Virginia hands No. 10 UNC first defeat of season
Mike Hollins ran for three touchdowns and Malik Washington had the goahead scoring catch in the fourth quarter to help visiting Virginia upset No. 10 North Carolina 31-27 on Saturday night, shaking up the Atlantic Coast Conference race with its first road win against a top-10 opponent.
James Jackson had the clinching interception with 26 seconds left, picking off UNC star quarterback Drake Maye with the Tar Heels (6-1, 3-1) reaching midfield.
Washington pushed the Cavaliers (2-5, 1-2) over the top, taking a short feed from Tony Muskett and then turning toward the end zone to push across the goal line with 8:51 left.
Virginia came in averaging 99.5 yards rushing per game, worst in the ACC and 122nd in the Bowl Subdivision ranks. But the Cavaliers ran for a seasonhigh 228 yards.
As for the Tar Heels, it was a stunning stumble for a team that had looked as possibly the ACC's best team behind a star quarterback discussed as a Heisman Trophy candidate in Maye.
Maye threw for 347 yards and two touchdowns, including a fourth one in two games to Devontez “Tez” Walker, who had 11 catches for 146 yards. But Maye completed just half of his passes (24 for 48).
NO. 2 MICHIGAN 49, MICHIGAN ST. 0 ❯❯ J.J. McCarthy threw three of his career-high four touchdown passes in the first half and the Wolverines (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) cruised at home over the Spartans (2-5, 0-4).
NO. 4 FLORIDA ST. 38, NO. 16 DUKE 20 ❯❯ Jordan Travis accounted for three TDs, including a 2-yard run early in the fourth quarter that gave the host Seminoles their first lead as they rallied to beat the Blue Devils.
Florida State (7-0, 5-0 ACC) extended its winning streak to 13.
Travis, the sixth-year senior, completed 27 of 36 passes for 268 yards and two scores against the ACC's stingiest defense. He also led the team with 62 yards rushing.
Duke (5-2, 2-1) could pin its collapse on losing quarterback Riley Leonard to a right ankle injury.
NO. 8 TEXAS 31, HOUSTON 24 ❯❯ CJ Baxter rushed 16 yards for a touchdown with 5½ minutes left in the fourth quarter, and the Longhorns stopped the Cougars on fourth-and-1 in the final minute on the way to a road victory.
Jonathon Brooks rushed for 99 yards and Xavier Worthy had 92 receiving yards and a touchdown for Texas (6-1, 3-1 Big 12).
Quinn Ewers was 23 of 29 for 211 yards and two touchdowns, but exited after taking a hit on a scramble late in the third.
Texas outgained Houston 141-14 in rushing yards, but Houston (3-4, 1-3) outgained Texas 392-360 in total yards.
NO. 11 ALABAMA 34, NO. 17 TENNESSEE 20 ❯❯ Jalen Milroe passed for two touchdowns, Jihaad Campbell returned a fumble for a score in the fourth quarter and the Crimson Tide uncorked 27 straight second-half points in rallying for a home victory over the Volunteers (5-2, 2-2 SEC).
With its national title hopes on the brink, Alabama (7-1, 5-0) turned in its most dominant half of the season.
Milroe completed 14 of 21 passes for 220 yards, with a 46-yard TD less than a minute into the second half and an earlier 10-yarder to Jermaine Burton.
NO. 13 MISSISSIPPI 28, AUBURN 21 ❯❯ Jaxson Dart had 246 yards of offense and three TDs to help the Rebels win on the road over the Tigers (3-4, 0-4 SEC).
Dart led Ole Miss (61, 3-1) to touchdowns on their first two drives before plunging into the end zone from a yard out on the final play of the third quarter.
NO. 19 LSU 62, ARMY 0 ❯❯ Jayden Daniels threw for three touchdowns and ran for another to lead the Tigers (6-2) at home over the Black Knights (2-5).
Daniels was 11 of 15 for for 279 yards before giving way to backup Garrett Nussmeier in the third.
NO. 20 MISSOURI 34, SOUTH CAROLINA 12 ❯❯ Cody Schrader ran for 159 yards and two touchdowns and the host Tigers (7-1, 3-1 SEC) sacked Spencer Rattler six times in a win over the Gamecocks (2-5, 1-4).