College football Week 10: Recaps, highlights, scores, rankings

By Google News Sports · 2026-11-08T08:49:58+01:00

Hope you got some rest after one of the best Saturday slates of the season. In case you missed any of the late-night scores from yesterday, we got you covered. Four of the five games we were tracking came down to one score. Check them out below:

No. 15 Texas Tech's 53-48 win over West Virginia was the key contest to cap a crazy day in college football. The Red Raiders took a 41-27 lead at half, at the hands of NINE combined touchdowns — two of which were 70+ yarders.

The Mountaineers battled in the second half, shutting out a red-hot Raiders offense in the third quarter while limiting them to just 12 total yards. On the other side of the ball, WVU quarterback Michael Hawkins orchestrated three touchdown drives to go on a 21-0 run and gain the 48-41 lead.

The script flipped once again in the fourth quarter, as Stone Harrington completed a 46-yard field goal. TTU quarterback Tommy Castellanos connected with Kenny Johnson for a 5-yard touchdown pass to cap a 15-play, 69-yard drive that left 2:44 on the clock with the Raiders up by three.

WVU failed to answer on the ensuing drive as Hawkins was sacked in the Mountaineers ' end zone to give Texas Tech a safety and the ultimate 53-48 lead.

The Raiders recovered their onside kick to seal their dramatic victory.

We knew a weekend with seven ranked-vs.-ranked matchups wouldn't disappoint. Here's what you may have missed:

Here are some of the top ranked results from the day.

The action didn't end with FBS ranked stunners. The FCS had some of the top teams on the ropes. It'll surely shake up the next rankings.

Even at the Division II and Division III level there were record-breaking days. DII Ferris State tied the DII record for consecutive wins at 40 and DIII Endicott scored 93 points.

After all of those games, can you imagine that there's more football to watch? Here's what's left to close the night after 12 a.m. E.T.:

The second College Football Playoff rankings are coming after this week. Here's some quick takeaways at the top of the rankings after today's results:

Now that we’re all done watching Notre Dame take down Miami, you should flip the channel over to ESPN for No. 15 Texas Tech vs. West Virginia, where the Red Raiders lead, 41-27.

Since we began writing this post, we’ve seen FOUR touchdowns. We’ve seen NINE total touchdowns — two of which were 70+ yarders — while three others were 29+ yards.

Oh yeah, and those were all in the first half.

That’s right. The Mountaineers and Red Raiders are trading blows like heavyweight fighters out in Lubbock. Texas Tech opened the scoring with a 30-yard TD pass before West Virginia answered, then took the lead with a field goal.

They traded TDs two more times — including the two 70-yarders — before Texas Tech tacked on three more unanswered TDs before the end of the half.

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The quarterbacks are both throwing bombs. Texas Tech QB Thomas Castellanos is 10-for-13 for 287 yards and four touchdowns, while West Virginia QB Michael Hawkins Jr. is 5-for-8 for 183 yards and a TD.

WVU has another 215 yards on the ground, with two rushing touchdowns. Texas Tech has 207 yards and two TDs on the ground.

Wild stuff is happening over in the Big 12.

No. 11 Notre Dame knocked off No. 1 Miami 31-24 in South Bend. The Fighting Irish avenged last year’s loss, holding off a second-half rally from the Hurricanes.

Notre Dame jumped out to a 24-3 lead…

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