– The Associated Press

BATON ROUGE, La. – Experience at quarterback wasn’t the only advantage top-ranked LSU held over reeling Florida.

Spencer Ware rushed for 109 yards and two scores, each of LSU’s senior quarterbacks passed for touchdowns, and the Tigers comfortably defeated 17th-ranked Florida 41-11 on Saturday.

Jarrett Lee gave the Tigers (6-0, 3-0 SEC) the lead for good on their second offensive play, hitting Rueben Randle deep over the middle for a 46-yard touchdown. Jordan Jefferson used a jump pass to Mitch Joseph for another score.

LSU’s fast, fierce defense was too much for Florida (4-2, 2-2), which started freshman Jacoby Brissett at quarterback because of injuries to senior John Brantley and freshman Jeff Driskel.

Brissett was intercepted twice, once each by safety Brandon Taylor and cornerback Tyrann Mathieu.

LSU led 17-0 after its first three possessions and was never threatened in the sixth double-digit victory for the Tigers, who have trailed for only 6:33 all season.

(2) ALABAMA 34, VANDERBILT 0: AJ McCarron passed for career highs of 237 yards and four touchdowns and Alabama (6-0, 3-0 SEC) beat Vanderbilt (3-2, 1-2) at Tuscaloosa, Ala.

(3) OKLAHOMA 55, (11) TEXAS 17: Landry Jones threw three touchdown passes, Dominique Whaley ran 64 yards for another touchdown and Oklahoma (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) had three touchdowns on defense to beat Texas (4-1, 1-1) at Dallas.

(6) OKLAHOMA STATE 70, KANSAS 28: Brandon Weeden threw for 288 yards and five touchdowns before halftime, and Oklahoma State (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) matched its highest scoring total from the last 94 years in a rout of Kansas (2-3, 0-2) at Stillwater, Okla.

(7) STANFORD 48, COLORADO 7: Andrew Luck threw for a season-high 370 yards and three touchdowns, leading Stanford (5-0, 3-0 Pac-12) to a rout of visiting Colorado (1-5, 0-2).

(8) CLEMSON 36, BOSTON COLLEGE 14: Tajh Boyd threw for a touchdown and ran for another before leaving with a hip injury, and Clemson (6-0, 3-0 ACC) got past Boston College (1-5, 0-3) at Clemson, S.C.

(10) ARKANSAS 38, (15) AUBURN 14: Tyler Wilson threw for 262 yards to lead Arkansas (5-1, 1-1 SEC) over Auburn (4-2, 2-1) at Fayetteville, Ark.

(12) MICHIGAN 42, NORTHWESTERN 24: Denard Robinson threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more, helping Michigan (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten) come back from a 10-point halftime deficit to beat Northwestern (2-3, 0-2) at Evanston, Ill.

(13) GEORGIA TECH 21, MARYLAND 16: Tevin Washington ran for 120 yards and two touchdowns as Georgia Tech (6-0, 3-0 ACC) got past Maryland (2-3, 1-1) at Atlanta.

(14) NEBRASKA 34, OHIO STATE 27: Taylor Martinez ran for a touchdown and passed for two others while bringing Nebraska (5-1, 1-1 Big Ten) back from a 21-point second-half deficit to beat Ohio State (3-3, 0-2) at Lincoln, Neb.

(16) WEST VIRGINIA 43, UCONN 16: Geno Smith threw for 450 yards and four touchdowns and West Virginia (5-1, 1-0 Big East) overcame a slow start to beat Connecticut (2-4, 0-1) at Morgantown, W.Va.

(18) SOUTH CAROLINA 54, KENTUCKY 3: Connor Shaw threw for 311 yards and four touchdowns, leading South Carolina (5-1, 3-1 SEC) to a win over Kentucky (2-4, 0-3) at Columbia, S.C.

(19) ILLINOIS 41, INDIANA 20: Nathan Scheelhaase was 12 of 22 for 210 yards and three touchdowns, leading Illinois (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten) past Indiana (1-5, 0-2) at Bloomington, Ind.

(20) KANSAS STATE 24, MISSOURI 17: Collin Klein ran for three touchdowns and Kansas State (5-0) held off Missouri (2-3) at Manhattan, Kan.

(21) VIRGINIA TECH 38, MIAMI 35: Logan Thomas ran 19 yards for a touchdown with 56 seconds to play, capping a wild fourth quarter as Virginia Tech (5-1, 1-1 ACC) beat Miami (2-3, 0-2) at Blacksburg, Va.

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