Week 3 doesn’t look very appetizing on the surface. There’s just one matchup between ranked teams on Saturday, so it’s a great weekend to channel surf.
It’s also possibly a great weekend for an upset no one sees coming. There’s always a week or two every year without a lot of standout games. And more often than not, a week that we all think will be straightforward turns out to produce a shocking result. Will that happen this weekend? We’re about to find out.
Here are the games we’re keeping a close eye on Saturday.
Saturday’s only game between ranked opponents features two programs on the rise. Boston College is riding high very early in the Bill O’Brien era, especially after a 28-13 win over Florida State in Week 1. Meanwhile, Missouri has yet to allow a point after a pair of shutout wins over Murray State and Buffalo.
This rivalry continues even though Oregon is now a member of the Big Ten and Oregon State and Washington State are in the Pac-12 wilderness (though they did get some encouraging news this week). Oregon has dropped from No. 3 at the start of the season to No. 9 thanks to two close wins. The Beavers will be hoping to knock down their hated rivals at home, especially after the Ducks bolted from the Pac-12.
Live44 updates
Touchdown LSU!
Caden Durham finds the end zone again for the Tigers, but the 2-point conversion is no good so they’re trailing 24-22 in Columbia, South Carolina.
Touchdown Alabama
The Crimson Tide take advantage of another fumble by Wisconsin and Jalen Milroe scores another TD to extend Alabama’s lead. That’ll just about do it at Camp Randall.
LSU stopped at goal line
The Tigers had a shot at the end zone and potentially tie the game but were stopped on a calamitous fourth-and-short at the goal line.
Touchdown Wisconsin
With backup quarterback Braedyn Locke at the helm, the Badgers just cobbled together a respectable 17-play, 75-yard touchdown drive capped off by a Locke pass to Will Pauling.
FSU struggling against Memphis
Florida State’s disastrous year looks like it’s going to get worse, but there is a glimmer of hope in the second half after this touchdown run from Roydell Williams
Halftime: Missouri 17, Boston College 14
The Tigers are able to work themselves into position to attempt a 55-yard field goal attempt and Blake Craig drills it as time expires in the half!
Halftime: South Carolina 24, LSU 16
The Tigers trail going into the break but will get the ball to start the second half.
Touchdown Alabama
Jam Miller extends the Tide’s lead with a 34-yard touchdown sprint through the Wisconsin defense. That may do it for the Badgers with Tyler Van Dyke announced out for the game.
Interception leads to Mizzou TD!
BC QB Thomas Castellanos makes an errant throw and Missouri’s Tre’Vez Johnson takes advantage with a pick and 22-yard return. Then the Tigers capitalize on the turnover when Brady Cook hits Luther Burden, who makes a slick move and runs for the touchdown. It’s a tie ballgame after the 2-point conversion is good.
Touchdown LSU!
The Tigers get one right back as Garrett Nussmeier finds Kyren Lacy in the end zone on a short crossing route. Nussmeier was superb on that drive: 4-for-4, 73 yards and a TD. A bad snap leads to a botched extra point, so it’s 24-16.
South Carolina 24, LSU 10
While all that was going on, LaNorris Sellers had another gamebreaker for South Carolina, sprinting through the LSU defense for a 75-yard touchdown.
Touchdown BC!
The Eagles add onto their lead with a 67-yard touchdown connection from Thomas Castellanos to Reed Harris on what appeared to be a blown play. A botched snap brought the Mizzou defense up and Harris was wide-open once he caught the ball behind them. No. 6 Missouri is in trouble early!
Touchdown Alabama!
And just like that, the Crimson Tide score again! They took over at their own 27-yard line with just over 30 seconds left in the half. Two passes later, they’re up 21-3.
Badgers miss field goal
Wisconsin had a chance to cut into Alabama’s lead just before halftime, Nathaniel Vakos missed a 44-yard FG attempt by a wide margin. There’s just over 30 seconds left in the half as Alabama takes over.
LSU strip sack!
The Tigers will have the ball back in great position to score again after Sage Ryan sacked and stripped South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers of the ball.
Touchdown LSU!
The Tigers have some life! Caden Durham rumbles through the South Carolina defense to score LSU’s first points of the game.
Meanwhile, No. 24 BC has an early 7-3 lead on No. 6 Mizzou in Columbia. The only touchdown of the game so far was a 12-yard pass from Thomas Castellanos to Jerand Bradley.
South Carolina blocks punt, scores TD
LSU’s Peyton Todd has a punt blocked and South Carolina returns it to the 10-yard line. A play later, Raheim Sanders jukes into the end zone for a touchdown to extend the Gamecocks’ lead to 17-0.
Touchdown Alabama!
The Tide take advantage of the turnover and tack on another TD. This time it’s Jalen Milroe running it around the edge for an easy score to put Alabama up 14-3.
Fumble recovered by Bama!
Wisconsin’s Chez Mellusi tries to lower his shoulder on a defender and loses the ball! The Crimson Tide will have it back in great position on the edge of the red zone.
