TOP 25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Saturday’s games

No. 1 Alabama 39, Missouri 10

TUSCALOOSA, ALA.

Tua Tagovailoa passed for 265 yards and three touchdowns before leaving with an injury in No. 1 Alabama’s victory over Missouri. Playing with a sprained right knee, Tagovailoa went to the medical tent on the sideline in the third quarter. Jalen Hurts led the Tide the rest of the way with a big lead over the Tigers (3-3, 0-3 Southeastern Conference). Jerry Jeudy gained 147 yards on three catches, including an 81-yard touchdown from Tagovailoa on the game’s second play. DeVonta Smith had four catches for 100 yards and a touchdown before leaving with an apparent leg injury after a 57-yard gain in the second quarter. Tagovailoa was 12-of-22 passing. Hurts was 7 of 8 for 115 yards. Lock was 13 of 26 for 142 yards with a touchdown.

No. 13 LSU 36, No. 2 Georgia 16

BATON ROUGE, LA.

Joe Burrow passed for 200 yards and had two short touchdown runs, LSU’s defense staggered Georgia’s normally prolific offense, and the 13th-ranked Tigers beat the No. 2 Bulldogs. Clyde Edwards-Helaire rushed for 133 yards for LSU (6-1, 3-1 SEC), and Justin Jefferson caught six passes for 108 yards, including a 41-yard snag of a pass rifled over the middle and between converging defenders. That catch set up Burrow’s second TD in the fourth quarter. Nick Brossette added a short touchdown in the final minutes after Burrow’s 59-yard scamper. Jake Fromm had by far his worst game this season, completing 16 of 34 passes for 209 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. Elijah Holyfield scored Georgia’s first touchdown late in the third quarter.

Iowa State 30, No. 6 West Virginia 14

AMES, IOWA

Freshman Brock Purdy threw for 254 yards and three TDs and Iowa State throttled sixth-ranked West Virginia, handing the Mountaineers their first loss in emphatic fashion. David Montgomery had a career-high 189 yards rushing for the Cyclones (3-3, 2-2 Big 12), who capped a wild day by beating a Top 25 team for the fifth time in seven tries. West Virginia (5-1, 3-1) was the fourth Top 10 team to fall Saturday. LSU pounded No. 2 Georgia 36-16, No. 7 Washington fell 30-27 in overtime at No. 17 Oregon, and No. 8 Penn State lost to Michigan State 21-17. Iowa State scored 20 straight points after spotting West Virginia an early touchdown off a turnover. Purdy then found Deshaunte Jones through a pair of defenders on a sprawling 32-yard TD grab that, after a two-point conversion, put Iowa State ahead 28-14 with 12:17 to go. The story of the game was Iowa State’s defense, which dominated the high-flying Mountaineers on a windy and chilly night. West Virginia gained just 152 yards, 420 below its season average. Will Grier had arguably his worst game as a Mountaineer, throwing for just 100 yards.

No. 17 Oregon 30, No. 7 Washington 27, OT

EUGENE, ORE.

C.J. Verdell scored on a 6-yard run in overtime and No. 17 Oregon knocked off No. 7 Washington. Verdell finished with 111 yards but none were sweeter for the Ducks than the final 6, when he sprinted nearly untouched on third-and-goal and set off a wild celebration in the east end zone of Autzen Stadium. Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert was 18 of 32 for 202 yards and two touchdowns of 12 yards to Mitchell and a key 9-yard strike to Jaylon Redd late in the first half that pulled the Ducks even at 17-all at halftime. Washington quarterback Jake Browning threw for 243 yards and threw a 43-yard touchdown to Ty Jones in the third quarter.

No. 9 Texas 23, Baylor 17

AUSTIN, TEXAS

Shane Buechele came on for injured quarterback Sam Ehlinger early in the first quarter and No. 9 Texas slugged out a win over Baylor that ended when the Bears’ final pass sailed through the back of the end zone. Baylor quarterback Charlie Brewer drove the Bears from their own 3 to the Texas 17 before he had to rush his final three throws under intense pressure. Freshman running back Keaontay Ingram ran for 110 yards, Texas’ first 100-yard rushing effort of the season. Buechele finished Texas’ opening drive after game officials made Ehlinger leave because his right, throwing hand was bleeding. Ehlinger went to the sideline and then the locker room before school officials announced he had injured his throwing shoulder. Buechele passed for 184 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Brewer passed for 245 yards and a touchdown for the Bears.

