San Francisco Chronicle - (Sunday)
Harris rumbles for 206 yards, 5 touchdowns for No. 2 ’ Bama
It was quite a night for Antioch High alum Najee Harris. The running back was the main cog in No. 2 Alabama’s machine, rushing for 206 of the Crimson Tide’s 723 total yards and scoring five touchdowns in a 6348 victory over Ole Miss.
Both totals were career bests for Harris, a senior.
The teams combined for an SECrecord 1,370 yards.
In the offensive slugfest in Oxford, Miss., quarterback Mac Jones was 28for32 for 417 yards and two touchdowns as the Crimson Tide ( 30, 30) outdueled the Rebels ( 12, 12).
Harris, who had 23 carries, scored on runs of 5, 33, 3, 16 and 39 yards, the last four in the second half, and the last one with 20 seconds to go to ice the game.
DeVonta Smith had 13 receptions for 164 yards and a touchdown and junior Jaylen Waddle added six receptions for 120 yards for Alabama.
# 1 Clemson 42, # 7 Miami 17:
Trevor Lawrence threw three touchdowns passes and ran for another, Travis Etienne rushed for 149 yards and two scores, including a 72yard burst down the left sidelines, as the host Tigers opened 40 ( 30 ACC) for a sixth straight season. The Hurricanes ( 31, 21 ACC) had a chance to prove the swagger had truly returned to “The U.” Instead, Miami’s offense was suffocated, held without an offensive touchdown until the fourth quarter. Hurricanes quarterback D’Eriq King came in alongside Lawrence as the ACC’s dominant, dynamic playmakers. The Houston transfer, though, was swarmed by Clemson all game and completed just 12 of 28 passes for 121 yards and his first two interceptions of the season. Lawrence passed for 292 yards, completing 29 of 41 and went without an interception for a 12th straight game.
# 3 Georgia 44, # 14 Tennessee 21:
Stetson Bennett threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score and the host Bulldogs ( 3- 0) bounced back from Tennessee’s goal- line stand on the final play of the first half, dominating the final 30 minutes to knock off a ranked SEC team for the second week in a row. Showing it’s still not ready to compete with the league’s top programs, the Volunteers ( 2- 1, 2- 1) turned it over three times and managed just 71 yards total offense in the second half.
# 21 Texas A& M 41, # 4 Florida 38:
Isaiah Spiller ran for 174 yards and two touchdowns and the host Aggies ( 2- 1, 2- 1 SEC) beat the Gators ( 2- 1, 2- 1) on Seth Small’s 26- yard field goal as time expired. Spiller helped get the Aggies into position for Small’s decisive kick, giving Jimbo Fisher his first win over a top- five team since taking over as Texas A& M coach. Kellen Mond threw a 51- yard pass to Caleb Chapman for a tying TD with about 4 ½ minutes to go. The Gators were driving when Buddy Johnson forced a fumble by Malik Davis, and it was recovered by DeMarvin Leal to set up the field goal. Mond passed for 338 yards and three touchdowns. Kyle Trask had 312 yards passing and four TDs for Florida.
# 5 Notre Dame 42, Florida State 26:
Kyren Williams ran for 185 yards and two touchdowns and safety Shaun Crawford helped thwart a potential Florida State rally with a goal- line interception for the host Fighting Irish ( 3- 0, 2- 0 ACC). Williams fumbled at his own 32 on the second play from scrimmage, then riddled the Seminoles ( 1- 3, 0- 3) the rest of the way, picking up 130 yards and both his TDs by halftime as the Irish took a 35- 20 lead. Ian Book completed 16 of 25 passes for 201 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 58 yards and another score. With Notre Dame leading 42- 26, the Seminoles drove 73 yards to the 5, but Crawford picked off Jordan Travis’ pass with 8: 21 left. Travis, making his first start for the Seminoles after shining in relief last week against Jacksonville State, was 13 of 24 for 204 yards and led Florida State in rushing with 96 yards on 19 keepers, even with a pair of sacks. He threw a TD pass and ran for a score.
