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No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide completed one of the most exciting wins of the college football season on Saturday, defeating No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs in dramatic fashion 41-34.

The Crimson Tide led for most of the game and dominated the first half to take a 28-0 lead early in the second quarter. Bulldogs quarterback Carson Beck threw two interceptions.

Alabama went into halftime with a 30-7 lead, but the game turned on its head in the second half. Georgia closed the deficit to 33–15 heading into the fourth quarter and scored three unanswered touchdowns to take a 34–33 lead with just 2:31 left in the game.

On the very next offensive play, Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe found freshman star wide receiver Ryan Williams for a 75-yard touchdown to regain the lead. Williams still had a lot of work to do: he pivoted to avoid the defense and charged into the end zone.

“I just had to do my part to help us finish that game,” the 17-year-old told ESPN afterwards. ‘We would go too far. Someone had to make a play.”

Beck led the Bulldogs down the field, but threw his third interception of the game in the end zone as Alabama held on to win and improve to 4-0. Georgia falls to 3-1.

Elsewhere, Peyton and Eli’s cousin Arch Manning impressed in No. 1 Texas’ 35-13 win over Mississippi State, the Longhorns’ first SEC win.

Despite Texas making several mistakes, including committing eight penalties on offense, a confident Manning – who was 26 of 31 for 324 yards and two touchdowns – and a solid defensive performance led the team to 5-0.

In Oxford, meanwhile, the Kentucky Wildcats stunned No. 6 Ole Miss 20-17 in the program’s highest-ranked road win since 1977 and just their fifth win ever over a top-six team.

The Cats stifled the high-powered Ole Miss offense — much to the frustration of Rebels coach Lane Kiffin — then nailed a huge fourth down from deep in their own territory on their final drive and marched all the way to the end zone. to take a 20-17 lead.

Ole Miss had time to create a drive of its own, but Rebels kicker Caden Davis made a 48-yard draw wide left.

“Just a hard-fought, tough game,” coach Mark Stoops told reporters afterward. “I’m just proud of our coaches for staying the course… We’ve gotten better every week… We couldn’t be more proud of the effort. I know it’s one game, but it’s important because of the work that has gone into it for a long time.”

No. No. 12 Michigan looked headed to victory against Minnesota, leading 24-3 after the third quarter, but the Golden Gophers fought back late before the Wolverines held on to win 27-24.

In front of a crowd of 110,340, Michigan raced to a commanding lead as their defense forced two turnovers, recorded four sacks and eight tackles for loss and blocked a punt.

But Minnesota rallied for three touchdowns in the fourth quarter until the late charge was halted by a controversial penalty with 1:40 left when Michigan was saved by an offside against the Gophers.