Nov 16, 2013 4 min read

A miraculous play has Auburn in the hunt for an SEC championship – maybe even a national title, too.

The seventh-ranked Tigers beat No. 25 Georgia 43-38 on a juggling 73-yard touchdown reception off a tipped pass by Ricardo Louis.

Auburn finishes the season against No. 1 Alabama and a victory in the Iron Bowl would put the Tigers (6-1, 10-1) in the SEC championship game. They have one loss, but an SEC championship might be able to get them to the BCS championship game.

Though the other contenders were dominant as usual on Saturday.

No. 2 Florida State 59, Syracuse 3: Jameis Winston showed no effects from a tumultuous week during No. 2 Florida State’s 59-3 win against Syracuse. The redshirt quarterback completed 19-of-21 passes for 277 yards and two touchdowns as the Seminoles rolled during the Atlantic Coast Conference game.

News broke Wednesday that Winston was under investigation for an alleged sexual assault that took place Dec. 7, 2012. The attention of college football enthusiasts moved away from his Heisman Trophy campaign to the many unanswered questions surrounding an investigation that is nearly a year old.

On the field, it was business as usual for the Seminoles (8-0, 10-0). Syracuse (3-3, 5-5) was held scoreless until late in the fourth quarter.

No. 3 Ohio State 60, Illinois 35:Carlos Hyde ran for 246 yards and four touchdowns and Braxton Miller had another 184 yards rushing and two scores for Ohio State.

The Buckeyes (6-0 Big Ten, 10-0) needed a third-quarter defensive stop and safety to pull away. After trailing 28-0 in the second quarter, Illinois (3-7, 0-6) closed to 35-21 in the third on two Nathan Scheelhaase touchdown passes.

No. 6 Oregon 44, Utah 21: Marcus Mariota threw for 288 yards and three touchdowns and the Ducks rebounded from last week’s loss to Stanford.

Mariota went into the game with questions about the health of his left knee, which impacted his mobility in the 26-20 loss to the Cardinal. It didn’t seem to be an issue against the Utes.

No. 12 Oklahoma State 38, No. 23 Texas 13: Clint Chelf ran for two touchdowns and Oklahoma State stayed in the Big 12 championship chase.

Chelf also threw two scoring passes as Oklahoma State (6-1 Big 12, 8-1) won in Austin for the third straight meeting. This one may reignite pressure on Texas coach Mack Brown, who was dealt his worst home loss in 16 seasons – and at a time when speculation about his job security had just begun quieting down.

No. 14 Michigan State 41, Nebraska 28: Michigan State converted five Nebraska turnovers into 24 points and took a big step toward winning the Big Ten Legends Division.

Jeremy Langford ran 32 times for 151 yards and scored two touchdowns, and Keith Mumphrey caught a 27-yard touchdown from Connor Cook in the fourth quarter after the Cornhuskers pulled within six points.

No. 15 UCF 39, Temple 36: Shawn Moffitt kicked a 23-yard field goal as time expired after Rannell Hall got behind the Temple defense for a 64-yard reception, and No. 15 UCF survived a scare.

No. 17 Wisconsin 51, Indiana 3: James White rushed for a career-high 205 yards and Melvin Gordon added 146 for Wisconsin.

The Badgers (5-1 Big Ten, 8-2) came in expecting a big game on the ground against the conference’s 10th-ranked rushing defense with the Hoosiers (2-4, 4-6) giving up an average of more than 217 yards a game. Wisconsin topped that just minutes into the second quarter, had 323 yards rushing at the half and finished with 554.

No. 22 Oklahoma 48, Iowa State 10: Bob Stoops matched Barry Switzer’s record for most coaching victories at Oklahoma as the Sooners cruised.

Trevor Knight led the way as Stoops recorded win No. 157 with Oklahoma (5-2 Big 12, 8-2), which closed the game with 45 unanswered points over the final three quarters. The backup quarterback was 8-of-14 passing for 61 yards and rushed for 123 yards and one touchdown.

Duke 48, No. 24 Miami 30: Brandon Connette rushed for a career-high four touchdowns and threw for a fifth score, and Duke took sole possession of first place in the ACC’s messy Coastal Division.