Week 5 SEC Roundup

Sept. 27 Texas A&M 35, Arkansas 28 OT 
And You Care Because … Texas A&M rallied from down ten in the fourth quarter as Kenny Hill found a wide open Edward Pope for an 86-yard touchdown and tied it up with a 59-yard scoring pass to Josh Reynolds to force overtime. It took one play for Hill to find Malcome Kennedy from 25 yards out on A&M’s possession, and then the defense came through, stopping the Hogs on a fourth down play for the win. Arkansas got up on several big plays, with Alex Collins running for a 50-yard score and AJ Derby catching a 44-yard touchdown pass, but it was punter Sam Irwin-Hill’s weaving score off a fake punt from 51 yards out that gave the team the momentum. But the O couldn’t close out and Hill went to work as A&M scored 21 unanswered points. 
What Else? Texas A&M QB Kenny Hill completed 21-of-41 passes for 386 yards and four scores with a pick 
– Arkansas RB Alex Collins ran 21 times for 131 yards and a touchdown, and Jonathan Williams added 95 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries 
– Total yards: Texas A&M 523 – Arkansas 484 
– Time of possession: Arkansas 37:00 – Texas A&M 23:00 
Game Rating: A

Sept. 27 Missouri 21, at South Carolina 20 
And You Care Because … Maty Mauk had a rough night, but he was great when he had to be leading Missouri to 14 unanswered points with Russell Hansbrough running for two one-yard scores in the final seven minutes – including a fourth down play with 1:36 to go – to complete a stunning comeback. Hansbrough’s first touchdown from 18 yards out gave the Tiers a first quarter lead, but South Carolina came up with 20 straight points helped by a Mike Davis 17-yard run and a 23-yard Pharoh Cooper touchdown catch. But the Tiger defense held firm late and Mauk was able to come up with a few big plays to put the team in scoring position. South Carolina had one last shot, but the drive never got started with four missed passes. 
What Else? Missouri QB Maty Mauk completed 12-of-34 passes for 132 yards 
– South Carolina RB Mike Davis ran 22 times for 104 yards and a score
– Third down conversions: South Carolina 8-of-21 – Missouri 2-of-15 
– Missouri yards over the first 52 minutes: 161. Missouri yards over the last eight minutes: 119 
Game Rating: B+ 

Sept. 27 at Georgia 35, Tennessee 32 
And You Care Because … Todd Gurley ran for two scores and the defense hung on for dear life as Georgia needed to battle to get by Tennessee. The Vols took a 10-0 lead on a one-yard run from Jalen Hurd, but the Georgia offense took over with 21 straight points with Hutson Mason running for a score and hitting Nick Chubb for a 20-yard touchdown, and Gurley getting in from one yard out. Tennessee kept pressing with Justin Worley throwing two touchdown passes, but he was knocked out for a bit with an elbow injury, and Gurley kept producing with a 51-yard touchdown dash. The Bulldog D came up with a fumble recovery for a score, but Worley rallied the Vols back with a touchdown drive finishing with a Marquez North six-yard catch. Up three, Georgia was able to run out the clock. 
What Else? Georgia RB Todd Gurley ran 28 times for 208 yards and two score 
– Tennessee QB Justin Worley completed 23-of-35 passes for 264 yards and three scores. Nathan Peterman, when he came in, completed 4-of-9 passes for 20 yards. 
– Tennessee LB A.J. Johnson made 17 tackles with half a tackle for loss, Jalen Reeves-Maybin made ten stops with a sack and 3.5 tackles for loss 
– Georgia QB Hutson Mason completed 16-of-25 passes for 147 yards and a score with two picks, and he ran ten times for 30 yards and a score
Game Rating: B+

Sept. 27 at Kentucky 17, Vanderbilt 7 
And You Care Because … Kentucky had few problems with Patrick Towles hitting Ryan Timmons for a 20-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter and running for a one-yard score in the second. Vandy’s points came on defense, tying it at seven with Darrius Sims returning a Towles pass 13 yards for a score, but the offense went absolutely nowhere in the second half. Each team turned it over three times, with UK shutting down any Vandy chances in the second half with big plays. The Commodores finished with just 139 yards of total offense
What Else? Kentucky QB Patrick Towles completed 23-of-30 passes for 201 yards and a score with a pick 
– Vanderbilt QB Wade Freeback completed 8-of-25 passes for 85 yards and three scores 
– 11 different Wildcat receivers caught passes with Stanley Williams leading the way with just 39 yards on three grabs. 
– Time of possession: Kentucky 38:22 – Vanderbilt 21:38
Game Rating: C

Sept. 27 at Auburn 45, Louisiana Tech 17 
And You Care Because … Auburn’s offense wasn’t always sharp, but the team didn’t have any problems on the way to a 24-0 first half lead helped by two Nick Marshall touchdown passes – with both scores through the air coming in just over a minute – and a five-yard Cameron Artis-Payne run. Quan Bray caught touchdown passes from 44 and 37 yards out, and he put the game well out of reach with a 76-yard punt return for a score. Louisiana Tech RB Kenneth Dixon was held in check, running for just 29 yards, but he scores twice.
What Else? Auburn QB Nick Marshall completed 10-of-17 passes for 166 yards and three scores, and he ran 13 times for 105 yards 
– Louisiana Tech QB Cody Sokol completed 20-of-35 passes for 216 yards and an interception 
– Auburn WR Quan Bray caught three passes for 91 yards and two scores and returned two punts for 98 yards and a touchdown 
– Total yards: Auburn 473 – Louisiana Tech 321
Game Rating: C- 

Sept. 27 at Ole Miss 24, Memphis 3 
And You Care Because … In a strange performance with bad penalties and worse mistakes, Ole Miss still got by Memphis thanks to a defense that allowed just 104 yards of Tiger offense. Laquon Treadwell caught a 63-yard touchdown pass for the Rebels in the first, but they didn’t get back on the board until the fourth as Andrew Fletcher’s 19-yard field goal sparked a 17-0 run. Jaylen Walton ran for a 23-yard score and Treadwell finished it off with a 17-yard scoring catch, but it was the D that saved the day to set up a showdown with Alabama.
What Else? Penalties: Ole Miss 10 for 117 yards – Memphis 9 for 105 yards 
– Turnovers: Ole Miss 4 – Memphis 2 
– Ole Miss WR Laquon Treadwell caught five passes for 123 yards and two scores 
– Memphis QB Paxton Lynch completed 13-of-31 passes for 81 yards with a pick
Game Rating: D+

Sept. 27 at LSU 63, New Mexico State 7 
And You Care Because … In a sloppy game with each team turning it over four times, and with Anthony Jennings having a rough time, LSU still had few problems getting up 42-7 going into halftime with Leonard Fournette running for two scores and Kendell Beckwith picking off a pass for a 29-yard score in the blowout. Brandon Harris ran for two touchdowns and threw three touchdown passes, finding Malchi Dupre and Melvin Jones in the first half and coming up with a ten-yarder to Travin Dural in the third. NMSU’s lone score came on a 79-yard run from Andrew Allen in the second quarter.
What Else? LSU QB Brandon Harris completed 11-of-14 passes for 178 yards and three score, and ran five times for 36 yards and two scores. Meanwhile, Anthony Jennings completed 2-of-5 passes for 11 yards with two picks. 
– New Mexico State QB Andrew Allen completed two of two passes for 16 yards and ran five times for 113 yards and a score
– LSU RB Leonard Fournette ran 18 times for 122 yards and two scores
– Total yards: LSU 563 yards – NMSU 274
Game Rating: D