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College football Week 15 scores, Top 25 analysis and must-see moments - ESPN

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Week 15 of the college football season has already been a busy one, and we're just now to Saturday.

We lost one of the great rivalry games when Michigan and No. 4 Ohio State had to cancel. No. 5 Texas A&M lost its game against Ole Miss, too. Everyone wanted them to play, even a Texas district judge who issued a court order via Twitter (more on that later), but that was never a thing that was going to happen.

Then on Thursday, Pitt and Georgia Tech brought the heat in the postgame handshake after the Panthers' 34-20 win.

Michigan State fans are even happy that they're gruff, as you'll see. Everything is topsy-turvy, but we're here for you. We'll have the Top 25 analysis, as well as the best (or worst) of what the day has in store.

Top 25 games

All times Eastern; lines courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook.

  • No. 13 Coastal Carolina (-13.5) at Troy, 3 p.m., ESPN+/ESPN App

  • No. 17 North Carolina at No. 10 Miami (-3), 3:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN App

  • Wisconsin (-2) at No. 16 Iowa, 3:30 p.m., FS1

  • LSU at No. 6 Florida (-23.5), 7 p.m., ESPN/ESPN App

  • No. 15 USC (-2.5) at UCLA, 7:30 p.m., ABC/ESPN App

  • San Diego State at No. 18 BYU (-17), 10 p.m., ESPN2/ESPN App

Utah 38, No. 21 Colorado 21

The Buffs came out hot in the second half with Brenden Rice's 61-yard touchdown, and it appeared Colorado might come out comfortably with an easy win. But Utah -- who has had a challenging season with cancellations and losses to USC and Washington -- fought back and put the game away. With five minutes left in the fourth quarter, Utah stopped Colorado on fourth down and then had a 66-yard touchdown rush the play after. The Buffaloes' first loss of the season gives USC the Pac-12 South title. -- Harry Lyles Jr.

No. 9 Georgia 49, No. 25 Missouri 14

So much for Georgia sleeping on upstart Missouri. The Bulldogs came out firing as quarterback JT Daniels put on a clinic with three touchdowns and no interceptions, while the running game more than held up its end of the bargain, led by Zamir White and his 100-plus yards. But most impressive was the play of the defense, which continues to prove that it's among the best in the country. Missouri entered the game on fire, having scored 91 points against its past two opponents, and instead was held to 14 points at home.

Eventually Missouri's run of success was going to come to an end, and Georgia was just the team to do it. The Bulldogs' defense snuffed out the running game, which had been the linchpin to the Tigers' success in recent weeks, and frustrated freshman quarterback Connor Bazelak into throwing for the fewest yards since his debut against Alabama. But for a team that no one expected to be ranked at any point this season, it isn't all bad news. A win against 2-6 Mississippi State in the regular season-finale would set Missouri up for a quality bowl game and a chance to close things out on the upswing. -- Alex Scarborough

No. 1 Alabama 52, Arkansas 3

Putting up 52 points on Arkansas isn't surprising as Mac Jones and DeVonta Smith continue to put up Heisman numbers. But it's the defense that we should really be talking about coming out of Saturday. It's a group that was much maligned early in the season when it was torched by Ole Miss to the tune of 48 points. Since then, it has gotten its act together and now leads the SEC in points per game. Keep an eye on the status of linebacker Christian Harris, though. Harris was knocked out of the Arkansas game, and Alabama will need him back when it goes head-to-head with Florida's high-powered offense in the SEC title game next week. -- Alex Scarborough

No. 14 Northwestern 28, Illinois 10

The Wildcats did not overlook Illinois with the Big Ten championship game ahead of them against Ohio State, finishing the regular season with a 28-10 win. Northwestern running backs Cam Porter and Evan Hull led the way with a combined 289 yards rushing and three touchdowns, with the team running for a total of 409 yards. Illinois' offense wasn't able to get anything going as many expected, and now Northwestern gets to prepare for its biggest test of the season against Ohio State, which had the week off due to coronavirus issues at Michigan. -- Harry Lyles Jr.

