Top 25 football: No. 1 Florida State survives

With Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston watching from the sideline, No. 1 Florida State came back to beat No. 22 Clemson 23-17 in overtime on Karlos Williams’ 12-yard touchdown run Saturday night in Tallahassee, Florida.

Winston was suspended for the game against No. 22 Clemson after making “offensive and vulgar” comments earlier this week on campus.

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney declined to attempt a 33-yard field goal on the first possession of overtime and Adam Choice was stuffed for no gain on fourth-and-1. Two plays later, Karlos Williams bounced outside and went untouched into the end zone.

Sean Maguire made the first start of his career with Winston sidelined. He was regularly pressured by a loaded Clemson defensive line and completed 21 of 39 passes for 305 yards with two interceptions and a 74-yard touchdown to Rashad Greene to tie it at 17 with 6:04 left in the fourth.

(3) Alabama 42, Florida 21: Blake Sims recorded the second-best passing day in Alabama history – passing for 445 yards and four TDs – and the Crimson Tide (4-0, 1-0 SEC) breezed to a victory over the Gators (2-1, 1-1) in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Sims threw touchdown passes of 87 yards to Kenyan Drake on the opening play and 79 to Amari Cooper later in the first quarter. Cooper, who came in leading the nation in receptions, caught 10 passes for 201 yards and three scores.

(4) Oklahoma 45, West Virginia 33: Freshman Samaje Perine rushed for 242 yards and four TDs and the Sooners (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) powered their way to a victory over the Mountaineers (2-2, 0-1) in Morgantown, West Virginia.

Alex Ross scored on a 100-yard kickoff return and quarterback Trevor Knight caught a 4-yard scoring pass on a trick play for the Sooners.

(6) Texas A&M 58, SMU 6: Quarterback Kenny Hill had 322 yards of total offense playing only the first half, Jeremy Tabuyo turned two short passes into TDs and the Aggies (4-0) rolled past the Mustangs (0-3) in Dallas.

Trey Williams ran for two TDs for the Aggies, who last started 4-0 in 2006.

Mississippi State 34, (8) LSU 29: Dak Prescott highlighted a dynamic performance with two TD passes and a 56-yard scoring run, and the Bulldogs (4-0, 1-0 SEC) held off the Tigers (3-1, 0-1) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, snapping a 14-year losing streak in the series.

Prescott, a Louisiana native, finished with 268 yards passing and 105 yards rushing while helping the Bulldogs not only beat LSU for the first time since 1999, but win in Tiger Stadium for the first time since 1991 – about two years before Prescott was born.

( 11) Michigan State 73, Eastern Michigan 14: Connor Cook threw two TD passes and ran for a score and the Spartans (2-1) scored the third-most points in program history, smashing the Eagles (1-3) in East Lansing, Michigan.

(13) Georgia 66, Troy 0: Sony Michel ran for 155 yards and three scores and fellow freshman Isaiah McKenzie scored on a 52-yard punt return to lead the Bulldogs (2-1) to a rout of the Trojans (0-4) in Athens, Georgia.

(14) South Carolina 48, Vanderbilt 34: Dylan Thompson threw for 237 yards and three TDs and ran for another score as the Gamecocks (3-1, 2-1 SEC) rallied from a 14-point deficit to defeat the Commodores (1-3, 0-2) in Nashville, Tennessee.

Indiana 31, (18) Missouri 27: D’Angelo Roberts scored on a 3-yard run with 22 seconds left in the game and Nate Sudfeld passed for 252 yards and a TD to help the Hoosiers (2-1) upset the Tigers (3-1) in Columbia, Missouri.

Maty Mauk completed 28 of 47 passes for 326 yards and two TDs for Missouri.

(19) Wisconsin 68, Bowling Green 17: Melvin Gordon rushed for career highs of 253 yards and five TDs and the Badgers (2-1) ran for a Big Ten-record 644 yards to smash the Falcons (2-2) in Madison, Wisconsin. Gordon had 179 yards and four scores by halftime.

(21) BYU 41, Virginia 33: Taysom Hill threw a pair of TD passes and ran for a score to propel the Cougars (4-0) over the Cavaliers (2-2) in Provo, Utah.

Adam Hine sealed the victory for BYU with a 99-yard kickoff return midway through the final quarter.

(24) Nebraska 41, Miami 31: Ameer Abdullah ran for 229 yards and the Cornhuskers (4-0) celebrated the 20th anniversary of their last national championship team with a victory over the Hurricanes (2-2) in Lincoln, Nebraska.