SEC ROUNDUP
No. 1 Alabama 56, Louisiana- Lafayette 14: Jaylen Waddle returned a punt for a touchdown and caught two scoring passes, including a 94-yarder, in host Alabama’s win. Quarterbacks Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts staked the Crimson Tide (5-0) to a 49-0 halftime lead over the Ragin’ Cajuns (1-3) en route to the defending national champions’ latest blowout.
Tagovailoa completed all eight of his attempts for 128 yards and two touchdowns, mostly in the first quarter. Hurts was 4 of 6 for 118 yards, including a 54-yard touchdown to Henry Ruggs III.
No. 2 Georgia 38, Tennessee 12: D’Andre Swift ran for two touchdowns, including a late 14-yarder to ice the game, and host Georgia used dominant defense to overcome a sluggish offensive start. Freshman quarterback Justin Fields scored on runs of 12 and 15 yards, and Isaac Nauta had a 31-yard touchdown on a fumble return. The Bulldogs led by only 12 points early in the final quarter before pulling away.
Florida 13, No. 23 Mississippi State 6: Feleipe Franks threw for 219 yards and Florida’s defense dominated in the Gators’ road win. Coach Dan Mullen won in his return to Starkville, guiding Florida to success in his first appearance at Davis Wade Stadium since leaving Mississippi State in November after nine mostly successful seasons. The Gators (4-1, 2-1) broke through in the third quarter when Franks threw a lateral to Kadarius Toney, who then threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Moral Stephens for a 10-6 lead. Mississippi State (3-2, 0-2) had its chances to win and led 6-3 at halftime.
No. 10 Auburn 24, Southern Miss 13: Jarrett Stidham threw for 245 yards and two touchdowns and host Auburn beat Southern Miss in a game disrupted for nearly three hours by lightning. Playing behind a shuffled offensive line, Stidham completed 19 of 33 attempts, including touchdowns of 46 yards to Seth Williams and 2 yards to Chandler Cox, while enduring four sacks. The Tigers (4-1) had built a 14-3 lead in the first half before the game was delayed for two hours, 44 minutes at the 4:27 mark of the second quarter as lightning forced players and fans to take shelter.
Texas A&M 24, Arkansas 17: In Arlington, Texas, Jashaun Corbin had the first 100-yard kickoff return to start a game for Texas A&M since 1994, Trayveon Williams ran for 153 yards with two touchdowns and the Aggies beat Arkansas for coach Jimbo Fisher’s first Southeastern Conference victory.
Vanderbilt 31, Tennessee State 27: Host Vanderbilt survived a scare. The Commodores (3-2) sputtered offensively out of the gate with quarterback Kyle Shurmur throwing two interceptions in the game’s first 15 minutes. Sparked by quarterback Demry Croft and wide receiver Treon Harris, the Tigers (2-1) rode their pass-happy offense and played opportunistic defense for a 13-10 halftime lead.