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Aggies top Vols in 2OT, 45-38
Va. Tech routs UNC; Oklahoma edges Texas; Irish fall to N.C. State
Trevor Knight had a 1-yard touchdown run in the second overtime and No. 8 Texas A&M withstood another late rally by Tennessee to beat the No.?9 Volunteers, 45-38, on Saturday.
After Knight ran in for the touchdown, Armani Watts intercepted Joshua Dobbs' pass on the next play, visiting Tennessee's seventh turnover, to end the game.
The teams exchanged field goals in the first overtime.
Knight threw for 239 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for 110 yards and three scores.
The Volunteers (5-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) had rallied from double-digit deficits to win four of their past five games, including last week's last-play victory over Georgia. They trailed by 21 points in the third quarter Saturday before tying the score on Alvin Kamara's 18-yard touchdown reception with 41 seconds left.
Texas A&M (6-0, 4-0) had a chance to win in regulation, but Daniel LaCamera's 38-yard field-goal attempt sailed wide left.
Damien Harris added 122 rushing yards on 13 carries for Alabama, which finished with 517 total yards.
Ohio State relied mostly on its ground game, which accounted for 290 yards, and some tough play by its defense — including a critical fourth-quarter stop on its 4-yard line after an interception by Barrett — to fend off the Hoosiers, who upset Michigan State last weekend.
Sam Rogers and Chris Cunningham had touchdown catches and Virginia Tech dominated reigning Coastal Division champion North Carolina in a surprising romp.
The Hokies had their share of troubles, including seven fumbles and several bobbled snaps as they gained a season-low 264 yards.
North Carolina finished with 131 yards, with Mitch Trubisky throwing his first two interceptions of the year, while the Hokies scored 20 points off four turnovers.
The Tar Heels, playing without injured running back Elijah Hood, failed to score a touchdown for the first time under fifth-year coach Larry Fedora.
Samaje Perine added 214 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 35 carries for the Sooners, who had 672 total yards against Texas coach Charlie Strong's beleaguered defense.
The Longhorns led after two long touchdown passes by freshman quarterback Shane Buechele in the first 41/2 minutes of the second half. But Oklahoma went ahead for good on Baker Mayfield's 4-yard touchdown run, which made it 28-27.
Daniel Imatorbhebhe also caught a touchdown pass from Darnold, who passed for 358 yards and three scores along with two fumbles and an interception.
Taysom Hill ran for a touchdown and threw for another in the second half, and the Cougars largely shut down the Spartans after Michigan State scored a touchdown on its first drive. BYU trailed 7-3 at halftime but scored touchdowns on its first four second-half possessions before taking a knee on its final drive.
Wadley had 14 carries for 107 yards for Iowa, which matched the program record with its eighth straight road win, despite two interceptions thrown by C.J. Beathard.
Illinois took the ball first in overtime but sophomore quarterback Chayce Crouch fumbled and Purdue safety Leroy Clark recovered.
Illinois kicker Chase McLaughlin had a chance to win the game on the final play of regulation but his 41-yard field-goal attempt hit off the right upright.
A waterlogged field saturated by Hurricane Matthew's heavy rains and wind-whipped by its gusts rendered both offenses ineffective, so N.C. State beat Notre Dame with special teams and defense.