Top 25 roundup: Ole Miss shocks No. 2 Alabama

Chad Kelly completed a deflected 66-yard touchdown pass and added two more long ones in the fourth quarter to help No. 15 Mississippi beat No. 2 Alabama 43-37 on Saturday night in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

The Rebels (3-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) left the topsy-turvy game with their first victory in Bryant-Denny Stadium since 1988, and second straight in a one-sided series. The Crimson Tide (2-1, 0-1) had been 25-1 in Tuscaloosa against Ole Miss and had never lost two straight.

The Rebels made two final defensive stands, the first when Tony Bridges intercepted a deep ball from Jake Coker, who came off the bench to lead a comeback from a 30-10 deficit.

Kelly delivered big play after big play after an ineffective first half, none wilder than a fling and a prayer in the third quarter, a 66-yard deflection caught by Quincy Adeboyejo for a touchdown.

(1) Ohio State 20, Northern Illinois 13: Darron Lee returned an interception 41 yards for a touchdown and the Buckeyes’ defense bailed out its struggling, two-quarterback offense as top-ranked OSU (3-0) beat the Huskies (2-1) in Columbus, Ohio.

Cardale Jones started for Ohio State and J.T. Barrett finished, but for the second straight week neither was particularly effective.

(3) TCU 56, SMU 37: Trevone Boykin threw for 454 yards and five touchdowns and added a highlight scoring run when he ducked out of a sack as the Horned Frogs (3-0) bested the Mustangs (1-2) in Fort Worth, Texas.

(4) Michigan State 35, Air Force 21: Connor Cook threw three touchdown passes in the first half – including one hauled in by Aaron Burbridge with a spectacular catch in the end zone – and the Spartans (3-0) edged the Falcons (2-1) in East Lansing, Michigan.

(7) Georgia 52, South Carolina 20: Greyson Lambert answered his skeptics with a near-perfect performance, throwing for 330 yards, three touchdowns and setting a Georgia record with 20 straight completions to lead the Bulldogs (3-0, 2-0 SEC) to a win over the Gamecocks (1-2, 0-2) in Athens, Georgia.

Nick Chubb eclipsed 100 yards rushing for the 11th game in a row, carrying 21 times for 159 yards and two scores.

(8) Notre Dame 30, (14) Georgia Tech 22: C.J. Prosise ran for 198 yards and three touchdowns, including one for 91 yards, and the Fighting Irish (3-0) shut down the Yellow Jackets’ (2-1) high-powered offense in South Bend, Indiana.

Patrick Skov scored on a 24-yard run and a 15-yard catch in the final minute after the Yellow Jackets recovered an onside kick, but Notre Dame’s Torii Hunter Jr. recovered a second onside kick with 21 seconds left to clinch the victory.

(13) LSU 45, Auburn 21: Leonard Fournette ran for a career-high 228 yards and three touchdowns, and LSU (2-0, 2-0 SEC) steamrolled Auburn (2-1, 0-1) in Baton Rouge, Lousiana.

(16) Oklahoma 52, Tulsa 38: Baker Mayfield threw for 487 yards and four touchdowns and ran for another 85 yards and two scores to power the Sooners (3-0) over the Golden Hurricanes (2-1) in a game that totaled nearly 1,400 yards of offense in Norman, Oklahoma.

(17) Texas A&M 44, Nevada 27: Kyle Allen threw four touchdown passes and ran for another as the Aggies (3-0) pulled away for a win over the Wolf Pack (1-2) in College Station, Texas.

(22) Missouri 9, Connecticut 6: A last-minute interception by safety Anthony Sherrils allowed the Tigers (3-0) to hold on for a victory over the Huskies (2-1) in a game that featured four turnovers, two missed field goals and a blocked extra point in Columbia, Missouri.

(23) Northwestern 19, Duke 10: Warren Long ran 55 yards for a touchdown and recovered a fumbled punt return in the fourth quarter to help the Wildcats (3-0) beat the Blue Devils (2-1) in Durham, North Carolina.

(25) Oklahoma State 69, UTSA 14: The Cowboys (3-0) forced seven turnovers, all of which led to points, and rolled to a victory over UTSA (0-3) in Stillwater, Oklahoma.