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No. 1 Georgia survives Kentucky, No. 16 LSU wins thriller, Memphis stuns FSU in Week 3
Week 3 of college football delivered plenty of action, featuring a thrilling showdown between Georgia and Kentucky, a top-25 showdown at Missouri and a shocking Memphis win against Florida State. Here’s a recap of how it all went down:
No. 1 Georgia outlasts Kentucky
No. 1 Georgia narrowly escaped unranked Kentucky with a 13-12 win in a defensive battle. Kentucky led 9-6 after three quarters, but Georgia took the lead early in the fourth with a 3-yard touchdown run by Branson Robinson. The Wildcats closed the gap with their fourth field goal of the game but couldn’t score a touchdown. Georgia caught a late break with a fumble recovery that led to a crucial first down, sealing the victory and preserving its unbeaten season.
No. 16 LSU rallies to beat South Carolina
No. 16 LSU escaped South Carolina to win, 36-33, avoiding overtime after the Gamecocks missed the game-tying field goal as time expired.
LSU’s window for a win looked miniscule following the first quarter. Down 17 points, battling an amplified Gamecocks fan base and a constant rooster crowing sound, the Tigers were on their back heels.
Although down only 24-16 at halftime, LSU couldn’t stop South Carolina on the ground. The Tigers gave up 153 rushing yards in the first half, highlighted by quarterback LaNorris Sellers 75-yard touchdown in the second quarter.
Both offenses cranked up the heat in the second half. The Tigers scored back-to-back touchdowns on their second and third possessions after the break, while the Gamecocks added nine points on back-to-back possessions early in the fourth quarter. With 10 minutes remaining, South Carolina led 33-29.
The Gamecocks nearly put the game away with six minutes to go. At South Carolina’s 13-yard line, LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier threw an interception to Nick Emmanwori in the end zone, running it back for a touchdown. The pick-six was called back, though, due to an unnecessary roughness call.
South Carolina gets pick-6 called back for a personal foul on the LSU QB after the int. Right call or bad call? pic.twitter.com/DMBtJB2ceV
— Heavens! (@HeavensFX) September 14, 2024
Nussmeier made up for the mistake on the next drive, carrying the Tigers to an eight-play, 55-yard scoring drive to help LSU regain the lead nearing the last minute.
Following Sellers’ right ankle injury earlier in the contest, backup Robby Ashford tried to will the Gamecocks to victory, driving the offense down to LSU’s 32-yard line with 4 seconds left. Kicker Alex Herrera couldn’t send the contest to overtime, however, missing the 49-yard game-tying field goal by inches.
South Carolina for the tie…. Just misses 😱
LSU takes down South Carolina in a nail biter
pic.twitter.com/zTKxkSpzTA— SleeperCFB (@SleeperCFB) September 14, 2024
No. 6 Missouri defeats No. 24 Boston College
No. 6 Missouri hung on against No. 24 Boston College, 27-21, after a rocky start.
The Eagles jumped out to a 14-3 lead early in the second quarter following a 67-yard touchdown pass from Boston College quarterback Thomas Castellanos on a broken play.
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The Tigers would go on to post 24 points in a row to take a 27-14 lead with under six minutes to go in the game. However, the Eagles took advantage on another broken coverage play from the Tigers, cutting the lead to just six with under four minutes to play. But the comeback effort fell short as the Tigers chewed up the clock to end the game.
Luther Burden III was the X-factor once again for Mizzou, tallying 117 yards and a touchdown on just six receptions, including 74 yards after the catch.
.@lutherburden3 is UNSTOPPABLE pic.twitter.com/A1FkfHLN7X
— Mizzou Football (@MizzouFootball) September 14, 2024
Boston College could not get its run game going against the Tigers after recording 284.5 rushing yards per game entering the game. Bill O’Brien’s squad averaged 1.9 yards per rush.
