Ohio State’s defense held Texas quarterback Arch Manning in check, and the No. 3 Buckeyes pulled off a 14-7 victory over the top-ranked Longhorns at Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.CJ Donaldson Jr. scored on a 1-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, and the Buckeyes took advantage of a Manning interception to go ahead 14-0 with 13:08 left in the game when quarterback Julian Sayin connected with Carnell Tate on a 40-yard touchdown pass.Manning finally got untracked and threw a 32-yard TD pass to Parker Livingstone with 3:28 remaining. With a chance to pull off a late rally, Manning took the Longhorns to the 47 in the final two minutes, but they turned the ball over on downs with 1:27 remaining to end the threat.Manning, the nephew of Super Bowl-winning QBs Peyton and Eli Manning, made his third career start, while the Buckeyes’ Sayin made his first. Manning finished 17 of 30 for 170 yards and a TD, with one interception, and Sayin was 13 of 20 for 126 yards and a TD.No. 2 Penn State 46, Nevada 11Nicholas Singleton rushed for two touchdowns and Dani Dennis-Sutton was a terror on defense as the No. 2 Nittany Lions rolled to an easy victory over the Wolf Pack at University Park, Pa.Drew Allar completed 22 of 26 passes for 217 yards and one touchdown as the Nittany Lions controlled the contest. Sutton forced two fumbles and had 2.5 stops for losses, including one sack.Penn State outgained the Wolf Pack 438-203 and had a 25-13 edge in first downs. Chubba Purdy was 7-of-15 passing for 97 yards, with one interception, for Nevada. The brother of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy accumulated a team-leading 55 yards on the ground.No. 9 LSU 17, No. 4 Clemson 10Garrett Nussmeier threw a tiebreaking touchdown pass in the fourth quarter and LSU rode a stifling defense to a victory over host Clemson in the season opener for both teams.Nussmeier completed 28 of 38 passes for 230 yards and LSU outgained Clemson 354-261 to snap a five-year losing streak in openers. On the fifth play of the fourth quarter, Nussmeier threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Trey’Dez Green to give LSU the lead for the first time, 17-10, with 12:18 to play.Clemson drove from its 43 to the LSU 15 on its final possession, but Cade Klubnik’s pass on fourth-and-4 was incomplete. Klubnik completed 19 of 38 for 230 yards with one interception.No. 5 Georgia 45, Marshall 7Gunner Stockton threw for 190 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 73 yards and two more scores to pace the Bulldogs to the season-opening win over the Thundering Herd in Athens, Ga.Dwight Phillips Jr. added 60 rushing yards and a touchdown on just five carries for Georgia, which produced 488 yards and 27 first downs to Marshall’s 207 yards and seven first downs.After Georgia built a 45-0 lead early in the fourth quarter, Jo’Shon Barbie rushed 1 yard for Marshall’s touchdown. Zion Turner came off the bench to hit 6 of 7 passes for 100 yards and Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw made three catches for 58 yards.No. 7 Oregon 59, Montana State 13Dante Moore showed the college football world what it had been missing in his first start in nearly two years, throwing for 213 yards and three touchdowns as the Ducks trounced the Bobcats in Oregon.Moore also set a career high with a 78 percent completion rate, going 6-for-6 on his lone drive in the second half. He helped Oregon outgain Montana State 506-244 in overall yards Saturday.Moore’s counterpart, Justin Lamson, struggled for the Bobcats, completing 23-of-31 passes for 198 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions. Running back Adam Jones scored Montana State’s only touchdown on the day.Florida State 31, No. 8 Alabama 17The Seminoles ran for 230 yards and four touchdowns, beginning their 2025 season with a shocking upset of the Crimson Tide in Tallahassee, Fla.The Seminoles, 2-10 a season ago after a 13-1 campaign in 2023, looked the part of a new-look team with two new coordinators and a new roster. FSU quarterback Tommy Castellanos, who said this offseason that he didn’t believe Bama would be able to stop him, backed