Starkville, Miss.
Mississippi State (4-5, 2-3 Southeastern Conference) was coming off an uninspiring 56-41 win over lower-level Samford.
Texas A&M (7-2, 4-2) not only lost the game, but possibly its starting quarterback. Trevor Knight was knocked out of the game in the second quarter with an apparent right shoulder injury and didn’t return.
Boston
Jackson had a 69-yard scoring run on the game’s third play and added rushing TDs of 13 and 53 yards in the second half. The Heisman Trophy favorite had TD pass of 30, 44 and 10 yards out on drives of five, four and one play to give the Cardinals (8-1, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference, No. 7 CFP) a 28-0 lead two snaps into the second quarter.
Evanston, Ill.
Conor Sheehy forced a big fumble when he sacked Clayton Thorson with the Wildcats (4-5, 3-3 Big Ten) threatening early in the fourth quarter.
That led to Clements’ 2-yard TD run that made it a 14-point game and preserved the third straight win for the Badgers (7-2, 4-2 Big Ten, No. 8 CFP).
Auburn, Ala.
The Tigers (7-2, 5-1 Southeastern Conference, No. 9 CFP) sputtered after starting John Franklin III in place of White, who had an unspecified injury. White returned to open the second half with Auburn down 13-10, then threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Darius Slayton and led two field goal drives.
Chapel Hill, n.c.
The Tar Heels (7-2, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference, No. 21 CFP) piled up 636 total yards. They had a season-high 283 on the ground and scored the game’s final 21 points. Justin Thomas passed for 184 yards and a touchdown for the Yellow Jackets (5-4, 2-4).
Princeton 28, Pennsylvania 0
Princeton, n.j.
Lovett was 6-for-9 passing for 63 yards, had 13 carries for 46 yards, and caught two passes for 17 yards. Lovett has now accounted for 25 touchdowns this season.
Alek Torgersen led Penn (5-3, 4-1) with 179 yards passing and 46 rushing.
Cambridge, Mass.
Viviano had 260 yards on 17 of 34 passing for the Crimson (7-1, 5-0 Ivy League). Charlie Booker ran for 69 yards and a score and Adam Scott had 109 yards and two scores receiving.
The Lions (2-6, 1-4) are 0-6 this season when scoring a touchdown, 2-0 when they don’t.
Providence, r.i.
