South Carolina beats Auburn for first time in 87 years

Kevin Harris had two touchdown runs and South Carolina turned three interceptions into points to beat No. 15 Auburn for the first time in 87 years, 30-22 on Saturday.

The Tigers (2-2 Southeastern Conference) had won eight straight in the series and jumped out to a 9-0 lead in the opening 10 minutes. But Bo Nix threw three interceptions and the Gamecocks (2-2) cashed in each time to win consecutive games for the first time in more than a year.

Shi Smith had eight catches, including a 10-yard TD grab midway through the third quarter that put South Carolina ahead for good, 20-19.

Auburn was driving on its following series when Nix threw his third interception — and second to cornerback Jaycee Horn who brought the ball down the left sidelines to the Tigers 8. Harris was in the end zone a play later for a 27-19 lead and Auburn could not recover.

The Tigers closed to 3022 on Anders Carlson’s 22 yard field goal with 6:39 left. Auburn got the ball back once more with 2:15 left and drove to the South Carolina 13. Nix, though, was called for intentional grounding trying to avoid a sack.

No. 1 Clemson 73, Georgia Tech 7

Trevor Lawrence brushed off his first interception of the season to pass for a career-high404 yards andfive touchdowns in Clemson’s romp over Georgia Tech.

Lawrence completed 24 of 33 passes.

No. 4 Notre Dame 12, Louisville 7

Kyren Williams ran for 127 yards, Ian Book had a 13-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter and Notre Dame held off Louisville.

Williams ran 25 times and had his third 100-yard game of the season to help the Irish (4-0, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) win their 22nd straight at home.

Kentucky 34, No. 18 Tennessee 7

Kelvin Joseph and Jami Davis returned interceptions for touchdowns in the first half andKentucky shut out Tennessee in the second half. It was Kentucky’s first victory inNeyland Stadium since 1984, the Wildcats’ largest margin of victory in Knoxville since 56-0 in 1893 and their most lopsided victory in the series since 1935.

No. 13Miami31, Pittsburgh 19

D’Eriq King threw four touchdown passes to help Miami beat Pittsburgh.

WillMallory caught two ofKing’s scoring passes and the Hurricanes (4-1, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) bounced back from a 4217 loss at top-ranked Clemson last week. The Panthers (3-3, 2-3) lost their third straight.