Rebels Beat Lumberjacks 38-14

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - Shay Hodge scored two touchdowns on a career-high 169 receiving yards and Ole Miss pulled away from Northern Arizona 38-14 Saturday night.

With the Rebels' top offensive weapon Dexter McCluster getting much of the night off, Hodge scored twice, including a 65-yard strike from quarterback Jevan Snead.

The Lumberjacks (5-4) made the game interesting with a pair of second-quarter touchdowns, the second one tying the score at 14 with just under 8 minutes left in the half. But the Rebels (6-3) responded with 24 unanswered points.

Snead threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more. He was 16-for-29 for 235 yards.

Northern Arizona quarterback Michael Herrick returned to the school that signed him out of high school. The junior who did not play in two seasons with the Rebels, threw for 233 yards on 20-for-31 passing.

Ole Miss also blocked two field goals.

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A streak to brag about: UT 56, Memphis 28

Lane Kiffin finally has a winning streak. An emphatic one, at that.
Tennessee overpowered Memphis 56-28 Saturday night before a homecoming crowd of 94,636.
The final score was deceptive. The Vols (5-4) led 42-7 at the half and Kiffin pulled most of his starters early in the third quarter.
Following a dominating win over South Carolina a week earlier, Tennessee showed no sign of a letdown, marching for touchdowns on six of seven first-half possessions.
The Vols will try to make it three wins in a row when they return to SEC action at Ole Miss on Saturday.
Memphis (2-7) remains winless in Knoxville in 12 tries and clings to its 1996 upset as the only victory in 21 tries against the Vols.
Senior quarterback Jonathan Crompton had a career game -- almost a career game in half a game.
Crompton threw four touchdown passes in the first half and returned for the first possession of the third quarter to throw a fifth.
At 49-7, Crompton was done for the night, with a career-high 331 passing yards on 21-of-27. His five TD passes matched his career-high from the Western Kentucky game.
The Vols were aggressive at every turn in the first half and Memphis offered little resistance.
The tone was set when David Oku returned the opening kickoff 69 yards to the Memphis 24. Two minutes later Bryce Brown was plunging into the end zone and the rout was on.
At one point in the second quarter the carnage was:
Tennessee, 35 points.
Memphis, one first down.
The only first-half possession on which UT didn’t score came when Memphis stopped Montario Hardesty on fourth-and-2 with the score 14-0.
A minor inconvenience. The beatdown resumed on the next drive.
Crompton’s four first-half TD passes were distributed among four receivers – 17 yards to Gerald Jones, 23 yards to Luke Stocker, 4 yards to Quintin Hancock and 14 yards to Nu’Keese Richardson.
Eric Berry even worked in an interception, his second of the season.
The crowd was breathless for a long return but the Tigers tackled Berry after 8 yards, leaving him still 7 short of the NCAA career interception-return-yardage record.
Kiffin kept his foot on the gas. He gambled on fourth down three times in the half, including once at Tennessee’s 35 with a 14-0 lead.
That was shortly after attempting on onsides kickoff after the second touchdown.
Art Evans recovered – thanks to a head start. Evans was offsides and the Vols had to re-kick.
When no one expected it, Memphis, down 35-0, abruptly awoke for a hurry-up scoring drive late in the half.
Marcus Hightower’s first career carry was a 36-yard touchdown run with 58 seconds left in the half.
That was just enough time for Crompton to hit three quick completions and then dive in from the 1 to make it 42-7 with 4 seconds to spare.
After Crompton and Denarius Moore hooked up to open the second-half scoring on a 16-yard touchdown, Nick Stephens took up the baton.
Following a three-and-out start, Stephens found a groove and led a scoring drive that ended with a 14-yard completion to Moore.
That ended the third quarter scoring at 56-21.
Offensively, the Tigers had virtually no luck against Tennessee’s first-string defense.
The three second-half scoring drives were mounted against UT’s reserves.
Curtis Steele scored on runs of 1 and 3 yards. Quarterback Will Hudgens scored from the 1 to make it 56-28 with 11:36 to play.
The Tigers dodged a late Tennessee score by intercepting Stephens at the Memphis 4.
UT dodged a late Memphis score when cornerback C.J. Fleming made an open-field tackle at the Tennessee 8 on third down and broke up a fourth-and-7 pass in the end zone with 2:01 on the clock.

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No. 1 Florida Tops Vanderbilt, 27-3

