Gunner Stockton completed 26 of 31 passes for 289 yards and four touchdowns as No. 9 Georgia posted a 43-35 victory over visiting No. 5 Ole Miss in a Southeastern Conference showdown in Athens, Ga., on Saturday.
Stockton also ran for 59 yards and a score, while Lawson Luckie hauled in three touchdowns receptions for Georgia (6-1, 4-1), which outgained Ole Miss 510-351.
Ole Miss (6-1, 3-1) was paced by Trinidad Chambliss. He threw for 263 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 42 yards and two touchdowns.
After Chambliss’s 75-yard pass to De’Zhaun Stribling on the second play from scrimmage in the third quarter gave Ole Miss an eight-point lead, the Bulldogs outscored the Rebels 23-7 the rest of the way, including the game’s final 17 points.
Arizona State 26, No. 7 Texas Tech 22
Sam Leavitt passed for a career-high 319 yards and a touchdown, running back Raleek Brown scored on a 1-yard run with 34 seconds left and the Sun Devils blew a 12-point lead in the fourth quarter before recovering for a 26-22 upset over the visiting Red Raiders in Tempe.
Wideout Jordyn Tyson was also a big contributor for Arizona State (5-2, 3-1 Big 12), hauling in 10 catches for 105 yards and a touchdown. Brown’s game-winning score was set up by a pass interference penalty that gave the Sun Devils the ball at the Texas Tech 2 with 40 seconds left. The victory marked Arizona State’s first over an AP top-10 team since the program beat No. 6 Oregon in 2019.
Texas Tech quarterback Will Hammond made his second career start filling in for an injured Behren Morton, completing 22 for 37 passes for 167 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. The Red Raiders (6-1, 3-1) came into Saturday’s game having never trailed this season and having outscored their opponents by an average of 35.3 points before their first loss this campaign.
No. 1 Ohio State 34, Wisconsin 0
Julian Sayin passed for 393 yards and four touchdowns and the top-ranked Buckeyes handed the Badgers their second straight shutout loss with an easy win in Madison, Wis.
Ohio State (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) has won 11 straight vs. Wisconsin, whose last victory in the series was a 31-18 win at home in 2010 over the then-No. 1-ranked Buckeyes. Wisconsin (2-5, 0-4) has lost five straight after wins over Miami (Ohio) and Middle Tennessee State.
Ohio State, which entered No. 1 in the nation in scoring defense at 6.8 points per game, took control early, scoring on all three first-quarter possessions, including touchdown passes of 33 and 10 yards from Sayin to Carnell Tate, who finished with six receptions for 111 yards and the two touchdowns.
No. 3 Indiana 38, Michigan State 13
Fernando Mendoza passed for 332 yards and four touchdowns, including two to Elijah Sarratt, as the Hoosiers pulled away for a Big Ten victory over the Spartans in Bloomington, Ind.
Mendoza completed 24 of 28 attempts. Omar Cooper Jr. caught eight passes for 115 yards and a touchdown, while E.J. Williams had five receptions for 59 yards and a score for Indiana (7-0, 4-0). Sarratt caught four passes for 70 yards, and Kaelon Black rushed for 64 yards on 10 carries.
Aidan Chiles completed 27 of 33 passes for 243 yards and a touchdown for Michigan State (3-4, 0-4), which has lost four straight. Chiles also led the rushing attack with 48 yards on eight carries. Nick Marsh caught seven passes for 64 yards and a touchdown.
No. 4 Texas A&M 45, Arkansas 42
Marcel Reed passed for 280 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another as the Aggies remained unbeaten with a three-point victory over the Razorbacks in Fayetteville, Ark.
Texas A&M is 7-0 for the first time since 1994 and the last remaining SEC unbeaten at 4-0 in the conference. Reed completed 23 of 32 passes and did not throw an interception. He also ran for 55 yards on six attempts. Rueben Owens II led the Aggies in rushing with 69 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries.
Arkansas quarterback Taylen Green played a huge role in keeping the Razorbacks (2-5, 0-3) in the game as he completed 19 of 32 passes for 256 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. Green also ran for 86 yards and two touchdowns on 11 attempts. Mike Washington Jr. led Arkansas with 147 rushing yards on 16 carries.
No. 6 Alabama 37, No. 11 Tennessee 20
Zabien Brown returned an interception 99 yards for a touchdown and Ty Simpson passed for two touchdowns to lead the Crimson Tide to a victory over the Volunteers in SEC play at Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Jam Miller and Daniel Hill rushed for touchdowns and Isaiah Horton and Rico Scott had scoring receptions as the Crimson Tide (6-1, 4-0) won their sixth straight game. Simpson completed 19 of 29 passes for 253 yards for Alabama, which is tied with Texas A&M for first place in the 16-team SEC.
Joey Aguilar completed 28 of 44 passes for 268 yards, one touchdown and the very costly interception for the Volunteers (5-2, 2-2). DeSean Bishop rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns and Braylon Staley had 10 receptions for 92 yards and a score for Tennessee.
