Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

UNDATED (AP) — No. 20 Iowa hosts Rutgers in the Big Ten opener for both teams. The Hawkeyes pounded Miami of Ohio 38-14, while Rutgers beat UMass 48-21 to also move to 1-0 on the young season.

UNDATED (AP) — Former Big Eight/12 adversaries No. 25 Nebraska and Colorado meet in Boulder for the first time since 2009. Colorado rallied for a 33-28 win in Lincoln, Nebraska, last season.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Eric Lee Jr. finally had his breakout game for Nebraska. The fifth-year senior safety pledged to former coach Bo Pelini in 2014 and languished at cornerback under Mike Riley. After getting off to a rough start with new coach Scott Frost, Lee saw his role increase against South Alabama when Deontai Williams went out with an injury. Lee ran back an interception for a touchdown and picked off another pass. This week he returns to his home state to play against Colorado.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville’s 2018 season began to unravel in Kansas City. The Chiefs scored on three of their first four possessions, led 20-0 at halftime and seemingly could have dictated the final score. Kansas City went on to win 30-14 and sent the Jags into a seven-game tailspin that ruined their much-hyped season and caused them to make the ultra-expensive decision at quarterback. They’re counting on that offseason move making a huge difference in the rematch Sunday in Jacksonville.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs’ locker room is hardly a pressure-packed place with the NFL’s regular season rapidly approaching. A team that many peg as the AFC favorites is full of jokesters, a hard-working yet light-hearted attitude pervasive. In fact, that may just be one of the things that drives Kansas City to a Super Bowl berth.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dakota Hudson pitched six innings of one-hit ball and hit a two-run single for his first big league RBIs, helping the St. Louis Cardinals rout the San Francisco Giants 10-0 to open a three-game lead over the second-place Chicago Cubs in the NL Central. Paul DeJong hit a two-run homer and Paul Goldschmidt singled and scored twice for the Cardinals, who for the sixth time in seven games. San Francisco has lost five of six and eight of 10, dropping 9½ games back for the NL’s second wild card.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jordy Mercer put the Tigers ahead with their third home run of the fourth inning, and Detroit overcame a three-run deficit in a victory for the first time this year by beating Kansas City 6-4. The Royals built a 3-0 lead in the second. Harold Castro started the comeback with an RBI single in the third, and Detroit took a 4-3 lead in the fourth off Glenn Sparkman when Brandon Dixon, Dawel Lugo and Mercer went deep for the Tigers’ first three-homer inning this year.