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Posted on: Sunday, October 15, 2006

Peterson injured in No. 23 Sooners' victory

Associated Press

Oklahoma's Adrian Peterson broke his collarbone with an awkward landing to cap a 53-yard TD run.

NATE BILLINGS | Associated Press

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NORMAN, Okla. — Adrian Peterson weaved around the line, dodged a tackler and broke into the clear before diving across the goal line.

The Heisman hopeful's latest spectacular touchdown run might turn out to be his last in Norman.

Playing in a college game with his father in the stands for the first time, Peterson broke his collarbone at the end of the 53-yard gallop that finished off No. 23 Oklahoma's 34-9 victory over Iowa State yesterday.

He is expected to miss the rest of the regular season, although he could return for a bowl game. The junior tailback is eligible to enter the NFL draft after this season and he'd likely be a first-round pick.

"He made a nice cut, made a great play. He made a bunch of great ones," Sooners offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson said. "Hopefully that won't be his last."

Peterson was injured with about 6:35 left in the game when he landed hard on his shoulder after falling into the end zone.

He finished with 183 yards rushing and two touchdowns playing for the first time in years before his father, Nelson Peterson, who was released from an Oklahoma City halfway house just nine days ago after he spent about eight years in federal prison for money laundering.

"Just diving into the end zone and when he landed, he landed wrong," Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said. "At this point it looks like the best thing, the earliest he would be ready to play, would be a bowl game."

Peterson started strong with a 40-yard gain on his first carry to set up his 6-yard TD run two plays later.

Nelson Peterson watched it all from the stands. He never saw his son play in high school or as he racked up an NCAA freshman record 1,925 rushing yards and finished second in the 2004 Heisman voting.

Oklahoma had planned to call both father and son into the interview room to discuss their big day. That was all canceled after X-rays revealed the injury.

The Sooners led 24-7 at halftime in improving to 4-2 overall and 1-1 in the Big 12. The Cyclones fell to 3-4 and 0-3.

NO. 1 OHIO STATE 38, MICHIGAN STATE 7

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Heisman candidate Troy Smith completed 15 of 22 passes for 234 yards and two touchdowns and the Buckeyes (7-0, 3-0 Big Ten) extended the nation's longest winning streak to 14 games with a rout of the fading Spartans (3-4, 0-3).

Michigan State entered the game averaging 31 points per contest. But the Spartans gained just 79 yards in the first half and trailed 24-0 at the break.

NO. 3 USC 28, ARIZONA STATE 21

LOS ANGELES — Junior tailback Chauncey Washington scored on a 2-yard run with 4:29 remaining to cap a 14-play, 74-yard drive in the fourth quarter to lift the Trojans (6-0, 4-0 Pac-10) over the Sun Devils (3-3, 0-3).

Washington, making his first career start, finished with 108 yards on 22 carries. USC quarterback John David Booty had two touchdowns passes, but also threw an interception that Arizona's Keno Walter-White returned it 37 yards for a touchdown with 3:18 left in the third quarter to tie the game 21-all.

NO. 4 MICHIGAN 17, PENN STATE 10

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The fourth-ranked Wolverines smothered Penn State's offense, and Adrian Arrington scored a on 25-yard pass from Chad Henne and Mike Hart scored on a 1-yard run to lift the Wolverines (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) over the Nittany Lions (4-3, 2-2).

Nittany Lion starting quarterback Anthony Morelli was knocked out early in the third quarter after what appeared to be helmet-to-helmet hit from Alan Branch. Backup Darryl Clark left the game too after limping off following a scramble.

NO. 5 WEST VIRGINIA 41, SYRACUSE 17

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Quarterback Pat White ran for a career-high 247 yards and four touchdowns — three in the second half to break open a close game — leading the Mountaineers (6-0, 1-0 Big East) past the Orange (3-4, 0-2) for their 13th straight win.

White, who had just 15 carries, scored on runs of 69, 40, 32 and 12 yards, en route to breaking his own Big East and school records for rushing by a quarterback. Steve Slaton added 163 yards and a score for West Virginia, which led 17-14 at halftime.

NO. 6 TEXAS 63, BAYLOR 31

AUSTIN, Texas — Colt McCoy set a school record with six touchdown passes and the host Longhorns (6-1, 3-0) recovered from an early 10-point deficit to roll the Bears (3-4, 2-1), seizing sole possession of first place in the Big 12 South.

McCoy's sixth scoring pass, a 50-yarder to Limas Sweed in the fourth quarter, broke the record of five held by James Brown (1994) and Chris Simms (2001). McCoy finished with a career-high 275 yards. Sweed and Billy Pittman each caught two touchdowns.

NO. 7 LOUISVILLE 23, CINCINNATI 17

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Brian Brohm, back in the lineup after injuring his throwing hand in a win over Miami on Sept. 16, threw for 324 yards and a touchdown in his first game in nearly a month, but the Cardinals (6-0, 1-0 Big East) had to hang on to beat the Bearcats (3-4, 0-2).

Dustin Grutza, who threw for 129 yards and two scores, led the Bearcats on a frantic drive in the final two minutes. He drove Cincinnati to the Louisville 22 with 9 seconds left, but his fourth-down pass to Earnest Jackson was broken up by Gavin Smart in the end zone as the Cardinals won their 15th straight at home.

