Oxford, Miss. — No. 1 Alabama scored two defensive touchdowns and another on special teams to overcome a three-touchdown deficit and beat No. 19 Mississippi 48-43 on Saturday.
Freshman quarterback Jalen Hurts threw for 158 yards and ran for 146 more, but it was unlikely touchdowns from Jonathan Allen, Da’Ron Payne and Eddie Jackson that proved to be the biggest plays for the Crimson Tide (3-0, 1-0 SEC).
Ole Miss (1-2, 0-1) looked as if it might be on its way to a third straight win over the Tide late in the second quarter. Instead, it was the Rebels’ second collapse in three games.
In just 65 seconds, Alabama turned a 21-point deficit into a manageable 24-17 game at halftime.
Ole Miss’ Chad Kelly threw for a career-high 421 yards and three touchdowns.
No. 10 Louisville 63, No. 2 Florida State 20
Louisville, Ky. — Lamar Jackson ran for four touchdowns and threw for another score and Louisville routed Florida State in what was billed as an ACC showdown game.Jackson ran for 146 yards and passed for 216 yards. The defense chipped in with nine sacks.
The Cardinals (3-0, 2-0) topped 60 points for the third straight game. The Seminoles (2-1, 0-1) suffered one of the worst losses in school history.
North Dakota State 23, No. 13 Iowa 21
Iowa City, Iowa — Cam Pedersen kicked a 37-yard field as time expired and North Dakota State beat Iowa for its sixth straight victory over an FBS opponent.
The Bison went for a 2-point conversion down 21-20 with 3:41 left, but couldn’t punch it in. North Dakota State’s defense then held, and quarterback Easton Stick’s 29-yard run put the Bison (3-0) in position for the winning field goal.
No. 4 Michigan 45, Colorado 28
Ann Arbor, Mich. — De’Veon Smith gave Michigan the lead with a 42-yard run early in the third quarter and the Wolverines pulled away to beat Colorado.
No. 5 Clemson 59, South Carolina St. 0
Clemson, s.c. — Deshaun Watson threw three early touchdown passes in Clemson’s rout in the game that both coaches decided to shorten. Clemson led 45-0 at the half against the FCS Bulldogs (0-3), and the third and fourth quarters were 12 minutes each instead of the usual 15 minutes.
No. 9 Wisconsin 23, Georgia State 17
Madison, Wis. — Backup quarterback Alex Hornibrook led Wisconsin on three scoring drives in the second half, helping the sluggish Badgers beat Georgia State.
Ivy/New England Colgate 55, Yale 13
New Haven, Conn. — Jake Melville threw for 315 yards and a career-high five touchdowns as Colgate streaked past Yale.
Brown 35, Bryant 27
Smithfield, r.i. — Kyle Moreno threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more to lead Brown over Bryant.
Lehigh 49, Penn 28
Philadelphia — Nick Shafnisky ran for three touchdowns and threw for three more and Lehigh pulled away from Penn.
Virginia Tech 49, BC 0
Blacksburg, Va. — Jerod Evans tied a school record with five touchdown passes and Virginia Tech (2-1, 1-0 ACC) blanked Boston College (1-2, 0-2).
UConn 13, Virginia 10
East Hartford, Conn. — Walk-on kicker Alex Furbank missed a 20-yard field-goal attempt for Virginia as time expired and UConn (2-1) beat the Cavaliers.
UMass 21, Florida Int’l 13
Amherst, Mass. — Andrew Ford threw three touchdown passes and Massachusetts (1-2) held on to beat Florida International.
