College Football

No. 25 Missouri crushes No. 8 Florida, 45-17

Week 5 roundup: Tigers’ Drinkwitz shrugs off noise about Top 25 record; Kentucky escapes Columbia with OT win; USC rallies against Washington; Harvard bests Colgate on final play

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz was in no mood to talk about the Tigers’ recent history against ranked opponents on Saturday.

Not the first time he was asked about it. Definitely not the second or third.

For good reason, too: There were far too many positives to take from No. 25 Missouri’s 45-17 trouncing of No. 8 Florida.

There was Austin Simmons, who was 23 of 30 for 340 yards and two touchdowns, slinging the ball to all corners of the field with his strong left arm. There was Jamal Roberts, who carried 24 times for 211 yards and three scores, including two long runs late to put away the game. And there was a defense that held the Gators more than 200 yards below their season average.

So that nine-game skid against the AP Top 25? The fact that Drinkwitz had been 0-10 in the regular season against top-10 foes?

“Doesn’t mean anything,” he said. “That’s noise people create on social media for no reason. It has no meaning on anything. It’s people searching for crap to talk about. Each game is a life of its own, opponent of its own. We try to make it the best matchup we can.”

They sure made it a lopsided one.

After giving up a 12-yard carry to the Gators’ Jadan Baugh the first time the nation’s second-leading rusher touched the ball, they held him to one more yard -- for the entire game. After allowing the Gators to convert three times on third down on an opening drive that ended with a field goal, Missouri held them to 3 for 13 in that crucial situation the rest of the way.

The Tigers had three sacks and 11 tackles-for-loss, dominating the vaunted Florida offensive and defensive lines, and they made the Gators’ Aaron Philo so downright uncomfortable in the pocket that he finished with just 197 yards passing.

“We’re just a hungry team,” Missouri safety Kensley Louidor-Faustin said, “trying to prove something.”

They accomplished that much. It was the Tigers’ first win over a ranked team since beating No. 24 Boston College on Sept. 14, 2024, and their first win over a ranked conference opponent since beating No. 13 Tennessee on Nov. 11, 2023.

“It’s a good win against a really good team today. That’s all it was,” he said. “Nobody in our locker room could care less about that. I couldn’t care less about that. … I really couldn’t care less. The SEC is a hard league, and yeah, I’m done with that.”

The Gators struck first with that field goal, and they tied it 10-all on Philo’s touchdown throw with 4:26 left in the first half.

Rather than run out the clock on the first, the Tigers pressed when they got the ball with 1:33 left, and Blake Craig drilled a 50-yard field goal for a 20-10 lead. Missouri proceeded to score on four straight possessions -- three of those TDs -- to start the second half.

And to think, the Tigers put together that kind of performance after a deflating loss last week at Mississippi State when they blew a second-half lead by allowing two fourth-quarter touchdowns in a 31-24 loss in Starkville.

“It kind of seemed like we never played that game last week,” Simmons said, “throughout this whole week of preparation.”

Elsewhere in the AP Top 25:

No. 3 NOTRE DAME 37, NORTH CAROLINA 26

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- CJ Carr threw for four touchdowns and ran for another and third-ranked Notre Dame regained control after halftime to beat North Carolina.

The Fighting Irish (5-0) led 21-14 after the Tar Heels (2-2) turned a goal-line stand into a long touchdown drive right before halftime, then came out of the break with Jaden Jefferson sprinting through the rain for a 98-yard kickoff return for another score.

That’s when Carr and the Irish offense went to work with a series of methodical and physical drives, carrying the ball right into the heart of the defensive front and consistently moving the chains. Notre Dame responded to Jefferson’s big play with a 17-play, 75-yard drive lasting more than nine minutes by the time Carr got around the right side for a fourth-down TD keeper.

Then, after forcing a three-and-out, Notre Dame went to work again in pummeling fashion. Nolan James Jr. did most of the work on the ground, then caught Carr’s short pass in the left flat and juked a would-be tackler off his feet to go in for a 6-yard TD and a 34-20 lead to open the fourth quarter.

Notre Dame finished with a season-best 241 yards rushing, with freshman Jonaz Walton posting a team-high 120 yards and James adding 65 more. The Irish’s ground output included 122 yards in the third quarter alone in stymieing UNC’s momentum.

NO. 2 GEORGIA 38, VANDERBILT 14

ATHENS, Ga. -- Gunner Stockton threw for 295 yards and three touchdowns as Georgia cruised to win over Vanderbilt.

Georgia scored an opening drive touchdown for the fourth time this season as Stockton found Landon Roldan for a two-yard TD.

A Vanderbilt team led by backup quarterback Blaze Berlowitz showed some fight, answering back two drives later as Berlowitz found Junior Sherrill for a 60-yard touchdown and tied the game 7-all. It was the first first-quarter score for a Georgia opponent all season. The Bulldogs (5-0, 3-0 SEC) had outscored opponents 63-0 in the first quarter through the first four games.

