Saturday's College Football: Heartbreak before inspiration before heartbreak in Tuscaloosa; Mercer rolls on the road; GMC, CGTC win; The GSU bowl went to …?; KSU falls again; SEC, ACC, South, National

Saturday's College Football: Heartbreak before inspiration before heartbreak in Tuscaloosa; Mercer rolls on the road; GMC, CGTC win; The GSU bowl went to …?; KSU falls again; SEC, ACC, South, National

Boxscores linked in scoreline when available

 

GMC JC 45, Monroe College 20

            The Bulldogs opened a 17-0 halftime lead and kept Monroe at bay.

            Walker Hicks got GMC going with a 31-yard interception return two minutes into the game. Keenan Phillips added a 28-yard run nine minutes later, and the Bulldogs were off.

            GMC racked up 25 first downs and 397 yards of offense on 63 plays. The defense held Monroe to eight yards on 23 rushes.

            Phillips went for 87 yards, Trequan Jones 94, and Trevon Kinchen 72

 

Central Georgia Tech 7, Clayton State 6

 

Mercer 22, Wofford 3

Johnson’s 40-yard pick-6 sparks 5-0 Mercer past Wofford 22-3 for third straight SoCon win
Mercer stymies No. 23 Wofford for best start in school history

Georgia Southern 38, Georgia State 21

Georgia Southern claims inaugural Georgia Grown Bowl
Helton calms Eagles at crucial time
Panthers fall flat

UT-Martin 24, Kennesaw State 13

Smith has 123 yards, 2 TDs to lead UT Martin to 24-13 win over Kennesaw State
Kennesaw State Falls to Skyhawks

Alabama 41, Georgia 34

Slow start, huge hole
Williams ‘like a simulation’ Alabama teammate says of surreal WR
First half ‘catastrophic’
Milroe after Georgia win: ‘I trust Ryan Williams’
Smart talks
DeBoer talks
3 takeaways from Alabama football’s thrilling victory vs. Georgia
UGA notes

North Alabama 25, West Georgia 16

Smith throws 2 TD passes to help North Alabama get first win, 25-16 over West Georgia

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SEC

Kentucky upsets No. 6 Mississippi with late TD and missed FG by Rebels in final minute

No. 21 Oklahoma rallies late, stuns Auburn for first-ever SEC win

'You get tired of silver linings': Auburn players reflect

Manning leads No. 1 Texas over Mississippi State as Longhorns earn first SEC victory

Nussmeier’s career night leads LSU to romp of South Alabama

Reed throws for 2 touchdowns and runs for another in No. 24 Aggies’ win over Arkansas

 

ACC

No. 17 Clemson wears down Stanford with Klubnik’s 5 TDs and defense’s 3 takeaways

No. 16 Notre Dame holds off No. 15 Louisville comeback for victory

Louisiana makes its late FG, Wake Forest misses as Ragin’ Cajuns take road win

SMU dominates struggling Florida State to win its ACC debut

Bailey, strong defense guide NC State past Northern Illinois

McCord throws for 4 touchdowns, 385 yards and Syracuse defeats Holy Cross

Duke rallies from 20 points down, beats rival North Carolina

Backup QB Grayson James’ late TD toss lifts Boston College past Western Kentucky

South

Horvath throws for two long TDs and Navy improves to 4-0 with win over UAB

Mensah throws for 3 TDs and Tulane routs South Florida to begin AAC play

Memphis rides Mario Anderson Jr., Brandon Thomas to victory over Middle Tennessee

Sanders throws for 290 yards, 3 TDs to lead improved Colorado to rout of UCF

ETSU makes marathon trip worth it with win over The Citadel

Artopoeus and Whatley combine for 3 TDs and Chattanooga gets 1st win

Mascoe Jr. and Sincere Brown connect for 3 TDs, Campbell gains wild win over Delaware St

Garcia has 3 TDs, Perez kicks 3 field goals to give East Carolina win over UTSA in AAC opener

Hardy scores only TD to push UL Monroe past Troy in  SBC opener

Wilson scores in final minute to lift Charlotte past Rice in AAC contest

Earle’s 4th-quarter TD pass to Fitzpatrick sends Marshall to win over Western Michigan

Young scores with :24 left to give Old Dominion its first win, beating Bowling Green

FIU outlasts Louisiana Tech for win in Conference USA opener

Morrissey, Carter lead with 2 TDs apiece to get Eastern Kentucky past Robert Morris

Morris-Walker’s 55-yard pick-6 sparks Richmond to a win over Elon in CAA opener

Tennessee Tech runs for 340 yards and 5 TDs in win over Gardner-Webb

Gant’s late 19-yard TD run helps give Tennessee State victory over Charleston Southern

Florida Atlantic pulls away in second half to beat Wagner

Phoenix throws 3 2nd-half TD passes, South Carolina State pulls away, beats North Carolina A&T

Prairie View A&M outlasts Grambling in 5 overtimes

North Carolina Central beats Norfolk State in Circle City Classic in Indianapolis

Gilliam kicks 4 field goals and Alabama State defeats Bethune-Cookman

 

National

Smith scores 2 TDs in 1st half and helps No. 3 Ohio St pull away and rout Michigan St

Oregon pops UCLA

Singleton, Allen score TDs as No. 9 Penn State beats No. 19 Illinois 

Arizona surprises No. 10 Utah 

Michigan bailed out by controversial call on onside kick

No. 13 USC rallies from a double-digit deficit in the second half and roars past Wisconsin

Becht, Abu Sama III lead No. 18 Iowa State past Houston

No. 22 BYU needs a late pick to secure win at Baylor and stay undefeated

Johnson’s 5 total TDs lead No. 23 Kansas State past No. 20 Oklahoma State

Jeanty runs for 259 yards and 4 TDs, No. 25 Boise State beats Washington State

Raiola helps Nebraska pull away from Purdue in the 2nd half

Hoover throws for 356 yards, three TDs as TCU beats Kansas at Arrowhead Stadium

Indiana improves to 5-0 for 1st time since 1967 with victory over Maryland

Dzioban kicks FG on last play of regulation and OT to give Miami (OH) win over UMass

Parker Navarro throws 2 TD passes to Coleman Owen as Ohio rolls past Akron in MAC opener

Williams guides unbeaten UNLV to romp over Fresno State