Saturday college FB: Auburn handles Mercer, Georgia cruises, Pitt stuns Tech, KSU perfect at home, GSUs fall; Around the state, SEC, ACC, South, nation, Top 25

Saturday college FB: Auburn handles Mercer, Georgia cruises, Pitt stuns Tech, KSU perfect at home, GSUs fall; Around the state, SEC, ACC, South, nation, Top 25

CENTRAL GEORGIA/STATE

Boxes/stat packages in bold scoreline, if available

CENTRAL GEORGIA

Auburn 62, Mercer 17

Knight accounts for 6 TDs in his first career start as Auburn rolls Mercer 

Auburn linebacker reveals the exact moment the defense finally ‘woke up’ against Mercer

How Auburn avoided overlooking Mercer with the Iron Bowl looming

3 takeaways from Auburn’s blowout win over Mercer

Jacobs disappointed with execution, but ready for Bears to move on

STATE
Georgia 35, Charlotte 3

Walker runs for 3 TDs and Frazier adds 2 scoring runs as No. 4 Georgia overwhelms Charlotte 35-3

Georgia thrilled with Bo Walker’s big day: ‘I think I'm more happy than he is

Georgia addresses 3 questions

Pittsburgh 42, Georgia Tech 28

Pitt holds off No. 15 Georgia Tech to stay alive in ACC race

Key somber, emotional

Pitt throttles No. 15 Georgia Tech early, hangs on to keep ACC title game hopes alive

Notes

          Warner Robins grad Isiah Canion had a big game, with four catches for 67 yards and two touchdowns, coming up with a huge leaping catch to set up his fourth-quarter touchdown catch

Old Dominion 45, Georgia Southern 10

Hargrove scores 3 TDs, Joseph leads ground game in Old Dominion’s 45-10 win over Georgia Southern

Helton surprised, disappointed

Troy 31, Georgia State 19

Crowder throws for 361 yards and 4 TDs, Troy beats Georgia State

Kennesaw State 41, Missouri State 34

Odom throws go-ahead TD pass with 27 seconds remaining as Kennesaw State beats Missouri State

Owls win thriller over Bears, finish unbeaten at home

 

Albany State defeats Valdosta State in playoff thriller; Benedict up next

SEC

Sellers accounts for four TDs in South Carolina 51-7 rout of Coastal Carolina

Ramos kicks 2 FGs, LSU beats Western Kentucky

ACC

Clemson clinches bowl eligibility with 45-10 win over FCS-member Furman

Fake FG call, Castle’s 3 rushing scores help Duke hold off rival UNC 32-25 and become bowl eligible

Kevin Jennings accounts for 4 TDs in SMU’s victory over Louisville to keep ACC title hopes alive

Ashford throws for three TDs as Wake Forest whips Delaware 

Stanford beats Cal 31-10, ends four-game losing streak in the Big Game

SOUTH/SOUTHEAST

UCF keeps bowl hopes alive with 17-point rally over Oklahoma State

Gagliano leads Middle Tennessee to first CUSA win of season, 31-17 over Bearkats

Byrum Brown’s 5 total touchdowns lead USF to 48-18 rout of UAB

Colton Phares recovers fumble with 55 seconds left to secure App State’s 26-24 victory over Marshall

Fayard throws 3 TDs, Modest scores 2 rushing TDs, Wofford defeats Chattanooga 35-13

Devontae Houston runs for 2 TDs and ETSU closes regular season with 28-26 victory over The Citadel

Mongomery’s final minute rush puts Presbyterian over Marist

Atkins throws 2 TD passes and South Carolina State wins showdown with Hornets for MEA

Dickens’ breaks Southern Conference single-season passing TD record in Western Carolina’s 48-6 win

 

McCown throws for 5TDs and UTSA dismantles East Carolina

Bethune-Cookman scores late, beats Florida A&M 38-34 to end 4-game skid in Florida Classic

Tarleton State edges Austin Peay 45-44 in OT on failed 2-point try

Charleston Southern edges Tennessee State on Zolten Osborne’s second-quarter touchdown pass

Burnette has 25-yard TD run in OT, Louisiana Tech rallies to beat Liberty

Kejon Owen has 135 yards rushing and a TD, FIU beats Jacksonville State 27-21

Starks’ 279 yards and 3 TD passes, Reagan Jr.'s 3 TDs power Howard over Norfolk State 44-15

SOUTH/GULF

Bullock rushes for 3 TDs in South Alabama’s 42-35 win over Southern Mississippi

Jackson accounts for 4 TDs, leads Texas State over Louisiana-Monroe

McNeese stops two-point conversion try, hands Lamar potentially damaging loss

Smoot threw for 4 touchdowns as Alabama State beats Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Lockhart helps Jackson State beat Alcorn State 27-21 to clinch SWAC East Division