Georgia pulled ahead with back-to-back rushing scores by Chauncey Bowens and Jaden Redell before halftime. The Bulldogs took advantage of good field positioning on the latter after blocking a Vanderbilt field goal attempt midway through the second quarter.

NO. 5 OHIO ST. 31, NO 14 IOWA 14

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Julian Sayin threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns, two to Jeremiah Smith, and Ohio State beat Iowa.

Sayin was 20-of-27 passing, and his favorite target was Smith, the nation’s top receiver. Smith had 11 catches for 206 yards, becoming Ohio State’s leader in receptions (207), receiving yards (3,381) and receiving touchdowns (36).

Smith caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Sayin with 12 seconds left in the first half to give the Buckeyes (4-1, 2-0 Big Ten) a 17-6 lead.

Sayin threw a 57-yard touchdown pass to Smith with 6:11 left in the third quarter. Smith struck a Heisman pose toward the Iowa fans in Kinnick Stadium’s north end zone after the catch.

Sayin opened the scoring with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Devin McCuin on Ohio State’s first possession for an early 7-0 lead.

Ja’Kobi Jackson closed the scoring for the Buckeyes with a 7-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter.

NO. 7 ALABAMA 56, NO. 16 MISSISSIPPI ST. 23

STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Keelon Russell passed for 285 yards and three touchdowns to go with another TD rushing, and Alabama routed Mississippi State in a matchup of previously unbeaten teams.

Trae’shawn Brown ran for two touchdowns, Rico Scott caught two scoring passes and Dijon Lee Jr. returned an interception 30 yards for a score during a game that saw Alabama (5-0, 3-0 SEC) reinforce its credentials as contenders.

Alabama outgained Mississippi State (4-1, 2-1 SEC) 179-18 in yards rushing in its 17th straight victory in the series -- the last seven by 23 or more points.

The game featured two of college football’s most dynamic quarterbacks this season, but the mobility of the Bulldogs’ Kamario Taylor appeared limited by an ankle injury last week and he struggled Saturday. His early fumble and two interceptions set up Alabama touchdown drives.

Taylor was sacked five times and pulled from the game with the Bulldogs down by 26 early in the fourth quarter.

Leading Bulldogs receiver Anthony Evans III had 12 catches for 166 yards and two touchdowns, one of his team’s few bright spots.

NO. 17 TENNESSEE 24, AUBURN 14

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- DeSean Bishop rushed for a career-high 220 yards and three touchdowns to lead Tennessee to a victory over Auburn.

Tennessee (4-1, 1-1 in SEC) overcame a sluggish start with the help of George MacIntyre replacing Faizon Brandon at quarterback late in the second quarter. The Volunteers trailed 7-3 at intermission. MacIntyre completed his first six pass attempts for 80 yards and finished 8 of 10 for 86 yards.

Auburn (3-2, 1-2) was led by quarterback Byrum Brown with 159 passing yards and a touchdown as well as 107 rushing yards and a touchdown. Brown was intercepted twice and had a fumble. Adding to their struggles, the Tigers were flagged 11 times for 94 yards.

NO. 20 HOUSTON 27, UCF 17

HOUSTON -- Conner Weigman threw for 239 yards and rushed for three second-half touchdowns, and Houston rallied to beat Central Florida.

Weigman rushed for 50 yards, Re’Shaun Sanford II ran for 62 yards and Patrick Overmyer caught six passes for 76 yards for Houston (4-1, 1-1 Big 12).

Trailing 17-0, Weigman had a 19-yard touchdown run with 3½ minutes left in the third.

On the next UCF drive, Latreveon McCutchin intercepted Keyone Jenkins and returned it 17 yards to the UCF 2. Two plays later, Weigman rushed it in from a yard out to cut the lead to three.

After the Knights went three-and-out, Weigman capped an 11-play, 62-yard drive with a 1-yard score with 10:15 remaining to give the Cougars a 21-17 lead. Jonathan Dimas made two field goals to push the margin to 10.

NO. 21 SMU 25, BOSTON COLLEGE 16

DALLAS -- Kevin Jennings threw for two touchdowns and ran for a score and SMU (4-1, 2-1 ACC) beat Boston College in a soggy defensive struggle.

Jennings, the FBS passing leader at 357 yards per game coming in, had only 160 while going 20 of 30. His passing yardage was his lowest since the week Jennings took over as the starter early in the 2024 season.

Marques White had three of SMU’s five sacks, including one that forced a fumble by Mason McKenzie and was returned 34 yards by Aakil Washington to the Eagles’ 13-yard line. It set up Jennings’ 14-yard scoring pass to Randy Pittman Jr.

The Eagles (2-3, 0-2 ACC) had a chance to get within two points early in the fourth quarter, but Cameron Kossmann dropped a pass when he was wide open and probably would have scored easily on fourth-and-inches from the SMU 8.

