Alabama cruises to victory over rival Auburn

No. 1 Alabama 52, Auburn 21: Tua Tagovailoa threw five touchdown passes and ran for a score to lead host Alabama (12-0, 8-0 SEC) to a victory over rival Auburn (7-5, 3-5).

Tagovailoa and the Crimson Tide took over with an explosive third quarter, when the Heisman Trophy contender threw three long touchdown passes. He’s the first Alabama player to have a hand in six TDs in a game and matched the school record with the five scoring passes.

Now, ‘Bama heads to the SEC championship game against No. 5 Georgia with a guaranteed playoff spot on the line.

Leading Auburn just 17-14 at halftime, Tagovailoa launched the Tide into another SEC blowout. He was 11-of-12 passing for 208 yards and four touchdowns in the second half, despite only playing one series in the fourth quarter.

No. 5 Georgia 45, Georgia Tech 21: Jake Fromm threw four touchdown passes, D’Andre Swift ran for 105 yards and host Georgia (11-1) romped into the SEC championship game with a rout of Georgia Tech (7-5).

Georgia went to the locker room with a 38-7 lead – which, in an interesting twist, was the score of last year’s dominating victory over the Yellow Jackets. The Bulldogs held a 343-66 edge in total yards, piling up 18 first downs to only four by Georgia Tech.

Fromm threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Riley Ridley, a 12-yarder to Jeremiah Holloman and a 44-yarder to Mercole Hardman. Swift chipped in with a 1yard scoring run, Elijah Holyfield had an 8-yard TD and Rodrigo Blankenship completed the onslaught with a 25-yard field goal on the final play of the half.

No. 13 Florida 41, Florida State 14: Feleipe Franks had three touchdown passes and Florida (9-3) used a punishing ground attack to end a five-game losing streak to host Florida State (5-7).

Lamical Perine had a 74-yard touchdown run as Florida ran for 278 yards, averaging 5.3 yards per carry. Perine ran for 129 yards, averaging 9.9 yards per carry.

No. 15 Penn State 38, Maryland 3: Trace McSorley completed 12 of 22 passes for 230 yards and had a hand in three touchdowns to help host Penn State (9-3, 6-3 Big Ten) rout Maryland (5-7, 3-6).

McSorley added 64 rushing yards on 11

Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa escapes pressure from Auburn defensive lineman Marlon Davidson.

carries for the Nittany Lions. He threw a 34-yard bullet through freezing rain to KJ Hamler on the game’s first play, sprinted downfield to throw a block that opened Miles Sanders up for a 35-yard run on the next, then skipped into the end zone from 3 yards out to cap the quick opening drive.

No. 17 Kentucky 56, Louisville 10: Terry Wilson accounted for 340 yards and four touchdowns, Benny Snell Jr. rushed for two scores and visiting Kentucky (9-3) blew out archrival Louisville (2-10) to win the Governor’s Cup.

The Wildcats scored TDs on all five first-half drives and never trailed in posting their first nine-win regular season since 1977, scoring TDs on all five firsthalf drives. Wilson’s 3-yard scoring run provided a 14-0 lead before he tossed TD passes of 28 and 13 yards to Lynn Bowden for a 35-10 cushion late in the second quarter. The sophomore transfer threw a

32-yard TD to Josh Ali in the third to make it 42-10.

No. 19 Syracuse 42, Boston College 21: Eric Dungey ran for three touchdowns and threw for 362 yards and three more scores to lead Syracuse (9-3, 6-2 ACC) to a victory at Boston College (7-5, 4-4).

The Orange gave up the first score of the game and then scored touchdowns on three straight possessions, starting with a 75-yard pass from Dungey to a wide-open Sean Riley. BC fumbled the ensuing kickoff, setting up Dungey’s 4yard run to make it 14-7 and the Eagles never got any closer.

No. 20 Northwestern 24, Illinois 16: Clayton Thorson accounted for three touchdowns, Isaiah Browser rushed for 166 yards on 18 carries and host Northwestern (8-4, 8-1) beat Illinois (4-8, 2-7) for its seventh straight Big Ten win.

Thorson completed 12 of 18 passes for 110 yards and two TDs. He also ran for a

score, and Bowser posted his fourth 100yard game of the season.

Miami 24, No. 24 Pittsburgh 3: Travis Homer rushed for 168 yards and a long touchdown,

DeeJay Dallas ran back a punt for one of his two scores and host Miami (7-5, 4-4 ACC) closed its regular season by knocking off Pittsburgh (7-5, 6-2). Dallas also had a rushing touchdown for the Hurricanes.

No. 25 Iowa State 42, Kansas State 38: David Montgomery ran for three touchdowns, including the winner with 4:34 to go, and host Iowa State (7-4, 6-3 Big 12) rallied from 17 down in the fourth quarter to stun Kansas State and snap a 10-game skid against the Wildcats (5-7, 3-6).

Montgomery had 149 yards rushing for the Cyclones, who clinched their bestever finish in the Big 12.