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Georgia, Notre Dame and Alabama remain unbeaten and mostly untested; Florida falters at Mizzou

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Georgia, Notre Dame and Alabama remained unbeaten — and mostly untested.No. 8 Florida came out flat and never recovered, getting drubbed 45-17 at 25th-ranked Missouri on Saturday a week after dismantling then-No. It was a huge letdown for the Gators, whose apparent turnaround under new coach Jon Sumrall may have been more flukish than formative.The Gators rose 13 spots in the AP Top 25 after last week's home win against the Rebels.

Now, they could see a similar slide in the poll.No. 3 Notre Dame and seventh-ranked Alabama had no such disappointment.Gunner Stockton threw for 295 yards and three touchdowns, and the Bulldogs pulled away late to beat Vanderbilt 38-14. The Bulldogs led 21-14 at halftime but got a lucky — Luckie, really — bounce in the third quarter to help create some cushion.Tight end Lawson Luckie grabbed a tipped pass from Stockton that was nearly intercepted and turned it into a 43-yard reception that set up a touchdown.

Georgia also benefited from a blocked field goal and a fourth-down stop that came courtesy of an overturned reception.Meanwhile, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, CJ Carr threw four TD passes, Jonaz Walton ran for 108 yards and the Fighting Irish handled the Tar Heels 37-26. It was Notre Dame's 15th consecutive victory — all of them by at least 10 points.The Crimson Tide were supposedly on upset alert in Starkville, Mississippi. But Alabama rolled over Kamario Taylor and No.

16 Mississippi State 56-23, sending a clear statement about the team to beat in the Southeastern Conference.Keelon Russell threw for 285 yards and three touchdowns, Trae'shawn Brown ran for two scores and the Tide scored at least 45 points for the fifth consecutive game to start the season. It's one short of the team record set in 2018. Alabama plays at Georgia next Saturday.The Alabama-Mississippi State matchup was expected to be a showcase for Taylor, who had been so impressive through four games.

But he threw two interceptions, was sacked five times and headed to the locker room with an injury with 12 minutes to play.Like Notre Dame and Alabama, No. 5 Ohio State had little trouble on the road. Julian Sayin threw for 324 yards and three touchdowns — two of them to Jeremiah Smith — and the Buckeyes handled Iowa 31-14.No.

6 Indiana (at Rutgers) also face road tests later Saturday.Smith contin… Georgia, Notre Dame and Alabama remained unbeaten — and mostly untested.Gunner Stockton threw for 295 yards and three touchdowns, and the second-ranked Bulldogs pulled away late to beat Vanderbilt 38-14 on Saturday. 8 Florida (at Missouri) all faced road tests later Saturday.Michigan is 0-2 in the Big Ten for the first time since 2014Quarterback Bryce Underwood failed to get much going, and Michigan lost its second consecutive Big Ten game to fall to 0-2 in conference play for the first time since 2014.Underwood completed 10 of 21 passes for 101 yards and ran 10 times for 20 yards for the Wolverines (3-2), who have failed to reach the 20-point mark in four of their five games under new coach Kyle Whittingham.Michigan would be 2-3 if not for a controversial, 13-12 victory over Western Michigan in its season opener.Syracuse wins a wild one in OT against UConnAmari Odom’s fifth touchdown …

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