NO. 24 KENTUCKY 35, SOUTH CAROLINA 34 OT

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Kenny Minchey threw a 6-yard TD pass to Henry Boyer and a 2-point conversion to Willie Rodriguez as Kentucky rallied from 17-0 down to beat South Carolina in overtime.

The Wildcats (4-1, 2-1 SEC) needed to fight back several times. Minchey’s 32-yard scoring pass to Nic Anderson late in the third quarter gave them their first lead, 24-20. And after South Carolina retook the lead in the fourth quarter on LaNorris Sellers’ 15-yard TD pass to DJ Black, Minchey led a 66-yard drive that ended with Adam Zouagui’s 29-yard tying field goal with 4:13 to play.

Sellers again retook the lead in overtime on a 5-yard throw to Maurice Brown II in the end zone. But after Minchey’s pass to Boyer, Kentucky didn’t hesitate and connected on the winning conversion pass to Rodriguez open in the back of the end zone.

NO. 17 BYU 17, TCU 10

FORT WORTH, Texas -- BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier ran for two touchdowns, including a clinching 21-yarder with 2:06 left and the No. 10 Cougars survived without injured running back LJ Martin for a rain-soaked victory over TCU.

Martin had two carries for 16 yards in the first quarter, but that was it because of an apparent lower leg injury. The AP Big 12 offensive player of the year last season was averaging 109.3 yards rushing while the Cougars were scoring 44 points a game.

Both teams had trouble moving the ball, with 72 of the 216 total yards by BYU (4-0, 2-0 Big 12) coming on the late drive. Bachmeier bounced off one of his teammates at the line, then ran through several TCU defenders inside the 10 to make it 17-7.

TCU (2-3, 0-2 Big 12) got a 44-yard field goal from Nate McCashland with 32 seconds left, but was then unable to recover an onside kick.

NO. 12 TEXAS TECH 29, COLORADO 7

BOULDER, Colo. -- Linebacker John Curry picked off a pass in the end zone for an easy touchdown, one of four interceptions for No. 12 Texas Tech over mistake-prone Colorado.

A 13 1/2-point road favorite, the Red Raiders (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) outscored the Buffaloes 29-0 after allowing a touchdown on the opening drive. It wasn’t always pretty, but the Red Raiders improved to 5-0 for a second straight year.

The Buffaloes (2-3, 0-2 Big 12) had one scoring drive -- their first, with new starter Isaac Wilson leading the way -- and then it was one miscue, turnover or penalty after another.

Colorado missed two missed field goals, had an unsuccessful fake punt, saw receiver Joseph Williams throw an interception on a botched trick play and had Wilson throw three more interceptions. Colorado, the most penalized team in the Big 12, was flagged eight times for 84 yards.

NO. 22 SOUTHERN CAL 25, WASHINGTON 21

LOS ANGELES -- Jahkeem Stewart returned a fumble 48 yards for the go-ahead touchdown, and No. 18 Southern California overcame a double-digit deficit in the second half to beat Washington.

Jayden Maiava passed for 245 yards and hit Tanook Hines for a second-half score while the Trojans (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) surged back with the game’s final 15 points for their first victory over the Huskies (3-2, 0-2 Big Ten) since 2016.

Demond Williams Jr. led Washington on a late drive from its 5 to the USC 12, converting two fourth downs and a third-and-11 along the way. But after Kameryn Crawford sacked Williams on third down, Williams’ pass into double coverage in the end zone fell incomplete with 39 seconds left.

The win eases some of the pressure on coach Lincoln Riley and the Trojans, who improved sharply on defense after last week’s dispiriting home loss to Oregon and travel to Penn State next week for a primetime matchup.

Clear chants of "Fire Lincoln! Fire Lincoln!" could be heard from the student section in the second half while the Trojans fell behind 21-10, but coordinator Gary Patterson’s defense didn’t allow any more points by the depleted Huskies, who have lost two straight by a combined seven points.

NO. 4 MIAMI 41, CLEMSON 13

CLEMSON, S.C. -- Darian Mensah threw for 227 yards and a touchdown and had a 34-yard scoring run as No. 4 Miami routed Clemson to seize sole possession of first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Mark Fletcher Jr. ran for 77 yards and two touchdowns and Cooper Barkate added five catches for 98 yards -- including a 66-yard TD reception -- for the Hurricanes (5-0, 3-0 ACC), who started 5-0 for the second straight season.

Freshman Tait Reynolds completed 29 of 44 passes for a career-high 295 yards with one interception for Clemson (4-2, 2-1 ACC), which came in as a 17 1/2-point home underdog, the largest spread in the Dabo Swinney era.

It was the fourth worse loss for the Tigers under Swinney.

It marked the 23rd straight game Mensah has thrown a TD pass dating to his time at Duke, where he led the Blue Devils to the ACC championship last season.

NO. 11 LSU 63, MCNEESE 14

BATON ROUGE, La. -- LSU dominated McNeese State, with Sam Leavitt throwing for 173 yards and three touchdowns.

