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(STATS) -- The Citadels ability to deliver in the clutch is why it is off to the best start in school history.The No. 5 Bulldogs came through again Saturday, edging Wofford 24-21 in overtime to push their record to 7-0 under first-year coach Brent Thompson.The Citadel and top-ranked Sam Houston State are the only unbeaten teams in the FCS.Cody Clarks 21-yard field goal in overtime gave The Citadel the lead before Ben Roberts recovered Wofford running back William Gays fumble on the Terriers possession. It was Woffords fourth turnover.We cant put the ball on the ground, Wofford coach Mike Ayers said. They are too good to give them more opportunities.The Citadel, which leads the SoCon with a 5-0 conference record, has won five games by eight points or less.In a matchup of two triple option offenses, The Citadel was held to 190 rushing yards, just under half of its FCS-leading average. Fullback Tyler Renew led the Bulldogs with 84 yards on 23 carries, and Reggie Williams and Dominique Allen both rushed for touchdowns.The Citadel tied the game 21-21 on K.D. Williams 13-yard interception return for a touchdown with 5:57 remaining in the fourth quarter.The Bulldogs entered the game tied with their 1992 squad for the best start in school history. The 92 squad ended the regular season ranked No. 1 in the nation.Wofford gained 299 rushing yards, led by Lorenzo Longs 103 yards.---=STATS FCS TOP 25 SCHEDULE=Saturday, Oct. 22No. 1 Sam Houston State (7-0, 6-0 Southland) 38, Nicholls (3-4, 3-2) 21Sam Houston won its first game as the No. 1 team in the nation as Jeremiah Briscoe completed 32 of 48 passes for 419 yards and three touchdowns with one interception.Tight end Deon Hutchinson caught two TDs, giving him five touchdowns among seven receptions this season.---=No. 2 Jacksonville State (6-1, 3-0 OVC) 24, Eastern Kentucky (2-5, 1-3) 7The Gamecocks intercepted five passes and returned three of them for touchdowns in their 20th straight Ohio Valley Conference win. Jaylen Hill had two of the picks, including a 60-yard TD return, and Joel McCandless and Reggie Hall scored on 41- and 88-yard returns, respectively.---=No. 3 Eastern Washington (6-1, 4-0 Big Sky) 41, Montana State (2-6, 0-5) 17EWU sophomore Gage Gubrud was 37 of 51 for 520 yards and four touchdowns.Senior Cooper Kupp caught 13 passes for 154 yards and a touchdown, and set the Eagles career record for all-purpose yards (6,079). Like Jacksonville States Josh Barge, he has caught a pass in 45 straight games -- tying the FCS record.---=No. 4 North Dakota State (6-1, 3-1 Missouri Valley) 21, No. 12 Western Illinois (5-2, 2-2) 13King Frazier rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns as five-time defending FCS champion NDSU rebounded from its first loss.Western Illinois quarterback Sean McGuire committed three turnovers in the games final eight minutes.---=No. 6 Richmond (7-1, 4-1 CAA) 35, Elon (2-5, 1-3) 7The Spiders made it five straight wins as quarterback Kyle Lauletta threw for 223 yards and two touchdowns, and freshman Deontez Thompson rushed for 116 yards and scored two touchdowns.---=No. 7 South Dakota State (5-2, 4-0) 24, No. 13 Youngstown State (5-2, 3-1) 10SDSU won the first-place showdown in the Missouri Valley Conference as quarterback Taryn Christion had 249 yards of total offense and threw for two touchdowns.Brady Mengarelli scored on a 2-yard run in the games third minute, the first rushing touchdown surrendered by Youngstown State this season.---=No. 9 Charleston Southern (4-2, 2-0 Big South) 38, Presbyterian (2-5, 1-2) 3Quarterbacks Shane Bucenell and Robert Mitchell didnt show much rust as CSU returned from a three-week layoff. Bucenell was 13 of 14 for 156 yards and rushed for a touchdown, while Mitchell ran for 113 yards and two touchdowns, including a 78-yarder.Presbyterian managed only 102 offensive yards.---=Northern Arizona (4-4, 3-2) 45, No. 10 Montana (5-2, 2-2) 34The surging Lumberjacks tripped Montana after the Grizzlies had scored 135 points over their two previous games.Blake Kemp threw for 259 yards and four touchdowns in the win. Montana quarterback Brady Gustafson was 34 of 59 for 394 yards and four touchdowns with one interception.---=No. 11 Chattanooga (7-1, 5-1 Southern) 30, VMI (3-4, 1-3) 13Chattanooga didnt have standout running back Derrick Craine, but Richarde Bagley picked up the slack with 189 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries. Quarterback Alejandro Bennifield had both a touchdown pass and run.---=No. 14 North Carolina A&T (6-1, 4-0 MEAC) 34, Howard (1-7, 1-4) 7Tarik Cohen rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown and became the 10th player in FCS history to reach 1,000 rushing yards in four different seasons. He raised his career rushing total to a MEAC-record 5,054 yards.Quarterback Lamar Raynard threw for three touchdowns, including two to Denzel Keyes.---=Murray State (2-5, 2-2 OVC) 40, No. 15 Eastern Illinois (5-3, 3-2) 38Eastern Illinois committed six turnovers in a surprising home loss. Murray States Connor Mitchell was 6-for-6 on field goal attempts, and quarterback KD Humphries had 330 yards of total offense and a touchdown pass.Devin Church led EIU with 213 yards from scrimmage and three touchdowns.---=No. 16 Villanova (6-2, 4-1 CAA) 24, No. 23 Albany (4-3, 1-3) 13Aaron Forbes rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns and the Villanova defense had nine sacks and forced two turnovers. Linebacker Ed Shockley collected 10 tackles, including four for loss with 3? sacks, and had a fumble recovery.---=UC Davis (2-5, 1/3 Big Sky) at No. 17-tie Cal Poly (4-2, 2-1), (n)A pair of Big Sky rivals squared off in the Battle for the Golden Horseshoe.