The Gators (9-0, 7-0 SEC) held the Commodores (2-8, 0-6 SEC) to just 99 yards rushing and 100 yards passing, the sixth time this season the UF defense has held its opponent to under 100 yards rushing.
The 9-0 start is just the third in school history.
Led by senior quarterback Tim Tebow (Jacksonville, Fla.), who completed 15-of-20 passes for 208 yards and one touchdown, the Gators racked up 227 yards through the air to accompany 148 yards on the ground against the Commodores.
Junior tight end Aaron Hernandez (Bristol, Conn.) had a career day, tallying a career-tying seven receptions for a career-high 120 yards through the air, including a career-long 64-yard haul in the fourth quarter.
After both teams got off to a slow start, including two punts for Vanderbilt on its first two possessions, and a punt for UF on its first possession, the Gators put their first points on the board with one minute left in the first quarter with a 27-yard field goal by sophomore kicker Caleb Sturgis (St. Augustine, Fla.). Florida swung into action with a 13-play, 75-yard drive that included a 14-yard reception by redshirt senior David Nelson (Wichita Falls, Texas) and a 21-yard catch by Hernandez to take the early 3-0 lead.
Florida’s defense came alive on the next drive as redshirt senior Ryan Stamper (Jacksonville, Fla.) picked off Vanderbilt’s Mackenzi Adams’ pass, and returned the ball 18 yards to set up a 25-yard Jeff Demps (Winter Garden, Fla.) touchdown scamper that put the Gators ahead, 10-0, at the top of the second quarter. The pick marked Stamper’s second career interception and his second in the last two games. Demps led all UF rushers in the match-up with seven carries for 57 yards on the ground.
The Orange and Blue capitalized on the Commodores’ third punt of the game when Sturgis found the uprights for his second field goal of the night, a 45-yard success at the 6:08 mark that took the Gators into the locker room ahead, 13-0, at the half. The first-half shutout marked the first time since UF’s Nov. 8, 2008, win over the Commodores that the Gators held an opponent to zero points through the first two quarters.
After forcing Florida to three-and-out on its first possession of the second half, the Commodores put three points on the scoreboard with a 32-yard Ryan Fowler field goal at the 8:40 mark, aided by a 30-yard Warren Norman rush into UF territory, bringing the margin to 13-3.
A one-yard quarterback keeper by Tebow, the 52nd touchdown of his career, capped off a 64-yard, 11-play drive with 1:52 left in the third quarter, extending the Gator lead, 20-3, and tying Tebow for second place in the Southeastern Conference in total career touchdowns (rushing and receiving) with Georgia great Herschel Walker (52). Tebow trails former LSU Tiger Kevin Faulk (53) by one touchdown for sole possession of the record.
With nearly 11 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Florida took advantage of a Vanderbilt error when punter Brett Upson dropped to a knee after receiving the snap on the Commodores’ second punt of the half, counting as a 14-yard loss, which gave UF possession on the VU 13-yard line. An eight-yard connection from Tebow to Nelson extended the Florida lead, 27-3. The score marked Nelson’s first touchdown this season and concluded the scoring for both teams, resulting in the final score.

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Alabama Rallies Past LSU in Fourth, 24-15

