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Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009

Cody, Tiffin keep Alabama unbeaten

Cody, Tiffin keep Alabama unbeaten

Mammoth Terrence Cody and little Leigh Tiffin saved Alabama’s perfect record.

Cody blocked a 44-yard field-goal attempt on the final play, his second blocked field goal in the fourth quarter, and the Crimson Tide escaped with a 12-10 victory over rival Tennessee on Saturday.

Cody broke through the line on the last play and practically ran into Daniel Lincoln’s low kick.

Tiffin booted four field goals — including a 50-yarder and a 49-yarder — and the Tide (8-0, 5-0 Southeastern Conference) survived Mark Ingram’s first college fumble and some problems for the nation’s top defense.

Tennessee (3-4, 1-3) kept alive its hopes for Lane Kiffin’s first huge victory with Eric Berry’s fumble recovery and Jonathan Crompton’s 11-yard touchdown pass to Gerald Jones with 1:19 left. Then Tennessee recovered the onside kick.

No. 9 LSU 31, Auburn 10: Jordan Jefferson followed the worst game of his young career with his best.

Jefferson threw for a career-high 236 yards, including two touchdown passes, and scrambled for another score to lead No. 9 LSU to a 31-10 victory over Auburn on Saturday night.

South Carolina 14, Vanderbilt 10: Stephen Garcia threw two touchdown passes and No. 23 South Carolina ended Vanderbilt’s two-game series win streak — barely — with a 14-10 victory Saturday night.

Kentucky 36, Louisiana-Monroe 13: All-around offensive threat Randall Cobb scored two touchdowns, including a 73-yard punt return, to lead Kentucky to a win over Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday night.

Conference USA

Marshall 27, UAB 7: Brian Anderson threw for 315 yards and two touchdowns to lead Marshall to a 27-7 victory over Alabama-Birmingham on Saturday.

Central Florida 49, Rice 7: Brett Hodges was 8 of 13 passing for 145 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score.