The Denver Post

CARDIAC VOLS COME BACK AGAIN, WIN ON LAST PLAY

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athens, ga.» 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 Bulldogs appeared to win the game on a long TD pass of their own with 10 seconds remaining Saturday.

The Vols (5-0, 2-0 Southeaste­rn Conference) rallied from a double-digit 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 — 28-24 — 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 tossed a 47-yard touchdown pass to fellow freshman Riley Ridley. With the Sanford Stadium crowd in a frenzy, Tennessee took the kickoff into Georgia territory, putting it 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.

“It was a crazy play, stuff you dream about,” Dobbs said.

Other top 25 games

tuscaloosa, ala.» Jalen Hurts threw two third-quarter touchdown passes to Calvin Ridley and Ronnie Harrison scored on a 55-yard fumble return as No. 1 Alabama (5-0, 2-0 SEC) beat Kentucky (2-3, 1-2) 34-6.

• J.T. Barrett broke the school record for career touchdown passes with the third of his four TD tosses, No. 2 Ohio State’s stifling defense forced Rutgers (2-3, 0-2 Big Ten) to punt on each of its 10 drives and the surging Buckeyes romped to a 58-0 victory. Barrett now has 59 TD passes in 27 career games for Ohio State (4-0, 1-0).

• No. 9-ranked Texas A&M (5-0, 3-0 SEC) beat South Carolina (2-3, 1-3) 24-13 to start its third season in a row at 5-0. In 2014 and 2015, the Aggies finished 3-5.

• Chris Callahan hit a 19-yard field goal as time expired and No. 13 Baylor (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) rallied from 14 down in the fourth quarter to beat Iowa State (1-4, 0-2) 45-42. Shock Linwood rushed for 237 yards for the Bears, who have yet to allow a point in the fourth this season. Joel Lanning threw for 261 yards and two touchdowns for Iowa State, which scored touchdowns on its first six full possession­s but was shut out after that.

• Shaquille Quarterman and Joe Jackson each returned fumbles by Georgia Tech quarterbac­k Justin Thomas for touchdowns in a span of less than 1 minute in the second quarter and No. 14 Miami (4-0, 1-0 ACC) beat the Yellow Jackets (3-2, 1-2) 35-21.

• Chad Kelly threw for 361 yards, Eugene Brazley ran for a career-high 124 yards and two touchdowns and No. 16 Mississipp­i (3-2) pulled away late to beat Memphis (3-1) 48-28.

• Indiana (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) quarterbac­k Richard Lagow caught a touchdown pass, threw for two more and took advantage of a second chance in overtime to set up Griffin Oakes for a 20-yard field goal and an improbable 24-21 victory over No. 17 Michigan State (2-2, 0-2).

• Davis Webb threw for 306 yards and four touchdowns and California (3-2, 1-1 Pac-12) stopped running back Zach Moss from the 1-yard line on the final play to win its second straight matchup against a ranked opponent, 28-23 over No. 18 Utah (4-1, 1-1).

• Cole Garvin threw for 241 yards and three touchdowns and South Alabama (3-2) beat No. 19 San Diego State (3-1) 42-24.

• Austin Allen passed for 206 yards and three touchdowns as No. 20 Arkansas (4-1) beat Alcorn State (1-3) 52-10.

• Baker Mayfield made up for two lost fumbles with four touchdowns, running for two and throwing two to Dede Westbrook, and Oklahoma (2-2) held on to win its Big 12 opener, 52-46 at 21st-ranked TCU (3-2, 1-1).

• Mason Rudolph passed for 392 yards and three touchdowns to help Oklahoma State (3-2, 1-1 Big 12) beat No. 22 Texas (2-2, 0-1) 49-31. Justice Hill rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown No. 1 Alabama 34, Kentucky 6 No. 2 Ohio State 58, Rutgers 0 No. 5 Clemson 42, No. 3 Louisville 36 No. 4 Michigan 14, No. 8 Wisconsin 7 No. 5 Clemson 42, No. 3 Louisville 36 No. 6 Houston 42, UConn 14 No. 10 Washington 44, No. 7 Stanford 6 No. 4 Michigan 14, No. 8 Wisconsin 7 No. 9 Texas A&M 24, South Carolina 13 No. 10 Washington 44, No. 7 Stanford 6 No. 11 Tennessee 34, No. 25 Georgia 31 North Carolina 37, No. 12 Florida State 35 No. 13 Baylor 45, Iowa State 42 No. 14 Miami 35, Georgia Tech 21 No. 15 Nebraska 31, Illinois 16 No. 16 Mississipp­i 48, Memphis 28 Indiana 24, No. 17 Michigan State 21, OT California 28, No. 18 Utah 23 South Alabama 42, No. 19 San Diego State 24 No. 20 Arkansas 52, Alcorn State 10 Oklahoma 52, No. 21 TCU 46 Oklahoma State 49, No. 22 Texas 31 No. 23 Florida 13, Vanderbilt 6 No. 24 Boise State vs. Utah State, (n) No. 11 Tennesee 34, No. 25 Georgia 31 and Jalen McCleskey added 109 yards and two TDs receiving for the Cowboys.

• Jordan Scarlett ran for a 4-yard touchdown with Eddy Pineiro adding two field goals as No. 23 Florida (4-1, 2-1 SEC) held off Vanderbilt (2-3, 0-2) 13-6.

Other games of note

east rutherford, n.j.» DeShone Kizer threw for a career-best 471 yards to help Notre Dame (2-3) overcome another shaky performanc­e by its defense and special teams and beat Syracuse (2-3) 50-33.

• Nick Mullens threw for 591 yards and four touchdowns and Southern Mississipp­i set a school record with 702 yards of total offense in a 44-28 win over Rice. Scores »11CC

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