SEC ROUNDUP
No. 1 Alabama 65, Arkansas 31: Tua Tagovailoa passed for 334 yards and four touchdowns Alabama ran its winning streak against host Arkansas to 12 straight. It took just one play for Alabama (6-0, 3-0 SEC) to set the tone as Tagovailoa hit tight end Irv Smith Jr. on a pass across the middle that Smith took 76 yards to the end zone and a 7-0 lead just 21 seconds into the game. The game was never close after that. Even when Alabama made mistakes the result was at times successful. On the Crimson Tide’s second possession, Tagovailoa hit Smith again, and the 6foot-4 junior ripped off another big gain before he was stripped from behind by Ryan Pulley. Alabama receiver Henry Ruggs III picked up the fumble and carried it 12 yards for a touchdown and a 14-0 lead with 10:01 left in the first. The margin grew to 21-0 before Arkansas (1-5, 0-3) got on the scoreboard.
No. 22 Florida 27, No. 5 LSU 19: Lamical Perine scored twice on short runs, including one after a trick play in the fourth quarter, and host Florida won another nail-biter in the series. Brad Stewart’s 25-yard interception return for a touchdown – the first pick Joe Burrow has thrown this season – essentially sealed the victory for the Gators (5-1, 3-1 Southeastern Conference). Nick Brossettte ran for 79 yards on the drive, including a 2-yard plunge that put the Tigers (5-1, 2-1) up 19-14 with 8:48 to play.
Texas A&M 20, No. 13 Kentucky 14 (OT): Trayveon Williams flipped into the end zone on a 10-yard run in overtime to give host Texas A&M (4-2, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) a victory over Kentucky (5-1, 3-1). The Wildcats’ Miles Butler missed a 43-yard field goal to start overtime, with the ball bouncing back off the crossbar, and the Aggies capitalized with Williams’ touchdown run four plays later.
South Carolina 37, Missouri 35: Backup quarterback Michael Scarnecchia threw for three touchdowns in his first college start and Parker White hit the game-winning 33-yard field goal with two seconds left in host South Carolina’s win. The Tigers (3-2, 0-2 Southeastern Conference) had gone ahead 35-34 on Tucker McCann’s career-long 57-yard field goal with 1:18 remaining. But the Gamecocks, behind Scarnecchia, drove to the Missouri 16 where White nailed his third go-ahead field goal of the game. The Gamecocks (3-2, 2-2) rallied from 23-14 at halftime to win their third straight over Missouri in a game that last more than five hours due to rain and lightning delays.
Mississippi 70, Louisiana-Monroe 21: Jordan Ta’amu passed for 374 yards and accounted for five touchdowns as host Mississippi (4-2) opened with nine consecutive touchdown drives. Ta’amu was 21of-24 passing, including first-half touchdown passes to A.J. Brown, D.K. Metcalf and DaMarkus Lodge for 20, 62 and 16 yards, respectively.