Around the SEC: Week 3
For those of you who didn’t feel like watching 11 other conference games after Mizzou ran through Louisiana, here is a glance around the rest of the SEC slate.
I’m using the AP rankings and they are from before Sunday’s update.
Vanderbilt 31, No. 11 South Carolina 7
We’re starting where the SEC slate finished last night, in South Carolina.
Diego Pavia gave Vanderbilt the lead early with an 18-yard touchdown pass to Sederick Alexander, but Rahsul Faison answered for the Gamecocks with a 7-yard touchdown to tie late in the first quarter.
But that was it for South Carolina.
Pavia added a 5-yard touchdown to Junior Sherrill in the second quarter, then Jamezell Lassiter ran in a 44-yard score in the third. Taylor Brock hit a 51-yard field goal early in the fourth, then Alexander ran in a 2-yard score to create the final margin for the Commodores.
Vanderbilt outgained South Carolina 323-328 overall and 146-86 on the ground. South Carolina led the passing game 242-177.
Pavia went 18-of-25 passing for 177 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.
Lassiter led the Commodores with 44 rushing yards, while Alexander had 41.
Eli Stowers was Vanderbilt’s leading receiver with 45 yards.
Nyck Harbor was the leading receiver for South Carolina with 66 yards, while Faison led the game with 74 rushing yards.
But, most importantly for Mizzou fans, LaNorris Sellers exited the game with a concussion after completing 6-of-7 passes for 94 yards and an interception. It is unknown if Sellers will play next week. Though South Carolina coach Shane Beamer did tell media Sunday that he is “Optimistic” on Sellers’ injury.
Luke Doty came in and completed 18-of-27 passes for 148 yards and an interception.
Also, South Carolina defensive end Dylan Stewart was ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct. In Beamer’s Sunday press conference, he said the SEC contacted him and told him Stewart is good to go for the full game next week.
Vanderbilt (3-0, 1-0) will host Georgia State (1-2) at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
No. 11 South Carolina (2-1, 0-1) will come to Columbia, Mo to take on the No. 25 Tigers (3-0, 0-0) at 6 p.m. Saturday.
No. 6 Georgia 44, No. 15 Tennessee 41, OT
For the ninth consecutive season, the Georgia Bulldogs found a way to take down the Tennessee Volunteers.
The premiere conference matchup of the weekend went to overtime when Tennessee kicker Max Gilbert missed wide left as time expired.
He came back out and hit from almost the same spot in overtime to put the Volunteers up 41-38, but Georgia answered with a 1-yard Josh McCray touchdown for the win.
Tennessee opened the game’s scoring when Joey Aguilar ran in a 4-yard touchdown, then Georgia tied it when Gunner Stockton took in a 6-yard rush.
Aguilar added a 72-yard touchdown to Chrs Brazzell midway through the first, then he hit Brazzell again for a 14-yard score to send Tennessee into the break leading 21-7.
Stockton cut the lead with a 36-yard toss to Zachariah Branch, then Peyton Woodring hit a 20-yard field goal to cut it to 21-17 at halftime.
Out of the break, McCray ran in a 1-yard score to give Georgia it’s first lead, then Woodring hit a 48-yard kick to make it 27-21.
Aguilar found Brazzell for a third time, this time a 56-yard score, to put Tennessee back in front 28-27 going to the fourth.
Woodring hit a 24-yarder with 12:17 left to put Georgia in front, but Aguilar connected with Braylon Staley for a 32-yard score to put Tennessee up 35-30 with 11:01 left.
Gilbert then hit a 48-yarder to make it 38-30 with 6:40 left to play.
With 2:32 on the clock, Stockton found London Humphreys on a 28-yard touchdown, then the Bulldogs got the two-point conversion to tie.
Georgia out gained Tennessee 502-496 overall and 198-125 on the ground. Tennessee had a 371-304 advantage through the air.
Stockton went 23-of-31 for 304 yards and two touchdowns. Aguilar was 24-of-36 for 371 and four scores to go with two interceptions for Tennessee.
Nate Frazier led Georgia in rushing with 73 yards, while Star Thomas had 60 to lead Tennessee’s ground game.
Colbie Young caught four passes for 73 yards to lead Georgia, while Branch had five catches for 69 yards.
Tennessee’s receiving total was more one-sided, with Brazzell catching six passes for 177 yards and three touchdowns. But Staley added nine catches for 97 yards and a score.
No. 15 Tennessee (2-1, 0-1) will host UAB (1-1) at 11:45 a.m. Saturday.
No. 6 Georgia (3-0, 1-0) will have a bye.
No. 17 Ole Miss 41, Arkansas 35
The Rebels outscored the Razorbacks 31-21 across the second and third quarters to take the win and avoid an upset Saturday.
