College FB Report: Georgia cruises past Kentucky; defense dominates for Mercer; FVSU falls at homecoming; GMC JC wins, CGTC stopped; Around the state, SEC, ACC, South, Top 25, nation
CENTRAL GEORGIA/STATE
Boxes/stat packages in bold scoreline, if available
AREA
Central State 18, Fort Valley State 14
Central State spoils Wildcats’ homecoming
Southwest grad Travion Searcy returned a blocked field goal 78 yards late in the third quarter in what proved to be the game-winner.
And afterward …
GMC JC 69, Louisburg (N.C.) 14
Freshman Atkinson throws 5 TD passes in Mercer’s 45-21 win over Samford
Hatcher happier with second-half improvement
Veterans grad Preston Bird caught a 63-yard touchdown pass for Samford, finishing with four catches for 78 yards. Tattnall alum Brayden Smith caught four passes for 65 yards and two touchdowns for Mercer.
Andrew College 28, Central Georgia Tech 24
STATE
Georgia offense and defense started strong
Stoops a little ornery at thoughts of departing
‘Selfless’ Dillon Bell earns opportunity
“Golden nuggets’ pay off for Geoergia D on forced fumble by Lamar County’s Bell
James Madison 14, Georgia State 7
Barnett, Knight each have TD runs to help James Madison get past Georgia State
Chris Parson’s 5 total touchdowns power Austin Peay in 44-30 win over West Georgia
Stubblefield throws 2 TDs and Jones blocks punt as SC State rolls Savannah State
ACC
Clemson rolls out of open date by beating North Carolina 38-10 in Swinney-Belichick coaching matchup
True freshman Mason Heintschel leads Pitt to 48-7 rout of Boston College
Ashford leads Wake Forest to 30-23 road win at Virginia Tech
Bailey throws for four TDs as N.C. State rolls past Campbell
Jennings passes for career-high 4 TDs, as SMU beats Syracuse
Duke starts slow then rolls past California
SOUTH
Dickens completes 46 consecutive passes to break record in Western Carolina’s 23-21 win over Wofford
Miller’s 95-yard pick-6 seals Furman comeback over ETSU
Durant, Ingram lead ground game in Chattanooga’s 21-14 win over VMI
Hellums runs for 3 touchdowns, Army defense contains Kitna for win over UAB
Kansas’ defense stymies UCF to escape
Joseph accounts for 5 TDs and Old Dominion cruises past Coastal Carolina
App State’s goalline stand preserves win over Oregon State
Thomas Jr. and Frederick score in Elon’s win against Towson
Viorel kicks winner, Jones catches Hail Mary in Gardner-Webb’s win over Charleston Southern
Kilcrease accounts for 3 TDs, Meadows runs for TD in overtime to lift Troy past South Alabama
Lewis throws 3 touchdown passes, runs in another as Memphis rides turnovers to win over Tulsa
Veltkamp pours in 3 TDS, leads FAU over Rice
Jackson scores twice as SE Louisiana powers past McNeese
Stone throws 4 TD passes, Abilene Christian cruises past North Alabama
Visperas throws 4 TD passes, 3 to Robinson, and Tennessee Tech flies past Western Illinois
JaCobian Morgan throws 4 TD passes, runs for score as Jackson State beats Alabama A&M
Body, Kuykendall lead Alabama State to big win over Bethune-Cookman
Myers throws for 223 yards in Central Arkansas’ win against Utah Tech
Kyndon Fuselier scores on 88-yard punt return in 4th to lift Lamar past Nicholls
Prairie View holds on to beat Alcorn State
Jackson scores twice as SE Louisiana powers past McNeese
TOP 25
Sayin, defense propel top-ranked Ohio State to rout of Minnesota
Beck throws 4 TD passes to help No. 3 Miami hold off No. 18 Florida State
No. 5 Oklahoma rolls past Kent State as QB Hawkins produces 4 TDs while filling in for Mateer
Concepcion has 2 TD catches to lead No. 6 Texas A&M past Mississippi State
UCLA stuns No. 7 Penn State with Iamaleava’s 5 touchdowns, ends 16-game skid against Top-10 teams
Lagway improves, Wilson shines in his debut and Florida upsets No. 9 Texas in the Swamp
Simpson, Miller lead No. 10 Alabama to victory over No. 16 Vanderbilt
No. 11 Texas Tech dominates Houston to improve to 5-0
Cincinnati uses good start to take down No. 14 Iowa State
Underwood and Justice Haynes lead No. 20 Michigan to 24-10 win over Wisconsin
Moore has 2 interceptions and No. 21 Notre Dame beats Boise State
Altmyer throws for career-high 390 yards and No. 22 Illinois beats Purdue
Taylor’s OT run lifts No. 24 Virginia to a 30-27 victory over Louisville
NATIONAL
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Heidenreich, Horvath lead Navy to win over Air Force
Simon, Smith rally Temple in second half for win over UTSA
Hoover accounts for 5 TDs as TCU beats Colorado
Nebraska breaks away from the Spartans late to win
Miami (Ohio) rallies to beat Northern Illinois in MAC opener for both teams
Kelly-to-Magwood touchdown caps Ball State’s rally in win over Ohio
Hawkins’ kick after Redding’s long pick-6 helps lift Baylor past Kansas State
Washington storms back from a 20-point deficit, hands Maryland first loss
Kaminski throws 4 touchdowns as North Dakota rolls over Northern Iowa
Payton, Kpeenu lead dominant ground game in North Dakota State’s win over Illinois State