Randall Leads LSU to Upset Over Florida

Marcus Randall came off the bench and threw two touchdown passes, including a 10-yarder with 27 seconds to play, to help No. 24 Louisiana State upset No. 12 Florida, 24-21, Saturday night at Gainesville, Fla.

LSU, 4-2 overall and 2-2 in the SEC, overcame a 21-7 deficit, three turnovers and the loss of starting quarterback JaMarcus Russell, who sprained an ankle.

The Gators (3-2, 2-2) led, 21-17, with 2:06 left, and the Tigers needed to go 50 yards for the go-ahead score.

No problem. Not on a night when the Tigers moved the ball at will against Florida, outgaining the Gators 464-236 in total yards.

“We were in position to finish the game and we didn’t get it done,” said Florida Coach Ron Zook, who has more home losses (six) in three seasons than Steve Spurrier (five) had in 12 seasons.

Joseph Addai ran three times for 34 yards on the drive, but Randall made the biggest play. He avoided a heavy rush and found Addai for a 10-yard touchdown pass on third down.

No. 6 Auburn 52, Louisiana Tech 7 -- Jason Campbell passed for 201 yards and two touchdowns, including a school-record 87-yarder to Silas Daniels at Auburn, Ala.

Auburn (6-0) had stress-free tuneup to Southeastern Conference division rival Arkansas.

Louisiana Tech’s Ryan Moats, the nation’s No. 2 rusher, sprained his right ankle in the first quarter. Moats finished with no yards in three carries after coming in averaging 185.6 per game for the Bulldogs (3-3).

Mississippi 31, No. 25 South Carolina 28 -- Ethan Flatt found Bill Flowers in the corner of the end zone for a 29-yard touchdown pass with 1:05 left to give the Rebels (3-3, 2-1) the upset win at Columbia, S.C.

South Carolina (4-2, 2-2) managed to get the ball down to the Ole Miss 31 with 30 seconds to go. But after Syvelle Newton spiked the ball, Corey Mills sacked him on second down, then the Rebels broke up two passes in the end zone.

Alabama 45, Kentucky 17 -- The Crimson Tide (4-2, 2-2) scored touchdowns on four straight second-half possessions at Lexington, Ky., and ended a two-game losing streak.

Alabama is 33-2-1 against Kentucky (1-4, 0-2).

Alabama Birmingham 27, Mississippi St. 13 -- Darrell Hackney threw two touchdown passes to Roddy White at Starkville, Miss. Reggie Lindsey returned a punt 67 yards for a touchdown for the Blazers (4-1), who have won three straight. Mississippi State is 1-5.

Rutgers 37, Vanderbilt 34 -- Brian Leonard scored four touchdowns, including a one-yard run with 1:11 to play, as Rutgers (3-2) erased a 27-3 second-half deficit at Nashville.

Vanderbilt (1-4) was outscored by Rutgers, 21-0, in the fourth quarter.