The Ole Miss Rebels blew a 31-10 halftime lead and ended up losing to Jacksonville State 49-48 in two overtimes. It was JSU's first win against an FBS school since September 2007 when they beat Arkansas State, and the largest deficit overcome in the school's history. JSU, a FCS school from the Ohio Valley Conference, outscored the Rebels 21-3 in the fourth quarter to force overtime, then completed a pass to get the two-point conversion and the win. JSU's final touchdown came on fourth-and-30, a pass from Coty Blanchard to Kevyn Cooper.
The North Carolina-LSU game was somewhat of a surprise to me. Although UNC was the higher ranked team going in, I was surprised that LSU had such a hard time in earning the 30-24 win. With 13 players benched due to an NCAA investigation and down 20 at the half, the Tarheels put on a furious rally that came up just a little short. With seconds left on the clock, UNC was on the LSU six-yard line, but two pass fell incomplete. Either UNC has made great strides or LSU has fallen off worse than expected. UNC did capitalize on a bad call on an onside kick and got their final chance after a costly fumble while LSU was trying to run out the clock.
The Scores:
#1 Alabama 48, San Jose State 3
#4 Florida 34, Miami (OH) 12
#17 Arkansas 44, Tennessee Tech 3
#20 LSU 30, #18 North Carolina 24
#22 Auburn 52, Arkansas State 26
#23 Georgia 55, LA-Lafayette 7
Jacksonville State 49, Mississippi 48 (2OT)
Kentucky 23, Louisville 16
Tennessee 50, TN-Martin 0
Mississippi State 49, Memphis 7
Northwestern 23, Vanderbilt 21
South Carolina 41, Southern Miss. 13 (Thursday, 9/2)
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