Stockton throws 4 TD passes as No. 9 Georgia rallies in 4th quarter to beat No. 5 Ole Miss 43-35
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Gunner Stockton passed for 289 yards and four touchdowns, including three to tight end Lawson Luckie, and No. 9 Georgia overcame Trinidad Chambliss and No. 5 Mississippi’s powerful offense to rally for a 43-35 win over the Rebels. Georgia rallied after trailing 35-26 at the start of the fourth quarter. Stockton’s 7-yard touchdown pass to Luckie with 7:29 remaining gave Georgia a 40-35 lead. Ole Miss was denied its first road win over a top 10 team under coach Lane Kiffin even though the Rebels scored touchdowns on their first five possessions. Stockton added a 22-yard scoring run.
Arizona State hands No. 7 Texas Tech its first loss with late drive in 26-22 win
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Raleek Brown bulled in for a 1-yard touchdown with 34 seconds left and Arizona State rallied after blowing a 12-point fourth-quarter lead to hand No. 7 Texas Tech its first loss of the season, 26-22. The Red Raiders labored most of the afternoon without starting quarterback Behren Morton (knee), finishing with 276 total yards after averaging an FBS-best 558.8 through the first six games. Will Hammond showed his mettle after failing to move Texas Tech’s offense through three quarters, orchestrating two late scoring drives. The freshman scored on a 1-yard run and, after Texas Tech’s defense held, found Reggie Virgil on a 12-yard touchdown pass. Arizona State answered behind Sam Leavitt, who it 5 of 7 passes for 61 yards to set up Brown's TD run.
No. 6 Alabama stifles No. 11 Tennessee 37-20 for its 4th straight win over a ranked team
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Zabien Brown returned an interception 99 yards for a touchdown as time expired in the first half and No. 6 Alabama rolled to a 37-20 victory over No. 11 Tennessee in the rivalry known as the “Third Saturday in October.” Brown’s pick gave the Tide a 23-7 lead and was all Alabama’s defense needed while turning in its best performance of the season. The Tide held the nation’s highest-scoring offense to just 410 yards. Joey Aguilar completed 26 of 41 passes for 225 yards and a touchdown for the Vols. DeSean Bishop ran for 123 yards and two touchdowns.
Sayin throws 4 TD passes as No. 1 Ohio State throttles Wisconsin 34-0
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Julian Sayin connected with Carnell Tate for two of his four touchdown passes, and No. 1 Ohio State rolled to a 34-0 victory over Wisconsin. Ohio State has won their first seven games this season by an average margin of 30.6 points. Wisconsin has dropped five straight and has suffered back-to-back shutout losses for the first time since 1977. Sayin passed to Tate for a 33-yard touchdown on Ohio State’s first drive and a 10-yard score with four seconds left in the opening period. Both touchdowns came in third-down situations.
Pavia has No. 17 Vanderbilt off to best start in 75 years after beating No. 10 LSU 31-24
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Diego Pavia threw for 160 yards and a score and ran for 86 yards and two more touchdowns as No. 17 Vanderbilt beat 10th-ranked LSU 31-24 to snap a 10-game skid against the Tigers. Vanderbilt beat LSU for the first time since 1990 in what was the fourth meeting since 1947 with both schools ranked in the AP poll. The Tigers had some big plays with Garrett Nussmeier throwing for 225 yards and two TDs, including a 62-yarder to Zavion Thomas. But they couldn’t stop the Commodores’ offense. Now Vanderbilt is 6-1 for the first time in 75 years.
AP Top 25 poll preview: Alabama keeps streak alive, Texas escapes in OT, three top 10 teams falter
The AP Top 25 rankings could see some major upsets and shifts after an action-packed weekend of college football. No. 2 Miami was stunned at home by unranked Louisville, while Minnesota defeated No. 25 Nebraska. Georgia, ranked No. 9, handed No. 5 Mississippi its first loss of the season. Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech both secured victories. Alabama delivered another big-time win against a ranked SEC opponent. LSU and Texas Tech suffered losses, potentially affecting their rankings. The Longhorns' fate is uncertain after an overtime win against Kentucky.
Messi scores second career MLS hat trick in Inter Miami's 5-2 win over Nashville SC
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Lionel Messi scored his second career MLS hat trick nearly a year after his first in Inter Miami’s 5-2 win over Nashville SC. The last time Messi scored a hat trick was Oct. 19, 2024, in Inter Miami’s 6-2 win over the New England Revolution. He scored his first of the game from the top of the box in the 35th minute to give Inter Miami a 1-0 lead. Messi was awarded a penalty kick in the 63rd minute and scored to tie the game 2-2. He completed the hat trick in the 81st minute, scoring from the center of the box on a left-footed shot.
The champion Dodgers are dominating October again. There's more behind their success than money
LOS ANGELES (AP) — During the Los Angeles Dodgers’ October rampage to the NL pennant, the defending World Series champions have actually been the dark eminence that many baseball people have long feared they would become. The Dodgers are 9-1 in the postseason, with near-flawless starting pitching and a deep, resilient lineup producing key hits and electrifying highlights. They swept the Milwaukee Brewers out of the NL Championship Series with a 5-1 victory featuring an iconic three-homer, 10-strikeout performance by Shohei Ohtani. Naysayers think the Dodgers' success is bad for baseball, but the players and coaches wearing the uniform simply don't care.
Verstappen earns easy US Grand Prix sprint win and pole position on another rough day for McLaren
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Red Bull’s Max Verstappen cruised to an easy victory in a crash-filled United States Grand Prix sprint race and then took pole position for the main event on a rough day for Formula 1 championship leader Oscar Piastri. Piastri and Lando Norris, who are 1-2 in the title chase, crashed out on the first lap of the sprint race. Norris recovered to finish second to Verstappen in qualifying for Sunday’s grand prix. Piastri was a distant sixth. Verstappen is now within 55 points of the lead with six grand prix and two sprint races left on the season.
49ers activate star tight end George Kittle from injured reserve ahead of Falcons game
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have activated star tight end George Kittle from injured reserve. Kittle missed the past five games with a hamstring injury. He returned to practice this week and is ready to play against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night. The 49ers also activated defensive lineman Kevin Givens, who is set to make his season debut after a pectoral injury. San Francisco hopes Kittle's return boosts their struggling offense. The team ranks last in the NFL in yards per carry. To make room on the roster, the 49ers placed linebacker Fred Warner on injured reserve.
