Saturday's College Football: Mercer rallies past WCU; FVSU, GMC, CGTC cruise; Tech’s O struggles at Tech; Around the SEC, ACC, South, and Nation
Area/state boxscores linked in scoreline when available
Central Georgia Tech 42, River City Prep 0
Fort Valley State 42, Morehouse 20
Mercer 44, Western Carolina 34
Mcgee runs for 223 yards and two long touchdowns as Mercer rallies past Western Carolina
Bears emerge from another early hole
GMC JC 31, Snow College 24, OT
Keneen Phillips went in from the 3 in overtime and Freddy Perez added the PAT to lift GMC JC to the overtime road win.
The Bulldogs trailed 14-10 at halftime and the teams traded third-quarter touchdowns. GMC took the lead in the fourth on Chris Coopers’ 65-yard TD pass to Trenton Smith with 12:10 left, but Snow forced OT with a 34-yard field goal with 42 seconds left.
GMC won despite four fwer first downs and 137 fweer passing yards, the Bulldogs holding a 196-124 rushing advantage. Snow ran 85 plays for 377 yards to 58 for 314 for GMC.
State
Virginia Tech 21, Georgia Tech 6
Drones accounts for 3 TDs to help Va. Tech beat Georgia Tech
Jackets’ defense performs well, offense slumps
App State 33, Georgia State 26
Aguilar throws for 299 yards and 3 TDs, and App State beats Georgia State to snap a 3-game skid
Southern Utah 28, West Georgia 17
Berry throws 2 TD passes to help Southern Utah beat West Georgia
SEC
Ewers throws for 3 TDs as No. 5 Texas beats No. 25 Vanderbilt in ‘culture’ win
Reed comes off bench to run for 3 second-half TDs to help No. 14 Texas A&M beat No. 8 LSU
No. 18 Mississippi uses big third quarter, 9 sacks to beat Oklahoma
Miller rushes for 2 TDs, No. 15 Alabama picks off 3 passes in 34-0 win over No. 21 Missouri
Hunter rushes for career-high 278 yards, 2 touchdowns to rally Auburn past Kentucky
Freeze with the Tigers against Kentucky after arriving a day late because of illness
Green throws 5 TD passes, runs for 1 TD and Arkansas blows out Mississippi State
ACC
No. 6 Miami remains unbeaten, topping Florida State in rivalry game
Hampton, Jones have big days, Tar Heels end skid
Bachmeier throws 3 TD passes and Wake Forest holds off Stanford
No. 22 SMU beats Duke in OT after Blue Devils fail to convert winning 2-point conversion
South
Wallace runs for 3 TDs, Van Andel kicks 4 FGs as Arkansas State holds off Troy
Henigan’s late TD pass to Taylor gives Memphis win over Charlotte
Houser throws 5 TDs, East Carolina has big offensive day
Johnson scored 2 of The Citadel’s 4 rushing TDs in win over Samford
King runs for two TDs, ETSU defense stymies Wofford
Laible throws for 2 touchdowns as Tennessee Tech rallies past Charleston Southern
Barnett, James Madison maintain safe distance from Southern Miss
Hurst throws for 297 yards, Presbyterian scores five times on ground in win over Stetson
McElvain throws 3 TD passes, Malachi Henry catches 2, and Central Arkansas tops North Alabama
Bullock, Fluff Bothwell rally South Alabama over UL Monroe
Florida A&M beats Southern behind Richardson’s 2 TD passes
Quinn’s late TD run lifts Texas Southern over Grambling
King caps a Norfolk State comeback, Spartans hold off Howard
Mulligan rushes for 171 yards and 2 TDs, and Jackson State beats Bethune-Cookman
Johnson, Burns guide Prairie View A&M to big lead and hold off Texas A&M Commerce
Phoenix leads South Carolina State to most points since 2011 in 69-35 rout of Delaware State
Hagens accounts for 4 TDs, directs big finish as UAPB defeats Mississippi Valley State
Keye throws two TD passes, leads Alabama State past Alabama A&M in Magic City Classic
Florida A&M beats Southern 24-6 behind Daniel Richardson’s 2 TD passes
Brown scores on two long passes, highlights Campbell’s 21-7 win over North Carolina A&T
National
Gabriel has 3 TD passes and leads No. 1 Oregon to a 38-9 rout of No. 20 Illinois
Pribula helps No. 3 Penn State overcome loss of Allar in 28-13 victory over Wisconsin
Howard throws for 3 touchdowns, but No. 4 Ohio State is sloppy in 21-17 win over Nebraska
No. 11 BYU beats UCF 37-24, remains undefeated in Big 12 heading into second off week
No. 12 Notre Dame knocks error-prone No. 24 Navy from unbeaten ranks
Backup QB Tayven Jackson and defense help No. 13 Indiana stay perfect with 31-17 win over Washington
Tennant kicks go-ahead 51-yarder, No. 16 K-State stops Kansas on 4th down to preserve 29-27 win
Loveland’s 2 TD catches and 2-point conversion help Michigan beat Michigan State
Michigan and Michigan State throw punches, push and shove after Wolverines beat rival Spartans
Johnson leads Iowa’s 28-point third-quarter outburst in 40-14 win over Northwestern
Brosmer throws season-high 4 TD passes as Minnesota routs Maryland 48-23 to win third straight
Baylor beats Oklahoma State 38-28 to end 8-game home Big 12 losing streak
Marchiol throws for 2 TDs, West Virginia scores on 3 fourth downs to beat Arizona
Jack Martin’s 43-yard field goal as time expires sends Houston past Utah
Owen accounts for 3 TDs, Ohio beats Buffalo
Mendoza throws for career-high 364 yards as Cal routs Oregon State
QB Brungard pulls double duty in helping Youngstown St. top North Dakota 41-40 in OT
FCS top-ranked North Dakota State rolls to 59-6 win over Murray State for 8th straight victory