Week 3 doesn’t look very appetizing on the surface, but you never know when there’s going to be a seismic upset.
Saturday started off a bit chalky with No. 4 Alabama blowing out Wisconsin after Badgers QB Tyler Van Dyke suffered an injury on the opening drive. No. 6 Missouri continued that with a nervy come-from-behind home win over No. 24 Boston College.
No. 16 LSU also needed to rally on the road against South Carolina after falling behind 17-0 early. The Tigers did just that, earning a crucial SEC win as the Gamecocks’ game-tying kick sailed wide as time expired.
In the later window, No. 2 Texas will be holding its breath after Heisman favorite Quinn Ewers went down with an abdominal injury early. Arch Manning stepped in and immediately showed why he was the top recruit in his class. He finished 9-for-12 for 223 passing yards, 4 passing touchdowns and one highlight-reel TD run in a runaway Texas win.
Perhaps the most notable result of the day was yet another disastrous Florida State loss.
Here are Week 3’s winners and losers, highlighted by the biggest disappointments of the young season.
Follow the rest of Saturday’s action below.
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Kentucky punts
UK kicks the ball away despite trailing by a point with 3 minutes to play.
Georgia can ice this one away with a couple first downs.
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Kentucky’s got a bit of a drive going, thanks to a defensive holding penalty and a nice run by QB Brock Vandagriff.
Wildcats are just past midfield. Under 4 minutes now.
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Kentucky defense holds
Georgia goes 3-and-out and punts away.
Kentucky ball with the chance to take the lead with 6:25 left.
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Kentucky cuts lead with FG
UK responds with its fourth FG of the game to shrink Georgia’s lead to 13-12.
Georgia has yet to allow a TD this season. 8:01 to play
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Travis Hunter nabs 2nd TD catch
The two-way star does it again, snagging his second touchdown of the day from Shedeur Sanders — this one a 21-yard catch.
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Touchdown Georgia!
It took until the 4th quarter, but a team has finally found the end zone in this game.
Branson Robinson powers his way in from 3 yards out.
Bulldogs take their first lead of the game, 13-9. 12:20 to play
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Interception Colorado
Travis Hunter now has an interception to go along with his earlier touchdown.
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Georgia cuts the lead to 3
Georgia answers with a field goal of its own.
Kentucky leads 9-6. Late 3rd quarter.
Will anyone score a touchdown?
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CSU fumbles away chance to cut into Colorado lead
The Rams were inside CU’s 10-yard line after a fourth-down conversion, but CSU running back Justin Marshall fumbled the ball and Colorado recovered.
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Catch of the day?
Ole Miss beats Wake Forest 40-6, and this TD catch by Antwane Wells Jr. is worth another look.
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Kentucky adds a FG
Alex Raynor has been Kentucky’s MVP today. He nails a 40-yarder on UK’s opening drive of the 2nd half to extend the Wildcats’ lead to 9-3 over Georgia.
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Touchdown Texas
Make it four touchdowns on just 12 throws (plus one rushing TD) for Arch Manning since replacing Quinn Ewers. He was pulled from the game after the throw and third-stringer Trey Owens will finish the game.
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Touchdown Colorado
The Buffs are in the end zone again on a throw from Shedeur Sanders to Travis Hunter. They’re now up 21-3 and the Rams have not been able to mount much offense so far in this one.
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Interception Colorado!
The Buffs pick off CSU’s Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi deep inside his own territory on an errant throw. Shedeur Sanders and Co. will have the ball inside the red zone up 14-3.
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We’re back for the second half of Colorado-CSU. The Buffs have looked much more capable after a slow start to the game.
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Halftime: Kentucky 6, Georgia 3
Kentucky ends the half on a long, clock-killing drive that ends in a field goal.
Wildcats are leading the No. 1 Bulldogs, who have been held to just 65 yards of offense so far.
Officially on upset watch.
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Kentucky leads No. 1 Georgia
Wildcats add a 32-yard field goal to take a 6-3 lead over the Bulldogs with 5 seconds to play in the first half.
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Halftime: Colorado 14, CSU 3
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Another one for Arch
This Arch Manning kid seems pretty good.
Texas is running up the score with its backup QB.
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Georgia ties it
The Bulldogs can’t do much with the big turnover, going 3-and-out and settling for a short field goal.
It’s all tied up late in the 2nd quarter.
