Saturday college FB: Tech, King turn the Orange blue; Mercer, QB put on clinic in rout: FVSU scores late for road win; GMC JC wins, GSU-Boro falls; Around the SEC, ACC, top 25, nation, south
CENTRAL GEORGIA/STATE
Boxes/stat packages in bold scoreline, if available
AREA
Touchdowns and milestones for Mercer in epic rout
Braelen Morgan hauled in a 24-yard pass from Saadiq Teel with 2:36 left in the fourth quarter to give the Wildcats the road win.
Lane took a 19-16 lead on Nick Billoups’ 30-yard run on the final play of the third quarter, but the PAT kick was blocked by Joey Samples.
The Wildcats (3-5/3-3) got in the red zone but were intercepted, then ended a long drive with a field goal attempts from 24 yards that was blocked. FVSU’s defense held again, and the Wildcats took over on Lane’s 32 for the game-winning drive.
GMC JC 21, Snow 7
CGTC vs. Jacksonville Athletic Academy (no score posted as of 2 a.m.)
STATE
Georgia Tech 41, Syracuse 16
King accounts for 5 TDs as No. 7 Georgia Tech beats Syracuse
Brown calls his team a Transformer. Is there any hope for a team without a head?
Arkansas State 34, Georgia Southern 24
Raynor runs for 3 TDs to help Arkansas State rally past Georgia Southern
Wydner’s 2 TDs late lead West Georgia past Central Arkansas, spoiling Bears’ upset bid
SEC
Late pick-6 helps lift Auburn to first SEC win over Arkansas
ACC
Calvert’s 50-yard field on last play lifts Wake Forest past SMU
Pitt’s Mason Heintschel throws for 423 yards and 3 TDs as the Panthers roll by N.C. State
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST
Orth’s 3 TD passes ignite second-half surge and Chattanooga routs Samford
Smith’s 2 second-half TDs push Furman over The Citadel
Lochow runs for 2 TDs, Dayton picks off 3 passes as Flyers end 11-game Blue Hose win streak
Johnson III, Jamal Hailey lead Florida A&M to 43-35 victory over Southern
Houston rushes for 2 TD’s for ETSU in 14-10 win over Wofford
Parson accounts for 6 TDs in Austin Peay’s 56-28 win over North Alabama
Atkins throws 4 TDs, Smith catches 2 in South Carolina State’s 51-20 rout over Norfolk State
Body tallies 6 scores to lead Alabama State to 56-13 beatdown of Alabama A&M
Gresock scores 4 TDs as Gardner-Webb overpowers Lindenwood
Charleston Southern scores 14 points in 4th, blocks late FG try to beat Eastern Illinois
SOUTH/MID ATLANTIC
Joseph throws 3 TD passes then Old Dominion holds on for 24-21 win over App State
Reagan Jr. the OT hero in Howard’s 33-27 win over Morgan State
SOUTH/GULF
McCormick’s late field goal helps Grambling upset Jackson State 26-24 in HBCU Classic
Braxton’s 4 touchdown passes power Southern Miss in 49-21 victory over UL Monroe
Sam Vidlak, Kylon Harris, Gavin Rutherford help Stephen F. Austin top East Texas A&M
Nicholls rolls past McNeese 31-7 behind Rodrigue and Brock Jr. to snap a 6-game losing streak
Prairie View A&M wins fourth straight game
Lamar scores 24 unanswered points in 41-14 victory over Northwestern State
SOUTH/SOUTHWEST
Hoover throws a TD pass and TCU outlasts West Virginia
Jackson scores 4 TDs, wins it 37-34 for Rice in double overtime over UConn
TOP 25
Fisher’s early interception, Mendoza brothers’ TD runs help No. 2 Indiana roll past UCLA
Reed produces 4 TDs and No. 3 Texas A&M races away from No. 20 LSU
Bernard’s 2 late TDs help ‘unbreakable’ No. 4 Alabama rally past South Carolina
No. 6 Oregon survives lackluster performance with 21-7 win over Wisconsin
Chambliss leads No. 8 Mississippi to 34-26 victory over No. 13 Oklahoma
Fletcher Jr. has career-best three TDs, No. 9 Miami rolls past Stanford 42-7
No. 10 Vanderbilt edges No. 15 Missouri for Commodores’ best start since 1941
Satuala’s pick-6 lets No. 11 BYU pull away for 41-27 win over Cyclones and another 8-0 start
Williams scores twice right away as No. 14 Texas Tech routs Oklahoma State
No. 16 Virginia edges North Carolina in overtime on J’Mari Taylor’s TD run
Aguilar throws three touchdowns to lead No. 17 Tennessee over Kentucky
Memphis rallies for 34-31 win over No. 18 South Florida
Brown helps No. 19 Louisville run away from Boston College
Sorsby throws 2 TD passes, runs for a score in No. 21 Cincinnati’s 41-20 win over Baylor
No. 22 Texas beats Mississippi State 45-38 in overtime
Boston’s big day helps Washington beat No. 23 Illinois and match its 2024 win total
Weigman runs for 2 TDs, Houston holds off No. 24 Arizona State
Haynes runs for 152 yards and 2 TDs as No. 25 Michigan beats Michigan State
NATIONAL/EAST
Horvath runs for 4 scores and Navy outscores FAU 42-32 for program-tying 10th straight win
Simon’s 5 TDs lead Temple past Tulsa in 38–37 OT thriller
NATIONAL/MIDWEST
Finn leads fourth-quarter rally as Miami (Ohio) beats Western Michigan 26-17, stands alone atop MAC
Mark Gronowski helps Iowa extend winning streak with 41-3 victory over Minnesota
Nebraska grinds out winning touchdown drive after blowing lead, beats Northwestern
Rutgers cashes in on late fumble, knocks off Purdue
Kansas State beats Kansas 42-17 for 17th straight Sunflower Showdown win
Townsend accounts for 3 TDs, Central Michigan beats UMass 38-13, extends Minutemen’s skid
Finley throws two TDs, runs for another in Akron’s 24-16 win over Buffalo
Navarro throws for 315 yards, 2 TDs and Ohio defeats Eastern Michigan
Clark finds Wayne Harris on trick play for late TD as Kent State tops Bowling Green
NATIONAL/NEAR WEST
Kaminski, Sawyer Seidl lead North Dakota to 46-17 victory over Indiana State
Pennington guides Northern Arizona to 31-18 victory over Idaho State
Payton with 4 TDs, leads undefeated North Dakota St. past previously unbeaten South Dakota St.