Harlem Berry ran for 125 yards and a touchdown, while Stacy Gage added 110 yards and two touchdowns.

The Tigers racked up 731 yards of total offense, the second-most in school history. LSU’s defense set the tone early with an interception, leading to a quick 7-0 lead. By halftime, LSU outgained McNeese State, 347-31. Freshman Deuce Geralds scored on a direct snap in the second half.

NO. 6 INDIANA 47, RUTGERS 15

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- Turbo Richard ran for 204 yards and a touchdown and Josh Hoover passed for 251 yards and four touchdowns to extend No. 6 Indiana's win streak to 21 games over Rutgers.

The defending national champions last loss occurred in the first week of the 2025 season. It is the longest win streak since Washington won 21 straight from 2022-24. Indiana (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) amassed a season-high 593 total yards.

Richard returned to the starting lineup after leaving the Northwestern game last week in the second quarter with an ankle injury. He showed no ill effects as he was barely touched running for over 200 yards for the first time in his career. The Hoosiers have scored at least 45 points in three games this season.

NO. 22 BOISE ST. 37, UTAH ST. 18

BOISE, Idaho -- Maddux Madsen was 17-of-21 passing for 244 yards and two touchdowns, Dylan Riley added two rushing touchdowns and No. 22 Boise State beat Utah State in the inaugural game as a member of the Pac-12 Conference for both teams.

Boise State (4-1, 1-0 Pac 12) has won four in a row since a 34-27 loss to then-No. 2 Oregon in the season opener and made its season debut in the AP Top 25.

The Broncos have won 11 straight against Utah State and 12 in a row at home against the Aggies. Boise State leads the series 26-5, including 23-2 in conference play (previously in the Big West Conference, Western Athletic Conference and the Mountain West Conference).

Utah State (1-4, 0-1 Pac-12) beat Troy 21-10 last Saturday to snap a five-game skid, which began with a 25-24 home loss to Boise State in the 2025 regular-season finale.

Around the Big Ten:

MINNESOTA 20, MICHIGAN 14

MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota took a seven-point deficit into halftime after two costly interceptions fed Michigan touchdowns, the type of mistakes that can be hard to overcome against upper-level Big Ten teams.

The Gophers weren’t fazed. And maybe the Wolverines don’t belong in the top tier this year.

Drake Lindsey made up for his turnovers with the go-ahead touchdown pass to Darius Taylor early in the fourth quarter, and the Gophers defense overwhelmed Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood on Saturday in a 20-14 victory that was their first over the Wolverines since 2014.

Aydan West and Zack Harden set up scores with interceptions in the second half to help the Gophers (4-1, 2-0 Big Ten) hoist the Little Brown Jug trophy in front of their home crowd for the first time in 49 years and revel in the swarm of fans on the field afterward.

The Wolverines (3-2, 0-2 Big Ten) had won 35 of their last 38 games in the 134-year-old series since the No. 1 team in the Associated Press poll on Oct. 22, 1977, lost 16-0 at Memorial Stadium.

The Wolverines have failed to reach the 20-point mark in four of their five games and have lost their first two conference games for the first time since 2014.

NEBRASKA 48, MARYLAND 23

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Dwayne McDougle III’s 81-yard interception return for a touchdown sparked Nebraska in the first half, and the Cornhuskers all but shut down Maryland after that in a penalty-filled victory.

The Cornhuskers (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) are out to their best start since 2016 with defending national champion and sixth-ranked Indiana coming to Memorial Stadium next week.

The Terrapins (2-3, 0-2), a week removed from a 54-3 home loss to UCLA, led most of the first half before seeing the game turn on the third pick-6 thrown by Malik Washington over four quarters. Their 18th loss in 20 Big Ten games only increased the pressure on eighth-year coach Mike Locksley.

WISCONSIN 31, MICHIGAN ST. 3

MADISON, Wis. -- Colton Joseph threw for three touchdowns and rushed for another score to lead Wisconsin to a win against Michigan State.

Jacob Harris rushed for two scores for the Badgers (4-1, 2-0 Big Ten), who have won four consecutive games.

Harris caught a 20-yard pass from Joseph during the game’s first series. The Badgers shaved 8:16 off the clock, going 75 yards in 15 plays, on their first-quarter scoring drive. The Badgers were 4 of 4 on third-down conversions on the opening drive.

PURDUE 24, ILLINOIS 17

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Freshman kicker Jacobo Echeverria Lozano booted three field goals and Antonio Harris scored a late touchdown on a 1-yard run as Purdue defeated Illinois in a Big Ten game.

Lozano was perfect from 30, 34 and 33 yards, making him 11-for-12 for the season, as the Boilermakers (2-3, 1-1) won in Champaign for the first time since 2022 and brought the Cannon Trophy home with them after losing to Illinois the past two seasons.

Around the country:

NORTH CAROLINA ST. 31, LOUISVILLE 28

RALEIGH, N.C. -- CJ Bailey threw for a career-high 373 yards and two touchdowns as N.C. State held on to beat Louisville.

