Newton accounts for all five TDs as Auburn downs South Carolina

Cameron Newton threw two fourth-quarter touchdowns and ran for three scores as No. 17 Auburn finished strong to upend 12th-ranked South Carolina, 35-27, in a key early-season SEC clash at Jordan-Hare Stadium. Newton took advantage of two costly fumbles by Gamecock junior quarterback Stephen Garcia to hit Philip Lutzenkirchen for the go-ahead score and Emory Blake with under 6 1/2 minutes remaining to forge an eight-point lead. The junior dual threat rushed for 176 yards on 25 carries and completed 16- of-21 passes for 158 yards for the Tigers (4-0, 2-0 SEC), who outlasted Clemson in a brawl last weekend, 27-24, in overtime. Michael Dyer gashed South Carolina's top-ranked league rushing defense for 100 yards to further bolster the Tigers' No. 1-ranked SEC rushing offense. Out of the Tigers' total 492 yds of offense, 334 of it came on the ground. Auburn's defense came away with four turnovers, two in the fourth quarter on interceptions of backup QB Connor Shaw with the Gamecocks driving in hopes of landing a game-tying touchdown and two-point conversion. "That is a great SEC win against a really, really good football team. Again, coming down from (13) points at one point two weeks in a row against two really, really good football teams," said Auburn head coach Gene Chizik of rallying for wins two weeks in a row against league foes. "They have the word respond that we use a lot. Our guys have just responded."