N.C. St. stuns Clemson in 2 OT
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina State (3-1, 1-0) forced D.J. Uiagalelei into a fourth-down incompletion in the second overtime to beat ninth-ranked Clemson (2-2, 1-1) 27-21 on Saturday, an outcome that shakes up the Atlantic Coast Conference race and deals a huge blow to the Tigers’ College Football Playoff hopes.
Uiagagelei slightly overthrew Justyn Ross near the goal line to end it. Red-clad fans poured onto the field to celebrate N.C. State’s first win in the series in a decade.
Devin Leary threw for four touchdowns, including the winning 22-yard pass to Devin Carter to start the second OT.
NO. 1 ALABAMA 63 SOUTHERN MISS 14
Jameson Williams opened the game with a 100-yard kickoff return, then added an 81-yard touchdown catch and another 83-yard runback for the host Crimson Tide (4-0).
Bryce Young was nearly flawless in throwing for five touchdowns while completing 20 of 22 passes for 313 yards.
NO. 2 GEORGIA 62, VANDERBILT 0
JT Daniels threw for 121 yards and two touchdowns while playing only the first quarter as the visiting Bulldogs (4-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) posted their biggest win in a series that started in 1893.
Vanderbilt (1-3, 0-1) lost its 14th straight SEC game.
NO. 5 IOWA 24 COLORADO STATE 14
Spencer Petras threw for 224 yards and two touchdowns as the Hawkeyes (4-0) needed a second-half comeback to stay unbeaten. Colorado State (1-3) led 14-7 at halftime, but the Hawkeyes scored touchdowns on back-to-back possessions that took a combined four plays in the third quarter.
NO. 6 PENN STATE 38 VILLANOVA 17
Sean Clifford passed for four touchdowns and a career-high 401 yards as the host Nittany Lions (4-0) showcased their speed against their in-state FCS opponent.
Daniel Smith threw 57- and 17-yard touchdown passes to Rayjoun Pringle in the fourth for the Wildcats (3-1).
NO. 10 OHIO STATE 59, AKRON 7
True freshman quarterback Kyle McCord overcame early jitters to throw for 319 yards and two touchdowns, freshman TreVeyon Henderson ran for 93 yards and two scores in the first half and the host Buckeyes (3-1) had eight sacks.
NO. 11 FLORIDA 38, TENNESSEE 14
Emory Jones had two touchdown passes to go with a careerhigh 144 yards rushing as the host Gators (3-1, 1-1 SEC) won their fifth straight and 16th in 17 years in a series that used to go a long way toward deciding the Eastern Division.
NO. 12 NOTRE DAME 41 NO. 18 WISCONSIN 13
Chris Tyree returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown and Drew Pyne threw a touchdown pass in the fourth quarter in relief of an injured Jack Coan to pace the Irish (4-0) at Solider Field in Chicago.
Brian Kelly became the winningest coach in Notre Dame history with victory No. 105, surpassing Knute Rockne in his 12th season with the Irish.
Graham Mertz threw four interceptions for Wisconsin (1-2), including two that were returned for touchdowns in the final 2:30.
NO. 15 BYU 35, SOUTH FLORIDA 27
The host Cougars (4-0) raced out to a 28-6 halftime lead, then held off the Bulls in the second half. Baylor Romney was 20 of 25 for 305 yards and three touchdowns.
NO. 17 COASTAL CAROLINA 53 MASSACHUSETTS 3
Grayson McCall threw for two touchdowns and ran for a third as the host Chanticleers (4-0) sent the Minutemen (0-4) to their 15th straight loss.
NO. 19 MICHIGAN 20, RUTGERS 13
Hassan Haskins ran for touchdowns the first two times the undefeated Wolverines had the ball as they opened Big Ten play.
Michigan (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) entered the game averaging 350.3 yards rushing to lead the nation and was held to just 112 yards on the ground.
The Scarlet Knights (3-1, 0-1) rallied from a 17-point, thirdquarter deficit to pull within seven early in the fourth quarter, but got no closer.
NO. 20 MICHIGAN STATE 23 NEBRASKA 20 (OT)
Chester Kimbrough intercepted Adrian Martinez’s pass in overtime and Matt Coghlin made a 21-yard field goal to keep the host Spartans unbeaten.
The Spartans (4-0, 2-0 Big Ten) won despite not converting a first down in the second half.
GEORGIA TECH 45
NO. 21 NORTH CAROLINA 22
Jeff Sims came off the bench to run for three touchdowns and pass for another, Georgia Tech’s defense stifled Sam Howell much of the game and the Yellow Jackets beat a ranked team for the first time in Geoff Collins’ three seasons as coach.
NO. 23 AUBURN 34 GEORGIA STATE 24
Shedrick Jackson caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from T.J. Finley with 45 seconds remaining to complete a Tigers’ rally in Auburn, Ala.
Auburn (3-1) trailed by 12 points at halftime and avoided losing to a Sun Belt team for the first time in program history.
NO. 24 UCLA 35, STANFORD 24
Dorian Thompson-Robinson threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter and also ran for two short scores to help the Bruins (31, 1-0 Pac-12) spoil the Cardinal’s return home to Palo Alto, Calif.
Stanford (2-2, 1-1 Pac-12) had played its last seven games away from home because of COVID-19 protocols last season. The Cardinal managed to win six of those games but came out flat against the Bruins (3-1, 1-0).