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Each Sunday we'll provide you with the top story lines from the day's action, beginning with the top plays of the day, and look ahead to the next week's matchups. The teams atop the polls struggled Saturday, most notably with No. 2 Alabama falling at home to No. 15 Ole Mi s 43-37.HAYES: | MORE: |Crimson Tide QB Jake Coker did his best to rally his team off the bench, but it just wasn'tin the stars for Nick Saban's bunch. Exhibit A:No. 1 Ohio State seemed out of sorts in a 20-13 win over Northern Illinois that rekindled the QB controversy in Columbus and No. 3 TCU nearly saw its championship hopes dashed against SMU before pulling away late for a 56-37 home win.No. 6 USC was supposed to be the flagship team from the West Coast, but a may render the Pac-12 power irrelevant for the next handful of weeks.Strong and steady Michigan State wide receiver with three touchdowns and eight receptions for 156
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Carl Banks Jersey He only had three career touchdowns and one 100-yard gamebefore 2015.Running back Leonard Fournette by rushing for 223yards and , including a in the second quarter. It's safe to say the Auburn defense thanked its lucky stars when the final whistle blew.BRADLEY: Benjamin Franklin once said nothing is certain in this world except for death and taxes. We may have toadd Florida beating Kentucky to the list. The Gators beat the Wildcats for a 29th consecutive time Saturday.No. 7 Georgia's Greyson Lambert was going24 of 25 for 330 yards and three touchdowns in a 52-20 blowout against South Carolina , while No. 16 Oklahoma's with572 yards of total offense (487 yards pa sing,85 yards) in a 52-38 win over Tulsa.The unexpected No. 22 Mi souri struggledagainst UConn, barely winning 9-6 after . Tigers quarterback Maty Mauk had one rushing touchdown, but went 14 for 22 with 145 yards and had an interception. He was eventually replaced by freshman Drew Lock, who went 6 for 9 for 40 yards.No. 18 Auburn once again falls short, this time against SEC foeLSU. Auburn quarterback Jeremy Johnsonwas visibly rattled, even allowing a snap to . He did put Auburn on the board with a 65-yard touchdown run, but it was too little, too late.Did you see that? Texas fans almost had something to cheer about when the Longhorns rallied to come within one point of Cal with just over a minute left in the game. Then with a chance to tie on a simple extra point, :No. 8 Notre Dame safety after he celebrated a Fighting Irish touchdown against No. 13 Georgia Tech.No. 4 Michigan State's defense was mercile s against Air Forcewith Spartan
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Saquon Barkley Jersey 8 Notre Dame's dream of a spot in the College Football Playoff vanished with QB Malik Zaire's fractured ankle last week, however, with ease, going 21 of 30 for 242 yards and a 46-yard touchdown to star wideout Will Fuller.Is it fair to Call J.T Barrett a second-stringer? Anyways, Barrett came into Saturday's game in relief of Cardale Jones and to a 20-13 win over Northern Illinois. If , the starting job may go back to Barrett next week.Next week's highlightsNo. 10 UCLA at No. 20 Arizona, time TBD: The Pac-12 is a strong conference and a wide-open one with No. 6 USC falling in Week 3. This game could also be the next great chapter in the story of UCLA freshman QB Josh Rosen against a ranked conference foe.No. 21 Utah at No. 12 Oregon, time TBD:Oregon got its groove back in Week 3 by demolishing Georgia State. However, aPac-12 rival could rattle the
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