SEC ROUNDUP
No. 6 Georgia 34, No. 11 Kentucky 17: D’Andre Swift ran for a career-high 156 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries against host Kentucky’s vaunted defense, and Georgia beat the Wildcats to wrap up its second straight Southeastern Conference Eastern Division title. Swift had an 83-yard breakaway in the third quarter that gave Georgia (8-1, 6-1, No. 6 College Football Playoff) a 28-3 lead. He also had a nifty 20-yard scoring run in the second period when the game was close. Elijah Holyfield ran for a career-high 115 yards on 18 carries, scoring on a 4-yarder in the third quarter. Georgia rushed for a season-high 331 yards to earn a spot in the SEC championship game Dec. 1 in Atlanta. Kentucky (7-2, 5-2, No. 9 CFP) has never reached the SEC championship game, which has been played every year since 1992.
Missouri 38, No. 13 Florida 17: Drew Lock picked apart host Florida’s defense for the second straight year, throwing three touchdown passes to lead Missouri to a win. Lock completed 24 of 32 passes for 250 yards, with scoring throws to Albert Okwuegbunam, Kam Scott and Emanuel Hall that stunned the Swamp.
Florida (6-3, 4-3 Southeastern Conference) coach Dan Mullen benched Feleipe Franks late in the third quarter – the home crowd cheered wildly – and backup Kyle Trask promptly directed a 75-yard touchdown drive in which he converted two fourth downs. Trask found Josh Hammond in the end zone on the second one for a 7-yard score that made it 35-17.
No. 21 Mississippi St. 45, Louisiana Tech 3: Nick Fitzgerald threw for 243 yards and four touchdowns for host Mississippi State (6-3, No. 18 CFP), which didn’t have much trouble, scoring 21 points in the first quarter of what quickly turned into a lopsided game. Fitzgerald completed 17 of 28 passes and threw his touchdowns to Stephen Guidry, Deddrick Thomas, Kylin Hill and Jesse Jackson.
Auburn 28, No. 25 Texas A&M 24: Seth Williams caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from Jarrett Stidham with 1:41 left and host Auburn rallied to beat Texas A&M. The Tigers (6-3, 3-3 Southeastern Conference) sputtered early on offense but finished with a 14-point outburst over the final 5:14.
South Carolina 48, Ole Miss 44: Jake Bentley passed for two touchdowns and scored the gamewinning touchdown on a 4-yard run with 5:50 left to lift South Carolina to a comeback win over host Mississippi (5-4, 1-4). South Carolina (5-3, 4-3) erased a 44-34 deficit in the fourth quarter to win consecutive games for the first time this season.
Tennessee 14, Charlotte 3: Marquez Callaway returned a punt for a touchdown and host Tennessee’s defense nearly pitched a shutout. In the first meeting between the programs, Tennessee (4-5) kept its bowl hopes alive while snapping a two-game losing streak.