# 8 North Carolina 56, # 19 Virginia Tech 45:
Michael Carter ran for a career- high 214 yards and two touchdowns — including a 62- yarder midway through the fourth quarter — for the host Tar Heels ( 3- 0, 3- 0 ACC), who leaned on a dominating running game. Javonte Williams also ran for a career- best 169 yards and two scores, with both backs finding gaping lanes and weaving through defenders to keep the chains moving on the way to 399 yards on the ground. North Carolina said it was only the second time in program history that the Tar Heels had seen two players crack the 150- yard mark in the same game, the other coming 39 years earlier. Throw in Sam Howell’s three touchdown passes, and North Carolina finished with its highest scoring output ever against the Hokies along with 656 total yards — the No. 2 total ever posted against Virginia Tech’s defense, which was severely depleted in the secondary. Khalil Herbert ran for 138 yards and two touchdowns for the Hokies ( 2- 1, 2- 1).
# 13 Auburn 30, Arkansas 28:
Anders Carlson made the most of his second chance, hitting a 39- yard field goal with 7 seconds left to lift the host Tigers ( 2- 1, 2- 1 SEC), who narrowly avoided a second straight loss. Facing 3rd- and- 1, Bo Nix couldn’t handle the snap, picked it up and spiked the ball — appearing slightly behind him — to draw an intentional grounding flag. The play was reviewed and upheld. This time Carlson delivered after missing a 34- yard field goal wide right with 2: 38 left. Auburn’s defense had forced a three and out, and the Tigers got the ball back at the 45 of the Razorbacks ( 1- 1, 1- 1).
# 15 BYU 27, Texas- San Antonio 20:
Zach Wilson threw for 292 yards and two touchdowns and Tyler Allgeier ran for 116 yards and another score for the host Cougars ( 4- 0), who equaled their best start since 2014 while rolling up 472 yards. Allgeier posted his second 100- yard game of his career to help rescue an inconsistent BYU offense. Lowell Narcisse threw for 229 yards and two touchdowns — all after halftime — on 17- of- 20 passing to lead the Roadrunners ( 3- 2).
Missouri 45, # 17 LSU 41:
Connor Bazelak threw for 406 yards and four touchdowns, and Missouri’s maligned defense stopped LSU four times at the 1- yard line in the final minute in a shootout moved from Baton Rouge because of Hurricane Delta. Larry Rountree added 119 yards rushing and Tyler Badie scored touchdowns on the ground and through the air for Mizzou ( 1- 2. 1- 2 SEC). The host Tigers gave new coach Eli Drinkwitz his first win in thrilling fashion at Faurot Field. LSU had taken a 41- 38 lead when Cade York hit a 51- yard field goal on the final play of the third quarter. But when York tried to extend the lead midway through the fourth, his 45- yarder was blocked, and Missouri needed just four plays — the big one a 69- yard pass to Chance Luper — before Bazelak hit Nico Hea with the go- ahead touchdown with 5: 18 to go. Myles Brennan threw for 430 yards and four TDs for LSU. The defending national champion Tigers fell to 1- 2 for the first time since 1994.
Oklahoma 53, # 22 Texas 45:
Spencer Rattler threw a 25- yard scoring pass to Drake Stoops in the fourth overtime, and the Sooners ( 2- 2, 1- 2 Big 12) survived a late rally from the Longhorns ( 2- 2, 1- 2) in Dallas as a most unusual version of the Red River rivalry ended with a familiar dose of drama. Rattler’s successful completion on the required 2- point conversion didn’t matter when Sam Ehlinger’s pass was intercepted in the end zone by Tre Brown to end just the second Big 12 game to go four OTs. Because of the pandemic, the crowd was limited to 24,000 in the 93,000- seat Cotton Bowl, with the surrounding Texas state fair shut down for the first time since World War II. On the field, it was the first time since 1999 neither team was in the top 20.
# 24 Iowa State 31, Texas Tech 15:
Brock Purdy passed for 302 yards and two touchdowns, and Breece Hall ran for 135 yards and two scores for the host Cyclones ( 3- 1, 3- 0 Big 12), who opened conference play with three straight wins for the first time since 2002 and only the second time since 1950. Purdy was 32 of 43 with no interceptions. He also ran seven times for 42 yards. The Cyclones rolled up 516 yards of total offense and held the Red Raiders ( 1- 3, 0- 3) under 100 yards until early in the fourth quarter.