College football roundup: Mercer, UGA, Tech get Ws, rough days for FVSU, GMC, GSUs, KSU; Around the SEC/ACC, South, top 25, nation

Sam Houston 24, Kennesaw State 21

Owls lose lead, then lose on last-second field goal

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Mercer 38, The Citadel 16

Mercer uses 3 takeaways to keep The Citadel winless

Bears efficient in win

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Albany State 13, Fort Valley State 7

Wildcats’ offense shut down in Fountain City Classic

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            There was a battle of Houston County kickers. FVSU’s Daniel Gibbs (Veterans) averaged 56.5 yards on two kickoffs, and made his lone PAT kick, but missed field-goal tries of 40 ad 37 yards, and had one blocked. Eli Mashburn (Warner Robins) was 1 of 2 on PATs, and averaged 51.3 yards on three kickoffs.

College of DuPage 37, GMC 21

Georgia Tech 45, Virginia 17

King, Smith power Georgia Tech in 45-17 victory at Virginia

Jackets do some dismantling

Key happy all the way around

Surging UVA falls flat in lopsided home loss to Georgia Tech

Barber: Virginia loses that winning feeling in blowout loss to Georgia Tech

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Georgia 30, Missouri 21

Stackhouse has key late pick as No. 1 Georgia holds off No. 14 Missouri

UGA notes, injury update

Drinkwitz could’ve been happier with officiating

Bulldog run D grinds through

Lassiter shines in new role

Stackhouse gets his ‘Brock Bowers’ moment with game-changing interception in Georgia football win

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James Madison 42, Georgia State 14

McCloud throws 4 TD passes, runs for 2 TDs to lead JMU over Georgia State

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Texas State 45, Georgia State 24

Ex-Auburn QB Finley accounts for 5TDs to help Texas State roll Georgia Southern

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Around the SEC/ACC

Take That, Tyler: Clemson, Swinney hold off No. 12 Notre Dame

Milroe runs, passes No. 8 Alabama over No. 13 LSU, Daniels leaves with injury

No. 4 Florida State earns spot in ACC title game by pulling away from Pitt

Judkins’ late TD lets No. 11 Mississippi rally over Texas A&M

Guerendo’s 3 run TDs help No. 15 Louisville dominate Virginia Tech in ACC second-place showdown

Hunter runs for 2 TDs in 1st quarter as Auburn beats Vandy 31-15

Pick-6 from West Laurens’ Jackson keys Kentucky win

Arkansas beats Florida 39-36 in OT to end a 6-game skid and win for the first time in the Swamp

NC State bowl eligible after win over Miami

Rattler and Leggette and takeaways help South Carolina in Gamecock Bowl win over Jacksonville State

Around South (SEC/ACC states)

Seth Henigan’s 5 total TDs lead Memphis past South Florida 59-50

Dual-threat Raynor paces Arkansas State past Louisiana-Lafayette for 37-17 win

Pavia, Tiavaasue lead New Mexico State to fifth straight win, beating Middle Tennessee

Aguilar throws 3 touchdown passes, Appalachian State defeats Marshall 31-9

Southern Miss uses 4 takeaways to beat Louisiana-Monroe 24-7

Salter’s 4 TD passes help Liberty beat Louisiana Tech 56-30, improve to 9-0

Bess, Ruff lead Charleston Southern to 35-21 victory over Tennessee State

Furman rallies past Chattanooga 17-14 to earn share of SoCon title

Shannon, Rice lead big comeback in VMI’s 31-24 victory over East Tennessee State

Roberts’ clutch TD catch gives UT Martin 44-41 overtime win over Tennessee Tech

Connley leads Prairie View A&M over Arkansas-Pine Bluff 38-14

Alabama State rides Stewart-Johnson combo to 17-6 victory over Grambling

Walk-on QB Trexler Ivey helps Charlotte rally from 17-point deficit, beat Tulsa 33-26 in OT

Do-it-all Vasko rallies Coastal Carolina past Old Dominion with less than a minute left

McElvain, Hale lead Central Arkansas to 27-14 victory over North Alabama

Around the Top 25

No. 2 Michigan routs Purdue 41-13 despite potential distractions of NCAA sign-stealing investigation

Sparked by Hancock’s 93-yard pick 6, No. 3 Ohio State rallies from halftime deficit to beat Rutgers

Johnson runs for 256 yards, 4 TDs in No. 5 Washington’s high-octane 52-42 win over No. 24 USC

Nix throws 4 TD passes and runs for 2 more scores in No. 6 Oregon’s 63-19 rout of California

Two late FGs help No. 7 Texas beat 25th-ranked Kansas State 33-30 in OT

Gordon runs for 137 yards, 2 TDs as Oklahoma St. tops No. 10 Oklahoma to win last scheduled Bedlam

No. 16 Oregon State latest to keep Colorado in check

Army’s swarming defense forces 6 turnovers in 23-3 win, deals No. 17 Air Force first loss of season

Bryson Barnes throws for a career-high 4 TDs to lead No. 18 Utah past Arizona State 55-3

Pratt, Keys, defense help No. 21 Tulane grind past East Carolina 13-10 in AAC

No. 22 Kansas holds off Iowa State 28-21 to reach 7-win mark for first time since 2008

Around the nation

Stevens nails 53-yard field goal in closing seconds as Iowa beats Northwestern 10-7 at Wrigley

Cook sets Northern Iowa scoring record in 50-6 romp over Western Illinois

West Virginia gets strong rushing efforts from Jahiem White and CJ Donaldson in a 37-7 win over BYU

Illinois stuns Minnesota 27-26 on TD pass by Paddock in final minute after late QB switch for injury

FCS No. 1 South Dakota State runs win streak to 23 with 33-16 win over North Dakota State

E.J. Warner throws for 402 yards, 4 TDs and Temple tops Navy 32-18

Montana State routs Northern Arizona 45-21 for 25th straight home win

Leachman scores on fumble return, pick-6 to help Alcorn State beat Southern 44-21

Smith TD run and 2-pt conversation in OT lifts Houston over Baylor 25-24

Running wild, UTSA subdues North Texas on the ground for 37-29 win to remain unbeaten in AAC