Without starting quarterback Jordan Jefferson and running back Charles Scott for most of the second half, No. 9 LSU was shutout in the fourth quarter and fell to No. 3 Alabama, 24-15, on Saturday night at Bryant-Denny Stadium. LSU (7-2, 4-2 SEC) lost in Tuscaloosa for the first time since 1999, while Alabama (9-0, 6-0 SEC) clinched the SEC Western Division and will face No. 1 Florida in the SEC Championship game.
Two plays after Scott exited the game with an injury, LSU backup running back Stevan Ridley bounced a run to the right side and scored an 8-yard touchdown to give the Tigers a 15-10 lead late in the third quarter. The scoring drive came after the LSU defense sacked Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy in the endzone for a safety.
However, Alabama scored three times in a 14-0 fourth-quarter shutout, including a 73-yard catch and run by wide receiver Julio Jones that put the Tide ahead for good, 21-15. Alabama placekicker Leigh Tiffin tacked on field goals of 20 and 40 yards in the final quarter to put the game on ice.
Jefferson, who was knocked out of the game in the first half after taking a helmet to the chest, left for good in the third quarter after being sacked and called for intentional grounding. He was 10-of-17 passing for 114 yards with a 12-yard touchdown pass to tight end Deangelo Peterson in the second quarter that gave LSU a 7-0 lead.
Peterson reeled in a perfect pass from Jefferson on a crossing route that ended a 13-play, 91-yard second-quarter drive.
Backup quarterback Jarrett Lee was 4-of-10 passing for 44 yards with an interception on the Tigers final offensive play.
Scott left the game after a 13-carry, 83-yard performance.
Tigers punters Derek Helton and Josh Jasper played a key role in giving LSU the lead and keeping the Tigers in the game, averaging 46.6 yards on eight punts.
However, the Tide outgained LSU, 452-253, and held the Tigers to just nine yards of offense in the final quarter.
McElroy completed 19-of-34 passes for 276 yards with two touchdowns and an interception caught inside the Tigers' 10-yard line on the Tide's final play of the first half.
Alabama running back Mark Ingram, a Heisman Trophy hopeful, dominated at times, rushing 22 times for 144 yards – 106 in the second half.
A run by Jefferson came up a foot short on third-and-5, and the Tigers punted after three plays to start the game. A 47-yard punt by LSU's Derek Helton was fair caught at the Alabama 20.
The Tide attempted seven-straight passes, completing screens for first downs on a pair of third-and-10s. After crossing midfield, McElroy's third-and-19 completion gained only nine yards, and the Tide punted. On second down, Alabama lost nine yards on a mishandled snap from shotgun by running back Mark Ingram.
Alabama punter P.J. Fitzgerald pinned the Tigers at their 8-yard line.
On third-and-7, Jefferson connected to LaFell for a 28-yard gain to the Alabama 39, but the play was nullified by an illegal formation.
Helton got off a 47-yard punt from his endzone, and the Tigers coverage held Javier Arenas to only two yards on the return.
With the Tide starting at the LSU 48, the Tigers defense stiffened. Ingram's first run from scrimmage went over the rigth side for eight yards, but his next came up a yard short of the first down.
Richardson's punt sailed into the corner of the endzone, giving LSU possession after the touchback.
Jefferson took advantage immediately, connecting with Toliver on a short pass to the left. The 6-foot-4 Toliver broke a tackle and sprinted into Alabama territory for a 41-yard gain.
A 4-yard gain by Scott to the Alabama 35 put LSU in Josh Jasper's field goal range, but then the drive lost its momentum after a substitution infraction that put too many men in the huddle. Jasper's punt was downed at the Alabama 1.
McElroy got out of the endzone's shadow with a 37-yard completion to wide receiver Marquise Maze. Another first-down completion to tight end Michael Williams moved the Tide into Tigers territory when LSU's defense put the breaks on again. Three plays later, Richardson's punt was downed at the LSU 9.
With 23 seconds left in the first quarter, LSU started its first scoring drive.
After his false start caused LSU five yards, Peterson collected a 28-yard corner route from Jefferson, who was throwing from his endzone. Two plays later, freshman Russell Shepard gained 10 yards on a fake end-around to wide receiver Brandon LaFell. LSU crossed midfield on an 8-yard run by Jefferson, then picked up a first down on a tough run by Scott on third-and-2. Jefferson used his feet to pickup another first down on third-and-7, running for 15 yards to the 23.
Scott took a perfectly executed option pitch from Jefferson to get a 9-yard gain, and Shepard's second-effort gave the Tigers a first down with a 2-yard run to the 12. The offensive rhythm led to Peterson's first career touchdown, a 12-yard pass on a crossing pattern from Jefferson.
Jasper's PAT gave LSU a 7-0 lead with 9:12 left to play in the half. The 13-play, 91-yard yard drive took 6:11 off the clock.
Arenas' 40-yard kickoff return setup Alabama's answer to the Tigers score. Freshman running back Trent Richardson gave the Tide a spark with an 11-yard run to the LSU 34. A 12-yard catch by Maze moved the Tide to the LSU 18, where the drive stalled on two poor throws by McElroy. The junior quarterback missed Julio Jones wide open in the right corner of the endzone on a blown coverage in the LSU secondary. Then, McElroy overthrew receiver Darius Hanks. He scrambled well short of the first down at the 11 and the Tide settled for 28-yard field goal by placekicker Leigh Tiffin.
Alabama cut the lead to 7-3 with 5:52 to play.
On the final drive of the half, the Tigers defense played soft in middle of the field and a pass interference penalty on Patrick Peterson moved the Tide to the LSU 23. However, LSU defensive end Rahim Alem pressured McElroy up the middle, and his pass came up well short of intended receiver Colin Peek. LSU linebacker Kelvin Sheppard earned the first interception of his career and gave the Tigers a pickoff for the 19th-straight game, its longest streak since 1983-85.
LSU led 7-3 at the half.
Alabama started the second half with its most impressive offensive drive of the game, an eight-play, 81-yard drive that resulted in a 21-yard touchdown pass from McElroy to Hanks.
Ingram did most of the work on the drive, touching the ball five times for 58 times as Alabama didn't encouter a third down.
With 11:40 to play in the third quarter, Alabama led 10-7.
The Tigers responded by entering Alabama territory and changing field position, though Jefferson left the game after an intentional grounding penalty at the LSU 39. Lee entered and completed a 20-yard pass to R.J. Jackson to the Alabama 41. Lee completed another pass to Jackson for 17 yards on fourth-and-5, but a penalty brought the play back and LSU was forced to punt. Jasper landed another inside the Alabama 5, and it was downed at the 1.
The punt proved key for the Tigers, as McElroy was sacked from behind by LSU defensive tackle Drake Nevis on third-and-9 for a safety. Intentional grounding was called on McElroy, as he attempted to get rid of the ball while on the way to the ground.
LSU trailed 10-9 with 5:55 left in the third quarter.
Holliday returned the free kick after the safety to the LSU 41, where Lee and the Tigers began another scoring drive.
Scott picked up a first down to the Alabama 49 and then sprinted 34 yards over right guard for a first down. However, when he was tackled from behind, Scott suffered an injury and left the game.
An offsides penalty on Alabama moved the Tigers to the 8. Ridley, who replaced Scott in the backfield, took a handoff from Lee, found no hole up the middle and bounced to the right where he sprinted past a defender to the pylon.
Lee attempted a pass on a two-point conversion but Peterson couldn't hang on in the back of the endzone.
LSU led 15-10 with 3:19 left in the third quarter.
Alabama came back to take the lead on LSU, scoring on consecutive possessions.
Ingram again carried the load, peeling off runs of 23 and 10 yards to the LSU 20. The Tide advanced to the 2 on a 5-yard catch by Jones, but had a substitution infraction with defensive tackle Terrance Cody in the game as a 12th man.
The Tide used a 20-yard field goal to narrow the deficit to 15-12 with 12:35 left in the game.
With Scott out, LSU was unable to convert a third-and-1 by Ridley and punted.
The Tide then grabbed the lead on the next offensive play, as Jones caught a short pass from McElroy and sprinted up the left sideline 73 yards for a touchdown.
Richardson ran successfully around the left end on the two-point try to give Alabama a 21-15 lead with 10:24 left to play.
Two plays in the final 10 minutes cost LSU an opportunity to make a final push. LSU was charged with running into the kicker on fourth-and-6 that allowed the Tide a short fourth-down conversion. A few plays later, Patrick Peterson looked to have intercepted McElroy in front of the LSU bench, but the play was reviewed and confirmed as an incomplete pass.
Alabama was able to come out of the drive with a 40-yard field goal by Tiffin, enough for a two-score advantage and the final margin, 24-15. The SEC Rocks!

