Top 25 roundup: No. 16 Texas A&M rallies late to edge No. 8 Notre Dame

Nate Boerkircher caught a go-ahead 11-yard touchdown pass with 13 seconds to go, and No. 16 Texas A&M held on for a 41-40 win over No. 8 Notre Dame in a Saturday night thriller in South Bend, Ind.Marcel Reed completed 17 of 37 passes for 360 yards, two touchdowns and one interception for Texas A&M (3-0). Le’Veon Moss rushed for three touchdowns for the Aggies, who knocked off a ranked opponent on the road for the first time since 2014, ending a 13-game skid.CJ Carr completed 20 of 32 passes for 293 yards, one touchdown and one interception for Notre Dame (0-2). Jadarian Price (68 rushing yards) ran for two touchdowns and Jeremiyah Love (94 rushing yards, 53 receiving yards) notched one rushing touchdown and one receiving touchdown.The score was tied at 34-all when Love burst across the goal line for a 12-yard rushing score with 2:53 to go. The Fighting Irish lined up for an extra-point attempt but holder Tyler Buchner fumbled the snap and threw an errant pass to keep the score at 40-34.That left the door open for Texas A&M to put together the game-winning drive.No. 1 Ohio State 37, Ohio 9Julian Sayin threw for 347 yards and three touchdowns to help the Buckeyes overcome their red-zone flubs and defeat the Bobcats in Columbus on Saturday.The Buckeyes reached the red zone on each of their first three possessions, but managed just six points on those trips. With OSU leading just 16-9 in the third quarter, Sayin created separation with touchdown passes to Jeremiah Smith (nine catches for 153 yards) and Carnell Tate (five catches for 101).Bobcats quarterback Parker Navarro was injured early in the second quarter but returned on the first drive of the third quarter, and on the second play back threw a 67-yard touchdown to Chase Hendricks. He finished the game 6 of 13 for 94 yards.No. 2 Penn State 52, Villanova 6Nicholas Singleton ran for two touchdowns and Drew Allar threw for 209 yards and a touchdown as the Nittany Lions cruised against the visiting Wildcats.Allar finished 16-of-29, Kaytron Allen ran for a team-high 86 yards and Singleton ran 20 times for 84 yards for the Nittany Lions (3-0), while Trebor Pena chipped in 60 receiving yards and a touchdown on four catches.Villanova quarterbacks Pat McQuaide and Tanner Maddocks combined to go 13-of-27 for 96 yards with an interception each. Maddocks got the Wildcats (1-1) on the scoreboard with an 8-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Binkowski on the final play of the game.No. 3 LSU 20, Florida 10Garrett Nussmeier threw a touchdown pass, Dashawn Spears returned one of five Tigers interceptions for a touchdown in a victory over the Gators in Baton Rouge, La.Nussmeier completed 15 of 27 passes for 220 yards with an interception, and LSU (3-0, 1-0 SEC) managed just 316 total yards and 10 first downs, but that was good enough because of the defense.DJ Lagway threw all five of the interceptions, completing 33 of 49 for 287 yards and a touchdown for the Gators (1-2, 0-1). Florida reached the Tigers’ territory on seven possessions, but four of them ended with interceptions.No. 4 Oregon 34, Northwestern 14Quarterback Dante Moore completed 16 of 20 passes for 178 yards with a touchdown, helping the Ducks defeat the Wildcats in Evanston, Ill.Jayden Limar and two other running backs added touchdown runs for the Ducks (3-0). Oregon’s prolific offense was slowed somewhat by the Wildcats’ efforts to run the ball often to try to control the game clock and keep the high-scoring Ducks off the field, but Northwestern (1-2) didn’t get much going on offense until the outcome of the game was no longer in doubt.The Ducks defense forced two turnovers on downs and had two takeaways on interceptions, one for linebacker Bryce Boettcher that led to Limar’s first quarter touchdown. Ducks running back Dierre Hill Jr. took his first carry of the game 66 yards for a touchdown, while Dashun Reeder had a 79-yarder late in the fourth for the Wildcats.No. 5 Miami 49, No. 18 South Florida 12Carson Beck threw three touchdown passes and Mark Fletcher Jr. ran for two more to lead the Hurricanes to a victory over the Bulls in Miami Gardens, Fla.The Hurricanes (3-0) jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter behind a pair of touchdown passes from Beck to Joshua Moore. Fletcher ran for 120 yards on 16 carries while Beck completed 23 of 28 passes for 340 yards and threw his first two interceptions at Miami.USF (2-1) quarterback Byrum Brown completed 20 of 36 passes for 274 yards, one touchdown on a 12-yard connection with Christian Neptune, and one interception. The Bulls cut