College Football

SMU coach Sonny Dykes reiterated his respect for TCU and apologized for any attempt by his players to plant a flag at midfield after a brief scuffle broke out following the Mustangs’ 42-34 victory at the home of the Horned Frogs.

The Arkansas Razorbacks are 4-0 and moving up in the AP Top 25. They made the biggest jump in the new poll Sunday, up eight spots to No. 8 for their highest ranking in 10 years. It came a day after the Razorbacks beat Texas A&M 20-10. The 3-1 Aggies dropped eight spots to 15th.

Marcus Williams Jr. ran for two touchdowns in the first quarter, including a 42-yard dash to make it 14-0, and Louisiana Tech dashed to a 24-point first-half lead and made it stand up for a 24-17 win over North Texas in the Bulldogs’ Conference USA opener Saturday.

Spencer Sanders completed 22 of 34 passes for 344 yards and two touchdowns, leading Oklahoma State to a 31-20 victory over No. 25 Kansas State on Saturday night.

Gabe Brkic’s 30-yard field goal as time expired gave No. 4 Oklahoma a 16-13 win over West Virginia on Saturday night.

Jawon Pass hit Donovan White with a 13-yard scoring strike in the first quarter and Prairie View A&M never looked back in a 24-10 victory over Grambling State in the State Fair Classic in Dallas on Saturday.

Gerry Bohanon threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, and Baylor stopped a two-point try with 24 seconds left to beat No. 14 Iowa State 31-29 on Saturday.

KJ Jefferson threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns before getting banged up to start the second half and No. 16 Arkansas held on for a 20-10 win over seventh-ranked Texas A&M on Saturday, the first in the series for the Razorbacks in their 10 seasons as Southeastern Conference foes.

After SMU defeated TCU in Fort Worth on Saturday, several Mustangs players brought their school’s flags to midfield, which didn’t sit well with some Horned Frogs still on the field.

Tanner Mordecai added to his nation-leading total in touchdown passes with four more and SMU overcame his three interceptions in a 42-34 victory over TCU on Saturday in the 100th meeting of the Dallas-Fort Worth rivals.

Casey Thompson threw five touchdowns and ran for another as Texas continued its offensive explosion since naming him the starting quarterback with a 70-35 rout of Texas Tech on Saturday.

With the Cowboys set to host the Eagles on Monday, Fran Duffy of PhiladelphiaEagles.com breaks down the matchup. Joseph Hoyt of The Dallas Morning News previews the Battle for the Iron Skillet between TCU and SMU, and a look at crosstown high school football rivalries in Rockwall and Flower Mound.

The Cyclones (2-1) head into their Big 12 opener Saturday at Baylor having held four consecutive opponents under 100 yards rushing for the first time since 1944. But these Bears have been running wild.

No. 16 Arkansas and Texas A&M are both 3-0 going into their SEC opener Saturday in Arlington. The Aggies have won the last nine meetings against Arkansas, a streak that began in 2012 with their first-ever SEC win.

The first Big 12 game of the season for Texas and Texas Tech already feels like a pivotal moment for both head coaches.

A year after the 100th meeting of TCU and SMU was postponed due to COVID-19, the Horned Frogs and the Mustangs will square off Saturday for the Iron Skillet.

Bijan Robinson ran for three touchdowns in the first half and Texas rebounded from a humiliating loss a week earlier by pounding Rice 58-0 Saturday night.

Dylan Hopkins threw three touchdown passes and UAB rolled to a 40-6 victory over North Texas on Saturday night in a Conference USA opener.

Texas Tech quarterback Tyler Shough threw for 399 yards and four touchdown passes to spark a 54-21 victory against Florida International on Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium.

Tanner Mordecai threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Roderick Roberson Jr. on the final play to give SMU a 39-37 win at Louisiana Tech in a non-conference game Saturday.