Week 9 features five matchups between teams ranked in the AP Top 25.
It’s the most ranked matchups so far this season, which means we could be in store for another great Saturday of college football.
Here’s what we’re keeping an eye on later today. (Scroll down for live updates.)
No. 5 Texas at No. 25 Vanderbilt
Time: 4:15 p.m. | TV: SEC Network | Line: Texas -18.5 | Total: 53.5
The newly ranked Commodores get the Longhorns at home three weeks after pulling off a huge upset over Alabama. Can Vandy shock the world again? A lot will depend on the play of dual-threat QB Diego Pavia, who faces a Texas team coming off an ugly loss to Georgia a week ago.
No. 8 LSU at No. 14 Texas A&M
Time: 7:30 p.m. | TV: ABC | Line: Texas A&M -2.5 | Total: 53.5
These are the only teams without an SEC loss this season, so the winner will have an inside track to the conference title game. LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier has been one of the most productive QBs in the nation so far, and he’ll face an A&M defense that has defended the pass very well.
Live69 updates
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Halftime: Texas 21, Vanderbilt 10
The Commodores were able to get a field goal just before halftime, but the story of the game so far has been Quinn Ewers. The quarterback is 19-of-21 for 211 yards and has 17 straight completions.
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Touchdown Alabama!
The Tide have all the momentum (and all the points). Jalen Milroe just capped off a long drive with a reach for the pylon and it’s 20-0 Alabama.
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We are back for the second half in Tuscaloosa. The Tide have the ball first after a one-sided, but low-scoring first half of action.
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Touchdown Texas
DeAndre Moore Jr. has his second touchdown of the game and that’s now 17 straight completions by Quinn Ewers after a tipped-ball interception in the early stages of the game.
It’s 21-7 Texas.
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Touchdown Oregon
It’s a boatrace in Eugene. The Ducks are blowing the Illini away as the game trickles toward halftime. The latest TD is a short pass from Dillon Gabriel to Noah Whittington.
It’s now 35-3 Oregon.
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Touchdown Alabama!
The Crimson Tide finally break through with the first touchdown of the day and it’s Jam Miller on a short run.
Alabama is up 13-0 with under 2 minutes left in the first half.
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Interception Texas!
The Longhorns get the ball right back after a tipped-ball interception on Vandy’s Diego Pavia.
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Interception Alabama!
After Brady Cook left the game with an injury, Drew Pyne came in and almost immediately threw an interception to Malachi Moore. The Bama DB returned it deep into Mizzou territory.
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Touchdown Texas
The Longhorns are in the lead now after Quinn Ewers found DeAndre Moore for a 31-yard TD.
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Alabama tacks on FG
The Tide double their lead in what has been a slog in the first half in Tuscaloosa.
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Touchdown Oregon
It’s a first-half blowout in Eugene. This time it’s Noah Whittington running it in and bulldozing an Illini defender en route to the end zone.
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Touchdown Texas!
The Longhorns are on the board after a 9-play, 75-yard drive culminates in Quinn Ewers finding Matthew Golden for a score.
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Touchdown Oregon
Dillon Gabriel does it with his legs this time, running it in for a 7-yard score to give the Ducks a big early lead.
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Touchdown Vandy!
Shortly after Texas QB Quinn Ewers threw an interception, Vandy’s Diego Pavia makes a leap for the end zone and scores to give the Commodores the early lead!
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End of Q1: Alabama 3, Missouri 0
We’d love to share highlights of this game, but there haven’t been any.
The Tide have the lead, but the Tigers have the ball at midfield. Missouri QB Brady was listed as doubtful for the game, but he’s playing.
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BYU fakes FG
In that same vein of zaniness, BYU just pulled off this through-the-legs fake FG for a first down.
The Cougars are up 10-0 early on UCF.
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Cal scores on savvy pitch-back play
Cal is playing Oregon State today and while the game isn’t significant, it did just deliver this awesome play by Bears RB Jaivian Thomas.
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Interception Oregon
The Ducks’ high-powered offense is back on the field again after this interception by Tysheem Johnson.
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Touchdown Oregon
The Ducks double their lead as Dillon Gabriel finds Justius Lowe for a 34-yard touchdown.
It’s all Oregon early in this one.
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Touchdown Oregon!
The Ducks didn’t waste any time getting on the board at home. Dillon Gabriel finds Tez Johnson for a 31-yard touchdown on the opening drive of the game.
