SEC Championship: Auburn vs. S. Carolina

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SEC Championship: Auburn vs. S. Carolina

Photos from the 2010 SEC Championship football game in Atlanta: Auburn vs. S. Carolina.

Auburn Tigers wide receiver Darvin Adams hauls in a 62-yard pass in front of South Carolina Gamecocks cornerback Stephon Gilmore (5) during the SEC Championship.

Gamecocks quarterback Stephen Garcia (5) is brought down for a one-yard gain by Auburn defensive end Devin Taylor during the first half of the SEC Championship.

Auburn Tigers wide receiver Darvin Adams races past South Carolina Gamecocks cornerback Stephon Gilmore (5).

Auburn's Darvin Adams (89) holds up the ball as he scores a touchdown in the first quarter of the SEC Championship game.

South Carolina's Alshon Jeffery (1) hangs in the air as Auburn's Zac Etheridge (4) hits him low and Auburn's Mike McNeil (26) hits him high during the first quarter

Auburn Tigers quarterback Cameron Newton (2) is carried off the field by offensive linemen Byron Isom (57) and Mike Berry (66) during the SEC Championship at the Georgia Dome Saturday December 4, 2010.

Auburn quarterback Cam Newton looks for an open receiver during the SEC Championship game between Auburn and South Carolina inside the Georgia Dome on Saturday, Dec 4, 2010. He threw for 217 yards in the first half.

An Auburn fan holds up a sign reading "Chizik Beats Spurrier" during the SEC Championship game between Auburn and South Carolina .

Auburn's Cam Newton (2) outruns South Carolina's Josh Dickerson (41) and Ladi Ajiboye (91) in the second quarter.

Auburn's Kenneth Carter (92) chases South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia (5) in the second quarter of the SEC Championship game.

South Carolina fans are at the Georgia Dome in force, hoping to see their Gamecocks pull off an upset against the No. 1-ranked Auburn Tigers in the SEC Championship.

Tigers quarterback Cameron Newton (2) celebrates his 60-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Darvin Adams during the SEC Championship at the Georgia Dome Saturday December 4, 2010.

Auburn's Cameron Newton(2) escapes the rush during the SEC Championship game between Auburn and South Carolina.

Auburn's Daren Bates (25) celebrates after making an interception in the SEC Championship game.

South Carolina's D.J. Swearinger (36) pulls the face mask of Auburn's Emory Blake (80).

Tigers quarterback Cameron Newton (2) throws to wide receiver Sam Brown for an opening drive touchdown.

South Carolina Gamecocks cornerback C.C. Whitlock (12) breaks up a pass intended for Auburn Tigers wide receiver Darvin Adams (89) during the first half of the SEC Championship.

South Carolina Gamecocks quarterback Stephen Garcia (5) hits the ground after a short gain against Auburn.

Auburn fans hold up signs supporting Auburn quarterback Cam Newton before the SEC Championship game.

Auburn fans cheer for their Tigers before the start of the SEC Championship at the Georgia Dome. A win over South Carolina sends Auburn to the BCS National Championship Game.

Allison Waid of Alabama cheers before the SEC Championship game between Auburn and South Carolina Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga. (One guess as to where her loyalties lie.)

Auburn Tigers quarterback Cameron Newton checks out the crowd during warm-up before taking on South Carolina in the SEC Championship at the Georgia Dome Saturday December 4, 2010.

South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier watches from the sideline as his defense gives up yards to Auburn in the SEC Championship game.

Auburn's Cam Newton (2) lifts up the SEC Championship trophy.

The South Carolina sideline watches dejectedly as Auburn celebrates its 56-17 victory in the 2010 SEC Championship game Dec. 4 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

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Auburn Tigers wide receiver Darvin Adams hauls in a 62-yard pass in front of South Carolina Gamecocks cornerback Stephon Gilmore (5) during the SEC Championship.

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