Michigan welcomed Southern California to the Big Ten with a heavy dose of smashmouth football.

Kalel Mullings surged 2 yards for a touchdown on fourth-and-goal with 37 seconds left, lifting the 18th-ranked Wolverines to a 27-24 win over the 11th-ranked Trojans in their conference debut in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Michigan (3-1, 1-0) overcame losing a 14-0 lead in the first half and coughing up two fumbles in the second half to extend its Big Ten winning streak to a school-record 26 games.

The Wolverines won with a 10-play, 89-yard TD drive as Mullings did most of the work.

The former linebacker converted a third down from the Michigan 20 with a 63-yard run and capped the possession with his second touchdown behind a fullback in a jumbo package that left little doubt where the ball was going.

“It’s not five guys, it’s seven with the tight ends out there,” Mullings said.

Michigan and USC had played 10 times previously, eight in the Rose Bowl and not in the regular season since 1958.

The Trojans (2-1, 0-1) went ahead 24-20 midway through the fourth when Miller Moss threw his third touchdown pass, a 24-yarder to Ja’Kobi Lane.

USC’s last chance ended with a fourth-down throw that came up of the stick near midfield.

“I think it was just a classic, back-and-forth fight,” Trojans coach Lincoln Riley said.

Mullings had a career-high 159 yards rushing, including a 53-yard scoring run to put the Wolverines ahead early, and Donovan Edwards had a 41-yard run to give them a two-touchdown lead.

Moss was 28 of 51 for 283 yards with a season-high three touchdowns and an interception that was returned for Michigan’s only other second-half score.

“I feel like I cost our team in a big way,” he said.

USC’s Woody Marks ran for 100 yards on 13 carries, and ripped the football out of Kenneth Grant’s hand after the big defensive tackle had recovered a fumble for Michigan.

WASHINGTON 24, NORTHWESTERN 5 >> Will Rogers threw a pair of first-half touchdowns to Denzel Boston, Jonah Coleman added a second-half touchdown run, and Washington made its Big Ten debut with a win over Northwestern in Seattle. The Huskies rebounded from last week’s stinging Apple Cup loss to rival Washington State in their first conference game by thumping the overmatched Wildcats. Northwestern finished with 112 total yards. Quarterback Jack Lausch was 8 of 27 for 53 yards passing and two interceptions.

LSU 34, UCLA 17 >> Garrett Nussmeier passed for 352 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 16 LSU outscored UCLA 17-0 in the second half in Baton Rouge, La. However, LSU linebacker Harold Perkins, a preseason All-America selection, left the game with an apparent right knee injury. Ethan Garbers passed for 281 yards and two touchdowns for UCLA, but lost and fumble in the first half and was intercepted in the second.

rutgers 26, virginia tech 23 >> Jai Patel connected on a 24-yard field goal with 1:56 remaining to lift Rutgers over Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va. Patel’s field goal capped a 68-yard drive after Rutgers (3-0) squandered a 16-point lead entering the fourth quarter, but hung on to register its first road win of the sesason and its 10th consecutive nonconference victory. Former Gophers quarterback Athan Kaliakmanis completed 16 of 25 passes for 269 yards and no interceptions for Rutgers.

OHIO STATE 49, MARSHALL 14 >> Quinshon Judkins rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns, Emeka Egbuka had 117 receiving yards and a TD and No. 3 Ohio State overcame an early push by Marshall in Columbus, Ohio. TreVeyon Henderson rushed for two touchdowns, Jeremiah Smith had a 53-yard TD catch, and quarterback Will Howard rushed for a 1-yard score.

INDIANA 52, CHARLOTTE 14 >> Kurtis Rourke threw one touchdown pass and ran for another while Ty Son Lawton added two more TDs run to help the Hoosiers rout the 49ers in Bloomington, Ind. Indiana is 4-0 for the third time since 1991 and only the eighth time in school history. Curt Cignetti also became the first coach to start his Hoosiers career with four consecutive wins. Charlotte stayed close through the first 21 minutes but allowed two TDs in the final three minutes of the first half and another to open the second half to fall into a 38-14 deficit.

MARYLAND 38, VILLANOVA 20 >> Tai Felton caught 14 passes for 157 yards and a touchdown to continue his stellar season and Maryland scored on its first four drives in College Park, Md. Billy Edwards Jr. completed 28 of 32 passes for a career-high 328 yards and two scores, Roman Hemby and Nolan Ray each ran for TDs and Kaden Prather caught a 19-yard TD pass to open a ruthlessly efficient first half.

PENN STATE 56, KENT STATE 0 >> Drew Allar threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score and No. 10 Penn State beat Kent State in State College, Pa. Tyler Warren, Nick Singleton, Liam Clifford, Omari Evans and Khalil Dinkins caught touchdown passes as the Nittany Lions (3-0) outgained Kent State 718-67. Penn State’s total yards broke a program record that had stood since 1926 when the Nittany Lions had 707 against Susquehanna.