GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida coach Urban Meyer has talked all seasonabout trying to limit the number of carries for quarterback Tim Tebow.

Now, he might really have to do it.

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BOULDER, Colo. — Kansas coach Mark Mangino hears the same question overand over: Are his Jayhawks for real?

“I’m not going to say if we’re for real or not,” said Mangino, whose teammoved up to No. 12 Sunday in the latest poll. “You watch the games, you see ifwe’re for real.”

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SEATTLE — Mike Bellotti’s team received a perfect primer for what liesahead.

Fifth-ranked Oregon walked out of Husky Stadium on Saturday night with afourth consecutive win over rival Washington, backed by a record performancefrom Jonathan Stewart and the Ducks’ running game.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — One slippery-handed minute almost cast a dark shadow overthe rest of Ohio State’s season.

In the span of almost 60 ticks of the game clock, the top-ranked Buckeyesthrew an interception that was returned for a score, watched a fumble come backfor another TD and then bobbled the ball again.

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama had mixed a little bit of everything intothe season, from fast starts and strong finishes to blown leads and loads ofdrama.

But Nick Saban’s first Crimson Tide team hadn’t done this: Fashion adominant, drama-free victory like Saturday’s 41-17 win over rival Tennessee. Infact, it was the first time No. 22 ‘Bama had managed such an impressive win overa Southeastern Conference power since a 31-3 upset of Florida in 2005.

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BATON ROUGE, La. — Matt Flynn threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to DemetriusByrd with a second left to lift fifth-ranked LSU to a 30-24 victory over No. 18Auburn on Saturday night, keeping LSU’s national title hopes alive and well.

With South Florida losing earlier in the week, LSU is certain to move up toat least third in the BCS standings, behind only Ohio State and possibly BostonCollege, which was idle this weekend.

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Carlos Brown ran for 113 yards filling in for Mike Hartand Mario Manningham scored two touchdowns to give No. 24 Michigan a 27-17 winover Illinois.

Hart, the nation’s leading rusher with 152 yards a game, watched from thesideline in street clothes after hurting an ankle last weekend in a win overPurdue.

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SEATTLE — Jonathan Stewart can handle the entire rushing load for Oregonjust fine.

Still, he didn’t mind a little help from Andre Crenshaw and Dennis Dixon.

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BOULDER, Colo. — Maybe it’s time the Kansas defense starts getting as muchattention as the high-powered offense.

The No. 15 Jayhawks forced three turnovers and stopped Colorado on downstwice in the fourth quarter, escaping Folsom Field with a 19-14 victory onSaturday.

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LEXINGTON, Ky. — Tim Tebow threw for a career-high four touchdowns and No.14 Florida rebounded from back-to-back losses with a 45-37 victory over No. 8Kentucky on Saturday. It was the Gators’ 21st straight win against the Wildcats.

The victory puts the defending national champions back in the SoutheasternConference title hunt despite their recent losses to Auburn and LSU. The Gators(5-2, 3-2) are now tied with South Carolina and Georgia for first in the SECEast.

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