Peters accounts for 3 TDs, Bingmon runs for 2 more, PVAMU beats Mississippi Valley St. 59-6

Dye scores 3 TDs, sets program record in Southern Utah’s 36-34 2OT win over North Alabama

Morgan kicks game-winning FG to complete Tulsa’s comeback over Army, 26-25

TOP 25

Top-ranked Ohio State pulls away in 2nd half for 42-9 victory over Rutgers with Michigan up next

Reed’s 3 TD passes in 1st quarter propel No. 3 Texas A&M past Samford as Aggies improve to 11-0

Moore throws 2 TD passes and No. 6 Oregon derails No. 16 USC’s CFP hopes with a 42-27 win

No. 8 Oklahoma defeats No. 23 Missouri 17-6, moves closer to possible College Football Playoff spot

Jeremiyah Love scores 3 TDs as No. 9 Notre Dame overwhelms injury-ravaged Syracuse 70-7

No. 10 Alabama cruises past FCS opponent Eastern Illinois 56-0 with Iron Bowl up next

Martin runs for career-high 222 yards to help No. 11 BYU beat Cincinnati 

Pavia throws for career-high 484 yards as No. 12 Vanderbilt routs Kentucky

Dampier leads No. 13 Utah’s rally for wild 51-47 win over Kansas State

Beck’s 4 TD passes carry No. 14 Miami past Virginia Tech

Manning has 4 TDs passing, 1 rushing and 1 receiving as No. 17 Texas beats Arkansas

Substitute RB Kuzdzal runs for 100 yards and 3 TDs to lift No. 18 Michigan over Maryland 45-20

No. 20 Tennessee dominates Florida and wins in the Swamp for the first time since 2003

Knight scores on 58-yard run as No. 21 James Madison rallies to beat Washington State 24-20

No. 22 North Texas beats Rice 56-24 behind huge passing attack led by Mestemaker and Young

Retzlaff stars as No. 24 Tulane beats Temple

No. 25 Houston misses late field goal in 17-14 loss to TCU

NATIONAL/EAST

Thompson, Jones each grab pick-6’s as Holy Cross rolls Georgetown 42-7 at Fenway

Reno’s 3TDs leads Yale upset over Harvard 45-28 in 141st The Game

NATIONAL/MIDWEST

Dupree runs for 2 TDs, Wisconsin beats Illinois 

Allen becomes Penn State’s career rushing leader as Nittany Lions pound Cornhuskers

Drew Stevens’ field goal caps Iowa’s comeback in 20-17 win over Michigan State

Toledo beats Ball State 38-9 in a MAC finale

Olsen’s 3rd field goal of game lifts Northwestern to wild 38-35 win over Minnesota

 Becht throws for 3 TDs and Iowa State snaps 3-game skid against Kansas

NATIONAL/NEAR WEST

Earle tallies 5 TDs to lead Abilene Christian to UAC title beating Central Arkansas

FCS top-ranked NDSU wins 62-7 to complete undefeated regular season

Henry’s desperate TD throw in OT sends South Dakota State past North Dakota 34-31

Nevada hangs on to beat Wyoming 13-7 on day Cowboys retire Josh Allen’s number

Gaines and Sherrod each run for 2 TDs, Boise State beats Colorado State

Layne, Damon Bankston propel New Mexico to 20-3 victory over Air Force

NATIONAL/FAR WEST

Brown’s career night keeps Arizona State in Big 12 title hunt with 42-17 win over Colorado

Pinnick, Fisher carry UC Davis to 31-27 win over Sacramento State, possible FCS playoff spot

Scores/boxes/summaries

(Includes Division II playoffs)

