OTHER TOP 25 GAMES CINCINNATI 49, MEMPHIS 10 COASTAL CAROLINA 51, GEORGIA STATE 0
CINCINNATI – Desmond Ridder threw touchdown passes to three different receivers and ran for two and Jerome Ford also scored twice as seventh-ranked Cincinnati (5-0, 3-0 AAC) remained undefeated with a win over Memphis (3-2, 2-2) on Saturday.
Playing in a Nippert Stadium nearly empty due to COVID-19 protocols, the Bearcats decisively snapped a fivegame losing streak against Memphis, including two losses by a combined 15 points over a span of eight days last season – the second in the AAC championship game.
Ridder, who set a program record for quarterbacks with 179 yards rushing while throwing three touchdown passes a week earlier at Southern Methodist, finished 21-of-26 for 271 yards with an interception.
The stingy Cincinnati defense, ranked 18th in the nation in total defense going into the game, sacked Memphis quarterback Brady White six times while holding the Tigers to their fewest points since scoring 10 in a loss to Auburn on Dec. 30, 2015.
ATLANTA – Grayson Mccall passed for 254 yards and four touchdowns, Jaivon Heiligh scored twice, and No. 20 Coastal Carolina (6-0, 4-0 Sun Belt) cruised to a victory over Georgia State (2-3, 1-3).
CJ Marable added two rushing touchdowns and 100 all-purpose yards for the Chanticleers. Coastal Carolina has its most wins in a single season since joining FBS in 2017.
Georgia State looked nothing like the team that began the day leading the Sun Belt in scoring at 42 points per game. The Panthers’ previous two losses were by a combined 10 points with both coming down to the final possession.
The Chants, who churned out 430 yards of total offense, led 34-0 at halftime after Reese White scored on a 13yard run, Heiligh caught a 10-yard pass for his sixth TD reception of the season and Mccall ran for a 2-yard score. Marable added a short TD run on the opening drive of the third to make it 41-0.
— Associated Press