No. 8 Oregon 56, Rutgers 10
The Ducks rebounded from their first regular-season loss in two years, rolling through the Scarlet Knights in Piscataway, N.J., the first-ever meeting between the teams.
Oregon (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) put up 653 yards of total offense after three quarters and 750 for the game, with quarterback Dante Moore completing 15 of 20 passes for 290 yards with four touchdowns and an interception. Noah Whittington had 11 carries for 125 yards and three total touchdowns and Jordon Davison ran for 100 yards on just three carries as the Ducks ran for 415 yards.
Tight end Kenyon Sadiq caught four passes for 80 yards, two for touchdowns, and wide receiver Dakorien Moore added 63 yards on two catches, including a touchdown. Rutgers (3-4, 0-4) got a rushing touchdown from Ja’shon Benjamin late in the game. Benjamin led the Scarlet Knights with 69 yards in 18 carries.
17 Vanderbilt 31, 10 LSU 24
Diego Pavia ran for two touchdowns and passed for one to help the Commodores defeat the Tigers in SEC play in Nashville, Tenn.
Pavia passed for 160 yards and rushed for 86, and the Commodores (6-1, 2-1) scored on five of their first six possessions and their defense kept the Tigers (5-2, 2-2) at bay in the fourth quarter. Garrett Nussmeier passed for 225 yards and two touchdowns for LSU.
Caden Durham broke a 51-yard run that helped LSU reach the Vanderbilt 1, but the drive stalled and Damian Ramos kicked a 23-yard field goal, leaving the Commodores with a 31-24 lead with 11:39 remaining. The Tigers got the ball two more times, but had to punt both times. Vanderbilt got the ball back with 3:12 left, Makhilyn Young broke free on a 43-yard run and the Commodores ran out the clock
No. 12 Georgia Tech 27, Duke 18
The Yellow Jackets’ defense kept host Blue Devils off track before their offense produced their only touchdown drives in the fourth quarter for a comeback victory in Durham, N.C.
Omar Daniels had a 95-yard return of a fumble for a touchdown in the first quarter, marking the longest fumble return in Georgia Tech history. Haynes King threw for 205 yards and rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown.
Georgia Tech (7-0, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) has its first 7-0 record since 1966. Duke (4-3, 3-1) had a three-game winning streak snapped. Darian Mensah threw for 373 yards on 32-for-44 passing and two touchdowns.
No. 13 Notre Dame 34, No. 20 USC 24
Jeremiyah Love rushed 24 times for a career-high 228 yards and a touchdown and the Fighting Irish pulled away from the Trojans in rain-soaked in South Bend, Ind.
Jadarian Price returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown and rushed for 87 yards and a score for Notre Dame (5-2). CJ Carr completed 16 of 26 passes for 136 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Jayden Maiava completed 22 of 42 passes for 328 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions for USC (5-2). Ja’Kobi Lane caught six passes for 111 yards and a touchdown.
Price put Notre Dame on top for good with his 100-yard kickoff return. He fielded the ball at the goal line, bounced off a couple defenders and found a crease for the end-to-end score that gave the Fighting Irish a 27-24 lead with 4:17 to go in the third quarter.
No. 14 Oklahoma 26, South Carolina 7
The Sooners collected six sacks and forced a pair of turnovers en route to a dominating win over the host Gamecocks in Columbia, S.C.
Tory Blaylock ran for 101 yards and a touchdown for Oklahoma (6-1, 2-1 SEC). A week after throwing three interceptions in a loss to Texas, Sooners quarterback John Mateer finished 18 of 26 for 150 yards and a touchdown.
Sellers finished 17 of 25 for 124 yards and a touchdown. South Carolina (3-4, 1-4) played much of the game without star edge rusher Dylan Stewart, who was injured early. Stewart briefly returned before exiting for good.
No. 15 BYU 24, No. 23 Utah 21
After fourth-quarter touchdown runs by receiver Parker Kingston and quarterback Bear Bachmeier in the fourth quarter, the Cougars held off the Utes for a Big 12 and rivalry win at Provo, Utah.
Bachmeier, who rushed for 64 yards on 11 carries, increased the lead for BYU (7-0, 4-0) to 24-14 with 4:22 left when he scored on a 22-yard run on third-and-11. He also completed 13 of 22 pass attempts for 166 yards and a touchdown.
The Utes (5-2, 2-2) scored with 1:24 left on a 2-yard pass from Devon Dampier to Larry Simmons. The ensuing onside kick did not go 10 yards before the Utes touched the ball. Dampier, who was 20-of-36 for 244 yards with two touchdowns and an interception, accounted for all the plays that led to his touchdown pass to Simmons.
No. 16 Missouri 23, Auburn 17 (2 OT)
Beau Pribula passed for 252 yards and rushed for the winning touchdown as Missouri defeated Auburn in an SEC matchup of Tigers in Auburn, Ala.
