COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Jason White threw five touchdown passes, including the decisive one with 6:43 left, and sOklahoma overcame Texas A&M’s explosive offense and special teams trickery.

Oklahoma handed Texas A&M a loss for the ages last season – 77-0, the worst in the 108-year history of Aggies football. But the rematch was a battle from start to finish for the Sooners (9-0, 6-0 Big 12).

White, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner, was 19-of-35 for 292 yards, taking control of the offense as the 22nd-ranked Aggies swarmed to star freshman running back Adrian Peterson.

The Aggies (6-3, 4-2) finished the game without their best offensive weapon. Reggie McNeal left with an apparent injury in the third quarter after throwing for 213 yards and two touchdowns and running for a score.

No. 4 California 28, Oregon 27

BERKELEY, Calif. – Geoff McArthur caught eight passes for 121 yards and two touchdowns, and Cal’s defense stopped Oregon near midfield with 1:39 left when Ducks receiver Keith Allen couldn’t hold a final pass. The win solidified the Bears’ Bowl Championship Series hopes.

Aaron Rodgers passed for 275 yards and three TDs, and J.J. Arrington ran for 188 yards and a score for the Bears (7-1, 5-1 Pac-10), who barely kept alive their big postseason dreams with a strong second half after falling behind 27-14 in the second quarter.

Kellen Clemens threw four touchdown passes in the first half for the Ducks (5-4, 4-2), who seemed headed for an upset after a dominant first 30 minutes.

But two key mistakes made the difference: Jared Siegel missed an extra point in the first quarter, and Oregon’s final drive ended when Allen dropped an easy fourth-down pass that would have put the Ducks well within field goal range.

No. 20 Iowa 23, Purdue 21

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Drew Tate threw two touchdown passes and Iowa forced five turnovers and blocked two field goals.

No. 20 Iowa (7-2, 5-1 Big Ten) ran its home winning streak to 17, the fourth-longest string in the nation.

Brandon Kirsch, starting in place of the injured Kyle Orton, threw three touchdown passes for Purdue. But his miscues in the fourth quarter, one fumble and two interceptions, scuttled Purdue’s attempt to rally from a 17-point deficit.

Kirsch was 25-of-42 for 280 yards, including a 10-yard TD pass to Taylor Stubblefield in the final minutes. Stubblefield finished with 15 catches for 153 yards. But the Hawkeyes recovered the ensuing onside kick to hand Purdue its fourth straight loss, its first skid of that length since 1993.