Florida stuns Texas as late kicks decide Saturday's early college games

Florida overturned a 14-point deficit at Texas, Northwestern and West Virginia won on late field goals, and two Mid-American Conference games needed overtime in Saturday's early college football window. The 14 games that kicked off from noon Eastern through before 3 p.m. also produced shutouts by LSU and Clemson and Charlotte's first victory of the season.

Two kicks settle wild finishes

Northwestern beat Michigan State 24-21 when Jackson Kleather made a 34-yard field goal with two seconds left. Aidan Chiles had brought the Wildcats back from eight points down against his former team. Northwestern then survived a failed fake punt and blocked Michigan State's potential go-ahead kick before driving into range for Kleather.

West Virginia edged Cincinnati 45-42 on Jack Cassidy's 35-yard field goal as time expired. Michael Hawkins Jr. threw for 464 yards, accounted for five touchdowns and started the winning drive at his own 1. The Mountaineers trailed until Cassidy's final kick; the teams combined for 1,220 yards without a turnover.

Florida rallies, Ohio State holds on

Florida stunned No. 7 Texas 27-24 behind Tramell Jones Jr., who threw two touchdown passes to Lacota Dippre in his first career start. The Gators scored 24 straight points after falling behind 17-3, then recovered Arch Manning's late fumble. Ohio State beat Indiana 19-15, stopping the Hoosiers' final drive after Jeremiah Smith's fourth-quarter touchdown had given the Buckeyes room.

LSU shut out Mississippi State 31-0 with four touchdown passes from Sam Leavitt. SMU beat Virginia 23-13 as Kevin Jennings' fourth-quarter touchdown pass to Jalen Hale broke open a one-point game. Kansas State beat Kansas 35-24, rushing for 359 yards and extending its Sunflower Showdown winning streak to 18.

Boston College rallied past Pitt 27-21 with 295 passing yards from Mason McKenzie and a late Charlie Comella interception. Clemson blanked Charleston Southern 37-0, allowing only 76 total yards while Chris Johnson Jr. ran for two touchdowns.

Army overwhelmed FAU 56-24 with 479 rushing yards and five Cale Hellums touchdown runs. Charlotte beat Temple 38-31 as Conner Harrell threw for two touchdowns and ran for two, lifting the 49ers out of an 0-6 start.

Ball State and Buffalo need overtime

Ball State escaped Bowling Green 32-31 in overtime when Keldric Luster found Alex Scherle for the winning two-point conversion. Luster had forced overtime with a 20-yard touchdown pass to Eli Hohlt as regulation expired, answering a late fumble-return score by the Falcons.

Buffalo beat UMass 25-18 in overtime after Oliver Hautanen's last-second field goal tied it. Jason Wright's 15-yard touchdown pass to Clint Walker supplied the winning score. Western Michigan held off Central Michigan 21-14, getting two Jalen Buckley touchdown runs before Daeh McCullough intercepted the Chippewas' final pass in the end zone.