Conversely, Tigers running back Nate Noel recorded 121 yards on the ground, averaging 5.5 yards per rush. Missouri’s veteran quarterback Brady Cook had another solid day, completing 21 of his 30 passes for 264 yards and a touchdown. He also added one more score on the ground.
The Tigers improved to 3-0, travelling to Nashville to take on Vanderbilt next week. Boston College was handed its first loss of the season — the same week the Eagles were ranked in the top 25 for the first time since 2018. O’Brien’s squad will look to bounce back next week at home against Michigan State.
Memphis stuns Florida State
Memphis shocked Florida State at Doak Campbell Stadium with a 20-12 victory, starting strong and forcing a fumble on just the second play of the game. The Tigers capitalized early, kicking a field goal in the first quarter and ending it with an interception, keeping the Seminoles scoreless. In the second quarter, quarterback Seth Henigan connected with running back Greg Desrosiers Jr. for a touchdown, extending Memphis’ lead. Florida State finally got points on the board with a field goal, but Memphis answered with another, heading into halftime up 13-3, with 158 total yards compared to Florida State’s 67.
Memphis came out firing again in the third, as Henigan found tight end Anthony Landphere for another touchdown. Florida State finally responded with their first touchdown of the game from running back Roydell Williams. Florida State then grabbed an interception. A fourth quarter field goal cut the deficit, and the Seminoles’ defense held Memphis scoreless for the remainder of the game. However, it wasn’t enough to make the comeback, as the preseason top-10 Seminoles dropped to 0-3.
Toledo shocks Mississippi State
Toledo routed Mississippi State, 41-17, behind its offensive clinic from start to finish — dropping over 450 total yards of offense.
It was the MAC’s first win against an SEC opponent since 2015.
The masterclass began during the Rockets’ first offensive possession. After the Bulldogs three-and-out to start the contest, Toledo put together a 12-play, 70-yard scoring drive and didn’t look back.
By halftime, the Rockets had busted the game wide open. Toledo scored on three straight drives compared to Mississippi State’s single field goal to lead 28-3 and picked up an interception entering the break.
The Rockets didn’t let their foot off the gas pedal in the second half, rather, the defense applied even more pressure. The group forced two more turnovers that gave the offense multiple short fields, resulting in 10 points.
Although the Bulldogs showed signs of life with two touchdowns late in the third and fourth quarters, Toledo’s cruise control was already in high gear. Quarterback Tucker Gleason’s 285 passing yards and three-touchdown performance added to his already electric 2024 campaign. He entered the contest with the sixth-most passing touchdowns in FBS.
Toledo moves to 3-0 for the first time since 2017.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – Former South Carolina Lt. Gov. André Bauer has been nominated for a position in foreign diplomacy.
The White House on Tuesday listed Bauer as a nominee to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Belize, a Central American country bordering Guatemala.
It’s unclear when a confirmation hearing will take place. WIS has reached out to the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee for more information.
Bauer was South Carolina’s lieutenant governor from 2003-2011, serving under then-Gov. Mark Sanford. Before that, he served terms in the South Carolina House of Representatives and the South Carolina Senate.
More recently, Bauer entered the race for U.S. Senate in July 2025, looking to unseat Sen. Lindsey Graham in the Republican primary. He ended his campaign the following month.
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Six Republican candidates vying to become South Carolina’s next governor met in downtown Charleston for a wide-ranging debate that put abortion, infrastructure and the future of data centers at the center of the race.
The forum was held at the Sottile Theatre, where Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, state Sen. Josh Kimbrell, U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman, Lowcountry businessman Rom Reddy and Attorney General Alan Wilson took the stage.
Questions included whether they would support a state hate crime law, how they would address concerns about growth and infrastructure, how to navigate collaboration, abortion and the future of data centers in the state.
One issue that drew near-unanimous opposition was state Senate Bill 1095, a proposed total abortion ban that passed out of committee earlier in the day. All of the candidates opposed the bill, but they differed on what they would do if it reached the governor’s desk.
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Norman said he would sign it.
