Tennessee beats Georgia with Hail Mary
Jauan Jennings hauled in a 43-yard Hail Mary from Joshua Dobbs on the final play, giving No. 11 Tennessee a stunning 34-31 victory over No. 25 Georgia after the host Bulldogs appeared to win it on a long touchdown pass of their own with 10 seconds remaining Saturday.
“It was a crazy play, stuff you dream about,” Dobbs said.
The Vols (5-0, 2-0 SEC) rallied from a doubledigit deficit for the fourth time in five games, but this was their most improbable comeback yet. The SEC East rivals packed a whole game’s worth of action into the closing minutes as Tennessee went ahead for the first time all afternoon by recovering a fumble by Georgia (3-2, 1-2) in the end zone with 2:56 to go.
Then, after the Bulldogs threw an interception but got the ball back one more time, Jacob Eason threw a 47-yard touchdown pass to fellow freshman Riley Ridley. With the Sanford Stadium crowd in a frenzy, Tennessee took the kickoff into position to take one shot at the end zone.
Dobbs hurled a towering pass that the 6-foot-3 Jennings didn’t really have that much trouble bringing down. He leaped above the scrum to make the catch, and then landed on his back for the score that sent the Tennessee bench charging on the field to celebrate.
“I just know to go get it,” Jennings said.
#1 Alabama 34, Kentucky 6:
Jalen Hurts threw two thirdquarter touchdown passes to Calvin Ridley and Ronnie Harrison scored on a 55-yard fumble return as the host Crimson Tide (5-0, 2-0 SEC) overcame a slow start to run away from the Wildcats (2-3, 1-2). Ridley gained 174 yards on 11 catches. Freshman tailback Joshua Jacobs rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown in his first start.
#2 Ohio State 58, Rutgers 0:
J.T. Barrett broke the school record for career touchdown passes with the third of his four, and the host Buckeyes (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) forced the Scarlet Knights (2-3, 0-2) to punt on all 10 drives. Barrett has 59 TD passes in 27 games for Ohio State, moving past former Raiders quarterback Bobby Hoying (57 from 199296). Former Raiders quarterback Terrelle Pryor also threw 57 touchdown passes in his Ohio State career, but 27 in 2010 were wiped out due to NCAA sanctions.
#5 Clemson 42, #3 Louisville 36:
Deshaun Watson threw for five touchdowns, including two in the final seven minutes, as the host Tigers (5-0, 2-0 ACC) rallied to beat the Cardinals (4-1, 2-1). Clemson scored four TDs in the second quarter to lead 28-10 at the break only to see Louisville score on five consecutive possessions to take a 36-28 lead with 7:50 left. Artavis Scott began Clemson’s comeback with a 77-yard kickoff return and Watson found Mike Williams for a 20-yard scoring pass two plays later. Clemson forced Louisville to punt for the only time in the second half and Watson guided the gamewinning drive, ending on a 31-yard TD catch by Jordan Leggett.
#4 Michigan 14, #8 Wisconsin 7:
Wilton Speight threw a tie-breaking, 46-yard touchdown pass to Amara Darboh midway through the fourth quarter, and Jourdan Lewis had a spectacular, one-handed interception late as the host Wolverines (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) edged the Badgers (4-1, 1-1).
#9 Texas A&M 24, South Carolina 13:
Trevor Knight threw for 206 yards and ran for 84 for the visiting Aggies (5-0, 3-0 SEC), who used a tight defense to win, tackling the Gamecocks (2-3, 1-3) for losses on 10 plays and keeping them out of the end zone after A.J. Turner’s 75-yard touchdown run on South Carolina’s first play from scrimmage.
North Carolina 37, #12 Florida State 35:
Nick Weiler made a 54-yard field goal as time expired as the Tar Heels (4-1, 2-0 ACC) snapped the 22game home winning streak of the Seminoles (3-2, 1-1).
#13 Baylor 45, Iowa State 42:
Chris Callahan made a 19-yard field goal as time expired to lift the visiting Bears (5-0, 2-0 Big 12). Down 42-28, Baylor rallied to tie it with scoring drives of 86 and 84 yards. Seth Russell drove Baylor 83 yards to set up Callahan’s chip shot. Joel Lanning threw for 261 yards and two touchdowns for the Cyclones (1-4, 0-2), who scored touchdowns on their first six full possessions, but were shut out after that.
#14 Miami 35, Georgia Tech 21:
Freshmen Shaquille Quarterman and Joe Jackson returned fumbles by Georgia Tech quarterback Justin Thomas for touchdowns less than a minute in the second quarter to give the visiting Hurricanes (4-0, 1-0 ACC) a 28-7 lead. The Yellowjackets (3-2, 1-2) drew to 28-21 before Miami’s Brad Kaaya answered with a 31-yard touchdown pass to Stacy Coley late in the third quarter.
#15 Nebraska 31, Illinois 16:
Terrell Newby ran for 113 of his 140 yards and scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, touching the ball on 18 of Nebraska’s last 21 plays from scrimmage, and the host Cornhuskers (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) won going away after being down 16-10 to the Illini (1-3, 0-1).
#16 Mississippi 48, Memphis 28:
Chad Kelly threw for 361 yards, Eugene Brazley ran for 124 yards and two touchdowns and the Rebels (3-2) held off the visiting Tigers (3-1).
Indiana 24, #17 Michigan State 21:
After Michigan State’s Michael Geiger missed a 49-yard field goal in overtime, the Hoosiers’ Griffin Oakes made a 20-yarder as Indiana (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) beat the Spartans (2-2, 0-2) for the first time since 2006.
South Alabama 42, #19 San Diego State 24:
Cole Garvin passed for three touchdowns and the host Jaguars (3-2) scored 21 points in the fourth quarter to erase a three-point deficit and defeat the Aztecs (3-1).
#20 Arkansas 52, Alcorn State 10:
Austin Allen completed 13 of 18 passes for 206 yards and three touchdowns to help the visiting Razorbacks (4-1) win for the 10th time in 12 games.
Oklahoma 52, #21 TCU 46:
Baker Mayfield ran for two touchdowns and threwing two scoring passes to Dede Westbrook for the Sooners (2-2, 1-0 Big 12). Oklahoma allowed 21 points in the first quarter for the first time in 20 years, then went ahead to stay with 28 consecutive points in the second. Kenny Hill threw for 449 yards and five touchdowns for the Horned Frogs (3-2, 1-1).
Oklahoma State 49, #22 Texas 31:
Mason Rudolph threw for 392 yards and three touchdowns, Justice Hill ran for a 135 yards and a score and Jalen McCleskey added 109 yards and two touchdowns receiving for the host Cowboys (3-2, 1-1 Big 12), who had lost eight straight home games against the Longhorns (2-2, 0-1).
#23 Florida 13, Vanderbilt 6:
Jordan Scarlett had a 4-yard-touchdown run and Eddy Pineiro made two field goals in for the visiting Gators (4-1, 2-1 SEC) against the Commodores (2-3, 0-2).
#24 Boise State 21, Utah State 10:
Brett Rypien passed for two touchdowns as the host Broncos (4-0, 1-0 Mountain West) beat the Aggies (2-3, 0-2).
JUNIOR COLLEGE Butte 44, CCSF 7:
Clayton Welch threw for three touchdowns to down the host Rams (3-2) in a nonconference game. City College of San Francisco’s only score came on Lavell McCullers’ 22-yard TD pass to Easop Winston with 2:42 left in the second quarter. Butte is 3-2.