NO. 10 CALIFORNIA 21, WASHINGTON STATE 3

PULLMAN, Wash. — Marshawn Lynch ran for 152 yards and two touchdowns and the Bears (6-1, 4-0 Pac-10) turned a blocked punt and an interception into two short touchdown drives to beat the Cougars (4-3, 2-2) and win in Martin Stadium for the first time in 27 years.

Playing a top-10 team for the third time this season, Washington State finished with 88 yards rushing yards, managing only 3 in the first half. In three trips inside the Cal 20, WSU managed only a field goal and turned the ball over on downs twice.

NO. 14 LSU 49, KENTUCKY 0

BATON ROUGE, La. — Dwayne Bowe caught three touchdown passes to move into second-place on the school's career list as the Tigers (5-2, 2-2 SEC) rolled past the Wildcats (3-4, 1-3).

Bowe caught six passes for 111 yards to spearhead a fifth blowout in as many home games for LSU. He now has 20 career touchdowns, one fewer than former teammate Michael Clayton, who plays for Tampa Bay in the NFL.

INDIANA 31, NO. 15 IOWA 28

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Kellen Lewis completed 19 of 25 passes for 255 yards, including three touchdown passes to James Hardy, who caught eight passes for 104 yards as the Hoosiers (4-3, 2-1 Big Ten) rallied to beat the Hawkeyes (5-2, 2-2).

Lewis hit Hardy with a 20-yard TD pass with 9:51 left to give Indiana a 31-28 lead. Hardy also became the first Hoosiers player with three TD receptions in one game since Duane Gunn did it on Oct. 8, 1983 against Minnesota.

VANDERBILT 24, NO. 16 GEORGIA 22

ATHENS, Ga. — Bryant Hahnfeldt kicked a 33-yard field goal with 2 seconds left as the Commodores (3-4, 1-3 SEC) upset the Bulldogs (5-2, 2-2).

Tony Taylor returned an interception 24 yards for a touchdown with just under 9 1/2 minutes remaining for a 22-21 lead, but Georgia failed on the 2-point conversion, and Andy Bailey missed a 37-yard field goal with about 5 minutes left that would have forced Vanderbilt to go for a touchdown on its final possession.

NO. 17 ARKANSAS 63, SE MISSOURI STATE 7

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Darren McFadden ran 52 yards for a touchdown on his first carry as the Razorbacks (5-1) pounded the Division I-AA Redhawks (3-3) en route to their most lopsided victory in more than 30 years.

McFadden finished with 71 yards on six carries, and Felix Jones had 106 on just five, including an 85-yard touchdown in the second quarter as the Razorbacks rolled to a 42-0 halftime lead.

NO. 18 OREGON 30, UCLA 20

EUGENE, Ore. — Dennis Dixon threw for 144 yards and two touchdowns and the Ducks (5-1, 3-1 Pac-10) rebounded from a humbling 45-24 loss at California, with a solid victory over the Bruins (4-2, 2-2).

Brian Paysinger had four catches for 105 yards for the Ducks, while Jonathan Stewart ran for 121 yards. Going into the game, UCLA led the Pac-10 and was ranked second nationally in run defense, allowing an average of just 50 yards a game. But Ducks ran for 256 yards.

TEXAS A&M 25, NO. 19 MISSOURI 19

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Jorvorskie Lane ran for 127 yards and a touchdown and the Aggies (6-1, 2-1 Big 12) ended their three-game losing streak by denying the Tigers (6-1, 2-1) their best start in 46 years.

Stephen McGee completed 19 of 23 passes for 183 yards and a touchdown for the Aggies, who beat a ranked opponent at home for the first time in six tries under coach Dennis Franchione.

NO. 21 NEBRASKA 21, KANSAS STATE 3

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Holder Jake Wesch, a backup kicker who played quarterback in high school, threw a 17-yard TD pass less than four minutes into the game on a fake field goal attempt and the Cornhuskers (6-1, 3-0 Big 12) held the Wildcats (4-3, 1-2) to 22 yards rushing to end their four-game losing streak in Manhattan.

The Huskers earned the program's 800th victory and took over the Big 12 North lead after No. 19 Missouri lost at Texas A&M. Kansas State had not lost at home to Nebraska since a 39-3 defeat on Oct. 5, 1996.

NO. 24 RUTGERS 34, NAVY 0

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Mike Teel completed 15 for 26 passes for 215 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, leading the Scarlet Knights past the Midshipmen (5-2) to start the season 6-0 for the first time in 30 years.

The Scarlet Knights limited the nation's top-ranked rushing offense to 113 yards on 50 carries. Navy, which lost quarterback Brian Hampton (dislocated left knee) in the first quarter, had not been shut out since a 38-0 defeat against Connecticut in 2002.

NO. 25 WISCONSIN 48, MINNESOTA 12

MADISON, Wis. — John Stocco threw four touchdown passes and red-shirt freshman P.J. Hill rushed for 164 yards and two scores as the Badgers (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) romped past the Gophers (2-5, 0-4) to retain Paul Bunyan's Axe.

Stocco went 12 of 19 for 191 yards and had TD passes of 8, 2, 40 and 4 yards. Hill has 542 yards rushing and six touchdowns in the last three games, and the Badgers have outscored opponents 141-38 during the span.

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