San Antonio Express-News (Sunday)
No. 4 Georgia powers past No. 7Auburn
ATHENS, Ga. — Stetson Bennett threw for 240 yards and a touchdown in his first college start, Zamir White ran for a pair of scores and No. 4 Georgia romped to a 27-6 victory over No. 7 Auburn on Saturday night in the first Top 10 matchup of the college football season.
The Bulldogs (2-0) buried Auburn with a 24-0 blitz in the first half, extending their domination of the Deep South’s oldest rivalry.
The teams had traditionally played in November, but a revamped Southeastern Conference schedule in this pandemic affected season moved the game up to Week 2. It was their earliest meeting since the very first game in the series was played in February 1892.
Georgia kept the upper hand with a fourth straight victory over Auburn (1-1). The Bulldogs have won 13 of the last 16 meetings.
Bennett, a fourth-year junior known as “The Mailman,” sure delivered before a socially distanced crowd of 20,524 at Sanford Stadium. He didn’t make any major mistakes while completing an efficient 17 of 28 passes, including a 21-yard touchdown to George Pickens.
NO. 1CLEMSON 41 VIRGINIA 23
In Clemson, S.C., Trevor Lawrence threw for 329 yards and three touchdowns, two to Amari Rodgers, and the Tigers started 3-0 for the sixth straight season. It was the 38th game with at least one TD for Travis Etienne, matching the all-time mark shared by Florida’s Tim Tebow and Louisiana Tech’s Kenneth Dixon.
NO. 3 FLORIDA 38 SOUTH CAROLINA 24
Kyle Trask and Kyle Pitts hooked up for two more touchdowns, leading Florida past
South Carolina in Gainesville, Fla. Trask completed 21 of 29 passes for 268 yards, with four TDs and an interception.
TULSA 34, NO. 11UCF 26
In Orlando, Fla., Zach Smith threw three touchdown passes and Tulsa erased an 18-point first-half deficit to snap the Knights’ 21-game home winning streak.
NO. 12 NORTH CAROLINA 26 BOSTON COLLEGE 22
Sam Howell threw two touchdown passes and Trey Morrison scored after intercepting the potential tying 2-point conversion with 45 seconds left to lead North Carolina in Boston. With the cancellation of one game because of the virus and a scheduled off week leaving North Carolina idle since Sept. 12, the Tar Heels (2-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) sent BC (2-1, 1-1) to its first loss under new coach Jeff Hafley.
NO. 15 CINCINNATI 28 SOUTH FLORIDA 7
Gerrid Doaks ran for 102 yards and a touchdown, Tre Tucker returned a kickoff 97 yards for a score, and host Cincinnati had five interceptions as it beat South Florida to remain undefeated.
ARKANSAS 21
NO. 16MISSISSIPPI ST. 14
In Starkville, Miss., Feleipe Franks threw two touchdown passes and Arkansas intercepted K.J. Costello three times as the Razorbacks broke a 20-game SEC losing streak in the upset of the Bulldogs.
NO. 20 LSU 41 VANDERBILT 7
Myles Brennan threw for 337 yards and four touchdowns and LSU bounced back to beat Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn. The defending national champs never trailed after losing their season opener last week to Mississippi State.
NO. 21 TENNESSEE 35 MISSOURI 12
Eric Gray ran for 105 yards and a touchdown and caught a scoring pass to help Tennessee beat Missouri in Knoxville, Tenn. The Vols (2-0) have won eight in a row, tying Notre Dame for the most among Power Five teams.
N.C. STATE 30
NO. 24 PITTSBURGH 29
In Pittsburgh, Devin Leary hit Emeka Emezie for the go-ahead touchdown with 23 seconds remaining and North Carolina State beat No. 24 Pittsburgh for the Wolfpack’s first win over a ranked team since 2017.