Georgia Bulldogs vs Kentucky Wildcats game Update

Tailback Washaun Ealey, whose fumbles cost him a spot in Georgia’s starting lineup earlier this season, claimed a spot in the Bulldogs’ record book here Saturday night. Ealey scored five touchdowns as resurgent Georgia extended its winning streak to three games and evened its record at .500 with a 44-31 victory over Kentucky in Commonwealth Stadium. Ealey’s touchdowns, all on runs of 3 yards or less, set a UGA single-game record for most rushing touchdowns and tied the school’s single-game record for most overall touchdowns. Ealey called the record "a great honor" but gave the credit to the offensive line and fullback Shaun Chapas. "They blocked hard all night and were more physical than Kentucky was," he said. As for his own performance: "I feel like I played up to my potential, and I have to keep doing it." Justin Houston had a look about him before the game. Georgia coach Mark Richt noticed it right away. "You could just see it in his eyes that he was ready, that he was ready to play hard and make some noise," Richt said of his junior linebacker. "“Justin was fired up and ready to play. He knew there was a good chance to get some sacks today." Houston was part of a defense that forced UK into nearly as many fumbles in the first half Saturday night (three) as it’s had all season. In all, the Georgia defense scored 21 points off of four Kentucky miscues.

"We’re very, very excited about winning a game somewhere besides Athens. It’s good to get three victories in a row. It’s good to even up our record in league play and overall. We’ve caught a good little bit of momentum, and I was really proud of how we came out ready to play again."

Auburn jumps 2 spots in the Top 25

The other team from Alabama surged toward the top of the AP poll while another set of Tigers has emerged as the Big 12's unexpected national title contender. Auburn jumped two spots to No. 3 behind top-ranked Oregon and Boise State in the media poll Sunday, and Missouri vaulted 11 spots to No. 7. Oregon, which moved to No. 1 for the first time last week and followed up with a 60-13 victory against UCLA on Thursday night, received 44 first-place votes. Boise State had 11, Auburn received three and No. 4 TCU received two. Auburn has its highest ranking since the Tigers were No. 2 in 2006 after beating LSU 24-17 on Saturday in a matchup of the Southeastern Conference's last unbeaten teams. Quarterback Cameron Newton ran for 217 yards, cementing himself as the Heisman Trophy front-runner. The Tigers started the season No. 22 and have been climbing steadily since.

Update of Arkansas vs Ole Miss game

The Razorbacks improved to 5-2 overall and 2-2 in the Southeastern Conference with the win, and notched their first win against former coach Houston Nutt. Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino said quarterback Ryan Mallett suffered a shoulder injury in the third quarter and that’s why he didn’t return following the first of two rain delays. Petrino said the injury isn’t serious and Mallett should be ready to play next Saturday against Vanderbilt here in Fayetteville. Petrino said receivers Joe Adams and Greg Childs both suffered ankle injuries in the win. The extents of those injuries are unknown. Knile Davis rushed 22 times for 176 yards and 3 touchdowns. All three are career-highs for the sophomore running back. Saturday marked the first time this season an Arkansas quarterback hasn’t passed for more than 300 yards. Mallett finished with 196 and 1 touchdown, while Wilson passed for 71 yards.

Georgia Bulldogs still in the Hunt...gets past Kentucky Wildcats 44-31

Wayshaun Ealey set a school record with five rushing touchdowns as surging Georgia pounded Kentucky 44-31 on Saturday. The Bulldogs (4-4, 3-3 SEC) forced the mistake-prone Wildcats into four turnovers - converting them into 17 points, to win their third straight. Ealey finished with a season-high 157 yards on 28 carries before getting banged up late in the fourth quarter. His five rushing scores broke the school record of four, set most recently by former Georgia running back Robert Edwards in 1997. Ealey also matched Edwards' record for total touchdowns in a game set in 1995 against South Carolina. Kentucky (4-4, 1-4) outgained Georgia 423-290 but couldn't overcome another shaky first half. Mike Hartline threw for 353 yards and four touchdowns but Kentucky's mistakes often set the Bulldogs up with a short field. Only once did the Bulldogs start a touchdown drive on their side of midfield. They didn't have to as the Wildcats kept finding ways to self-destruct.

