Late score gives Auburn victory over Washington
Jatarvious Whitlow ran 10 yards for a touchdown with 6:15 remaining and the Auburn defense came through at the end, leading the No. 9 Tigers a 21-16 victory over No. 6 Washington that provided a big boost to their resume in the very first game of the season Saturday in Atlanta.
Trailing 16-15 after missing a two-point conversion on their opening drive of the game, Auburn drove 76 yards in 10 plays for the winning score. Jarrett Stidham kept the drive going early with a 12-yard pass to Chandler Cox on third-and-9.
Then, facing third-and-7 deep in Washington territory, Auburn handed off inside to Whitlow, who knocked over a Washington defender as he smashed into the end zone.
Washington drove to the Auburn 37 with plenty of time to pull off the comeback, but Myles Gaskin was thrown for a 3-yard loss and Jake Browning was stymied by a fierce pass rush on back-to-back plays to preserve the Tigers’ victory.
Stidham was 26 of 36 for 273 yards for Auburn, Auburn’s Kam Martin runs past Washington’s Ben Burr-Kirven during Saturday’s game.
including a 10-yard touchdown pass to Sal Cannella, who made a leaping grab in the end zone before landing flat on his back.
Browning, looking to bounce back from a disappointing junior season, completed 18 of 32 for 296 yards. He was picked off once but connected with Quinten Pounds on a 13-yard touchdown in the final minute of the first half .
Peyton Henry put the Huskies ahead for the first
time with his third field goal, a 30-yarder that clanked off the right upright but ricocheted through with 14:06 remaining.
NO. 2 CLEMSON 48, FURMAN 7: NO. 3 GEORGIA 45, AUSTIN PEAY 0: Jake Fromm threw two scoring passes while sharing time with freshman Justin Fields and Georgia showed off some new firepower in Athens, Georgia. Fromm completed 12 of 16 passes for 157 yards, including a 10-yard scoring pass to Riley Ridley. Fields completed 7 of 8 passes for 63 yards, including a 12-yard scoring pass to Isaac Nauta.
NO. 7 OKLAHOMA 63, FLORIDA ATLANTIC 14: NO. 15 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 43, UNLV 21: NO. 16 TCU 55, SOUTHERN U. 7: NO. 17 WEST VIRGINIA 40, TENNESSEE 14: Will Grier threw for 429 yards and five touchdowns to help West Virginia rout Tennessee in a game delayed for more than an hour at halftime due to lightning in Charlotte, North Carolina. Grier connected on touchdown passes of 33 yards to David Sills, 28 yards to Gary Jennings, and 14 yards to Kennedy McCoy in the third quarter as the Mountaineers opened a 33-14 lead.
KENTUCKY 35, CENTRAL MICHIGAN 20: