NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sedrick Alexander ran for two touchdowns, Randon Fontenette scored on a Pick-6 and Diego Pavia outplayed Heisman Trophy candidate Jalen Milroe as Vanderbilt stunned No. 1 Alabama 40-35 Saturday for the Commodores’ first win over the nation’s top-ranked team.
Vanderbilt (3-2, 1-1) had lost all 60 games against AP Top Five teams, according to SportRadar . The Commodores hadn’t beaten Alabama on the field in 40 years, but they snapped a 23-game skid making big play after big play to give coach Clark Lea his alma mater’s biggest win ever. The Commodores scored the first 13 points and took a 16-point lead that was their largest ever over the No.
1 team in the country. Only Jam Miller running for his second TD just before halftime trimmed that to 23-14. Alabama had just moved to the top of The Associated Press’ Top 25 after an emotional win over Georgia .
No. 3 OHIO ST. 35, IOWA 7 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Emeka Egbuka caught three touchdown passes and Jeremiah Smith made another one-handed grab for a score as Ohio State sputtered early before burying Iowa.
Quarterback Will Howard was 21 for 25 for 209 yards passing and four touchdowns and ran for 28 yards and a score as Ohio State (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) cleaned up its first-half mistakes and put up 21 unanswered points in the third quarter. The Buckeyes, hanging on to a 7-0 halftime lead, seized the momentum in the second half. Ohio State had a third-and-6 on their own 43 when Howard threw a long ball.