The Wolfpack (3-2, 1-1 ACC) have won two straight since a stunning last-second loss to Vanderbilt.

Kanoah Vinesett's 28-yard field goal with 5:30 left spelled the difference for the Wolfpack, who piled up 493 total yards.

Isaac Brown rushed for 125 yards on nine carries with a touchdown for Louisville (2-3, 1-2 ACC), which dropped its second straight.

SYRACUSE 42, UCONN 41 OT

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. -- Just two days after Amari Odom was told he would be the starting quarterback in Syracuse’s road game against UConn, the ball was in his hands with the Orange looking to leave Rentschler Field on a winning note.

Odom’s fifth touchdown pass of the game and successful 2-point conversion run on the final play of overtime lifted the Syracuse Orange over UConn.

UConn scored 27 consecutive points and had a chance to win the game with a fourth-down stop. However, Odom, making his first career start for Syracuse, found Umari Hatcher in the end zone on 4th-and-goal from the 17 after UConn scored a touchdown on its first overtime possession.

IOWA ST. 45, WEST VIRGINIA 42

AMES, Iowa -- Aiden Flora accounted for five touchdowns, including the go-ahead score with 1:57 left, and Iowa State held off West Virginia in a wild game in which the teams combined for over 1,000 yards of offense.

Iowa State (3-2, 1-1 Big 12) came from behind twice in the final 7 1/2 minutes and sealed the victory when Beni Ngoyi forced and recovered a fumble with 59 seconds left.

Flora ran 22 times for 212 yards, both career highs, and three touchdowns. He also threw for two TDs on halfback passes. Not bad for a guy who was a walk-on his first two years in the program.

Iowa State finished with 577 yards of offense and West Virginia with 518. The 1,095 yards were fourth-most in a FBS game this season, and the combined 671 yards were second-most in a second half.

The Mountaineers (3-2, 0-2 Big 12) scored touchdowns on four straight possessions, taking a 42-38 lead on Michael Hawkins Jr.’s 47-yard pass to DJ Epps with 5:04 left. The Cyclones then went 74 yards in six plays, with Flora scoring from 2 yards out for the final margin.

FLORIDA ST. 38, VIRGINIA 7

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Ashton Daniels had five rushing touchdowns, setting a record for a Florida State quarterback, and the Seminoles had 10 sacks in a rout of Virginia.

After losses to ranked opponents SMU and Alabama, the Seminoles (3-2, 1-1 ACC) earned a resounding victory and their first over a Power 4 team in 2026.

Daniels ran 17 times for a career-best 136 yards and completed 12 of 19 passes for 183 yards with an interception. His capabilities as a passer have been questioned, but Daniels still completed 63 percent of his passes while averaging eight yards per carry.

The Seminoles held Virginia (3-2, 1-1 ACC) to 37 yards on 40 carries. Virginia came into the game among the top 40 rushing teams in the FBS, averaging 192.8 yards rushing.

Florida State also recorded 10 sacks after producing seven sacks in the first four games.

UNLV 39, CAL 31

LAS VEGAS -- Jackson Arnold passed and ran for 287 yards and five touchdowns to lead UNLV to a 39-31 victory over short-handed California.

The Rebels (3-2) led 24-7 at halftime before Cal (2-3) rallied to go in front 25-24 early in the fourth quarter. Then Arnold completed a 10-yard pass to Keyan Burnett with 9:31 left and ran it in himself from 2 yards with 3:24 remaining.

Arnold passed for 177 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns.

Cal entered the game without leading rusher Adam Mohammed because of an injured knee, and then lost safety Kingston Lopa -- whose five interceptions led the nation -- to an upper-body injury less than three minutes into the first quarter. Quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele went out late in the first half, appearing to be wobbly, and didn’t return. Jackson Brousseau replaced Sagapolutele and completed 19 of 32 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns.

AIR FORCE 14, NAVY 9

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. -- Liam Szarka rushed for two touchdowns and Air Force defeated Navy.

This was the opening game of the round-robin Commander-in-Chief's Trophy competition between Air Force (3-1), Navy (1-3) and Army. Air Force plays at Army Nov. 7 with the Midshipmen (1-3) taking on Army on Dec. 12 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Air Force has won the trophy 21 times -- the last time in 2022 -- Navy 18 and Army 10. Air Force leads its series with Navy 35-24.

The Falcons never trailed with Szarka scoring on a 1-yard run to complete a 14-play, 65-yard drive that lasted nearly eight minutes. He added an 8-yard score in the final minute of the first half, set up by his fourth-down, 23-yard pass to Simon Kibbee on the previous play, for a 14-3 lead.

The Midshipmen’s final four possessions ended with a fumble then three drives for a combined 19 yards. They converted just 1 of 11 third downs for the game.

WESTERN MICHIGAN 20, BUFFALO 17

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Dieter Kelly kicked the go-ahead field goal with 79 seconds remaining and the Western Michigan defense held on fourth-and-goal with two seconds left to beat Buffalo in the Mid-American Conference opener for both teams.

