College FB Report: Huge fourth quarter lifts UGA over Ole Miss; Georgia Tech starts, finishes strong vs. Duke; FVSU, GMC JC win; Around the SEC, ACC, Top 25, nation, South
CENTRAL GEORGIA/STATE
Boxes/stat packages in bold scoreline, if available
AREA
Fort Valley State 7, Savannah State 0
No information on the 3 p.m. game had been posted by Fort Valley State as of midnight.
Louisburg 42, Central Georgia Tech 35, OT
GMC JC 63, Andrew 7
STATE
Georgia Tech 27, Duke 18
Fumble return and late offense lead No. 12 Georgia Tech past Duke
Duke red-zone woes, offensive miscues prove costly
Tech notes
What we learned
Warner Robins grad Isiah Canion led Tech with 3 catches for 56 yards. Houston County grad Peyton Joseph played on the offensive line for the Jackets, and Dodge County’s Daylon Gordon saw action.
Georgia 43, Ole Miss 35
Bulldogs finish a quality comeback, ‘culture’ win
The difference between Gunner and Carson
Bulldogs' defense rose the occasion late to get the job done
Georgia addresses 3 questions
Kiffin trolls Smart during loss
Even before Saturday, it was a special week for tight end Lawson Luckie
Kiffin discusses defense after Rebels loss at Georgia
Chambliss explains what happened to unstoppable Ole Miss offense vs Georgia in fourth quarter
Notebook
Ole Miss notebook
Georgia Southern 41, Georgia State 24
Panthers collapse in 4th quarter, lose third straight in rivalry series
Fourth quarter blitz leads Georgia Southern to 41-24 win over Georgia State
Perry grad Cameran Brown went 29 of 38 for 280 yards and a touchdown for Georgia State, with a game-high 120 yards on 15 carries in his first start.
Macon County grad Marcus Sanders had 2 catches for 28 yards for the Eagles. Peach County grad Dorrian Smith had 6 tackles and a forced fumble.
Gabalis, Paige and Page lead unbeaten Tarleton State over West Georgia
SEC
Florida holds on to beat Mississippi State in what might have been Napier’s finale
Napier keeps role of a dead coach walking despite win over MSU
ACC
Jennings throws 2 TD passes as SMU avenges ACC title game loss to Clemson
Clemson receiver Bryant Wesco Jr. hospitalized after landing awkwardly on neck
Fagnano’s career-high 362 yards and 4 TDs lead UConn past Boston College
Pitt dominates Syracuse for third straight win
Florida State at Stanford
SOUTH
Samford secures first victory after VMI misses field goal in final minute
Orth throws 3 TD passes in final minutes to rally Chattanooga to wild win over ETSU
Dickens throws 5 touchdown passes to lead Western Carolina past The Citadel
Allen’s 3 rushing touchdowns lead North Alabama over Eastern Kentucky
Montgomery rushes for 3 touchdowns and Presbyterian stays undefeated with romp over Stetson
Fayard throws 2 TD passes, Javario Tinch’s pick-6 caps Wofford’s win over Furman
Barbie rushes for both overtime scores in Marshall’s win over Texas State
Osborne throws 4 TD passes to lead Charleston Southern over Western Illinois
Coastal Carolina rallies from 14-point second-half deficit to beat Appalachian State
Barnett III runs for 4TDs, throws for 2, and James Madison routs Old Dominion
New Hampshire rallies to beat Campbell in first-ever meeting
Taylor scores 2 TDS, helps Troy beat UL Monroe to remain undefeated in the Sun Belt
Retzlaff throws 2 touchdown passes in final 2 minutes and Tulane edges Army
Davis’ 98-yard touchdown catch sparks Southern Miss over Louisiana-Lafayette
Jackson returns from injury to power UCF past West Virginia
RJ Johnson III accounts for 2 TDs, FAMU beats Alcorn State
Visperas throws for 3 TDs, runs for another for undefeated Tennessee Tech
UT Martin combines balanced offense with 4 takeaways to beat Gardner-Webb
Mestemaker’s throws for 4 TDs, runs for another score as North Texas tops UTSA
Woodard’s 57-yard field goal gives Lamar win, preserves winning streak
McDowell rushes for pair of TDs for Prairie View A&M over Southern
Mississippi Valley State thumps independent Lincoln (CA) for first victory of season
TOP 25
Sayin throws 4 TD passes as No. 1 Ohio State throttles Wisconsin
Mendoza throws four TD passes and No. 3 Indiana overwhelms Michigan State
Reed throws for 280 yards and 3 TDs, runs for another score as No. 4 Texas A&M beats Arkansas
No. 6 Alabama stifles No. 11 Tennessee for its 4th straight win over a ranked team
Arizona State hands No. 7 Texas Tech its first loss with late drive
No. 8 Oregon follows first loss with romp over Rutgers
Pavia has No. 17 Vanderbilt off to best start in 75 years after beating No. 10 LSU
Price, Love spark No. 13 Notre Dame past No. 20 Southern California
No. 14 Oklahoma, Mateer get back on track with win over South Carolina
No. 15 BYU edges No. 23 Utah for third straight Holy War victory
Pribula’s TD run in the 2nd OT lifts No. 16 Missouri over Auburn
No. 18 Virginia uses tiebreaking safety to top Washington State
Brown, No. 19 South Florida run over Florida Atlantic
Shipley kicks 45-yard FG in OT to lift No. 21 Texas over Kentucky
UAB stuns No. 22 Memphis with goal-line stand, an emotional win for interim coach Mortensen
Sorsby has hand in 4 TDs in No. 24 Cincinnati’s victory over Oklahoma State
NATIONAL
Temple breaks loose in middle quarters, defeats Charlotte
Buffalo stages comeback in final minute to stun winless Massachusetts
Michigan takes advantage of Washington turnovers, pulls away to win 24-7 after 18-point loss to USC
Stone throws for 2 TDs, Olsen kicks 2 FGs: Northwestern rolls to 4th straight win, 19-0 over Purdue
Bangura, Brune combine for 5 TDs, 272 yards as ground game drives Ohio past Northern Illinois
Gleason throws career-high 4 TD passes in Toledo’s 45-10 win over Kent State
Brungard accounts for 5 TDs, 528 yards in Youngstown State’s upset 40-35 win over Illinois State
Finn passes for 2 touchdowns and runs for 2 more as Miami (Ohio) beats Eastern Michigan
Gronowski leads Iowa rally past Penn State
Hoover throws 3 TD passes as TCU beats Baylor 42-36 in game delayed more than 2 hours by lightning
Maddux Madsen, Dylan Riley power Boise State in 56-31 rout of UNLV
UCLA extends its turnaround, beating Maryland 20-17 with 3 late scoring drives led by Iamaleava
Sanchez’s field goal as time runs out lifts Houston over Arizona
Smith’s 2 TDs, Lee’s 2 interceptions lead South Dakota State to 35-14 win over Murray State