SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Tested like never before, Matt Leinart, Reggie Bush and Southern California showed they have a championship jaw to go along with all that talent.

Leinart pushed and spun his way into the end zone with 3 seconds left to cap a chaotic finish and No. 1 USC escaped with its 28th straight victory, a back-and-forth 34-31 win Saturday over No. 9 Notre Dame in a game that lived up to the hype.

For a moment the Irish thought they had added another stunning upset to their illustrious history. Leinart scrambled from inside the 5, launched himself toward the end zone but was stopped short and the ball was sent flying out of bounds.

The clock kept ticking down to 0:00. Notre Dame's fans rushed the field, but after the officials huddled, 7 seconds was put back on the clock and the ball was spotted inside the 1.

The Heisman Trophy winner took it himself on the next play and went over the left side for the score.

Irish quarterback Brady Quinn had given Notre Dame a 31-28 lead with 2:02 left, dashing around right end for a 5-yard touchdown, extending his right arm across the goal line with the ball.

Bush ran for 160 yards and three touchdowns for the two-time defending champions.

Vince Young ran for three touchdowns, passed for two more and No. 2 Texas avoided any post-Oklahoma letdown with a convincing win over No. 24 Colorado.Off to its best start since an 11-0 regular season in 1983, the Longhorns appeared ripe for an upset - or at least a close game - after their emotional win over Oklahoma a week earlier snapped a five-year losing streak to the Sooners.Instead, Texas (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) played its best half of football of the season to quickly put the game away.Young was flawless running and passing in the first two quarters, scoring on runs of 1, 16 and 9 yards. He also threw a 35-yard TD pass to Limas Sweed that made it 35-3. Sweed and Young hooked up for another touchdown in the fourth.Joel Klatt led Colorado (4-2, 2-1) with 189 yards passing and two touchdowns.Given plenty of time to throw behind a dominant performance by his offensive line, Young finished with 394 total yards with a career-high 336 passing. His 86.2 percent completion rate (25-of-29) set a Texas record. He was 16-of-18 in the first half for 258 yards.

Marques Hagans threw for 306 yards and two touchdowns and Connor Hughes kicked four field goals to help Virginia hold on for the second win over a top-five team in program history.The Cavaliers (4-2, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) stopped the Seminoles near midfield with 31/2 minutes to go to force a punt. Hagans then ran for six yards before Florida State's Tony Carter was called for pass interference on third down, giving Virginia a first down.After Hagans came up a yard short on the next third-and-7 run, the Cavaliers punted and Florida State (5-1, 3-1) got one last chance from its own 26 with 56 seconds left. Drew Weatherford's pass was picked off by Tony Franklin, sealing off the upset and bringing thousands of fans pouring onto the field to celebrate the victory.The only bigger win in program history came 10 years ago, also against Florida State, when the Seminoles arrived ranked second and the Cavaliers held on for a 33-28 victory when Warrick Dunn was stopped at the goal line in the game's final seconds.That 1995 team was honored at halftime, and then history repeated itself.

D.J. Shockley threw three touchdown passes, Thomas Brown rushed for 91 yards and Georgia beat Vanderbilt in a rare SEC East showdown with a team that has been the league's worst team for decades.Instead, Shockley remains undefeated as a starter along with the Bulldogs (6-0, 4-0) who have a two-game division lead with the victory and Florida's 21-17 loss to No. 10 LSU earlier Saturday.That put an end to Vanderbilt (4-3, 2-2) trying to grab a share of the Eastern Division lead or turn in the best start in school history, a feat that still belongs to the 1915 Commodores.The Bulldogs improved to 18-2 on the road under coach Mark Richt. The SEC's top offense rolled up 446 yards. Shockley was 15-of-30 for 298 yards, and Brandon Coutu also kicked field goals of 40 and 28 yards.

Jamie Christensen's 31-yard field goal as time expired lifted No. 6 Alabama over Mississippi.Brodie Croyle finished with 250 yards passing and converted three third downs on the game-winning drive for the Crimson Tide (6-0, 4-0 Southeastern Conference), who looked out of sync against an inspired Ole Miss (2-4, 0-3) team looking for its first big win under new coach Ed Orgeron.But the Tide shook off its sluggishness and made the plays when they counted to remain unbeaten heading into next week's showdown with rival Tennessee.Alabama began its decisive drive at its own 24-yard line with 2:39 to play.Croyle was 5-of-7 for 38 yards on the drive with three key conversions - a 20-yard run on third-and-9, a 7-yard pass to Matt Miller on third-and-2 and a 2-yard sneak on third-and-1 in the final minute.That set up his 16-yard pass to Kenneth Darby to the Ole Miss 14. Alabama called time out with 3 seconds left. Christensen converted his game-winner from the right hash, then was mobbed by his relieved teammates.

