Around the SEC: Week 14
Here is a look around all the non-Mizzou SEC action from rivalry week.
All rankings will be from the most recent CFP update.
No. 7 Ole Miss 38, Mississippi State 19
In what looks to be Lane Kiffin’s final game at the helm of the No. 7 Rebels, Ole Miss ran away with the Egg Bowl.
Former Tiger Kewan Lacy put Ole Miss in front with a 31-yard rushing touchdown, but KaMario Taylor answered with a 22-yard touchdown to tie the game.
Trinidad Chambliss hit Harrison Wallace on a 24-yard touchdown to put the Rebels up 14-7 after the first quarter.
A field goal cut the lead to 14-10, but Chambliss hit De’Zhaun Stribling for a 10-yard touchdown to take a 21-10 lead into halftime.
Both teams hit field goals in the third to make it 24-13 going to the fourth.
Then Chambliss hit Stribling for a 23-yard score to make it 31-13 before Taylor broke free for a 35-yard rushing touchdown to cut the lead to 31-19.
Chambliss created the final margin with an 88-yard touchdown pass to Deuce Alexander.
Ole Miss led 545-440 in total yards and 359-178 in passing yards. Mississippi State led 262-186 in rushing yards.
Chambliss went 23-of-34 for 359 yards and four touchdowns, while Taylor was 15-of-31 for 178 yards and an interception.
Lacy led Ole Miss with 143 yards and a score, while Taylor led Mississippi State with 173 rushing yards.
Alexander led Ole Miss with two catches for 94 yards, while Brenen Thompson led the Bulldogs with six catches for 80 yards.
Mississippi State ends the season with a record of 5-7 overall and 1-7 in SEC play.
Ole Miss will almost certainly make the College Football Playoff, unless the committee decides that losing a head coach is worth keeping an 11-1 (7-1 SEC) team out of the field.
No. 16 Texas 27, No. 3 Texas A&M 17
Down goes the final undefeated team in the SEC.
Texas took the initial lead with a field goal, but the Aggies responded with a field goal to tie and a KC Concepcion 8-yard rushing touchdown to take a 10-3 lead into halftime.
Out of the break, the Longhorns kicked a field goal and Arch Manning hit Ryan Wingo for a 29-yard touchdown to make it 13-10 Texas going to the fourth.
In the final 15 minutes, Nick Townsend ran in a 2-yard touchdown to put Texas up 20-10, but EJ Smith ran in a 13-yard score to cut the lead to 20-17.
Manning then broke free for a 35-yard rushing touchdown to create the final margin.
Texas led 397-337 in total yards and 218-157 in rushing yards. Texas A&M led 180-179 in passing yards.
Marcel Reed was 20-of-32 for 180 yards and two interceptions for Texas A&M. Manning was 14-of-29 for 179 yards and a touchdown. Wingo also attempted, but did not complete, a pass.
Reed led the Aggies with 71 rushing yards, while Quintrevion Wisner led Texas with 155.
Concepcion led the Aggies with 57 receiving yards, while Jack Endries led Texas with 93.
No. 3 Texas A&M (11-1, 7-1) is a lock to make the CFP. No. 16 Texas (9-3, 6-2) is trying to argue it should make the 12-team field even with three losses as an argument to schedule tough teams early in the season. (But honestly, don’t lose to Florida).
No. 14 Vanderbilt 45, No. 19 Tennessee 24
Wow, go Vanderbilt.
Tennessee took the initial lead when DeSean Bishop ran in a 2-yard touchdown. But Vanderbilt responded with a 28-yard Sedrick Alexander touchdown to make it 7-all after one quarter.
In the second, Makhilyn Young put Vanderbilt in front with a 3-yard touchdown, then Joey Aguilar tied the game with a 52-yard touchdown to Chris Brazzell.
Bishop ran in a 35-yard touchdown to put Tennessee back in front, but Vanderbilt tied it when Diego Pavia hit Tre Richardson for a 6-yard touchdown with 12 seconds left. That tied the game at 21 going into halftime.
Vanderbilt took the lead for good when Alexander ran in a 5-yard touchdown, then the Commodores added a field goal to take a 31-21 lead into the fourth.
Tennessee cut the lead with a field goal, but Pavia ran in a 24-yard touchdown and Alexander added a 39-yard scoring run to create the final margin.
Vanderbilt led 582-382 in total yards and 314-83 in rushing yards. Tennessee led 299-268 in passing yards.
Pavia was 18-of-28 for 268 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. Aguilar was 29-of-44 for 299 yards and a touchdown.
Pavia led Vanderbilt with 165 rushing yards, while Alexander had 115.
Bishop led Tennessee with 97 rushing yards.
Junior Sherrill led the Commodores with 76 receiving yards, while Brazzell led Tennessee with 91.
No. 14 Vanderbilt (10-2, 6-2) awaits a committee ruling on whether it will make the CFP. Tennessee ends the year at 8-4 overall and 4-4 in SEC play.
No. 8 Oklahoma 17, LSU 13
No. 8. Oklahoma maintained its spot in the CFP with a fourth-quarter touchdown.
Both teams kicked field goals in the first half to make it 3-all at halftime.
Then LSU took the lead when Michael Van Buren hit Zavion Thomas on a 1-yard touchdown early in the third. John Mateer responded with a 45-yard touchdown to Deion Burks late in the quarter to make it 10-all going to the fourth.
LSU kicked a field goal to go up 13-10 with 7:56 left to play, but Mateer hit Isaiah Sategna for a 58-yard touchdown to take the lead for good with 4:16 left.