UAB Upset Bid Falls Short Against No. 24 Mississippi State, Lose 29-24

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Freshman LaDarius Perkins rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown as No. 24 Mississippi State survived an upset scare to beat Alabama-Birmingham 29-24 on Saturday night.

Playing as a nationally ranked team for the first time since 2001, the Bulldogs won their fifth straight game, which is the program's longest streak since 1999. They also earned bowl eligibility for the first time in three seasons and only the second time in decade.

But it wasn't easy.

UAB (2-5) pushed Mississippi State (6-2) all night, rallying to take a 24-23 lead with 10:16 remaining in the game after quarterback Bryan Ellis rushed for a 1-yard touchdown. Ellis also completed 23 of 45 passes for 236 yards and a touchdown.

But MSU's Derek DePasquale responded with two field goals - his fourth and fifth of the night - as the Bulldogs hung on for the victory.

By: uabsports.cstv.com

Scoring drives from USC vs. Vanderbilt

SOUTH CAROLINA 21, VANDERBILT 7

SECOND QUARTER

Vanderbilt 7, South Carolina 0

Scoring play: Larry Smith 3 run (Ryan Fowler kick)

Key play: Another week and another coverage breakdown by Gamecocks. Left John Cole alone for a 34-yard gain to set up first-and-goal at the USC 6.

Drive: Twelve plays, 83 yards, 3:45

Time: 10:24

South Carolina 7, Vanderbilt 7

Scoring play: Tori Gurley 15 pass from Stephen Garcia (Spencer Lanning kick)

Key play: Garcia wanted Alshon Jeffery out to the right, but Gurley came open to the left. The points, just before the half, were huge.

Drive: Seven plays, 59 yards, 0:51

Time: 0:12

THIRD QUARTER

South Carolina 14, Vanderbilt 7

Scoring play: Brian Maddox 2 run (Lanning kick)

Key play: Maddox finally provided a punch in the running game, with seven carries for 48 yards on the drive.

Drive: Twelve plays, 93 yards, 4:59

Time: 3:17

FOURTH QUARTER

South Carolina 21, Vanderbilt 7

Scoring play: Jeffery 72 pass from Garcia (Lanning kick)

Key play: Garcia avoided pressure and scrambled to his right, lobbing the ball over the defender to Jeffery. He raced to the end zone to allow for a sigh of relief on the USC sideline.

Drive: Two plays, 72 yards, 0:53

Time: 6:41

by: www.postandcourier.com

Alabama 41, Tennessee 10... Tide blows Vols away with big second half

Despite dominating the first half statistically, Alabama led only 13-10 at halftime, but it struck for three touchdowns in the third quarter to start pulling away. The Tide's big-name players made big plays. Julio Jones made catches of 47, 42 and 38 yards and finished with 12 catches for a single-game school-record 221 yards. Trent Richardson ran 65 yards for a third-quarter touchdown and finished with 119 yards rushing on 12 carries. He also caught a 5-yard pass for the Tide's final touchdown. Mark Ingram ran 42 yards on a second-quarter play, scored two third-quarter touchdowns on 1-yard runs and finished with 88 yards rushing on 14 carries. Greg McElroy completed 21 of 32 passes for 264 yards. The big negative was the fact that Alabama's streak of 41 consecutive games in which it did not allow an individual opponent to rush for 100 or more yards ended. The Vols' Tauren Poole ran 14 times for 117 yards, including a 59-yard touchdown run for the first score of the game.

Auburn beats LSU, now SEC's only unbeaten team

Auburn rode big TD runs and an electric crowd to emerge as the SEC's only unbeaten team this Saturday.

The Tigers got a long TD run from quarterback Cam Newton and a 70-yard TD sprint from Onterio McCalebb to beat LSU 24-17 in Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday.

The Tigers are the only unbeaten team in the league, improving to 8-0 overall and 5-0 in conference play.
Newton rushed for 217 yards and two touchdowns, and threw for 86 more. Mike Dyer ran for 100 yards on the button.

The Tigers piled up 526 yards, including 440 rushing , against the SEC's top defense.