Kyle Wright threw four touchdown passes in the first 19 minutes, leading Miami to a victory over woeful Temple in the Owls' first game since coach Bobby Wallace said he will leave at the end of the year.The Hurricanes (5-1) completely outclassed Temple (0-7), jumping out to a 27-0 lead in the first quarter.Sinorice Moss had three catches for 122 yards, including a 92-yard TD pass on Miami's second offensive play. Devin Hester returned a punt 48 yards for a TD. Wright completed 9-of-10 passes for 196 yards, before giving way to Kirby Freeman late in the second quarter.

Joseph Addai ran for a career-high 156 yards and a touchdown, JaMarcus Russell had two TD passes and 10th-ranked LSU ended a three-game home losing streak to No. 11 Florida.LSU led 14-0 in the first quarter, but the Gators scored 17 straight points to move ahead in the third. The momentum swing was reminiscent of LSU's last home game, when it squandered a 21-point lead against Tennessee and lost 30-27 in overtime.The Tigers (4-1, 3-1 SEC) didn't let it happen again. They put together a 12-play, 75-yard drive - converting on fourth down and getting a big play on third-and-9 - to move back in front for good with 12:35 to play. Addai ran seven times on the drive, including a 3-yarder for the go-ahead score.The Tigers remain close to Western Division unbeatens Alabama and Auburn. LSU plays Auburn next week and Alabama next month, meaning the Tigers still control their fate in the division race.The Gators (5-2, 3-2) no longer have that luxury. Florida now needs to win out and have Georgia lose another game - in addition to their matchup in two weeks - to win the East and advance to the conference championship game.

Maurice Drew had a 1-yard touchdown run in overtime and Drew Olson threw for five scores as UCLA came from 21 points down to beat Washington State.The Bruins (6-0, 3-0 Pacific-10) snapped a four-game losing streak to the Cougars (3-3, 0-3) and posted their first win in Pullman since 1993.Olson completed 31 of 45 passes for 338 yards. He connected twice with Marcedes Lewis for TDs. Drew, Marcus Everett and Gavin Ketchum also caught scoring passes from Olson.

Cody Hodges threw for 643 yards and five touchdowns to help Texas Tech to its best start since 1998.Hodges, who left the game with 4:48 remaining, completed 44 of 65 passes and threw two interceptions. He threw TD passes of 34, 20, 21, 3 and 39 yards. The major college record for yards passing in a game is 716 by Houston's David Klingler in 1990.The Red Raiders (6-0, 3-0) had four receivers with more than 100 yards. Hodges' favorite receiver was Joel Filani, who set a new conference record for receiving yards in a game with 255 on 10 catches. The previous Big 12 record was 241 yards by Texas Tech's Donnie Hart against Texas in 1996.Taurean Henderson, who ran for three touchdowns and caught two others scores, became the NCAA leader in receptions by a running back (263) on the game's third play when he caught a screen pass for 19 yards. He entered the game needing one catch to pass Long Beach State's Mark Templeton for the career record. Templeton caught 262 passes from 1984-87.The Wildcats (4-2, 1-2) hurt themselves in the third quarter, losing the ball on three of their first four possessions. Tech converted the two fumbles and an interception into touchdowns to take a 38-13 lead.

Kevin Challenger made a foot-dragging catch for a 26-yard touchdown at the end zone sideline with 1:18 left as Boston College rallied from early and late deficits.The Eagles (6-1, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) fell behind 17-0 on a wet and windy day when it had five turnovers, a blocked punt and no fewer than 10 dropped passes. BC trailed 30-21 with 3:24 left when Matt Ryan replaced Quinton Porter for the final two drives.Ryan hit Tony Gonzalez for a 38-yard touchdown pass to pull BC within two with 2:30 left, but an excessive celebration penalty forced the Eagles to kick off from their own 20. After stopping Wake Forest, BC had 1:56 left to win it.BC moved to the Wake Forest 26 when linebacker Aaron Curry was called for pass interference. On the next play, Ryan threw to the left side of the end zone, and Challenger kicked his feet across the slippery turf while falling out of bounds to catch the ball.The officials made no ruling for a few seconds, then signaled an incomplete pass. A short conference resulted in a touchdown signal, but it wasn't official until the replay officials reviewed it.Wake Forest (2-5, 1-3) had 1:12 left, but Nick Larkin sacked Cory Randolph near midfield on the final play to set off another BC celebration.