After Kelly's field goal gave the Broncos their lead, Buffalo drove 74 yards and faced fourth-and-goal from the 2-yard line. The Bulls went for the win and quarterback Jason Wright raced to the pylon but was stopped short by Scoop Gardner Jr. Western Michigan’s Broc Lowry completed 19 of 24 passes for 212 yards and added 54 yards rushing, including the tying touchdown in the fourth quarter.

NORTH DAKOTA ST. 28, WYOMING 0

FARGO, N.D. -- Nathan Hayes ran for two touchdowns and North Dakota State's defense smothered Wyoming in the Bison's first-ever Mountain West Conference home game.

On the game's first play from scrimmage, Donovan Woolen intercepted Wyoming's Tyler Hughes to set up the Bison (5-0, 2-0 Mountain West) at the Wyoming 19-yard line, leading to Hayes' 8-yard TD scramble. Hayes made it 14-0 with a 14-yard run around the right end with a Drew Klein field goal extending the lead to 17-0 by halftime.

The Cowboys (2-3, 1-1 Mountain West) managed just 162 yards offense.

OHIO 13, KENT ST. 10

KENT, Ohio -- Ohio wins its Mid-American Conference opener with a victory over Kent State.

Matt Vezza scored a touchdown, and Will Hryszko made two field goals and Ohio won its Mid-American Conference opener at Kent State.

Hryszko connected on a 40-yard field goal in the first quarter. Vezza scored from 35 yards late in the second, giving Ohio a 10-3 lead at halftime.

Mason King tied it for Kent State with a 1-yard touchdown run. Hryszko’s 44-yard field goal ended the scoring with 15 seconds left in the third quarter. Dru DeShields led Kent State on a late drive, but Sean Leonard missed a 32-yard field goal with 10 seconds left.

LOUISIANA TECH 31, ARMY 29

RUSTON, La. -- Dylone Brooks rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown to help Louisiana Tech hold on for a win over Army.

The Bulldogs (2-2, 0-0 Sun Belt) used wide receiver Marcus Calwise Jr.'s 74-yard scoring strike to Brooks on a trick play, and Trey Kukuk’s 7-yard touchdown run for a 28-15 advantage heading to the fourth quarter.

Caleb Hellums finished off a 95-yard drive with a 6-yard scoring toss to Parker Poloskey with 1:07 left to get the Black Knights (2-2, 1-1 American) within two, but the onside kick failed.

BAYLOR 55, ARIZONA ST. 19

TEMPE, Ariz. -- DJ Lagway threw for 306 yards and four touchdowns to lead Baylor to a rout of Arizona State.

Lagway also ran for an 11-yard score for the Bears (4-1, 2-0 Big 12), who have won four in a row. After going three-and-out on its first drive, Baylor scored touchdowns on each of its next three possessions to take a 21-3 lead. Arizona State (2-2, 1-1 Big 12) was held to one touchdown and four field goals.

ARIZONA 34, CINCINNATI 7

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Noah Fifita threw for 284 yards and accounted for three touchdowns, and shorthanded Arizona shut down Cincinnati.

The Wildcats got bad news late Friday, when a Pima County judge ruled ineligible running back Ismail Mahdi and linebacker Max Harris, overturning an earlier order amid the raft of lawsuits filed against the NCAA's new eligibility rules. The hits kept coming in the first half against Cincinnati with all three of Arizona's top receivers going down with injuries.

The Wildcats pulled it out behind a balanced offense and a defense that shut down one of the nation's top rushing teams. Fifita threw for two touchdowns and ran for another.

UTSA 16, RICE 14

HOUSTON -- Will Henderson III had a touchdown run and Michael Petro kicked three field goals to help UTSA hold off Rice in an American Conference opener for both teams.

Petro kicked 32- and 53-yard field goals on UTSA's first two possessions for a 6-0 lead, but Jacurri Brown answered with a 38-yard touchdown run to put Rice up a point after one quarter.

Henderson had a 12-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter and Petro added a short field goal to put UTSA (4-1, 1-0 American) up 16-7 at halftime. Rice (1-4, 0-1 American) had the only score of the second half, cutting the deficit to two points with 13:35 left to play on Brown's 1-yard scoring run at the end of a 20-play, 88-yard drive.

TEXAS A&M 34, ARKANSAS 7

COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- KJ Edwards ran for two touchdowns and Marcel Reed threw for 170 yards and ran for a score to lead Texas A&M to a 34-7 win over Arkansas on Saturday night.

Texas A&M (3-2, 1-2 SEC) bounced back after consecutive losses to Kentucky and LSU.

The Aggies led by 7 late in the first quarter before scoring the next 20 points to roll to the victory.

Edwards and Reed ran for 66 yards apiece as the Aggies piled up 231 yards rushing a week after being limited to a season-low 68 in a 35-6 loss at LSU.