the deficit to 14-6 before a weather delay that lasted nearly two hours before the Hurricanes pulled away for a 28-6 halftime lead.No. 6 Georgia 44, No. 15 Tennessee 41 (OT)Josh McCray ran in the game-winning 1-yard touchdown in overtime to give the visiting Bulldogs a win in Knoxville — their ninth straight win over the Volunteers.Gunner Stockton threw for 304 yards and two touchdowns and added another on the ground for Georgia (3-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) while Joey Aguilar threw for 371 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions for Tennessee (2-1, 0-1), which had its best chance to score its first win over Georgia since 2016. Chris Brazzell II had six catches for 177 yards and three touchdowns in the loss.After Max Gilbert — who had missed a potential go-ahead 43-yard field goal in the final seconds of regulation — made a 42-yard field goal to begin overtime, Nate Frazier ran for 21 yards to begin Georgia’s possession. Two plays later, McCray broke the plane of the end zone to win the game.No. 7 Texas 27, UTEP 10Arch Manning overcame some early struggles, scoring on a pair of first-half touchdown runs and adding a short touchdown pass in the fourth quarter as the Longhorns did enough to beat the Miners in Austin, Texas.The Longhorns’ much ballyhooed quarterback completed only 11 of his 25 passes for 114 yards and was intercepted once. Even with Manning’s struggles, Texas (2-1) was too much for the Miners. The Longhorns finished with a 340-259 edge in total yardage, with 226 of Texas’ yards coming on the ground.Malachi Nelson passed for 209 yards to lead UTEP (1-2), which has never beaten Texas in seven games between the teams.No. 9 Illinois 38, Western Michigan 0Luke Altmyer threw for two touchdowns and rushed for a score while Kaden Feagin added 100 rushing yards and a score as the Illini pulled away from the visiting Broncos in Champaign.After scoring just 10 first-half points, the Illini pulled away by scoring on their first three possessions of the second half on a Feagin 3-yard run, an Altmyer 2-yard run and an Altmyer 6-yard pass to Ashton Hollins.Western Michigan outgained Illinois in the first half, but managed just 71 second-half yards. The Broncos played two quarterbacks but neither could get them into the end zone. Broc Lowry completed 10 of 16 passes for 78 yards, while Brady Jones was 3 of 8 for 13 yards. The Illini notched three sacks and recorded nine tackles for loss.Vanderbilt 31, No. 11 South Carolina 7Diego Pavia completed 18 of 25 passes for 177 yards and two touchdowns to help the Commodores post an impressive upset in Columbia, SC., over the host Gamecocks, who lost star quarterback LaNorris Sellers to injury.Pavia also threw an interception for the Commodores (3-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference), who snapped a 16-game losing streak against South Carolina, earning their first win over the Gamecocks since September 2008.Sedrick Alexander ran 13 times for 41 yards and a score for Vanderbilt, which won its conference opener for the first time since 2011.Sellers — a potential Heisman Trophy candidate — exited in the second quarter and did not return after taking a hit to the head from Langston Patterson. Sellers was 6-for-7 passing with 94 yards and an interception before the hit, which earned Patterson an ejection for targeting.Georgia Tech 24, No. 12 Clemson 21Aidan Birr hit a 55-yard field goal as time expired to help the Yellow Jackets upset the Tigers in Atlantic Coast Conference play.Haynes King completed 20 of 28 passes for 211 yards and added 101 yards and a score on the ground for Georgia Tech (3-0, 1-0 ACC).Clemson QB Cade Klubnik completed 15 of 26 passes for 207 yards, a touchdown and an interception, while rushing for 62 yards and a score. Adam Randall rushed for 80 yards and a score, Bryant Wesco Jr. caught seven passes for 126 yards and a touchdown for the Tigers (1-2, 0-1 ACC), who trailed by 13 points in the first half.No. 13 Oklahoma 42, Temple 3John Mateer threw for 282 yards and a touchdown and ran for 63 yards and another score to lead the Sooners over the Owls in Philadelphia. Freshman running back Tory Blaylock also rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns.The Sooners (3-0) outgained the Owls 515-104, holding Temple to just 26 yards rushing. Oklahoma had 29 first downs to just seven for the Owls. Isaiah Sategna led the Sooners with seven catches for 97 yards.Temple (2-1) quarterback Evan Simon came into the game leading the nation in passing efficiency but was just 13 of 25 for 75 yards in the loss.

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