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Todd completes first 14 passes as Auburn rolls Furman

Chris Todd threw for 256 yards and four touchdowns, completing his first 14 passes, as Auburn cruised to an easy 63-31 win over Furman on Saturday.
Todd threw three touchdown passes to Darvin Adams for the Tigers (7-3), who scored on six of their first seven possessions to jump out to a 42-3 halftime lead. Todd's other scoring pass went to Mario Fannin, who finished with 60 yards rushing.
The Paladins (4-5), a Football Championship Subdivision team, scored 28 points in the second half against Auburn, which played most of its reserves during the half.
The Tigers, who won their second in a row, started the season 5-0 and then suffered three losses before rebounding with a win over Ole Miss last week.
Adams caught six passes for 115 yards for Auburn. Anthony Gulley rushed for 77 yards and Ben Tate added 75 yards rushing for the Tigers, who also totaled 282 yards on the ground.
Tate has rushed for 1,142 yards this season and is 13th on Auburn's single-season rushing chart.
Jerry Williams rushed for 35 yards and 2 touchdowns for the Paladins and also caught four passes for 42 yards.
After a 23-yard Matthew Cesari field goal for Furman, Auburn stretched its lead to 14-3 on a 9-yard run by Tate after an 80-yard drive.
On Auburn's next possession, Todd completed a 24-yard scoring pass to Fannin. Adams caught scoring passes of 23 and 41 yards on Auburn's first two possessions of the second quarter and Tate had a 5-yard scoring run with 41 seconds to play before halftime.
The Paladins were able to make the game interesting in the second half as Auburn emptied its bench. Furman's first touchdown came on a 6-yard run by Williams after an Auburn fumble deep in its own territory. Tersoo Uhaa had a 19-yard scoring run for the Paladins on their next possession.
Gulley scored his first two career touchdowns for the Tigers in the fourth quarter on runs of 13 and 50 yards. Gulley is normally a wide receiver but saw time at running back and defensive back in the blowout.
The outmatched Paladins did not give up and continued to play hard in the final seconds, scoring on 17-yard pass from Chris Forcier to R.J. Webb with 21 seconds to play.
The win assures Auburn, which became bowl eligible last week, of a winning season. The SEC Rocks!

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Eastern Kentucky Falls to Kentucky 37-12

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -Morgan Newton threw his first two career touchdown passes and three other Wildcats ran for scores as Kentucky dominated Eastern Kentucky 37-12 Saturday, extending its nonconference winning streak to a school-record 18 games.

Newton, a true freshman starting his fourth game in place of the injured Mike Hartline, threw the first scoring passes of his brief Wildcats career just over a minute apart late in the third quarter.

First, he connected with Maurice Grinter from 14 yards out. Then, after an interception by Sam Maxwell gave the Wildcats the ball right back deep in Eastern Kentucky territory, Newton found Chris Matthews in the corner of the end zone on an 18-yard timing play.

Reeling from a loss to Mississippi State a week earlier in which Anthony Dixon set a Bulldogs single-game rushing mark, the Wildcats (5-4) needed to win this game and at least one of their final three SEC contests to become the first Kentucky team to qualify for a fourth straight bowl appearance. Coach Rich Brooks and the players had set an even loftier goal of improving their postseason destination this year after winning two Music City Bowls and one Liberty Bowl the previous three seasons.

Newton, who completed 20 of 29 passes for a career-high 187 yards and no interceptions, wasn't the only offensive playmaker replacing an injured teammate against the overmatched Colonels (5-4).

With tailback Derrick Locke sidelined by injuries to both knees, Moncell Allen and Alfonso Smith filled in admirably, each rushing for more than 60 yards and one touchdown.

So, too, did Donald Russell, who took his first of three carries in the game for 79 yards - running untouched to the end zone to stretch the Kentucky lead to 37-6. Prior to that carry, he had rushed for only 46 yards all season.

Also out of action was the team's top receiver, Randall Cobb, who had a banged-up thumb, but Matthews, La'Rod King, Gene McCaskill and others gave Newton plenty of passing targets.

Defensively, the Wildcats had their way with Colonels dual-threat quarterback T.J. Pryor, who completed just 9 of 28 passes while throwing two interceptions and being sacked once.

One of the few bright spots for Eastern Kentucky was one scoring drive that included some trickery and a long pass.

Pryor connected for a 43-yard bomb to Orlandus Harris, who had to leap over a Kentucky defender to make the catch. With Eastern lined up in field goal formation a few plays later, holder Marcus Williams sprinted into the end zone on a fake, cutting the Kentucky lead to 10-6. The Colonels couldn't tack on the extra point due to a high snap.

Kentucky quickly answered with a touchdown to lead 17-6 at halftime. Newton completed consecutive passes of 15 and 16 yards, setting up a 1-yard TD plunge by Smith, who had picked up 15 yards two plays earlier.