Former Tiger Kewan Lacy got the scoring started with a 2-yard touchdown to put Ole Miss in front, but Taylen Green hit O’Mega Blake for a 30-yard touchdown to tie the game going into the second quarter.
Trinidad Chambliss put the Rebels back in front with a 2-yard rushing touchdown, then Mike Washington answered with a 47-yard run to tie the game again.
Chambliss added a 1-yard score to create a 21-14 lead, but Braylen Russell took in an Arkansas score from 3 yards out to tie the game at 21.
Austin Simmons hit Harrison Wallace for a 4-yard touchdown to put Ole Miss back in front, but Green ran in a 5-yard score to tie at 28.
A 36-yard Lucas Carneiro field goal was the difference in the first half, putting the Rebels up 31-28 at halftime.
Our of the break, Chambliss hit De’Zhaun Stribling with a 6-yard touchdown pass to create a 38-28 lead, then Carneiro added a 23-yard field goal early in the fourth.
Washington cut the lead with a 3-yard score, but Arkansas couldn’t complete the comeback.
Arkansas out gained Ole Miss 526-475 overall and 221-118 on the ground. Ole Miss led 357-305 in the air.
Chambliss completed 21-of-29 passes for 353 yards and a touchdown for Ole Miss, while Simmons was 1-of-1 for a 4-yard touchdown.
Green completed 22-of-35 passes for 305 yards and a touchdown for Arkansas.
Green led the rushing game with 115 yards and a touchdown, while Washington had 65 yards and two scores and Russell added a touchdown on 37 rushing yards for Arkansas.
Chambliss led Ole Miss on the ground with 62 yards and two touchdowns, while Lacy had 44 yards and a touchdown.
Blake led Arkansas with 81 receiving yards and a touchdown, while Wallace led Ole Miss with 92 yards and a score.
No. 17 Ole Miss (3-0, 2-0) will host Tulane at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
Arkansas (2-1, 0-1) will go on the road to face Memphis (3-0) at 11 a.m. Saturday.
No. 3 LSU 20, Florida 10
DJ Lagway tossed five interceptions and Florida still only lost by 10. That’s honestly better than I expected.
The Gators went up 3-0 with a first-quarter field goal, but LSU took the lead with a field goal, a Garrett Nussmeier 23-yard touchdown pass to Zavion Thomas and another field goal to take a 13-10 lead into halftime.
One of Lagway’s interceptions was returned for a 58-yard touchdown in the third to create the final margin.
Florida out gained LSU 366-316 overall and 287-220 in the air. LSU led 96-79 on the ground.
Lagway went 33-of-49 passing for 287 yards, one touchdown and five interceptions. Nussmeier was 15-of-27 for 220 yards, one touchdown and one interception.
Jadan Baugh led Florida with 46 rushing yards, while Caden Durham led LSU with 93.
Aaron Anderson was LSU’s leading receiver with four catches for his 75 yards, while Bauer Sharp caught three passes for 71. Vernell Brown led Florida with eight catches for 62 yards, while Baugh added seven receptions for 59 yards.
Dashawn Spears caught two of the interceptions for LSU.
Florida (1-2, 0-1) will go on the road to play Miami (3-0) at 6 p.m. Saturday.
No. 3 LSU (3-0, 1-0) will host Southeastern Louisiana University (2-1) at 6:45 p.m. Saturday.
No. 16 Texas A&M 41, No. 8 Notre Dame 40
In the lone fun non-conference matchup, a last-second Marcel Reed 11-yard score to Nate Boerkircher propelled Texas A&M to a ranked win on the road.
Notre Dame took the initial lead when Loghan Thomas blocked a punt that Tae Johnson returned for a 20-yard touchdown.
But Reed hit Mario Craver for an 86-yard touchdown to tie the game. Jadarian Price then ran in a 7-yard touchdown to put Notre Dame up 14-7 after the first qaurter.
Texas A&M scored three times in the second quarter to take a 28-24 lead into halftime.
A Price 17-yard touchdown put the Irish back in front in the third, but a Texas A&M field goal tied the game going to the fourth.
Notre Dame took the lead with a field goal and a Jeremiyah Love 12-yard touchdown, but the Irish went for two and didn’t get it, setting up the Reed touchdown for the win.
Texas A&M led 488-429 in total yards and 360-293 in passing yards. Notre Dame led 136-128 on the ground.
Reed was 17-of-37 passing for 360 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. Le’Veon Moss led Texas A&M with 81 rushing yards and three touchdowns.
Craver was the primary target, catching seven passes for 207 yards and a touchdown. Nate Boerkircher added the other receiving touchdown.
No. 16 Texas A&M (3-0, 0-0) will have a bye next week.
No. 13 Oklahoma 42, Temple 3
Alright, onto the less-fun non-conference matchups.
