Flora’s five touchdowns and Syracuse’s overtime escape headline 14 early finals
Iowa State wins a 45–42 finish while Minnesota’s defense brings home the Little Brown Jug.
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Kelly’s late field goal and goal-line stop lift Western Michigan past Buffalo 20–17
Western Michigan rallies from a 17–10 deficit, then stops Buffalo one yard short of a winning touchdown.
Joseph accounts for four touchdowns as Wisconsin beats Michigan State 31–3
Colton Joseph runs for 141 yards and throws three touchdown passes as Wisconsin’s defense repeatedly stops fourth-down attempts.
Szarka scores twice as Air Force holds off Navy 14–9
Air Force’s defense protects a five-point lead through a scoreless fourth quarter in the service-academy matchup.
Lopez accounts for five touchdowns as Wake Forest overwhelms Stanford 57–3
Gio Lopez runs for three scores and throws for two as Wake Forest converts 10 of 13 third downs.
Edwards scores three times as Kansas shuts out Middle Tennessee 55–0
Dylan Edwards and Isaiah Marshall each clear 100 rushing yards, while Kansas allows only 136 total yards.
Jennings supplies three touchdowns as SMU holds off Boston College 25–16
A late completion to Jalen Cooper closed out a rain-soaked win at Ford Stadium despite Boston College’s yardage advantage.
Stokes throws five touchdowns as Memphis beats Charlotte 59–8
A 93-yard opening touchdown and three third-quarter scores from Marcus Stokes power Memphis in its American opener.
Weigman’s three rushing touchdowns bring Houston back from 17–0 to beat UCF 27–17
A third-quarter interception helped ignite 27 unanswered points and Houston’s first Big 12 victory of the season.
Russell accounts for four touchdowns as Alabama overwhelms Mississippi State 56–23
Alabama broke open a ranked SEC matchup with consecutive third-quarter scores and held State to 18 rushing yards.
Stockton throws three touchdowns as Georgia shuts down Vanderbilt after halftime, 38–14
Georgia turned a seven-point halftime lead into a comfortable homecoming win before its trip to Alabama.
Syracuse survives UConn’s 20-point comeback with an overtime gamble
Hatcher’s fourth-down touchdown keeps the Orange alive after the Huskies erase a 20-point deficit.
West Virginia’s 518-yard day ends short as Flora answers for Iowa State
The running back throws two scoring passes and supplies the late winning run in a 1,095-yard game.
Michigan’s second-half turnovers send the Little Brown Jug home to Minnesota
Taylor’s touchdown catch caps the comeback as the Gophers hold Michigan scoreless after halftime.
Notre Dame drains UNC’s momentum with two punishing touchdown drives
Walton’s 120-yard afternoon helps the Irish answer a kickoff-return touchdown and improve to 5–0.
NFL suspends 49ers owner Jed York six games and fines him $500,000
The league counts three games already missed toward the penalty, with York eligible to return October 20.
Bills extend Joe Andreessen through 2028
Buffalo keeps its leading special-teams tackler from 2025 on a two-year extension; reports put the deal at $5 million.
Colts rule Keenan Allen out for London game and elevate Westbrook-Ikhine
Saturday’s groin-injury downgrade leaves Indianapolis without Allen and Alec Pierce against Washington.
Report: Portnoy and Barstool leave Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff
The Athletic reports the change; Portnoy blames Ohio State, while Fox and the school decline comment.
Saturday college football: three ranked matchups lead into Miami–Clemson
Alabama–Mississippi State starts at noon; Ohio State–Iowa and Florida–Missouri share the afternoon before Miami’s ACC road test.
Coen backs Hunter’s usage as Jacksonville leans on his cornerback work
The Jaguars coach stresses winning before Cincinnati, with Hunter’s offensive work still limited.
Pitt escapes Virginia Tech; Liberty and Northwestern power Friday wins
The turning points from Friday’s three games, with each final and links to the full game recaps.
Northwestern runs for 413 yards to beat Penn State 34–13 in Ryan Field opener
Komolafe and Himon combine for 350 rushing yards as the Wildcats take their first Big Ten win of the season.
Pitt survives last-second field goal miss to beat Virginia Tech 35–33
Geriner replaces an injured Heintschel, Hicks catches two touchdowns and four takeaways help Pitt reach 5–0.