Overview
- Kentucky stunned No. 9 Texas A&M 31-21 in College Station on Saturday as transfer quarterback Kenny Minchey threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns while CJ Baxter and Jordan Castell made major contributions.
- No. 9 Ole Miss beat No. 7 LSU 32-24 in Oxford in a game heavy with revenge narrative for Rebels fans and loud boos for Lane Kiffin.
- Alabama rallied from an early deficit to defeat Florida State 50-36, overturning a 21-6 hole and showing the Crimson Tide can recover from midgame trouble.
- Texas Tech narrowly held off Houston 28-26 after a goal-line two-point try by Houston came up just short, producing a dramatic finish that leaves Big 12 pecking order unsettled.
- The results have immediate playoff consequences: media projections such as the Review-Journal’s Week 3 top four (Notre Dame, Georgia, Miami, Indiana) shifted quickly, and home losses to unranked teams like Texas A&M risk crippling those teams’ CFP hopes as conference play approaches.