KJ Jackson threw for 111 yards with a touchdown and an interception for Arkansas (2-3, 0-2 SEC).

TEMPLE 17, SOUTH FLORIDA 13

TAMPA, Fla. -- Quarterback Ajani Sheppard breaks loose on a 34-yard touchdown run with just over three minutes left to help Temple (2-3, 1-1 American) defeat previously unbeaten South Florida.

Sheppard’s TD run capped a 10-play, 96-yard drive that chewed over five minutes off the clock. South Florida (4-1, 1-1 American) then had two possessions but couldn’t convert on fourth-and-8 near midfield and then fumbled the ball at its own 38 to end it.

Sheppard carried the ball 14 times for 87 yards and completed 9 of 14 passes for 92 yards. His 24-yard touchdown pass to JoJo Bermudez in the second quarter helped give Temple a 10-3 lead at the break.

SAN DIEGO ST. 31, TEXAS ST. 29

SAN DIEGO -- Jaylon Hawkins returned the opening kickoff of the second half for a touchdown, Cameron Cooper had a 32-yard pick-6, and short-handed San Diego State beat Texas State in the inaugural Pac-12 Conference game for both teams.

The Aztecs were missing 13 players due to a mumps outbreak within the program. Running backs Javion Kinnard and Lucky Sutton did not play due to injuries. Freshman Josiah Lucas had 111 yards rushing and two rushing touchdowns on 21 carries for San Diego State (2-3, 1-0 Pac-12). Brad Jackson was 27-of-43 passing for 372 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions for Texas State (2-3, 0-1 Pac-12). Beau Sparks had 10 receptions for 153 yards, including a 40-yard touchdown that made it 31-29 with 1:54 to play.

SAN JOSE ST. 20, HAWAII 16

HAWAII -- Luke Weaver was 19-of-28 passing for 246 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions and San Jose State beat Hawaii.

San Jose State (3-2, 1-0 Mountain West) has won six straight against Hawaii and leads the series 25-22-1. Weaver threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Kama Kopa-Kaawalauole -- his first career TD reception -- early in the second quarter and hit Carson Clark with a 12-yard scoring strike that made it 14-0 with 6:08 left in the first half. Micah Alejado was 22-of-34 passing for 338 yards and a touchdown for Hawaii (1-4, 0-3 Mountain West), but threw two interceptions that San Jose State converted into 10 points.

HARVARD 20, COLGATE 17

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Charlie Smith threw for 369 yards and two touchdowns and Harvard (3-0, 1-0 Ivy League) stunned Colgate on the last play of the game.

Trailing with four seconds left at the Colgate 44-yard line, Smith drifted to his left and heaved a pass that was caught at the 5 by tight end Teigan Pelletier.

As two Raiders defenders attempted to tackle the 6-foot-6, 230-pound Pelletier, he lateralled the ball to freshman Nate Bailey who ran it in from the 8 to end the game.

Bailey finished with 197 yards receiving -- the most by a Crimson player since Kyle Juszczyk in 2012 -- and a touchdown on 16 receptions.

Colgate (4-2, 3-0 Patriot) appeared to have the win in hand when Jake Stearney led a 13-play, 75-yard drive that ended with his 13-yard scoring pass to Matt Fogler to put the Raiders ahead, 17-14, with 27 seconds remaining.

FBS teams on bye during Week 5: Appalachian St., Duke, East Carolina, Florida International, Georgia Tech, Jacksonville St., Kansas St., Kennesaw St., Missouri St., Nevada, Northern Illinois, Oklahoma, No. 19. Oklahoma St., No. 9. Mississippi, No. 15. Oregon, Sacramento St., Sam Houston St., Southern Miss, No. 1. Texas, Troy, Tulane, No. 23. UCLA, No. 13. Utah.

Other news and notes

-- Dave Portnoy and Barstool Sports will no longer make appearances on Fox’s “Big Noon Kickoff” pregame college football show, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The Athletic was the first to report on Fox Sports’ decision.

The Barstool Sports founder said on social media that it was Ohio State and coach Ryan Day who forced Fox Sports to take them off the show.

“Juice wasn’t worth the squeeze and frankly I don’t blame them. Huge dollars at stake and you have Cryin Ryan throwing temper tantrums and making threats every few days on something I said,” Portnoy said in his post.

Fox Sports had no comment. Ohio State referred all questions about Portnoy to Fox Sports. The Associated Press sent Portnoy an email seeking comment.

Fox pays the most in a seven-year, multinetwork deal with the Big Ten that also includes NBC and CBS. Fox also owns 61% of the Big Ten Network.

-- Not long after the start of what turned into a 56-26 loss to Oregon State in Fort Collins, Colorado State defensive coordinator Tyson Summers was nowhere to be found.

When the game finally ended, Rams coach Jim Mora said Summers was, in fact, no longer with the team.

"That is a permanent move that was made following tonight's game," Mora said.