The extra point is GOOD

Sarah Fuller continues to make history. With this extra point, she's now the first woman to score in Power 5 history.

You really need to see this ending

In one of the most bizarre endings to a game this season, Western Michigan was going for a last-second touchdown, made a bunch of laterals, but then both squads entered the field before the game was really done. WMU scored a TD that didn't end up counting, and yeah, it's about as confusing as it sounds. Ball State ended up winning the game, but cannot stress it enough, you need to watch how it all went down.

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With time for only one last play, Western Michigan laterals more times than you can count and Ball State rushes the field before the whistle in what appears to be a Broncos touchdown.

Thanks again, Nebraska

Maybe it's overplayed, but Big Ten teams are still ever so grateful to the Cornhuskers.

Just like dad

Brenden Rice, Jerry Rice's son, showed off his speed with these two long touchdowns.

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Brenden Rice, son of NFL legend Jerry, takes a punt 81 yards to the house, then follows that up with a 61-yard touchdown for Colorado.

Can we agree that hurdles on a snowy field just look cooler?

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Utah's Cole Fotheringham leaps over a defender to pick up a first down for the Utes.

Introducing the Wake Forest-Bachelor franchise pipeline

Wake Forest is establishing itself as a new sort of breeding ground for reality TV it seems.

Slip and slide

The field condition for the Northwestern-Illinois game isn't exactly perfect.

Making history

Arizona State accomplished a lot in a 70-7 rout of rival Arizona but none was more important than the touchdown that concluded the night's scoring.

The Sun Devils' Jackson He became what is believed to be the first Chinese-born player to score a touchdown in the FBS.

Nothing too scary about this cat

And it's not really a rivalry game unless the wining team gets to have a little fun at the loser's expense.

It's a major award

Mac Jones is one of the leading candidates for the Heisman Trophy. But Alabama has launched a campaign for another national award: the Mortell Holder of the Year Award. This is not the first time a star Alabama QB has lobbied for the award, either.

Gruff but lovable

Back in March, during a Twitter Q&A, a Michigan State fan asked new Spartans coach Mel Tucker if there would be a "Gruff Sparty" helmet this season. That logo is a rendition of Sparty -- but, you know, gruff -- and is a longtime fan favorite. Tucker replied, "Let me look into it."

It appears that he did, and the fans got their wish.

Pitt remains appropriately excited

After all the handshake drama, Vincent Davis, who had 247 rushing yards, had to temper his enthusiasm a bit.

A history lesson

Because of the pandemic, Army and Navy are playing America's Game at West Point for the first time since 1943.

The teams each have special uniforms for the game. Army's honor the 25th Infantry Division from the Korean War.

Navy's are meant to evoke the school's chapel and Bancroft Hall, the massive academic dorm that holds 4,000 midshipmen. They call the design on the helmets and shoulders "ocean camo."

The legal notices

No. 4 Ohio State and No. 5 Texas A&M are not playing each other this weekend after their respective games (against Michigan and Ole Miss) were canceled and fans clamored for a College Football play-in game of sorts. It was always a pipe dream. But just know that the lack of a game does not please the court.

Or, at least, one judge, who just happens to be an Aggie. Judge Tom Nowak of the Texas 366th District Court, near Dallas, tried to use the long arm of the law to make college football miracles happen.

We launched into investigative mode this week and asked the judge about his (not-at-all serious) motivation and the minutes that he spent typing up this order. Here's what transpired:

How legally binding is this order?

"About as far as my nose goes, I think. I wish I had some jurisdiction over all this to make some changes. But I don't know that the Texas constitution actually gives me the authority to tell the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Aggies what to do and how to do it."

Is there legal bias because he's an A&M grad?

"I'm not asking to be in the replay booth. I'm just telling the teams they have to play. So I think it's pretty fair."

What happens if Ohio State doesn't follow the order?

"I don't really have any jurisdiction over them, but the College Football Playoff committee does meet in Texas, in Grapevine, so I'll have a little more ability to do some things there if they're not willing to come down here and play the game."

Is that a threat?

"Oh, no. No. I'm just discussing jurisdiction."

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