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Upsets topple five top-eight teams as BYU clock dispute draws scrutiny
Fox News reports that unranked Auburn beat No. 1 Georgia, and the Big 12 said one second should have remained on BYU's game clock against Notre Dame.
The short version
- Five of the top eight AP Top-25 teams lost on the same Saturday, the first time since 1989, according to Fox News.[Fox News]
- Unranked Auburn beat No. 1 Georgia on a walk-off 34-yard field goal, the first such road win since 2007.[Fox News]
- The Big 12 said one second should have remained in BYU's 28-24 win over No. 2 Notre Dame, which would have given Notre Dame one more play.[Fox News]
- No SEC teams remain unbeaten, and Alabama, Georgia and Texas all lost the same weekend for the first time since 1996.[Fox News]
Key facts
- Five of the top eight AP Top-25 teams lost on the same Saturday, the first time since 1989.[Fox News]
- Unranked Auburn beat No. 1 Georgia on a walk-off 34-yard field goal, the first such road win since 2007.[Fox News]
- BYU beat No. 2 Notre Dame 28-24 in Provo.[Fox News]
- The Big 12 said one second should have remained on the BYU-Notre Dame game clock, which would have given Notre Dame a final play from the BYU 8-yard line.[Fox News]
- After Saturday's games, no SEC teams remained unbeaten, and UCLA was the only unbeaten Big Ten team.[Fox News]
- Alabama, Georgia and Texas all lost on the same weekend for the first time since 1996.[Fox News]
- Alabama suffered back-to-back regular-season losses for the first time in nearly two decades.[Fox News]
What remains uncertain
- The reporting does not describe whether the game result or any official ruling changes after the Big 12 clock statement.[Fox News]
- Commentary calling Arch Manning an average quarterback and questioning his benching is opinion, not established fact.[Fox News]
- All details come from a single outlet, Fox News, and have not been independently confirmed in the provided reporting.[Fox News]
Sources
Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.