No. 2 Texas Christian opens with 23-17 win over Minnesota

Trevone Boykin threw for 246 yards and a touchdown and ran for 92 yards and another score to help No. 2 Texas Christian outlast Minnesota, 23-17, on Thursday night.

Boykin started his push for the Heisman Trophy by completing 26 of 42 passes. But he also threw an interception and the Horned Frogs had a difficult time getting their frenetic offense rolling against Minnesota’s determined defense. Their 23 points were their fewest scored since Nov. 9, 2013.

Jaden Oberkrom made three field goals, including a 53-yarder, and Josh Doctson had eight catches for 74 yards and a touchdown for TCU.

Arizona prevails

Anu Solomon threw four touchdown passes to help No. 22 Arizona beat Texas San Antonio, 42-32, but the Wildcats suffered a big blow when All-American linebacker Scooby Wright went out early with a left knee injury at Tucson.

Arizona sputtered on offense most of the night and allowed Texas San Antonio, a team returning two offensive starters, to rack up 525 total yards.

Wright, a junior who swept the major defensive-player-of-the-year awards last season, went down in the first quarter and spent the second half in street clothes, walking with a cane.

Georgia Tech romps

At Atlanta, freshman Marcus Marshall ran for 184 yards and two long touchdowns in his college debut, Patrick Skov scored three TDs in his first game at Georgia Tech, and the No. 16 Yellow Jackets romped to a 69-6 victory over Alcorn State on Thursday night at Atlanta.

Georgia Tech scored on its first seven possessions in the opener for both teams, barely breaking a sweat against the Football Championship Subdivision school from Mississippi. The Yellow Jackets led 34-0 at the end of the first quarter, their most points in an opening quarter since at least 1950.

Marshall scored on a 49-yard run with his first handoff and followed with a 64-yarder late in the third quarter. Skov, a graduate transfer from Stanford, scored on runs of three, 21 and four yards taking over as the starter at B-back.

In other games, Mason Rudolph threw for one touchdown and ran for another as Oklahoma State came from behind to beat Central Michigan, 24-13, at Mount Pleasant, Mich. And at Charlotte, N.C., Shon Carson ran for 75 yards and a touchdown, linebacker Skai Moore intercepted two passes in the end zone and South Carolina defeated North Carolina, 17-13.

Rutgers suspensions

Five Rutgers football players have been suspended after one was charged in connection with two home invasions and four others were charged with assaulting a group of people in New Brunswick in April.

Prosecutors say defensive back Ruhann Peele, defensive back Nadir Barnwell, fullback Razohnn Gross and defensive back Delon Stephenson were charged with aggravated assault, riot and conspiracy to commit a riot for a fight that left a man with a broken jaw. They say defensive back Andre Boggs was charged in two home-invasion robberies in April and May.

It wasn’t immediately clear if any of the men had attorneys who could comment.

Etc.

Ohio State Coach Urban Meyer will tell quarterbacks J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones on Saturday who will start the season opener for the defending national champions Monday night at Virginia Tech. Ohio State says quarterback Jones is “doing fine” after he was examined at a hospital Wednesday night. Jones’ mother told the Toledo Blade that her son went to the emergency room for a headache. ... Starting linebacker Michael Rose-Ivey and co-No. 1 cornerback Jonathan Rose are among five Nebraska players suspended for Saturday’s opener against Brigham Young. Coach Mike Riley had said previously there would be suspensions because of violations of team rules. ... The University of Washington and Alaska Airlines have agreed to a $41-million, 10-year partnership which includes naming rights for Husky Stadium. The school partnership is pending approval from the university’s regents.