Top 25 roundup: Jake Fromm throws 3 TDs, No. 7 Georgia beats No. 9 Florida 36-17

Jake Fromm threw three touchdown passes, ending speculation about freshman Justin Fields supplanting him, and No. 7 Georgia beat ninth-ranked Florida 36-17 on Saturday in Jacksonville, Florida.

The Bulldogs took advantage of Florida’s three turnovers and an injury to cornerback C.J. Henderson to win the “World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party” for the second straight year.

Fromm completed 17 of 24 passes for 240 yards, none bigger than the three for scores – all on third down. The first two went to Jeremiah Holloman, who beat C.J. McWilliams both times.

(2) Clemson 59, Florida State 10: Trevor Lawrence threw four touchdown passes, and the Tigers handed the Seminoles their worst home loss in program history in Tallahassee, Florida.

Lawrence completed 20 of 37 passes for 314 yards before leaving late in the third quarter. Tee Higgins and Amari Rodgers each had two touchdown receptions.

The Tigers moved to 8-0 for the seventh time in school history, including the third time in the last four seasons. They were dominant in the second quarter, scoring four touchdowns on consecutive drives en route to their fourth straight victory over the Seminoles.

(3) Notre Dame 44, Navy 22: Ian Book threw for 330 yards and two touchdowns, Dexter Williams ran for 142 yards and three scores and the Fighting Irish overwhelmed the Midshipmen in San Diego.

Oklahoma State 38, (6) Texas 35: Taylor Cornelius threw three touchdown passes and ran for two scores, the last with 5:44 remaining to help Cowboys topple the Longhorns in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Cornelius completed 23 of 34 passes for 321 yards, and his scoring run on third-and-10 gave Oklahoma State a 38-28 lead after its 31-14 halftime advantage had been whittled down to just three points.

(8) Oklahoma 51, Kansas State 14: Kyler Murray passed for 352 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score to help the Sooners beat the Wildcats in Norman, Oklahoma.

The Sooners rolled up a season-high 702 total yards and only punted once, and that was in the fourth quarter after Murray was done for the day.

(12) Kentucky 15, Missouri 14: Terry Wilson threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to C.J. Conrad on the final play to lift the Wildcats past the Tigers in Columbia, Missouri.

Kentucky took over on its 19 with 1:24 left. With 4 seconds left, Wilson threw toward Ahmad Wagner in the back left corner of the end zone. Wagner caught the ball out of bounds, but Missouri cornerback DeMarkus Acy was called for pass interference, giving Kentucky an untimed down that it turned into the winning score.

Mississippi State 28, (16) Texas A&M 13: Nick Fitzgerald threw for 241 yards and two touchdowns and ran for two more scores to lead the Bulldogs over the Aggies in Starkville, Mississippi.

Mississippi State won thanks to an unexpected boost from its passing game, among the least productive in the SEC coming into the night. One week after throwing four interceptions in a miserable loss to LSU, Fitzgerald completed 14 of 22 passes, including several big gains that swung the game in favor of the Bulldogs.

(17) Penn State 30, (18) Iowa 24: Nick Scott intercepted a pass to thwart Iowa at the Penn State 2 with 3:18 left and the Nittany Lions held off the Hawkeyes to avoid a third straight home loss in State College, Pennsylvania.

Penn State needed one last defensive stand to hold off Iowa, which got to the Nittany Lions 44 with less than a minute left.

Northwestern 31, (20) Wisconsin 17: Clayton Thorson ran for two touchdowns and threw a scoring pass to help the Wildcats beat the Badgers.

The first-place Wildcats solidified themselves as contenders for the Big Ten West championship while gaining some revenge for a loss at Camp Randall Stadium early last season.

Houston 57, (21) South Florida 36: D’Eriq King had a hand in a career-high seven touchdowns, throwing for 419 yards and five scores and running for 134 yards and two more touchdowns as the Cougars defeated the Bulls in Houston.

Syracuse 51, (22) N.C. State 41: Eric Dungey threw for three touchdowns and ran for another, and the Orange held off the Wolfpack to become eligible for the postseason for the first time in five years.