Arkansas Tops Ole Miss 38-24

Knile Davis ran for 176 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 21 Arkansas weathered two delays to beat former coach Houston Nutt and Mississippi 38-24 on Saturday.
The Razorbacks (5-2, 2-2 SEC) also got a 97-yard punt return for a touchdown from Joe Adams in rebounding from a loss to Auburn last week. The game was delayed twice by lightning that sent fans and both teams scurrying for cover.
Arkansas led throughout the game, but the Rebels (3-4, 1-3) twice pulled within a touchdown in the fourth quarter after a two scoring passes from Jeremiah Masoli to Markeith Summers.
Both times, however, Davis answered with touchdown runs for the Razorbacks - the first from 71 yards out and the second from 22.
Arkansas quarterback Ryan Mallett, returning from a concussion sustained last week, finished 13-of-24 passing for 196 yards before leaving the game in the second half.

SEC Football Online's Free sportbook...Auburn vs LSU

#6 LSU Tigers (7-0) vs. #5 Auburn Tigers (7-0) (Jordan-Hare Stadium - Auburn, AL)

Saturday October 23rd – 3:30 PM ET

TV: CBS

Yes folks, it’s a good old fashion SEC showdown between two of the top teams in the country this year. Auburn is going off as a 6-point favorite, and the majority of the betting public is backing them with 61% of the money coming in on the home team. LSU does have some big wins on the year, as they just went into Florida and beat the Gators in their own building, but they also just squeaked by Tennessee at home, and didn’t look overly impressive against McNeese State last week.

Football Odds:

LSU – PS +6 (-110) ML +180

Auburn – PS -6 (-110) ML -220

Total – 51

In a way, Auburn hasn’t totally dominated the competition they’ve faced, but they are coming off a much more impressive performance as they won an absolute shootout against the then 12th ranked Arkansas Razorbacks last week, 65-43. Auburn also doesn’t have as many question marks with their team as LSU and they still can’t decide on a full time quarterback.

Alabama vs Tennessee series numbers

Alabama owns a 47-38-7 edge in the series, including a 21-20-1 advantage in Knoxville and a 26-18-6 lead in the state of Alabama...Alabama has won three consecutive meetings in the series, but the Vols have won five of the last seven in Knoxville since a 20-13 win in 1996...UT has scored 17 or fewer points in the last six meetings...Since 1995, Tennessee has a 10-5 edge in the series...UT won seven in a row from 1995-2001, while Alabama has won five of eight since 2002.

Mallett 'good to go' for Razorbacks

Arkansas coach Bobby Petrino put any questions about his quarterback status to rest Thursday, saying Ryan Mallett will start against Ole Miss this weekend. Mallett, who suffered a concussion last Saturday at Auburn, has practiced all week with Tyler Wilson serving as a back-up. Wilson passed for 332 yards and four touchdowns in Mallett’s absence last weekend. "He’s practiced well, his focus is good, he’s had zero headaches," Petrino said of Mallett. "Everything points to we’re good to go.""We’re just going into the game with Ryan as the starting quarterback and not doing anything different than we ever have."

LSU defense eager to test itself vs. Auburn

LSU defensive coordinator John "Chief" Chavis has spent the past two decades stifling some of the best offenses in the Southeastern Conference. Chavis concedes that his SEC-leading defense hasn’t faced anyone quite like quarterback Cam Newton this season. The veteran coach adds that his unit looks forward to proving it can stop him and No. 5 Auburn on Saturday. "We’re going to try to put more defenders close to the line of scrimmage than they can block," Chavis said. "I don’t know if it’s going to be possible this week, but that’s what we’re going to try to do. Hopefully we’ll dare them to throw it. Maybe we can get them to throw it about 50 times." "We can’t worry about what they did to another team," LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson said, just before sighing as he reflected on Auburn’s point total. "I mean, 65 points, that’s crazy, but it’s going to be a fun matchup. We just got to go out there and play sound football." "He waits for holes to be open. Our job is just to sit there, control the line of scrimmage and just be patient," LSU defensive tackle Lazarius "Pep" Levingston said. "He’s a patient runner, so we just got to stay in our gaps at all times."

