College football scores, live updates and highlights in Week 12

The Gamecocks hold a shocking 30-3 lead over No. 3 Texas A&M at the half in College Station. It has been a nightmare start for the Aggies, as they are struggling in all three phases of the game and made every possible mistake in the first 30 minutes.

Quarterback Marcel Reed came in with some Heisman buzz, but a season's worth of work towards that award has been flushed in one disastrous half against South Carolina. Reed is 6-for-19 passing for 141 yards, two interceptions and a fumble (on a backwards pass) that led to a Gamecocks scoop-and-score.

His three turnovers have led to 17 South Carolina points, including this quick strike touchdown pass from LaNorris Sellers to Nyck Harbor, as the Gamecocks' track star showed off his world class speed to dust the A&M secondary after they took some poor angles.

That put South Carolina up 27-3 with a minute to go, and they added three more points after Reed threw his second pick of the half on the Aggies' ensuing drive to give the Gamecocks a 30-3 lead at the break.

The Aggies will need a miracle in the second half to avoid their first loss of the season. Reed is not seeing the field well and they were already unable to run the football in the first half with -9 yards on the ground as a team. Now, trailing by 27 it's hard to see them being able to do anything but throw the ball, with the Gamecocks trying to get to Reed and turn him over even more in the second half.

Given Wisconsin won last week with their punter leading the team in passing, few expected them to hang around on the road with No. 2 Indiana on Saturday. However, that's why they play the games on the field and not on paper, and the Hoosiers have gotten off to another sluggish start and only lead 10-7 at the half.

The Badgers haven't been particularly successful offensively, but they have been able to move the ball a bit on the Hoosiers and capitalized on their one opportunity to create an explosive when they caught Indiana selling out for the run on 4th and 1 for a long touchdown late in the second quarter.

That tied things up at the time, with Indiana putting together a field goal drive late in the quarter to reclaim the lead. The Hoosiers have just 159 yards of offense at the half, including just 20 rushing yards as their inability to move the ball consistently on the ground has created some real problems for their offense.

They will need to figure out how to move the ball more consistently in the second half and shake out of this offensive slump that has plagued them the past two weeks. Wisconsin, which has 145 yards of offense (with 45 coming on the TD pass), doesn't seem like the team built to make them pay in the form of a loss, but the Hoosiers built an identity on not playing with their food and have made more of a habit of that recently than they'd like.

The most shocking score line of the early window in Week 12 is what's happening in College Station, where undefeated Texas A&M is down 20-3 to South Carolina in the early second quarter.

Marcel Reed and the Aggies' offense has struggled, and at the end of the first quarter, already trailing 10-3, a disastrous decision by Reed to try and throw the ball backwards while getting wrapped up resulted in scoop-and-score touchdown to extend the Gamecocks' lead to 17-3.

Another quick stop from the South Carolina defense gave the ball back to LaNorris Sellers and the offense, who marched down into Aggie territory again to tack on a field goal early in the second quarter to go up 20-3.

The Aggies have yet to get anything going on the ground, rushing for -13 yards so far in the game, and the passing attack has been held largely in check with the exception of one 43-yard strike from Reed to KC Concepcion. On the other side, South Carolina's been able to move the ball pretty well against Texas A&M's typically stout defense. Sellers is having one of his best performances of the season, with the big play of the game for the Gamecocks being a 50-yard strike from Sellers to Vandrevius Jacobs to set up their first touchdown of the afternoon.

There's still a long way to go in this one, but after 20 minutes of play, it's been all Gamecocks and the Aggies have a lot of work to do to avoid their first loss of the season.

After a missed field goal on their opening drive, the Irish decided to take their kicking woes out of the equation in Pittsburgh by finding the end zone twice in a span of a minute to jump out to an early 14-0 lead. First, Jeremiyah Love put another long touchdown run on his highlight reel, breaking through the Pitt defensive front and then put a safety in the blender with a vicious spin move to free himself to take it to the house.

