College Football around Alabama: Heartbreak City in Auburn

While Alabama was preparing for their SEC opener at Ole Miss, much of college football including teams from the Yellowhammer State experienced a wild day on the gridiron.

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Auburn's Heartbreak vs. LSU

For the second consecutive season, the Auburn Tigers fell to the LSU Tigers in dramatic fashion thanks to LSU placekicker Cole Tracy 42-yard game winning field goal.

The Tigers from Baton Rouge started out hot with an interception of Jarrett Stidham on Auburn's first drive of the game, a one-yard touchdown run from Clyde Edwards-Helaire and a 33-yard field goal from Tracy.

For most of the second and third quarters, Auburn took control by scoring 21 unanswered points. Jatarvious Whitlow and Shaun Shivers each added seven-yard scoring runs while Stidham added a four-yard touchdown toss to Darius Slayton to push Auburn to a 21-10 advantage.

From that point on, LSU regained momentum with a second Tracy field goal and quarterback Joe Burrow's 71-yard scoring strike to Derrick Dillon to draw the Bayou Bengals to 21-19.

On LSU's final drive of the game, they marched 52 yards in 14 plays milking off the final 5:38 of the game to set up Tracy's game-winner.

For Auburn, the defense failed to get off the field in the fourth quarter as LSU snapped the ball 18 times compared to Auburn's eight snaps.

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Troy Upends Nebraska

For the second consecutive season, the Troy Trojans went on the road and stunned a power-five conference opponent.

After shocking LSU last season, the Trojans toppled Nebraska 24-19 in Lincoln.

Troy got out to a 17-0 lead on a 37-yard field goal from Tyler Sumpter, a 58-yard punt return from Cedarius Rookard and a nine-yard rushing touchdown from B.J. Smith.

The Cornhuskers fought back with 13 straight points in the second and third quarters to cut Troy's lead to 17-13.

B.J. Smith added his second rushing touchdown with 6:45 left in the game on a 26-yard scoring jaunt.

Nebraska tallied the final points on Andrew Bunch's seven-yard pass to JD Spielman.

After a three-and-out for the Trojans, the defense stood firm as junior safety Will Sunderland intercepted Bunch to seal the win.

Scores from around Alabama

#1 Alabama 62 Ole Miss 7

#12/13 LSU 22 #7 Auburn 21

Troy 24 Nebraska 19

UAB 31 Tulane 24

South Alabama 41 Texas State 31

Mercer 30 Samford 24

Cincinnati 63 Alabama A&M 7