Jalen Hurts rebounded from two early interceptions to pass for 286 yards and No. 1 Alabama’s defense did the rest in a 30-12 victory over No. 16 Auburn on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

The Crimson Tide (12-0, 8-0 SEC) led just 13-9 at halftime, dominating the stat sheet but only taking over the scoreboard in the second half. The defense pushed its string of quarters without allowing­ a touchdown to 14-plus.

Auburn (8-4, 5-3) failed to muster much offense for the second straight SEC game, this time playing without injured quarterback Sean White.

Hurts showed the same poise in overcoming two first-half interceptions that helped him lead the Tide into the SEC championship game. He completed 27 of 36 passes and threw for two TDs. Alabama has won three straight Iron Bowls for the first time since 1990-92.

Hurts also ran for 37 yards and a touchdown, leading two straight TD drives in the third quarter to all but put the game away.

He ran for a 4-yard score on a drive sparked by four Bo Scarbrough runs. On a fourth-and-4 play, he hit ArDarius Stewart, who spun away from a defender and made another move downfield en route to a 38-yard touchdown and a 27-9 lead.

Stewart gained 127 yards on 10 catches and Scarbrough ran for 90 yards.

Auburn quarterback sub Jeremy Johnson completed 4 of 13 passes for 34 yards. The Tide dominated in total yards, 501-182.

Daniel Carlson connected on four field goals for Auburn.

Clemson 56, South Carolina 7 — Deshaun Watson tied his career high with six TD passes, three to Mike Williams, and the No. 4 Tigers (11-1) cruised to a third straight win over the visiting Gamecocks (6-6) in the Palmetto State rivalry.

If Clemson (No. 4 CFP) doesn’t stumble against Virginia Tech next week in the ACC championship, it will qualify for the final four for a second straight season.

Watson finished with 347 yards and likely crept a bit closer in the Heisman Trophy race to Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson, whose team lost for a second straight week.

Wisconsin 31, Minnesota 17 — Corey Clement ran for two fourth-quarter TDs, the defense pitched a second-half shutout, and the No. 5 Badgers (10-3, 7-2 Big Ten) beat the Golden Gophers (8-4, 5-4) in Madison, Wis., for their 13th straight win in the series.

The Badgers lifted Paul Bunyan­’s­ Axe again, the trophy that goes to the victor in the most-played rivalry in major college football. It was the 126th meeting in a series that began in 1890.

Wisconsin turned in a stalwart defensive effort in the second half after getting outplayed in the first and falling behind by 10 points at halftime.

The comeback served as an exclamation point for an already momentous weekend. Wisconsin had wrapped up the Big Ten West and a trip to next week’s league title game after Nebraska lost to Iowa on Friday night.

Mitch Leidner threw four interceptions in the second half for Minnesota. The protection around him crumbled as the Badgers mixed up their defensive pressures.

Penn State 45, Michigan State 12 — Trace McSorley hit 17 of 23 passes for 376 yards and four TDs as the No. 8 Nittany Lions (10-2, 8-1) beat the visiting Spartans (3-9, 1-8) to win the Big Ten East.

Penn State set up a conference championship game against Wisconsin next week in Indianapolis.

The Nittany Lions beat the Buckeyes, 24-20, at home Oct. 22.

McSorley set single-season school record for total offense and sparked Penn State with multiple deep passes in the second half when Penn State outscored Michigan State 35-0.

He threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Chris Godwin down the sideline on Penn State’s first second-half possession and followed it with a 45-yarder to Mike Gesicki on the next drive. Godwin got loose down the middle minutes later and McSorley hit him in stride for 59 yards to give Penn State a 31-12 lead and cap a 21-point third quarter.

Andre Robinson added 14- and 40-yard touchdown runs in the fourth quarter for Penn State, and Saquon Barkley scored on a 1-yard run in the second. Barkley left in the third quarter with an apparent right leg injury and did not return.

Colorado 27, Utah 22 — The No. 9 Buffaloes (11-2, 8-1) won the Pac-12 South title by prevailing over the No. 21 Utes (8-4, 5-4) in Boulder. Colorado’s senior-laden defense forced two huge fumbles by Utah star running back Joe Williams, and cornerback Chidobe Awuzie had a TD-saving tackle after a 93-yard kickoff return.

The Buffaloes face sixth-ranked Washington in the conference championship game next weekend.

Kentucky 41, Louisville 38 — Austin MacGinnis’s 47-yard field goal with 12 seconds remaining gave the visiting Wildcats (7-5) an upset of the No. 11 Cardinals (9-3) to win the Governor’s Cup for the first time since 2010.

Louisville appeared headed for a go-ahead score late before Lamar­ Jackson’s fumble at Kentucky’s 10 was recovered by the Wildcats’ Courtney Love, leading to MacGinnis’s winning kick.

Jackson’s desperation heave from deep in Louisville territory was intercepted by Mike Edwards, his second of the game, to spark a wild celebration among the Wildcats and their fans.

