College football just got absolutely rocked, with No. 1 Georgia, No. 6 Alabama, and No. 7 Texas all taking Ls on the same day for the first time in nearly 30 years. Seriously, this kind of chaos hasn’t hit the sport since October 26, 1996. If you thought Saturday was just another slate of games, you were dead wrong. It was pure madness.
No. 1 Georgia Gets Stunned by Unranked Auburn
The biggest shocker of the day had to be top-ranked Georgia falling 27-24 at home to unranked Auburn. Can you believe it? The Bulldogs, at home, against an unranked squad. Auburn kicker Alex McPherson played hero, drilling a 34-yard field goal with no time left on the clock. That’s the stuff of legends, man. Auburn quarterback Byrum Brown absolutely balled out, throwing for 150 yards and a touchdown, plus running for another 115 yards and a score. Georgia fans are probably still trying to figure out what just happened. That’s a brutal way for the No. 1 team to go down.
Alabama’s Second Half Collapse and Texas’s Blown Lead
The upsets didn’t stop there. No. 6 Alabama went down to No. 14 Tennessee, who flat out embarrassed the Crimson Tide in the second half. Tennessee outscored Bama 14-0 after halftime, just pure dominance. Vols running back DeSean Bishop was a beast, rushing for 159 yards and two touchdowns. Then you had No. 7 Texas, who somehow managed to blow a 17-3 lead at home against unranked Florida. They gave up 24 unanswered points, turning that comfortable lead into a 27-17 deficit. Texas did score a late touchdown and even had a chance to tie or take the lead after forcing a three-and-out. But then Florida linebacker Myles Graham came up huge with a sack on Texas quarterback Arch Manning, forcing a fumble that Gators defensive back Kanye Clark recovered. Florida just ran out the clock from there. What a choke, right?
A Trip Down Memory Lane: The Last Time This Happened
To really put this Saturday into perspective, you have to go all the way back to October 26, 1996. That’s the last time these three giants of college football all lost on the same day. Back then, No. 7 Alabama lost 20-13 to No. 6 Tennessee, led by none other than future Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning. Unranked Georgia, in the middle of a tough 5-6 season, fell 24-17 to Kentucky. And for good measure, unranked Colorado lost 28-24 at No. 8 Colorado. It just shows you how rare and utterly wild what we just saw really was.
What a day for college football. These teams have a lot to think about after taking these punches. The season just got a whole lot more interesting for everyone watching.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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