Will Fidler, who relieved Newton at quarterback on the previous drive and also subbed briefly in the second half, got the team into position for a 22-yard Lones Seiber field goal.

Allen gave the Wildcats their first points with under 5 minutes left in the first quarter, running for a 1-yard TD two plays after he was stopped just short of the goal on a 7-yard run.

The Wildcats started the drive from the Eastern Kentucky 35 after the Colonels were forced to punt from their own end zone. Kentucky had driven to the 10 on its previous possession but turned the ball over on downs when Smith couldn't pick up the few inches needed to preserve the drive.

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Dawgs Defense Pulls the Tail Feathers Out of the Golden Eagles

ATHENS, Ga. -- The Georgia defense limited Tennessee Tech to 55 yards of total offense and the Bulldogs used a strong first half to claim a 38-0 Homecoming victory over the Golden Eagles Saturday afternoon in sun-drenched Sanford Stadium.
FIRST QUARTER NOTES:
Georgia stopped Tech on the opening possession, then marched 69 yards in nine plays for a 7-0 lead with 8:15 remaining in the first quarter. Washaun Ealey ran the final seven yards for the touchdown. The Tech defense forced the Bulldogs to convert twice on third down in the drive.
After halting the Golden Eagles on three downs, Georgia made it 14-0 as tight end Orson Charles grabbed a 23-yard touchdown pass over the middle from Joe Cox with 4:58 remaining. The drive covered 47 yards in three plays.
Branden Smith broke free around right end for a 52-yard touchdown run with 3:01 remaining, the play coming on the first snap of the possession. That made it 21-0.Georgia built its 21-0 lead as the UGA defense held Tech without a first down in the first quarter, and sacked Lee Sweeney twice for 22 yards in losses SECOND QUARTER NOTES:
Georgia added another long touchdown run on the first play of the second quarter, a 44-yard explosion by Ealey, to make it 28-0.
Following a six-yard TTU punt that sliced out of bounds, the UGA offense moved from the 46 to inside the Tech 10. However, Tech's defense held and forced a field goal by Blair Walsh to make it 31-0.
With 1:21 to play before halftime, freshman Marty Jones nabbed his second interception of the season, the pick coming in the end zone. It was Tech's 14th interception of the year.
The 'Dogs were playing to keeps late in the half, following the interception. Georgia utilized two of its timeouts hoping to hold Tech, force another punt and give the UGA offense another chance before the intermission. However, on third-and-13, Henry Sailes took a short pass from Sweeney and rambled for 13 yards and a first down.
The Golden Eagles headed to the dressing room at halftime trailing 31-0. Tech had 10 yards of total offense on 27 plays in the first half while UGA had 282 on 26 plays. Sweeney was 8-for-9 for 31 yards, but was sacked four times.
THIRD QUARTER NOTES:
Georgia drove 67 yards in seven plays to score and make it 38-0 early in the second half. Cox passed six yards over the middle to Michael Moore for the score.
Redshirt freshman Tre Lamb, who comes from nearby Calhoun, Ga., took over at quarterback in the second half and got the offense moving with an eight-yard completion to Colin Allen for a first down. The drive suffered a penalty, however, and stalled.
After beginning the game 10-for-10,UGA quarterback Cox had his first incomplete pass as freshman Marcus Edwards put on a strong rush and nearly got a sack. The pass downfield was nearly intercepted by Taron Ryce.Richmond Tooley broke up a pass attempt on second down and the Golden Eagle defensive line messed up a screen pass attempt, forcing Georgia to punt for the first time. Drew Butler got off a 47-yard kick that UGA downed at the Tech seven.
FOURTH QUARTER NOTES:
Lamb completed a 19-yard pass to Benford for a first down at the 47 on the first play of the fourth quarter and the Golden Eagles looked to threaten. However, a quarterback sack and a penalty put Tech in the hole, and a 10-yard completion to Benford on third-and-22 was not enough. Nick Campbell unloaded a 50-yard punt to the UGA five.
Tech's defense stopped the Bulldogs and forced a punt, which was downed at the Golden Eagle five.
Cass Barnes took over at quarterback and got a nice gain on first down, but a holding penalty brought the ball back and Tech stalled.
Once again, the Golden Eagle defense stopped the Bulldogs and Tech took over on downs at the TTU 23 with 22 seconds remaining.
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Razorback Victory Over USC 33-16

