Ohio State Stops Wyoming

Stanley Jackson ran for one touchdown and passed for one as ninth-ranked Ohio State overcame a lethargic first half to beat Wyoming, 24-10, at Columbus, Ohio.

Despite teams that each averaged almost 40 points a game a year ago, defense dominated. Ohio State picked off three passes and limited the Cowboys to 323 yards, and Wyoming frustrated the Buckeyes’ mistake- and penalty-prone offense again and again.

Jackson completed six of 10 passes for 112 yards and carried 11 times for 75 yards. Joe Germaine completed nine of 13 passes for 98 yards. Michael Wiley gained 121 yards in 10 carries as Ohio State totaled 500 yards.

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Patrick Brown became the third linebacker in NCAA history to return two interceptions for touchdowns as Kansas beat Alabama Birmingham, 24-0, at Lawrence, Kan., in Terry Allen’s debut as coach of the Jayhawks.

Brown, a 210-pound outside linebacker, picked off Lee Jolly’s pass in the second quarter and went 51 yards for Kansas’ second touchdown.

In the third period, the 5-foot-10 junior leaped high to nab another pass from Jolly, a redshirt freshman. Brown weaved 23 yards through heavy traffic, dragging would-be tacklers across the goal line for a 24-0 lead with 14:44 left.

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Riz Buckman rushed for a career-high 135 yards and a touchdown and the defense accounted for two scores as Ohio beat Kent, 31-7, in a Mid-American Conference game at Athens, Ohio. . . . Tim Lester threw for 295 yards and four touchdowns as Western Michigan defeated Temple, 34-14, in the season opener for both teams at Kalamazoo, Mich. . . . Quarterback Chad Plummer ran for two touchdowns and 153 yards as Cincinnati shook off first-half mistakes to defeat Tulsa, 34-24, at Cincinnati.