Top 25 roundup: No. 6 Oregon edges No. 3 Penn State in double OT

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Dante Moore tossed a 25-yard touchdown pass to Gary Bryant Jr. in the second overtime and Dillon Thieneman recorded a game-ending interception as No. 6 Oregon produced a 30-24 victory over No. 3 Penn State on Saturday night in Big Ten play at University Park, Pa.

Moore completed 29 of 39 passes for 248 yards and three touchdowns as the Ducks (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) notched a big victory in front of 111,015 fans during Penn State’s famed annual “White Out” game.

Drew Allar was 14-of-25 passing for 137 yards, two touchdowns and one interception for Penn State (3-1, 0-1). Devonte Ross was credited with two touchdown receptions for the Nittany Lions.

Oregon blew a 14-point, fourth-quarter lead and fell behind 24-17 when Kaytron Allen scored on a 4-yard run in the first overtime session. The Ducks tied the score on Moore’s 2-yard shovel pass to Jamari Johnson.

No. 1 Ohio State 24, Washington 6

Julian Sayin passed for 208 yards and two touchdowns and CJ Donaldson scored twice as the Buckeyes ended the Huskies’ 22-game home winning streak with a victory in Seattle.

Washington led Ohio State 3-0 before the Buckeyes took a 7-3 halftime lead thanks to an 18-yard TD catch by Jeremiah Smith with 1:08 remaining. A Donaldson 1-yard run extended Ohio State’s lead to 14-3 midway through the third quarter before Grady Gross kicked his second 28-yard field goal to make it 14-6.

Sayin completed 22 of 28 while Smith made eight catches for 81 yards. Washington was second nationally averaging 55.7 points while the Buckeyes were tied with BYU for the fewest points allowed (5.2).

No. 13 Mississippi 24, No. 4 LSU 19

Trinidad Chambliss passed for 314 yards and a touchdown and the Rebels’ defense held the Tigers in check in Oxford, Miss.

Chambliss, who rushed for 71 yards, overcame a costly third-quarter interception and Ole Miss outgained the Tigers 480-254. Kewan Lacy led the Rebels on the ground with 87 yards on 23 carries and a touchdown.

Garrett Nussmeier completed 21 of 34 for 197 yards with a touchdown and an interception for LSU. As a team, the Tigers rushed for only 57 yards on 22 carries. Nic Anderson caught the lone passing score for the Tigers, while Harlem Berry added one on the ground.

No. 17 Alabama 24, No. 5 Georgia 21

Ty Simpson completed 24 of 38 passes for 276 yards and two touchdowns, and the Crimson Tide held on for a 24-21 win over the Bulldogs in Athens, Ga.

Isaiah Horton and Germie Bernard had one touchdown reception apiece to open a first-half 14-0 lead, and Simpson added a score on a quarterback scramble for Alabama (3-1, 1-0 SEC), which ended Georgia’s 33-game home winning streak and hasn’t lost in Athens since 2003.

Georgia (3-1, 1-1) was anchored by 119 rushing yards from Chauncey Bowens. It cut the deficit to three points with a pair of rushing touchdowns by Bowens and Josh McCray, but the Bulldogs’ final three possessions ended on two punts and a turnover on downs.

No. 9 Texas A&M 16, Auburn 10

Le’Veon Moss ran for 139 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries and Marcel Reed passed for 207 yards as the Aggies outlasted the Tigers in a Southeastern Conference dustup in College Station, Texas.

Texas A&M (4-0, 1-0 SEC) got all it needed from Reed, Moss and kicker Randy Bond in the first half and let the defense take over after halftime. Bond produced field goals from 33, 49 and 44 yards, hitting the final one with 2:42 to play. KC Concepcion caught seven of Reed’s passes for 113 yards.

The Tigers’ anemic attack managed just 177 yards in the game. Auburn (3-2, 0-2) got 125 yards passing from Jackson Arnold, but he was also sacked five times, including their final offensive play on fourth-and-1.

No. 11 Indiana 20, Iowa 15

Fernando Mendoza hooked up with Elijah Sarratt on a 49-yard touchdown pass with 1:28 left to lift the Hoosiers to a Big Ten win over the Hawkeyes in Iowa City.

Mendoza found Sarratt open over the middle on the third-down play and Sarratt broke a tackle and raced into the end zone, completing a big game that saw him catch six passes for 132 yards. Mendoza was 13-of-23 for 233 yards and two touchdowns with an interception as Indiana (5-0, 2-0) survived its first road test of the season. Roman Hemby added 86 yards on 15 rushes.

Iowa quarterback Mark Gronowski completed 19 of 25 passes for 144 yards and an interception before leaving with a leg injury in the fourth quarter. Drew Stevens’ 54-yard field goal gave the Hawkeyes (3-2, 1-1) a 13-10 edge with 12:43 left in the game, but the Hoosiers tied it shortly thereafter. Stevens missed wide left from 42 with 2:01 remaining.

No. 14 Iowa State 39, Arizona 14

Quarterback Rocco Becht scored three rushing touchdowns and Carson Hansen added two rushing scores as the host Cyclones rolled to a victory over the Wildcats.

Iowa State (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) had five rushing touchdowns for the first time in more than a year despite gaining only 111 yards on the ground. Hansen finished with 63 yards and his two scores. Becht scored on a trio of 1-yard runs. Becht added 243 yards on 14-of-20 passing with an interception but failed to throw for a touchdown for the first time in 23 games, ending the longest active streak in FBS. Chase Sowell had four catches for 146 yards for the Cyclones.