up the talk in a major way. He led the Seminoles with 78 rushing yards and scored their first touchdown of the season on a 9-yard first-quarter run. He also completed 9 of 14 passes for 152 yards.The Crimson Tide suffered their first season-opening loss since 2001 under second-year head coach Kalen DeBoer. Alabama starting quarterback Ty Simpson, making his first career start in a hostile atmosphere, completed 23 of 43 passes for 254 yards and threw a pair of touchdowns. However, three fourth-down incompletions in FSU territory loomed large during the TIde’s comeback attempt.No. 11 Arizona State 38, Northern Arizona 19Sam Leavitt rushed for two touchdowns and passed for two touchdowns, both to Jordyn Tyson, as the Sun Devils overcame sometimes sloppy play to pull away from the Lumberjacks in Tempe.The Sun Devils (1-0) were penalized 12 times for 93 yards and converted on just 2-of-10 third-down opportunities. Leavitt closed his night with 257 yards on 25-of-39 passing and his 73 rushing yards matched Kyson Brown for a game-high. Tyson caught 12 passes for 141 yards.Ty Pennington went 22-of-35 for 204 yards for Northern Arizona (0-1). Backup Lathan Boone, who came on for Pennington in the fourth quarter, went 4 of 7 for 38 yards. Kenveon Stone, who rushed for a team-high 35 yards, scored a touchdown in the final minute.No. 14 Michigan 34, New Mexico 17Justice Haynes had 16 carries for 159 yards and three touchdowns, and the Wolverines held firm for a win over the Lobos in Ann Arbor, Mich.Highly touted true freshman Bryce Underwood completed 21 of 31 passes for 251 yards and one touchdown in his collegiate debut for the Wolverines (1-0). Marlin Klein finished with six catches for 93 yards and a touchdown. Michigan outgained New Mexico 452-267 in total offense.Dorian Thomas had 10 catches for 71 yards and two touchdowns for the Lobos (0-1). Jack Layne completed 31 of 47 passes for 208 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions.No. 15 Florida 55, Long Island 0Quarterback DJ Lagway fired three touchdowns in the Gators’ 38-point first half as they opened the season by pummeling the Sharks in Gainesville, Fla.The sophomore signal-caller from Texas finished his season debut by going 15 of 18 for 120 yards. Backup Tramell Jones Jr. was 12 of 18 for 131 yards with two TDs while Jadan Baugh rushed for 104 yards and a score on nine carries. Defensive back Bryce Thornton scored on one of his two fumble recoveries.Division I FCS Long Island (0-1) mustered only two first downs to Florida’s 28 and was outgained 451-86 in total offense. Sharks quarterbacks Luca Stanzani, Ethan Greenwood and Chris Howell combined to go 4 of 11 for 49 yards.No. 16 SMU 42, East Texas A&M 13Kevin Jennings threw a pair of touchdown passes and ran for another to lead the Mustangs to a season-opening victory over the visiting Lions in Dallas.Jennings completed 22 of 30 passes for 260 yards and one interception in addition to his two scoring tosses to lead the SMU to its seventh consecutive season-opening win. Romello Brinson caught seven passes for 121 yards, including a 63-yard touchdown. Alexander Kilgore and Ahmaad Moses returned interceptions for touchdowns.East Texas A&M, which is coming off a 3-9 season and is now eligible to compete for the FCS playoff berth, got two field goals from Ozlo Rigby. Eric Rodriguez entered at quarterback in the second quarter in relief of Will Madonna and completed 14 of 30 passes for 191 yards and an interception. Rodriguez scored on a 1-yard touchdown run with 2:55 left in the game for the Lions’ only touchdown.No. 17 Kansas State 38, North Dakota 35Avery Johnson’s 6-yard touchdown pass to Joe Jackson with 42 seconds left helped the Wildcats avoid an embarrassing loss to the Fighting Hawks of the FCS.The Fighting Hawks (0-1) were looking for the biggest upset in program history and their first victory over an FBS opponent since 2015.Johnson finished 28 of 43 for 318 yards and three touchdowns, and Jayce Brown caught 12 passes for 109 yards and one score for the Wildcats (1-1). Jerry Kaminski was 23 of 38 for 231 yards and a touchdown for North Dakota. He also scored two touchdowns on the ground.