Freshman Jalen Hurts passed for 287 yards and two touchdowns in his first career start to lead No. 1 Alabama past Western Kentucky, 38-10, in Tuscaloosa.

Hurts likely nailed down the quarterback job with a 23-of-36 passing performance. The Crimson Tide (2-0) piled it on with big plays from the defense and receivers Calvin Ridley and ArDarius Stewart.

Hurts is the first true freshman quarterback to start at Alabama since Vince Sutton started four games in 1984. He also had two likely touchdowns dropped. Blake Barnett got the nod in the opener against Southern California and completed 2 of 6 passes for 64 yards in this one.

The Hilltoppers (1-1) were outgained, 475-239, in total yards against a defense that has allowed 16 points in the first two games. Ridley had nine catches for 129 yards, Stewart five for 90.

Clemson 30, Troy 24 — Deshaun Watson threw three touchdown passes as the second-ranked Tigers held off the visiting Trojans in a game that will mostly be remembered for bad decision making by the defending Atlantic Coast Conference champions.

Front and center is Ray-Ray McCloud’s embarrassing mental gaffe when he flipped the ball on the 1-yard line as he was cruising into the end zone to celebrate a 75-yard punt return TD. McCloud went through with the flash, posing for the fans, and rolling around with teammates after Clemson’s first punt return touchdown in three years. Moments later, replays showed McCloud never brought the ball across the goal line.

To his credit, the sophomore didn’t hang his head and go cower in a corner. McCloud finished with seven catches and a career best 86 yards receiving.

Still, many will not only see Clemson’s mistakes in this game, but on the season as well.

The Tigers (2-0) were out of synch on offense and could not break away from Troy (1-1) until the fourth quarter. Watson hit beefy defensive lineman Christian Wilkins for a 1-yard score in Clemson’s jumbo goal line package, then connected with Deon Cain on a 23-yard TD pass for a 27-10 lead.

Troy rallied with two touchdowns in the last five minutes, the second one with 44 seconds to go. But Cain grabbed the onside kick attempt and Clemson ran out the clock.

Florida State 52, Charleston Southern 8 — Deondre Francois threw for three touchdowns and Dalvin Cook ran for two more as the No. 3 Seminoles cruised over the depleted Buccaneers. Florida State (2-0) led, 28-0, at the end of the first quarter as it scored on the first three drives and had a Bobo Wilson 89-yard punt return for a touchdown.

Ohio State 48, Tulsa 3 — The No. 4 Buckeyes overcame a sluggish offensive start, a lightning delay, and a driving rainstorm in the second half to beat the visiting Golden Hurricane.

Ohio State (2-0) didn’t score an offensive touchdown against Tulsa until quarterback J.T. Barrett ran in from 16 yards with 9:42 left in the third quarter.

Michigan 51, UCF 14 — Wilton Speight threw two of his four touchdown passes to Jake Butt, and Khalid Hill ran for two scores in the No. 5 Wolverines’ victory over Central Florida.

Michigan (2-0) has won its first two games by a combined total of 97 points.

The Knights (1-1) got off to a relatively good start before getting blown out. They ran for a first down on the first snap and forced Michigan to punt after its first three plays.

Butt’s second TD reception early in the second quarter gave Michigan a 31-0 lead.

Houston 42, Lamar 0 — The sixth-ranked Cougars easily overcame the absence of injured quarterback Greg Ward Jr. as well as a 3½-hour lightning delay for a victory over the visiting Cardinals.

With Ward on the sidelines nursing an injured right shoulder, backup Kyle Postma ran 39 yards for a score in the first quarter in a game that lasted six hours, 18 minutes.

The Cougars had three players top 100 yards rushing for the first time since 1971, and piled up 381 yards on the ground. Kevrin Justice had 111 yards and two touchdowns, freshman Mulbah Car added 109 yards and a score in his debut and Postma scrambled for a career-high 106 yards with two TDs.

