No. 14 Tennessee overcomes huge deficit, No. 19 Florida

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — This time, Tennessee delivered the comeback.

And in the process, the Volunteers took out 11 years’ worth of frustration on Florida.

Joshua Dobbs accounted for five second-half touchdowns Saturday and No. 14 Tennessee erased a 21-point deficit to beat No. 19 Florida 38-28 and end their 11-game losing streak in the annual series.

“I didn’t see anybody blink,” Tennessee coach Butch Jones said. “Nobody flinched. They just kept playing.”

This marks the first time Tennessee (4-0, 1-0 SEC) has beaten Florida (3-1, 1-1) since 2004. The Volunteers had lost to Florida by one point each of the last two years despite leading in the fourth quarter of both games.

Tennessee silenced the Gators by reeling off 38 consecutive points.

Tennessee safety Todd Kelly Jr. said that “it just looked like we took their soul, really.”

Dobbs went 16 of 32 for 319 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions. He also rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown.

Trailing 21-0 early against the nation’s top-ranked defense, Tennessee stormed back and pulled ahead for good 24-21 with 12:45 left on Dobbs’ 67-yard completion to a wide-open Jauan Jennings.

KENT STATE 0

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Jalen Hurts ran and threw for touchdowns and tailback sub Joshua Jacobs scored his first two career touchdowns for Alabama in a shutout of Kent State (1-3).

The Crimson Tide (4-0) dominated coach Nick Saban’s alma mater from the start while scoring on a kickoff return and even a short touchdown throw to freshman linebacker Mack Wilson. Starting tailback Damien Harris went down on the opening drive with a sprained right ankle and didn’t return.

Hurts was 16 of 24 for 164 yards and ran for 54 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown dash on the opening drive.

(23) MISSISSIPPI 45

(12) GEORGIA 14

OXFORD, Miss. — Chad Kelly threw for 282 yards and two TDs and ran for another score to help Mississippi break a 10-game losing streak in the series dating to 1996.

The Rebels (2-2, 1-1 SEC) dominated every phase, building a lead of 31-0 by halftime and 45-0 by midway through the third quarter.

Georgia (3-1, 1-1) lost for the first time under new coach Kirby Smart and looked overmatched. To make matters worse, star running back Nick Chubb injured an ankle in the second quarter and didn’t return.

Kelly was 18 of 24 and had a 41-yard TD run through the middle of the defense.

(18) LSU 18

Auburn 13

AUBURN, Ala. — Daniel Carlson kicked six field goals and Auburn beat No. 18 LSU 18-13 after officials ruled Danny Etling’s apparent last-gasp scoring pass came after time expired.

Etling rolled to his right and found D.J. Shark on a 15-yard pass, setting off a celebration by LSU (2-2, 1-1 SEC). Officials ruled time expired before Etling took the snap.

The celebration shifted to the Auburn (2-2, 1-1) sideline when officials announced the decisive ruling.

Mississippi State 47

Massachusetts 35

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Aeris Williams ran for a 16-yard touchdown and Jamoral Graham returned an interception 38 yards for a score on the next play from scrimmage to help Mississippi State erase a third-quarter deficit and beat Massachusetts 47-35.

Nick Fitzgerald completed 25 of 38 passes for 299 yards and three touchdowns, and he also ran for 110 yards for the Bulldogs (2-2).

Vanderbilt 31

Western Kentucky 30

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Vanderbilt’s defense turned away a 2-point conversion play at the end of the first overtime as the Commodores escaped with a 31-30 victory over Western Kentucky.

Kyle Shurmur’s 5-yard pass to Nathan Marcus on the first possession of overtime gave Vanderbilt (2-2) its first lead of the game, and Tommy Openshaw added the point after.

Western Kentucky (2-2) went for two and failed after scoring a touchdown.

Missouri 79

Delaware State 0

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Drew Lock threw a school record-tying five touchdown passes, and Missouri shattered its school scoring record Saturday, dismantling Delaware State 79-0.

Lock completed 26 of 36 pass attempts for 402 yards.

The Tigers (2-2, 0-1 SEC) led 58-0 at halftime, resulting in a shortened second half. The third and fourth quarters were reduced from 15 minutes to 10.

From wire reports