UNDATED (AP) — Georgia has earned a victory in its first game since moving to No. 1 in The Associated Press football poll.
Stetson Bennett tossed three touchdown passes and the Bulldogs got another stifling defensive effort in a 30-13 victory over No. 11 Kentucky. The senior quarterback was 14 of 20 for 250 yards in another solid performance with injured QB TJ Daniels watching from the sideline.
Georgia’s defense allowed two touchdowns in a game for the first time all season, the second with 4 seconds remaining.
The Bulldogs’ top-ranked defense lived up to their billing, limiting Kentucky to 249 total yards and blocking a pair of kicks.
Meanwhile, Purdue wasn’t very impressed with Iowa’s No. 2 ranking.
Aidan O’Connell threw for 375 yards and accounted for three touchdowns as the Boilermakers beat the Hawkeyes for the fourth time in their last five meetings, 24-7. O’Connell was 30 of 40 passing with two touchdowns, and he also ran for a score.
David Bell had a career-best 240 yards receiving in Purdue’s first victory over a top-two team since 1974 against second-ranked Notre Dame.
In Saturday’s other top-25 action:
— Jerome Ford rushed for a career-high 189 yards and four touchdowns for third-ranked Cincinnati in a 56-21 dismantling of UCF. Ford sprinted 79 yards untouched for his third TD run to make it 28-0. He helped the Bearcats outgain the Knights, 314 yards to 99 in taking a 35-0 halftime lead.
— Caleb Williams had a big starting debut for No. 4 Oklahoma, throwing for 295 yards and four touchdowns and running for another score in a 52-31 blowout over TCU. Williams started fast against TCU with an opening 75-yard touchdown drive that took just under three minutes. He was 18 of 23 passing and ran for 81 yards on nine carries, including a 41-yard scoring burst.
— Alabama bounced back from its first loss since 2019 as Bryce Young threw for 348 yards and four touchdowns to lead the fifth-ranked Crimson Tide to a 49-9 pounding of Mississippi St. The Tide had 543 yards of total offense and recorded seven sacks. John Metchie had seven catches for 117 yards and a touchdown.
— Payton Thorne’s 12-yard touchdown pass provided the margin 10th-ranked Michigan State needed to hold on for a 20-15 victory over Indiana. The Hoosiers led until Matt Coghlin’s 51-yard field goal capped the Spartans’ first possession of the second half. Michigan State moved to 7-0 despite punting on its first six possessions and getting just 84 yards on 23 carries from Kenneth Walker III, the nation’s top rusher.
— No. 12 Oklahoma State scored the last 19 points in a 32-24 win over No. 25 Texas. Jaylen Warren finished with 193 yards rushing on 33 carries, pounding out 154 yards in the second-half rally after the Cowboys fell behind, 24-13. Tanner Brown’s fourth field goal of the game gave the Cowboys their first lead.
— Matt Corral threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 200 yards to lead 13th-ranked Mississippi to a 31-26 victory over Tennessee. Ole Miss stopped the Vols a yard shy of a first down on a fourth-and-24 pass on its final offensive possession with just over a minute left.
— Arkansas suffered its third straight loss since a 4-0 start as Bo Nix threw for 292 yards and accounted for three touchdowns in Auburn’s 38-23 win over the 17th-ranked Razorbacks. The Tigers took a third-quarter lead when Derick Hall sacked and stripped Arkansas’ KJ Jefferson in the end zone, allowing Marcus Harris to pounce on the ball for a TD.
— Cameron Rising threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns, rallying Utah to a 35-21 victory over No. 18 Arizona State. Jayden Daniels threw for 237 yards and two TDs for the Sun Devils, who allowed 28 unanswered points in the second half.
— Baylor cruised to a 38-24 win over No. 19 BYU as Abram Smith ran for 188 yards with three touchdowns. Bears linebacker and part-time fullback Dillon Doyle scored on both of his offensive touches.
— Tyrion Davis-Price rushed for an LSU-record 287 yards and three touchdowns in a 49-42 downing of No. 20 Florida. The Tigers’ banged-up defense came up with four interceptions. Emory Jones was picked off twice, including one returned by Dwight McGlothern 37 yards for a touchdown on the Gators’ first series of the second half.
— Isaiah Spiller and Devon Achane combined for 292 rushing yards and three touchdowns to power 21st-ranked Texas A&M to a 35-14 victory over Missouri. Spiller rushed 20 times for 168 yards and one touchdown, and Achane added 16 carries for 124 yards and two scores.
— No. 22 N.C. State clobbered Boston College, 33-7 as Devin Leary threw for 251 yards and three touchdowns. Thayer Thomas had four catches for 122 yards, including a 79-yard scoring grab off a jump pass by Leary.
