Irish wallop Wolverines

Weis, Notre Dame off to 2-0 start

? A mere two games into his Notre Dame tenure, Charlie Weis has joined Knute Rockne in the record books.

And even though he isn’t interested in any comparisons to the famed Fighting Irish coach, if Weis keeps winning games like he did Saturday at No. 3 Michigan, he might not have a choice.

Brady Quinn threw two touchdown passes in the first half, and the 20th-ranked Fighting Irish held on to beat the Wolverines, 17-10, making Weis the first Notre Dame coach to win his first two games on the road since Rockne in 1918.

Notre Dame (2-0), which won at then-No. 23 Pittsburgh last week, snapped the Wolverines’ 16-game winning streak at Michigan Stadium and handed them their first loss against a nonconference team at home since 1998. The Irish also won at Michigan for the first time since 1993.

“I’m happy for the team, but I worry about their heads,” Weis said. “I told them to enjoy this tonight, but not too much. You don’t want to have a big win like this, then lay an egg at home the next week.”

Against Michigan, the offensive guru began with a shotgun formation and an empty backfield. The Irish didn’t use a huddle at times during the opening 12-play drive and didn’t have a third down. The Wolverines (1-1) slowed down Notre Dame’s offense, but they squandered several chances in the fourth quarter to pull within a TD before finally capitalizing on their third opportunity.

Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn, right, meets with coach Charlie Weis during the first half against Michigan. The No. 20 Fighting Irish beat the No. 3 Wolverines, 17-10, Saturday in Ann Arbor, Mich.

No. 5 LSU 35, No. 15 Arizona State 31

Tempe, Ariz. – JaMarcus Russell passed 39 yards to Early Doucet for a climactic touchdown that gave coach Les Miles a victory in his LSU debut.

No. 7 Va. Tech 45, Duke 0

Durham, N.C. – Marcus Vick threw three touchdown passes, and Virginia Tech held Duke to 35 total yards.

Roland Minor returned an interception for a touchdown for the Hokies (2-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who remained unbeaten on the road in the league since joining last season.

No. 9 Georgia 17, S. Carolina 15

Athens, Ga. – Thomas Brown scored on a five-yard run with 111â2 minutes to go, South Carolina failed to convert a two-point conversion, and Georgia held on.

Clinging to a 10-9 lead, Georgia (2-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) finally wore down the Gamecocks (1-1, 0-1) with its running game. Quarterback D.J. Shockley scampered 14 yards, Danny Ware broke off a 16-yard gain, and Thomas Brown did the rest.

The sophomore carried five times for 33 yards on the drive, capped by his TD with 11:24 left.

No. 10 Florida 41, La. Tech 3

Gainesville, Fla. – DeShawn Wynn ran 16 times for a career-high 101 yards and scored three touchdowns, lifting the Gators.

Matt Kubik was 4-of-18 passing for 56 yards with two interceptions for Louisiana Tech (0-1).

No. 11 FSU 62, The Citadel 10

Tallahassee, Fla. – Drew Weatherford bounced back after struggling in his first collegiate start to throw for 342 yards and two touchdowns for Florida State (2-0).

No. 13 Purdue 49, Akron 24

West Lafayette, Ind. – Jerod Void ran for 101 yards and a score, and Dustin Keller caught two scoring passes to lead Purdue.

New starter Brandon Kirsch ran the offense effectively, completing 22 of 34 passes for 252 yards and two touchdowns for the Boilermakers (1-0).

No. 16 Cal 56, Washington 17

Seattle – Joe Ayoob overcame a shaky start, picking apart Washington’s secondary for four first-half touchdown passes and leading California.

Ayoob finished 17-of-27 for 271 yards and attempted just seven passes in the second half for the Bears (2-0, 1-0 Pac-10).

The Huskies (0-2, 0-1) have lost eight consecutive games dating back to last season.

No. 17 Ga. Tech 27, UNC 21

Atlanta – Reggie Ball threw for two touchdowns and a career-high 320 yards, including eight passes for 131 yards to Damarius Bilbo, to lead Georgia Tech (2-0, 1-0 ACC).

No. 19 Boston College 44, Army 7

Boston – Will Blackmon ran across the field and turned the corner for a 41-yard touchdown in the second quarter, and Boston College (2-0) remained unbeaten.

SMU 21, No. 22 TCU 10

Dallas – DeMyron Martin ran for two touchdowns and caught a 22-yard touchdown pass, leading SMU.

TCU had vaulted into the rankings following a 17-10 victory last week at Oklahoma.

No. 25 Clemson 28, Maryland 24

College Park, Md. – Reggie Merriweather scored his second touchdown on a 38-yard run with 2:58 remaining, capping a furious fourth-quarter rally that carried Clemson (2-0, 1-0 ACC).