Ahmad Hardy rushed for two touchdowns as Missouri (6-1, 2-1) kept its College Football Playoff hopes alive. Jackson Arnold passed for 207 yards and rushed for a touchdown as Auburn (3-4, 0-4) lost for the 12th time in 13 games against a ranked opponent during Hugh Freeze’s coaching regime.
Jeremiah Cobb rushed for 111 yards for Auburn and Cam Coleman caught six passes for 108 yards. But Alex McPherson missed three field-goal attempts in four tries. Among them was a 50-yarder missed in the first overtime. But Robert Meyer then missed from 38 yards for Missouri.
No. 18 Virginia 22, Washington State 20
The Cavaliers erased a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit and took its only lead on a safety with 2:41 left to run their winning streak to five and become bowl eligible with a win over the Cougars in Charlottesville, Va.
Virginia (6-1) is bowl eligible for the first time since 2021 after reaching six wins for the first time under fourth-year head coach Tony Elliott.
It was the first meeting with Washington State (3-4), which took a 20-10 lead into the fourth quarter before the Cavaliers launched the rally with a 97-yard drive, capped by a 2-yard touchdown run by Harrison Waylee with 9:45 to play. An interception set up Will Bettridge’s game-tying 34-yard field goal f with 2:55 remaining and Kam Robinson and Hunter Osborne tackled Washington State running back Kirby Vorhees in the end zone for the decisive safety.
No. 19 South Florida 48, Florida Atlantic 13
Byrum Brown had another strong all-around performance and the quick-tempo Bulls subdued the visiting, high-flying Owls in an American Conference matchup in Tampa, Fla.
Brown, who came into the day with 14 total touchdowns in his last three games, continued his dominant play completing 14 of his 24 passes for 256 yards and three TDs. He added 111 yards rushing and another TD on the ground. Jeremiah Koger also showed out as he electrified the crowd with a 60-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to cap off a four-catch, 90-yard showing.
South Florida (6-1, 3-0), known for its high-tempo offense, had just one of its scoring drives go longer than 3:15. The Bulls outgained FAU 522-312. FAU’s Caden Veltkamp was 35-of-50 passing with 244 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Asaad Waseem hauled in eight catches for 56 yards for the Owls (3-4, 2-2).
No. 21 Texas 16, Kentucky 13 (OT)
Mason Shipley booted a game-winning 45-yard field goal in overtime after the Longhorn defense made a goal-line stand and they escaped with a victory over upset-minded the Wildcats in an SEC matchup in Lexington, Ky.
The Wildcats (2-4, 0-4) got the ball first in the extra period and drove to the Texas 1 before eschewing a sure field goal and deciding to try to punch the ball into the end zone with runs up the middle on both third and fourth down.
Arch Manning passed for 132 yards to lead a scuffling Texas offense. The Wildcats did about everything correct except win. They outgained the Longhorns 395-179, had a whopping 26-8 edge in first downs and nearly doubled Texas (5-2, 2-1) in time of possession.
UAB 31, No. 22 Memphis 24
Alex Mortensen’s Blazers earned an upset in his debut as interim coach thanks to quarterback Ryder Burton’s impressive first collegiate start and a last-second defensive stand to beat the ranked Tigers in Birmingham, Ala.
Burton, tabbed as the starter after UAB announced quarterback Jalen Kitna would miss Saturday’s game due to an upper-body injury, completed 20 of 27 passes for 251 yards and three touchdowns. The Blazers (3-4, 1-3 American) also got career games from Iverson Hooks (11 catches, 172 yards, 3 TDs) and Solomon Beebe (five carries, 106 yards and a TD) to snap a three-game losing streak that led to the school dismissing coach Trent Dilfer last weekend.
Memphis (6-1, 2-1) trailed 31-17 with 4:06 to go but got a 37-yard Christian Ross touchdown reception from backup quarterback AJ Hill with 2:19 left. The Tigers then got to the Blazers’ 1-yard line with a minute left. However, they committed three penalties to push them back 10 yards and turned it over on downs with 15 seconds left. Hill had entered in the third quarter when starter Brendon Lewis sustained an injury.
No. 24 Cincinnati 49, Oklahoma State 17
The remained unbeaten in Big 12 play and clinched bowl eligibility for the first time since 2022 by throttling the host Cowboys in Stillwater, Okla.
This also the first time Cincinnati (6-1, 4-0) is eligible for a bowl game as members of the Big 12 and the first time in under head coach Scott Satterfield. Bearcats quarterback Brendan Sorsby played mistake-free football, completing 20 of 29 passes for 270 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. He added a rushing touchdown early in the fourth quarter.
Oklahoma State (1-6, 0-4) was undone by costly penalties and an inability to convert on fourth down. After pulling within 28-17 in the third quarter, the Cowboys were outscored 21-0 in the fourth quarter. Despite rushing for 228 yards on 48 carries and possessing the ball for nearly 37 minutes, two turnovers in the fourth quarter shut the door on a potential upset.
