Saturday's college football report: Mercer, FVSU, GMC, GSU, GSU; around the SEC, ACC, South, top 25, nation

Saturday's college football report: Mercer, FVSU, GMC, GSU, GSU; around the SEC, ACC, South, top 25, nation

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Boston College 38, Georgia Tech 23

Ware County grad Castellanos runs for 2 TDs to lead resurgent Boston College past Georgia Tech

Failure to play all four dooms Jackets

Good, bad, interesting for Eagles

Good, bad, ugly for Jackets

Tech takeaways

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GMC 32, Gordon State 6

          The Bulldogs improved to 5-3 with their second straight win. They host Sussex County CC on Saturday.


Fort Valley State 31, Morehouse 3

Wildcats finally pull away for homecoming romp

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Georgia Southern 38, Louisiana-Monroe 28
Davisā€™ pick-6 helps Georgia Southern hold off UL Monroe 38-28

Good start, sluggish finish

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Mercer 31, Wofford 17
Carter Peevy and Mercer defense help Bears beat Wofford

Bears old off scrappy Terriers

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Georgia State 20, Louisiana 17

Graingerā€™s 2 TD passes, Pringleā€™s late INT helps Georgia State beat Louisiana-Lafayette

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Around the SEC/ACC

Dart has 246 yards of offense and 3 TDs, No. 13 Mississippi beats Auburn

Travis accounts for 3 TDs, No. 4 Florida State beats 16th-ranked Duke

Hollins and Washington help Virginia stun No. 10 North Carolina

Milroe, No. 11 Alabama stage huge second-half rally, top No. 17 Tennessee

Daniels throws for 3 TDs, runs for another score as No. 19 LSU routs Army 62-0

Schrader runs for 159 yards, 2 TD to help No. 20 Missouri beat South Carolina

Without Van Dyke, Miami rallies and stuns Clemson 28-20 in double OT thriller

Third-string QB throws late TD pass as Wake Forest tops Pitt

 

Around South (SEC/ACC states)

Brown, Wright rally South Florida over UConn

Huff accounts for 3 TDs in Furmanā€™s win over WCU in SoCon showdown

Stanton runs for 2 TDs again, leads Samford over VMI

Chattanooga improves to 5-1 in Southern, rolls past ETSU

Jones rambles for 127 yards in Charlotteā€™s win over East Carolina

Franklin has 127 yards, TD as UT Martin beats Charleston Southern

McCallā€™s 2 TD passes spark Coastal Carolina over Arkansas State

Last-minute touchdown by Wicks lifts Old Dominion ver Appalachian State

Gantā€™s 4 TD runs propel Tennessee State over D-IIā€™s Lincoln (CA)

Blood helps pace Southern to 28-18 win over Bethune-Cookman

Alcorn State tops Arkansas-Pine Bluff, moves into a share SWAC West lead

Morganā€™s two TDs lead Jackson State past Mississippi Valley State, 21-6

Moussa accounts for 3 TDs, FAMU beats Texas Southern for 12th straight SWAC win

 

Around the Top 25

AP Top 25 Takeaways: James Franklin and Penn State still chasing elite; Big 12 race takes a twist

McCarthy throws 3 TD passes in 1st half, No. 2 Michigan routs Michigan State

 Michigan State shows Hitlerā€™s image on videoboards in pregame quiz before loss to No. 2 Michigan

No. 3 Ohio State beats No. 7 Penn State 20-12 in pivotal Big Ten matchup

Powell returns late interception 89 yards for TD, No. 5 Washington survives Arizona State

Oklahoma survives UCF after Knights miss late conversion try

Texas survives Houston scare after controversial late spot

Nix sets NCAA mark for most career starts, leads No. 9 Oregon over Washington State

No. 14 Utah hits a field goal at the gun for a 34-32 victory over No. 18 Southern California

Larrier throws a 94-yard touchdown and No. 22 Air Force shuts down Navy

Pratt accounts for 4 TDs as No. 23 Tulane tops North Texas 35-28

Minnesota wins at Iowa for 1st time since 1999, beating No. 24 Hawkeyes 12-10 for Floyd of Rosedale

Carson Steele runs for 3 TDs on his birthday, No. 25 UCLA routs Stanford

 

Around the nation

BYU forces five turnovers to beat Texas Tech

Gordon romps for 282 yards, 4 TDs, Oklahoma State outlasts West Virginia

Haarberg runs and passes for touchdowns, Nebraskaā€™s defense shines

Lockeā€™s TD pass caps 18-point fourth-quarter Wisconsin comeback win

South Dakota State pushes winning streak to 21 games

Brown has 142 yards, including 88 yard TD, to lead Gardner-Webb past Eastern Kentucky

UNLVā€™s Pizano makes 6 field goals to help Rebels past Colorado State

New Mexico snaps nationā€™s longest conference losing streak at 14