College football Week 3 top plays: LSU, Ohio State, TCU, Colorado, more

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College football Week 3 top plays: LSU, Ohio State, TCU, Colorado, more

Week 3 of the college football season is underway!

Kicking things off on FOX, Drew Allar and No. 7 Penn State are battling Illinois on “Big Noon Kickoff.” Find all the action here.

No. 14 LSU continued its hot streak taking down SEC foe Mississippi State, 41-14. The Tigers were led by stellar playing from QB Jayden Daniels, who ended the day with 352 passing yards and two rushing TDs.

WR Malik Nabers was Daniels’ main target all day hauling in two TD catches and finishing with 239 receiving yards. Nabers recorded four receptions of 25-plus yards in the first half, the most by an LSU player in the opening half of a game since Ja’Marr Chase in 2019 against Vanderbilt.

In an exciting upset, Missouri defeated No. 15 Kansas State, 30-27, at Memorial Stadium. The game was won on a 61-yard field goal by Harrison Mevis, the longest field goal in SEC history.

The previously held record was 60 yards kicked nearly 40 years ago in 1984.

Missouri is now 3-0, and sits at No. 1 in the SEC East.

Later, a handful of top-15 teams are in action, including No. 6 Ohio State, No. 8 Washington and No. 11 Tennessee. Closing things out, it’s a battle between in-state rivals, as TCU faces Houston (8 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app), followed by Deion Sanders and No. 18 Colorado playing host to Colorado State (10 p.m. ET).

Here are the top moments!

No. 14 LSU at Mississippi State, 41-14

Too little, too late

A quick pass from QB Mike Wright to TE Antonio Harmon resulted in a 4-yard TD for the Bulldogs in the fourth quarter, but it was not enough to overcome the large deficit.

Roaring on

The Tigers made it 41-7 adding a 1-yard rushing TD from Daniels on first-and-goal. Another deep connection with Nabers set up the scoring play.

5 for No. 5

Daniels’ added to his day with a 5-yard rushing TD in the third quarter. The senior was shaken up earlier in the quarter after a hit, deemed targeting, was placed on him by Mississippi State safety Shawn Preston who was subsequently disqualified.

It’s good!

Ramos nails a 41-yard FG and put the Tigers up by 20.

Before the half

Lideatrick Griffin got his first career rushing touchdown, and gave the Bulldogs its first score of the game, running 9 yards into the end zone right before the half.

3rd & goal

RB Josh Williams rushed for a 1-yard TD, giving the Tigers a 24-0 lead.

Run it back

It was déjà vu for Daniels and Nabers as the two connected again for another TD to push the Tigers to a 16-0 lead. The extra point was good, making it 17-0.

Touchdown!

Jayden Daniels found Malik Nabers for a 26-yard TD pass to give LSU a 9-0 lead late in the first quarter. The Tigers were first on the board following a 22-yard FG from Damian Ramos early on and ended the quarter 10-0.

Western Kentucky at No. 6 Ohio State (4 p.m. ET)