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Spencer Rattler passed for a touchdown and ran for another, and No. 3 Oklahoma (3-0) held on to beat Nebraska 23-16 on Saturday.
Celebrating the 50-year anniversary of the “Game of the Century” — No. 1 Nebraska’s 35-31 win over No. 2 Oklahoma in 1971 — the teams rewarded their nostalgic fans with a competitive contest.
In the first meeting between the former conference rivals since 2010, Nebraska (2-2) got the ball trailing by a touchdown with 57 seconds remaining and no timeouts. The Cornhuskers could not manage a first down. Nebraska was seeking its first win over a ranked team since 2015.
No. 1 Alabama 31, No. 11 Florida 29 — The defending national champion Crimson Tide stopped a 2-point conversion with 3:10 left and extended its winning streak to 17, making it 32 in a row against teams from the SEC’s Eastern Division.
The Gators (2-1, 0-1 SEC) have now dropped eight straight in the series and fell to 0-5 against No. 1-ranked teams at Florida Field.
No. 7 Texas A&M 34, New Mexico 0 — Zach Calzada threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start. The victory extends A&M’s winning streak to 11 games and gives the Aggies a 3-0 start for the first time since six straight opening wins in 2016.
No. 8 Cincinnati 38, Indiana 24 —
Desmond Ridder threw the go-ahead touchdown pass early in the fourth quarter, then scored on a 7-yard TD run. Jerome Ford ran for two scores and Tre Tucker scored on a 99yard kickoff return as the Bearcats (3-0) won their first road game of the season. Indiana (1-2) lost despite taking a 14-0 lead — and playing in front of its largest crowd for a nonconference game since September 1987.
No. 12 Notre Dame 27, Purdue 13 — Kyren Williams scored two long touchdowns, the second a 51-yard run with 6:05 remaining, as Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly tied Knute Rockne for the most victories in the history of the program.
West Virginia 27, No. 15 Virginia Tech 21 — Jarret Doege threw two touchdown passes, Leddie Brown rushed for 106 yards and a score and West Virginia (2-1) survived 2-1 Virginia Tech’s furious rally from a 20point deficit.
No. 16 Coastal Carolina 28, Buffalo 25 — Grayson McCall threw for three touchdowns, and Shermari Jones ran for 149 yards and another score for the Chanticleers (3-0).
Michigan State 38, No. 24 Miami 17 — Payton Thorne passed for 261 yards and four touchdowns, two of those going to Jalen Nailor, and Kenneth Walker III rushed for 172 yards and caught a touchdown pass for the Spartans (3-0), who are off to their best start since 2015. Miami quarterback D’Eriq King had four turnovers for Miami (1-3).
No. 25 Michigan 63, Northern Illinois 10 — Blake Corum rushed for 123 yards and three touchdowns. The Wolverines (3-0) scored touchdowns on their first nine drives, eight of them on the ground. The 10th drive also included a touchdown run, but it was called back for a holding penalty and Michigan turned the ball over on downs. The Wolverines never punted.
Harvard 44, Georgetown 9 — Aaron Shampklin carried it 14 times for 183 yards and two touchdowns, and Charlie Dean passed for two scores for Harvard (1-0), which played for the first time since Nov. 23, 2019.
Holy Cross 20, Yale 17 — Matthew Sluka passed for 80 yards and rushed for 85 with two touchdowns, and Derek Ng made a 47-yard field goal with 48 seconds left. It was the first time Holy Cross (2-1) has won at Yale since 1982.
Eastern Michigan 42, UMass 28 — Ben Bryant threw for 298 yards and a score, and Jawon Hamilton rushed for 122 yards with a touchdown for Eastern Michigan. The Minutemen (0-3) have lost 14 straight games dating back to 2019.