Troy Smith threw three long touchdown passes and Ashton Youboty returned a blocked field-goal attempt 72 yards for a score on the final play of the first half to lead Ohio State over Michigan State in a game in which the Buckeyes didn't run a play in Spartans territory until just over 5 minutes remained.Ohio State's first play in Michigan State (4-2, 1-2 Big Ten) territory was Smith's 46-yard touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes that gave the Buckeyes (4-2, 2-1) the lead for good with 4:56 left. Holmes caught the short pass, then shed a tackle by cornerback Jaren Hayes before racing down the left sideline and diving into the end zone.Ohio State's defense set a school record by sacking Spartans quarterback Drew Stanton 12 times for 58 yards in losses. Bobby Carpenter led the way with four sacks and 27 yards in losses, with David Patterson adding three sacks. All-American linebacker A.J. Hawk finished with 19 tackles.Smith, booed several times by a crowd of 105,122 because of the Buckeyes' offensive struggles, also hit Holmes on a 51-yard scoring pass and Ted Ginn Jr. on a 57-yard TD pass. Smith, who was 10-of-15 for 249 yards, secured the win with a 1-yard TD run with 1:39 left.

Yvenson Bernard rushed for a career-high 185 yards and the go-ahead touchdown with 6:41 to play, and Oregon State snapped No. 18 California's 10-game home winning streak.Matt Moore passed for 196 yards and Oregon State's defense forced five turnovers in a miserable performance by the Golden Bears (5-2, 2-2 Pac-10), who lost their second straight after the school's best start since 1996.Bernard carried the ball 40 times and scored two touchdowns in the second half for the Beavers (4-2, 2-1), whose 35-21 victory at Memorial Stadium in 2003 was the most recent win by a visitor. The Beavers also snapped an eight-game losing streak against ranked teams.

Freshman Steve Slaton scored six touchdowns after halftime, including all three of West Virginia's scores after regulation, and the Mountaineers came from 17 points down to beat No. 19 Louisville in triple overtime.Slaton put the Mountaineers (6-1, 3-0 Big East) ahead with a short TD run in the third overtime and backup quarterback Pat White, who entered the game after Adam Bednarik got hurt in the fourth quarter, found Dorrell Jalloh with a 2-point conversion pass for a 46-38 lead.Michael Bush answered with his fourth touchdown for Louisville (4-2, 0-2), but Brian Brohm was tackled by Eric Wicks short of the goal line on the 2-point conversion try, sending thousands of Mountaineer fans onto the field.Slaton, who made his first start last week against Rutgers, scored TD runs of 2, 23 and 1 yards in the extra periods and finished with 188 yards on 31 carries.Bush finished with 37 carries for 159 yards.

Kellen Clemens threw for 425 yards and four touchdowns Saturday and No. 20 Oregon decisively defeated northwest rival Washington for the second straight year.Clemens completed 36 passes, an Autzen Stadium record, with no interceptions as the Ducks (6-1, 1-1 Pac-10) handed the Huskies (1-5, 0-3) their 11th consecutive loss against a conference opponent.Demetrius Williams had five catches for 92 yards, including a pair of Clemens' scoring passes.Isaiah Stanback completed 13-of-26 passes for 111 yards and a pair of touchdowns for Washington. He was intercepted once.While the Huskies jumped out to an early lead on Stanback's 26-yard scoring pass to Anthony Russo, Oregon had the next three TDs.

Kenny Irons rushed for a career-high 182 yards, and Brandon Cox threw three second-half touchdowns to lead Auburn to its 20th win in 21 games.The Tigers (5-1, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) have beaten 13 straight SEC opponents.Arkansas (2-4, 0-3) led 10-6 at halftime, but the Tigers took control with a dominating third quarter. Cox's 17-yard touchdown pass to Devin Aromashodu put Auburn ahead. After the Razorbacks punted, the Tigers drove 85 yards in 14 plays, taking a 20-10 lead on a 5-yard pass to Tre Smith.Freshman Darren McFadden ran for 108 yards and two touchdowns for Arkansas, including a 17-yard score with 9:34 remaining.

Jonathan Casillas blocked a punt and Ben Strickland recovered it in the end zone with 30 seconds left to complete a stunning rally for Wisconsin.With the Gophers leading 34-31, Justin Kucek lined up to punt at the Minnesota 5. Kucek dropped the snap, picked up the ball and tried to get the punt off, but Casillas raced through for the block. Strickland then recovered it for the winning score as Wisconsin won Paul Bunyan's Axe.It was a shocking turn of events for the Badgers (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten), who appeared to be headed for their second loss in a row after failing to complete a comeback bid in last week's 51-48 loss at Northwestern.Laurence Maroney rushed for a career-high 258 yards, including a 93-yard touchdown, for the Gophers (5-2, 2-2).

Jeff Ballard passed for two touchdowns and ran for two more as TCU held off a charge from winless Army.The Horned Frogs (6-1) won their fifth consecutive game, while Army (0-6) dropped its 11th straight, tying Rice for the longest losing streak in the nation.Ballard completed 22 of 29 passes for 219 yards, but it was his 3-yard touchdown run - a bootleg that included a perfect stiff-arm - that finally put away the pesky Black Knights, giving the Frogs a 31-17 lead with 5:54 left in the game.