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Finally, thanks to No. 3 Louisville and No. 5 Clemson, we were treated to a highly anticipated showdown that lived up to its billing. With two teams featuring superstar quarterbacks and national championship aspirations, playing in a raucous atmosphere in Death Valley, the 2016 college football season kicked into another gear.?Weve seen plenty of quality matchups between ranked teams in the first month of the season, but we hadnt yet watched two really, really good teams battle all the way to a nerve-wracking, dramatic ending, with high stakes in their conference-title race as well as for their places in the College Football Playoff.?We saw all of that and more in Clemsons 42-36 victory, which ended with Tigers cornerback?Marcus Edmond knocking Cardinals receiver James Quick out of bounds at the Clemson 3-yard line on fourth down -- 1 yard short of a first down with 33 seconds to play.We want to be 12-0 and you cant win 12 until you win five, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said. At the end of the day, you either have the heart or you dont. You either have the will to win or you dont.Louisvilles loss was crushing but probably doesnt entirely end its playoff hopes, depending on what happens in the other Power 5 leagues.If you were looking for starker examples of those crushing moments of fan disbelief, Saturday provided them. In college football, we have a name for those moments of utter incredulity -- Surrender Cobra -- and none was more indelible than what happened in the final seconds of No. 11 Tennessees 34-31 victory over No. 25 Georgia at Sanford Stadium.After blowing a 17-point lead, the Bulldogs trailed 28-24 before freshman quarterback Jacob Eason fired a 47-yard touchdown to freshman Riley Ridley down the left sideline to regain the lead, 31-28 with 10 seconds left.Almost immediately, several Tennessee fans locked their hands above their heads, which has become the universal sign of disbelief when a team makes a disastrous play or an opponent does something amazing.What happened next resulted in a rare double Surrender Cobra. During Georgias celebration, a player ran onto the field without his helmet, resulting in a 15-yard penalty. The Bulldogs were also penalized for being offside on the ensuing kickoff, and the Volunteers returned the short pooch kick to Georgias 43-yard line.With only four seconds left, Tennessee quarterback Joshua Dobbs fired a Hail Mary into the end zone. Receiver Jauan Jennings was surrounded by five Georgia defenders, but somehow came down with the ball for a 43-yard touchdown, giving the Volunteers an improbable victory that wont soon (if ever) be forgotten.Sick way to end the game, obviously, Bulldogs coach Kirby Smart said.Tennessee erased a big deficit to win for the second week in a row and took control of the SEC East. While its probably premature to include the Volunteers in the upper echelon of playoff contenders with the likes of No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Ohio State, it has becoming increasingly clear that this very well might be their year after largely suffering disappointment for more than a decade.I thought we had a chance, Tennessee coach Butch Jones said. Its one of those moments in time that youll remember forever. Ive also been on the other end of them, too, and you remember them forever. I think its a great illustration that you play until the clock hits zeros.Ask Florida State fans about that. North Carolinas Nick Weiler kicked a 54-yard field goal as time expired to give the Tar Heels a 37-35 victory, which ended the Seminoles 22-game home winning streak. Making matters worse, FSU fans had to suffer through the worst kind of Surrender Cobra. After winning the game, North Carolinas long-haired kicker ran through Doak Campbell Stadium taunting fans. Talk about a gut punch.Iowa State fans also suffered mightily from the cruelest kind of Surrender Cobra -- the one brought on by succumbing to false hope. The Cyclones had a 14-point lead over No. 13 Baylor going into the fourth quarter, but the Bears scored the games final 17 points to escape with a 45-42 victory. Chris Callahan kicked a 19-yard field goal on the final play to keep Baylor undefeated.I dont know what changed, Iowa State coach Matt Campbell said. I just think a couple of guys had chances to make plays and just didnt make them.Speaking of false hope, Utah fans had to be feeling pretty confident in the final seconds at California. With the Bears leading 28-23, the Utes had first-and-goal at the Cal 2 with 14 seconds left. But the Bears defense somehow held Utah out of the end zone on three straight plays, stuffing?Zack Moss?for no gain as time expired.A tough game to lose but proud of our guys for how they hung in there and fought back, just like weve done many times previously in the season, Utes coach Kyle Whittingham said. Were just one play away there.Imagine how Texas fans feel. They had to watch in total surrender as the No. 22 Longhorns failed to make even the most basic of plays, like extra points. Oklahoma State blocked three point-after kicks, returning one of them for two points, in a 49-31 victory.The loss drops Texas to 2-2 and puts coach Charlie Strong back on the hot seat. The Cowboys 