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 (10-1, 6-1) 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 stomped Syracuse 59-3. No. 3 Ohio State got a little sloppy, but routed Illinois 60-35.No. 2 FLORIDA STATE 59, SYRACUSE 3TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Jameis Winston showed no effects from a tumultuous week during No. 2 Florida State’s 59-3 win against Syracuse on Saturday. 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 (10-0, 8-0) on Saturday. Syracuse (5-5, 3-3) was held scoreless until late in the fourth quarter.Florida State outgained the Orange 523-427.No. 3 OHIO STATE 60, ILLINOIS 35CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) – 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 (10-0, 6-0 Big Ten) 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.Buckeyes linebacker Ryan Shazier sacked Reilly O’Toole, who entered the game for a play after Scheelaase’s helmet came off, in the end zone. The safety gave the Buckeyes a 37-21 edge and the ball. Minutes later, a Hyde touchdown put them up 44-21.Hyde tacked on late touchdowns runs of 55 and 51 yards. Miller threw for 150 yards and two touchdowns.Scheelhaase led the Illini with 288 yards passing and two touchdowns.No. 6 OREGON 44, UTAH 21EUGENE, Ore. (AP) – 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.De’Anthony Thomas caught a touchdown pass and scored on an 86-yard kickoff return for the Ducks (9-1, 6-1 Pac-12). Byron Marshall ran for two additional scores but the Ducks were slowed on the ground by Utah’s defense, rushing for 145 yards after averaging nearly 302 yards a game this season.Utah (4-6, 1-6) was dealt a blow before the game when starting quarterback Travis Wilson didn’t make the trip to Eugene because of a concussion. Backup Adam Schulz threw for 157 yards and a touchdown and ran for another.No. 7 AUBURN 43, No. 25 GEORGIA 38AUBURN, Ala. …
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