It was Shakeup Saturday in the Southeastern Conference.
The league’s highest-ranked teams — No. 1 Georgia, No. 6 Alabama and No. 7 Texas — lost as touchdown or more favorites, leaving the SEC with no unbeatens after Week 7 of the regular season.
The AP Top 25 — and College Football Playoff seeding forecasts — will soon to be shuffled, too.
It was the first time since Oct. 26, 1996, that those three heavyweights lost on the same day, according to the SEC.
The Bulldogs (6-1, 4-1 SEC) had been the league’s last remaining team without a loss, but Gunner Stockton threw two interceptions and fumbled with less than a minute to play in a 27-24 stunner to unranked Auburn (4-2, 2-2). Georgia, which had won 53 in a row against unranked teams, was a 20 1/2 -point favorite in the game known as “the Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry.”
Alex McPherson’s 34-yard field goal on the final play sent the visiting sideline into a frenzy. It was Auburn’s first win in Athens since 2005 and the program’s first road win against the nation’s No. 1 team since winning at Florida in 1994.
“We’re just continuing to plug,” said Auburn coach Alex Golesh, whose team scored on a trick play and an amazing, one-catch. “We’re going to build Auburn back to where everybody wants it, one game at a time. Just hang with us.”
Auburn's win meant the team ranked No. 1 in the AP Top 25 lost in consecutive weeks for the first time since Notre Dame and Michigan in October 1990, according to Sportradar. Then-No. 1 Texas lost last week to Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry.
That setback seemed to have a carryover effect for the Longhorns.
Arch Manning had more late-game woes against Florida. He fumbled with less than two minutes to play — a week after throwing an interception that helped Oklahoma win a week ago — and the Longhorns (4-2, 1-2) lost 27-24 at home to the Gators (5-2, 3-2). Texas was a 10 1/2-point favorite.
Manning completed 14 of 20 passes for 173 yards and a touchdown. He was sacked five times as Texas lost consecutive regular-season games for the first time since 2021.
Like Auburn and Florida, No. 14 Tennessee delivered a defensive gem in the rivalry known as the “The Third Saturday in October." The Volunteers (6-1, 3-1) held Alabama to 201 yards in a 26-10 win in Knoxville, shutting down dynamic quarterback Keelon Russell and breaking out cigars for the third consecutive year.
The Vols finished with five sacks and four takeaways.
“Phenomenal performance,” Tennessee coach Josh Heupel said.
Alabama (5-2, 3-2) was a 7 1/2-point favorite and played without leading receiver Ryan Coleman-Williams. Fans rushed the field afterward, and the Vols will gladly pay the SEC fine.
Tennessee won despite without quarterback Faizon Brandon (shoulder). George MacIntyre filled in and got plenty of help from DeSean Bishop, who ran for 159 yards and two touchdowns.
It was Alabama's second straight loss.
In other SEC action, Lane Kiffin's former and current teams rolled. Kiffin and No. 22 LSU overwhelmed 16th-ranked Mississippi State 31-3. And No. 9 Ole Miss thumped 13th-ranked Missouri 31-3.
Indiana's 22-game winning streak ended in gut-wrenching fashion against No. 4 Ohio State.
The defending national champion and fifth-ranked Hoosiers looked like they were going to rally to beat the Buckeyes, but standout receiver Nick Marsh stepped out of bounds in the end zone and negated what would have been a 27-yard touchdown reception on a fourth-and-4 play in the final minute.
Ohio State (6-1, 4-0 Big Ten) ran out the clock from there, escaping with a 19-15 victory despite losing quarterback Julian Sayin to a right shoulder injury. Sayin left in the fourth quarter returned with his throwing arm in a sling. Coach Ryan Day said Sayin would miss “several weeks.”
It was Indiana's first loss since falling at Notre Dame in the 2024 College Football Playoff and ended a 19-game winning streak at home.
The Hoosiers (6-1, 3-1) turned the ball over twice and missed two field goals, the first one after quarterback Josh Hoover missed seeing a wide-open receiver streaking toward the end zone.
Jeremiah Smith delivered another highlight catch, this one resulting in a 38‑yard touchdown on a fourth-down play against Indiana. Smith tracked the pass from Julian Sayin and outjumped two defenders in the end zone for his 12th TD catch of the season and the 39th of his three-year college career.