Oklahoma went to Philadelphia and cruised through Temple with 11 points in the first quarter, 17 in the second and 14 in the third.
Temple’s lone field goal came in the second quarter.
Oklahoma out gained Temple 515-104 overall, 287-78 in the air and 228-26 on the ground.
John Mateer completed 20-of-34 passes for 282 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Michael Hawkins came in and went 1-for-3 for 5 yards.
Tory Blaylock led Oklahoma on the ground with 14 attempts for 100 yards and two scores.
Mateer added 63 yards and a score on the ground.
Isaiah Staegna led the Sooners with 97 receiving yards on seven catches, while Jaren Kanak had four catches for 86 yards. Xavier Robinson had the touchdown catch, his lone reception for 6 yards.
No. 13 Oklahoma (3-0, 0-0) will host No. 24 Auburn (3-0, 0-0) at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
No. 19 Alabama 38, Wisconsin 14
It was the Ryan Williams show in Tuscaloosa as Alabama dominated Wisconsin.
Germie Bernard ran in a first-quarter touchdown, then Ty Simpson hit Bernard for a score in the second. Simpson added a touchdown to Isaiah Horton to take a 21-0 lead into halftime.
Then Williams caught a 75-yard touchdown from Simpson to open the second half, before adding a 41-yard touchdown three minutes later to go up 35-7.
Alabama out gained Wisconsin 454-209 overall and 382-117 in the air. Wisconsin led 92-72 on the ground.
Simpson went 24-of-29 passing for 382 yards and four touchdowns. He also led the Tide with 25 rushing yards.
Williams caught five passes for 165 yards and two touchdowns to lead the game’s receivers.
No. 19 Alabama (2-1, 0-0) will have a bye next week.
No. 24 Auburn 31, South Alabama 15
Auburn went ahead with a Jackson Arnold 32-yard touchdown to Cam Coleman in the first. Then the Tigers added three second-quarter touchdowns to pull away.
Auburn out gained South Alabama 337-310 overall and 195-140 rushing. South Alabama led 170-142 in the air.
Arnold completed 13-of-24 passes for 142 yards and a touchdown.
Jeremiah Cobb led the Tigers with 119 rushing yards and a touchdown, while Arnold added 50 rushing yards and two scores.
Eric Singleton led Auburn with six catches for 65 yards, while Coleman had two catches for 49 yards and a score.
No. 24 Auburn (3-0, 0-0) will go on the road to face No. 13 Oklahoma (3-0, 0-0) at 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
No. 7 Texas 27, UTEP 10
Arch Manning put Texas up with a 2-yard rushing touchdown in the first quarter, then never trailed. Manning added a 5-yard rushing score to go up 14-3 going into halftime.
Texas led in overall yards 340-259 and 226-50 on the ground. UTEP led 209-114 through the air.
Manning completed 11-of-25 passes for 114 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
James Simon led Texas on the ground with 67 rushing yards, while Jerrick Gibson had 64 and Manning added 51 with two scores.
Ryan Wingo led the Longhorns with three catches for 32 yards and a touchdown, while Christian Clark had two catches for 32 yards.
No. 7 Texas (2-1, 0-0) will host Sam Houston State at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Mississippi State 63, Alcorn State 0
The Bulldogs put up 28 first-quarter points. Then added 14 in the second, seven in the third and 14 in the fourth.
Mississippi State led 514-155 in total yards, 232-87 in passing yards and 282-68 in rushing yards.
Blake Shapen completed 10-of-14 passes for 173 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Kamario Taylor came on and completed 2-of-3 passes for 46 yards and a score. Luke Kromenhoek added one completion on one attempt for 13 yards.
Fluff Bothwell led the Bulldogs with 93 rushing yards and two scores, while Xavier Gayten added 50 yards and a rushing score. Seth Davis, Shapen and Kromenhoek ran in one touchdown each.
Jordan Mosley led the Bulldogs with 75 receiving yards on one catch, which went for a touchdown. Anthony Evans had four catches for 66 yards and a touchdown and Brenen Thompson had two receptions for 53 yards and a score.
Mississippi State (3-0, 0-0) will host Northern Illinois (1-1) at 3:15 p.m. Saturday.
Kentucky 48, Eastern Michigan 23
Kentucky scored twice in every quarter to build a big win.
The Wildcats led 492-461 in total yards and 252-131 in rushing yards. Eastern Michigan led 330-240 in passing yards.
Cutter Boley completed 12-of-21 passes for 240 yards and two touchdowns.
Seth McGowan led the Wildcats with 104 rushing yards and three touchdowns, while Jason Patterson had 80 yards and a score.
Josh Kattus was the leading receiver with three catches for 61 yards and a touchdown. Willie Rodriguez had the other score during a two-catch day for 28 yards.
Kentucky (2-1, 0-1) will have a bye next week.
