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No. 10 Alabama starts Notre Dame transfer Tyler Buchner at QB at South Florida

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:39:48 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — No. 10 Alabama made a change at quarterback on Saturday, starting Notre Dame transfer Tyler Buchner on the road at South Florida.The move came a week after the Crimson Tide’s 34-24 loss to Texas. Jalen Milroe started the first two games of the season, though he shared playing time with Buchner and Ty Simpson during a Week 1 rout of Middle Tennessee.Buchner started the first two games of 2022 for Notre Dame before a shoulder injury sidelined him the rest of the regular season. He returned to throw for three touchdowns and run for two more to help the Fighting Irish beat South Carolina in the Gator Bowl.Milroe threw for two touchdowns in Alabama’s loss to Texas, but was also intercepted twice.___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25 Sign up for the AP’s college football newsletter: https://apnews.com/cfbtop25Source

Curtis, Lafayette dispatch Columbia 24-3 using the ground game to take control

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:39:48 GMT

EASTON, Pa. (AP) — Jamar Curtis ran for 145 yards and scored twice and Lafayette beat Columbia 24-3 on Saturday.Columbia — among other Ivy League schools that opened their seasons today — took a 3-0 lead when Hugo Merry connected on a 42-yard field goal with six minutes remaining in the first quarter.The Leopards (2-1) countered with a 17-play, 85-yard drive that took a little more than eight minutes and ended when Curtis ran it from the 6 with 12:54 left in the second. Curtis finished with 46 all-purpose yards on the drive.Later, after the Lions turned it over on downs, Lafayette quarterback Dean DeNobile ran it in from the 1 to end a six-play, 55-yard drive with 4:31 before intermission.With 3:03 before the end of the third, Curtis ran it in from 29-yards out for the game’s final touchdown. Curtis added 19 yards receiving.Joey Girogi ran for 73 yards on 18 carries for Columbia (0-1).___AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://apnews.com/hub/ap...

No. 3 Florida State survives late Boston College rally to win 31-29

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:39:48 GMT

BOSTON (AP) — DJ Lundy intercepted a pass to set up his own 1-yard touchdown run and No. 3 Florida State scored four unanswered touchdowns to build a 21-point lead but then blew almost all of it, surviving a late Boston College charge to win 31-29 on Saturday.Boston College set a school record for penalties, missed an extra point, went for 2 points after another touchdown and failed, and opted not to kick a field goal from the Seminoles 5 when trailing by 15 points early in the fourth quarter. But the Eagles still trailed by only 3 points with the ball in the final three minutes before Kalen DeLoach sacked Thomas Castellanos on third down to stall BC’s last possession.The Eagles would have gotten the ball back after stopping Florida State on third down, but they were called for face masking on the tackle — their 18th penalty of the game.Jordan Travis completed 15 of 23 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 38 yards for the Seminoles (3-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Confe...

Michael Neel and Cole Dow each rush for 2 TDs as Dayton beats NAIA-member Taylor (Ind.) 52-20

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:39:48 GMT

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Dante Casciola passed for two touchdowns, Michael Neel and Cole Dow each rushed for two scores, and Dayton beat NAIA-member Taylor (Ind.) 52-20 on Saturday for the second win under coach Trevor Andrews.Casciola was 12 of 18 for 277 yards for Dayton (2-1), which was coming off a 64-24 win at home over Central State. Neel carried it 15 times for 110 yards and Dow scored on two of his six rushes. Neel’s 16-yard touchdown opened the scoring after just 123 seconds. Casciola’s 59-yard connection to Joey Swanson made it 21-0 in the first quarter. Dow added a 2-yard score with three seconds left before halftime and Neel opened the second-half scoring on an 18-yard run for a 38-14 lead.Gavin Lochow led the Dayton receivers with three catches for 124 yards and a touchdown. Damon Hockett threw for 165 yards and a touchdown for Taylor. Most of those yards came on a 74-yard touchdown to Dakohta Sonnichsen midway through the second quarter.Dayton begins Pioneer Foo...

No. 7 Penn State defense gets five takeaways and pulls away from Illinois in 30-13 victory

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:39:48 GMT

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Cam Miller, Abdul Carter, Daequan Dixon and Johnny Hardy had interceptions and No. 7 Penn State took advantage of five turnovers by Illinois to beat the Illini 30-13 Saturday.The Nittany Lions (3-0, 1-0 Big Ten) overcame a sub-par effort by Drew Allar, who completed just 16 of 33 passes for 208 yards, and the offense. The second-year quarterback connected on 78% of his passes in his first two games.Luke Altmyer was intercepted four times before he was benched, and running back Josh McCray lost a fumble for Illinois (1-2, 0-1), which has lost two straight.Penn State took the ball away three times in the first half, but had trouble getting into the end zone, settling for a 16-7 lead on three field goals by Alex Felkins and a 4-yard touchdown run by Kaytron Allen.Illinois closed the gap to 13-7 on a touchdown run by Reggie Love, who bulled his way into the end zone from five yards out. Love’s TD was set up by a blocked field goal by Jer’Zhan Newton.Penn State pul...

