Diego Pavia threw a 4-yard pass to Cole Spence in overtime, and No. 15 Vanderbilt rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat Auburn 45-38.
No. 1 Texas and No. 2 Penn State each had three players selected for the preseason AP All-America team.
Diego Pavia threw three touchdown passes and ran for two more scores and Vanderbilt secured its first winning season since 2013 with a 35-27 victory over Georgia Tech on Friday in the Birmingham Bowl.
Kaidon Salter threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, and undefeated No. 20 Liberty maintained its hopes of a New Year’s Six bowl bid, beating New Mexico State 49-35 in the Conference USA championship game.
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Denton ISD is home to both the Denton Ryan Raiders and the Denton Guyer Wildcats who have a shared goal: returning to the biggest stage in Texas high school football. Denton Ryan fell just short in 2019 dropping 28-22 in the UIL 5A Division I Championship game to Shadow Creek. Since that loss, the Raiders have posted an undefeated season going 13-0 overall and 7-0 to finish first in district. Denton Guyer played a rough game in the 2019 6A Division II UIL State Championship match against Austin Westlake. Since failing to score in the state title game, Guyer has posted an 11-2 overall season finishing second in district with a 5-1 district record.