49 points were their most ever scored against Texas, which has given up at least 45 points in three of its first four games for the first time in school history.Texas performance was so bad coming off a bye week that interim athletic director Mike Perrin told reporters he would evaluate everything about the program.We still have a lot of work to do, Strong said. We still have a long way to go. We told our guys this isnt enough. We had three field goals and extra points blocked, and it was just right up the pipe. ... Weve got some work to do, and we just have to get it done.Playoff teams after Week 51. Alabama: The Tide got off to a slow start against Kentucky, but eventually broke through in a 34-3 win over the Wildcats. Freshman quarterback Jalen Hurts completed 20 of 33 passes for 262 yards with two touchdowns to Calvin Ridley, who caught 11 passes for 174 yards.2. Ohio State: The Buckeyes demolished Rutgers 58-0, outgaining the Scarlet Knights by 553 yards of total offense. It was Urban Meyers fifth shutout of at least 50 points, the most by an Ohio State coach since the end of World War II.3. Clemson: After the Tigers beat Louisville, Dabo Swinney now has 14 wins over AP-ranked opponents, second only to Danny Ford (18) in school history. The Tigers travel to Boston College on Friday.?4. Michigan: The Wolverines were far from perfect in their 14-7 win over Wisconsin, which was their first victory over an AP top-10 team since beating the No. 9 Badgers in 2008. Michigans defense was salty, though, holding Wisconsin to 88 passing yards and 71 rushing.Next four in contention1. Washington: The Huskies clobbered Stanford 44-6 on Friday night to take control of the Pac-12 North. It was Washingtons biggest win over an AP top-10 opponent since shutting out No. 5 USC 31-0 in 1990. The Huskies will try to end a 12-game losing streak against Oregon in Eugene next week.2. Houston: The Cougars atoned for their only loss last season, beating Connecticut 42-14 on Thursday night. Houstons defense had four sacks, and the Cougars probably wont be tested until their Nov. 17 showdown against Louisville.3. Tennessee: The Vols trailed by as many as 17 points at Georgia, and theyre now 4-0 in games in which they trailed by at least two touchdowns during the past two seasons. They erased a 21-point lead against Florida last week, a 14-point deficit against Virginia Tech earlier this season and a 21-point hole against Georgia last season.4. Texas A&M: The Aggies improved to 5-0 for the third straight season with a 24-13 win at South Carolina. Its the first time theyve started 3-0 in the SEC since joining the conference in 2012 and their first such start in any league since going 4-0 in the Big 12 in 2004. They host Tennessee next week.Heisman candidates1. Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville: Jackson led Louisville to scores on its first five drives of the second half and had 135 of his 162 rushing yards after halftime. The Cardinals came up empty on their final two drives, however, as Clemson came back to win 42-36. Jackson finished with 457 total yards and three touchdowns.2. Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson: In the first quarter, Watson completed 1 of 6 passes for 1 yard. In the final three quarters, he was responsible for 369 yards and five touchdowns, becoming the third player in the past five seasons to pass for over 300 yards and five touchdowns, and rush for 91 yards against a ranked opponent in the Tigers win over Louisville.?3. Greg Ward Jr., QB, Houston: Ward was nearly perfect against UConn on Thursday night, completing 32 of 38 passes for 389 yards with three touchdowns and also rushing for 65 yards with two scores. He has accounted for 13 touchdowns in four games.4. J.T. Barrett, QB, Ohio State: Barrett set an Ohio State record for career touchdowns by throwing four more against Rutgers. Barrett has now thrown 59 touchdowns in 27 career games. It was also his seventh game with at least four touchdown passes, another OSU record.Tweets of the nightBest momentsBest playsWorst playsQuotes of the night1. Thats something we practice every week -- last-play defense. You put your best jumpers in the end zone and everybody gets up and gets the ball down. We do drills to rep it. Their kid just went up and got it. -- Georgia coach Kirby Smart2. A wise man once said, You even have to bring your ugly babies home from the hospital, and that was ugly. In fact, that might have been what someone told my dad when I was born. But I feel really good that our guys found a way to win. -- Florida coach Jim McElwain, after the No. 23 Gators won 13-6 at Vanderbilt.3. You want the kids to see results. I thought over the last four weeks -- that September is one I dont want to remember -- but they put so much work in to see results. To come home after a tough loss to Utah, I commend our staff in helping the kids to keep believing and keep getting better, and it paid off today. -- USC coach Clay Helton, after the Trojans 41-20 win over previously unbeaten Arizona State4. We said, Hey, we think were going to get them stopped. [Defensive coordinator Art Kaufman] told me, Were going to get this. Were going to get them stopped, and he was right. -- California coach Sonny Dykes, on his defenses goal-line stand to beat Utah, in which the Bears kept the Utes out of the end zone on seven plays inside the Cal 10-yard line.Stats that matter1. 