
Kanon Woodill hit a 35-yard field goal with 31 seconds to play and Cade Haberman blocked a 62-yard try as time expired and Northern Illinois stunned No. 5 Notre Dame 16-14 on Saturday.
Haberman blocked the 62-yard attempt by Notre Dame’s Mitch Jeter, allowing the jubilant Huskies to claim their first nonconference victory against a ranked opponent since a 19-16 upset of No. 21 Alabama in 2003.
Notre Dame (1-1), on the heels of an impressive road win over Texas A&M, looked like it was in position to get some separation from Northern Illinois (2-0) as it clung to a 14-13 lead in the fourth quarter. The Fighting Irish gained possession after a punt with 7:49 left and drove from their 25 to the Northern Illinois 49.
Fighting Irish quarterback Riley Leonard launched a pass deep up the middle intended for Kris Mitchell, but Amariyun Knighten made the interception and returned it 33 yards to the 50-yard line with 5:55 to play.
Knighten’s interception set up the winning field goal from Woodill, his third of the day.
Notre Dame struck first as Leonard side-stepped the Huskies defense for an 11-yard touchdown run with 8:28 left in the first quarter.
It only took five plays for Northern Illinois to answer as Antario Brown broke loose between two Notre Dame defensive backs for an 83-yard touchdown reception on a pass from Ethan Hampton.
NO. 1 GEORGIA 48, TENNESSEE TECH 3 >> Carson Beck tied a school record with five touchdown passes in a little more than a half and the No. 1 Bulldogs romped to a victory over the outmanned Golden Eagles.
With a brief respite in its daunting schedule, Georgia (2-0) breezed past an FCS school that received $550,000 to make the trip to Athens for what amounted to little more than a glorified scrimmage.
NO. 4 ALABAMA 42, SOUTH FLORIDA 16 >> Jalen Milroe ran for two touchdowns and threw for a pair of fourth-quarter scores to help the No. 4 Crimson Tide pull away to beat the visiting Bulls.
Alabama (2-0) was locked in a struggle with South Florida (1-1) most of the way before exploding for 28 points in the final 10 minutes. It had turned into a surprising test for new coach Kalen DeBoer, whose team came in as 30-point favorites and didn’t come to life offensively until late.
NO. 6 MISSISSIPPI 52, MIDDLE TENNESSEE 3 >> Jaxson Dart completed his first 24 passes to set Southeastern Conference and school records, finishing 25 of 27 for 377 yards in the No. 6 Rebels’ victory over the Blue Raiders.
The streak ended when Dart and Tre Harris couldn’t connect on a crossing pattern with 9:56 reaming. Dart, who completed 30 passes in a row over two games, broke the SEC record of 23 straight completions to start a game set by Tennessee’s Tee Martin against South Carolina in 1998.
NO. 9 MISSOURI 38, BUFFALO 0 >> Brady Cook threw for 228 yards and ran for two touchdowns, preseason All-American Luther Burden III also scored before leaving with an illness, and the No. 9 Tigers routed the Bulls for their second straight shutout to start the season.
Theo Wease Jr. had 13 catches for 149 yards, and Nate Noel added 73 yards rushing and a touchdown for Missouri (2-0).
NO. 11 UTAH 23, BAYLOR 12 >> Cam Rising threw for 92 yards and two touchdowns before leaving the game due to an injury to his throwing hand as the No. 11 Utes beat the visiting Bears.
Rising scrambled and released the ball just before being driven out of bounds and was shoved into the water coolers on the Baylor sideline with 1:55 left in the second quarter, and went to the locker room for X-rays.
Micah Bernard rushed for 118 yards to lead Utah (2-0).
NO. 12 MIAMI 56, FLORIDA A&M 9 >> Cam Ward passed for 304 yards and three touchdowns in his first home start for Miami, then he capped his day with a rushing score and the 12th-ranked Hurricanes (2-0) beat the visiting Rattlers (2-1).
Ward’s first pass was a touchdown throw to Elijah Arroyo on Miami’s opening possession.
NO. 14 TENNESSEE 51, NO. 24 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 10 >> Quarterback Nico Iamaleava combined for 276 yards and three touchdowns, former walk-on safety Will Brooks had a momentum-turning 85-yard interception return for a score and the No. 14 Volunteers trounced the No. 24 host Wolfpack in the Duke’s Mayo Classic.
NO. 15 OKLAHOMA 16, HOUSTON 12 >> Jackson Arnold threw two touchdown passes and the No. 15 Sooners held off the visiting Cougars.
Oklahoma (2-0) struggled to move the ball and punted seven times. Houston (0-2) outgained the Soonerrs 318-249 in total yards, including 260-174 in passing.
NO. 16 OKLAHOMA ST. 39, ARKANSAS 31, 2OT >> Ollie Gordon II’s 12-yard touchdown run and two-point conversion catch in the second overtime pushed the No. 16 Cowboys past the visiting Razorbacks.
Gordon was held to 49 yards on 17 carries. His teammates picked up the slack. Alan Bowman passed for 326 yards and Brennan Presley had 91 yards receiving, caught a touchdown pass and ran for a score for the Cowboys (2-0).
Arkansas (1-1) outgained Oklahoma State 648 yards to 385.


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