Behind the running of Terrelle Pryor and a ball-hawking defense, the second-ranked Buckeyes beat No. 12 Miami 36-24 on Saturday at the Horseshoe in Columbus.

The last time the teams met was in the 2002 national championship game at the Fiesta Bowl, with the Buckeyes taking a dramatic and controversial 31-24 victory in double overtime.

In Norman, Oklahoma, Landry Jones bounced back from a sluggish opener and led the 10th-ranked Sooners to an easy 47-17 victory over No. 17 Florida State.

That was a rematch of the 2001 Orange Bowl that brought home the Sooners’ most recent national championship, but it quickly turned into a blowout as Oklahoma (2-0) scored touchdowns on its first four possessions.

Jones finished 30 for 40 for 380 yards without an interception. He had 321 yards by halftime, the second-most in a half in Oklahoma history. Ryan Broyles caught 12 passes for 125 yards and a score.

Christian Ponder was just 11 for 28 for 113 yards with interceptions on back-to-back throws in the third quarter for Florida State (1-1).

No. 1 Alabama 24  No. 18 Penn State 3: In Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Trent Richardson ran for 144 yards in place of injured Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram to lead Alabama.

The Crimson Tide (2-0) hardly slowed down without Ingram, and a young defense forced freshman Rob Bolden and the Nittany Lions (1-1) into several turnovers to end promising drives.

It was the first time Penn State was held without a touchdown since a 14-9 loss to Michigan in 2007. The shutout lasted until the final 10 minutes.

With Ingram sidelined for the second straight game with a knee injury, Richardson pulled a pretty good imitation. He plowed through and sidestepped tackles and scored on a 1-yard touchdown run. He also had four catches for 46 yards.

James Madison 21, No. 13 Virginia Tech 16: In Blacksburg, Virginia, Drew Dudzik ran for two touchdowns and threw for another and James Madison stunned Virginia Tech, the Hokies’ second loss in six days.

Dudzik scored on second-half runs of 7 and 12 yards as the Dukes (2-0) became only the second team from the Football Championship Subdivision to beat the Hokies.

No. 4 TCU 62  Tennessee Tech 7: In Fort Worth, Texas, Matthew Tucker ran for two touchdowns and Andy Dalton threw for a score while setting another TCU record.

The Horned Frogs stretched their home winning streak to 15 games and Dalton tied Max Knake’s school record of 622 career completions with his second against the Golden Eagles, a 24-yard pass to Josh Boyce less than 5 minutes into the game to put TCU (2-0) ahead to stay.

No. 5 Texas 34  Wyoming 7: In Austin, Texas,  Garrett Gilbert passed for 222 yards and a touchdown and Texas shook off another slow start to beat Wyoming.

After spending most of the first game against Rice running the ball, Texas opened up its passing playbook against the Cowboys. The result was similar: A methodical win with a few big plays sprinkled for in an offense still trying to find its rhythm.

Gilbert was 22 of 35 with a 45-yard touchdown to freshman receiver Mike Davis in the second quarter. Fozzy Whittaker scored on a 39-yard run.

No. 6 Nebraska 38  Idaho 17: In Lincoln,  Nebraska, Taylor Martinez ran for 157 yards and two touchdowns and Nebraska’s defense intercepted five of Nathan Enderle’s passes and had seven sacks.

DeJon Gomes and Rickey Thenarse each ran back interceptions for touchdowns as the defense carried the Huskers (2-0), whose offense was productive but mistake-prone against the overmatched Vandals (1-1).

No. 7 Oregon 48  Tennessee 13: In Knoxville, Tennessee,  LaMichael James ran for 134 yards, including a 72-yard touchdown, in his first game back after a one-game suspension and Oregon scored the last 45 points.

James had only 27 yards at halftime after being targeted by the Volunteers’ defense for the entire first half. He started picking up momentum after the break, rushing for 25 yards on five carries in the Oregon’s first second-half drive.

No. 8 Florida 38 South Florida 14: In Gainsville, Florida, Jeff Demps ran for a career-high 139 yards and a touchdown, Justin Trattou returned an interception for a score and Florida pulled away from South Florida in the second half.