No. 10 UCF 31, Memphis 30

MEMPHIS, TENN.

McKenzie Milton threw for 296 yards and ran for the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter as No. 10 Central Florida weathered its first significant test of the season before escaping with a victory over Memphis. Milton’s 7-yard touchdown with 12:14 left completed a comeback for the Knights, who trailed 30-14 with 2:04 left in the first half. Even in the closing seconds, Memphis (4-3, 1-3) seemed on the way to at least have a chance for a game-winning field goal as the Tigers moved to the UCF 31. Memphis botched clock management in the final 30 seconds, getting hit with a motion penalty that required a clock runoff, and then Brady White completed a 9-yard pass to Tony Pollard and the seconds slipped away. Darrell Henderson, who leads the nation in rushing, had 199 yards and a touchdown on the ground on a career-best 31 carries for Memphis.

No. 14 Florida 37, Vanderbilt 27

NASHVILLE, TENN.

Jordan Scarlett ran 48 yards for the go-ahead touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter, and No. 14 Florida rallied from an 18-point deficit to beat Vanderbilt in a game marred by a near brawl, with both head coaches yelling as each team spilled onto the field. An official held back Florida coach Dan Mullen as he yelled at Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason, who was near the Gators’ sideline after checking on the Commodore defender whose helmet was knocked off by a hit by linebacker James Houston IV. Both teams spilled onto the field, drawing unsportsmanlike conduct penalties. Kyle Shurmur threw two touchdowns. Jamauri Wakefield also ran for a TD. Scarlett finished with 113 yards rushing, and Lamical Perine added a TD run and 121 yards rushing. Feleipe Franks threw for 284 yards and two touchdowns for the Gators.

Virginia 19, No. 16 Miami 13

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.

Jordan Ellis ran for a touchdown and Virginia kept No. 16 Miami’s high-powered offense from ever getting going in a victory. Ellis scored on a 7-yard run in the first half and Brian Delaney kicked four field goals for the Cavaliers (4-2, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference). The Hurricanes (5-2, 2-1) scored on an 11-yard run by Malik Rosier with 3:04 left, pulling them to 16-13, but when they tried an onsides kick, Virginia tight end Evan Butts fielded it and returned it 30 yards to the Miami 27.

Tennessee 30, No. 21 Auburn 24

AUBURN, ALA.

Jarrett Guarantano passed for 328 yards and two touchdowns and Tennessee snapped an 11-game SEC losing streak with a victory against No. 21 Auburn. The Volunteers (3-3, 1-2) forced three turnovers from Auburn’s lackluster offense, intercepting Jarrett Stidham twice and getting a strip sack that resulted in touchdown by Alontae Taylor. The Tigers (4-3, 1-3) are off to their worst SEC start since also going 1-3 in 2015. Stidham’s first pick led to a 42-yard touchdown pass from Guarantano to Ty Chandler to tie the game at 10 in the second quarter. Guarantano got rolling from there. The sophomore spread the ball around, completing passes to eight different Volunteers, six of which finished with a double-digit average. Stidham, who finished 28 of 45 for 322 yards and two touchdowns to go with his three turnovers.

No. 22 Texas A&M 26, South Carolina 23

COLUMBIA, S.C.

Kellen Mond threw for 353 yards and freshman Seth Small had four field goals, including the go-ahead kick in the fourth quarter, to lift No. 22 Texas A&M to a victory over South Carolina. Mond also had a 4-yard touchdown pass to Jace Sternberger in the second quarter and, when Small hit a 32-yard field goal on the Aggies’ first drive of the second half to go up 16-0, it looked like more than enough to put away the Gamecocks. That’s when Jake Bentley, returning after missing last week’s win over Missouri with a knee injury, led a pair of third-quarter TD drives — and the two-point conversions both times. The Aggies sealed things with Trayveon William’s 3-yard scoring run with 1:36 left. South Carolina got a final TD pass from Bentley to Samuel with 48 seconds to go, but could not execute an onside kick attempt. Mond was 25 of 37 passing.

Associated Press