FAYETTEVILLE – Junior tight end D.J. Williams caught seven passes for 137 yards and Broderick Green scored two touchdowns as the University of Arkansas handed South Carolina a 33-16 defeat in Southeastern Conference play.
The victory moved Arkansas to 5-4 on the season, 2-4 in SEC games, while the Gamecocks dropped to 6-4 overall and 3-4 in the SEC.
Sophomore quarterback Ryan Mallett had a near-perfect day, hitting 23 of 27 passes with no interceptions and 329 yards.
His most consistant target was Williams, who pulled a game best for Arkansas 69-yarder.
The game was a back-and-forth battle in the open half, with the two teams going to intermission tied at 10-10. After a momentary lapse on the opening play of the second half, the Razorback defense shut out the Gamecocks the rest of the game.
Meanwhile Arkansas put together 23 unanswered points following the one-play scoring drive of USC at the beginning of the third quarter.
Stephen Garcia took the momentum back for the Gamecocks on the first play of the second half, play faking the dive out of the shotgun then dropping the ball deep to Alshon Jeffery at the Razorback 30. Jeffery evaded the Razorback secondary’s pursuit for the touchdown. The snap on the ensuing PAT was mishandled, and the Gamecocks settled for a six-point, 16-10, lead.
Arkansas responded quickly, moving across midfield on an 18-yard completion to London Crawford followed by a clutch play fake from Mallett on third and short. Selling the handoff up the middle, Mallett calmly pull the ball from behind his back to find Williams wide open to the Carolina nine. Michael Smith took it down to the two on the next play, setting up a sneak for Mallett on third down from the one. Alex Tejada’s PAT was good for the 17-16 lead.
Garcia marched the Gamecocks back down the field, but faltered on his attempt to find Jeffrey in the endzone. Jerrell Norton won the jump ball for the interception in the corner of the endzone to stop the drive. Mallett put together a seven play drive that featured a pair of Williams’ receptions, including one that put the ball on the Gamecock one. Green punched it in for the 24-16 lead.
A poor snap to Garcia sent the Carolina quarterback scurring 20 yards downfield in pursuit of the loose ball. He reached it at the two, but could not keep it away from the Razorback pressure, knocking it into the end zone where Brian Maddox covered it for a safety, 26-16. It was the first safety for Arkansas since the 2007 Kentucky game.
Arkansas defense sent Carolina reeling backward, then used a 38-yard punt return from Norton to set up a short-field drive to score with just under five minutes left in the game. Another clutch Williams catch set the Hogs with a first down deep in Carolina territory. Green took over with a rush to the left for three yards, then to the right for five before going straight up the gut three yards for the touchdown and a 33-16 lead.
Garcia marched USC down the field after the ensuing kickoff, but the clock became Arkansas’ greatest ally as the Gamecocks reached the Razorback four yard line on fourth down with 1:49 left. His pass was incomplete and the Hogs ran out the clock.
Arkansas’ first drive ended after a 14-yard first-down run by Green. The punt set the Gamecocks on their own 29-yard-line. Garcia worked the longest drive of the first half, taking almost six minutes off the clock and converting three third downs and a fourth down to get within the Razorback 10.
A series of miscommunications led to USC calling two time outs inside the Arkansas 10. Carolina converted a fourth down to push the ball to the Razorback one, but the defense held again and after a delay of game, USC settled for a 23-yard field goal from Spencer Lanning.
The 3-0 lead lasted just under 90 seconds as the Razorbacks paired a 39-yard screen pass to Green with an 18-yard end sweep for Adams. Adams’ touchdown run closed the four-play, 60-yard drive and a 7-3 lead with 1:24 left.
Arkansas stopped Carolina’s next drive, but the Razorbacks went with a fake punt on fourth and two on their own 26. Ronnie Wingo, Jr., never had a chance as the Gamecock rush caught him in the backfield. Four plays later, Garcia’s 1-yard quarterback sneak put Carolina back ahead, 10-10.
The teams traded drives and field position until the final 22 seconds of the half. Carolina ran down the clock on its final possession, knowing they would open the second half with the ball, and punted to Arkansas at the Hogs’ 24.
Mallett made a short pass to Williams near the 30 yard line, and the big tight end slipped the first Carolina tackler near the 35. Forcing two more to miss, Williams headed for the far sideline to pickup blocking. Cutting back near the USC 15 yard line, Williams lunged away from the pursuit to put Arkansas at the Gamecock six. Arkansas had time for one shot at the end zone before Tejada came on for a 24-yard field goal to send the teams to the lockerroom tied, 10-10.

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Meyer's $30,000 fine: Was it justified, too harsh, or not enough?

The SEC is fined Florida coach Urban Meyer $30,000 for publicly criticizing officiating this week. Some will say it was too harsh. Others will say it wasn't enough. Meyer is the first SEC coach to receive a fine since the conference last week changed its penalty for publicly criticizing officials to include fines or suspensions. Meyer's fine is the second-highest in SEC history. The highest was $50,000 to Kentucky in October 2007 after fans stormed the football field following the Wildcats' upset of LSU. That was the third offense the school had received for game management, triggering the $50,000 penalty.
This is believed to be the first time an SEC coach has ever been fined for public comments. Former Mississippi State baseball coach Ron Polk was suspended, but not fined, for publicly criticizing an umpire in 2006.
"Coach Meyer has violated the Southeastern Conference Code of Ethics," SEC Commissioner Mike Slive said in a statement. "SEC Bylaw 10.5.4 clearly states that the coaches, players and support personnel shall refrain from public criticism of officials. The league's Athletics Directors and Presidents and Chancellors have made it clear that negative public comments on officiating are not acceptable."
This is the first action taken by the SEC against Meyer in his five years as Florida's coach. The SEC was notified that Meyer, and not Florida, will pay the fine. The money goes to the SEC's post-graduate McWhorter Scholarship.