Arizona (3-1, 0-1) got 253 passing yards and two touchdowns from Noah Fifita, who was also intercepted twice. Ismail Mahdi ran for 85 yards for the Wildcats, who were playing in Ames for the first time since 1968.

No. 15 Tennessee 41, Mississippi State 34 (OT)

DeSean Bishop’s 25-yard touchdown run on the first play of overtime followed by a defensive stand gave the Volunteers their first Southeastern Conference victory with a win over the Bulldogs in Starkville, Miss.

The Volunteers stopped the Bulldogs on four plays from the 5-yard line to preserve the comeback win. Joey Aguilar was 24 of 40 for 335 yards with a passing and rushing touchdown and two interceptions. Mike Matthews (six catches for 118 yards) and Chris Brazzell II (six for 105 and a touchdown) had 100-yard receiving days.

Mississippi State’s Blake Shapen was 18 of 29 for 180 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Fluff Bothwell ran for 134 yards on 23 carries with two scores, and Davon Booth rushed for one. Colton Hood tallied a touchdown on an interception, and Joshua Josephs ran a fumble back for another defensive score for Tennessee.

No. 16 Georgia Tech 30, Wake Forest 29 (OT)

Haynes King threw for 243 yards and a score, adding 106 yards and two touchdowns on the ground as the Yellow Jackets escaped with an overtime victory over the Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem, N.C., in Atlantic Coast Conference play.

King ran for a 2-yard touchdown to begin overtime, before Demond Claiborne’s 25-yard rush cut Wake’s deficit to 30-29. Wake Forest elected to go for the game-winning two-point conversion but Robby Ashford’s pass fell incomplete, sealing the Georgia Tech win.

Eric Rivers had eight catches for 77 yards and a score for the Yellow Jackets who extended their best start to a season since 2014. Ashford threw for 222 yards, adding a score on the ground, while Claiborne ran for 119 yards and two scores for Wake Forest.

No. 19 Vanderbilt 55, Utah State 35

Diego Pavia threw for five touchdowns and ran for another as the Commodores continued their best start to a season in 17 years by defeating the Aggies in Nashville, Tenn.

Pavia completed 26 of 34 passes for 321 yards and also ran for a game-high 79 yards on nine carries. Junior Sherrill caught three of the touchdown passes in the final tune-up for the Commodores (5-0) prior to next week’s visit to No. 17 Alabama.

Bryson Barnes threw for three touchdowns and backup quarterback Jacob Conover tossed two touchdown passes for Utah State (3-2), which was denied matching its 2024 win total before the end of September. Braden Pegan, Miles Davis, Josh Sterzer, Javen Jacobs and Brady Boyd caught touchdown passes.

No. 20 Missouri 42, Massachusetts 6

Ahmad Hardy rushed for 130 yards and three touchdowns as the Tigers pulled away from the Minutemen in the second half in Columbia, Mo.

Hardy scored on runs of 5, 1 and 16 yards for the Tigers (5-0), which outgained the Minutemen 521-124 and gained 31 first downs to their eight. Quarterback Beau Pribula completed 26 of 29 passes for 241 yards with a touchdown and an interception.

AJ Hairston hit 11 of 31 attempts for 75 yards with a score and a pick for UMass (0-4), which managed just 19 yards on 16 rushes. Max Dowling caught a 2-yard touchdown pass to make it a 7-6 game late in the first quarter before the extra point was blocked.

No. 22 Notre Dame 56, Arkansas 13

CJ Carr completed 22 of 30 passes for 354 yards and four touchdowns, and the Fighting Irish cruised to a win over the Razorbacks in Fayetteville, Ark.

Jeremiyah Love scored two touchdowns on the ground and two more touchdowns through the air for Notre Dame, which won its second straight game. Jadarian Price added 13 carries for a game-high 86 rushing yards and a touchdown.

Taylen Green completed 17 of 32 passes for 207 yards and an interception for Arkansas. Green also rushed 10 times for a team-high 81 yards. Notre Dame outgained Arkansas 641-365.

No. 23 Illinois 34, No. 21 Southern California 32

David Olano’s 41-yard field goal as time expired helped the Illini hold on to beat the Trojans in Champaign, Ill.

The Illini (4-1, 1-1 Big Ten) built a two-touchdown lead in the second half behind a strong all-around performance from quarterback Luke Altmyer. He became the first Illinois player to pass, rush and catch for a touchdown in the same game since Kurt Kittner in 1999. Altmyer threw for 328 yards and two touchdowns.

The Trojans rallied late, as Makai Lemon connected with Jayden Maiava for a pair of touchdowns in the fourth quarter. USC running back Waymond Jordan recorded 94 yards and two touchdowns on the ground.

No. 25 BYU 24, Colorado 21

Bear Bachmeier completed 19 of 27 passes for 179 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 98 yards as the Cougars rallied past the Buffaloes in Boulder, Colo.

Chase Roberts had two touchdown catches and Cody Hagen added a rushing score for BYU (4-0, 1-0), which trailed 14-0 in the first quarter. The Cougars went into their bag of tricks as Hagen scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 32-yard reverse that featured a pair of fake handoffs before his scamper into the end zone for a 24-21 fourth-quarter lead.

Kaidon Salter completed 11 of 16 passes for 119 yards and an interception, and also rushed 17 times for 49 yards and a touchdown for Colorado (2-3, 0-2). Dre’Lon Miller had a rushing and receiving touchdown for the Buffaloes.

–Field Level Media