Cutter Boley threw for 240 yards and two touchdowns in his first start of the season and running back Seth McGowan rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns as Kentucky topped Eastern Michigan 48-23.

Starting for an injured Zach Calzada (shoulder), Boley completed 12 of 21 passes. Both of his touchdowns came in the second quarter, a 3-yard pass to Willie Rodriguez and a 4-yard pass to Josh Kattus.

McGowan carried the ball 18 times for the Wildcats (2-1), who continued their strong start on the ground by totaling 252 rushing yards.

Boley spread the ball around to seven pass-catchers, with Kattus’ three catches for 61 yards leading the way.

Kentucky’s Grant Grayton had an interception in the first quarter, the team’s fourth first-quarter interception in three games this season. For the game, the Wildcats had two sacks, three tackles for loss and three quarterback hits.

Coming off a home loss to Long Island University last week, Eastern Michigan made things interesting by cutting the deficit to 28-16 at halftime.

Quarterback Noah Kim completed 25 of 42 passes for 330 yards, one touchdown and an interception for the Eagles (0-3). Five receivers had more than 30 yards, led by Terry Lockett Jr.’s 90 yards and a touchdown.

Running back Dante McMillan tallied 83 yards on 13 carries as Eastern Michigan rushed for 131 yards.

Kentucky has a bye next week before playing at South Carolina on Sept. 27.

Eastern Michigan returns home next week to face Louisiana.

–Field Level Media

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 a game-winning drive.

Reed delivered as he led a 13-play, 74-yard scoring drive to seal the comeback victory. The Aggies faced an all-or-nothing, fourth-and-goal play from the Notre Dame 11-yard line with 19 seconds remaining, and Reed made it count as he spotted Boerkircher in one-on-one coverage along the left side of the end zone and fired the touchdown pass.

The game included a scary moment when Texas A&M safety Bryce Anderson sustained a head injury while making a tackle. Anderson remained still on the field as medical staff attended to him, and the entire Aggies team surrounded him as he was treated.

Anderson was placed on a backboard and carted off the field. He offered a thumbs-up toward the crowd, which clapped for him as he was carted away. Anderson had feeling in his limbs after being transported to a local hospital.

Notre Dame safety Adon Shuler was called for targeting and ejected from the game early in the fourth quarter. Shuler drew the penalty after officials determined that he led with his helmet on a hit against Reed, who missed one play before returning to the field.

–Field Level Media

Garrett Nussmeier threw a touchdown pass, Dashawn Spears returned one of LSU’s five interceptions for a touchdown and the No. 3 Tigers defeated Florida 20-10 on Saturday night 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.

Florida crossed midfield on its first two possessions of the third quarter but didn’t score. The first ended with a punt and the second ended when Spears intercepted Lagway and ran back 58 yards for a touchdown and a 20-10 lead.

The Tigers had an opportunity to extend the lead early in the fourth quarter when Nussmeier threw a 65-yard completion to the Gators 16. But LSU lost 17 yards on a fumble and on third-and-33, Nussmeier was intercepted by Dijon Johnson.

On the ensuing possession, Lagway drove Florida to the Tigers’ 36, but he was intercepted by Tamarcus Cooley in the end zone.

Trey Smack’s 45-yard field goal on their first possession of the game gave the Gators a 3-0 lead that held up through the end of the first quarter. On the first play of the second quarter, Damian Ramos kicked a 47-yard field goal that tied the score.

Nussmeier threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Zavion Thomas to give the Tigers a 10-3 lead midway through the period.

Florida responded with a touchdown on its ensuing drive. Lagway converted all three third downs with pass completions, including a final 10-yard score to Aidan Mizell to tie the score at 10.

In the final minute of the second quarter A.J. Haulcy intercepted Lagway, giving LSU the ball at the Florida 40. Ramos kicked a 45-yard field goal to give the Tigers a 13-10 halftime lead.

Caden Durham led the Tigers with 93 rushing yards on 15 carries, including a 51-yard run in the final two minutes which officially iced the game.

–Field Level Media

Arkansas senior cornerback Kani Walker was carted off the field on a stretcher early in the fourth quarter of Saturday night’s Southeastern Conference game against No. 17 Ole Miss.

