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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- Bronco Mendenhall had never started a season with three consecutive losses before coming to Virginia.When the Cavaliers finally broke through with a 49-35 victory against Central Michigan on Saturday, giving Mendenhall his 100th career victory, the team figured it was time to celebrate.They were waiting for me to come in like it was a big deal to them to celebrate for me. I couldnt wait to celebrate for them, Mendenhall said. Thats gratifying when it meant a lot for them to make me feel special and vice versa. Its one of those things I wont ever forget. Ever.It almost didnt happen.Kurt Benkert threw five touchdown passes, the last three after Virginia had squandered all of a 28-0 lead, to awaken a hushed stadium and invigorate a team that appeared to be slipping back into its history of seeing things go from good to bad quickly.Were not immune from that being past history and Im not sure the stadium was, Mendenhall said. It seemed like there was this cultural `we know what this feels like, and I felt that. We are fighting that as hard as we can but you have to be able to battle through that a few times before that becomes the new normal. Hopefully this will start that.Benkert hit Olamide Zaccheaus with a go-ahead 82-yard pass after the Cavaliers defense forced its first punt since the opening quarter. Virginia (1-3) forced another punt, and Benkert hit Albert Reid for a 5-yard touchdown, capping a 73-yard drive. Taquan Mizzell also scored twice for Virginia on runs of 4 and 53 yards.The Chippewas (3-1), seeking their first 4-0 start since 1985, scored on four of five possessions after going behind 28-0 less than 20 minutes into the game. Cooper Rush passed for 402 yards and two touchdown passes to Corey Willis, including an 85-yarder, and Amari Coleman read a screen pass perfectly and scored on a 47-yard interception return.This is a game of execution, and when you drop balls, miss tackles and let people behind you in coverage, thats when you get beat, Central Michigan coach John Bonamego said. It doesnt matter who you are playing or what their record is.Mendenhall, in his first year at Virginia, was 99-43 in 11 seasons at BYU before coming east.THE TAKEAWAYCentral Michigan: The Chippewas are a confident team, and showed it even when trailing by three touchdowns in a loud stadium. They used timeouts when Virginia had the ball late in the second quarter to stop the clock, and cashed in with two touchdowns in the last 4 1/2 minutes of the half to get within 28-14.Virginia: Rush picked apart the Virginia secondary, which lost cornerback Juan Thornhill on the first play of the game. The unit also lacks speed and played off the Central Michigan receivers for much of the day, allowing several long completions that produced third-down conversions. Kareem Gibson was a frequent target, but acquitted himself with a fourth-quarter interception to set up an insurance TD.MOTIVATORReid and Mizzell were getting ready to leave the hotel for the game when they heard a commentator talking Virginia down.They disrespected us, Reid said. They made us the laughingstock of TV today just because they said this game for Central Michigan was going to be a look-ahead game because the Chippewas are slated to play rival Western Michigan next Saturday.I want to thank everyone for not believing in us, Reid said, because we proved you wrong.UP NEXTCentral Michigan: The Chippewas head into Mid-American Conference play at home against Western Michigan.Virginia: The Cavaliers, losers of 17 in a row on the road, will try to end that skid as they open their Atlantic Coast Conference schedule at Duke.---Online: The APs college football page http://collegefootball.ap.org---Follow Hank on Twitter: www.twitter.com/hankkurzjr D.J. Augustin Magic Jersey . -- Ryan Blaney provided more evidence that Penske Racings No. Timofey Mozgov Jersey . And when it opened, every player was at his stall. Thats a sure sign that a team is in a slump and is searching for answers. 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WACO, Texas -- On a late November night two seasons ago, Oklahoma State suddenly pulled the redshirt off their highly touted quarterback.Mason Rudolph lost his debut that night at Baylor, but the Cowboys won their regular-season finale at rival Oklahoma the next week to get bowl eligible.Oklahoma State then won its first 10 games last season before a home loss to the Bears.In a Big 12 opener Saturday night, Rudolph gets another chance to win against the only conference opponent the junior quarterback hasnt defeated yet when the Cowboys (2-1) play at 16th-ranked Baylor (3-0).When he was a freshman, he played down (in Waco), and actually played pretty well. Since then, hes played in about 16 or 17 games ... Hes mature, Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy said.Rudolph, 14-4 as a starter, threw for 540 yards last week in a win over Pittsburgh as the Cowboys rebounded from an officiating debacle at the end of the Central Michigan game that cost them a win. That was a school record for passing yards, and the most for any quarterback this season.It was good to get some early adversity, Rudolph said. Despite the loss, were stronger and better for it and were really excited about league play.This will be the biggest test so far this season for Baylor, the leagues only three-win team and along with West Virginia the only Big 12 teams still without a loss. Two of the Bears victories have come against 0-3 teams.I think were about as ready as were going to be, Bears quarterback Seth Russell said. Its the start of a new season. Preseason is over with. As our strength coaches say, `Its our heavyweight rounds. These guys are coming in swinging hard, and we need to answer back.Other things to know when Oklahoma State plays its first road game and becomes the first Big 12 team to play twice in Baylors campus stadium that opened on the banks of the Brazos River in 2014:SECONDARY NIGHTMARESOkklahoma States James Washington (19 catches, 399 yards, 3 TDs) and Baylors KD Cannon (24 catches, 352 yards, 4 TDs) are the Big 12s top receivers.dddddddddddd Both had five catches and two touchdowns in last years matchup in Stillwater, though Cannon had 210 yards receiving and Washington had 88. In the Cowboys victory over Pitt, Washington had nine catches for 296 yards, including a 91-yard TD in the games first minute. Oklahoma State also has sophomore Jalen McCleskey (six catches per game, fifth in Big 12) and senior Jhajuan Seales (74.4 yards receiving per game, eighth in Big 12).RUNNING TRIOWhile Russell has thrown nine TD passes, the Baylor quarterback has a trio of running backs that he said complement each other for sure. Freshman JaMycal Hasty (79 yards per game rushing), sophomore Terence Williams (77.3 ypg) and senior Shock Linwood (71.0 ypg) are all in the top seven for rushing in the Big 12. Russell said Linwood, the schools career rushing leader, has energy, intelligence and experience, while Williams is the power guy and Hasty is the speedster who can hit holes.NOT SO FASTBaylor has failed to score in the first quarter of its last two games. That was after the Bears led all FBS teams last season by averaging 16.8 points in the first quarter, scoring at least 21 points five times. They led 24-0 in the first quarter in this seasons opener against FCS team Northwestern State.HOME AND AWAYBaylor is 31-3 at home since 2011, the nations best home record in that span. Oklahoma State has won its last six true road games, dating back to the 2014 regular season finale at Oklahoma, the week after Rudolphs college debut.---AP Sports Writer Stephen Hawkins contributed to this report.---AP college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '