Gio Lopez delivered his best game of the season against Duke, throwing for 216 yards and a 78.9% completion rate, but UNC still lost 32-25 — with blame falling squarely on the offensive coordinator.
Austin Simmons scored his first career rushing TD to restore Ole Miss’ lead and guide a 30-23 road win over Kentucky in his first SEC start. The redshirt sophomore threw for 235 yards, ran for 44, and played through a late leg scare. A late Kewan Lacy burst set up a key field goal as Ole Miss opened SEC play 1-0 and moved to 2-0 in Simmons’ starts.