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Gator's Haden Named Semifinalist For Jim Thorpe Award

University of Florida junior cornerback Joe Haden was announced as one of 12 semifinalists by the Jim Thorpe Award Screening Committee on Wednesday for the award given annually to the nation’s best college defensive back.
This list will be narrowed again on Monday, Nov. 23, to three finalists who will be invited to the nationally-telecast Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Show on Thursday, Dec. 10. The winner will be announced on the show and the official presentation will be at a formal banquet in Oklahoma City on Feb. 9, 2010.
The 2009 award marks the 24th presentation of the trophy, first won in 1986 by Baylor’s Thomas Everett. Last year’s winner was Ohio State University’s Malcolm Jenkins, now playing for the New Orleans Saints.

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SEC Football Online's Sportbook Free Pick...LSU vs Alabama

The Alabama Crimson Tide will try to keep their national title hopes alive as they face possibly their biggest challenge of the week hosting the seven point underdog LSU Tigers at 3:30 PM ET at Bryant-Denny Stadium. LSU and Alabama are built very similarly. Both have tremendous defensive units but also have issues at the QB position and that will result in plenty of turnovers this Saturday.
Crimson Tide QB, Junior Greg McElroy hasn’t thrown a TD in the last 3 games is playing too conservatively in the pocket avoiding down field throws. Another thing to keep an eye on is their offensive line; they can’t handle the blitz and end up giving up sacks.
"This game is huge. It's huge for the coaching staff, it's huge for us, it's huge for our fan base," McElroy said.
Alabama can become very predictable if McElroy doesn’t get into the flow in the game early. Expect RB Marl Ingram to get a lot of touches (1004 yards and 8 TD so far in the season) but also expect the Tigers too be prepared for him; they have allowed only 3 rushing TDs all season.
The LSU offense also needs to step up their game. QB Jordan Jefferson hasn’t looked as bad as McElroy the last couple of weeks but he is not the one who is going to win a close game week in and week out.
"Since I've been here, this team enjoys playing big games," Coach Les Miles said. "It only counts one, but it's a very important one. We always want to honor our best opponent with our best effort. Every time we play Alabama, home or on the road, we realize that it's going to be a very competitive game." "Our football team wants to compete for the Western Division championship every year. That's this game. The game is very significant. Our guys understand that."
At the end the game will not come down to who play the better defense (both teams will) but which team makes fewer mistakes on offense.
Also if you’re betting on the game total keep in mind it has gone UNDER in 6 of LSU's last 7 games and it has also gone UNDER in 4 of Alabama's last 5 games.
SEC Football Online's pick: Alabama will cover the spread. Under. The SEC Rocks!

No. 1 prep running back Michael Dyer says he'll play at Auburn

Michael Dyer, the No. 1 high school running back in the nation, has committed to play for Auburn.
The Little Rock Christian High standout made his choice public Friday morning. ESPN gave him its top running back ranking.
Dyer has 7,566 career rushing yards and 74 touchdowns. He's started every game in his four-year prep career.
He's 5-foot-8, 201 pounds.
Here are some video highlights of Dyer we at, secfootballonline found on YouTube.
Dyer picked Auburn over Tennessee, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Alabama and many others.
Dyer broke the Arkansas high school rushing record on Oct. 23 when he went for 175 yards and five touchdowns in a 47-14 win over Lakeside Hide.

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Kiffin won't comment if Jackson suspended for Memphis game

Lane Kiffin isn’t about to start violating his personal policy about suspensions by talking about them publicly.
Janzen Jackson spent practice Thursday watching from a distance, and for a healthy safety who’s the reigning freshmen of the week in the SEC, that’s about as official as it gets. With or without confirmation from Kiffin, it appears Jackson won’t be in uniform to defend his latest award and an administrative issue will keep him out of the lineup against Memphis on Saturday “I don’t talk about guys being suspended during the week,” Kiffin said. “So just like if it’s happened before and it’s happened again, I’ll address it after the game.”
When pressed further on Jackson specifically, Kiffin gave the same response about his availability for the Tigers.
The freshman has started every game but the opener for the Vols, and he’s emerged as one of the best players on one of the nation’s toughest defenses. But the fact Prentiss Waggner and Darren Myles Jr., split Jackson’s normal reps with the starters at practice perhaps gave away the answer Kiffin wouldn’t.
“Same thing, Prentiss and Darren Myles have both been back there,” Kiffin said. “We’ve given them basically equal reps and we’ll go back in there and watch this film before we make any decisions.”

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'Cocks starting DE Cliff Matthews out at least two games

It looks like South Carolina will be without one of its best defensive players until the regular season finale against Clemson.
Defensive end Cliff Matthews, already ruled out for Saturday's game at Arkansas, will also miss the Florida game, coaches said Wednesday. The junior has a dislocated shoulder.
"I am not going to put him out there and jeopardize his career," defensive line coach Brad Lawing said. "I'm not going to do that. I don't believe in that. Cliff's a tough kid. And with him, we've got to make sure that he really is able to be out there."
Matthews ranks second on the team with five sacks, and has forced a team-leading three fumbles.
"That's tough to lose a guy like that," Lawing said. "He's probably our most high-energy guy on defense. He makes plays, disrupts a lot of stuff. So that's tough."


