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
Mercer 24, ETSU 6
Peevy and James connect on 14 passes for 285 yards and 2 TDs
Big second quarter propels Bears
Fort Valley State 38, Savannah State 24
Big third quarter lifts Wildcats
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
Stoops: ‘They beat us from the start to the finish’
Five things about the Wildcats’ part of Saturday
West Laurens grad D’Eryk Jackson did his part for Kentucky, leading the Wildcats with 11 tackles.
Georgia Tech 23, Miami 20
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Great reactions, ala “Old School”: “I think I just blacked out”
Cristobal explains baffling decision in historic loss
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
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