Las Vegas Review-Journal (Sunday)
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
■ No. 1 Alabama 24, No.
19 Louisiana State 10 — At Tuscaloosa, Ala., Jalen Hurts passed for a touchdown and ran for a score for the Crimson Tide (9-0, 6-0) in their seventh straight win over the Tigers (6-3, 3-2). Darrel Williams scored LSU’s TD on a 2-yard run set up by his 54-yard scamper. Alabama was outgained 306-299 in yards of offense, and the Tigers had a nineminute edge in time of possession. ■ No. 2 Georgia 24, South Carolina 10 — At Athens, Ga., Jake Fromm threw two touchdown passes, and Nick Chubb ran for 102 yards for the Bulldogs (9-0, 6-0), who have won their first nine games for the first time since 1982. Jake Bentley threw for 227 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions for the Gamecocks (63, 4-3), who had won three straight. ■ No. 16 Auburn 42, Texas A&M 27 — At College Station, Texas, Jarrett Stidham threw for 268 yards and three touchdowns, and Kerryon Johnson ran for 145 yards and a score for the Tigers (72, 5-1), who led by eight at halftime. Kellen Mond was 5 of 11 passing for 16 yards for the Aggies (5-4, 3-3) before being benched in the second quarter. Nick Starkel took over and threw for 184 yards and two TDs. ■ No. 21 Mississippi State 34, Massachusetts 23 — At Starkville, Miss., Nick Fitzgerald ran for 135 yards and two touchdowns for the Bulldogs (7-2), who overcame a six-point halftime deficit. The Minutemen (2-7) had the ball in the fourth quarter with a chance for a go-ahead score but went three-andout. Deddrick Thomas returned the ensuing punt 83 yards for a TD. ■ Vanderbilt 31, Western Kentucky 17 — At Nashville, Tenn., Trent Sherfield had a 45yard touchdown run and a 4-yard TD catch, and Ralph Webb ran for 104 yards and a score for the
Commodores (4-5), who led after the first quarter for the first time since Sept. 16. The Hilltoppers (5-4) were without tight end Deon Yelder, their leader in catches, yards receiving and touchdowns, because of injury. ■ Mississippi 37, Kentucky 34
— At Lexington, Ky., Jordan Ta’amu threw for 382 yards and four touchdowns, including two to D.K. Metcalf, with their 7-yard hookup with five seconds left sending the Rebels (4-5, 2-4) to victory. Benny Snell ran for 176 yards and three touchdowns for the Wildcats (6-3, 3-3), who were outgained 473-455 in yards of offense. ■ Missouri 45, Florida 16 — At Columbia, Mo., Larry Rountree ran for 83 yards and three touchdowns for the Tigers (4-5, 1-4) who amassed 227 yards rushing in their third straight victory. Graduate transfer Malik Zaire was 13 of 19 passing for 158 yards with one
interception for the Gators (3-5, 3-4), who lost their fourth in a row. ■ Tennessee 24, Southern
Mississippi 10 — At Knoxville, Tenn., John Kelly ran for two touchdowns after turnovers by the Golden Eagles (5-4) as the Volunteers (4-5) avoided their first five-game slide since 1988. Tennessee lost starting quarterback Jarrett Guarantano to injury three plays into the second quarter, prompting the debut of freshman Will McBride, who was 1 of 8 passing for 13 yards. ■ Arkansas 39, Coastal Carolina 38 — At Fayetteville, Ark., Cole Kelley scored on a 1-yard run with 1:55 left for the Razorbacks (45), who overcame a 13-point fourthquarter deficit. T.J. Hammonds had an 88-yard touchdown run and caught a 60-yard scoring pass for Arkansas. The Chanticleers (1-8) lost quarterback Tyler Keane to a first-half injury.