S. Carolina beats Auburn for first time in 87 years
COLUMBIA, S.C. » Kevin Harris had two touchdown runs and South Carolina turned three interceptions into points to beat No. 15 Auburn for the first time in 87 years, 30-22 on Saturday.
The Tigers (2-2 SEC) had won eight straight in the series and jumped out to a 9-0 lead in the opening 10 minutes. But Bo Nix threw three interceptions and the Gamecocks (2-2) cashed in each time to win consecutive games for the first time in more than a year.
Shi Smith had eight catches, including a 10-yard TD grab midway through the third quarter that put South Carolina ahead for good, 20-19.
Auburn was driving on its following series when Nix threw his third interception — and second to cornerback Jaycee Horn who brought the ball down the left sidelines to the Tigers 8. Harris was in the end zone a play later for a 27-19 lead and Auburn could not recover.
(1) CLEMSON 73, GEORGIA TECH
7» Trevor Lawrence brushed off his first interception of the season to pass for a career-high
404 yards and five TDs in Clemson’s (5-0, 4-0 ACC) romp over
Georgia Tec h(2-3, 2-2).
(4) NOTRE DAME 12, LOUISVILLE
7» Kyren Williams ran for 127 yards, Ian Book had a 13-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter and Notre Dame (4-0, 3-0 ACC) held off Louisville (1-4, 0-4).
Williams ran 25 times and had his third 100-yard game of the season to help the Irish win their 22nd straight at Notre Dame Stadium.
(11) TEXAS A&M 28, MISSISSIPPI STATE 14 » Isaiah Spiller ran for
114 yards and two touchdowns and Kellen Mond threw for two scores to help Texas A&M (3-1) beat Mississippi State (1-3).
Texas A&M led 14-0 at the half and had 325 yards of total offense in the game. Ainias Smith
caught five passes for 20 yards and a touchdown. Chase Lane had a 51-yard touchdown reception in the opening minutes of the third quarter.
Bulldogs coach Mike Leach benched starting quarterback KJ Costello midway through the second half for freshman Will Rogers, same as he did last week in a 24-2 loss at Kentucky. Rogers connected with Malik Heath for a 15-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter.
KENTUCKY 34, (18) TENNESSEE 7 » Kelvin Joseph and Jami Davis returned interceptions for touchdowns in the first half and Kentucky (2-2) shut out Tennessee (22) in the second half.
It was Kentucky’s first victory in Neyland Stadium since 1984, the Wildcats’ largest margin of victory in Knoxville since 56-0 in 1893 and their most lopsided victory in the series since 1935.
After getting six interceptions and allowing only a safety
against Mississippi State last week, Kentucky picked off three passes against the Vols.
Joseph’s 41-yard TD and Davis’ 85-yard return — both off interceptions thrown by Jarrett Guarantano — helped put Kentucky up 17-0 in the second quarter.
With about 5 minutes left in the third quarter and trailing by 20, Tennessee went threeand-out for a second consecutive possession and was showered with boos from the sparse crowd of 22,519.
NO. 13 MIAMI 31, PITTSBURGH 19 » D’Eriq King threw four TDpasses to help Miami (4-1, 3-1 ACC) beat Pittsburgh (3-3, 2-3).
Will Mallory caught two of King’s scoring passes and the Hurricanes bounced back from a loss at top-ranked Clemson.
The Panthers lost their third straight and were without senior quarterback Kenny Pickett. He suffered an ankle injury against Boston College last week.