1-130: FBS teams that trailed by 14 points or more in the fourth quarter had a 1-130 record this season, according to ESPN Stats & Info. No. 13 Baylor trailed 42-28 with less than 12 minutes to play at Iowa State, but scored the final 17 points to escape with a 45-42 victory.2.?634: LSU had 634 yards of offense in a 42-7 win over Missouri in Ed Orgerons first game as interim coach. The Tigers set a school record for total offense in a game against an SEC opponent.3. 19: Air Force defeated Navy 28-14 on Saturday to improve to 4-0. The winner of the game has claimed each of the past 19 Commander-in-Chiefs trophies.4. 41: Colorado improved to 4-1 by blasting Oregon State 47-6. 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CHICAGO -- Clay Buchholz figures a slump will come his way at some point so hell enjoy this run while it lasts. Buchholz pitched five-hit ball over seven innings to improve to 7-0, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2 Wednesday night to avoid a three-game sweep. David Ortiz delivered a two-run single in the first off Hector Santiago (1-3) and stole third for the first time in his career. Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits, walked twice and made a big catch in centre field to back Buchholz and help the Red Sox come away with their sixth win in eight games. Theyre now 9-1 with Buchholz starting, and hes gone at least six innings each time out. "Youre going to take your lumps and bumps in the road," he said. But its been a smooth ride so far for him, although he got some help from his defence in this one. Jonny Gomes made a sliding catch on Paul Konerkos line drive to left with two on to end the first, and Ellsbury raced to the centre-field warning track to snag Alexei Ramirezs liner with a runner on and two out in the fifth to preserve a 2-1 lead. Boston added to it in the eighth when Will Middlebrooks hit a sacrifice fly to right off Nate Jones after the Red Sox loaded the bases against Brian Omogrosso in the eighth, and Mike Napoli scored on a passed ball by Tyler Flowers to make it 4-1. The Red Sox scored two more in the ninth to put this one away. Even so, Konerko was feeling pretty good about how the White Sox played in this series. "Its good for our record, but I think it should be good for our confidence that we belong on the same field as some of these teams," he said. "I dont think we doubt that anyway, but it reinforces it." Buchholz allowed just one run while lowering his American League-leading ERA to 1.73. He also matched the best start by a Boston pitcher since Josh Beckett in 2007 and joined Tampa Bays Matt Moore and Arizonas Patrick Corbin as the only unbeaten pitchers in the majors with seven or more wins. "I thought tonight, still, he had very good stuff," manager John Farrell said. "Hes still pitching in the low to mid-90s with his fastball. The biggest thing is you never can sit on any one pitch in any given count." The only run Buchholz aallowed came on an RBI groundout in the third by Alex Rios, who extended his career-high hitting streak to 17 with a single in the sixth.dddddddddddd The White Sox also got a solo homer from Konerko off Andrew Bailey. Otherwise, the White Sox couldnt get the big hit. They were 0 for 5 with runners in scoring position after doing all their scoring with two outs while winning the previous two games 6-4 and 3-1. Santiago wasnt quite as dominant after Jose Quintana took a no-hitter into the seventh the previous night, but he gave the White Sox exactly what they needed. He settled down after the shaky start and threw six solid innings for the White Sox with Chris Sale scratched because of mild tendinitis in his left shoulder. The left-hander allowed two runs and three hits, struck out nine and walked four pitching on three days rest in what might be his last start for a while. Thats because he or Dylan Axelrod could be headed to the bullpen with John Danks expected to return from his shoulder injury. "Its tough, but thats part of being in baseball," manager Robin Ventura said. "We have to figure out whats best for us, so well figure that out on Friday." NOTES: Ortiz was having some fun after the game in light of his steal of third in the first inning. Asked if hes the new Rickey Henderson, he said, "So they say." And when he saw the steal sign, he said, "I was like, You sure?" ... The Red Sox held OF Shane Victorino out of the lineup for the second straight game because of tightness in his left hamstring. Manager John Farrell said there has been improvement and is hopeful he wont have to go on the disabled list. ... Farrell said backup C David Ross (concussion) will go on a rehab assignment Thursday at Double-A Portland. ... The White Sox said after the game that Danks will be activated from the disabled list and make his first start of the year against Miami on Friday. Danks is coming off a season-ending shoulder injury and his not pitched since May 19, 2012. He had surgery in August to repair a capsule tear and remove debris in his rotator cuff and biceps. To make room for Danks, the White Sox optioned left-hander Donnie Veal to Triple-A Charlotte after Wednesdays game. ' ' '