Anderson tosses 2 TDs and Wyoming defense stymies Colorado State
NATIONAL/FAR WEST
Freshman QB Byrd Ficklin shines in first start as Utah runs over Colorado
Zevi Eckhaus accounts for 3 TDs as Washington State beats Toledo
Harper throws 3 TDs, Gbatu Jr. has 108 yards receiving, UC Davis beats Northern Colorado
Scores/boxes/summaries
No. 2 Indiana 56, UCLA 6
No. 7 Georgia Tech 41, Syracuse 16
No. 8 Ole Miss 34, No. 13 Oklahoma 26
No. 16 Virginia 17, North Carolina 16
Memphis 34, No. 18 South Florida 31
Nebraska 28, Northwestern 21
Rutgers 27, Purdue 24
Wake Forest 13, SMU 12
Kansas State 42, Kansas 17
Old Dominion 24, Appalachian State 21
Kent State 24, Bowling Green 21
Ohio 28, Eastern Michigan 21
San Diego 40, Davidson 28
Dayton 35, Presbyterian 19
Drake 31, Marist 17
Georgetown 31, Bucknell 24
Harvard 34, Princeton 14
Wagner 24, Duquesne 13
Yale 35, Penn 13
Auburn 33, Arkansas 24
Akron 24, Buffalo 13
Tennessee Tech 42, Southeast Missouri St. 23
Delaware State 35, North Carolina Central 26
Cornell 30, Brown 24
Morehead State 17, Valparaiso 13
St. Thomas (Minn.) 52, Stetson 10
Lehigh 27, Fordham 6
Colgate 29, Holy Cross 28
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Maryville (Tenn.) 44, Southwestern (Texas) 13
Christopher Newport 52, William Paterson 7
Hope 19, Adrian 17
Kalamazoo 30, Albion 26
Washington & Jefferson 56, Waynesburg
Salisbury 31, Rowan 28
Trinity (Texas) 19, Centre College 14
Mount St. Joseph 52, Franklin 21
Charleston Southern 17, Eastern Ill 16
West Georgia 18, Central Arkansas 17
South Carolina State 51, Norfolk State 20
Illinois State 21, South Dakota 13
Youngstown State 51, Murray State 17
Furman 24, The Citadel 14
Albany State 31, Benedict College 3
Wheaton 28, WashU 24
Concordia Wisconsin 47, Concordia Chicago 20
Western Illinois 17, Tennessee State 16
Rice 37, UConn 34
New Mexico 33, Utah State 14
Eastern Washington 23, Weber State 20
UC Davis 27, Northern Colorado 16
Gardner-Webb 48, Lindenwood 20
Tarleton State 31, Eastern Kentucky 7
SE Louisiana 38, Houston Christian 14
Southern Illinois 31, UNI 17
Mercer 62, VMI 0
Allen 28, Tuskegee 13
No. 4 Alabama 29, South Carolina 22
No. 10 Vanderbilt 17, No. 15 Missouri 10
No. 11 BYU 41, Iowa State 27
Washington 42, No. 23 Illinois 25
Washington State 28, Toledo 7
Iowa 41, Minnesota 3
San Diego State 23, Fresno State 0
Pitt 53, NC State 34
Southern Miss 49, UL Monroe 21
Navy 42, Florida Atlantic 32
Temple 38, Tulsa 37
Northern Illinois 21, Ball State 7
Central Michigan 38, UMass 13
Miami (Ohio) 26, Western Michigan 17
Alabama State 56, Alabama A&M 13
Howard 33, Morgan State 27
Chattanooga 49, Samford 13
East Tennessee State 14,| Wofford 10
No. 14 Texas Tech 42, Oklahoma State 0
No. 21 Cincinnati 41, Baylor 20
Idaho 45, Portland State 6
Austin Peay 56, North Alabama 28
North Dakota 46, Indiana State 17
Nicholls 31, McNeese 7
No. 22 Texas 45, Mississippi State 38
Lamar 41, Northwestern State 14
Arkansas Tech 17, Henderson State 6
TCU 23, West Virginia 17
Northern Arizona 31, Idaho State 18
Brevard College 34, Greensboro 7
7 p.m. | Wisconsin at No. 6 Oregon | FS1
No. 9 Miami (Fla.) 42, Stanford 7
Arkansas State 34, Georgia Southern 24
Troy 35, Louisiana 23
7 p.m. | Stephen F. Austin at East Texas A&M | ESPN+
No. 3 Texas A&M 49, No. 20 LSU 25
No. 19 Louisville 38, Boston College 24
No. 25 Michigan 31, Michigan State 20
Wyoming 28, Colorado State 0
No. 17 Tennessee 56, Kentucky 34
Houston 24, No. 24 Arizona State 16
Montana State 34, Cal Poly 17
Southern Utah 28, Utah Tech 7
UT Rio Grande Valley 56, UIW 28
North Dakota State 38, South Dakota State 7
10:15 p.m. | Colorado at Utah | ESPN