Week 9 featured five games pitting AP Top 25 teams against each other, and the biggest one featured No. 14 Texas A&M rallying for a 38-23 win over No. 8 LSU, which puts the Aggies at 5-0 in SEC play and alone atop the conference standings. The Aggies came back from a 10-point halftime deficit after inserting Marcel Reed in at quarterback in the second half.
It was all chalk most of Saturday. No. 12 Notre Dame took advantage of six turnovers by No. 24 Navy in a 51-14 blowout. No. 4 Ohio State and No. 13 Indiana quelled any upset fears by holding on at home in Big Ten battles. Then No. 1 Oregon, No. 3 Penn State and No. 5 Texas took care of business later.
Otherwise, Saturday seemed like a showcase for personal achievements, with Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith becoming the first freshman in 19 years to catch a TD in each of his first seven games and Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel moving into the No. 2 spot in all-time touchdown passes.
And in the nightcap, Colorado became bowl eligible with an impressive 34-23 win over Cincinnati. The Buffaloes are now 6-2.
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Final: Colorado 34, Cincinnati 23
Colorado is 6-2 and bowl eligible for the first time since 2016. The Buffaloes are also 4-1 in Big 12 play and very much in the conference title picture. Deion Sanders has something cooking in Boulder.
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Colorado adds a FG
Alejandro Mata nails a 47-yard field goal to basically seal the deal for Colorado, which leads 34-23 with 1:39 to play. His kick had JUST enough distance to clear the lower bar.
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Cincinnati cuts into the lead
Brendan Sorsby finds Joe Royer for a 6-yard TD pass as the Bearcats get within a score. 2-point try fails.
Colorado leads 31-23 but they’re moving the ball at the 2-minute timeout.
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Cincinnati kicks a FG
Nathan Hawks boots it through the uprights and the Bearcats cut Colorado’s lead to 31-17.
9:20 on the clock.
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Colorado adds to the lead
Isaiah Augustave powers forward for a 7-yard touchdown run and the Buffaloes extend the lead to 31-14.
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Touchdown Colorado!
Cincinnati went for it on fourth down near midfield with just over 30 seconds left in the half and didn’t get it and now the Buffs have made them pay for it.
It’s Shedeur Sanders to Travis Hunter again to give Colorado a 24-14 lead heading into the break.
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SMU wins!
Maalik Murphy’s pass is incomplete on the 2-point try and SMU hangs on for the 28-27 victory in overtime! Mustangs improve to 4-0 in ACC play and the league title and CFP are still very much in play.
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Duke is going for the win in OT
SMU scored a TD first, then Duke answered with a TD and will go for 2 for the victory.
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SMU BLOCKS GAME-WINNER!
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Drama in Durham!
The Blue Devils have a chance to win it after a wild strip and return late in the fourth quarter.
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K-State takes lead
The Wildcats have taken a 29-27 lead after a 51-yard field goal from Chris Tennant.
There’s still 1:43 left for Kansas to work with.
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Final: Texas A&M 38, LSU 23
Marcel Reed is the hero of the day for the Aggies, who inserted him at QB in the 2nd half and never looked back. A&M improves to 5-0 in SEC play for sole possession of first place.
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Touchdown Cincinnati!
The Bearcats have tied things up in Boulder on a 14-yard run from Evan Pryor.
There’s 9:31 left in the second quarter.
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Texas A&M adds a FG
Randy Bond hits from 26 yards to extend the Aggies’ lead to 38-23.
3:44 to play.
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Duke misses FG
The Blue Devils would have just taken the lead on SMU, but kicker Todd Pelino just botched a 42-yarder so it’s still 21-21 with just over 5 minutes left in the ACC clash.
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Touchdown Colorado!
The Buffs have retaken the lead after a short scramble from Shedeur Sanders.
It’s 14-7 Colorado.
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Texas A&M gets another INT!
Garrett Nussmeier throws his 3rd interception of the 2nd half, this one to Taurean York, and the Aggies are feeling it now.
They’re up 12 with a little more than 6:31 to play.
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Touchdown Texas A&M!
The Marcel Reed show continues as he moves the Aggies right down the field for another score.
Le’Veon Moss finished it with a 3-yard rush.
But Reed showed off his deep passing skills along the way.
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Colorado-Cincinnati heating up
The teams have traded touchdowns so far in this important battle of upper-end Big 12 teams.
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Final: Penn State 28, Wisconsin 13
Gutsy road win in Madison for No. 3 Nittany Lions, who played the entire 2nd half with a backup QB after Drew Allar left injured. They’ll head into next week’s matchup vs. Ohio State at 7-0.
