Saturday college football HQ: UGA, Tech, Mercer, FVSU, GMC all win; around the SEC/ACC, South, top 25, and nation

Saturday college football HQ: UGA, Tech, Mercer, FVSU, GMC all win; around the SEC/ACC, South, top 25, and nation

GMC 37, Louisburg 0

          The Bulldogs scored their second-most points, and recorded their second shutout, in the game in Cayce, S.C.

          GMC, 4-3, hosts new program Gordon State on Oct. 21.

Tennessee State 27, Kennesaw State 20

Gant runs for 2 touchdowns, helps lead Tennessee State to over Kennesaw State

Record crowd at homecoming watches fifth straight loss

Box score

Mercer 24, ETSU 6

Peevy and James connect on 14 passes for 285 yards and 2 TDs

Injury stymies Bucs

As did two suspensions

Big second quarter propels Bears

Box score

Fort Valley State 38, Savannah State 24

Big third quarter lifts Wildcats

Box score

          West Laurens grad Brent Carr caught an 8-yard touchdown pass for Savannah State, finishing with 5 receptions for 75 yards. Washington County’s Shamarcus Poole led the Tigers with 35 yards on 5 carries.

          Veterans alum Daniel Gibbs drilled a 41-yard field goal for FVSU. Peach County grads Cedric Hillmans and Tim Alderman teamed for 12 tackles, Alderman with a half sack. Trojan alum Justin Harris had a late interception.

Georgia 51, Kentucky 13

No sluggish start, no problem for Georgia and Beck

The biggest thing Kirby Smart learned about his team

Defense continues to excel on third down

UGA notebook

Stoops: ‘They beat us from the start to the finish’

Five things about the Wildcats’ part of Saturday

Where does Beck’s start rank?

Keyed all keyed up

Box score

          West Laurens grad D’Eryk Jackson did his part for Kentucky, leading the Wildcats with 11 tackles.

Georgia Tech 23, Miami 20

Gritty Jackets stun Miami in final seconds

Devastating mistakes cost Hurricanes

Great reactions, ala “Old School”: “I think I just blacked out”

Cristobal explains baffling decision in historic loss

Box score

 

Around the SEC/ACC

Trey Benson runs for 200 yards, 2 TDs to help No. 5 Florida State beat Virginia Tech 39-17

No. 24 Louisville beats No. 10 Notre Dame behind 143 yards, 2 TDs from Jordan

Milroe, Burton lead No. 11 Alabama past A&M to take control of West

No. 14 North Carolina in full control with Maye accounting for 4 touchdowns

No. 16 Mississippi scores 10 in fourth to rally past Arkansas

Daniels dazzles in rallying No. 23 LSU to shootout win over No. 21 Missouri

Florida rebounds from Kentucky debacle, handles Vanderbilt

Clemson’s D leads way in win over Wake, gives Swinney record-tying 165th victory

Swinney talks about Howard, record

Morris throws for four TDs, NC State snaps Marshall win streak

Rogers throws 3 TD passes before injury, Mississippi State tops WMU

 

Around South (SEC/ACC states)

Texas Tech beats Baylor 39-14 with 4 TDs by Morton and Brooks’ fourth 100-yard rushing game in row

Vidal runs wild with 245 yards, 3 touchdowns in Troy’s 37-3 win over Arkansas State

Stanton scores twice and Samford topples Wofford

Neal, Hishaw showcase Kansas run game, Jayhawks run over UCF

Huff throws for pair of touchdowns in Furman win over The Citadel

Wicks scores go-ahead touchdown, Henderson makes key stop in Old Dominion victory over Southern Miss

Bradley passes for 303 yards, 3 TDs to help South Alabama rout ULM

Brown Jr. runs for 4 TDs, Zeno passes for 4 as UAB beats USF 

Williams throws 2 TD passes to Anderson, Campbell holds off Hampton

Criss accounts for 4 TDs - 2 in the final 6 minutes - to help La.-Lafayette beat Texas State 

Moussa, Florida A&M roll to 11th-straight SWAC win beating Southern 26-19

Richard, Collier spearhead N.C. Central comeback over Elon

South Carolina State rolls past D-III foe Virginia Lynchburg

Alabama State defense sparks win over Bethune-Cookman

Dent & Dowling connect for a TD in OT, UT Martin edges EIU

Redd’s 99-yard KO return, 52-yard reception spark Lindenwood past Tennessee Tech

Jackson State jumps out early and cruises past Alabama A&M

Late TD pass, McKelton INT lift Alcorn State over Grambling

Around the  Top 25

Top 25 takeaways

Winners and losers

No. 2 Michigan romps past Minnesota with pair of pick-6s for 17th straight Big Ten win

Williams finds the end zone once more in triple OT, and No. 9 USC survives Arizona

Dillon Gabriel’s late TD pass lifts No. 12 Oklahoma over No. 3 Texas 34-30

Boomer Sooner: Gabriel late TD pass as No. 12 Oklahoma beats No. 3 Texas in Red River rivalry

McCord, Harrison and No. 4 Ohio State roar back in the second half to bury Maryland 37-17

UCLA rallies in the fourth quarter to take down No. 13 Washington State 25-17

Wyoming beats No. 24 Fresno State, ends 2nd-longest win streak in the nation at 14 games

Around the nation

Johnson returns from injury to rush for 134 yards in Hawkeyes’ win over Purdue

Arizona State snatches defeat from the jaws of victory against Colorado

Tecza’s pair of long TD runs pushes Navy past North Texas

Gabbert throws for 2 TDs and Miami (Ohio) eases to 5th straight win

Harris propels UTSA past Temple

Rourke passes for 3 TDs, runs for another in Ohio’s romp