Ashton Jeanty ran for 3 TDs to help Boise State beat North Dakota 42-18

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:39:48 GMT

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Ashton Jeanty ran for TDs of 2, 1, and 1 yards and Boise State beat North Dakota 42-18 Saturday to avoid its first 0-3 start since 1997. Boise State (1-2) had lost back-to-back games to open a season for the first time since 2005, when the Broncos dropped road games at then-No. 13 Georgia and at Oregon State to fall to 0-2. Eric McAlister caught six passes for 143 yards two touchdowns and Jambres Dubar ran for 62 yards on 10 carries for Boise State. Jeanty finished with 16 carries for 43 yards. Jeanty capped an 11-play, 85-yard drive with a 2-yard scoring run with 6:15 left in the second quarter and added a 1-yard TD with 28 seconds remaining to make it 21-6 at halftime. Wesley Eliodor caught a 6-yard TD pass from Tommy Schuster before Luke Skokna ran for a 3-yard touchdown that trimmed North Dakota’s deficit to 28-18 but the Fighting Hawks got no closer. Schuster finished 17-of-29 passing for 142 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions. North Dakota (2...

Wake Forest rallies from slow start to beat Old Dominion, 27-24

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:39:48 GMT

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Mitch Griffis threw three second-half touchdown passes and Wake Forest rallied from a 17-0 halftime deficit and beat Old Dominion 27-24.Griffis hit Taylor Morin for touchdowns of 27 and 48 yards and Jahmal Banks from 4 yards for the go-ahead score with 6:48 remaining for the Demon Deacons (3-0). The Monarchs (1-2), seeking their first 2-1 start since 2017 and their third victory against a Power 5 opponent, got an 80-yard fumble recovery and 55-yard interception return, both for touchdowns, by LaMareon James, but could not get anything going after halftime.Griffis, who was intercepted just once in his first two games, finished 25 of 42 for 312 yards with two interceptions. Grant Wilson was 11 for 26 for 233 yards for the Monarchs. Javon Harvey caught three passes for 166 yards, all in the first half, including a 68-yard touchdown. The Demon Deacons, blanked in the first half, finally got on the scoreboard on Griffis’ 27-yard pass to Morin on the opening driv...

Jameson Wang throws two TD passes, Cornell opens 135th season with 23-20 victory over Lehigh

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:39:48 GMT

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — Jameson Wang threw two first-quarter touchdown passes, Jackson Kennedy added three field goals and Cornell opened its 135th season with a 23-20 victory over Lehigh on Saturday.Wang connected with Davon Kiser for 37 yards and Parker Woodring for 20 yards to give the Big Red an early 14-0 lead, but the rest of their scoring would come from Kennedy. He booted a 32-yard field goal in the second quarter and his 27-yard kick gave Cornell a 20-7 lead early in the fourth.Lehigh, held to one touchdown and 128 yards through three quarters, scored twice in the fourth. Brayten Silbor scored on a 4-yard run and after Kennedy hit an important 29-yard field goal that gave Cornell a two-score cushion, Silbor drove the Mountain Hawks to another touchdown on his 8-yard pass to Geoffrey Jamiel.Cornell recovered an onside kick and ran out the final 1:13.Wang completed 19 of 31 passes for 293 yards and led the Big Red with 85 yards rushing. Cornell outgained Lehigh 401-239 but did ...

Braves’ Ronald Acuña out of lineup vs Miami with right calf tightness

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:39:48 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuña Jr. was not in the starting lineup for Saturday’s game against Miami because of right calf tightness.Acuña first experienced discomfort in the seventh inning of Friday’s series opener while chasing a base hit to the right-field corner by Jazz Chisholm Jr. Acuña grounded into an inning-ending double play in the eighth, then left before the bottom half.“We’re going to put him down today,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said before Saturday’s game. “He said he felt better when he woke up. Still it’s enough to take him out. There’s no need to chance it.”With the Braves already having clinched the NL East, Acuña could miss additional time.“That’s a touchy spot and it doesn’t heal quick,” Snitker said. “We felt it was right to err on the side of caution.”Acuña singled twice Friday, raising his major league-leading hits total to 201. He is batting .337 with 37 homers, 98 RBIs and a big league-high 66 stolen bases.The 25-year-old Acuña susta...

Career game for Nabers with 13 catches and 239 yards helps No. 14 LSU rout Mississippi State 41-14

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:39:48 GMT

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Malik Nabers set career highs with 13 catches for 239 yards and scored two touchdowns, Jayden Daniels ran for two scores, and No. 14 LSU beat Mississippi State 41-14 on Saturday.The Tigers (2-1) outgained the Bulldogs 310-79 in the first half on the way to a 24-7 lead.Will Rogers had his worst game as a starting quarterback at Mississippi State (2-1) as the senior was 11 of 28 for 103 yards, no touchdowns and no interceptions. It was the fewest completions and yardage Rogers has had as a starter.The Bulldogs, who are transitioning away from late coach Mike Leach’s Air Raid offense in Year 1 under coach Zach Arnett, managed just 201 yards.Daniels threw for 361 yards on 30 of 34 passing. He also rushed 15 times for 64 yards before he came out midway through the fourth quarter with the lead at 41-7.BIG PICTURELSU: Many people questioned whether or not the Tigers were going to be contenders an opening loss to Florida State. Saturday showed a team that’s re...