With only one matchup between top 25 teams on the slate, this week looked like it could be a dud. But college football always delivers when it’s least expected, and it did in a big way on Saturday.
One week after holding off Georgia in a clash of SEC titans, No. 1 Alabama lost to Vanderbilt, 40-35, in a stunner in Nashville. The Commodores were 23.5-point underdogs, but never trailed in the upset win. Vandy QB Diego Pavia was the hero, completing 16 of his 20 passes for 252 yards and two touchdowns while also adding 57 yards rushing.
Elsewhere, No. 5 Georgia bounced back from its loss to Alabama by handling Auburn and No. 3 Ohio State looked convincing in a rout of Iowa while freshman Jeremiah Smith made yet another one-handed TD grab. No. 25 Texas A&M throttled No. 9 Missouri 41-10 early in the day in the only ranked-on-ranked matchup.
Here are the biggest winners and losers from Saturday’s action. Follow the rest of the games tonight below.
No. 8 Miami at Cal
10:30 p.m. | TV: ESPN | Line: Miami -10.5 | Total: 54.5
Miami’s learning what life is like in the new ACC as it heads out west to visit the Bears for a late-night kickoff in Berkeley, which is also hosting “GameDay.” Can Miami and Heisman hopeful QB Cam Ward keep rolling against a feisty Cal team which is off to a 3-1 start?
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Touchdown Tennessee!
It’s Dylan Sampson with another four-yard TD run, capping off a 7-play, 60-yard drive. Sampson now has 2 TDs and 100 rushing yards on 13 carries.
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Baylor converts on fourth down
The Bears are hanging around against the Cyclones and Sawyer Robertson just saved a drive with this fourth-down conversion.
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FSU blocks another field goal!
The Seminoles have their second field goal block of the game! Could that shift momentum in their favor?
The third quarter comes to a close with Clemson still up 23-7.
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Touchdown Tennessee!
The Vols have finally find some offense in this one after a 53-yard run by Dylan Sampson takes it down to the Arkansas 4-yard line. From there, Sampson runs it in for an easy touchdown.
Tennessee 7, Arkansas 3
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Michigan takes the lead!
And just like that, Jack Tuttle leads a TD drive capped by his 8-yard scoring toss to Colston Loveland.
Michigan leads Washington 17-14 in the 3rd quarter.
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New QB for Michigan
Jack Tuttle is in at QB for the Wolverines after Alex Orji was benched in the 2nd quarter.
This is the third QB Michigan has trotted out this year. Can he lead a comeback win in Seattle?
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Halftime: Arkansas 3, Tennessee 0
A surprising slog going on in Fayetteville, but the No. 4 Vols can’t get any offense going so far.
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Update on Vanderbilt’s goalposts
Fans have carried them down Broadway and into the Cumberland River.
The party is ON Nashville after Vandy’s win over No. 1 Alabama.
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Halftime: Washington 14, Michigan 10
Grady Gross has a field goal blocked by Michigan to end the first half. Gross also missed a 41-yarder earlier in the game. Even so, Huskies lead at the break.
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Ashton Jeanty halftime stats
The Boise State running back has 186 yards and 3 TDs on 13 carries. The Broncos are up 49-17 at half
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Halftime: Clemson 23, Florida State 7
A lot of field goals for Clemson. Not a whole lot of anything for FSU so far.
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A lot of ranked teams in trouble
-No. 4 Tennessee down 3-0 to Arkansas
-No. 10 Michigan down 14-7 to Washington
-No. 11 USC down 10-7 to Minnesota
-No. 16 Iowa State down 14-12 to BaylorThe craziness of College Football is not over yet 🍿 pic.twitter.com/4rOhPZpsjO
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Michigan gets one back
Donovan Edwards goes 39 yards to the crib on this one.
Michigan cuts Washington’s lead to 14-7.
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Clemson adds a FG
Tigers settle for a 48-yard Nolan Hauser field goal to extend the lead on Florida State.
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Another ranked team down early
Unranked Baylor is taking it to unbeaten No. 16 Iowa State.
Baylor up 14-6 in the 2nd.
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Washington jumps on Michigan
The Huskies are all over the No. 10 Wolverines in a rematch of last season’s national title game.
Will Rogers has 2 TD tosses and Washington leads 14-0 in the 2nd quarter.
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Jeanty count: 3 TDs
Ashton Jeanty is up to 3 touchdowns and 165 yards on 10 rushes!
He can’t be stopped.
Boise State leads Utah State 35-10
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Jeanty strikes again!
Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty scores his second touchdown of the day, this time on a 75-yard run.
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Clemson up big early
While all that was going down, Clemson-FSU kicked off and the Tigers have been busy.
Cade Klubnik has two passing touchdowns and Clemson is up 17-0 as the game goes into the second quarter.
