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Rutgers comes up short

Giovani Bernard rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns, on runs of 60 and 6 yards, and host North Carolina committed five turnovers in its 24-22 victory over Rutgers yesterday. Mohamed Sanu set career highs with 13 catches for 119 yards for Rutgers (1-1).

Chas Dodd was 25-for-47 for 243 yards and two touchdowns for the Scarlet Knights.

Ingram rumbles

Defensive end Melvin Ingram's strip sack and 5-yard fumble return for his second TD of the day with 3:12 left gave No. 12 South Carolina a 10-point lead in a 45-42 victory at Georgia.

Great escapes

Backup quarterbacks Case McCoy and David Ash rotated snaps after Garrett Gilbert was pulled in the second quarter and host No. 24 Texas rallied from a 13-3 halftime deficit to beat BYU, 17-16.

In other whews: Ryan Nassib threw for a career-high 318 yards and three touchdowns, including the deciding one to walk-on Michael Acchione midway through the fourth quarter, as host Syracuse (2-0) held off Rhode Island, 21-14 . . . Josh Oglesby ran for two touchdowns, including the go-ahead 10-yard score with 7:30 left, as No. 11 Virginia Tech (2-0) outlasted host East Carolina, 17-10 . . . Toledo led 22-21 before Carlos Hyde went 3 yards for the winning points late in the third quarter for host Ohio State in a 27-22 victory.

Coach has seizure

Minnesota head coach Jerry Kill is listed in stable condition at a Minneapolis hospital after suffering a seizure late in a 28-21 loss to New Mexico State.-- AP