On Pitt's ensuing possession, freshman QB Mason Heintschel got caught staring down his receiver and Tae Johnson jumped in front of a hook route for a pick six that put the Irish up two touchdowns.

Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi said this week that since this isn't an ACC game it doesn't matter if Notre Dame beats them by 100, and it looks like that result might be in play midway through the first quarter.

Week 12 of the 2025 college football season is stacking up as the most important slate since the initial College Football Playoff Rankings were unveiled. Saturday alone is home to litany of games that will have a major impact on the final standings.

That includes a few matchups with elimination implications. Take No. 9 Notre Dameand No. 22 Pitt, for example. Both are still in the conversation, but neither can really afford another loss at this point.

So that adds some considerable spice to Notre Dame's road trip to Pittsburgh this weekend. Other two-loss teams like No. 11 Oklahoma, No. 10 Texas and No. 17 USCface potential elimination against tough opponents.

There's a lot on the line for a lot of prominent teams as the 2025 season nears its conclusion. Here's a look at the Week 12 contests that matter in the College Football Playoff race and the implications for both teams involved.

College Football Playoff Bubble Watch: Notre Dame vs. Pitt among potential elimination games in Week 12

Will Backus

College Football Playoff expansion has brought enhanced interest to conference championship races down the stretch. And in the SEC, there are still a half-dozen teams mathematically alive to play the first weekend of December.

If anything goes awry over the next several weeks for unbeaten Texas A&M or one-loss Alabama, all bets are off with how the playoff selection committee will view this conference during final deliberations.

Saturday's seismic matchups pitting No. 11 Oklahoma vs. No. 4 Alabama and No. 10 Texas vs. No. 5 Georgia, among others, will provide a glimpse into how this race will be decided over the final stretch.

We've scribbled out all SEC Championship Game scenarios below, along with how each result could play into the playoff picture.

2025 SEC Championship Game scenarios: Paths for Alabama, Texas A&M, Georgia, Ole Miss and more contenders

Brad Crawford

Consider this an official petition to call Week 12 of the 2025 college footballseason "Decision Weekend." It -- obviously -- isn't the last slate of games on the schedule, nor is it the last chance for teams to impress the College Football Playoff selection committee.

But Saturday will be key for several prominent teams. Take No. 9 Notre Dame, for example. The Fighting Irish have thrived since their 0-2 start, but that start also means they cannot afford another loss. Neither can No. 22 Pittsburgh, which hosts Notre Dame on Saturday. The 7-2 Panthers have quietly emerged as an ACC contender and a win against Notre Dame would propel them into the national spotlight.

It's also a big weekend for the SEC. More specifically, the conference's Red River Rivals -- No. 11 Oklahoma and No. 10 Texas are each staring down season-defining games. The Sooners have a tough trip to Tuscaloosa to play No. 4 Alabama on deck, while the Longhorns also have to hit the road to play a Georgia team that they have not beat since 2018.

College football schedule, games 2025: What to watch in Week 12, TV, streaming, Saturday kickoff times

Will Backus

It's November. The sun is going down earlier, the clouds are more prominent, and this week, there was suddenly a few inches of snow dumped on the ground where I live, north of Chicago. As if seasonal affective disorder isn't enough to get me feeling down, there was also what happened in The Six Pack last week.

It was another 3-3 week, but it was one in which it felt like I had my heart ripped out. Oregon and Iowa both had red zone turnovers in a game that finished with 34 points when we needed 41 to hit our over. Oregon State outgained Sam Houston State 474 yards to 157, yet somehow found a way to not only cover the spread but also lose the game outright. Then there was Auburn, our Upset of the Week. The Tigers led Vanderbilt 20-10 at halftime, and held a 30-24 lead after the third quarter. They lost in overtime.

It's enough to make me wonder if The Six Pack is cursed this year. No matter what we do, we're going 3-3. There's no escaping it.

The Six Pack: Picks for Alabama vs. Oklahoma, Georgia vs. Texas and Tom Fornelli's lock for Week 12

Tom Fornelli

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