College football’s best moments from Week 6’s chaotic Saturday

Week 6 arrived quietly and left with a vengeance. A seemingly light and understated schedule was anything but, with five of the AP top-11 teams losing , four to unranked opponents.

The most stunning upsets were in the SEC, where Vanderbilt — a conference doormat of many years — beat No. 1 Alabama for the first time in 40 years and Arkansas stymied the potent offense of No. 4 Tennessee . It was the first time two top-five SEC teams lost to unranked opponents on the same day, ever.

Saturday's upset slate also featured No. 25 Texas A&M taking down No. 9 Missouri, 41-10; Minnesota overcoming No. 11 USC, 24-17; and Washington getting revenge in a national championship rematch against No. 10 Michigan , 27-17.

A day of head shakes for one team was a day of celebration for another — and its fans (and fear, even, for their goal posts).

People and goal posts partying in Nashville

Before Saturday, Vanderbilt hadn't beaten Alabama since Sept. 29, 1984, when the Commodores won 30-21 in Tuscaloosa. Before that, Vanderbilt hadn't taken down the Tide since 1969. And before that, you have to go back to 1956 for a win.

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So while departing FirstBank Stadium, Vandy fans left with some easy-to-carry, pocket-sized memorabilia of the historic win, so long as you have gargantuan pockets. The fans tore down and took the goal posts.

Fans carried the goal posts nearly three miles from the stadium, down famed Broadway and to the Cumberland River, where they dumped the posts. All with a police escort.

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Cal goes crazy for GameDay

The creativity of the Cal fanbase's signs was put on national notice Saturday as ESPN's "College GameDay" crew was stationed in Berkeley for the team's matchup against No. 8 Miami , which rallied down 25 points for a wild 39-38 comeback in full spirit of Pac-12 After Dark.

Cal students, who were well awake for the ESPN program's early 6 a.m. local start time, leaned into some stereotypes as a badge of honor, as seen in their GameDay signs. One read: "You people are blocking the library."

"Too busy w/ midterms, no poster time," another sign on notebook paper read.

"I only do lines of code," another said.

"Miami's playbook is shorter than my syllabus."

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You get the point. They were really, really good.

Cal students were full of surprises, especially one who hit a $100,000 field goal kick. Daniel, a student who arrived at the GameDay premise at 11:30 p.m. the night before, missed his first attempt but made his second on Pat McAfee's kicking contest, winning $100,000 for himself and $600,000 for Hurricane Helene relief efforts.

Oh, and he did it in Vans slip-on shoes.

Joining forces

In a service academy clash that saw Navy trounce Air Force 34-7, the foes put aside their rivalry during halftime for a joint performance of "America the Beautiful."

At that point, the Midshipmen held a 21-7 lead and continued to ride that momentum to their fifth consecutive victory and Navy's best start since 2017. Quarterback Blake Horvath won with his legs, with 115 yards on 19 carries. Running back Eli Heidenreich also hit the 100-yard milestone on just six attempts.

Air Force 's mascot also got in on the action by attacking a folding table on the sideline. Like Buffalo Bills fans during tailgates, the blue Falcon jumped onto the table and snapped it in half while Bill the Goat, Navy's mascot, cheered.

Seeing red

When Western Kentucky hosts UTEP on Thursday, the Hilltoppers will have eyes all over the field. Just take a look at the new helmets the team unveiled on Oct. 3.

As part of a planned "Red Out game," WKU will don monochromatic uniforms topped with red helmets inspired by their furry costumed mascot Big Red. The helmets feature two cartoonish eye decals on each side with a black face mask meant to resemble Big Red's mouth.

The Hilltoppers haven't worn red helmets since the mid-2000s, though they have worn helmets with various Big Red decals in recent seasons.

Can anyone catch Ashton Jeanty ?

Boise State star Ashton Jeanty became the first running back to surpass 1,000 rushing yards this season, and he needed only 90 carries to do it.

The Heisman contender reached the mark during the first half of the Broncos' 62-30 victory over Utah State and finished the night with 186 yards and three touchdowns on 13 carries. Jeanty sat out the second half because of Boise State's large lead.

He eclipsed 100 rushing yards in every game this season, including two in which he ran for more than 250 yards.

Through five games, Jeanty has 1,031 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns, averaging 10.85 yards per carry. Boise State is 4-1.

Perfect punt

Texas A&M had plenty of highlights throughout its 41-10 win against Missouri , but one special teams play really stood out. At Missouri's 49-yard line, A&M punter Tyler White booted the ball 48 yards to place it just outside the end zone. The Aggies even got a favorable bounce that kept the ball out of touchback territory before it rolled out of bounds.

The masterpiece punt received an enthusiastic call from commentator Joe Tessitore, who praised White's work.

"And this punt is going to ... you can't even dream it up! I mean, are you kidding me? By Tyler White the punter! As if he's got a joystick controller in his hands and just went hard left!" Tessitore said. "Even when they punt away to close out the half, it's golden."

The Aggies went on to defeat the Tigers in the only ranked matchup of the weekend. Since losing to Notre Dame in the season-opener, the Aggies have won five in a row.

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