Green Scores 23, Broome 19 as Auburn Beats Ole Miss 78-74
Auburn beat Mississippi 78-74 Wednesday night after blowing a 12-point second-half lead.
Auburn beat Mississippi 78-74 Wednesday night after blowing a 12-point second-half lead.
Alabama defensive coordinator Pete Golding is leaving for the same job at rival Ole Miss.
Wendell Green Jr. scored 23 points, including 18 in the second half, and No. 21 Auburn dominated after halftime to beat Mississippi 82-73 on Tuesday night.
Tank Bigsby led Auburn with 179 yards on 20 carries with touchdown runs of 2 and 50 yards. The Tigers had 301 yards rushing, but three turnovers.
While Sun Belt teams, even those like Troy with regular-season title and postseason hopes, are not expected to win on the road against SEC opponents, the Trojans were impressive on special teams.
Auburn quarterback Bo Nix passed for 276 yards and a touchdown and ran for two more scores and No. 18 Auburn’s defense made a number of big stops in a 31-20 victory over 10th-ranked Mississippi on Saturday night.
No. 10 Mississippi is set to visit No. 18 Auburn. It’s a matchup of the two remaining challengers to third-ranked Alabama in the Southeastern Conference Western Division.
No. 13 Ole Miss held off Tennessee 31-26 Saturday night after Rebels coach Lane Kiffin avoided being by hit by golf balls as Volunteers fans pelted the field with objects in the chaotic final minutes.