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Tebow tops in Scripps Heisman poll

The American-Statesman's weekly Heisman watch follows the leading candidates for college football's most prestigious award:
The Scripps Howard Heisman Trophy poll, in its 22nd year, is the longest running weekly Heisman ranking in the country. Ten Heisman voters select five players each week, with points allotted on a 5-through-1 basis, with five points for a first-place vote, four for a second, etc. First-place votes are in parentheses:

Player, Pos. School Pts. Last week

1. Tim Tebow, QB Florida 35 (3) 164 yards passing, 85 rush yards, 4 total TDs

2. Mark Ingram, RB Alabama 33 (4) Did not play

3. Case Keenum, QB Houston 31 (3) 44 of 54, 559 yards, 5 TDs, 1 INT

4. Jimmy Clausen Texas 12 22 of 27, 268 yards, 2 TDs

5. Colt McCoy, QB Texas 11 16 of 21, 171 yards, 1 TD at Oklahoma State

Others receiving votes: Fresno State RB Ryan Matthews (4), Cincinnati QB Tony Pike (3), Oregon QB Jeremiah Masoli (3), Boise State QB Kellen Moore (2), Notre Dame WR Golden Tate (1), TCU DE Jerry Hughes (1).

STATS WATCH

How this week's contenders stack up:

Tim Tebow: Comp-Att-Yds: 99-153-1,323, 10 TDs, 4 INTs; Rushing: 139-551, 8 TDs

Mark Ingram: Rushing: 153-1,004, 8 TDs

Case Keenum: Comp-Att-Yds: 285-398-3,293, 25 TDs, 5 INTs. Rushing: 35-74, 3 TDs

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Kiffin adds some new shots at Meyer

Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin seemed skeptical that Florida coach Urban Meyer would be severely punished for his recent criticism of the SEC's much-maligned football officials.
"Urban Meyer?" Kiffin deadpanned following practice Wednesday when asked of Meyer's comments. "Criticized the officials, wow, that will be interesting. We'll see."
The SEC sent out a memo to member schools and media that threatened coaches with fines and suspensions if they publicly criticized officials.
Asked if Kiffin was under the impression that the public criticism was supposed to stop, he said, "You guys got the same memo that I got."
Meyer made the comments about a play in which quarterback Tim Tebow was hit by a Georgia player after handing the ball off.
"That should have been a penalty, in my opinion," Meyer said. "Obviously, it should have been. You've got to protect quarterbacks. That's the whole purpose. It's right in front of the referee. I'm not sure how they're going to handle that, but ... that was one of the plays we did send in (to the SEC to be reviewed)."
Kiffin also weighed in on Florida linebacker Brandon Spikes, who has been suspended by Florida for Saturday's game against Vanderbilt for eye-gouging Georgia tailback Washaun Ealey last week.
"I did see the rerun," Kiffin said. "It was pretty bad but we'll worry about our team and what we can control. We've got a lot of work to do. Obviously, he'll discipline his team - or not - however he feels." The SEC Rocks!

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Vols Nu'Keese back at practice amidst transfer rumors

Tennessee football coach Lane Kiffin said Tuesday that freshman wide receiver and return specialist Nu'Keese Richardson was back with the team and available for Saturday's game against Memphis.
Richardson, a prized prospect from South Florida, missed Sunday's practice for what Kiffin called "unspecified issues."
"There is no situation," Kiffin said before Tuesday's practice. "Nu'Keese was dealing with some issues Sunday, some personal issues, and Nu'Keese was (back) yesterday, and everything's fine."
Richardson seemed business as usual Tuesday, running routes and working with the return units. Kiffin admitted that Richardson has been "frustrated" for various reasons, but he steadfastly denied rumors that the player recently thought about transferring closer to home.
"He's a little bit frustrated like a lot of freshmen around the country are, especially when you're potentially a really great player and have had a great success in high school, and you come in and things are different in college than high school," Kiffin said. "Nu'Keese will continue to develop. We'll continue to work with him, and he'll eventually be a really great player."
Asked if he expected more production from one of the nation's highest regarded recruits, Kiffin said, "Yeah, but I do that with everybody.
"We have extremely high expectations for all of our players, especially our freshmen as they get here. I think all of our freshmen that come in here are going to be Freshman All-Americans and are going to be great players for us. He's made a few plays for us. We haven't given him a ton of opportunities, but he's got to be more consistent in practice and do things better. He realizes that."
"This will be a big week of practice for him."


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Kentucky could have All-American Lindley back

Prior to suffering an ankle injury during an Oct. 3 loss to Alabama, cornerback Trevor Lindley had started 43 straight games for Kentucky.
Now, after missing the last four games, the preseason All-American according to some pundits could be on the verge of returning.
According to head coach Rich Brooks, Lindley did not have any adverse effects from his participation in Tuesday's practice and worked out again on Wednesday.
"It's encouraging that he's gone through two days, even though he's probably not at 100 percent, at least he's out here going through reps (practice repetitions)," Brooks said in quotes distributed by the school. "He's going to be sore. It's been over a month now, so I think hopefully he'll be ready to take some snaps this week (in the game).
"If he's well, it makes a major, major difference in our defense because you usually don't have to worry too much about the guy he's covering. That makes a pretty significant difference. You think back at a few games that we've played it might have made a major difference.
"The games he (Lindley) played in, he played extremely well. There's still some things coming back that he can accomplish and he has four games to finish up, hopefully five, that will put him in good shape for his future."
The 4-4 Wildcats will face 5-3 Eastern Kentucky this weekend in Lexington. The SEC Rocks!

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