Oklahoma led 393-198 in total yards and 318-113 in passing yards. LSU led 85-75 in rushing yards.
Van Buren was 14-of-25 for 96 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Thomas completed a 17-yard pass.
Mateer was 23-of-38 for 318 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions.
No rusher had more than 42 yards.
No LSU receiver had more than 30 yards. Sategna led Oklahoma with 121 yards through the air.
LSU ends the regular season with a record of 7-5 overall and 3-5 in SEC play.
No. 8 Oklahoma (10-2, 6-2) will await its seeding for the CFP.
No. 10 Alabama 27, Auburn 20
No. 10 Alabama survived the haunting of Jordan-Hare for a win to keep CFP hopes alive.
The Tide took the lead with a field goal and a Ty Simpson 6-yard touchdown to Isaiah Horton to make it 10-0 going to the second.
Then Simpson hit Horton for a 3-yard touchdown to make it 17-0. Auburn kicked two field goals to cut the lead to 17-6 going to halftime.
After the break, Ashton Daniels hit Malcolm Simmons for a 64-yard touchdown to cut the lead to 17-13, but an Alabama field goal made it 20-13 going to the fourth.
Jeremiah Cobb ran in a 2-yard touchdown to tie the game with 11:43 left to play, but Simpson found Horton once again for a 6-yard touchdown to create the final margin with 3:50 left to play.
Auburn led 411-280 in total yards and 259-122 in passing yards. Alabama led 158-152 in rushing yards.
Simpson was 19-of-35 for 122 yards and three touchdowns. Daniels was 18-of-39 for 259 yards, one touchdown and one interception.
Jam Miller led Alabama with 83 rushing yards, Daniels led Auburn with 108 on the ground.
Horton led Alabama with five catches for just 35 yards, but three touchdowns. Simmons led Auburn with three catches for 143 yards.
No. 8 Alabama (10-2, 7-1) will play No. 4 Georgia in the SEC Championship on Saturday.
Auburn ends the season with a record of 5-7 overall and 1-7 in SEC play.
No. 4 Georgia 16, No. 23 Georgia Tech 9
Georgia Tech took the initial lead, but Georgia scored 13 unanswered points in the second to take the lead for good.
Peyton Woodring kicked a field goal to tie the game early in the second, then Gunner Stockton hit Zachariah Branch for a 7-yard touchdown to take the lead for good at 10-3. Another Woodring field goal made it 13-3 at halftime.
Georgia Tech kicked a field goal in the third to make it 13-6 going to the fourth, then both teams kicked field goals in the fourth to create the final margin.
Georgia led 260-250 in total yards and 190-69 in rushing yards. Georgia Tech led 181-70 in passing yards.
Stockton was 11-of-21 passing for 70 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Nate Frazier led Georgia with 108 rushing yards.
Branch led the Bulldog receivers with 53 yards on five catches.
No. 4 Georgia (11-1, 7-1) will play Alabama in the SEC Championship game on Saturday. Both are locks to make the CFP.
Florida 40, Florida State 21
What a different season for Florida State after Week 1.
Florida ran away with a win in the final game after a field goal and a DJ Lagway 5-yard touchdown to J Michael Sturdivant put the Gators up for good in the first quarter.
Lagway hit Tony Livingston for a 9-yard touchdown in the second to make it 17-14 at halftime.
Lagway added a 3-yard touchdown to Hayden Hansen, then Jadan Baugh ran in a 22-yard score to make it 31-14 going to the fourth. Then Baugh ran in a 12-yard touchdown in the fourth.
Florida led 440-407 in total yards and 272-167 in rushing yards. Florida State led 240-168 in passing yards.
Lagway was 15-of-24 for 168 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. Baugh led Florida with 266 rushing yards.
Sturdivant led the Gators with 58 receiving yards.
Florida ends the season with a record of 4-8 overall and 2-6 in SEC play.
Clemson 28, South Carolina 14
South Carolina kept up through the first half, but the second half belonged to Clemson.
In the second quarter, Adam Randall put Clemson in front with a 10-yard touchdown. But LaNorris Sellers responded with a 53-yard touchdown to Nyck Harbor.
Cade Klubnik ran in a 3-yard touchdown to put Clemson up 14-7, but Sellers hit Vandrevius Jacobs for a 74-yard touchdown to tie the game at 14.
A field goal sent Clemson into halftime leading 17-14.
After the break, Clemson kicked a third-quarter field goal and Sellers had an interception returned for a 12-yard touchdown in the fourth. Clemson went for 2 and got it.
South Carolina led 422-415 in total yards and 381-268 in passing yards. Clemson led 147-41 in rushing yards.
Sellers was 23-of-42 for 381 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. Rahsul Faison led South Carolina with 37 rushing yards. Jacobs led the Gamecocks with 141 receiving yards, while Harbor added 115.
South Carolina ends a season it entered with CFP aspirations at 4-8 overall and 1-7 in SEC play.
Louisville 41, Kentucky 0
Yikes Kentucky. That’s one way to end the season.
Louisville led 440-140 in total yards, 182-100 in passing yards and 258-40 in rushing yards.
Cutter Boley was 13-of-26 passing for 100 yards and two interceptions. Dante Dowdell led Kentucky with six carries for 27 yards. Hardley Gilmore led the Wildcat receivers with a 26-yard catch.
Kentucky ends the season with a record of 5-7 overall and 2-6 in SEC play.