Campus Confidential

BY MIKE ROSE

No. 1 Alabama and No. 4 Florida did their parts to set up next Saturday's huge SEC title game showdown.

Alabama beat Auburn in the Iron Bowl, 36-0. Glen Coffee rushed for a game-high 144 yards and a touchdown. Mark Ingram rushed for two touchdowns.

The Crimson Tide ended a six-game losing streak to Auburn.

Meanwhile, Florida overwhelmed No. 20 Florida State 45-15. Tim Tebow threw for three scores and rushed for another. Chris Rainey (97 yards), Jeffery Demps (89 yards) and Tebow (80 yards) helped Florida rack up 317 yards on the ground.

Florida State committed four turnovers in what was a very rainy day in Tallahassee.

So the winner of next week's SEC title tilt heads to the national title game in Miami.

But keep an eye on Percy Harvin's injury. Florida's Harvin left the game with an apparent ankle injury. That would be a blow to not have Harvin against Alabama.

Boston College clinched the Atlantic Division title and a spot in the ACC title game against Virginia Tech with a 28-21 win over Maryland.

No. 7 Texas Tech had to rally from a 28-14 deficit to beat Baylor 35-28. That potentially sets up a big Big 12 South Division mess. If Oklahoma beats Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Texas and Texas Tech all finish with 11-1 overall records, but most importantly all would have 7-1 Big 12 records. The tiebreaker would be the BCS rankings. The highest ranked BCS team heads to the Big 12 title game. That would presumably be Oklahoma if it beats Oklahoma State. If Oklahoma loses, Texas Tech has the head-to-head tiebreaker against Texas. Therefore, the Red Raiders would go to the Big 12 title game. Perhaps without star receiver Michael Crabtree, who left today's game in the second quarter with a right foot injury and did not return.