
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 visiting No. 7 Texas Tech its first loss of the season, 26-22 on Saturday.
The Red Raiders (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) 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.
Hammond put the Red Raiders up 22-19 by running it in for the 2-point conversion but left too much time on the clock.
The reigning Big 12 champion Sun Devils (5-2, 3-1) started the final drive from their 25 with two minutes left and quickly moved down the field. Sam Leavitt completed 5 of 7 passes for 61 yards on the drive and benefited from a pass interference call on Texas Tech’s Brice Pollack to set up Brown’s TD run.
No. 4 Texas A&M 45, Arkansas 42: Marcel Reed threw for 280 yards and three touchdowns, and ran for 55 yards and another score as the visiting Aggies beat the Razorbacks and kept their perfect season going.
Texas A&M (7-0, 4-0 Southeastern Conference) continued its dominance in the series with the Razorbacks (2-5, 0-3), winning for the 13th time in the last 14 meetings. The Aggies totaled 497 yards of offense.
Taylen Green threw for 256 yards and three scores and ran for 89 yards and two more touchdowns for Arkansas in its fifth straight loss.
No. 6 Alabama 37, No. 11 Tennessee 20: Zabien Brown returned an interception 99 yards for a touchdown as time expired in the first half and the Crimson Tide rolled to a home victory over the Volunteers.
Alabama (6-1, 4-0 SEC) held the nation’s highest-scoring offense to just 410 yards, well below its 529-yard average.
Ty Simpson completed 19 of 29 passes for 253 yards and two touchdowns without an interception. He led two TD drives of 90-plus yards as the Crimson Tide won their sixth consecutive game, including four in a row against ranked opponents.
For Tennessee (5-2, 2-2), Joey Aguilar completed 28 of 44 passes for 268 yards, with a touchdown. DeSean Bishop ran for 123 yards and two touchdowns.
No. 17 Vanderbilt 31, No. 10 LSU 24: Diego Pavia threw for 160 yards and a score and ran for 86 yards and two more touchdowns as the host Commodores snapped a 10-game skid against the Tigers.
Vanderbilt (6-1, 2-1 SEC) beat LSU for the first time since 1990.
The Tigers (5-2, 2-2) had some big plays with Garrett Nussmeier throwing for 225 yards and two TDs, including a 62-yarder to Zavion Thomas.
NO. 12 Georgia Tech 27, Duke 18: Safety Omar Daniels returned a fumble a school-record 95 yards for a touchdown and the visiting Yellow Jackets beat the Blue Devils and continued their best start to a season in more than a half-century.
Haynes King threw for 205 yards and rushed for a game-high 120 yards, including a 28-yard touchdown run with 2:10 left.
Georgia Tech (7-0, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) has won its first seven games for the first time since 1966.
Duke (4-3, 3-1) saw its three-game winning streak end. Darian Mensah was 32 for 44 for 373 yards and two touchdowns.
No. 14 Oklahoma 26, South Carolina 7: John Mateer threw for 150 yards and a touchdown and the Sooners defense sacked LaNorris Sellers of the Gamecocks (3-4, 1-4 SEC) six times in a bounce-back road victory.
Oklahoma (6-1, 2-1) saw its perfect start end last weekend with a 23-6 loss to Red River rival Texas.
Tory Blaylock had an 18-yard touchdown run to open the scoring and Xavier Robinson bullied his way into the end zone from 10 yards out to take a two-touchdown lead.
No. 15 BYU 24, No. 23 Utah 21: Bear Bachmeier had 229 yards of offense while throwing for a touchdown and running for another score to rally the Cougars at home over the Utes.
LJ Martin added 122 yards on the ground to help BYU (7-0, 4-0 Big 12) beat its Holy War rivals for the a third straight time.
Devon Dampier threw for 244 yards and two touchdowns for Utah (5-2, 2-2).
No. 18 Virginia 22, Washington St. 20: Virginia’s Kam Robinson and Hunter Osborne stuffed Kirby Vorhees in the end zone for a game-winning safety, sending the host Cavaliers (6-1) over the Cougars (3-4) for their sixth straight win.
Virginia trailed 20-10 going into the fourth quarter. Harrison Waylee had a 2-yard touchdown run with 9:45 left, and Will Bettridge made a tying 34-yard field goal with 2:55 to go.
UAB 31, No. 22 Memphis 24: The Blazers upset the visiting Tigers (6-1, 2-1 American Athletic Conference) in the debut of interim coach Alex Mortensen after UAB fired Trent Dilfer a week earlier.
UAB (3-4, 1-3) was powered by a new starting quarterback, Ryder Burton, who completed 20 of his 27 passes for 351 yards and three TD passes to Iverson Hooks.


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