KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Chase McGrath made a 40-yard field goal as time expired to give No. 6 Tennessee a 52-49 victory over No. 3 Alabama on Saturday.

As soon as the kick knuckle-balled through the uprights, some of the more than 100,000 fans stormed the field to celebrate the Volunteers (6-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) ending a 15-game losing streak to the Crimson Tide (6-1, 3-1). It didn’t take long for the goal posts to go down.

Hendon Hooker drove the Vols 45 yards in 18 seconds to set up the winner. Jalin Hyatt caught six passes for 207 yards and a Tennessee-record five touchdowns.

Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, a game-time decision because of a sprained right shoulder two weeks ago, completed 35 passes for 455 yards and two TDs.

Tennessee’s up-tempo offense jumped out to a 21-7 first-quarter lead and led 28-20 at halftime. All four touchdown drives took over two minutes.

Young threw for 205 yards and a touchdown in the first half, while Hooker had 166 yards and two scores. Young wasn’t sacked, but was knocked down five times in the half.

Alabama fumbled Tennessee’s only punt. The Vols recovered and scored four plays later.

(1) GEORGIA 55, VANDERBILT 0: Stetson Bennett threw for 289 yards and two touchdowns – his first scoring passes in nearly a month – and Georgia (7-0, 4-0 SEC) stamped its return to No. 1 with a rout of Vanderbilt, (3-4, 0-3) dropped their 24th straight game in the SEC.

(5) MICHIGAN 41, (10) PENN STATE 17: Donovan Edwards ran for a go-ahead, 67-yard touchdown and Blake Corum had a 61-yard run for a score on consecutive snaps in the third quarter as No. 5 Michigan (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten) pulled away and beat No. 10 Penn State (5-1, 2-1).

The Wolverines  finished with 418 yards rushing, gaining 7.6 yards per carry, against a team that was giving up fewer than 80 yards rushing per game to rank among college football’s leaders.

Edwards scored twice and had career highs with 16 rushing attempts and 173 yards on the ground. Corum finished with 166 yards and two touchdowns on 28 carries.

(13) TCU 43, (8) OKLAHOMA STATE 40 (2 OT): Kendre Miller scored on a 2-yard run in the second overtime and 13th-ranked TCU (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) beat No. 8 Oklahoma State (5-1, 2-1) in a matchup of the Big 12’s last remaining undefeated teams.

Fans stormed the field after Miller got into the end zone for the Horned Frogs, who had gone into the fourth quarter trailing by two touchdowns.

(9) MISSISSIPPI 48, AUBURN 34: Quinshon Judkins, Zach Evans and Jaxson Dart all ran for more than 100 yards as No. 9 Mississippi (7-0, 3-0 SEC) rolled up 448 on the ground in a 48-34 victory over Auburn (3-4, 1-3) in Oxford, Mississippi.

The Rebels had three 100-yard rushers in a single game for the first time since 1976, and are 7-0 for just the second time since 1962 and first time since 2014.

Ole Miss raced to a 21-0 lead and never trailed, although Auburn  pulled as close as 28-24 in the third quarter.

(18) SYRACUSE 24, (18) N.C. STATE 9: Garrett Shrader hit Oronde Gadsden II with a pair of touchdown passes, Sean Tucker scored on a 25-yard run late, and No. 18 Syracuse (6-0, 3-0 ACC) beat No. 15 North Carolina State (5-2, 1-2) to remain unbeaten and become eligible for the postseason.

Syracuse started a season with six wins for just the third time since 1935, taking advantage of the absence of the Wolfpack’s injured star quarterback, Devin Leary. Hurt last week in a win over Florida State, Leary was declared out for the rest of the season before the game. The preseason conference player of the year suffered a torn pectoral muscle and will undergo surgery next week in Florida. He’s expected to make a full recovery.

OKLAHOMA 52, (19) KANSAS 42: Dillon Gabriel passed for 403 yards in his first game back after a concussion, and Oklahoma (4-3, 1-3 Big 12) defeated No. 19 Kansas (5-2, 2-2) to end its three-game losing streak.

Gabriel was injured in the second quarter of Oklahoma’s loss to TCU on Oct. 1, and the offense had sputtered in nearly seven quarters without him heading into the Kansas game. But a week after the Sooners were held to 195 yards against Texas, Oklahoma exploded for 701 yards.

(22) TEXAS 24, IOWA STATE 21: Quinn Ewers threw for three touchdowns, linebacker Jaylan Ford produced two turnovers, and No. 22 Texas (5-2, 3-1 Big 12) rallied in the fourth quarter to beat Iowa State (3-4, 0-4).

Ewers’ third touchdown, a 3-yard pass to Xavier Worthy, put Texas up for good with 4:43 remaining.

Bijan Robinson rushed for 135 yards, his fifth straight game exceeding 100 for Texas. The Longhorns snapped snapped a three-game losing streak against the Iowa State. The Cyclones have lost four straight.

(24) ILLINOIS 26, MINNESOTA 14: Chase Brown rushed for 180 yards on a career-high 41 carries and caught a 40-yard touchdown pass, Minnesota (4-2, 1-2) was limited to its fewest yards in five years, and Illinois (6-1, 3-1) won its fifth straight game with a 26-14 victory Saturday.

The Illini became bowl eligible for the first time since 2019 and will end the day tied for first in the Big Ten West.

Mohamed Ibrahim rushed for 127 yards, his nation-leading 14th straight 100-yard game and the bulk of the Gophers’ 180 total yards. It was the fewest yards against Illinois by a Football Bowl Subdivision opponent since at least 2000.

GEORGIA SOUTHERN 45, (25) JAMES MADISON 38: Kyle Vantrease threw four touchdown passes, including a 22-yarder to Derwin Burgess Jr. with 1:10 remaining, and Georgia Southern (4-3, 1-2 Sun Belt) beat No. 25 James Madison (5-1, 3-1) to spoil the Dukes’ first appearance in the AP Top 25.

Vantrease passed for a school-record 578 yards and had three receivers with more than 100 yards as the Eagles shredded James Madison’s defense.

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