College FootballJames Wilhoit kicked a 50-yard field goal with 6 seconds left to give No. 13 Tennessee a 30-28 victory over No. 11 Florida on Saturday night.
Wilhoit redeemed himself after missing an extra-point try less than five minutes earlier that would have tied the game.
Tennessee was trailing 28-21 in the fourth quarter, when freshman Erik Ainge completed a 13-yard touchdown pass to Jayson Swain with 4:17 left. But Wilhoit, a sophomore who had never missed a point-after in his career, was wide right on the kick.
All the Gators had to do was run out the clock, but the Gators (1-1, 0-1 Southeastern Conference) had to punt with 55 seconds left.
It was enough time for the Volunteers (2-0, 1-0) to rally for their first win over Florida at home since 1998, the year they won the national championship.
Ainge completed passes of 21 and 7 yards to Chris Hannon to set up the field goal.
No. 1 S California 42, BYU 10
In Provo, Utah, Matt Leinart passed for 236 yards and two touchdowns, and Reggie Bush scored twice and finished with 124 yards on 14 carries for Southern California.
Southern Cal (3-0) won its 13th straight game, overcoming some early blunders, penalties and two missed field goals to beat the Cougars (1-2).
The defending national champion Trojans scored three times in the final 8:30 of the second quarter, including a 66-yard scoring run by Bush, and added three more TDs in the fourth quarter to seal it.
Leinart completed 22 of 35 passes with one interception and added a 1-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter, the first rushing TD of his career. LenDale White scored on a 43-yard run later in the fourth, and finished with 110 yards on 17 carries.
Auburn 14, No. 5 LSU 9
In Auburn, Alabama, Jason Campbell threw a 16-yard scoring pass to Courtney Taylor with 1:14 to play and No. 14 Auburn got two chances to kick the winning extra point in a 10-9 victory over No. 5 LSU on Saturday.
John Vaughn's first PAT attempt went wide left after a low snap, but Early Doucet was called for a personal foul, giving Auburn another shot. Vaughn drilled his next try through the uprights with holder Sam Rives saving another bad snap, preventing a repeat of LSU's season opener, when Oregon State's Alexis Serna missed his third extra point of the game in overtime for a 22-21 LSU victory.
No. 7 W Virginia 19,
No. 21 Maryland 16, OT
In Morgantown, West Virginia, Rasheed Marshall threw a 7-yard scoring pass to Chris Henry in overtime, moving the Mountaineers to 3-0 for the first time since 1996.
Maryland (2-1) lost to West Virginia for the first time under coach Ralph Friedgen, who played it safe in overtime and paid the price.
The Terps faced a fourth-and-short in the first overtime possession, and sent out kicker Nick Novak for a 33-yarder to make it 16-13.
No. 9 Ohio St. 22, NC State 14
In Raleigh, North Carolina, Ohio State made up for a shoddy day offensively by forcing five turnovers, and Mike Nugent tied a school record with five field goals.
A week after Nugent booted a 55-yarder on the final play to beat Marshall, Ohio State (3-0) needed more good fortune to get by the Wolfpack (1-1) for the second straight season. The Buckeyes managed only 137 yards of offense -- 35 on their first drive -- and converted only two of their 16 chances on third down.
Ohio State's Lydell Ross carried 25 times for 51 yards, and Justin Zwick finished 10-of-21 for another 73. Four scoring drives covered 10 yards or less.
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