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- Gunnar Stockton went for 229 yards, four passing touchdowns and a rushing score.
- Reed Harris finished with 142 receiving yards and a score, while Lewis Bond broke Zay Flowers’ program record for career receptions as part of an eight-catch, 106-yard day.
- After the UCLA score, Lorenzo Styles Jr., took the UCLA kickoff 100 yards into the end zone.
- Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King, who sparked multiple second-half scoring drives, led the Jackets on the decisive march.
- Missouri’s offense managed only a handful of first downs and failed on a fourth-down attempt near midfield.
The Trojans are 8-2 with everything to play for going into their matchup against No. 8 Oregon next week. Georgia controlled this game from start to finish, never leaving the game in doubt, converting an onside kick in the fourth quarter with the lead. For the second year in a row, Oklahoma throws a wench in Alabama's late game schedule, handing the Tide their first conference loss.
Trailing with under two minutes left, quarterback Dante Moore led the Ducks on a methodical, pressure-packed drive. With 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Aggies now hold a lead, scoring 28 unanswered in front of their home crowd. Georgia quarterback Gunner Stockton has 176 passing yards and two touchdowns in the first half as the Dawgs have scored on four of their five possessions. On third-and-goal, Mendoza lofted a pass to the back of the end zone to Cooper for a leaping grab and dragged his left foot inbounds to secure the game-winning score with 36 seconds left.
Noah Fifita overcame five sacks and a rocky start to throw for 158 yards and two scores, while Craig added 47 rushing yards on just three carries. After Kansas kicker Laith Marjan missed a 30-yard field goal, his first miss of the season, the Wildcats drove 80 yards in a little more than two minutes. The Wildcats then forced a Gators fumble and marched down the field with a 12-play, 59-yard drive that ended with a 15-yard TD catch from Jason Patterson. Wake Forest moves to 6-3 on the season and becomes bowl-eligible for the eighth time in the past 10 seasons. Virginia was ranked No. 14 in the CFP committee's initial rankings this past Tuesday, the highest of any ACC team. We had two shocking results in the late window, as two top ACC teams fall to unranked conference opponents.
Quincy Craig’s 24-yard touchdown run with 39 seconds left lifted Arizona past Kansas 24-20, capping a dramatic late rally to clinch bowl eligibility. Here are the College Football Playoff rankings for bowl games. Here are the top 25 College Football Playoff rankings for this weekend's college football games. The Aggies looked like they would score on their fifth-straight drive, but an errant backward pass by Reed on the Gamecocks’ seven-yard line was ruled a fumble, recovered by South Carolina. The Aggies exploded in the second half, scoring 28 unanswered points to take the lead with 10 minutes to go in the fourth quarter. Georgia Tech quarterback Haynes King, who sparked multiple second-half scoring drives, led the Jackets on the decisive march.
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Texas opened the game with a field goal, but Georgia quickly answered as Gunner Stockton hit Noah Thomas for two first-half touchdowns as the Bulldogs lead the Longhorns 14-3 at the break. Chambliss hit De’Zhaun Stribling for a 43-yard strike, but Lagway fired back with a 57-yard touchdown to J. DJ Lagway’s rushing score and a short Jaden Baugh touchdown flipped the momentum.
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The Longhorns’ defense tightened in the second quarter to prevent the game from slipping away, but Georgia still heads to the locker room up 11 and receiving the ball to start the second-half. Texas moved the ball at times, yet drops and a costly interception inside Georgia territory stalled promising drives. Stockton finished the half 10 of 11 and kommvthrio in full command of the Bulldogs’ offense.
The Ducks’ defense set the tone early, forcing back-to-back punts before capitalizing on a special teams miscue. The potential game-winning two-point conversion was overturned on review when the receiver’s foot was ruled out of bounds, leaving the score and the door open for Oregon’s comeback. Ahmad Hardy’s 45-yard scoring run gave Missouri a brief spark, but it was too little, too late.
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The Aggies’ defense, one of the nation’s best, stifled Missouri’s ground game after an early 40-yard burst from SEC rushing leader Ahmad Hardy. Ducks find the endzone 💪@OregonFootball leads the Hawkeyes, 9-0. Noah Whittington stepped up with 38 rushing yards on two carries to steady the Ducks, who aim to stay in playoff contention with this Big 10 matchup. Oregon’s offense endured more setbacks, losing wide receiver Gary Bryant Jr. to an ankle injury and already missing star receiver Dakorien Moore. Quarterback Dante Moore struggled to find rhythm in the wet conditions, throwing an interception in the end zone late in the first quarter. A high snap on an Iowa punt sailed over the kicker’s head and into the end zone, giving Oregon an early 2-0 lead on a safety.
Missouri finally answered with a 4-yard touchdown run by Jamal Roberts midway through the quarter, but A&M’s creativity swung momentum right back. Quarterback Marcel Reed found KC Concepcion on a short pass that turned into a 48-yard touchdown early in the third quarter, pushing the margin to 21-0. Quarterback Demond Williams Jr. was sacked four times, and the Huskies’ final drive ended with Posa’s second sack. Kicker Sean West threw a 24-yard completion on a fake punt, and Ben Barten blocked a 50-yard field-goal attempt in the fourth quarter to preserve the lead.
Freshman linebacker Mason Posa led a relentless defensive effort with two sacks, a forced fumble and a recovery that set up Wisconsin’s tying touchdown. Diego Pavia threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Cole Spence in overtime as No. 15 Vanderbilt survived a late Auburn rally to win on Saturday. The Wildcats’ comeback helped erase memories of two previous last-second losses this season. Daniels accounted for 273 total yards and two touchdowns for the Jayhawks, who controlled much of the game but couldn’t seal the win.
RB Cameron Dickey had 23 carries for 121 rushing yards and a touchdown that capped off a fourth-quarter drive where he totaled 72 yards. Below, get the latest top 25 rankings, scores and schedule. The Gamecock defense also has a strip-sack touchdown on Reed as the Aggies have been unable to sustain a drive in front of their home crowd. And what a fourth quarter it was, as Northwestern opened with two touchdowns and two interceptions to pull ahead, 22-21. But the Aggies’ defense held strong on the ensuing South Carolina drive, sacking LaNorris Sellers twice and preserving their perfect 10-0 record. The Sooners forced another critical mistake in the second quarter when Ryan Williams mishandled a punt, leading to a 20-yard touchdown run by quarterback John Mateer.
