Reggie Arnold ran for 145 yards and Arkansas State ruined Mike Sherman's debut as Texas A&M's coach with a stunning 18-14 win over the Aggies at Kyle Field on Saturday night.

The Red Wolves won for the first time in 15 games against Big 12 opponents and snapped A&M's 20-game winning streak in home openers. The Aggies hadn't dropped a home opener since a 17-3 loss to LSU in 1987, and this one likely will go down as one of the most embarrassing losses in school history.

The Aggies built a 14-3 lead at halftime, then self-destructed with four turnovers, a missed field goal and several blown defensive plays.

Josh Arauco kicked four field goals, including a 37-yarder with 1:12 left, forcing the Aggies to go for a winning touchdown.

A&M drove inside the Arkansas State 35 in the final minute, but linebacker Ben Owens intercepted a tipped pass by Stephen McGee with 7 seconds remaining, and the Wolves ran out the clock.

ALSO SATURDAY

KANSAS STATE 45, NORTH TEXAS 6: Josh Freeman threw two of his three touchdown passes to Brandon Banks and ran for two more scores, helping Kansas State beat North Texas in another easy home opener for the Wildcats.

Kansas State overpowered North Texas on both sides of the ball, scoring on six of its first seven possessions to take a 42-0 lead, holding the Mean Green to 205 total yards -- 81 in the first half.

Freeman was 18-for-24 for 232 yards to pass Chad May and Carl Straw for second on Kansas State's all-time passing list (5,365). He scored on a 1-yard run in the first quarter and on an 8-yarder midway through the third.

NO. 11 TEXAS 52, FLORIDA ATLANTIC 10: On a night when Texas retired the No. 10 jersey of Vince Young, Colt McCoy passed for three touchdowns, ran for another and the Longhorns coasted past Florida Atlantic in a game that got testy at times when the Owls popped McCoy for three late hits.

McCoy never wavered as Texas ran up a 28-10 halftime lead. His third touchdown pass made it 42-10, and he left early in the fourth quarter with 222 yards on 24-of-29 passing. He also did his best to imitate Young with 103 yards rushing on 12 carries.

NO. 14 KANSAS 40, FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL 10: Todd Reesing threw three touchdown passes to Dezmon Briscoe, and Kansas, coming off the greatest season in its history, opened with a victory over Florida International before a record-breaking home crowd.

Reesing, who rewrote the Kansas record book last year during a 12-1 season that vaulted the long-woeful Jayhawks into national contention, was 37-for-52 for 256 yards. Briscoe, a sophomore and Reesing's third-leading receiver in 2007, had touchdown catches of 3, 4 and 3 yards against a Sun Belt Conference team the Jayhawks smacked 55-3 a year ago.

NEBRASKA 47, W. MICHIGAN 24: Joe Ganz threw four touchdown passes to help Bo Pelini win his first game as Nebraska's coach, over visiting Western Michigan.

Nebraska won its season opener for the 23rd straight year, the longest streak in the nation.

Ganz provided more than enough offense to beat the visitors from the Mid-American Conference. The fifth-year senior completed 20 of 36 passes for 345 yards. He threw two touchdown passes to Nate Swift, who had 121 yards in receptions, and one each to Mike McNeill and Marlon Lucky.

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