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Ole Miss stuns Alabama to reach 5-0

Mississippi football fans hang on the goal posts after the Rebels rallied to end a 10-game skid against Alabama. (Associated Press)

Bo Wallace threw for 251 yards and three touchdowns, including two in the fourth quarter, and No. 11 Mississippi rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit to stun No. 3 Alabama 23-17 on Saturday in Oxford, Mississippi.

Ole Miss has won five games to start the season for the first time since 1962 and ended a 10-game losing streak against the Tide.

The Rebels (5-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) trailed 17-10 midway through the fourth quarter, but pulled even on Wallace’s 34-yard touchdown pass to Vince Sanders with 5:29 remaining.

Alabama (4-1, 1-1) had a chance to win, but Senquez Golson intercepted a pass from Blake Sims in the end zone with 37 seconds remaining.

(1) Florida State 43, Wake Forest 3: A lackluster effort from quarterback Jameis Winston and the Seminoles (5-0, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) offense allowed kicker Roberto Aguayo and the defense to shine against the Demon Deacons (2-4, 0-2) in Tallahassee, Florida.

Winston threw for 297 yards with a touchdown and an interception, and Aguayo kicked a career-high five field goals.

(25) TCU 37, (4) Oklahoma 33: Paul Dawson returned an interception 41 yards for a go-ahead touchdown and the Horned Frogs made a huge fourth-and-1 stop with just over 3 minutes left as TCU (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) remained undefeated with a victory over the Sooners (4-1, 1-1) at Fort Worth, Texas.

(12) Mississippi State 48, (6) Texas A&M 31: Dak Prescott threw two touchdown passes and added three TD runs as the Bulldogs (5-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) overwhelmed the Aggies (5-1, 2-1) in Starkville, Mississippi.

Texas A&M’s Kenny Hill threw for 365 yards and four TDs, but had three passes picked off by linebacker Richie Brown.

(5) Auburn 41, (15) LSU 7: Nick Marshall passed for 207 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 119 and two more scores to lead the Auburn Tigers (5-0, 2-0 SEC) past the LSU Tigers (4-2, 0-2) in Auburn, Alabama.

(7) Baylor 28, Texas 7: Shock Linwood ran for 148 yards and the clinching touchdown and the Bears overcame a rare off day by QB Bryce Petty and the nation’s No. 1 offense in Austin, Texas.

With Petty misfiring, Baylor (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) won with tough defense, two big plays on special teams and a power running game that wore down the Longhorns (2-3, 1-1) in the second half.

(10) Michigan State 27, (19) Nebraska 22: Trae Waynes intercepted Tommy Armstrong’s pass with 30 seconds remaining, and the Spartans (4-1, 1-0 Big Ten) held off a furious rally, beating the Cornhuskers (5-1, 1-1).

The Spartans (4-1, 1-0 Big Ten) led 27-3 heading into the fourth quarter before three Nebraska touchdowns set up a tense finish in East Lansing, Michigan.

(13) Georgia 44, Vanderbilt 17: Hutson Mason threw two touchdown passes to Chris Conley, Todd Gurley ran for 163 yards with two scores and the Bulldogs (4-1, 2-1 SEC) beat the Commodores (1-4, 0-4) in Athens, Georgia.

Northwestern 20, (17) Wisconsin 14: Godwin Igwebuike had three interceptions and Justin Jackson ran for 162 yards, helping the Wildcats (3-2, 2-0 Big Ten) upset the Badgers (3-2, 0-1) in Evanston, Illinois.

Melvin Gordon had 27 carries for a career-high 259 yards and a touchdown for Wisconsin, but Tanner McEvoy and Joel Stave combined for just 138 yards passing on a cold, damp afternoon.

(20) Ohio State 52, Maryland 24: Buckeyes quarterback J.T. Barrett completed 18 of 23 passes for 267 yards and four TDs while running 16 times for 71 yards and a score as Ohio State (4-1, 1-0) spoiled the Terrapins’ (4-2, 1-1) Big Ten home debut in College Park, Maryland.

(21) Oklahoma St. 37, Iowa St. 20: Desmond Roland ran for 95 yards and two touchdowns and Tyreek Hill returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown to help the Cowboys (4-1, 2-0 Big 12) defeat the Cyclones (1-4, 0-3) in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

(22) East Carolina 45, SMU 24: Shane Carden threw for 410 yards and four touchdowns to help the Pirates (4-1, 1-0) beat the Mustangs (0-5, 0-1) in Greenville, North Carolina, in its American Athletic Conference debut.

(23) Kansas State 45, Texas Tech 13: Jake Waters threw for 290 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 105 yards and another score to lead the Wildcats (4-1, 2-0 Big 12) past the Red Raiders (2-3, 0-2) in Manhattan, Kansas.