“You know, this is an emotional issue, but I will tell you if this bill came to my desk as governor. If it passed the House and the Senate, I would sign it,” Norman said.
All of the other candidates on stage said they would veto the bill if it came across their desk as governor, with Reddy arguing the question should be decided by voters.
“The Supreme Court did not say the loudest voice in the ruling class prevails. It said it’s up to the people in the state, so let’s put it to a referendum,” Reddy said.
On infrastructure, candidates discussed reforming the South Carolina Department of Transportation and allowing private-sector involvement to help pay for improvements.
Wilson outlined ideas that included leasing interstate easements and expanding private express lanes.
“We privatized that grass between the interstates. We turn it into private express lanes that can be told we leased the easements on the sides of interstates to telecommunication companies and energy companies, and charge them for natural gas line and fiber optic fiber optic cables,” Wilson said.
Evette also pointed to public-private partnerships and the possibility of fast-pass lanes.
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“We want to make sure that we’re innovative public private partnerships coming in and creating fast pass lanes to allow people that are in a hurry to be able to utilize that,” Evette said.
The final question focused on data centers, with candidates agreeing corporations should “pay their way.”
“They should pay for their water. They should pay for their infrastructure, any roads around it, and we should look at what Governor Ron DeSantis has done in Florida with the large data centers that are coming to Florida. That should be the model in South Carolina and everywhere,” Mace said.
Kimbrell said the state should set limits to protect natural resources and guard against higher power costs for residents.
“Put parameters around data centers to ensure that the water consumption does not impact places like the ACE Basin,” Kimbrell said. “Ensuring that the Public Service Commission makes absolutely sure nobody’s power rate goes up and we try to get behind the meter energy grids in place so they can be self-sufficient.”
Two more debates are planned ahead of the primaries on June 9.
A bill that could make it a felony for doctors to perform an abortion is moving to the full South Carolina Senate with just a few weeks left in the legislative session.
The South Carolina Senate medical affairs committee continued a debate of Senate Bill 1095 on April 21 in Columbia. The bill, sponsored by State Sen. Richard Cash, R-Anderson, builds on a restrictive abortion bill that failed to progress in the fall.
The committee passed the measure in an 8-4 vote, moving it to the full Senate for consideration. Lawmakers have until May 14, the last day of the 2026 legislative session, to pass the bill for it to become law.
Senate Bill 1095, also called the “Unborn Child Protection Act,” bans performing an abortion or supplying abortion drugs. It makes it illegal for a woman to get an abortion, with the only exception being to save a pregnant woman’s life.
It also makes mifepristone and misoprostol Schedule IV controlled substances. Alprazolam (Xanax) and zolpidem (Ambien) are two other examples of Schedule IV substances.
Pro-Life Greenville, an anti-abortion organization based in Greenville, responded to the bill’s progress with “full endorsement” of the legislation.
“Unborn children, like all human beings, deserve to have their lives protected under law here in the Palmetto State,” Pro-Life Greenville stated. “Today’s vote by the SC Senate Medical Affairs Committee brings that urgent need one step closer to reality.”
Under the bill, a woman who has an abortion could face misdemeanor charges. The maximum sentence would be two years in jail with a $1,000 fine.
Those found guilty of performing an abortion or providing a pregnant woman with abortion-inducing drugs could face felony charges, a maximum sentence of 20 years in jail, and a possible $100,000 fine.
Planned Parenthood South Atlantic (PPSAT), a firm opponent of the bill, decried the Senate committee passage. PPSAT Director of Public Affairs Vicki Ringer said in a statement that the bill will cost people their lives, and it will make it more difficult for women to get reproductive and pregnancy healthcare.
“Abortion bans have and will continue to cost people their lives,” Ringer stated. “As this ban inches closer to the governor’s desk, it is becoming increasingly clear just how many of our lives anti-abortion lawmakers are willing to endanger in service to their agenda.”
Bella Carpentier covers the South Carolina legislature, state, and Greenville County politics. Contact her at bcarpentier@gannett.com
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