Walker had movement in all his extremities and was taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, according to Arkansas. The school said postgame that Walker was diagnosed with a concussion.

The game was delayed for approximately 12 minutes. As he was carted off the field, Walker held his left hand out of the cart and gave a thumbs-up sign.

Walker and Caleb Wooden were in coverage when Ole Miss wideout Deuce Alexander caught a 35-yard pass on the first play of the fourth quarter. The legs of Wooden inadvertently hit Walker in the back of the head at the end of the play.

Walker was face down on the turf for several minutes before the Arkansas training staff and doctors turned him over on his back. They soon called for a stretcher and a cart followed a few minutes later.

After Walker was on the stretcher, Wooden came over to check on him and the rest of the Razorbacks followed.

Walker had six tackles before exiting.

Walker played one season at Louisville (2021) and three at Oklahoma (2022-24) before transferring to Arkansas prior to this season.

–Field Level Media

TCU running back Kevorian Barnes made an early exit because of an apparent leg injury in the second quarter of the Horned Frogs’ home game on Saturday night against Abilene Christian in Fort Worth, Texas.

Barnes was down for an extended period of time after a 7-yard gain late in the second quarter. The senior transfer from UTSA was grabbing the back of his left leg. He got up and walked off gingerly on his own.

Barnes, who rushed 11 times for 113 yards, including a 75-yard score in the season-opening 48-14 victory at North Carolina on Sept. 1, has 10 carries for 43 yards on Saturday against the Wildcats.

Barnes walked — again on his own — with TCU trainers to the locker room before halftime with TCU ahead 28-0.

During the game’s coverage on ESPN+, the announcers said Barnes would not return for precautionary reasons. Barnes was not among the starters when the Horned Frogs’ offense took the field on their first drive of the third quarter.

–Field Level Media

Colton Joseph threw for 276 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score as Old Dominion overwhelmed Virginia Tech 45-26 Saturday night in Blacksburg, Va.

Trequan Jones carried 13 times for 101 yards and a touchdown for the Monarchs (2-1) of the Sun Belt Conference, who upset the Hokies (0-3) for the third time in the last six meetings.

It felt like an unfortunate full-circle moment for Va. Tech head coach Brent Pry after his tenure began in 2022 with a 20-17 loss at Old Dominion.

As Pry fell to 16-24 at Virginia Tech, his team committed three turnovers and was penalized 12 times for 114 yards. The last time the Hokies started a season 0-3 was 1987.

The Monarchs’ domination was thorough. They won the yardage battle 527-433, averaging 8.5 yards per play and jumping out to a 28-0 halftime.

Joseph completed 16 of 22 passes without an interception, guiding an efficient Old Dominion offense which produced touchdowns on each of its six opportunities in the red zone.

The Monarchs’ defense made it a long night for Hokies quarterback Kyron Drones, who completed 26 of 39 passes for 266 yards and three touchdowns, doing most of his damage after the outcome was decided.

Operating behind a patchwork offensive line, Drones was sacked four times and accounted for all of the Virginia Tech turnovers with an interception and two fumbles.

Old Dominion took the lead on its third possession, needing just five plays to march 93 yards. Joseph triggered the drive with a 38-yard completion to Ja’Cory Thomas and finished it with a 6-yard touchdown run to make it 7-0.

The next three times the Monarchs got the ball, they cashed in with touchdowns, including a 10-yard burst up the middle by Maurki James which capped a 97-yard drive and made it 14-0.

An 11-yard touchdown carry by Jones culminated an 88-yard drive after Old Dominion took possession on an interception by Jerome Carter.

Two 15-yard penalties against the Hokies fueled the Monarchs’ next march which was capped by a 13-yard pass from Joseph to Tre Brown in the final minute of the first half which swelled Old Dominion’s lead to 28-0.

Early in the second half, Old Dominion scored on its fifth straight possession as Riley Callaghan booted a career-long 50-yard field goal to make it 31-0.

Donavon Greene made two touchdown catches in the final 20 minutes for Virginia Tech, finishing with 77 yards on five catches.