Washington 59, Idaho 14 — In Seattle, Jake Browning matched the Huskies’ school record with five touchdown passes — two each to Dante Pettis and John Ross — and finished with 294 yards.

Browning has helped Washington (2-0) to its highest ranking since 2001. After throwing for 287 yards and three touchdowns last week against Rutgers, Browning was nearly flawless against Idaho.

Georgia 26, Nicholls 24 — The No. 9 Bulldogs scored two quick-strike touchdowns — one on offense, one on defense — in a span of about two minutes after the Colonels took a third-quarter lead.

Georgia (2-0) opened the game with a fast touchdown drive capped by Nick Chubb’s 6-yard run and appeared headed for the easy win over the FCS Colonels in Kirby Smart’s home debut as coach.

Nicholls (0-1) led, 14-13, midway through the third after freshman quarterback Chase Fourcade, a surprise starter, threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Jarrell Rogers.

Georgia freshman quarterback Jacob Eason, also making his first start, threw a 66-yard scoring pass to Isaiah McKenzie less than a minute later. The Bulldogs’ rally continued on Lorenzo Carter’s 24-yard fumble return for a score. A fumbled punt return by McKenzie inside the Georgia 10 set up a late Nicholls touchdown on Fourcade’s 6-yard pass to C.J. Bates, cutting the Bulldogs’ lead to 2 points.

Wisconsin 54, Akron 10 — Corey Clement ran for two scores before leaving with an injury, Jazz Peavy had two touchdown catches. and the No. 10 Badgers stuffed the Zips’ spread offense in Madison, Wis.

Texas 41, UTEP 7 — Freshman quarterback Shane Buechele passed for 244 yards and four touchdowns and the No. 11 Longhorns backed up their first national ranking since 2013 with a victory over the Miners.

Oklahoma 59, Louisiand-Monroe 17 — Baker Mayfield passed for 244 yards and three touchdowns in a half of work and the No. 14 Sooners beat the Warhawks in a warmup for its showdown with Ohio State. Joe Mixon rushed for 117 yards, and Samaje Perine ran for two touchdowns. The Sooners (1-1) outgained the Warhawks (1-1), 640 yards to 350.

Arkansas 41, TCU 38 — Austin Allen ran 5 yards for the winning score in the second overtime, and the visiting Razorbacks pulled out a wild victory over the No. 15 Horned Frogs.

Allen led the Razorbacks (2-0) to the tying score in the final 2 minutes of regulation, throwing a touchdown pass to Keon Hatcher and then catching the tying 2-point conversion from Hatcher with 1:03 left.

Iowa 42, Iowa State 3 — C.J. Beathard threw for 235 yards and three touchdowns and the 16th-ranked Hawkeyes earned their biggest win over the rival Cyclones in 18 seasons under coach Kirk Ferentz. LeShun Daniels rushed for 112 yards and a TD to help the Hawkeyes (2-0) beat Iowa State in consecutive seasons for the first time in six years.

Tennessee 45, Virginia Tech 24 — Joshua Dobbs threw three touchdown passes and ran for two more scores as the No. 17 Vols erased an early 14-point deficit and beat the Hokies in front of an NCAA-record crowd of 156,990 at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. The crowd total shattered the previous NCAA record of 115,109 who attended a Michigan victory over Notre Dame at Michigan Stadium in 2013

Notre Dame 39, Nevada 10 — In South Bend, Ind., DeShone Kizer threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score, Josh Adams rushed for 106 yards, and the No. 18 Fighting Irish defense rebounded from a disappointing performance a week ago.

Mississippi 38, Wofford 13 — Chad Kelly threw for 219 yards and three touchdowns to help No. 19 Ole Miss rout the visiting Terriers.

Texas A&M 67, Prairie View A&M 0 — Trevor Knight threw for 344 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another touchdown to lead the No. 20 Aggies over the Panthers.

UNH 39, Holy Cross 28 — Dalton Crossan rushed for a career-high 199 yards and two touchdowns and the Wildcats won their inaugural game in the new Wildcat Stadium.