Auburn escapes loss in overtime

Cody Parkey hit a 35yard field goal in overtime to lift Auburn to a 31-28 win over a Louisiana-Monroe team trying to pull off another Southeastern Conference upset. The Tigers stopped Kolton Browning and the Warhawks to start overtime, and Justin Manton’s 37-yard field goal attempt was deflected by Angelo Blackson. Then Tre Mason rushed for 10 yards, and Kiehl Frazier downed the ball on the next play to set up Parkey’s winning kick. The Warhawks rallied from 28-7 down to shock Arkansas in overtime a week ago, a rare victory against the SEC. This one wouldn’t have been that much of a shocker against struggling Auburn, which led 28-14 midway through the fourth quarter

No. 8 South Carolina 49, UAB 6: Connor Shaw went 8 of 14 for 107 yards before reinjuring his throwing shoulder as South Carolina beat UAB. Shaw left the game after taking a brutal hit late in the first half. Team officials said the junior aggravated the bruised right shoulder that kept him out of last week’s game. Sophomore Dylan Thompson took over again, throwing a 95-yard touchdown pass to Damiere Byrd that put South Carolina (3-0) up 35-6 midway through the third quarter. Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier picked up his 200th college coaching win.

Vanderbilt 58, Presbyterian 0: Zac Stacy rushed for 174 yards and a touchdown on eight carries as Vanderbilt defeated Presbyterian for the Commodores’ first win of the season. Vanderbilt started Austyn CartaSamuels at quarterback in place of Jordan Rodgers, who had made nine consecutive starts since last season. Carta-Samuels’ first snap as starting quarterback was a handoff to Stacy, who broke a tackle at his legs to run 86 yards for a touchdown.

Texas A&M 48, SMU 3: Quarterback Johnny Manziel accounted for 418 total yards and six touchdowns in three quarters, and Texas A&M overcame a sluggish start to beat SMU. Manziel threw for four touchdowns and a school-freshman-record 294 yards. He also had 13 carries for 124 yards and a pair of a scoring runs. Texas A&M racked up 605 yards in offense and bounced back after losing its Southeastern Conference opener last week.

Mississippi State 30, Troy 24: Tyler Russell and Chad Bumphis hooked up on touchdown passes of 72, 58 and 25 yards to help lead Mississippi State to a victory over Troy. The Bulldogs finished their scoring with Bumphis’ 25yarder at the back of the end zone on fourth-and4 with 7:00 left. That was enough in the latest Sun Belt scare against a Southeastern Conference team. The Trojans stayed within striking distance with Will Scott’s 40-yard field goal three minutes later in Troy’s first time hosting an SEC team.

Western Kentucky 32, Kentucky 31, OT: Western Kentucky used a trick play in overtime to stun Kentucky on the road. The Hilltoppers went for the win with a two-point try after Antonio Andrews pulled them within a point on a 2-yard touchdown run. Quarterback Kawaun Jakes threw a lateral to Andrews, who threw back to Jakes to clinch the victory. The Wildcats had scored first in overtime. A roughingthe-passer call set the Hilltoppers up at the Kentucky 2-yard line and led to Andrews’ TD.