No. 8 Michigan State rallies to beat No. 6 Michigan 37-33

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Kenneth Walker ran for 197 yards and five touchdowns, helping No. 8 Michigan State top No. 6 Michigan 37-33 in a thrilling comeback victory Saturday.

The Spartans trailed by nine at halftime and 30-14 with 6:47 left in the third quarter before Walker boosted his chances of winning the Heisman Trophy.

Walker’s fifth touchdown — a 23yard run — lifted the Spartans to a 37-33 lead with 5:08 remaining.

NO. 1 GEORGIA 34,FLORIDA 7

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Georgia and its top-ranked defense dominated Florida, scoring three touchdowns off turnovers in a 12-play sequence that turned “The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” into another lopsided affair.

Georgia won its 12th consecutive game since getting steamrolled in Jacksonville a year ago. The Bulldogs’ injury-riddled defense allowed 571 yards in that one, the most in coach Kirby Smart’s six seasons.

Florida managed no points, 11 first downs and 214 yards through three quarters and looked like its decades-old, NCAA-record scoring streak might be in jeopardy down the stretch. But the Gators finally got on the scoreboard with 2:49 remaining, extending the streak to 418 games. They have scored in every outing since getting shut out by Auburn in 1988.

NO. 2 CINCINNATI 31, TULANE 12

NEW ORLEANS — Desmond Ridder threw two touchdown pass to tight end Josh Whyle and Cincinnati beat Tulane to remain undefeated.

Jerome Ford rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown — his 14th this season — for Cincinnati. The Bearcats briefly trailed in the second quarter and led by just two points at halftime.

NO. 4 OKLAHOMA 52, TEXAS TECH 21

NORMAN, Okla. — Caleb Williams threw for 402 yards and six touchdowns and Oklahoma finally put together a complete game, rolling past Texas Tech.

The true freshman quarterback tied Kyler Murray and Landry Jones for the second-most touchdown passes in a game in school history. Baker Mayfield threw seven against Texas Tech in 2016.

NO. 7 OREGON 52, COLORADO 29

EUGENE, Ore. — Anthony Brown Jr. threw for 307 yards and three touchdowns and Oregon had a season-high 568 yards to rout Colorado.

Travis Dye ran for two touchdowns and caught a scoring pass to help Oregonextended its winning streak at Autzen Stadium to 17 games.

WISCONSIN 27, NO. 9 IOWA 7

MADISON, Wis. — Graham Mertz scored on two quarterback sneaks and threw a touchdown pass to help Wisconsin beat Iowa for its fourth consecutive victory.

Wisconsin forced three turnovers, had six sacks and limited Iowa to 24 yards rushing on 30 carries. The Badgers maintained control of their destiny in the Big Ten West Division race and regained possession of the Heartland Trophy that goes to the winner of the annual matchup.

NO. 18 AUBURN 31, NO. 10 OLE MISS 20

AUBURN, Ala. — Bo Nix passed for 276 yards and a touchdown and ran for two more scores and No. 18 Auburn’s defense made a number of big stops in a victory over 10thranked Mississippi.

The Rebels had their three-game winning streak end after squandering four second-half scoring chances, three with failed fourth down passes in field goal range. Plus Jaylin Simpson intercepted a pass in the end zone — only Matt Corral’s second this season — midway through the fourth.

NO. 11 NOTRE DAME 44, NORTH CAROLINA 34

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Kyren Williams raced 91 yards for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter and No. 11 Notre Dame held off Sam Howell and upset-minded North Carolina in a game that had over 1,000 yards in offense.

Williams ran for a career-high 199 yards on 22 carries to help the Fighting Irish improve to 7-1 with their third straight victory — and ruin the 400th collegiate game for North Carolina Hall of Fame coach Mack Brown.

MISSISSIPPI ST. 31, NO. 12 KENTUCKY 17

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Dillon Johnson ran for two touchdowns and Mississippi State scored 14 points off of four Kentucky turnovers to beat the No. 12 Wildcats 31-17 on Saturday night.

The Bulldogs came up big with three interceptions of Will Levis and a fumble recovery. They turned a third-quarter fumble and pickoff into consecutive touchdowns to put the game out of reach.

Will Rogers set an SEC record by completing 92 percent of his passes — 36 of 39 — for 344 yards.

NO. 13 WAKE FOREST 45, DUKE 7

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Sam Hartman continued his recent tear by accounting for five touchdowns to help Wake Forest beat Duke, giving the Demon Deacons their best start in program history.

Hartman threw for 402 yards and three touchdowns, including a 38-yarder to Jaquarii Roberson on the first possession. He also ran for 61 yards and two scores, including a 26-yarder, for the Demon Deacons.

NO. 15 OKLAHOMA ST. 55, KANSAS 3

STILLWATER, Okla. — Spencer Sanders threw for 157 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 53 yards and a score, all in the first half, in Oklahoma State’ romp over Kansas.

Jaylen Warren added 69 yards rushing on just nine carries and backup running back Dominic Richardson gained 79 yards and a touchdown on 11 rushes for Oklahoma State. After suffering their first loss, 24-21 to Iowa State, last week, the Cowboys dominated Kansas on both sides of the ball.

NO. 16 BAYLOR 31, TEXAS 24

WACO, Texas — Ben Sims had a 1-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, Abram Smith spun away for a 32-yard scamper to the end zone and Baylor became the third team in a row to overcome a double-digit deficit to beat Texas.

The handoff to the sweeping Sims for a score with 12:48 left put the Bears back ahead for the first time since the first quarter. Texas then had a failed fake punt attempt, setting up Smith’s nifty run three plays later when he took a quick pitch left, reversed field after spinning away from a defender.

MIAMI 38, NO, 17 PITTSBURGH 34

PITTSBURGH — Miami freshman Tyler Van Dyke outdueled Kenny Pickett, throwing for 426 yards and three touchdowns in the Hurricanes; victory over Pittsburgh,

Van Dyke completed 31 of 41 passes to help Miami beat a ranked opponent for the second straight week.

HOUSTON 44, NO. 19 SMU 37

HOUSTON — Marcus Jones returned a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown with 17 seconds remaining to give Houston a victory over No. 19 SMU, extending the Cougars’ winning streak to seven games.

After the Mustangs tied it at 37 on a 45-yard field goal by Blake Mazza with 30 seconds left, Jones took the kickoff a the goal line and broke several tackles before breaking loose for the Cougars.

W VIRGINIA 38, NO. 22 IOWA ST. 31

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Jarret Doege threw three touchdown passes, Leddie Brown ran for two scores and West Virginia beat Iowa State.

West Virginia came alive on offense after averaging 20 points in its first four conference games.