Saturday college FB: Mercer takes SoCon title outright; Stockton best QB in UGA-Texas; Jackets survive; Georgia Southern runs wild; Around the state, SEC, ACC, South, nation, Top 25
CENTRAL GEORGIA/STATE
Boxes/stat packages in bold scoreline, if available
CENTRAL GEORGIA
Mercer throttles Chattanooga, clinches second straight outright title
Another big day for Atkinson, defense
Mocs routed by SoCon football champion Mercer in another road humbling
STATE
Georgia Tech 36, Boston College 34
Birr kicks 23-yard FG with 11 seconds left as No. 14 Georgia Tech rallies for win over BC
'Terrible Feeling': Everything BC O'Brien said
Stockton accounts for 5 touchdowns to outshine Manning
Inside Georgia football's aggressive play calling in second half vs Texas
CJ Allen injury update: Georgia star LB leaves game vs Texas with left leg injury
No. 5 Georgia perfectly utilizes onside kick to put away No. 10 Texas
Arnold has 267 yards rushing, accounts for 4 TDs, Georgia Southern beats Coastal Carolina
Coastal Carolina loses game to Georgia Southern, and possibly its QB
Rio-Wilson throws 3 TD passes as Marshall wins 30-18 over Georgia State
Caden Creel, Cam Cook lead Jacksonville State past Kennesaw State 35-26 in Conference USA showdown
Murrell has touchdown running and receiving, West Georgia blanks Utah Tech
SEC
LSU gets first win under interim coach Frank Wilson against Arkansas
Petrino rips officials in fiery halftime interview vs. LSU
McGowan’s three touchdowns power Kentucky to win
Hardy rushes for career-best 300 yards, 3 TD to help Missouri beat Mississippi State
ACC
Castellanos runs for two TDs, passes for another as Florida State routs Virginia Tech
Wake Forest rides Carlos Hernandez’s big plays, defense past North Carolina
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST
Parson tallies 265 passing yards, Austin Peay beats Samford
Hedden, James connect for pair of scores in Furman’s 32-14 win
Houser’s late touchdown pass rallies East Carolina to 31-27 victory over Memphis
Hurst throws for 237 yards and 2 TDs as Presbyterian gets past St. Thomas
Harris makes 3 interceptions and Gardner-Webb takes advantage of 4 takeaways in 30-14 win over TSU
Pesansky rallies Florida International past Liberty 34-27 in OT
Modest’s TD run proves to be game-winner in Wofford’s 16-14 win over The Citadel
Franklin’s late TD run helps UT Martin beat Charleston Southern
Clark leads two late drives in the 4th to push Elon past Campbell
Tisdale Jr. throws for 371 yards, 3 TDs to lead Western Kentucky over Middle Tennessee
RJ Johnson III strikes last for Florida A&M in 26-23 win over Alabama A&M
SOUTH/GULF
Bishop Davenport, Kentrel Bullock rally South Alabama past UL Monroe
Jackson accounts for 3 TDs, Jones adds 100-yard pick-6 and Texas State beats Southern Miss
Davis runs for 2 TDs, leads Alcorn State over Grambling
Jake Retzlaff accounts for 3 TDs as Tulane beats Florida Atlantic
Stephen F. Austin beats Lamar, wins 9th straight and clinches share of Southland title
Lee has career game with 134 yards, 3 TDs in Nicholls’ win over Northwestern State
Terrell Jr., Davenport, Miller each eclipse 100 yards in Jackson St. win over Bethune-Cookman
Cooper’s 3 TDs helps Texas Southern to comeback win over Southern
Gabalis throws 4 TD passes, Hines runs for 2 TDs as Tarleton State beats N. Alabama
Alabama State routs Mississippi Valley State, remains tied atop SWAC East Division
Dennis, Bingmon, McDowell each score twice in Prairie View A&M’s rout of Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Southeastern Louisiana puts together a strong defensive performance in win over Incarnate Word
TOP 25
No. 1 Ohio State dominates UCLA 48-10 with highlight plays from Peoples and Styles
Mendoza throws 4 TDs to lead No. 2 Indiana over Wisconsin
No. 3 Texas A&M pulls off biggest comeback in school history to beat South Carolina
Texas A&M Police relieve officer of assignment after confronting Nyck Harbor
Lacy helps No. 6 Ole Miss rally past Florida for 34-24 win and Rebels fans chant ‘We want Lane!’
LB’s TD: Jacob Rodriguez strikes Heisman pose again as No. 8 Texas Tech routs UCF 48-9
Love and No. 9 Notre Dame overwhelm No. 23 Pittsburgh
No. 11 Oklahoma travels with its defense again and upsets No. 4 Alabama
No. 12 BYU crushes TCU 44-13, snapping five-game skid against the Horned Frogs
No. 15 Utah has 3 TD runs of more than 60 yards in 55-28 win at Baylor
Beck throws 3 TDs, No. 16 Miami rolls over N.C. State
No. 17 Southern California scores final 19 points, keeps CFP hopes alive with win over Iowa
Zvada’s 31-yard field goal as time expires lifts No. 18 Michigan over Northwestern
Morris throws 2 TDs as No. 20 Virginia beats Duke
Aguilar throws for 204 yards and a TD, runs for score as No. 21 Tennessee tops New Mexico State
Fifita becomes Arizona’s all-time leader in TD passes in win over No. 22 Cincinnati
No. 24 James Madison extends winning streak to 8 games with win over Appalachian State
Heidenreich becomes Navy’s all-time receiving yards leader as Midshipmen beat No. 25 South Florida
NATIONAL/EAST
Corr makes 53-yard field goal as time expires and Harvard beats Penn 45-43 for share of Ivy title
NATIONAL/MIDWEST
Allen, Ross each score twice in Penn State’s 28-10 win over Michigan State
Altmyer throws two TD passes, Illinois hands Maryland 6th straight loss
Illinois State scores 28 points in 1st quarter, goes on to beat South Dakota State
Brungard throws for 3 TDs, runs for 3 more, and Youngstown State blasts Indiana State
NATIONAL/NEAR WEST
Sims (Georgia Tech) throws 3 TD passes, Arizona State edges West Virginia to keep Big 12 hopes alive
North Dakota State rolls to 15th straight win, over Northern Iowa
Cooke accounts for 3 TDs to help Idaho St. beat Weber State
McKinney, Layne score TDs, New Mexico defeats Colorado St. in defensive battle
Fenner grabs 3 TDs, game-winning 2-pt for South Dakota in wild 53-51 5OT win over Southern Illinois
Dye has 39 carries for 181 yards and 3 TDs, Southern Utah beats Central Arkansas
NATIONAL/FAR WEST
Mohammed rushes for career-high 3 touchdowns, Washington trounces Purdue
Williams’ TD run with 9 seconds left pushes Sacramento State over Idaho
Eckhaus throws TD pass, runs for 2 scores to lead Washington State over Louisiana Tech