College FB Report: Bama stops Georgia, winning streak; Tech takes thriller, but the call …; Mercer comes back, FVSU wins on road; Around the state, SEC, ACC, South, Top 25, nation
CENTRAL GEORGIA/STATE
Boxes/stat packages in bold scoreline, if available
GMC JC 38, Monroe 13
No box score posted as of noon Sunday, and website lists a 0-0 tie.
Fort Valley State 27, Tuskegee 20
Wildcats get first wiin for new coach
Mercer 38, East Tennessee State 34
Miller runs for 172 yards and 2 touchdowns, Mercer mounts 38-34 comeback win
Bears rally late and then hold on
River City Prep at Central Georgia Tech
No score posted anywhere as of noon Sunday
No. 16 Georgia Tech 30, Wake Forest 29, OT
King’s TD, stop on 2-point try help No. 16 Georgia Tech hold off Wake Forest 30-29 in OT
Was Georgia Tech football offsides vs Wake Forest late in fourth quarter?
ACC confirms missed offside call
James Madison 35, Georgia Southern 10
Harris-Lopez’s TD return, JMU’s defense spark win over Georgia Southern in Sun Belt opener
Kennesaw State 24, Middle Tennessee 16
Kennesaw St. wins third straight game, tops Middle Tennessee
No. 17 Alabama 24, No. 5 Georgia 21
Simpson accounts for 3 TDs as No. 17 Alabama never trails and beats No. 5 Georgia
Halftime adjustments too little, too late for Georgia defense
Bulldogs' inability to pressure Simpson loomed large
Smart: 'We've got to do a better job of affecting the quarterback'
Mother’s tears, son’s embrace: Perfect night for Simpson
Smart explains fourth-down call
West Georgia 27, Southern Utah 24
Holden kicks 46-yard FG late to help West Georgia move to 5-0 with 27-24 win over Southern Utah
SEC
Defense guides South Carolina to 35-13 victory over Kentucky
ACC
Mensah throws for two touchdowns, Nate Sheppard runs for two and Duke routs Syracuse
Moss throws 3 TDs as Louisville rallies past Pitt
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele throws late TD and Luke Ferrelli picked off a pass, lifting Cal past BC
Drones, Stewart lead Virginia Tech past N.C. State 23-21 in ACC opener
Stanford rallies from 12-point deficit to beat San Jose State
SOUTH
Hedden throws 2 TDs, Herbert has pick-6, Furman swamps Samford
Hayes rushes for pair of touchdowns in The Citadel’s 28-10 win over Chattanooga
Dickens leads air attack with 427 yards, 4 TDs and Western Carolina tops Campbell
Hawkins scores 3 times to lead North Texas to 36-22 win over South Alabama
Louisiana Tech forces 5 INTs, return 2 for touchdowns to beat UTEP
Winfield the second-half hero in Lousiana-Lafayette’s 54-51 2OT win over Marshall
Harris catches 2 TD passes, Wimbley rushes for 171 yards and Stephen F. Austin beats McNeese
Madsen throws 4 TDs, McCoy, Phelps return picks for TDs and Boise State rolls past App State
Charleston Southern ends 14-game skid with late touchdown to beat SC State
UL Monroe snaps 15-game losing streak against Arkansas State
Kansas State finds its stride: Wildcats secure first Big 12 win with 34-20 victory over UCF
Desrosiers’ 90-yard TD part of Memphis’ big offensive night in 55-26 win over Florida Atlantic
Pittman scores 2 TDs early, Southern Miss beats Jacksonville State
Joseph throws 3 TD passes and Old Dominion shuts down Liberty in the 4th
Smith’s 94-yard pick-6 helps Tennessee Tech beat Tennessee St.
Texas Southern scores in final minutes, tops Mississippi Valley State for first win of the season
McDowell runs for 98 yards and TD, helps Prairie View A&M beat Grambling
Morgan throws for 2 TDs, Davenport runs for 2, Jackson State tops Southern 38-13 in Boombox Classic
TOP 25
No. 1 Ohio State pulls away to beat Washington
Oregon outlasts Penn State 30-24 in double overtime
Chambliss’ 385 scrimmage yards propels No. 13 Mississippi past No. 4 LSU
Texas A&M defense shines in 16-10 win over Auburn
No. 11 Indiana gets late touchdown to beat Iowa
Becht runs for 3 touchdowns, No. 14 Iowa State beats Arizona
No. 15 Tennessee rallies to force OT and beat Mississippi State
Pavia throws 5 TD passes, runs for a score to lead No. 18 Vanderbilt over Utah State
Pribula completes Missouri-record 21 straight passes, No. 20 Tigers beat UMass
Altmyer and Olano help No. 23 Illinois edge No. 21 Southern California
Carr matches freshman record with 4 TD throws as No. 22 Notre Dame routs Arkansas
Hagen scores late, Bachmeier throws 2 TD passes as No. 25 BYU rallies to beat Colorado
NATIONAL
Robertson throws 4 TDs as Baylor ruins Oklahoma State’s first game without fired coach Gundy
Northwestern holds on for 17-14 win over UCLA, spoiling interim Bruins coach Tim Skipper’s debut
Dampier throws career-high 4 TD passes, runs for a score and Utah beats West Virginia
Navarro throws for 2 touchdowns and runs for 2 more as Ohio beats Bowling Green
Gillman runs for 142 yards and 2 TDs, Montana beats Idaho
Washington State rides Zevi Eckhaus, defense to 20-3 victory over Colorado State
South Dakota State rolls past Mercyhurst 51-7 behind Mason’s 3 TD passes, Jackrabbits move to 4-0