TOP 25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL | Saturday’s games

No. 1 Alabama 56, Louisiana-Lafayette 14

TUSCALOOSA, ALA.

Jaylen Waddle returned a punt for a touchdown and caught two scoring passes, including a 94-yarder, in No. 1 Alabama’s victory over Louisiana-Lafayette. Quarterbacks Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts staked the Crimson Tide (5-0) to a 49-0 halftime lead over the Ragin’ Cajuns. Tagovailoa completed all eight of his attempts for 128 yards and two touchdowns. Hurts was 4 of 6 for 118 yards, including a 54-yard touchdown to Henry Ruggs III. Ruggs caught five passes for 116 yards and two TDs. Waddle gained 138 yards on three catches and returned a punt 63 yards for a score.

No. 2 Georgia 38, Tennessee 12

ATHENS, GA.

D’Andre Swift ran for two touchdowns, including a late 14-yarder to ice the game, and No. 2 Georgia used dominant defense to overcome Tennessee. Freshman quarterback Justin Fields scored on runs of 12 and 15 yards, and Isaac Nauta had a 31-yard touchdown on a fumble return. Jake Fromm completed 16 of 22 passes for 185 yards while sharing time with Fields. Swift had 50 yards rushing in Georgia’s balanced running attack led by Elijah Holyfield’s 16 carries for 78 yards.

No. 3 Clemson 27, Syracuse 23

CLEMSON, S.C.

With new starting quarterback Trevor Lawrence knocked out of the game, No. 3 Clemson rallied behind Travis Etienne, who ran for 2-yard touchdown with 41 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter to give the Tigers a victory over Syracuse. Etienne finished with three TDs and a career-high 203 yards rushing. Etienne’s 26-yard touchdown run with 11:08 to go drew Clemson within a field goal and Brice, a redshirt freshman, directed a 94-yard scoring drive that included a 20-yard completion on fourth-and-6 to keep things going. Lawrence was 10 of 15 for 93 yards.

No. 6 Oklahoma 66, Baylor 33

NORMAN, OKLA.

Kyler Murray sat out the Sooners’ first offensive series then came on to pass for 432 yards and six touchdowns to help No. 6 Oklahoma defeat Baylor. Murray also ran for 45 yards and a score for the Sooners. Marquise Brown caught five passes for 132 yards and two touchdowns, CeeDee Lamb had 101 yards receiving and Lee Morris caught two touchdown passes for the Sooners. Charlie Brewer passed for 400 yards and two touchdowns. Denzel Mims had 11 catches for 114 yards and a touchdown and Jalen Hurd added nine catches for 104 yards and had a receiving touchdown and a rushing score for the Bears.

No. 8 Notre Dame 38, No. 7 Stanford 17

SOUTH BEND, IND.

Ian Book threw for four touchdowns and No. 8 Notre Dame’s defense stifled Stanford to end a three-game losing streak to the Cardinal with a victory. Book completed 24 of 33 passes for 278 yards, including an 8-yard TD to Miles Boykin. Boykin had career highs in receptions (11) and yardage (144). The Irish totaled 550 yards, including 272 yards on 55 carries. Senior Dexter Williams rushed for a career-high 161 yards on 21 carries, the first a 45-yard touchdown that gave Notre Dame a 7-0 lead. Costello threw for just 174 yards and Bryce Love finished with just 73 yards on 17 carries.

No. 10 Auburn 24, Southern Mississippi 13

AUBURN, ALA.

Jarrett Stidham threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns and No. 10 Auburn beat Southern Miss. Stidham completed 19 of 33 attempts, including touchdowns of 46 yards to Seth Williams and 2 yards to Chandler Cox, while enduring four sacks. Williams finished with two receptions for 60 yards, including the freshman’s first career score. Darius Slayton led Auburn with five catches for 91 yards. Junior Kam Martin led the Tigers with 90 yards on 24 carries. Southern Miss quarterback Jack Abraham completed 30 of 44 passes for 215 yards, a score and two interceptions.