Mora, in his first year with the Rams, said he had relieved his assistant of his play-calling duties in the first half, though telling him to leave the sideline "wasn't anything that I would ever consider."

"He made the decision on his own to leave the field,” Mora said, "and he is no longer with the program."

Summers, who has held jobs at Florida, Georgia and Colorado among others over a 20-plus-year career, served as the interim head coach last season for the final five games after Jay Norvell was let go. Mora kept him on staff after he was brought on board from UConn to turn around the Rams.

MAJOR SCORES

EAST

Albany (NY) 28, Delaware St. 3

Bryant 31, NC A&T 30

CCSU 45, Wagner 14

Cornell 35, Georgetown 14

Dartmouth 14, Penn 10

E. Michigan 38, UMass 14

Harvard 20, Colgate 17

Indiana 47, Rutgers 15

LIU Brooklyn 27, Mercyhurst 24

Lehigh 34, Fordham 0

Monmouth (NJ) 41, Towson 40

Morgan St. 38, Villanova 35

New Hampshire 30, Elon 23

Princeton 35, Columbia 7

Rhode Island 13, Brown 10

Richmond 40, Lafayette 31

Robert Morris 33, Norfolk St. 31

Sacred Heart 24, Maine 16

Syracuse 42, UConn 41, OT

W. Michigan 20, Buffalo 17

Yale 41, Merrimack 24

SOUTH

Alabama 56, Mississippi St. 23

Ark.-Pine Bluff 41, Southern U. 10

Austin Peay 42, New Haven 17

Bethune-Cookman 16, Alabama St. 10

Campbell 38, NC Central 31

ETSU 14, Chattanooga 3

FAU 66, Texas Southern 10

Florida St. 38, Virginia 7

Gardner-Webb 12, Charleston Southern 10

Georgia 38, Vanderbilt 14

Georgia Southern 31, Coastal Carolina 24

Georgia St. 42, Old Dominion 10

Grambling St. 63, Alcorn St. 59

Holy Cross 41, William & Mary 14

Howard 27, Hampton 13

Jackson St. 31, Alabama A&M 28

James Madison 45, Marshall 17

Kentucky 35, South Carolina 34, OT

LSU 63, McNeese St. 14

Louisiana Tech 31, Army 29

Louisiana-Lafayette 23, Arkansas St. 20

MVSU 28, Prairie View 27

Marist 28, Stetson 14

Memphis 59, Charlotte 8

Mercer 54, VMI 3

Miami 41, Clemson 13

NC State 31, Louisville 28

North Alabama 20, E. Kentucky 16

Notre Dame 37, North Carolina 26

Presbyterian 55, St. Thomas (Minn.) 21

South Alabama 52, Louisiana-Monroe 35

Temple 17, South Florida 13

Tennessee 24, Auburn 14

The Citadel 34, SC State 31

UAB 33, Samford 14

Valparaiso 37, Morehead St. 3

W. Carolina 44, Tennessee Tech 20

Wake Forest 57, Stanford 3

Wofford 32, Furman 25

MIDWEST

Bowling Green 24, Miami (Ohio) 20

Cent. Michigan 41, Akron 17

Drake 30, Dayton 22

Iowa St. 45, West Virginia 42

Kansas 55, Middle Tennessee 0

Minnesota 20, Michigan 14

Missouri 45, Florida 17

N. Dakota St. 28, Wyoming 0

Nebraska 48, Maryland 23

North Dakota 55, Murray St. 28

Ohio 13, Kent St. 10

Ohio St. 31, Iowa 14

Purdue 24, Illinois 17

S. Dakota St. 31, Illinois St. 14

South Dakota 44, Indiana St. 14

Toledo 39, Ball St. 24

W. Illinois 28, Tennessee St. 21

Wisconsin 31, Michigan St. 3

Youngstown St. 28, S. Illinois 16

SOUTHWEST

Abilene Christian 35, West Florida 7

BYU 17, TCU 10

East Texas A&M 20, UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros 17

Houston 27, UCF 17

Houston Christian 16, Nicholls 2

Lamar 42, Northwestern St. 14

SMU 25, Boston College 16

Stephen F. Austin 28, Incarnate Word 26

Tarleton St. 56, Chicago State 21

Texas A&M 34, Arkansas 7

UTSA 16, Rice 14

FAR WEST

Air Force 14, Navy 9

Arizona 34, Cincinnati 7

Baylor 55, Arizona St. 19

Boise St. 37, Utah St. 18

Fresno St. 26, Washington St. 6

Montana 36, N. Colorado 14

N. Arizona 38, Idaho St. 31

New Mexico 61, UTEP 7

Oregon St. 56, Colorado St. 26

S. Utah 46, Utah Tech 33

San Diego 63, Davidson 14

San Diego St. 31, Texas State 29

San Jose St. 20, Hawaii 16

Southern Cal 25, Washington 21

Texas Tech 29, Colorado 7

UC Davis 49, E. Washington 38

UNLV 39, California 31

Weber St. 42, Cal Poly 34, 2OT