Penn State opens with win over Akron
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With a new quarterback running the offense, Penn State barely missed a beat. Anthony Morelli threw for 206 yards and three touchdowns in his first start and No. 19 Penn State threw in some new wrinkles on defense to defeat Akron, 34-16 on Saturday at rain-soaked Beaver Stadium.
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No. 11 Ohio State took its first step toward forgetting the end of last season. Todd Boeckman played well in his first start replacing Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Troy Smith and the Buckeyes made just about all the big plays in beating Youngstown State 38-6 on Saturday.
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Greg Oden makes his collegiate debut, tallying 14 points and 10 rebounds as No. 3 Ohio State drubs Valparaiso, 78-58, Saturday afternoon in Columbus.
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Appalachian State kicked off this crazy football season with the stunning upset of Michigan. Now the Mountaineers have the perfect bookend: History as Division I-AA's first three-peat national champions.
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Jeff Garcia threw a 46-yard touchdown pass and ran for another TD in his Cleveland debut, leading the Browns to their first opening-week win since 1999, a 20-3 victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.
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By RUSTY MILLER  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Greg Oden's first collegiate start was almost perfect.  The 7-foot freshman made all eight of his shots from the field and taller, deeper Ohio State controlled inside in the fifth-ranked Buckeyes' 78-57 victory over Cleveland State on Saturday.
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Late last night in their game against Minnesota, the Penn State Nittany Lions needed to make a comeback. More appropriately, they needed their offense.
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Tanisha Wright leads Penn State to a 77-71 shocker over second-ranked North Carolina on Sunday with 21 points and seven assists.
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Carl Krauser scored a career-high 28 points and No. 11 Pittsburgh held off Penn State flurries in each half for an 84-71 victory yesterday in State College, Pa., and the Panthers' third 7-0 start in as many seasons. The Panthers beat the Nittany Lions (5-4) for a fourth consecutive season in an intrastate series that has continued despite an interruption ...
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When the University of New Hampshire opened the season with a 34-17 win over Division 1-A Northwestern in Evanston, Ill., coach Sean McDonnell considered the result a mixed blessing.
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Stanford, Calif.----Stanford took advantage of some size mismatches in the first half and then scored touchdowns on its first three second-half possessions en route to a 43-3 victory over San Jose State in the season-opening football game for both teams.
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Maybe now No. 1 Ohio State will get the respect it's looking for. Todd Boeckman threw for 253 yards and three touchdowns and Chris Wells ran for 133 yards, leading the Buckeyes to another easy victory, 37-17 over No. 24 Penn State on Saturday night.
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True to his word, Joe Paterno returned to the Penn State sidelines for the first time since breaking his left leg last year.
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Freshman Derek Zoch kicked a 27-yard field goal with 2:54 remaining to give visiting Penn a 16-15 victory over Princeton yesterday for its 20th straight Ivy League win.
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Defensively dominant and offensively unstoppable, at least so far, No. 12 Virginia started the season with three straight wins for the first time since 1998 with a 51-0 victory against Akron on Saturday.
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For Joe Paterno, it was a throwback day. Penn State's defense was its usual stout self and the offense was good enough in the second half to make a difference. Mistakes were rare and after two months of frustration, Paterno could finally enjoy himself.
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The Illinois rushing offense and the Purdue passing offense dueled in the Big Ten opener for both schools on Saturday at Memorial Stadium in Champaign.