No. 9 Clemson stunned by N.C. State

North Carolina State forced D.J. Uiagalelei into a fourth-down incompletion in the second overtime to beat ninth-ranked Clemson 27-21 on Saturday, an outcome that shakes up the Atlantic Coast Conference race and deals a huge blow to the Tigers’ College Football Playoff hopes.

Uiagagelei slightly overthrew Justyn Ross near the goal line on fourth down to end this one and the host Wolfpack celebrated their first win in the series in a decade.

Devin Leary threw for four touchdowns, including the winning 22-yard pass to Devin Carter inside the back right corner of the end zone for the lead to start the second OT.

N.C. State (3-1, 1-0 ACC) controlled play most of the way, nearly doubling Clemson in total offense through regulation while converting more than half of its third-down chances to stay on the field. The Wolfpack also won despite a penaltyfilled day and three missed field goals from normally reliable kicker Christopher Dunn, including him pulling a 39-yarder to end regulation wide left and give the Tigers another shot.

It was a brutal day for the Tigers (2-2, 1-1), who now have a second loss to make it an unlikely climb to extend their streak of making every year of the playoff. It also is a big setback in the Atlantic Division for the six-time league champions.

NO. 12 NOTRE DAME 41, NO. 18 WISCONSIN 13 >> Chris Tyree returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown and Drew Pyne threw a touchdown pass to Kevin Austin Jr. in the fourth quarter in relief of an injured Jack Coan, helping the Fighting Irish beat the Badgers at Chicago’s Soldier Field.

Brian Kelly became the winningest coach in Notre Dame history with victory No. 105, surpassing Knute Rockne in his 12th season with the Irish (4-0).

Graham Mertz threw four interceptions for Wisconsin (1-2), including two that were returned for touchdowns in the final 2:30 to blow the game open.

Coan, a Wisconsin transfer, left with an apparent left leg injury in the third with the game tied at 10.

Pyne lost a fumble on his second possession, leading to a go-ahead field goal by the Badgers, but otherwise the redshirt freshman was solid, going 6 for 8 for 81 yards.

Coan played 22 games for Wisconsin over three seasons and was the starter for the 2019 team that reached the Big Ten championship game. He broke his foot in the runup to the abbreviated Big Ten season last year and Mertz claimed the starting job. NO. 2 GEORGIA 62, VANDERBILT 0 >> JT Daniels threw for 121 yards and two touchdowns playing only the first quarter as the Bulldogs dominated the Commodores in Georgia’s biggest win in a series that started in 1893.

This game was effectively over when Georgia (4-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) led 35-0 after the first quarter en route to its first shutout this season and forcing Vandy threeand-out nine times.

Vanderbilt (1-3, 0-1) lost its fourth straight to Georgia and its 14th straight SEC game,

NO. 5 IOWA 24, COLORADO STATE 14 >> Spencer Petras threw for 224 yards and two touchdowns, and the host Hawkeyes needed a second-half comeback to defeat the Rams.

Iowa (4-0) won its 10th consecutive game, the program’s longest streak since winning 12 games to open the 2015 season.

Colorado State (1-3) led 14-7 at halftime, but the Hawkeyes scored touchdowns on back-to-back possessions that took a combined four plays in the third quarter.

NO. 6 PENN STATE 38, VILLANOVA 17 >> Sean Clifford passed for four touchdowns and 401 yards, leading the

Nittany Lions past the visiting Wildcats.

Clifford completed 19 of 26 passes, finding Parker Washington for two TDs and Jahan Dotson and KeAndre Lambert-Smith for one apiece as the Nittany Lions (4-0) won their eighth straight.

NO. 16 ARKANSAS 20, NO. 7 TEXAS A&M 10 >> KJ Jefferson threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns before getting banged up to start the second half and the Razorbaqcks held on to beat the Aggies.

Texas A&M (3-1, 0-1 SEC) had its overall 11-game winning streak snapped.

Jefferson came up limping and favoring his left leg after getting tackled out of bounds to start the second half, and left a few plays later. But he did return to the game late, and was on the field to take the final kneel-down in the SEC opener to cap Arkansas’ first 4-0 start since 2003.

The Aggies hadn’t allowed a passing touchdown this season until Jefferson’s 85-yard score to Treylon Burks for a 10-0 lead late in the first quarter. BAYLOR 31, NO. 14 IOWA STATE

29>> Gerry Bohanon threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, and the host Bears stopped a twopoint try with 24 seconds left to beat the Cyclones.

Breece Hall ran for 180 yards and two TDs on 24 carries for Iowa State (2-2, 0-1 Big 12) and caught five passes for 51 yards, including a 16yard score in the final minute that was followed by a failed two-point try.

The Bears (4-0, 2-0) recovered the onside kick and ran out the clockl. NO. 17 COASTAL CAROLINA 53,

UMASS 3 >> Grayson McCall threw for two touchdowns and ran for a third, and The Chanticleers scored on eight of nine possessions and sent the Minutemen (0-4) to a 15th straight loss.

Coastal Carolina is off to a 4-0 start for the second straight season and has won 15 of its past 16 games. NO. 23 AUBURN 34, GEORGIA STATE 24 >> Shedrick Jackson caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from T.J. Finley with 45 seconds remaining, and the host Tigers rallied to beat the Panthers.

Auburn trailed Georgia State by 12 points at halftime and avoided losing to a Sun Belt team for the first time in program history.

Finley, an LSU transfer who replaced starting quarterback Bo Nix late in the third quarter, led Auburn (3-1) on a 98-yard scoring drive in the final minutes.

Georgia State (1-3) generated 299 yards of offense and 24 points before halftime, but was unable to add to its lead.

UTAH 24, WASHINGTON STATE 13 >> TJ Pledger rushed for 177 yards and the go-ahead touchdown as the Utes won their Pac12 opener, coming from behind to beat the Cougars.

Pledger, a transfer from Oklahoma who only had 11 yards coming into the game, ran 20 yards for a touchdown with 4:53 to play. Then Clark Phillips took an interception 54 yards for a score to clinch it with 2:19 remaining.

The Cougars (1-3, 0-2 Pac-12) forced seven fumbles, recovering three.

The Utes (2-2, 1-0) shook off their fumble fingers and made all the big plays in the fourth. Before the Utah offense got moving, the defense kept the Utes in the game with eight sacks and three interceptions. WYOMING 24, UCONN 22 >> Titus Swen scored on a late 2-yard run and the Cowboys eked out a win over the Huskies.

Wyoming (4-0) had trailed by as many as 13 points before rallying into a 24-16 lead with back-toback fourth-quarter touchdowns from Xazavian Valladay and Swen.

SAN DIEGO STATE 44, TOWSON 21 >> Jordan Byrd ran for two touchdowns and the Aztecs scored 24 points in the third quarter to pull away from the Tigers (1-2).

San Diego State (4-0) has now outscored the opposition 62-0 in the third.