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College football Week 6 highlights: USC tops Arizona in 3OT; Colorado wins

Updated Oct. 8, 2023 2:47 a.m. ET

Week 6 of the college football season was jam-packed with action, including upsets, thrilling finishes and incredible individual performances.

Kicking things off, No. 4 Ohio State took down Maryland on FOX's "Big Noon Kickoff." Catch up on the action here.

Elsewhere, the Red River Showdown between No. 12 Oklahoma and No. 3 Texas came down to the wire, but the Sooners came out on top with the game-winning touchdown with 15 seconds to spare. Meanwhile, No. 23 LSU went on the road and took down No. 21 Mizzou in an all-important SEC tilt.

In the afternoon, UCLA sent No. 13 Washington State its first loss of the season after scoring twice in the fourth quarter, while No. 11 Alabama narrowly avoided an upset to Texas A&M.

In the nightcap, Colorado was able to end its losing skid. After Arizona State tied the game up with 55 seconds left, Colorado went down the field and kicked the game-winning field goal with 12 seconds remaining, winning 27-24. Meanwhile, No. 1 Georgia put on its most impressive performance of the season, defeating No. 20 Kentucky, 51-13. Also, No. 10 Notre Dame was upset, falling to No. 25 Louisville, 33-20, giving the Fighting Irish their second loss of the season.

Arguably the biggest shock of the night came in Miami. No. 17 Miami was upset by Georgia Tech in dramatic fashion. While leading 20-17, the Hurricanes decided to run the ball instead of kneeling the clock out, but they fumbled at the Yellow Jackets' 25-yard line with 30 seconds left.

Moments later, Georgia Tech completed a 44-yard touchdown pass with two seconds left to give it a 23-20 win.

In the final game of the evening, USC came from behind to knock off Arizona in a triple-overtime thriller.

Here are the top moments!

No. 9 USC 43, Arizona 41

Williams working his magic

The Trojans were in trouble for much of the first half, but they clawed their way back into it prior to halftime. With five seconds left in the half, Caleb Williams found Kyron Hudson for a 5-yard score, making it 17-14 as USC nearly erased the 17-0 deficit it was in prior to the break.

Trojans take the lead

After Arizona added a field goal early in the third quarter, USC put together an impressive eight-play, 75-yard drive, capped off by a 9-yard TD run by MarShawn Lloyd.

Arizona ties it up

With USC holding onto a 28-20 lead midway through the fourth quarter, Arizona QB Noah Fifita found Jacob Cowing for a 3-yard score and the Wildcats added a two-point conversion to tie the game.

USC holds on for the win!

The game went to overtime and the two teams traded punches back and forth. After both teams scored in the first and second overtime, Williams began the third overtime with an incredible run as the Trojans capitalized on their two-point conversion attempt.

Then, after struggling to contain Arizona for much of the game, USC's defense came up big, stopping the Wildcats on their two-point attempt and securing the 43-41 victory.

No. 25 Louisville 33, No. 10 Notre Dame 20

Louisville gets on the board first

Jack Plummer found Jamari Thrash in the back of the end zone for a 9-yard touchdown to put the Cardinals up in front, 7-0, helping their upset bid.

Irish answer

Notre Dame evened the game up roughly halfway through the second quarter. Sam Hartman found Jordan Faison deep, hitting the freshman receiver in stride for a 36-yard score, the first of Faison's college career.

Louisville breaks loose to take the lead!

After both teams traded field goals in the opening parts of the second half, the Cardinals struck big over halfway through the third quarter. Jawhar Jordan followed his lead blockers and juked out a pair of Fighting Irish defenders for a 45-yard touchdown that put them up, 17-10.

Jordan gets loose again

The Cardinals running back found the end zone again, rushing for a 21-yard touchdown to put Louisville up, 24-13, with just over 11 minutes left.

Colorado 27, Arizona State 24

Shedeur stays sharp

Shedeur Sanders helped cap off a back-and-forth first half by rushing for a 16-yard touchdown to tie the game, 14-14.

Colorado goes in front

The Buffaloes took their first lead of the game in the opening minute of the fourth quarter when Sanders connected with Javon Antonio for a 9-yard touchdown, giving them a 21-17 lead.

Sun Devils bring the drama!

Arizona State tied the game up with under a minute left when Trenton Bourguet threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Troy Omeire, making it 24-24 with 55 seconds left.

Shedeur and Antonio link up again for a major play

Colorado got into field goal range right away as Sanders connected on a 43-yard pass to Antonio to bring it to Arizona State's 32-yard line.

For the win!

The Buffaloes picked up seven more yards after the big play, allowing Alejandro Mata to kick a game-winning 43-yard field goal with 12 seconds left.

