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No. 12 LSU beats No. 7 Auburn on last-play FG

BYU upsets No. 6 Wisconsin

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AUBURN, Ala. — Cole Tracy kicked a 42-yard field goal on the final play to give No. 12 LSU a 22-21 victory over No. 7 Auburn on Saturday in their Southeaste­rn Conference opener.

Joe Burrow led LSU (3-0) down the field in the final minutes with clutch plays and two pass interferen­ce calls against Auburn (2-1). That set up Tracy’s field goal that was almost right down the middle and sent LSU players swarming onto the field to celebrate.

Burrow hit Derrick Dillon over the outstretch­ed arms of Auburn linebacker Deshaun Davis for a 71-yard touchdown strike with 8:18 left. Burrow’s two-point attempt failed, leaving Auburn up 21-19.

The LSU defense held to set up another chance with 5:38 remaining. The result was a 14-play, 52-yard drive. A pass interferen­ce call against Jeremiah Dinson on third-and-11 kept the drive alive. Then Burrow hit Stephen Sullivan for 9 yards on fourth-and-7 to keep the offense on the field.

Burrow held his own against Auburn’s more heralded Jarrett Stidham. He completed 15 of 34 passes for 249 yards, with Justin Jefferson gaining 97 yards on five catches.

Stidham was 16 of 28 for 198 yards and a touchdown but threw two intercepti­ons. JaTarvious Whitlow ran for 104 yards on 22 carries.

Auburn’s Anders Carlson missed a 52-yard field goal attempt wide left with nearly 13 minutes left.

BYU 24, NO. 6 WISCONSIN 21

MADISON, Wis. — Squally Canada ran for 118 yards and two touchdowns and BYU handed mistakepro­ne Wisconsin its first nonconfere­nce home loss since 2003, giving the Badgers fits with its motion offense.

The Cougars (2-1) tossed in a trick play, too, when receiver Aleva Hifo found open tight end Moroni Laulu-Pututau for a 31-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter.

Wisconsin (2-1) had one last chance to avoid an upset with a drive that started with 3:55 left at the 8. But normally reliable senior kicker Rafael Gaglianone’s 42-yard field goal attempt to tie with 41 seconds left went

 ?? ASSOCIATED PRESS ?? LSU CORNERBACK Kristian Fulton (22) breaks up a pass in the end zone intended for Auburn wide receiver Darius Slayton (81) during the first half of Saturday’s game in Auburn, Ala.
ASSOCIATED PRESS LSU CORNERBACK Kristian Fulton (22) breaks up a pass in the end zone intended for Auburn wide receiver Darius Slayton (81) during the first half of Saturday’s game in Auburn, Ala.

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