Jackson likely could have wrapped up the Heisman with his record-setting day, but a second-consecutive loss might impact the race.

Jackson tallied his school-record eighth 100-yard rushing game and broke the Louisville mark for rushing yards. His four touchdowns also broke the Atlantic Coast Conference single-season record (51), but the Cardinals (9-3) were left with their second straight loss.

USC 45, Notre Dame 27 — Adoree Jackson returned a punt and a kickoff for TDs and also caught a scoring pass to propel the No. 12 Trojans (9-3) over the Fighting Irish (4-8) in Los Angeles for their eighth consecutive victory.

Jackson, the Trojans’ do-everything cornerback, put on a dazzling athletic display in perhaps his final home game while USC persevered through rain at the Los Angeles Coliseum to claim the Jeweled Shillelagh for the 11th time in 15 years.

Sam Darnold passed for 205 yards and two TDs, and Ronald Jones II rushed for 134 yards and a score to keep surging USC in line for a New Year’s Day bowl berth.

Josh Adams rushed for 180 yards and DeShone Kizer passed for 220 yards and two scores for the Fighting Irish, who finished their worst season since 2007 with their largest margin of defeat this year.

Jackson is expected to head to the NFL next year, but the junior put on one more exhibition of his singular talent at the Coliseum. USC fans chanted ‘‘One more year!’’ throughout the second half at a smiling Jackson, who has scored five touchdowns against Notre Dame in his career.

Florida State 31, Florida 13 — Dalvin Cook ran for 153 yards and a TD in Tallahassee as the No. 15 Seminoles (9-3) beat the No. 13 Gators (8-3) for the fourth straight year.

Cook’s 17-yard score in the first quarter was his 45th career rushing touchdown, which broke Greg Allen’s 32-year-old program mark. The junior is also the first FSU running back since Sammie Smith (1986-88) with three straight 100-yard games against Florida.

The Seminoles rushed for 249 yards and averaged 6.2 yards per carry against the nation’s fifth-ranked run defense. Freddie Stevenson had a 27-yard touchdown on his lone carry during the fourth quarter to make it 24-6 and put the game out of reach.

The victory ties the Seminoles’ longest winning streak in the Sunshine State Showdown series. They also won four straight from 1977-80 and 1987-90.

West Virginia 49, Iowa State 19 — Skyler Howard threw for 330 yards and tied a career high with five TDs as the No. 19 Mountaineers (9-2, 6-2 Big 12) rolled over the host Cyclones (3-9, 2-7).

Freshman Martell Pettaway burned his redshirt and ran for 181 yards in his debut for West Virginia, which outscored Iowa State, 28-3, in the second half.

Justin Crawford, who ran for 331 yards against Oklahoma last week, was injured and replaced by Pettaway after two series.

Jacob Park threw for 371 yards and David Montgomery ran for 141 yards for Iowa State. Kene Nwangwu had a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.

Vanderbilt 45, Tennessee 34 — At Nashville, Kyle Shurmur threw for a career-high 416 yards and the Commodores (6-6, 3-5 SEC) scored the final 21 points in upsetting the No. 24 Vols (8-4, 4-4) and becoming bowl eligible.

New Hampshire 64, Lehigh 21 — Dalton Crossan rushed for 184 yards and had three total TDs as the Wildcats (8-4) routed the Mountain Hawks (9-3) in the first round of the FCS playoffs in Durham, N.H.

It was the second-most points ever scored by New Hampshire, which previously scored 70, and Lehigh allowed the most points in program history, passing a 61-28 loss to Colgate in 1997.

New Hampshire will face No. 4 seed James Madison on Saturday.

Crossan had 15 carries in the first half for 101 yards and two touchdowns. He put New Hampshire ahead 15-0 in the first half after a 5-yard run and a 9-yard receiving touchdown. Adam Riese made it 22-0 after connecting with Neil O'Connor for 35 yards early in the second quarter.

After Lehigh got on the board with 7:19 left in the second quarter on Dominick Bragalone’s 35-yard touchdown, New Hampshire scored two more touchdowns for a 36-7 lead. Riese had a 16-yard run and Crossan went in from the 1.

Lehigh scored on its first possession of the second half to pull to 36-21 but New Hampshire answered with Trevon Bryant’s 10-yard score.

Bryant added a 48-yard score for the longest run of his career and his 113 yards and two TDs set career-highs. Lehigh entered with just eight turnovers on the season, but turned it over four times.

Tulane 38, UConn 13 — Running backs Lazedrick Thompson and Josh Rounds combined for five touchdowns and the visiting Green Wave (4-8, 1-7 American) snapped a six-game losing streak with a win over the Huskies (3-9, 1-7) in the season finale for both teams.

Tulane scored the game’s first 24 points to break a 14-game conference losing streak. Its last conference win came against Central Florida, 45-31, Oct. 3, 2015.

UConn saw its season end on a six-game losing streak. Arkeel Newsome scored both of the Huskies’ touchdowns. He ran for a season-high 166 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries, while adding 28 yards and another score on two catches.