College Top 25: Virginia has no answer for Ga. Tech option

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - It was a drive that took forever, or at least it felt like it. Eighteen plays. Eighty-two yards. A game-sapping 10:47 off the clock, the longest in the 21 years that Georgia Tech has been regularly keeping such a stat.

There were 17 runs, only one pass, and it came on a rainy day at the start of the second half. It's a wonder Virginia had any energy left to keep playing.

The No. 11 Yellow Jackets ran through a downpour yesterday, piling up 362 yards rushing and holding the ball more than 42 minutes in a 34-9 victory over the Cavaliers, dispatching the last team with an unbeaten record in Atlantic Coast Conference play.

No. 1 ALABAMA 12, TENNESSEE 10: Mammoth Terrence Cody and little Leigh Tiffin saved Alabama's perfect record.

Cody blocked a 44-yard field-goal attempt on the final play, his second blocked field goal in the fourth quarter, and the Crimson Tide escaped with a 12-10 victory over rival Tennessee.

Tiffin booted four field goals - including a 50-yarder and a 49-yarder.

No. 2 Florida 29, Mississippi St. 19: Florida's offense got just what it needed: Help from Mississippi State.

Chris Rainey scored from 8 yards out after the Bulldogs stumbled on a fake punt and Dustin Doe may have slipped a fumble on an interception return for a touchdown past the referees as the second-ranked Gators came away with a tough win, 29-19 over old friend Dan Mullen.

No. 3 Texas 41, Missouri 7: Colt McCoy completed his first 11 passes and produced touchdowns on No. 3 Texas' first three drives, helping to put Missouri away early in a 41-7 victory.

No. 5 Cincinnati 41, Louisville 10: Sophomore Zach Collaros threw only two incompletions while passing for 253 yards and three touchdowns, steadying fifth-ranked Cincinnati to a 41-10 victory over Louisville in the Bearcats' first game without injured marquee quarterback Tony Pike.

No. 7 Iowa 15, Michigan State 13: Ricky Stanzi connected with Marvin McNutt for a 7-yard touchdown pass as time expired and No. 7 Iowa remained undefeated with a 15-13 victory against Michigan State.

Clemson 40, No. 8 Miami 37: Kyle Parker threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Jacoby Ford in overtime after Matt Bosher kicked a 22-yard field goal on Miami's overtime possession

No. 10 TCU 38, No. 16 BYU 7: Andy Dalton passed for 241 yards and three touchdowns and No. 10 TCU remained unbeaten with a 38-7 win over 16th-ranked BYU.

No. 12 Oregon 43, Washington 19:Jeremiah Masoli returned from a knee injury to run for two scores and the Ducks overwhelmed border rival Washington 43-19.

No. 13 Penn St. 35, Michigan 10:Daryll Clark threw three of his four touchdown passes to Graham Zug, helping No. 13 Penn State beat Michigan 35-10 for its first win at the Big House since 1996.

No. 14 Oklahoma State 34, Baylor 7: Zac Robinson beat his coach's school record by completing 23 of 27 passes and threw for 250 yards and three touchdowns to give the Cowboys their fifth straight win.

No. 18 Ohio St. 38, Minnesota 7: Terrelle Pryor threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score.

No. 19 Utah 23, Air Force 16: Stevenson Sylvester stuffed Connor Dietz on a fourth-down quarterback keeper to preserve No. 19 Utah's 23-16 overtime victory over Air Force.

No. 20 Pittsburgh 41, South Florida 14: Bill Stull threw for two touchdowns, Dion Lewis ran for two more as the Panthers scored on all five possessions in the first half to extend their best start to a season in 27 years.

Texas A&M 52, No. 21 Texas Tech 30: Cyrus Gray scored four touchdowns to lead Texas A&M past No. 21 Texas Tech 52-30, snapping a three-game losing streak for the Aggies.

No. 22 W. VIRGINIA 28, UCONN 24: Connecticut nearly pulled out a win for Jasper Howard.

Noel Devine's 56-yard touchdown run in the closing minutes lifted No. 22 West Virginia to a 28-24 win over the Huskies yesterday in the Huskies' first game since the starting cornerback was fatally stabbed outside a university-sponsored dance a week ago.

No. 23 South Carolina 14, Vanderbilt 10:Stephen Garcia threw two touchdown passes and No. 23 South Carolina ended Vanderbilt's two-game series win streak - barely - with a 14-10 victory.

No. 25 Oklahoma 35, No. 24 Kansas 13: Chris Brown scored three touchdowns, and No. 25 Oklahoma throttled Todd Reesing and the nation's second-leading offense en route to a 35-13 victory over No. 24 Kansas.