Collegiate football score: No. 2 Clemson narrowly escapes Texas A & M

2 Clemson 28, Texas A & M 26

Kelly Bryant collected 205 passing yards and a touchdown and earned an extra score, helping No. 2 Clemson escape Kellen Mond and visit Texas A & M on Saturday night.

Mond was spectacular in the second half, scoring three touchdowns, including a 14-yard pass to Kendrick Rogers who reduced to 28-26 with 46 seconds to go. But his great performance came just before the two-point conversion attempt was intercepted in the end zone.

Mond finished with an average of 430 yards passing and Rogers had 120 yards and two touchdowns.

Mond took the Aggies at 28-20 when he started a 14-yard pass at Quartney Davis with about 14 minutes to go.

The Aggies were about two minutes from the end when Davis ran after a shot and K'Von Wallace made him lose the ball out of the end zone for a touchdown, giving the ball to Clemson.

8 Notre Dame 24, Ball State 16

Jalen Elliott had two interceptions: the 8th Notre Dame was turned into touchdowns and his host, Fighting Irish, resisted Ball State the day his attack was frustrated.

The Irish (2-0), who won a stirring 24-17 victory over Michigan, looked unconvincing against an opponent of the Mid-American Conference, whose Muncie campus is a two-and-a-half-hour drive away. . The Cardinals (1-1) also did not play as the 34½-point sub-players for the first meeting of the program.

"It was really good to see Jalen have a good game," said Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly. "Ball State did a great job of participating in this game and doing what it took to do it. Their preparation was excellent. Their coaching was better.

After playing the entire 2017 season and last week without interception, Elliott made two passes from Riley Neal. The offense turned into a 31- and 1-yard pass by junior Tony Jones Jr. for a 21-6 lead. the third quarter.

The Cardinals' 3-4 defense frustrated Irish quarterback Brandon Wimbush, who racked up 297 yards but finished with less than 7 rushing yards while Ball State recorded four sacks and three of his passes.

3 Georgia 41, 24 South Carolina 17

Jake Fromm had 194 yards and a touchdown, all three of Georgia's last combination scored, and the Bulldogs, ranked third, shot what was to be a Southeast Conference showdown.

The Gamecocks (1-1, 0-1 SEC) entered the game as a team ranked for the first time in four years, and some observers thought they had a chance to upset the defending SEC champion at the beginning of the season. Instead, the Bulldogs (2-0, 1-0) used a dominant offense and suffocating defense to win their fourth straight win against South Carolina.

Fromm completed 15 of 18 passes, including a 34-yard touchdown throw to Mecole Hardman. Of Andre Swift, Elijah Holyfield and Brian Herrien seemed just as effective as Nick Chubb and Sony Michel, now in N.F.L.

South Carolina quarterback Jake Bentley had 269 passing yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.

4 Ohio State 52, Rutgers 3

Dwayne Haskins Jr. made four touchdown passes and the 4th Ohio State, playing at home, won the 900th win in his program history and defeated Rutgers.

Johnnie Dixon grabbed two Haskins shots and quarterback Tate Martell added a touchdown pass and a 47-yard score on a foggy gray afternoon. The Buckeyes, who are playing their second game without suspended coach Urban Meyer, had 579 offensive yards after amassing 721 in the opening game.

Meyer returned to practice last week but will miss another match, the first week match with Texas Christian, number 16, as he ends his three-game suspension for mishandling the assistant coach Zach Smith, accused of domestic violence. and other bad behaviors. Ryan Day, one of the team's offensive coordinators, played the game Saturday and had little reason to worry, with the exception of the 11 penalties that took Ohio State 131 yards.

1 Alabama 57, Arkansas State 7

Tua Tagovailoa went for three touchdowns in the first quarter, and Jalen Hurts added two more before halftime, leading Alabama 's No. 1 to victory over the Arkansas State.