No. 1 Georgia 51, No. 20 Kentucky 13

Boom!

The Bulldogs were first on the board when QB Carson Beck found Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint for a 40-yard score on their opening drive.

So nice, they did it twice!

Georgia extended its lead, 14-0, when Beck connected with Rara Thomas for a 15-yard TD on the Bulldogs' ensuing drive.

Kattus helps the Cats

After falling into a 21-0 hole, Kentucky finally got on the board more than halfway through the second quarter. Devin Leary found Josh Kattus in the back of the end zone off the play-action pass, connecting with the tight end for the 4-yard score.

UCLA 25, No. 13 Washington State 17

Lob it to Logan

UCLA freshman QB Dante Moore helped the Bruins score the game's first touchdown, tossing a pass to WR Logan Loya in the back corner of the end zone for an 11-yard score.

Taking over

Alex Johnson forced the third turnover of the day for UCLA, intercepting WSU QB Cameron Ward's pass. The interception helped the Bruins set up shop in Cougars territory, allowing them to kick a field to go up by six in the second quarter.

Turning the tables

UCLA was on the doorstep of taking a two-score lead in the final seconds of the first half, holding the ball at WSU's 5-yard line, but Moore's pass was intercepted in the backfield by Kapena Gushiken. With no one in front of him, Gushiken took off for 88 yards the other way for a score that put the Cougars ahead going into the break, 10-9.

Ward was aware of UCLA's blitz on a second-and-goal play in the third quarter, and he quickly tossed the ball to Nakia Watson out of the backfield for a clutch score to extend Washington State's lead, 17-12.

UCLA answers back

Keegan Jones helped UCLA regain the lead early in the fourth quarter, rushing for a 14-yard score on a sweep to put the Bruins ahead, 18-12. Jones found the end zone again on UCLA's next drive, scoring on a similar sweep play as he rushed in from 22 yards out to give the Bruins a 25-17 lead.

Then, UCLA's defense came up big one last time, stuffing Ward on fourth-and-1 to give WSU its first loss of the season.

No. 11 Alabama 26, Texas A&M 20

Bonding with Bond

After both teams traded field goals to open the first quarter, Alabama was the first team to find the end zone. QB Jalen Milroe unleashed a deep pass to Isaiah Bond, who was wide open down the field for a 52-yard score.

Shifty!

Ainias Smith turned what could've been a disaster into an amazing play for the Aggies. He muffed the punt, but regathered the ball, picking it up and running down hill with elusiveness. He spun out of at least a couple tackles as the Crimson Tide struggled to take him down before he reached the 22-yard for a 46-yard return.

Texas A&M scored a touchdown on the next play to tie the game. Max Johnson found his brother, Jake, to make it 10-all.

On the money!

Alabama nearly stalled out one of its first drives in the second half, facing a third-and-14 in Aggies territory, but Milroe was able to make a big play by finding Jermaine Burton in the end zone for a 15-yard touchdown to tie the game.

Milroe found his No. 1 target again in the third quarter, connecting with Burton over the middle before the receiver turned loose for a 19-yard score to give Alabama a 24-17 lead. It also gave Burton eight receptions for 186 yards for two touchdowns on the day, before the fourth quarter even began.

Big block for Bama

Alabama was able to prevent Texas A&M from making it a 24-20 game early in the fourth quarter by blocking the Aggies' field-goal attempt. They actually returned the kick for a touchdown, which would've put them up by at least 13. However, Alabama was called for an illegal block on the return, wiping the points off the board.

Almost, Ainias

Smith made another dazzling play for Texas A&M, breaking out of a tackle before tip-toeing along the sideline down the field. It was initially ruled that Smith successfully avoided stepping out of bounds, scoring a touchdown that would've made it 26-24, but it was ruled he stepped out of bounds right before the end zone — wiping six points off the board.

The Aggies weren't able to punch it in, and they settled for three to make 26-20 with just over two minutes left.

McClutch

Alabama only needed one more first down to essentially clinch the game on a third-and-7 with just under two minutes left. Milroe appeared to be in trouble, dealing with a quick blitz. He tossed the ball to Jase McClellan, who was standing at the line of scrimmage. The Alabama running back was able to prevent the ball from hitting the turf, bouncing it back up to himself to make the reception and picking up eight yards to seal the game for Alabama.

Kansas 55, UCF 22

Lawrence scoring in Lawrence

Kansas WR Lawrence Arnold got the game's first touchdown, receiving a pass from QB Jason Bean before reaching over the goal line for the score that put Kansas up, 10-0, in the second quarter.