The Gators (2-0) overcame a sluggish start for the second consecutive week, took advantage of five turnovers and extended their home winning streak to 13 games.

No. 9 Iowa 35  Iowa State 7:  In Iowa City, Iowa,  Adam Robinson rushed for a career-high 156 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries as Iowa beat Iowa State for the third straight time.

Ricky Stanzi threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score for the Hawkeyes (2-0), who scored touchdowns on four of their first five drives.

Stanzi threw short TD passes to Marvin McNutt and Allen Reisner, and his 1-yard TD plunge gave Iowa a 28-0 lead at halftime.

No. 11 Wisconsin 27  San Jose State 14: In Madison, Wisconsin, John Clay ran for 137 yards and two touchdowns, and Wisconsin beat San Jose State, but lost receiver David Gilreath early in the game with a concussion.

It was Clay’s eighth straight 100-yard rushing game as the Badgers won their 15th straight home opener and improved to 13-0 in nonconference regular-season games under coach Bret Bielema.

No. 14 Arkansas 31 Louisiana-Monroe 7: In Little Rock, Arkansas, Ryan Mallett completed 28 of 43 passes for 400 yards and three touchdowns as Arkansas came on strong in the second half.

Arkansas (2-0) struggled to move the ball and led only 7-0 at the break, drawing some boos from many of their fans at their home away from Fayetteville. Razorbacks fans filled the building even though it was officially a ULM home game.

Kansas 28 No. 15 Georgia Tech 25: In Lawrence, Kansas,  Jordan Webb threw three touchdown passes and Kansas rebounded from last week’s humiliating loss to North Dakota State by beating Georgia Tech.

Capping a tumultuous eight days which included the abrupt retirement of their controversial athletic director, the Jayhawks (1-1) capitalized on a succession of mistakes by the heavily favored Yellow Jackets (1-1) and posted their biggest win since the 2008 Orange Bowl.

Webb, who replaced last week’s starter, was 18 for 29 for 179 yards and three TDs.

No. 16 USC 17  Virginia 14: In Los Angeles, Matt Barkley threw first-half touchdown passes to Jordan Cameron and Brandon Carswell, and USC hung on in Lane Kiffin’s home head coaching debut.

Barkley passed for 202 yards for the Trojans (2-0), who struggled offensively for long stretches in their first game at the Coliseum since the program was hit with serious NCAA sanctions.

But the Trojans’ defense mostly smothered Virginia (1-1) just one week after yielding 588 yards to Hawaii, and USC recovered a late onside kick to seal it.

No. 19 LSU 27  Vanderbilt 3: In Nashville, Tennessee, Stevan Ridley scored a 65-yard touchdown and ran for 144 of his 159 yards in the second half for LSU.

It was the Tigers’ seventh straight win in this series in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.

No. 20 Utah 38 UNLV 10: In Salt Lake City, Terrance Cain passed for two touchdowns in his first start in almost a year and Shaky Smithson returned a punt 77 yards for a score for Utah.

Eddie Wide ran for two touchdowns and the Utes won their 19th straight at home and their final Mountain West Conference opener before bolting for the Pac-10 next season.

No. 24 South Carolina 17  No. 22 Georgia 6: In Columbia, South Carolina, Marcus Lattimore rushed for 182 yards and two first-half touchdowns and South Carolina beat Georgia.

The Bulldogs (1-1, 0-1 SEC) played without suspended star receiver A.J. Green and they sure could’ve used him against the Gamecocks (2-0, 1-0) in the Southeastern Conference opener.

No. 25 Stanford 35  UCLA 0: In Pasadena, California, Andrew Luck threw two touchdown passes, and safety Michael Thomas scored on a 21-yard fumble return to lead Stanford to its firsdt victory at the Rose Bowl since 1996.

The Cardinal (2-0, 1-0) ended a six-game losing streak to UCLA at the Rose Bowl.

UCLA (0-2, 0-1) committed four turnovers, leading to 10 points for the Cardinal. UCLA was shut out for the first time since losing 59-0 at BYU on Sept. 13, 2008. Luck was 11 of 24 for 151 yards and ran seven times for 63 yards.