Week 9 college football scores, highlights from Saturday's games

Nick Birdsong

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Week 9 of the college football season is here. 

The noon ET slate of games serves as the preview to the main attractions. However, the entire schedule should provide more than enough entertainment for fans. No. 11 Oklahoma State (6-1, 3-1) travels to No. 22 West Virginia (5-2, 3-1) for a key Big 12 showdown to kick things off. 

Then, it'll be time for the big dogs to get off the porch. No. 2 Penn State, undefeated at 7-0, faces sixth-ranked Ohio State (6-1, 4-0) in Columbus, No. 14 North Carolina State (6-1, 4-0) puts its six-game win streak on the line on the road against ninth-ranked Notre Dame (6-1) and No. 3 Georgia (7-0) hosts SEC foe Florida (3-3, 3-2). All three games are scheduled for 3:30 p.m. starts. Defending national champion seventh-ranked Clemson (6-1, 4-1) will try to redeem itself after an upset loss at Syracuse two weeks ago when it welcomes Georgia Tech (4-2, 3-1) to Death Valley in the nightcap. 

Stay tuned to to this page for updates big-play updates from all the day's action. 

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College football scores, highlights

11:56 p.m. — This one looks like it's going down to the wire.

11:47 p.m. — Meanwhile a Ronald Jones 67-yard touchdown puts USC up 21-3 over Arizona State.

11:46 p.m. — Uh-oh, a defensive stop in a Pac-12 game? 

11:39 p.m. — That Luke Falk guy is pretty good.

11:18 p.m. — Nebraska narrowly avoids defeat against Missouri with a last-second touchdown.

10:51 p.m. — What happened? Tate happened.

10:02 p.m. — Washington State on the board with a fourth-down conversion! Gutsy.

9:55 p.m. — Nick Fitzgerald can do many things. Pooch punt is not one of them.

9:50 p.m. — Too easy, too easy.

9:14 p.m. — Wyoming leads New Mexico 42-0 ... in the first half.

9:04 p.m. — Nic Shimonek is looking really good at quarterback for the Red Raiders right now.

8:56 p.m. — Touchdown Tennessee! Touchdown Tennessee! Their first offensive touchdown since their 17-13 win over UMass on Sept. 23.

Also, there's something incredibly sad about this tweet.

8:39 p.m. — Nice play from Iowa:

8:45 p.m. — Texas Tech up early on Oklahoma ...

8:38 p.m. — UMass' Logan Laurent got the game-winner in overtime over App State, so that backflip is completely warranted.

8:34 p.m. — When you have a wide receiver like Deon Cain, scoring is easy.

8 p.m. — A catch-all highlight reel from the Penn State-Ohio State game:

7:30 p.m. — This play gave Ohio State its one and only lead of the game. It was the only one it needed.

7:20 p.m. — That gives the Cyclones two top-five upsets this season. The Cyclones are rolling.

7 p.m. — That ties this bad boy up!

6:49 p.m. — We see you Oregon defense!

6: 36 p.m. — That's twice now that Kenny Hill has cost the Horned Frogs a score inside the 5-yard line.

6:27 p.m. — This is a good time to remind you that Josh Adams needs to be on your Heisman ballot.

Josh Adams doing what he does best!
His 77 yd TD run puts @NDFootball ahead 35-14. pic.twitter.com/LPbzmVj5F2

— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) October 28, 2017

6:24 p.m. — Upset alert in Evanstown?

6:10 p.m. — End zone to end zone.

6:02 p.m. — This play was called an interception on the field and then overturned to be called a Penn State touchdown. What do you think?

6:01 p.m. — Notre Dame flexing its defensive muscle right now.

5:56 p.m. — Georgia defense 7, Florida 0.

5:55 p.m. — Noice interception.

5:47 p.m. — That's a pretty good back they have at Georgia:

5:37 p.m. — TCU wants to come back, they may need some plays like this. Iowa State still leading 14-7.

5:31 p.m. — Shay Fields looking good for Colorado out there in Pac-12 play:

5:08 p.m. —  Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley dives for the pylon to give the Nittany  Lions a 28-10 lead against Ohio State with 8:06 left in the second quarter. 

