Alabama held off South Carolina 27-25 after allowing the Gamecocks a chance at handing the Crimson Tide its second straight SEC loss by botching an onside-kick recovery.

Ryan Williams caught a 75-yard touchdown pass from Jalen Milroe with 2:18 left and No. 4 Alabama beat No. 2 Georgia 41-34 on Saturday night in a wild Southeastern Conference debut for Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer.

Jalen Milroe threw three touchdowns and ran for two more as No. 4 Alabama made a rare trip north and posted a 42-10 win over Wisconsin Saturday.

Michael Penix Jr. threw four touchdown passes and No. 5 Washington held off a fierce comeback attempt to beat Stanford 42-33 for its 15th straight win.

Michael Penix Jr. threw for 473 yards and four touchdowns and Jack Westover had three scoring catches to lead No. 8 Washington to a 41-7 victory over Michigan State, playing their first game without suspended coach Mel Tucker.

Payton Thorne played well in spurts, allowing No. 15 Michigan State to earn a lopsided win over Western Michigan despite struggling for long stretches of the opener on both sides of the ball.

Payton Thorne capped three straight drives with touchdown passes in the first half and threw for a fourth score in the final quarter to help No. 15 Michigan State pull away and beat Western Michigan 35-13.