Down 27, Texas A&M rallies to avoid upset

Marcel Reed threw for a career-high 439 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 3 Texas A&M rallied from a 27-point deficit to remain undefeated with a 31-30 victory over South Carolina on Saturday at College Station.

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TEXAS A&M'S Marcel Reed throws a touchdown pass to Nate Boerkircher (87).

(DAVID J. PHILLIP Associated Press)

It’s the biggest comeback in school history, eclipsing a 21-point rally by a Johnny Manziel-led team in a 52-48 win over Duke in the 2013 Chick-Fil-A Bowl. Entering Saturday, teams were 0-286 in Southeastern Conference play since 2004 when trailing by 27 points or more.

Reed bounced back from an awful first half—in which he had two passes intercepted and had a fumble returned for a score to put the Aggies in a 30-3 hole—with a dazzling second half to keep Texas A&M (10-0, 7-0) on track for its first trip to the College Football Playoff.

South Carolina (3-7, 1-7) lost its fifth straight game.

at No. 2 Indiana 31, Wisconsin 7: Fernando Mendoza completed 22 of 24 passes for 299 yards and four touchdowns as the Hoosiers (11-0, 8-0 Big Ten) took another step toward clinching a spot in their first Big Ten title game and likely a second straight playoff berth. The Badgers (3-7) have five losses to ranked teams.