No. 11 Washington 35, No. 20 BYU 7

SEATTLE

Jake Browning completed 23 of 25 passes for 277 yards and one touchdown, and No. 11 Washington was thoroughly dominant on both sides in a rout of No. 20 BYU. The Huskies were on the verge of their first shutout of a ranked opponent since 1990 until a muffed punt led to Lopini Katoa 1-yard TD run with 41 seconds left against Washington’s backups. Salvon Ahmed rushed for a pair of touchdowns and Myles Gaskin added a 6-yard TD run for his 48th career rushing TD, moving him into a tie for sixth all-time in the Pac-12. Tanner Mangum completed 18 of 21 passes for 160 yards.

No. 12 West Virginia 42, No. 25 Texas Tech 34

LUBBOCK, TEXAS

Will Grier threw for 370 yards with three touchdowns, Keith Washington thwarted a rally with 51-yard interception return for a score and No. 12 West Virginia held on for a win over No. 25 Texas Tech. Marcus Simms had nine catches for a career-high 138 yards — all in the first half — for his third straight 100-yard game. The Mountaineers scored 28 first-quarter points. Texas Tech sophomore Jett Duffey had his first career touchdown pass and TD run filling. Duffey threw for 172 yards and ran for 86. Grier had 198 yards passing in the first quarter with a 13-yard scoring toss to Gary Jennings and a 45-yarder to Simms for a 21-0 lead.

No. 13 UCF, Pittsburgh 14

ORLANDO, FLA.

McKenzie Milton threw for 328 yards and four touchdowns and No. 13 UCF extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 17 games with a rout of Pittsburgh. The Panthers scored on Maurice Ffrench’s 58-yard catch-and-run and Rafael Araujo-Lopes’ 86-yard punt return. Milton was 18 of 34 passing with no interceptions. Kenny Pickett was 16 of 26 for 163 yards, one touchdown and one interception for Pitt.

No. 17 Kentucky 24, South Carolina 10

LEXINGTON, KY.

Benny Snell Jr. ran for 99 yards and one of Kentucky’s three consecutive first-half touchdowns before the No. 17 Wildcats held on for a victory over South Carolina. Mike Edwards’ interception with 3:47 remaining snuffed one chance by the Gamecocks before they turned the ball over on downs in the final minute. Quarterback Terry Wilson and A.J. Rose ran for TDs from 1 and 24 yards as Kentucky edged South Carolina 327-321 in yardage.

No. 18 Texas 19, Kansas State 14

MANHATTAN, KAN.

Sam Ehlinger threw for 207 yards and a touchdown, D’Shawn Jamison returned a punt 90 yards for another score and No. 18 Texas held off Kansas State to snap a five-game road losing streak to the Wildcats. Skylar Thompson threw for 96 yards in relief of ineffective quarterback Alex Delton. Delton was 3 of 7 for 14 yards. Thompson hit Dalton Schoen to convert one fourth down, and Barnes plowed in on fourth-and-goal from the Texas 1 to make it 19-14 with 9:55 to go. But after forcing Texas to punt, the Wildcats went three-and-out and the Longhorns got the ball back.

Virginia Tech 31, No. 22 Duke 14

DURHAM, N.C.

Ryan Willis threw for 332 yards and a career-best three touchdowns in his first start at Virginia Tech, helping the Hokies upset No. 22 Duke. Willis was 17 of 27 with a 27-yard TD pass to Damon Hazelton, a 67-yard catch-and-run score to Dalton Keene and a game-sealing 10-yarder to Phil Patterson. Daniel Jones was 23 of 35 for 226 yards with a 23-yard touchdown pass to Noah Gray and an interception for the Blue Devils, and Deon Jackson had a short touchdown run that cut the deficit to 24-14 early in the fourth quarter.

Florida 13, No. 23 Mississippi State 6

STARKVILLE, MISS.

Feleipe Franks threw for 219 yards and Florida’s defense dominated in the Gators’ victory over No. 23 Mississippi State. The Gators broke through in the third quarter when Franks threw a lateral to Kadarius Toney, who then threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Moral Stephens for a 10-6 lead. The Bulldogs looked like they were going to break the game open in the third quarter when Nick Fitzgerald fired a perfect pass downfield to Osirus Mitchell, but the ball bounced awkwardly off his hands and fell to the turf.

Associated Press