STARS -Jaret Patterson, Buffalo, tied an FBS record with eight touchdowns and ran for 409 yards to become the fourth major-college football player to have a 400-yard rushing game in a 70-41 win over Kent State. -Trevor Lawrence, Clemson, threw for 403 yards and two TDs in his first game in five weeks - and likely last one at Death Valley - as the No. 4 Tigers throttled Pittsburgh 52-17. -Dezmon Jackson, Oklahoma State, rushed for career highs of 235 yards and three TDs with the No. 21 Cowboys' top two running backs out in a 50-44 win over Texas Tech. -Levi Lewis, Louisiana-Lafayette, passed for three TDs and ran for two more in less than three quarters, and the Ragin' Cajuns routed winless Louisiana-Monroe 70-20. -Mac Jones, Alabama, passed for 302 yards and a career-high five touchdowns, highlighted by two long ones to DeVonta Smith, and the top-ranked Crimson Tide rolled over rival No. 22 Auburn 42-13 without coach Nick Saban. -Sincere McCormick, UTSA, ran for a program-record 251 yards with two TDs in a 49-17 win over North Texas. -C.J. Marable, Coastal Carolina, ran for 157 yards and three TDs to help the Chanticleers wrap up the Sun Belt Conference East Division title with a 49-14 victory over Texas State. -Zac Thomas, Appalachian State, passed for 279 yards and matched his career high with four TDs passes as the Mountaineers defeated Troy 47-10. --- HISTORIC KICKOFF Sarah Fuller was playing around with a teammate a couple months ago when she kicked a soccer ball through the uprights from 45 yards away. She joked about being able to kick a football with teammates during the Southeastern Conference soccer tournament. She made history against Missouri. Fuller became the first woman to participate in a Power Five conference football game when she kicked off for Vanderbilt to start the second half against the Tigers. Fuller kicked with a holder rather than using a tee in a designed squib kick, and the senior sent a low kick to the 35-yard line where it was pounced on by Missouri's Mason Pack. Fuller didn't get any other opportunities in Vanderbilt's 41-0 loss to Missouri Coach Derek Mason made clear that Fuller kicked for the Commodores due to need, not for history or publicity. COVID-19 protocols and restrictions left Mason with very few options, prompting him to reach out to the soccer team for help. --- IRON BOWLED OVER Once the Iron Bowl kicked off, Nick Saban was just another passionate, heavily invested fan who was powerless to help his team win. His team still won - big . Mac Jones passed for 302 yards and a career-high five touchdowns, highlighted by two long ones to DeVonta Smith, and No. 1 Alabama rolled over rival No. 22 Auburn 42-13 without Saban. The Crimson Tide continued a dominating march through a schedule of all-Southeastern Conference games even minus its six-time national champion coach on the sideline. Saban tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday and watched the game feed from home, witnessing the usual array of big plays with offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian running the show. --- NUMBERS 8-Straight games with a TD pass by Florida's Kyle Trask, breaking the record set by Danny Wuerffel set in 1996. 700-All-time wins by Miami (Ohio) after a 38-7 victory over Akron. --- More AP college football: https://apnews.com/tag/Collegefootball and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25
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