Garrett Nussmeier knew he had to push aside the mistakes if No. 16 LSU was going to finish a rally and win.

Nussmeier directed a final touchdown drive that ended with Josh Williams’ 2-yard score with 1:12 left as the Tigers came back from a 17-0 deficit to beat South Carolina 36-33 on Saturday.

Nussmeier had thrown an interception at the goal line the series before, the last of several miscues he and his Tiger teammates made to trail much of this one.

“You want me to worry about the interception with three minutes, 45 seconds left trying to win the game?” Nussmeier said. “No. Let’s flush it and go win the football game.”

It’s a demeanor and attitude LSU coach Brian Kelly as seen from his Tigers (2-1) as they fought back to win their Southeastern Conference opener and their eighth in a row over South Carolina (2-1, 1-1).

“So proud of the grit and the perseverance of this team,” Kelly said. “They’re not going to give up. That’s in their DNA. They’re not going to let the rope slip.”

The Tigers trailed 17-0 and were still trailing in the final two minutes when Williams took a handoff through a big hole on the left side and into the the end zone for the winning score. LSU players jumped with joy, but it was probably as much relief after trailing most of the game.

And LSU made a bunch of mistakes. Nussmeier had an interception and fumble off a bad snap. The Gamecocks blocked a punt and the Tigers failed on an extra point with another poor snap. South Carolina held LSU without points after first-and-goal two yards from the end zone in the third quarter.

“It’s not perfect by any means. But it’s early in the season,” Kelly said.

Bowman’s 5 TD passes lead Oklahoma St. past Tulsa: Alan Bowman matched a career high with five touchdown passes, and No. 13 Oklahoma State routed Tulsa 45-10 on Saturday to set up next week’s Big 12 showdown against No. 12 Utah.

Bowman, in his seventh year of eligibility, completed 24 of 31 passes for 396 yards and one interception before sitting out the fourth quarter. He previously threw five TD passes in a game for Texas Tech against Texas in 2020 and Houston in 2018.

De’Zhaun Stribling caught seven passes for 174 yards and two touchdowns — including one covering 63 yards — to help the Cowboys (3-0) win their 10th straight against the Golden Hurricane.

Whooping cough forces cancelation of game between Portland State and South Dakota: Portland State’s game against South Dakota on Saturday was canceled because of a whooping cough case, the Vikings announced.

“A case of pertussis (whooping cough) got into the Viking team two days ago. Pertussis is a highly contagious disease that affects the lungs. As a result, many team members have been exposed to the disease,” Portland State said in a statement.

Michigan beats Arkansas State on the ground, overcoming Warren’s 3 picks: Michigan looks like it has a problem at quarterback.

Kalel Mullings ran for a career-high 153 yards and two touchdowns to help the 17th-ranked Wolverines overcome Davis Warren’s three interceptions in a 28-18 win over Arkansas State on Saturday.

The Wolverines (2-1) could not pull away from a Sun Belt Conference team they were expected to rout at least in part because Warren threw an interception in each of the first three quarters.

“Put the ball in harm’s way too many times and we made a change,” Michigan coach Sherrone Moore said.

Alex Orji replaced Warren and took advantage, throwing a 9-yard touchdown pass to Hogan Hansen to give the Wolverines a 28-3 lead early in the fourth quarter.

Gabriel leads Oregon to win over rival Oregon State: Dillon Gabriel threw for 291 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 64 yards with another score to lead No. 9 Oregon to a 49-14 win over rival Oregon State on Saturday.

Jordan James had 12 carries for 86 yards and two touchdowns, and the Ducks improved to 3-0 in their first Big Ten season after the demise of the Pac-12.

It was the 128th meeting in the rivalry between the two former conference foes. Formerly known as the Civil War, the rivalry was normally held over Thanksgiving weekend. It had never before been played in September.

Arnold runs for 2 scores, passes for another as Oklahoma tops Tulane: Jackson Arnold ran for two touchdowns and threw for another as No. 15 Oklahoma beat Tulane 34-19 on Saturday.

Arnold passed for 169 yards and ran for 97. Taylor Tatum caught a touchdown pass and ran for a score, and Deion Burks caught seven passes for 80 yards to help lead the Sooners.

Oklahoma (3-0) won its final tune-up before it plays its first Southeastern Conference game next Saturday at home against Tennessee.