Last of SEC’s unbeatens meet...Auburn vs LSU

I wouldn’t necessarily say there’s a lucky undefeated team because there’s nothing lucky about wins in the SEC,” LSU cornerback Patrick Peterson said. "You get them or you don’t." Indeed, the league that has produced the last four national champions will only have one remaining unbeaten by dinnertime Saturday. Both Tigers are 7-0 with four SEC wins. Auburn has reached this point behind quarterback Cam Newton, perhaps the Heisman Trophy front-runner, and three comeback victories. Newton’s Tigers also had two touchdowns survive replay reviews in last weekend’s 65-43 shootout with Arkansas. LSU has thrived behind the SEC’s top defense and the running of Stevan Ridley. Not to mention a fortuitous bounce on a fake field goal called by coach Les Miles against Florida and that infamous second-chance touchdown against Tennessee. "That says they must be a close team like we are if they’ve been winning like we have," Auburn left tackle Lee Ziemba said. "They must be as willing to fight for each other as the guys are here. It’s a testament to the guys they have there and the coaches."

LSU defense gives them the edge over Auburn

In the LSU-Auburn case we are going with the Bayou Bengals on the grounds that, as odd as it sounds, LSU is a more complete football team. While Auburn is a better team offensively, in fact one of the best teams in the nation, this LSU squad is far and away the best defensive test that Cam Newton and Co. will have seen.

The Tigers have more speed, a better front seven and a secondary that is capable of being left on an island to allow an extra safety to get into the mix against Newton running the football.
A newly-energized LSU offensive attack fueled by a resurgent Jarrett Lee, the emergence of Stevan Ridley, a more expansive Gary Crowton offense and a receiving group that has tons of speed and talent. This Bayou Bengals attack pounded the Florida defense, a unit that is better than Auburn's, on the road and we expect this offense to have plenty of success on Saturday.

Georgia Bulldogs favored by 3 over Kentucky Wildcats

This Saturday, the Georgia Bulldogs will look for their third straight win when they go on the road against the Kentucky Wildcats. The Bulldogs have looked really good in their last two games, beating Tennessee 41-14 and then shutting out Vanderbilt 43-0. After suffering a heartbreaking loss to Auburn, the Wildcats pulled off their biggest win of the year, taking down No. 10 South Carolina 31-28 just one week after the Gamecocks beat No. 1 Alabama. The Bulldogs are 16-3 against Kentucky since 1991, but the Wildcats have won two of the last three, including a 34-27 win at Georgia last season.

UK to again be without top RB Derrick Locke

Derrick Locke suffered a pair of stingers and a bruised elbow in the Wildcats' three-point loss to Auburn Oct. 9, then sat out UK's upset win over South Carolina last weekend. Two days from now against Georgia, the running back will once again find himself on the sidelines instead of the field.

"Locke will not play this week," head coach Joker Phillips said following practice Thursday. "Hopefully, we will get him back next week. He should start back (at practice) on Sunday, just running around with it, and then we will go from there."

As they did last week, sophomore Donald Russell and freshman Raymond Sanders will attempt to take up the running game slack in Locke's absence.

It wasn't all bad news on the UK injury front, however. Starting defensive end DeQuin Evans, who sat out last weekend's win with a sprained ankle, is expected to play against the Bulldogs.

Why the Bulldogs Won't Win the SEC East

Sunday morning the Bulldog Nation woke up believing they could actually win the SEC East. Thanks to a little help from Kentucky and Mississippi State, Georgia is tied for second in their division. A few weeks ago, everyone had written Georgia off. Now there is a chance for them to go to the Georgia Dome representing the East, however a couple things will need to happen in their favor. First, they must win out. Not an easy task. Second, they’ll need South Carolina to lose two more SEC games. Possible, yes. Realistic, no. Winning on the road in Lexington won’t be easy. The Wildcats just hung 31 on the Gamecocks. Georgia couldn’t even score a touchdown against South Carolina. Not to mention the Bulldogs have lost all three road games this year. Then there’s attempting to win in Jacksonville, something Georgia has struggled with the past 20 years. The Bulldogs have beaten the Gators three times in the past two decades. They have to go to Jacksonville and try to beat a Gator team fresh off a bye. And if you believe Georgia has any chance against a Gator squad that just lost three in a row, had a week off to cope and prepare for the game they love to win the most, you are blind. Georgia has a chance to win the SEC East. There is no denying that. But they won’t seize their opportunity because they are not a better football team than Florida or Auburn. Winning out is too hard of a goal for the Bulldogs to accomplish.

by Eric Bowman