SEATTLE — Michael Penix Jr. threw for 450 yards and matched his career high with five touchdown passes, and No. 10 Washington overwhelmed Boise State in a 56-19 win in the teams' season opener Saturday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Joe Milton III threw two touchdown passes and ran for two other scores as the 12th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers routed Virginia 49-13 on Saturday in the season opener for both teams and the Cavaliers' first game in 294 days.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Deion Sanders had Colorado ready for prime time after all of the hype and attention in the nine months since Coach Prime was hired.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Joe Milton III threw two touchdown passes and ran for two other scores as the 12th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers routed Virginia 49-13 on Saturday in the season opener for both teams and the Cavaliers' first game in 294 days.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — J.J. McCarthy threw three touchdown passes to Roman Wilson, helping No. 2 Michigan rout East Carolina 30-3 on Saturday.

The Mountain West Conference made pitches late last month to the Pac-12's final two members after realignment. Mountain West Commissioner Gloria Nevarez made presentations to Washington State on Aug. 24 and to Oregon State on Monday, according to conference Associate Commissioner Javan Hedlund. Stanford and California announced Friday they are bolting for the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2024. That leaves the Beavers and the Cougars alone in the Pac-12.

Minnesota beat Nebraska 13-10 to ruin Huskers coach Matt Rhule's debut. Dragan Kesich kicked a 47-yard field goal as time expired after Daniel Jackson's toe-tap touchdown catch from Athan Kaliakmanis tied the game with 2:32 left. Tyler Nubin had two of Minnesota's three interceptions of Nebraska newcomer Jeff Sims. That included a leaping grab in the final minute that gave the Gophers the ball at their 49 to set up the winning kick. Kaliakmanis went 24 for 44 for 196 yards and one interception. The Gophers have beaten the Huskers five straight times.

Bryson Barnes threw a 70-yard touchdown pass to Money Parks on Utah's first play of the game, rushed for another score and No. 14 Utes beat Florida 24-11 on Thursday night in the opener for both teams.

ESPN is among a number of Disney Entertainment channels that have gone dark on Charter Spectrum cable systems. The channels went off the air Thursday night due to a carriage dispute between the nation's second-largest cable TV provider and Disney. Charter Spectrum is the major carrier in New York and Los Angeles, among numerous other cities. ESPN was carrying a college football game between Florida and No. 14 Utah while ESPN2 was showing the U.S. Open tennis tournament when the channels went dark for Charter Spectrum's 14.7 million subscribers.

No. 7 Penn State hosts West Virginia in the game of the week in the Big Ten. This will be the 60th football game between the schools but first since 1992. The Nittany Lions have won 48 of the previous 59 meetings. The national spotlight will shine on quarterback Drew Allar, who is the key to Penn State's hopes of challenging Michigan and Ohio State in the Big Ten East and earning a College Football Playoff spot. Week 1 opens with Matt Rhule making his coaching debut for Nebraska at Minnesota.

No. 21 North Carolina's matchup with South Carolina headlines the opening-week slate in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Saturday's game is in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Tar Heels are led by a Heisman Trophy candidate in quarterback Drake Maye. The Gamecocks are entering their third season under Shane Beamer. The week's schedule includes Louisville and Georgia Tech meeting with new head coaches. There's also a rare trip by No. 9 Clemson to Duke. Quarterback Jordan Travis and No. 8 Florida State face No. 5 LSU in a marquee matchup.

With Atlantic Coast Conference university leaders seemingly on the verge of deciding whether to expand with Stanford, California and SMU, two members of North Carolina's board of trustees announced their opposition to the move. ACC presidents and chancellors are scheduled to meet Friday morning to again consider a Western expansion, a person with direct knowledge of the meeting told The Associated Press. It was unclear if the presidents will take a decisive vote on adding new members, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the conference and schools were not making internal discussions public.