No. 3 Texas A&M 48, Samford 0
No. 8 Oklahoma 17, No. 22 Missouri 6
Wake Forest 52, Delaware 14
Army 26, Tulsa 25
No. 1 Ohio State 42, Rutgers 9
No. 13 Miami (Fla.) 34, Virginia Tech 17
SMU 38, Louisville 6
Northwestern 38, Minnesota 35
Iowa State 38, Kansas 14
North Carolina Central 33, Morgan State 14
Western Carolina 48, VMI 6
Brown 35, Dartmouth 28
Yale 45, Harvard 28
Merrimack 27, Fordham 26
Kutztown 52, Bentley 0 (DII First Round)
Muhlenberg 34, Union 26 (DIII First Round)
LaGrange 24, Framingham State 21 (DIII First Round)
Susquehanna 38, Washington & Jefferson 32 (DIII First Round)
Springfield 21, Cortland 7 (DIII First Round)
Lehigh 42, Lafayette 32
No. 4 Georgia 35, Charlotte 3
Old Dominion 45, Georgia Southern 10
James Madison 24, Washington State 20
Arizona 41, Baylor 17
Tennessee Tech 20, UT Martin 17
South Carolina State 28, Delaware State 17
Southern Illinois 37, Illinois State 7
Murray State 31, Indiana State 17
East Tennessee State 28, The Citadel 26
Dayton 42, Davidson 14
Drake 17, Morehead State 10
Presbyterian 29, Marist 25
San Diego 42, Stetson 8
Colgate 38, Bucknell 19
Penn 17, Princeton 6
Albany State 35, Valdosta State 30 (DII First Round)
Ferris State 65, Northwood 14 (DII First Round)
Hanover 23, Grove City 15 (DIII First Round)
Coe 44, Concordia-Wisconsin 7 (DIII First Round)
Wheaton (IL) 76, Crown (MN) 14 (DIII First Round)
Assumption 23, Indiana (PA) 20 (DII First Round)
Frostburg State 21, Johnson C. Smith 7 (DII First Round)
California (PA) 27, Virginia Union 24 (DII First Round)
Newberry 45, Kentucky State 24 (DII First Round)
Ashland 32, Minnesota Duluth 7 (DII First Round)
Minnesota State 37, Findlay 14 (DII First Round)
Western Illinois 29, Gardner-Webb 24
Wofford 35, Chattanooga 13
No. 10 Alabama 56, Eastern Illinois 0
Auburn 62, Mercer 17
Kennesaw State 41, Missouri State 34
Nevada 13, Wyoming 7
Toledo 38, Ball State 9
Montana State 31, Montana 28
Charleston Southern 7, Tennessee State 6
Lindenwood 30, Southeast Missouri State 13
Southern Utah 36, North Alabama 34 (OT)
South Dakota State 34, North Dakota 31 (OT)
Youngstown State 35, UNI 32
Duquesne 20, Robert Morris 17
Harding 38, Northwest Missouri State 16 (DII First Round)
Benedict 25, Wingate 24 (DII First Round)
West Florida 43, North Greenville 19 (DII First Round)
UIndy 57, Truman State 14 (DII First Round)
Pittsburg State 21, Chadron State 17 (DII First Round)
Appalachian State 26, Marshall 24
UConn 48, Florida Atlantic 45
Louisiana Tech 34, Liberty 28
Middle Tennessee State 31, Sam Houston 17
New Mexico State 34, UTEP 31
South Florida 48, UAB 18
Weber State 48, Northern Arizona 28
UIW 31, Houston Christian 10
Chapman 18, Whitworth 16 (DIII First Round)
UT Permian Basin 37, CSU Pueblo 24 (DII First Round)
No. 9 Notre Dame 70, Syracuse 7
No. 14 Vanderbilt 45, Kentucky 17
Florida International 27, Jacksonville State 21
South Alabama 42, Southern Miss 35
No. 7 Oregon 42, No. 15 Southern California 27
No. 17 Texas 52, Arkansas 37
Iowa 20, Michigan State 17
Duke 32, North Carolina 25
UTSA 58, East Carolina 24
Jackson State 27, Alcorn State 21
Bethune-Cookman 38, Florida A&M 34 (in Orlando, Fla.)
Howard 44, Norfolk State 15 (Audi Field in Washington, D.C.)
North Dakota State 62, St. Thomas (MN) 7
No. 24 Tulane 37, Temple 13
UCF 17, Oklahoma State 14
Troy 31, Georgia State 19
No. 12 Utah 51, Kansas State 47
No. 18 Michigan 45, Maryland 20
TCU 17, No. 23 Houston 14
Idaho State 37, Idaho 16
UC Davis 31, Sacramento State 27
Eastern Kentucky 33, Utah Tech 10
McNeese 21, Lamar 19
Holy Cross 42, Georgetown 7
Western Colorado 27, Central Washington 20 (DII First Round)
South Carolina 51, Coastal Carolina 7
Clemson 45, Furman 10
Texas State 31, UL Monroe 14
Cal Poly 43, Eastern Washington 34
Tarleton State 45, Austin Peay 44 (OT)
6 p.m. | East Texas A&M at UT Rio Grande Valley | ESPN+
New Mexico 20, Air Force 3
Pitt 42, No. 16 Georgia Tech 28
Penn State 37, Nebraska 10
Boise State 49, Colorado State 21
7:30 p.m. | Cal at Stanford | ACC Network
No. 20 Tennessee 31, Florida 11
Wisconsin 27, No. 21 Illinois 10
North Texas 56, Rice 24