Peach State college football roundup (plus South, Southeast, and national)
Georgia 45, Ball State 3
The shutout was broken with a full 9:05 left in the game, but only by a field. Ball State’s other good note was holding Georgia scoreless in the fourth quarter.
Freshman CJ Allen of Lamar County had three tackles for Georgia.
Dogs ride punt return TD, 3 picks
Defense still chasing perfection
Tyler 52, GMC 28
Georgia Tech 48, S.C. State 13
Jackets undaunted by weather delay, sharp in all phases
FVSU 40, Clark Atlanta 17
Weather delayed kickoff, and delayed Fort Valley State hammering Clark Atlanta.
The Wildcats scored 30 second-half points to roll in the SIAC opener. Eight different players caught passes for FVSU from quarterback Kelvin Durham, who was 18 of 26 for 198 yards and two touchdowns, no interceptions.
FVSU’s defense, keyed in part by Macon County grad Landon Austin, held CAU to 15 first downs and 39 yards rushing.
Georgia Southern 49, UAB 35
Brin, Georgia Southern claim shootout win as the QB accounts for 3 TDs in win over UAB
Chattanooga 27, Kennesaw State 20
Comeback falls just short for Owls
Mercer 48, Morehead State 22
Big second half puts it away for Bears
Georgia State 35, UConn 14
Grainger, Carroll top 100 yards rushing
Around the Southeast
Ewers, No. 11 Texas upset No. 3 Alabama with fourth-quarter surge
No. 9 Tennessee rallies past stubborn Austin Peay, 30-13
Daniels throws for 5 TDs and 269 yards for No. 14 LSU
No. 4 Florida State scores most points in Norvell era
Auburn rallies past mistake-prone California
Van Dykes throws 5 TD passes in Miami’s statement win over No. 23 Texas A&M
Miami A-A S Kinchens carted off after scary injury
No. 17 North Carolina edges Appalachian State in 2 OTs
Waters helps No. 21 Duke follow up Clemson win
No. 25 Clemson, QB Klubnik bounce back to roll
Leary throws for 4 TDs and Kentucky rallies twice to outlast Eastern Kentucky
No. 10 Notre Dame beats NC State for 29th straight regular-season win against ACC teams
James Madison spoils Virginia’s UVA Strong celebration on TD pass with 55 seconds left
Virginia RB Hollins scores first TDs since he was wounded in shooting
South Carolina’s Rattler stays hot, throwing for 345 yards and 3 TDs
Florida runs wild, ends a 4-game skid with romp
Sonic Boom, Boomer’s 55-yard FG as time expires lifts UCF over Boise State
WCU beats defending Southern Conference champion Samford
Sprague, Bazil, Allen-Johnson account for all TDs in Bethune-Cookman’s win over Savannah State
Harris, Webb lead South Alabama past SE Louisiana
Brown has 2 TDs to help push Coastal Carolina past Jacksonville State
Hajj-Malik Williams accounts for 4 TDs to lead Campbell in rout of The Citadel
Brown throws for 3 TDs, runs for 2 for USF
Around the South
Dart rallies No. 20 Ol’ Miss past No. 24 Tulane
Jefferson’s two touchdowns lead Arkansas past Kent State, 28-6
Mississippi State forces 5 turnovers, needs OT to hold off Arizona in OT
Trick play and Ali’s 3 TDs help Marshall past ECU
Maryland rebounds after allowing 2 early TDs, beats Charlotte
Ex-UGA QB Daniels passes for 401 yards, Rice stuns Houston in double OT
Around the nation
Colorado Mesa, helped by lineman’s touchdown pass, defeats San Diego in overtime
No. 2 Michigan rolls on without suspended coach
McCord stakes claim to Ohio State QB job with win over YSU
Southern Cal marches out to 49-point first half
Penix Jr. throws 3 more TD passes, leads No. 8 Washington
No. 12 Utah scores 2 TDs in final 2 minutes to rally over Baylor
Nix, No. 13 Oregon rally past Texas Tech, Shough loses to former team
Facing uncertain future, Washington State upsets No. 19 Wisconsin 31-22
Gabriel’s 4 TD passes lead No. 18 Oklahoma over SMU
Colorado hammers mistake-prone Nebraska
Hawkeyes reclaim Cy-Hawk Trophy after holding off Iowa St. late