Young injured in Alabama win
After Bryce Young was knocked out of the game with a right, throwing shoulder injury in the second quarter, visiting No. 2 Alabama turned to backup quarterback Jalen Milroe to pull away from No. 20 Arkansas 49-26 on Saturday.
Young, last year's Heisman Trophy winner, left with 10:34 remaining in the second quarter and did not return.
“Bryce has a little AC sprain in his shoulder. We'll have to take it day-to-day,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said. “I think he's OK. He doesn't have a serious injury.”
Alabama (5-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) led 14-0 when Young was hurt. Milroe led Alabama to touchdowns on his first two drives to open a 28-0 lead.
Arkansas (3-2, 1-2) scored the next 23 points and held the Alabama offense, missing Young, to minus-1 yard in the third quarter.
On the first drive of the fourth, Milroe restored order for Alabama.
His 77-yard scramble on thirdand-15 put the Crimson Tide on the Arkansas 3 and Jase McClellan scored three plays later.
After forcing an Arkansas punt, Gibbs ran 73 yards around the right side to the end zone on the first play and gave Alabama a 19-point lead with 12:17 left.
NO. 14 MISSISSIPPI 22, NO. 7 KENTUCKY 19 >> Austin Keys and Jared Ivey each forced fumbles in the final three minutes, both inside the red zone, and the host Rebels held off the Wildcats (4-1, 1-1 SEC).
Keys and Ivey forced Wildcats quarterback Will Levis to fumble on consecutive possessions with AJ Finley and Tavius Robinson recovering both, respectively. Both plays stopped potential game-winning drives inside the 20 to preserve the victory for the Rebels (5-0, 1-0).
Jonathan Cruz's 26-yard field goal late in the third quarter put Ole Miss up 22-19.
NO. 12 UTAH 42, OREGON STATE 16 >> Cameron Rising threw for 199 yards and three TDs and added 73 yards and a score on the ground to lead the Utes at home against the Beavers.
Utah (4-1, 2-0 Pac-12) forced
four turnovers, all interceptions, to avenge its only conference loss from last season.
Third-string quarterback Ben Gulbranson threw for 177 yards and two interceptions to lead the Beavers. Gulbranson played the final three quarters after starter Chance Nolan left with a neck strain.
Oregon State (3-2, 0-2) suffered its second straight loss despite rolling up 417 yards and 21 first downs.
Utah broke open a close game with a pair of third- quarter touchdowns. Devaughn Vele scored on a 16-yard catch. Then, R.J. Hubert picked off a pass from Gulbranson in the end zone and returned it 70 yards to set up Jaylen Dixon's 22yard scoring run.
Clark Phillips III intercepted Nolan twice in the first quarter. The sophomore cornerback finished with three interceptions.
NO. 3 OHIO STATE 49, RUTGERS 10 >> Miyan Williams carried the load for the host Buckeyes, rushing for a career-high 189 yards and five touchdowns in a blowout over the Scarlet Knights (3-2, 0-2 Big Ten).
Williams got the opportunity for a career-high 21 carries when TreVeyon Henderson became a late
scratch because of an unspecified injury. Williams, a third-year back, exploded for a 70-yard TD romp in the third quarter and also had four short scoring plunges.
A 2-yard TD in the fourth quarter, his fifth of the game, tied an Ohio State record. He's the first back to rush for five touchdowns in a game since Keith Byars in 1984. Pete Johnson also did it in 1974.
Quarterback C.J. Stroud of the Buckeyes (5-0, 2-0) completed 13 of 22 passes for a career-low 154 yards with two touchdowns.
NO. 4 MICHIGAN 27, IOWA 14 >> Blake Corum rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown, and J.J. McCarthy threw for 155 yards and a touchdown in the Wolverines' road win over the Hawkeyes.
Michigan (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) was able to consistently move the ball against Iowa (3-2, 1-1), which came into the game leading the nation in scoring defense and ranked sixth in total defense and rushing defense. Michigan had 327 yards, including 172 rushing yards.
NO. 9 OKLAHOMA STATE 36, NO. 16 BAYLOR 25 >> Jaden Nixon returned the second-half kickoff 98 for a touchdown, and the Cowboys beat the host Bears in a rematch of last year's Big 12 championship game.
Oklahoma State quarterback Spencer Sanders finished 20-of-29 passing for 181 yards with a touchdown and ran 14 times for 75 yards.
The Cowboys (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) also beat Baylor (3-2, 1-1) in the regular season last year, but came up inches short of their first conference title since 2011 when the Bears made a fourth-down stop just short of the end zone in the final seconds of the championship game.
NO. 11 PENN STATE 17, NORTHWESTERN 7 >> Nick Singleton had 21 carries for 87 yards and a touchdown, the defense forced three turnovers and the Nittany Lions outlasted the Wildcats (1-3, 1-1 Big Ten).
Sean Clifford completed 10 of 20 passes for 140 yards with a touchdown and Kaytron Allen added 86 rushing yards on 21 carries for Penn State (5-0, 2-0).
MISSISSIPPI STATE 42, NO. 17 TEXAS A&M 24 >> The host Bulldogs forced four turnovers, including three inside the red zone, in their victory over the Aggies (3-2, 1-1 SEC).
Decamerion Richardson scooped up Emmanuel Forbes' third-quarter blocked field goal and returned it 50 yards for the touchdown to give the Bulldogs (4-1, 1-1).
The Bulldogs had an efficient day offensively with 473 yards, 329 of those from Will Rogers on 31-of45 passing with three touchdowns.
TCU 55, NO. 18 OKLAHOMA 24 >> Max Duggan ran 67 yards for one of two touchdowns and threw for three scores, leading the Horned Frogs to a home rout over the Sooners, the second consecutive loss for new Oklahoma coach Brent Venables.
OU quarterback Dillon Gabriel was knocked out of the game in the second quarter when he was hit while sliding by TCU linebacker Jamoi Hodge, who was ejected for targeting.
Oklahoma has lost consecutive regular-season games for just the second time since 1999. The Sooners (3-2, 0-2 Big 12) opened conference with a home loss to Kansas State.
The Horned Frogs (4-0, 1-0) had four TDs of at least 62 yards, topped by Taye Barber's 73-yard catch during a 27-point first quarter.