The Crimson Tide (2-0) accumulated great games en route to a 40-0 lead at half-time while alternating the quarterbacks who fought for work throughout the off-season. Coach Nick Saban announced Monday that Tagovailoa would remain the starter, but that both sides were again very present.

Tagovailoa finished 13 of 19 passes for 228 yards and four touchdowns. He led seven races and added 15- and 12-yard points in the second half. Hurts, who started the past two seasons, has also been effective. He completed 7 of 9 passes for 93 yards, but fumbled at the goal line after taking a shot in the air.

5 Wisconsin 45, New Mexico 14

Jonathan Taylor had 253 yards and three career touchdowns, while Wisconsin, number 5, confirmed his dominance after scoring the opening, beating New Mexico (1-1).

A. J. Taylor recorded 134 passing yards and a score for the Badgers (2-0), who won their 41st straight game without a home conference. This is the longest active series in football subdivision.

Oklahoma 49, U.C.L.A. 21

Kyler Murray went for three touchdowns and ran for two, and No. 6 Oklahoma defeated on his visit to U.C.L.A. but lost star running back Rodney Anderson after a leg injury.

Anderson, an All-Big 12 pre-season pick, ran for 10 yards in the last game of the first quarter and then rose slowly. He retired alone and the coaches took care of him before going to the locker room. He was back on the bench later, without a uniform.

Murray took over with 306 passing yards and 69 yards on the ground. CeeDee Lamb had seven assists for 146 yards and Marquise Brown added 88 yards and one touchdown on four catches for the Sooners (2-0).

9 Washington 45, North Dakota 3

Jake Browning had 313 yards and two touchdowns, Ty Jones had two touchdown receptions and Washington, 1-1 (1-1), finally pulled out in the second half to win the win against North Dakota.

The Huskies' home opener was a chance to regroup after last week's loss to Auburn's 7th place. It was a match that Washington thought had won and the hangover due to the buildup surrounding the first match opposed the Fighting Hawks (1-1) with a fragile performance on offense.

11 Louisiana State 31, Southeastern La. 0

Joe Burrow went for two touchdowns and ran for a short score, and the Louisiana State (2-0) made an opportunistic defensive performance at a home win over southeastern Louisiana (0-2).

Although the result has never been questioned, the offense of L.S.U. lacked coherence and often struggled to support readers. The Tigers only managed a first time in their first three possessions of the second half. It could be bad like L.S.U. is going to the Southeast Conference against Auburn next week.

12 Virginia Tech 62, William and Mary 17

Steven Peoples made two touchdown heats in the first period and Virginia Tech, 12th, quickly visited William & Mary (1-1), a team from the football league division. Josh Jackson pitched for a touchdown and ran for another for the Hokies (2-0).

14 West Virginia 52, Youngstown State 17

Will Grier threw three of his four touchdown passes to Gary Jennings, leading West Virginia No. 14 (2-0) to a home win over Youngstown State (0-2).

18 State of Mississippi 31, State of Kansas 10

Nick Fitzgerald returned from a suspension and made two touchdown passes, Kylin Hill totaled 211 yards and scored three points.

19 Central Florida 38, State of South Carolina 0

Adrian Killins Jr. ran for 89 yards and two touchdowns, helping Florida's 19th center (2-0) to overtake South Carolina (0-2) for a 15th consecutive victory. Killins scored on 3 and 24 yard runs in the first quarter.

21 Michigan 49, Western Michigan 3

Shea Patterson made three touchdown passes, one in each of the first three quarters, helping 21st Michigan (1-1) win a home win over West Michigan (0-2).

22 Miami 77, Savannah State 0

Malik Rosier scored for two points and rushed for one more game, N & # 039; Kosi Perry came off the bench to kick off the first three touchdown passes of his collegiate career and number 22 Miami (1- 1) set a program record for its margin of victory. in a victory over Savannah State's visit (0-2).

23 Oregon 62, Portland State 14

Justin Herbert had 250 yards and four touchdowns before going to the bench in the third quarter, while Oregon No. 23 (2-0) missed Portland (0-2).

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