Central Georgia Sports ReportComment

Saturday college FB: Mercer pulls away, GMC and CGTC win, FVSU falls at West Georgia; Bulldogs roll, Jackets struggle down the stretch, GSU battles Houston, more state; SEC, ACC, South, top 25, nation

Central Georgia Sports ReportComment
Saturday college FB: Mercer pulls away, GMC and CGTC win, FVSU falls at West Georgia; Bulldogs roll, Jackets struggle down the stretch, GSU battles Houston, more state; SEC, ACC, South, top 25, nation

SEC

No. 1 Texas outlasts No. 14 Tennessee in Knoxville as Simmons gets 5 sacks

Simmons’ 5-sack day marred only by a vulgar celebration when he mimics urinating on field

No. 21 Florida serves notice to the rest of the SEC with its takedown of No. 4 Ole Miss

No. 8 Alabama starts strong, overwhelms South Carolina to remain unbeaten

Leavitt’s accuracy and Kiffin’s 4th-down call ignite No. 10 LSU in a win over No. 23 Texas A&M

Taylor leads 4th-quarter rally and No. 24 Mississippi State beats No. 19 Missouri

Brown has a pair of scores, special teams add a score and Auburn edges Vanderbilt 

Baxter, Patterson and Barnes rush for 100 yards, Kentucky rolls over South Alabama

Jackson impresses as Arkansas snaps 12-game skid vs FBS opponents with win over Tulsa

ACC

Wake Forest scores ‘ugly’ upset on the road, takes down No. 16 Louisville 
Mensah throws for 338 yards and 3 TDs, No. 6 Miami rolls past Central Michigan
Jennings becomes SMU’s career passing leader as No. 22 Mustangs overcome Missouri State
Wesco’s punt return TD leads Clemson to a win over Cal
Daniels, Kromah lead Florida State to 34-7 rout of Central Arkansas

Scott’s TD run helps NC State shake off blown lead, Vanderbilt loss by beating Appalachian State
Virginia bounces back, takes care of business against Delaware
Duke QBs throw 5 TD passes in romp past William & Mary
Overton Jr.'s 76-yard TD run lifts Virginia Tech to comeback win over BC in nor’easter
Heintschel passes for 6 touchdowns as Pitt improves to 4-0

SOUTHEAST

Creel’s 241 yards passing, 119 rushing yards give Jacksonville State win over Middle Tennessee
Tisdale Jr. racks up 309 passing yards, 4 TDs in Western Kentucky’s win against Mercyhurst
Winfield rushes, throws for TDs to lead Louisiana-Lafayette over Charlotte
South Florida beats Bowling Green to improve to 4-0 for the first time since 2018
East Carolina scores 6 TDs in first half to cruise past North Carolina Central

Jenkins and UCF defense deliver win over TCU
Leatherwood throws 5 touchdown passes, rallies Tennessee Tech past Wofford
Leary’s 4th-quarter TD pass helps push West Florida past Southeast Missouri State
Veltkamp, Ervin lead Florida Atlantic’s rout of Louisiana-Monroe 
Brosterhous throws for 242 yards and 2 TDs to help Utah State beat Troy

Pickett-Hicks has third 100-yard rushing game, South Carolina State gets by Bethune-Cookman
Coleman throws 4 TD pass, James Madison cruises past Old Dominion
Sixkiller throws for 308 yards and 5 TDs and Campbell scores 31 straight to ease past Hampton 
Kohl’s TD helps Florida International beat Long Island University
NC A&T gets first win behind defense, freshman kicker, beating Rhode Island

TOP 25

Carr throws for 3 TDs, runs for another to help No. 3 Notre Dame rout rival Purdue

Smith ties Ohio State record with 4 TD catches as No. 7 Buckeyes beat Illinois

Romaine has 2 quick pick-6s as No. 11 Texas Tech beats Sam Houston for 11th home win in row

Raiola leads No. 20 Oregon past No. 12 Southern Cal’s

Oregon QB Moore leaves field on cart, in neck brace after late hit from Southern Cal’s Stephens
Wisconsin scores twice in last 4 minutes, rallies to beat No. 13 Penn State
Fast-starting Utes get career-high 174 yards from Wayshawn Parker in win over Iowa State
No. 17 Iowa drives for last-play TD to beat No. 18 Michigan

NATION

A perfect day for Florida teams, with Canes, Gators, FSU, UCF, USF, FIU and FAU all winning Saturday

East

Jorge Diaz Nicolas’ field goal in final seconds lifts Marshall over Gardner-Webb

Mid-South

Turner rushes for 200 yards and 2 TDs as Tulane survives Southern Miss

Midwest

Jones County’s Richter throws 3 TD passes, 2 long to Hammer, Toledo dominates San Diego State
Colandrea’s two TD passes and stout defense lifts unbeaten Nebraska past Michigan State
Tabb, Payne lead Cincinnati over Kansas State in Big 12 opener
Rosa and Vezza score 2 TDs each as Ohio romps Stonehill
DeShields accounts for 3 TDs, Kent State tops Ball State in MAC opener

McComb leads Miami (Ohio) victory over UConn
Brungard scores 3 rushing TDs and Wyche-El adds 2 in Youngstown State’s win over South Dakota

Plains/Southwest

Mestemaker throws for 389 yards and 3 TDs as Oklahoma State beats West Virginia
Lagway throws 2 touchdown passes to help Baylor hold off Colorado in Big 12 opener
McCown passes for 303 yards and 3 TDs as UTSA beats Colorado State
New Mexico beats New Mexico State in the 116th edition of the Rio Grande Rivalry
Boise State beats Western Michigan behind Madsen’s 3 TD passes

Thomas has 167 total yards and 3 touchdowns to lead UNLV past Akron
White runs for 133 yards, 4 TDs to lead North Texas to rout over Houston Christian
Aiden McCown, Caleb Holmes propel Lamar past Nicholls in Cardinals’ Southland opener
Johnson, Basinger combine for 4 TDs to help South Dakota State run over Eastern Illinois

West

UCLA stays unbeaten with a drubbing of hapless Maryland
Fifita throws 4 touchdown passes in Arizona’s win over Washington Stat