Kansas' Jason Bean connects with Lawrence Arnold for a five-yard TD

Driving his way in

Kansas RB Daniel Hishaw Jr. shook off multiple UCF tackles before reaching the end zone for a 3-yard score that extended the Jayhawks' second-quarter lead, 17-0.

Daniel Hishaw Jr. rushes for a three-yard TD to extend Kansas' lead

Wilson weaving!

Kansas continued to score points in the second quarter and grabbed its third score on a special teams play. After getting UCF's offense off the field, Kansas made way for Trevor Wilson to score an 88-yard punt return touchdown.

Trevor Wilson's UNREAL 82-yard punt return for a TD

No stopping Neal

Devin Neal opened up the second half. The running back took the handoff and juked out UCF's defense with a pair of moves before reaching the end zone for a 75-yard score that put the Jayhawks in front 31-0.

Devin Neal RUSHES for a 75-yard TD to extend Kansas' lead over UCF

UCF gets points, too

Dylan McDuffie got in on the fun for Kansas in the third quarter, scoring on a 1-yard run up the gut to give it a 37-6 lead.

However, UCF got two points back by blocking the extra-point attempt and returning it all the way to make it 37-8. In the end, the Knights weren't able to find a rhythm, and the Jayhawks ran away with the win.

No. 12 Oklahoma 34, No. 3 Texas 30

Picked off!

Texas QB Quinn Ewers made a critical mistake early and was picked off by Sooners defensive back Gentry Williams, who put Oklahoma in the red zone.

The Sooners quickly capitalized on the turnover and finished the drive with a touchdown to take the lead, 7-0.

Blocked punt

The Longhorns' special teams unit came to rescue after another costly interception. Defensive back Kitan Crawford blocked a punt on fourth down, and teammate Malik Muhammad recovered the ball for a score to even things up.

The Longhorns bounced back when Ewers found tight end Gunnar Helms for a wide-open 22-yard touchdown in the second quarter that gave Texas its first lead of the day, 14-10.

Double trouble

Tawee Walker got his second score of the day with a 1-yard rushing touchdown in the third quarter to give Oklahoma a 27-10 lead. Meanwhile, the Sooners defense continued to come up big when it mattered most.

Knotted up

Brooks found the end zone midway through the fourth to tie things up at 27 a piece.

Down to the wire

Brooks took his team down the field and got his first passing touchdown of the day after hitting Nate Anderson in the end zone with less than a minute left in the game. The Sooners took the lead, 34-30, and the rest was history.

No. 23 LSU 49, No. 21 Mizzou 39

Touchdown and then some

In the battle of the Tigers, Missouri was first to score with an 18-yard touchdown from wideout Theo Wease Jr.

Missouri was successful on a two-point conversion to take an early 8-0 lead.

Ground game strong

LSU running back Logan Diggs gave his team its first score of the day with a 1-yard rushing score.

Then, Mizzou's Cody Schrader got in on the action. He was unstoppable on his way to the end zone, picking up a 21-yard score to keep the home team ahead, 15-7.

Finding a rhythm

Mizzou tight end Brett Norfleet got his first career touchdown in the second quarter to extend the Tigers' lead, 22-7.

He'll take that!

Mizzou QB Brady Cook was picked off by LSU's Harold Perkins Jr. in the second quarter, and Jayden Daniels was able to take his team down the field and close the gap slightly, 22-17, after a 3-yard touchdown pass to Mason Taylor.

Right on target

A 42-yard connection from Daniels to WR Brian Thomas Jr. gave LSU the lead, 27-25, to start the second half.

Run Schrader, Run!

Schrader rushed for 52 yards to set Mizzou up in the red zone. He was a go-to throughout the drive, finishing it with another touchdown to put his team ahead late in the third quarter.

Back with a vengeance

Daniels returned to the game after he was shaken up on a rushing touchdown attempt earlier in the fourth quarter. The QB willed his way into the end zone, and LSU converted on a two-point attempt to grab the lead, 35-32.

Hat trick!

Schrader made it three on the day scoring a 1-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter to put Mizzou on top after an earlier catch by wideout Luther Burden III for a 42-yard gain set the Tigers up nicely.

Back on top

LSU was back in front after a 29-yard score from Malik Nabers.

Pick 6!

LSU extended its lead when safety Major Burns came up with a monster stop, picking off Cook with less than a minute left in the fourth quarter and taking the ball into the end zone to seal the game.

Best of the rest

Picking six points on the second play of the game

No. 2 Michigan came out ready to play in its matchup against Minnesota, recording a pick-6 on the second play of the game.

After Will Johnson's score, the defense posed together for picture - and Jim Harbaugh joined in on the fun.

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