 

 

5:07 p.m. ET—Colorado's Nick Fisher took this interception return back, like all the way back, against Cal. 

 

 

4:35 p.m. ET—North Carolina State's Ryan Finley and Kelvin Harmon hook up on a 15-yard touchdown pass and the Wolfpack lead the Fighting Irish 14-7 with 14:48 remaining in the second quarter. 

 

 

4:32 p.m.ET—Just give the young man the Heisman Trophy already. Saquon barkley goes 36 yards off tackle and all up and through Ohio State's defense for his second touchdown of the game. The Nittany Lions lead the Buckeyes 21-3. This game was supposed to be close. 

 

 

4:13 p.m. ET—Georgia running back Sony Michel looks like he was shot out of a cannon on this 74-yard touchdown run up the middle to put the Bulldogs ahead 21-0 against Florida. 

 

 

4:03 p.m.—Notre Dame evens the game at 7-7 against North Carolina State with this 25-yard pass from Brandon Wimbush to Durham Smythe with 9:36 to play in the first quarter. 

 

 

3:57 p.m. ET—North Carolina State blocks a Notred Dame punt and recovers it in the end zone to take an early 7-0 lead on the road. 

 

 

3:53 p.m. ET —Penn State goes up 14-0 at Ohio State on this 13-yard pass from quarterback Trace McSorley to wide receiver DaeSean Hamilton with 11:36 to go in the first. 

 

 

3:36 p.m.—Ohio State probably came into its matchup against Penn State with the objective to limit Heisman trophy candidate Saquon Barkley's big plays. Here's the opening kickoff. 

 

 

3:32 p.m. ET—No big deal. Just a smooth 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Kansas State's D.J. Reed. 

 

 

3:05 p.m ET—Big Boys need love too! Check out Wisconsin offensive linemen, showing off the pass-catching skills and getting int the end zone against Illinois. 

 

 

2:48 p.m. ET—West Virginia's Kenny Robinson picks off No. 11 Oklahoma State's Mason Rudolph and takes all the way back and the 22nd-ranked Mountaineers make it a one-score game. 

 

 

2:45 p.m. ET—North Carolina with a little trickery to pull to within four of No. 8 and unbeaten Miami. 

 

 

2:41 p.m. ET—West Virginia blocks a punt and recovers it for a touchdown to pull to within two scores fo 11th-ranked Oklahoma State. 

 

 

2:16 p.m. ET—Pitt's Quandree Henderson took this punt return 75 yards to the house! The Panthers lead Virginia 21-0 with 6:14 to play before the break. 

 

 

2:06 p.m. ET—Miami quarterback Malik Rosier jumped off the second half with this long touchdown pass to wide receiver Jeff Thomas to extend the Hurricanes' lead against North Carolina. 

 

 

1:29 p.m. ET—It's not often yous see a 96-yard interception return for a touchdown. Even less often do you see one from a defenisve lineman, but here we are courtesy of Saint Francis University. 

 

 

1:27 p.m. ET—Michigan quarterback Brandon Peters links up with Chris Evans to give the Wolverines a 21-7 advantage just before the half. 

 

 

12:53 p.m. ET—Rutgers' Janarion Grant goes 65 yards for a score and the Scarlet Knight and Wolverines are tied at 7. 

 

 

12:49 p.m. ET—Pitt's Darrin Hall scores from 12 yards out and the Panthers lead Virginia 7-0 in the first quarter.  

 

12:47 p.m ET.—Khalid Hill punches one in from close range for Michigan and the Wolverines are up a score against Rutgers in hte first quarter. 

 

 

12:35 p.m. ET—Wake Forest signal caller John Wolford, not Lousiville quarterback and reigning Heisman trophy winner Lamar Jackson, runs one in for the first score of the game between the Cardinals and Demon Deacons. 

12:32 p.m. ET—Oklahoma State quarterback finds wideout James Washington for a 13-yard score and the Cowboys lead West Virginia 7-0 early. 

12:11 p.m. ET—Ole Miss running back Jordan Wilkins didn't waste anytime gashing Arkansas' defense. 

 

12:06 p.m ET—Texas defensive back got the Longhorns on the boad first with this interception return for a touchdown against Baylor. 

Nick Birdsong