SEC ROUNDUP
No. 3 Alabama 59, New Mexico State 3: Bryce Young passed for 270 yards and five touchdowns, including three to Jameson Williams on Saturday. Young completed 21 of 23 passes in just over a half and the host Crimson Tide (9-1, No. 2 CFP) produced the expected romp after a slow start. Alabama even trailed briefly before rattling off seven touchdowns in 20 minutes for a 49-3 halftime lead over the Aggies (1-9).
The Aggies just couldn’t keep up with the speedy Williams, who caught six passes for 158 yards. He had touchdowns of 50, 32 and 7 yards and had a fourth called back because he stepped out of bounds.
Mississippi State 43, No. 16 Auburn 34: Will Rogers threw for 415 yards and six touchdowns, and Mississippi State won on the road. Auburn (6-4, 3-3 SEC) scored touchdowns on its first four possessions and led 28-3 midway through the second quarter. But Mississippi State (6-4, 4-3) rallied, scoring 40 unanswered points behind Rogers’ arm. Rogers completed 44 of 54 passes, connecting with 10 different Bulldogs.
Florida 70, Samford 52: Emory Jones accounted for 544 yards and seven touchdowns, delivering a career performance in Florida’s come-from-behind home victory against lower-division Samford. Although the Gators (5-5) ended a three-game skid, the offensive shootout in the Swamp felt more like a loss than any outcome in embattled coach Dan Mullen’s four years in Gainesville. Florida gave up its most points (42) in a half against any opponents.
Missouri 31, South Carolina 28: Tyler Badie rushed 34 times for 209 yards and a touchdown and Missouri held off South Carolina’s fourth-quarter charge to defeat the visiting Gamecocks. The Tigers (5-5, 2-4) built a 17-point lead when Badie scored on a 19-yard run with 12:31 left in the game. That’s when the opportunistic Gamecocks (5-5, 2-5) made things interesting by converting two Missouri turnovers into touchdowns and slicing the deficit to three points with 4:32 left. They never saw the ball again, thanks to Badie, who rushed for 63 yards on the final drive.
No. 1 Georgia 41, Tennessee 17: Stetson Bennett ran for a touchdown and threw for another as topranked Georgia remained perfect, wrapping up its Southeastern Conference schedule by routing host Tennessee. The Bulldogs (10-0, 8-0, No. 1 CFP) actually trailed by their largest margin this season after Tennessee scored a touchdown on the opening drive. Georgia also was down 10-7 at the end of the first quarter.
Kentucky 34, Vanderbilt 17: Chris Rodriguez Jr. ran for 114 yards and a touchdown, Will Levis threw for two scores and visiting Kentucky used a fast start to beat Vanderbilt. The Wildcats (7-3, 5-3) ended a three-game losing streak and have won the last six games against Vanderbilt (2-8, 0-6).