– Field Level Media

Trinidad Chambliss passed for 353 yards and one touchdown and rushed for two scores in his first major college start to help No. 17 Ole Miss win a 41-35 shootout against Arkansas on Saturday night in Southeastern Conference play at Oxford, Miss.

Chambliss drew the start because Austin Simmons is dealing with an ankle injury. The transfer from Division II Ferris State completed 21 of 29 passes and rushed for 62 yards on 15 attempts for the Rebels (3-0, 2-0 SEC).

Harrison Wallace III caught six passes for 92 yards and one touchdown for Ole Miss. De’Zhaun Stribling also caught a scoring pass and Kewan Lacy ran for one for the Rebels.

Taylen Green completed 22 of 35 passes for 305 yards and one touchdown and rushed for 111 yards and one score for Arkansas (2-1, 0-1). Mike Washington rushed for two touchdowns, Braylen Russell rushed for one and O’Mega Blake caught one for the Razorbacks.

Arkansas senior cornerback Kani Walker was carted off the field on a stretcher nine seconds into the fourth quarter after getting hit in the back of the head by the legs of teammate Caleb Wooden while defending a pass play.

Walker had movement in all his extremities and was taken to Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford, according to Arkansas. The game was delayed for approximately 12 minutes. Walker gave a thumbs-up sign while being carted off.

The school said postgame that Walker was diagnosed with a concussion.

Shortly before that injury, Chambliss threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Stribling to give Ole Miss a 38-28 lead with 4:56 remaining in the third quarter.

Lucas Carneiro tacked on a 23-yard field goal to put the Rebels ahead by 13 with 10:58 left in the game.

Arkansas moved within 41-35 when Washington scored on a 3-yard run with 4:56 left. The Razorbacks had another chance but Jalen Brown fumbled at the Ole Miss 24-yard line and Ole Miss’ Wydett Williams Jr. recovered it there with 1:52 remaining.

Carneiro kicked a 36-yard field goal as time expired in the first half to give Ole Miss a 31-28 lead.

The first quarter was quiet with Lacy scoring on a 2-yard run for the Rebels and Green tossing a 30-yard scoring pass to Blake for the Razorbacks. What followed was a wild 45-point second quarter.

Chambliss scored on a 2-yard run to give Ole Miss a 14-7 lead before Arkansas answered on Washington’s 47-yard run. The Rebels again moved ahead on Chambliss’ 1-yard TD run before Russell’s 3-yard scoring run for the Razorbacks knotted it at 21 with 7:01 left in the first half.

Chambliss badly cut his right hand on the next Ole Miss possession and Simmons entered the game. Simmons capped the drive with a 4-yard scoring toss to Wallace with 3:17 left but aggravated the ankle injury and was limping in pain on the sideline.

Arkansas tied the score at 28 on Green’s 5-yard keeper with 1:18 remaining.

–Field Level Media

Luke Altmyer threw for two touchdowns and rushed for a score Saturday night while Kaden Feagin added 100 rushing yards and a score as No. 9 Illinois pulled away from visiting Western Michigan 38-0 in Champaign.

Altmyer completed 17 of 26 passes for 196 yards for the Fighting Illini (3-0), which outscored their nonconference opponents 135-22. They jump into the meat of Big Ten play next week with a trip to No. 22 Indiana and then a home game in two weeks against USC.

Illinois led just 10-0 at halftime but turned it on in the second half, rolling up 236 total yards and holding the Broncos (0-3) to 71 yards. Western Michigan’s leading rusher, Jalen Buckley, managed only 13 yards on six carries.

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.

David Olano initiated the scoring for Illinois at the 8:47 mark of the first quarter, converting a 28-yard field goal to cap the game’s opening drive. Altmyer got the Illini into the end zone for the first time with 13:31 left in the half, finding Hank Beatty for a 6-yard touchdown pass.

Illinois blew it open in the second half by scoring on its first three possessions, cashing in two short fields and mixing in an 80-yard drive as well. Feagin powered in from the 3 with 10:59 remaining in the third quarter to finish a 53-yard drive.

