spt_200927_fbc-top25-roundup
Associated Press
New Mississippi State coach Mike Leach put his “Air Raid” offense in the hands of a transfer quarterback who showed up over the summer and the results were like nothing defending national champion LSU or the Southeastern Conference has seen.
K.J. Costello passed for an SEC-record 623 yards and five touchdowns, and the Bulldogs knocked off sixth-ranked LSU 44-34 on Saturday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
“I don’t know if any individual could visualize this taking place,” said Costello, who was Stanford’s starter in 2017 and 2018.
No. 2 Alabama 38, Missouri 19: Mac Jones threw for 249 yards and two scores in less than three quarters of work as the Crimson Tide beat the Tigers in Columbia, Missouri.
Kansas St. 38, No. 3 Oklahoma 35: Skylar Thompson passed for 334 yards and ran for three TDs, and the Wildcats (1-1, 1-0 Big 12) rallied from 21 points down to beat the Sooners (1-1, 0-1) in Norman, Oklahoma.
No. 4 Georgia 37, Arkansas 10: Stetson Bennett came off the bench to complete 20 of 29 passes for 211 yards and two touchdowns as the Bulldogs rallied to beat the Razorbacks in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
No. 5 Florida 51, Mississippi 35: Kyle Trask completed 30 of 42 passes for 416 yards and six touchdowns, four to tight end Kyle Pitts, as the visiting Gators spoiled the Rebels coaching debut of Lane Kiffin in Oxford, Mississippi.
No. 8 Auburn 29, No. 23 Kentucky 13: Bo Nix threw for 233 yards and three second-half touchdowns, and the Tigers scored twice in the fourth quarter to pull away from the Wildcats in Auburn, Alabama.
No. 8 Texas 63, Texas Tech 56 (OT): Sam Ehlinger threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Joshua Moore in overtime after the Longhorns (2-0, 1-0) Big 12) rallied with two touchdowns in the final 3 minutes of regulation to defeat the Red Raiders in Lubbock, Texas.
No. 10 Texas A&M 17, Vanderbilt 12: Isaiah Spiller had 117 yards rushing as the host Aggies overcame three turnovers to defeat the Commodores in Nashville, Tennessee.
No. 12 Miami 52, Florida St. 10: D’Eriq King threw for 267 yards and two touchdowns in three quarters as the host Hurricanes (3-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) defeated the Seminoles.
No. 13 UCF 51, East Carolina 28: Dillon Gabriel threw for 408 yards and four TDs to help the Knights (2-0, 1-0 AAC) beat the Pirates in Greenville, North Carolina.
No. 14 Cincinnati 24, No. 22 Army 10: Desmond Ridder passed for 258 yards and two touchdowns to lead the host Bearcats (2-0) to the victory over the Black Knights (2-1).
No. 15 Oklahoma State 27, West Virginia 13: Chuba Hubbard scored on a 23-yard run with 1:17 remaining to help the Cowboys (2-0, 1-0 Big 12) beat the Mountaineers in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
No. 16 Tennessee 31, South Carolina 27: Jarrett Guarantano threw a tie-breaking touchdown to Josh Palmer with 9:35 left as the Volunteers beat the Gamecocks in Columbia, S.C.
No. 19 Louisiana-Lafayette 20, Georgia Southern 18: Nate Snyder kicked a 53-yard field goal on the final play as the host Ragin’ Cajuns (3-0, 2-0 Sun Belt) avoided the upset.
No. 20 Virginia Tech 45, N.C. State 24: Quincy Patterson II threw two TD passes and ran for another score, leading the host Hokies past the Wolfpack.
No. 21 Pittsburgh 23, No. 24 Louisville 20: Kenny Pickett completed 23 of 38 passes for 220 yards with two TDs as the host Panthers (3-0, 2-0 ACC) beat the Cardinals (1-2, 0-2)