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Best of Week 3: Bulldogs, Yellow Jackets and Aggies lead an epic day

If you come at the king, as they say, you best not miss.

On a Saturday that threatened to completely upend college football's power dynamics, Tennessee took its shot at defending SEC champion Georgia, but its kick sailed wide right as time expired. In Atlanta, Georgia Tech's field goal team sprinted onto the field as the final seconds ticked off the clock and used a 55-yard kick to send Clemson tumbling from the ACC's throne.

It was proof that the SEC still runs through Georgia. It was a revelation that the ACC might, too.

In Knoxville, Tennessee led by 14 early but could never quite put Georgia away. Joey Aguilar threw for 371 yards and four touchdowns, and he chewed up just enough yardage on a final drive to give Max Gilbert a shot at the game winner. Instead, a false start flag pushed the kick back 5 yards, and Gilbert's boot never came close to the uprights. Georgia's unrelenting attack proved too much in overtime, and Josh McCray rumbled into the end zone for a 44-41 win that offered a reminder that these Bulldogs still bite.

Best and worst of college football Week 3: UCLA at rock bottom, Georgia Tech fire drill wins

Before the season started, UCLA coach Deshaun Foster limited media and public viewing of fall camp, looking like he was trying to hide what could be a special team.

Maybe he was trying to protect people's eyes from its horrors.

Any hope of optimism is gone with the Bruins showing signs of a team that may just struggle to win a game this season. It's a sudden freefall for a team had mometum at the end of 2024 and had more optimism with the arrival of quarterback Nico Iamaleava from Tennessee. It got off on a sour note when Utah dismantled UCLA in the opener, and things got worse when a comeback from 23 points down at UNLV ended in the final minute.

College football winners, losers in Week 3: Georgia weathers the storm, South Carolina faces uphill climb

Week 3 was expected to be relatively quiet, but it delivered several heavyweight clashes. No. 6 Georgia outlasted No. 15 Tennessee in one of the weekend's marquee wins, while Georgia Tech upset No. 12 Clemson. No. 16 Texas A&M went on the road and snapped a 13-game road losing streak against AP Top 10 opponents, while Vanderbilt smacked No. 11 South Carolina

The slate also turned into a showcase for rising quarterbacks. Tennessee's Joey Aguilar impressed in his first SEC start, Michigan's Bryce Underwood carried the offense with his arm and legs, Alabama's Ty Simpson extended his hot start and Houston's Conner Weigman posted a career performance against Colorado.

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