Final: Alabama 41, Georgia 34
No. 4 Alabama wins an absolutely crazy game over No. 2 Georgia. Bama blew a 28-point lead but found a way to save it with Ryan Williams’ circus catch in the final minutes.
It was one funny bone.
Authorities in Washington state fell victim to a Halloween prank after they responded to a call about a human skeleton — only to find it was a skull-shaped beer bong.
A Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife police officer, a Pend Oreille detective and a border patrol agent responded to a report of human remains spotted by paddleboarders inside of a cave on the Pend Oreille River near the Canadian Border last week, according to WDWF.
The WDWF officer and detective entered the cave entrance on jet skis, then jumped in the water and swam to further investigate.
The wildlife officer dove down to get a closer look with a pair of goggles loaned from a local boater only to discover, fortunately, that he had been duped.
The “remains” ended up being nothing more than a plastic skull beer battle that a prankster had stuffed full of rocks to look like a skeleton.
“Little did they know the trick worked, maybe too well,” the department said.
The biggest game of the season so far delivered in a big way.
No. 4 Alabama had No. 2 Georgia on the ropes early in their top-five showdown, up 28-0 at one point, but the Bulldogs just kept fighting their way back and forced a dramatic finish in Tuscaloosa. In the end, after trading leads late in the fourth quarter, Alabama secured the win with a miraculous catch-and-run TD by freshman Ryan Williams, and then an interception in the end zone by cornerback Zabien Brown.
The 41-34 finish was the capper on an incredible day of college football action — one that got going early when Kentucky went into Oxford against No. 6 Ole Miss and stunned the Rebels, 20-17, in a back-and-forth affair that ended with a shanked field goal that would’ve tied it.
And yet another highly ranked team lost to an unranked opponent at home when Arizona beat No. 10 Utah 23-10 in a late-night upset.
Later in the day, No. 21 Oklahoma got a late pick 6 to spark a comeback win over Auburn and earn its first SEC win. No. 16 Notre Dame also notched a key victory of its own in holding off No. 15 Louisville while No. 9 Penn State handled No. 19 Illinois at home and Colorado blew out UCF on the road.
And to cap the night, No. 25 Boise State rode running back Ashton Jeanty to a big 45-24 win over Washington State.
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No. 4 Alabama wins an absolutely crazy game over No. 2 Georgia. Bama blew a 28-point lead but found a way to save it with Ryan Williams’ circus catch in the final minutes.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Between the horses, alpacas, bunny rabbits and ferris wheel — and the frighteningly tall character hanging near the stage, where a band was performing live — you have to give it to Rutgers. They do gameday right.
There are food trucks and plenty of carnival games for all ages throughout the Rutgers Boardwalk, which opens four hours before kickoff of each game at SHI Stadium. The marching band rolls through for a performance, and the team buses pull up near the end for the “Scarlet Walk” into the stadium.
It was a festive atmosphere inside, too, particularly with Rutgers leading for most of its 21-18 victory over the visiting Washington Huskies on Friday night. It was UW’s first road game of the season, and the first in a series of what should be several amped environments. Last night was a blackout game. At Penn State, UW will see a “White Out.” The Huskies are among the biggest games on Iowa’s home schedule this year, too. Indiana is putting together what could be its best (full) season in some time. And you know what to expect at Autzen.
It would be nice if Washington could fully blame all its miscues on the long trip to New Jersey, or the short week, or the weather. The penalties, though, have been an issue for much of this season.
So have the red-zone problems.
“It’s not anything that the defense is doing,” said quarterback Will Rogers. “It’s all self-inflicted stuff.”
The stat sheet supported that assertion on Friday.
Here’s what else I’m thinking about as I await my flight home.
Rutgers has found a way defensively.
The Scarlet Knights have done it by limiting opponents on third downs and buckling down in the red zone, but in its two games against Power Four opponents, Rutgers has not been good enough for a unit that finished last season ranked 16th nationally in yards allowed.
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