Week 9 featured five games pitting AP Top 25 teams against each other, and the biggest was No. 14 Texas A&M rallying for a 38-23 victory over No. 8 LSU, putting the Aggies at 5-0 in SEC play and alone at the top of the conference standings. The Aggies came back from a 10-point halftime deficit after starting Marcel Reed at quarterback in the second half.
It was all chalk for most of Saturday. No. 12 Notre Dame benefited from six turnovers from No. 24 Navy in a 51-14 blowout. No. No. 4 Ohio State and No. 13 Indiana quelled any upset fears by holding their own in Big Ten battles at home. Then No. 1 Oregon, No. 3 Penn State and No. 5 Texas took care of business later.
Otherwise, Saturday seemed to be a model of personal achievement, with Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith becoming the first freshman in 19 years to score a TD in each of his first seven games and Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel moving into second place in all-time touchdowns. passes.
And in the nightcap, Colorado became bowl eligible with an impressive 34-23 win over Cincinnati. The Buffaloes are now 6-2.
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