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TOP 25 ROUNDUP

No. 1 Georgia 24, South Carolina 14

Athens, Ga.: Carson Beck passed for 269 yards, Daijun Edwards, Dillon Bell and Cash Jones ran for second-half touchdowns, and No. 1 Georgia rallied from 11 points down to beat South Carolina.

The two-time reigning national champion Bulldogs won their 20th consecutive game.

No. 2 Michigan 31, Bowling Green 6

Ann Arbor, Mich.: J.J. McCarthy threw a career-high three interceptions and had two touchdown passes to help No. 2 Michigan overcome a turnover-filled game in a 31-6 win over Bowling Green on Saturday.

Blake Corum had a 54-yard run on his first snap and finished with 101 yards and two touchdowns.

Florida 29, No. 11 Tennessee 16

Gainesville, Fla.: Trevor Etienne ran for a career-high 172 yards and a touchdown, Montrell Johnson scored twice and Florida upset Tennessee to extend the Volunteers’ losing streak in Gainesville to 10.

The game ended with a scuffle and penalty flags on both teams.

No. 3 Florida State 31, Boston College 29

Boston: DJ Lundy intercepted a pass to set up his own 1-yard touchdown run and Florida State scored four unanswered touchdowns to build a 21-point lead but then blew almost all of it, surviving a late Boston College charge.

Boston College set a school record for penalties, missed an extra point, went for 2 after another touchdown and failed, and opted not to kick a field goal in the fourth.

No. 6 Ohio State 63, Western Kentucky 10

Columbus, Ohio: Kyle McCord threw for three touchdowns and 318 yards and Ohio State used a 35-point second quarter to rout Western Kentucky.

McCord’s 75-yard TD pass to Marvin Harrison Jr. on the first play from scrimmage gave the Buckeyes (3-0) a 21-10 lead.

No. 7 Penn State 30, Illinois 13

Champaign, Ill.: Cam Miller, Abdul Carter, Daequan Dixon and Johnny Hardy had interceptions and No. 7 Penn State took advantage of five turnovers by Illinois.

The Nittany Lions (3-0, 1-0 Big Ten) overcame a sub-par effort by Drew Allar, who completed just 16 of 33 passes for 208 yards, and the offense.

No. 8 Washington 41, Michigan State 7

East Lansing, Mich.: Michael Penix Jr. threw for 473 yards and four touchdowns, including three to Jack Westover, to lead Washington to a victory over Michigan State playing its first game without suspended coach Mel Tucker.

The Huskies (3-0) totaled 713 yards of offense which is the most ever given up by the Spartans, topping the previous high of 666 yards by Nebraska in 1995.

No. 9 Notre Dame 41, Central Michigan 17

South Bend, Ind.: Sam Hartman threw three touchdown passes to move into seventh place on major college football’s career list and Notre Dame pulled away from Central Michigan.

Notre Dame (4-0) now awaits a top-10 showdown with No. 6 Ohio State next Saturday.

No. 10 Alabama 17, South Florida 3

Tampa, Fla.: Roydell Williams rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown, helping third-string quarterback Ty Simpson and Alabama shrug off a slow start and beat South Florida.

The Crimson Tide (2-1) rebounded from a 10-point loss to Texas, improving to 14-1 in games following a regular-season loss since 2008.

No. 12 Utah 31, Weber State 7

Salt Lake City: Nate Johnson threw for 193 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score in his first start, helping Utah to a victory over Weber State in another game without Cameron Rising.

Though he is practicing without limits, Rising still hasn’t suited up for the Utes (3-0) since tearing an ACL in the Rose Bowl last season.

No. 14 LSU 41, Mississippi State 14

Starkville, Miss.: Malik Nabers set career highs with 13 catches for 239 yards and scored two touchdowns, Jayden Daniels ran for two scores, and LSU beat Mississippi State.

The Tigers (2-1) outgained the Bulldogs 310-79 in the first half on the way to a 24-7 lead.

Missouri 30, No. 15 Kansas State 27

Columbia, Mo.: Harrison Mevis kicked a 61-yard field goal with no time remaining Saturday, sending Missouri to a field-storming, comefrom-behind victory over Kansas State in a nonconference showdown of former Big 12 rivals.

Will Howard threw for 270 yards.

No. 16 Oregon State 26, San Diego State 9

Corvallis, Ore.: DJ Uiagalelei passed for 284 yards and a touchdown, ran for a touchdown for the third consecutive game, and Oregon State’s defense had seven sacks in a win over San Diego State.

No. 19 Oklahoma 66, Tulsa 17

Tulsa, Okla.: Dillon Gabriel threw for 421 yards and five touchdowns, receiver Nic Anderson scored three times and No. 19 Oklahoma rolled to a victory over in-state rival Tulsa.

Gabriel was 28 of 31 with an interception.

No. 20 North Carolina 31, Minnesota 13

Chapel Hill, N.C.: Drake Maye threw for a season-high 414 yards to go with two touchdowns, Nate McCollum flirted with a single-game UNC receiving record and North Carolina pushed past Minnesota.

Maye overcame two interceptions and ultimately provided the only reliable source of offense.

No 21 Duke 38, Northwestern 14

Durham, N.C.: Riley Leonard ran for two touchdowns and threw for 219 yards to lead Duke to a win over Northwestern.

Jordan Waters also ran for two touchdowns and Jalon Calhoun caught five passes for 112 yards as the Blue Devils (3-0, 1-0 ACC) opened the season with three straight wins for the second year in a row under coach Mike Elko.

No. 23 Washington St. 64, Northern Colorado 21

Pullman, Wash.: Cameron Ward passed for 327 yards and accounted for five first-half TDs, and Washington State breezed to a victory over FCS member Northern Colorado.

No. 24 UCLA 59 North Carolina Centraol 7

Pasadena, Calif.: Dante Moore passed for 182 yards and two touchdowns, Collin Schlee ran for a pair of scores and No. 24 UCLA scored on its first seven drives in a rout of North Carolina Central.

No. 25 Iowa 41, Western Michigan 10

Iowa City, Iowa: Cade McNamara threw for two touchdowns and freshman Kamari Moulton scored twice after halftime in his debut, helping Iowa beat Western Michigan.

Leshon Williams rushed for a career-high 145 yards on 12 carries as the Hawkeyes (3-0) pulled away in the second half of a game delayed 42 minutes by lightning.

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