Smith's latest one matched former Michigan standout Braylon Edwards for the record for most receiving touchdowns in a Big Ten career. Smith accomplished the feat in nine fewer games than Edwards.
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Tennessee running back DeSean Bishop (18) celebrates with fans after an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kiah Stokes swatted shots and crashed the boards on both ends, pulling down seven rebounds while also blocking four shots.
Kaila Charles came off the bench and contributed 10 rebounds, made two steals and also blocked a shot.
Laeticia Amihere offered important intel on her former Atlanta team and took on the load against Angel Reese.
That swarming, all-hands-on-deck Golden State defense shined in crunch time to hold down Reese, Allisha Gray and the physical Dream, and the Valkyries now have a 1-0 lead in the WNBA Finals because of it after the 68-64 win Saturday.
Each timeout, Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase made sure everyone was in agreement and on the same page with the plan to slow down Atlanta's star players.
“It kind of just fits into who we are, that’s been our identity, we rely on it,” Nakase said. “We know it's effort, we know it's the details. And I thought tonight our staff did a great job when to switch the coverage, how to finish the coverage. We did a great job just studying their plays.”
Atlanta was just 2 for 19 in an eight-point fourth quarter, Allisha Gray was scoreless over the final 10 minutes and Reese scored all of her 14 points in the first half.
“I don’t think they really did anything,” Reese said. “Maybe that was just on me I wasn’t aggressive enough with the ball and trying to get the ball and get to my spot. I’m definitely going to do a better job of that next game.”
It's a quick turnaround to Game 2 in the best-of-seven series Monday night back on the Valkyries' home floor with that rocking “Ballhalla” home crowd screaming and crashing thunder sticks at every chance.
Gray missed all seven of her shots in the fourth quarter as she returned from a finger injury, including a potential go-ahead 3-pointer with 9 seconds left as Atlanta’s long-range attempts clanked out or fell short in the most crucial of moments.
The Dream wound up 4 for 25 from deep and 32.8% from the floor overall.
“A big emphasis on boxing out and rebounding,” Stokes said.
Atlanta committed 12 turnovers that led to 17 points for the Valkyries — Reese had four turnovers, and Rhyne Howard and Jordin Canada three apiece.
Howard went 3 for 14 from the floor and 2 of 9 on 3s for 12 points.
“Golden State's a great defense but I've got a lot of confidence that we're going to see some really big games from Rhyne and others and that we'll take care of what we need to take care of,” Atlanta coach Karl Smesko said.
Even Veronica Burton had a pair of blocks as the Valkyries finished with 10.
Amihere, who played for the Dream in 2023 and '24, offered plenty of insight and shared the defensive load against Reese.
“I thought LA did a fantastic job with that matchup. LA had great energy,” Nakase said. “She was kind of our insight with this game plan so you could tell there was a lot of confidence in her matchup. Of course she's going to say it's team defense. It was everyone being on the same string, calling her number and getting back in transition I thought LA did a phenomenal job and protecting the rim."
All along, Nakase has called this a “Strength in Numbers” group with Golden State — a similar mantra of the Warriors during their NBA championship runs — and so many different players made an impact in the series opener.
“Kiah and Kai made game-winning plays,” Williams said. “Kiah got a big O-board after I missed the layup she went up and got the O-board, got the lid off the basket. Same with Kai. Kai made a huge defensive stop in transition, got a wide-open layup. When our shots aren't falling those are the kind of plays that are going to win these kinds of games.”
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Golden State Valkyries forward Gabby Williams, left, reaches for the ball against Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese during the first half of Game 1 of the WNBA basketball finals, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese (5) shoots against Golden State Valkyries forward Laeticia Amihere during the second half of Game 1 of the WNBA basketball finals, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Golden State Valkyries guard-forward Kaila Charles, left, celebrates with forward Gabby Williams (1) and guard Kaitlyn Chen (2) after Game 1 of the WNBA basketball finals against the Atlanta Dream, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Golden State Valkyries guard-forward Kaila Charles (6) reaches for a rebound against Atlanta Dream forward Naz Hillmon (00) during the second half of Game 1 of the WNBA basketball finals, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Golden State Valkyries center Kiah Stokes, bottom, is fouled by Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese, top, during the second half of Game 1 of the WNBA basketball finals, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
