ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Chris Perry ran for a career-high 232 yards and two touchdowns as No. 4 Michigan beat Central Michigan 45-7 Saturday.

The Wolverines scored three TDs in the third quarter to turn the opener for both teams into a rout after leading 17-0 at halftime.

No . 1 Oklahoma 37, North Texas 3

Jason White threw three touchdown passes and Oklahoma’s defense was as good as advertised as the No. 1 Sooners opened the season with a 37-3 victory over North Texas.

No. 8 USC 23,

No. 6 Auburn 0

Southern California used a smothering defense to turn a much-hyped matchup into an ugly mismatch.

Matt Leinart passed for 192 yards in his first start and the eighth-ranked Trojans set up 17 points with three turnovers in a 23-0 season-opening win over sixth-ranked Auburn.

No. 7 Kansas St. 41,

Troy St. 5

Ell Roberson ran for three touchdowns and threw for 234 yards and another score as No. 7 Kansas State overcame its own mistakes for a 41-5 win over Troy State on Saturday night.

No. 11 Georgia 30, Clemson 0

David Greene threw for one touchdown and ran for another as No. 11 Georgia handed Clemson its first shutout under coach Tommy Bowden.

No. 12 Tennessee 24, Fresno State 6

Casey Clausen threw two touchdown passes and Jabari Davis ran 44 yards for another score as No. 12 Tennessee beat Fresno State in the season opener.

Tennessee racked up 433 yards of total offense, the most since a six-overtime win over Arkansas last October.

No. 16 N.C. State 59, Western Carolina 20

Tramain Hall had a 67-yard punt return for a touchdown, and Philip Rivers threw three touchdown passes as No. 16 North Carolina State beat Western Carolina 59-20.

Hall also had a 6-yard touchdown catch in his Wolfpack debut as N.C. State won its seventh straight season opener. Western Carolina fell to 0-21 against current Atlantic Coast Conference schools and 0-5 against the Wolfpack.

Nebraska 17,

No. 24 Oklahoma St. 7

Josh Davis and Jammal Lord combined for 185 yards rushing and Nebraska limited No. 24 Oklahoma State to 57 yards in the second half to win the opener for both teams. Nebraska converted two of Oklahoma State’s five turnovers into third-quarter touchdowns

No. 18 Virginia 27, Duke 0

Virginia beat Duke 27-0, but the No. 18 Cavaliers lost quarterback Matt Schaub to an injury on the opening series and he watched the second half with his arm in a sling.

No. 21 Wisconsin 24,

West Virginia 17

Anthony Davis ran for a 1-yard touchdown with 2:57 remaining as No. 21 Wisconsin rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit to beat West Virginia. Special team miscues and injuries to West Virginia’s top two offensive players kept Wisconsin in the game.

downs to turn a 7-3 halftime deficit into a 17-7 lead.

Davis ran 20 times for 95 yards and Lord 18 times for 90.

Oklahoma State’s All-America receiver Rashaun Woods had only five catches for 47 yards, his lowest production in 15 games. He had two catches for 9 yards in the second half.

Tatum Bell led the Cowboys with 87 yards rushing.

, but had a costly fumble returned for a touchdown.

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