LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -Sorry Georgia, resilient Tennessee is back on top in the SEC East.
The Volunteers stuffed a scrambling Andre Woodson on a 2-point conversion attempt in the fourth overtime to secure a 52-50 victory against Kentucky on Saturday.
No. 19 Tennessee’s 23rd straight win over the Wildcats handed the Volunteers (9-3, 6-2) the division title and a shot at LSU in next week’s SEC title game.
Tennessee and Georgia finished tied atop the East, but the Volunteers earned the title thanks to their 35-14 win over the Bulldogs on Oct. 6.
Erik Ainge threw for a career-high 397 yards and seven touchdowns and running back Arian Foster had 216 total yards for the Volunteers.
Woodson matched Ainge throw for throw, throwing for 430 yards and six touchdowns, but the Wildcats (7-5, 3-5) let a chance to beat the Vols for the first time since 1984 get away.
No. 8 Virginia Tech 33, Virginia 21
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP)- Sean Glennon threw for 260 yards and the other half of Virginia Tech’s quarterback rotation, Tyrod Taylor, ran for two touchdowns, as the Hokies earned a spot in the ACC championship game.
The Hokies (10-2, 7-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) also got a season-high 147 yards rushing from Branden Ore and six catches for 147 yards and a touchdown from Eddie Royal. They won their fourth straight in the series and earned a rematch with No. 15 Boston College in next Saturday’s conference title game in Jacksonville, Fla.
Jameel Sewell ran for two touchdowns for Virginia (9-3, 6-2), which would have gone to the conferenece title game with a victory.
No. 15 Boston College 28, Miami 14
BOSTON (AP) – Boston College ended a 15-game losing streak against Miami – and didn’t even need Doug Flutie to do it.
Matt Ryan threw for 369 yards and three touchdowns to send the Eagles into the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game with their first victory over Miami since the 1984 “Hail Flutie” pass.
BC (10-2, 6-2 ACC) will play in the conference title game Dec. 1 in Jacksonville, Fla., against Virginia Tech. The Eagles beat the Hokies 14-10 on Oct. 25 when Ryan threw a 24-yard touchdown pass across the field with 11 seconds left.
Ryan completed 26 of 43 passes Saturday, hitting Rich Gunnell nine times for 135 yards.
The Hurricanes (5-7, 2-6) failed to qualify for a bowl game for the first time in 10 years.
No. 23 BYU 17, Utah 10
PROVO, Utah (AP) – Harvey Unga ran 11 yards for a touchdown with 38 seconds left as Brigham Young rallied to beat Utah and clinch a second consecutive Mountain West title.
The Cougars (9-2, 7-0 Mountain West) converted on fourth-and-18 with 1:05 remaining on a 49-yard pass from Max Hall to Austin Collie to keep the final drive going.
Unga, who ran for 141 yards, scored on a run up the middle and Hall threw to Austin Collie for the 2-point conversion, which put BYU up by a touchdown 56 seconds after Darrell Mack had given Utah its first lead with a 1-yard TD run.
Brian Johnson finished 17-for-29 for 129 yards and two interceptions for the Utes (8-4, 5-3).
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