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
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
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
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
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