the teams' season open...

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cade McNamara throws 2 touchdowns, but Iowa's offense struggles in win

Cade McNamara threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns in his Iowa debut, but the No. 25 Hawkeyes struggled vs. Utah State.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Robby Ashford runs for 3 touchdowns and Hugh Freeze gets win in debut as Auburn's head coach 59-14

Robby Ashford rushed for three first-half touchdowns as Auburn defeated UMass 59-14 in Hugh Freeze’s debut as the Tigers’ head coach

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hartman and another stout defensive performance lead No. 13 Notre Dame past Tennessee State 56-3

Sam Hartman passed for 194 yards and two touchdowns and Notre Dame’s defense didn’t allow a touchdown for a second straight game as the No. 13 Irish beat Tennessee State 56-3

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ewers and No. 11 Texas start slow and finish strong in 37-10 season-opening win over Rice

Quinn Ewers passed for three touchdowns and ran for another as No. 11 Texas overcame a sluggish start with an overwhelming third quarter to beat Rice 37-10 on Saturday in the seaso...

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pitt QB Phil Jurkovec throws for a TD and runs for another as Panthers breeze by Wofford 45-7

Phil Jurkovec threw for a touchdown and ran for another in his return to his hometown and Pittsburgh breezed past Wofford 45-0 in their season opener

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mountain West has pitched Oregon State and Washington State in recent weeks

Washington State and Oregon State are the last Pac-12 teams without a home. Could they end up in the Mountain West?

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Bo Nix throws for 3 TDs as No. 15 Oregon dominates in 81-7 win over Portland State

Bo Nix threw for 287 yards and three touchdowns before heading for the bench early in the third quarter and No. 15 Oregon built a 43-point halftime lead en route to an 81-7 victory...

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jenkins, Carter help lift DII Bowie State past Delaware State 22-11

Amir Jenkins threw for 247 yards, Jadon Carter returned a fumble for a touchdown and Division II Bowie State controlled FCS-member Delaware State in a 22-11 season-opening win, Aft...

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

2023 College Football odds: Colorado, Deion Sanders stun TCU; Huge sports betting upset

Sportsbooks lost big on Colorado's upset of TCU on FOX Sports. Pat Everson spoke to oddsmakers to recap the huge betting upset, and where th...

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Gillman helps Montana pull away from Butler for 35-20 season-opening win

Eli Gillman rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown and Montana clamped down on Dayton to pull out a 35-20 win to open the season

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

St. Thomas-Minnesota builds big lead, holds off Division-II opponent in opener

Shawn Shipman rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown, quarterback Amari Powell added two rushing touchdowns, and St. Thomas of Minnesota defeated Black Hills State 36-26 in a season...

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dart, Harris combination is dominant as No. 22 Mississippi pulls away from Mercer 73-7

Jaxson Dart threw four touchdown passes, including three to Tre Harris in the opening four minutes as No. 22 Mississippi rolled to a 73-7 rout of Mercer

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS