Meanwhile, Michigan kept on winning ahead of an undefeated showdown with rival Michigan State next week.

Alabama and Ohio State continued to rebound in impressive fashion after early season losses and the ACC balance of power has officially shifted?

The Crimson Tide allowed 346 yards, but racked up 574 yards of their own offensively with quarterback Bryce Young throwing for 371 yards and two touchdowns.

In his last two outings, Young has passed for 719 yards with six touchdown passes and no interceptions.

and Bryce Young total five rushing TDs to help overcome a slow first half, defeating relentless Tennessee, 52-24.

The Cincinnati offense woke up just long enough and scored just enough to fend off an upset-minded Navy, but the Bearcats went three-and-out four times and gained just 271 yards (5.3 per play) against a Midshipmen defense that had been allowing 370 yards per game and 6.1 per play.

The offense has now put up 35 or more points in the first half for four straight games, which is tied for the longest streak in a season over the last 15 years.

Stroud has started to hit his stride and finished the game with 266 yards and four touchdowns, and running back TreVeyon Henderson had two touchdowns of his own.

The Wolverines avoided any chance of a loss looking ahead to its game against Michigan State and handled Northwestern in a 33-7 win.

Minus a few fumbles, it was a relatively uneventful game that saw Michigan finish with 294 rushing yards and four touchdowns on the ground.

The defense held Northwestern to 233 total yards of offense and had a fumble recovery and an interception, with a blocked punt on special teams, as well.

Mel Tucker's team will look to attack downfield against a Michigan defense that hasn't faced great passing offenses this season.

But Oregon responded with a 34-3 scoring run over the next two quarters, including a 43-yard touchdown run from Anthony Brown that seemingly put the game away.

The Fighting Irish had steady production from top running back Kyren Williams (138 rush yards, two touchdowns) and a passing game that broadened a bit, as Jack Coan featured freshman wideout Lorenzo Styles Jr.

Sam Hartman was brilliant, with six total touchdowns and a career-high 458 passing yards, as Wake Forest remained the ACC's only unbeaten team.

The Deacons have scored 35 or more points in all seven games this season, but they also gave up 416 rushing yards to Army and allowed the Knights to convert 12 of 19 third or fourth downs.

Still, it was a defensive play by Wake Forest that turned the game around in the third quarter: Traveon Redd intercepted a fourth-down pass on a trick play and returned it 83 yards for a touchdown.

With games remaining against Mississippi State (road), Tennessee (home), Vanderbilt (road), New Mexico State (home) and Louisville (road), Kentucky has a good chance at finishing 11-1, which would put them right in the mix for a New Year's Six bowl game (or even the SEC East title, if Georgia falters twice).

The Wildcats defeated the (MSU) Bulldogs 24-2 last season, shutting out a Mike Leach-coached offense for the first time in his career.

This time, the stubborn Cowboys defense held Breece Hall to 70 yards on 21 carries, below his average of 125 per game.

But the Cowboys came up a yard short on fourth down at the Iowa State 41 with 1:09 left in the game, ending a chance at another OSU upset that led them to that eight-game winning streak.

Senior quarterback Kenny Pickett was again the star for Pitt, with 302 passing yards and two touchdowns.

The Mustangs' offense continued to light it up against Tulane, with Tanner Mordecai going 30-of-42 for 427 yards, three touchdowns, no INTs and another TD run.

The Mustangs had a season-high 612 yards of total offense, including 400 before halftime, becoming the first team in the FBS to have 300 passing yards and 100 rushing yards in any half against an FBS opponent this year.

A 20-14 win against Air Force kept San Diego State undefeated (7-0) and the Aztecs got it done with the usual formula: great defense, good special teams and enough offense.

The Aztecs came into the game with the nation's top-ranked rushing defense (61.2 yards per game) and limited the Falcons' dangerous rushing attack to 192 yards -- well below their season average (336.4 mpg).

The offense didn't get much going on the ground, as it finished with only 62 total yards rushing.

The defense held Illinois to only 38 yards passing but gave up 357 yards rushing and a touchdown.

There are only two other teams in the past 15 years to win against an AP top-10 opponent with fewer passing yards than the 38 Illinois had on Saturday (UCLA, 2010; Florida, 2014).

Penn State now has two conference losses on the year, with games against Ohio State, Michigan and Michigan State remaining.

Sincere McCormick ran for 113 yards and three touchdowns, and Dadrian Taylor returned an interception 51 yards for their fifth defensive touchdown of the season, which ties Ohio State for the most in the FBS

They were struggling to slow down an explosive Mountaineers passing game, but the offense was doing its job