Top 25 college football roundup

No. 3 Alabama 22, No. 20 Mississippi 3

Oxford, Miss. — Mark Ingram rushed for 172 yards and a touchdown, and Alabama stuffed Mississippi on Saturday.

Jevan Snead threw four interceptions for Ole Miss (3-2, 1-2 SEC), tying a career high, and the Crimson Tide (6-0, 4-0) scored after a blocked punt and a fumble recovery on a punt return. Snead completed 11 of 34 passes for 140 yards.

Leigh Tiffin hit five short field goals, passing his father Van Tiffin on the Crimson Tide career list for third place in career scoring.

No. 5 Virginia Tech 48, Boston College 14

Blacksburg, Va. — Tyrod Taylor threw two early touchdown passes, and Ryan Williams ran for 159 yards and a TD. The victory ended a three-game regular season skid by Virginia Tech (5-1, 3-0 ACC) against Boston College (4-2, 2-2).

No. 9 Ohio State 31, Wisconsin 13

Columbus, Ohio — Kurt Coleman and Jermale Hines returned interceptions for touchdowns, and Ray Small brought a kickoff back 96 yards, dealing the self-destructive Badgers their first loss of the season.

No. 10 TCU 20, Air Force 17

Air Force Academy, Colo. — Andy Dalton and TCU slid their way through the icy mist, freezing cold and Air Force defense Saturday to keep their BCS hopes alive.

With temperatures in the teens and a frozen mist and drizzle falling, Dalton threw for 198 yards, and receiver Jeremy Kerley had a rushing touchdown and a 52-yard kickoff return.

No. 11 Miami (Fla.) 48, Florida A&M 16

Miami — Jacory Harris led Miami to 31 points playing only the first half, and the Hurricanes (4-1) made the most of the mismatch facing an unranked team for the first time this season. Florida A&M (4-1) lost to Miami for the seventh time in a row.

No. 12 Iowa 30, Michigan 28

Iowa City, Iowa — Ricky Stanzi threw for 284 yards and two touchdowns and Iowa (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten) survived another close call, beating Michigan for its best start since 1985. Michigan (4-2, 1-2) had a season-worst five turnovers, and quarterback Tate Forcier was benched in the fourth quarter.

No. 13 Oregon 24, UCLA 10

Pasadena, Calif. — Kenjon Barner returned the second-half kickoff for a 100-yard touchdown, and Talmadge Jackson returned an interception 32 yards for another score just 13 seconds later.

Jeff Maehl took a short reception 20 yards for the Ducks’ third touchdown in less than four minutes during a spectacular opening to the second half.

No. 14 Penn State 52, Eastern Illinois 3

State College, Pa. — Daryll Clark threw for three touchdowns and ran for another, Jared Odrick led a menacing defense with two sacks, and linebacker Navorro Bowman returned a fumble 91 yards for a touchdown for Penn State.

Arkansas 44, No. 17 Auburn 23

Fayteville, Ark. — Michael Smith rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown, and Arkansas held off a late Auburn rally to hand the Tigers their first loss.

Arkansas jumped out to a 34-3 lead before Auburn (5-1, 2-1 SEC) responded with a three-touchdown flurry toward the end of the third quarter. Dennis Johnson helped the Razorbacks (3-2, 1-2) regain momentum with a 70-yard kickoff return, and Arkansas shut out the Tigers in the fourth.

No. 18 BYU 59, UNLV 21

Las Vegas — Harvey Unga ran for three touchdowns and 149 yards for BYU.

Quarterback Max Hall completed 21 of 27 passes for 320 yards and two more scores as the Cougars offense tallied 611 yards. BYU (5-1, 2-0 Mountain West) led by double digits for the final 48 minutes. BYU added a one-yard run from Jo Jo Pili and a Hall 15-yard touchdown to JJ Di Luigi to lead, 45-14.

No. 22 Georgia Tech 49, Florida State 44

Tallahassee, Fla. — Josh Nesbitt ran for three touchdowns and threw for another to lead Georgia Tech to a win at Florida State, handing the reeling Seminoles their third straight loss amid growing pressure for coach Bobby Bowden to retire at the end of the season.

No. 25 South Carolina 28, Kentucky 26

Columbia, S.C. — Stephen Garcia threw for three touchdowns and ran for another, and South Carolina stopped a potential tying two-point conversion in the fourth quarter, keeping coach Steve Spurrier a perfect 17-0 against the Wildcats.