---=No. 17-tie Coastal Carolina (5-2) 33, Central Connecticut State (1-6) 25Coastal linebacker Alex Scearce had three takeaways, scoring touchdowns on an interception and a fumble recovery, to spark the Chanticleers, who played without injured running back DeAngelo Henderson. Tyler Keane threw for two touchdowns.---=No. 19 North Dakota (6-2, 5-0 Big Sky) 28, Idaho State (2-5, 1-3) 21Keaton Studsrud passed for 173 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score, helping the Big Sky-leading Fighting Hawks control the ball for 39 minutes, 30 seconds.---=No. 20 Central Arkansas (6-1, 5-0) 22, Lamar (3-4, 3-2) 12Central Arkansas limited Lamar to 15 rushing yards on 34 carries, while quarterback Hayden Hildebrand passed for 208 yards and a touchdown.---=No. 21 Samford (6-1, 4-1 Southern) 30, Western Carolina (1-6, 0-5) 17Wide receiver Karel Hamilton caught 16 passes for 208 yards and two touchdowns, and quarterback Devlin Hodges threw for 375 yards and accounted for three touchdowns in Samfords fourth straight win.---=No. 22 Grambling State (5-1, 4-0 SWAC) 59, Mississippi Valley State (0-8, 0-6) 10The Tigers returned from a three-week layoff to notch an easy SWAC victory. DeVante Kincade passed for 326 yards as well as four first-half touchdowns.---=No. 24 Stony Brook (5-2, 4-0 CAA) 28, Delaware (2-5, 0-4) 3Defensive end John Haggart had 11 tackles, 5 1/2 tackles for loss, three sacks, forced three fumbles and recovered one as Stony Brook moved into a first-place tie in CAA Football with idle James Madison. 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HOUSTON -- When No. 25 LSU and No. 22 Texas A&M meet in the only college football game on Thanksgiving day, both teams will be looking to cap the regular-season on a positive note after disappointing and inconsistent years.With eight wins, a victory by the Aggies could help them nab a prestigious New Years Day bowl game.Our guys are aware of it, coach Kevin Sumlin said. Without a doubt we still have opportunity to win double-digit games. Very few teams have that. Thats what most important. In order to do that cant look past Thursdays and say that. Focus still remains on Thursday and trying to be 1-0 this week.A win by the Tigers (6-4) could help interim coach Ed Orgeron keep the job full time. LSUs players have been clear about their support for Orgeron, who took over when Les Miles was fired in September.This Thursday, obviously there will be a lot of different motivations and I dont think itll be hard to be motivated for this game because you want to get the bitter taste of a loss out of your mouth, fullback J.D. Moore said. You want to play for coach O whos willing to take the whole blame of an entire team on his shoulders even when it may not be entirely his fault. So its easy to play for a guy like that.Texas A&M will look for another big game from defensive end Myles Garrett , who had a career-high 4 1/2 sacks last week against UTSA. It was the first game Garrett has been healthy after struggling with an ankle injury for several weeks.LSU quarterback Danny Etling knows hell have to watch out for Garrett, who is predicted to be one of the top picks in the draft if he declares.Hes one of those players who is a special talent, Etling said. They have a good defense as a whole but hes obviously what stands out on film and has made a lot of plays. They use him to kind of disrupt some plays in the passing game and hes a good pass rusher.But in the running game I think hes shown that he can play on all those different downs ... hes kind of an all-down defensive lineman who can make a lot of plays for them all over the field, he said.Some things to know about the LSU-Texas A&M game:FOURNETTES STATUSLSU star running back Leonard Fournette has an ankle injury that may keep him out of Thursdays game. Fournette hass been slowed by the injury for much of the season and Orgeron said earlier this week that he was day to day and that he was very sore.dddddddddddd Orgeron said it has been tough not being able to have him at full strength for the majority of the season.It was something we had to deal with, Orgeron said. We won three games without him being there. He came in and had a great game against Ole Miss. Wed love for him to be healthy.CLOSING IN ON 1,000Texas A&M RB Trayveon Williams needs 44 yards rushing to become the first true freshman in school history to rush for 1,000 yards. Williams had 80 yards rushing last week and has had three games over 100 yards rushing, including a season-high 217 yards rushing in a win over Tennessee.IN THE MIDDLELSUs defense took a considerable hit when senior starting middle linebacker Kendell Beckwith went out with an apparent left knee injury against Florida. The 6-foot-3, 247-pound Beckwith, a clear-cut NFL prospect., has been LSUs leading tackler with 91 tackles, including six tackles for losses, a sack and fumble recovery. He was also the leader of the front seven, if not the whole defense. While Orgeron downplayed the long-term seriousness of Beckwiths injury, he ruled him out against A&M. Donnie Alexander, a junior from New Orleans and former Edna Karr high school teammate of Aggies receiver Speedy Noil, is slated to make his first start for Beckwith.FOCUSED ON FINISHINGAlthough LSU only scored 10 points last weekend against Florida, it wasnt because they couldnt move the ball. The Tigers racked up 423 yards, outgaining the Gators by 153 yards. Etling was 14 of 26 for 204 yards without an interception. If not for their failure to get more than a field goal out of their last four times inside the Florida 10-yard line because of a fumble, botched field goal and gal line stand, the Tigers might have won last weekend.We put up a lot of yards, we executed our game plan and unfortunately we shot ourselves in the foot when we needed some big plays and especially inside the red zone, Etling said.---AP Sports Writer Brett Martel contributed to this report. ' ' '