Altmyer capped the next drive with a 2-yard touchdown run at the 2:48 mark of the period for a 24-0 advantage, then fired a 6-yard scoring strike to Ashton Hollins just 54 seconds into the fourth quarter.

Ca’Lil Valentine finished the scoring for the Illini on a 2-yard run with 5:15 left. He finished with 63 yards on 12 attempts.

–Field Level Media

Julian Sayin threw for 347 yards and three touchdowns to help No. 1 Ohio State overcome its red-zone flubs for a 37-9 victory over visiting Ohio in Columbus on Saturday.

The Buckeyes (3-0) led 16-9 in the third quarter before Sayin (25 of 32, two interceptions) threw TD passes of 47 yards to Jeremiah Smith and 49 to Carnell Tate to make it 30-9 early in the fourth quarter, with Smith adding a 17-yard rushing score for a 37-9 lead.

Smith made nine catches for 153 yards, Tate’s five catches went for 101 yards and freshman Bo Jackson ran for 109 yards on nine carries.

The Buckeyes drove inside the 10-yard line on their first three possessions of the game, but those trips resulted in just six points on a pair of field goals and a turnover on downs.

Ohio (1-2) has lost all seven games against the Buckeyes.

The Buckeyes had an eye-popping statistical advantage but had little to show for it in taking a 13-3 halftime lead. Ohio State led in total yards (278-28), passing yards (199-23), rushing yards (79-5), plays (39-22) and first downs (16-3).

After only having the two Jayden Fielding field goals to show for its first three drives, Ohio State finally found the end zone with 2:29 left in the half on a 16-yard TD catch by former Purdue tight end Max Klare.

Ohio made it 13-3 on a 44-yard field goal by Brack Peacock with 24 seconds left before halftime after a Michael Mack II interception.

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. Peacock missed the extra point.

Ohio State responded with a 64-yard run by Jackson to the 11 but the Bobcats stiffened and forced a 22-yard field goal to make it 16-9.

Navarro was 6 of 13 for 94 yards.

–Field Level Media

Mississippi State is 3-0 for the first time since 2018 after beating Alcorn State 63-0 on Saturday at Starkville, Miss., behind Blake Shapen, who completed 10 of 14 passes for 173 yards and two touchdowns.

The Braves (0-3) committed three turnovers that led to three touchdowns for the Bulldogs.

With Mississippi State ahead 42-0 at halftime, coaches from both teams agreed to play 10-minute quarters in the second half instead of 15-minute quarters.

The Bulldogs, who finished with 514 total yards while limiting the Braves to 155, scored on their first four possessions in the first quarter with Shapen passing for a touchdown and running for another.

Shapen, who completed a 58-yard touchdown pass to Brenen Thompson in the last minute last week to upset then No. 12 Arizona State, connected on a 75-yard scoring strike to Jordan Mosley on the second play from scrimmage against Alcorn State.

Fluff Bothwell, who rushed for 93 yards on 12 attempts, all in the first half, scored on a 3-yard run to culminate the second possession of the game.

The Bulldogs executed a trick play for the third touchdown, a pass from freshman quarterback Kamari Taylor, who was lined up at the slot position and took a pitch from Shapen before throwing 42 yards to Thompson for the score.

Shapen put Mississippi State ahead 28-0 with 5:12 left in the first quarter on a 6-yard run.

After Shapen threw an interception to end the Bulldogs’ next possession, Alcorn State’s Tylon Citizen fumbled the ball on the next play. Jayven Williams caused the fumble, and Nic Mitchell recovered it at the Alcorn State 29.

Five plays later, Shapen completed a 22-yard touchdown pass to Anthony Evans III to increase the lead to 35-0 with 7:20 left in the second quarter.

Bothwell’s second rushing touchdown, a 25-yard score, gave Mississippi State a 42-0 lead with 3:50 left in the half.

Shapen was replaced by Taylor after Mississippi State increased its lead to 49-0 on a 25-yard run by Xavier Gayton with 5:53 left in the third quarter.

Braves quarterback Jaylon Tolbert was 11-for-18 for 80 passing yards and one interception.

–Field Level Media