UAB already has losses to Georgia Southern and Louisiana, so they’ve got pretty much zero shot against the two-time-defending national champs. This Georgia team that seemed to sleepwalk through it’s first three games, and they can likely hit the snooze button again for this one. Outside of Gator fans, it’s hard to envision many folks bothering to stream this one. 25 Florida Gators 6 p.m., SEC Network+/ESPN+Īs mentioned above, this is just a check the box to get a juicy matchup of Florida vs. This game likely won’t be very interesting, but it can set up a very interesting one next week when the Wildcats host No. While Kentucky hasn’t played anybody of note yet, you have to think they’ll roll over poor Vanderbilt. I’m honestly surprised this line point spread isn’t bigger. Kentucky Wildcats at Vanderbilt Commodores 11 a.m., SEC Network The Vols are still the clear favorite, but if they struggle at all against what has proven to be a very average UTSA team, it could spell trouble for them the rest of the way. UTSA doesn’t look quite like the upset-capable team we thought they might have been in the offseason, but then Tennessee, doesn’t look like the offensive juggernaut we thought they were either. 23 Tennessee Volunteers 3 p.m., SEC Network Like the game above, the Hogs are trying to avoid starting SEC play 0-2, and it will be a tall task against an LSU team that very much looked on the right track in their dominant win over MSU last weekend. I’m not outright calling for the upset, but the line alone tells you it’s a possibility. And Memphis is good enough to take advantage of that hangover, sitting at 3-0 with wins over Bethune-Cookman, Arkansas State and Navy. Mizzou had a massive walk-off victory against a ranked Kansas State team last Saturday, so a hangover after that huge win wouldn’t be shocking. This may seem like a G5 matchup you can gloss over, but this one feels RIPE for an upset. If it’s South Carolina, they would actually be 1-3 in a season that many fans entered with a ton of optimism. One of these teams will start off 0-2 in SEC play and I am here for that misery. You may not have this one high on your list, but the sicko in me does. Mississippi State Bulldogs at South Carolina Gamecocks 6:30 p.m., SEC Network If the Tigers can pull it out, they go to 4-0 and the outlook of the Hugh Freeze era will be sky high (even if it crashes back to earth in the coming weeks). On the other side of the coin, it’s Auburn’s first real test of the season (unless you count Cal, which you shouldn’t). Starting SEC play off on the right foot is pivotal for a team that already failed it’s first big test of the season in Miami. I wrote on Wednesday how this is a must-win game for Jimbo Fisher and the Aggies, and I hold to that. Auburn Tigers at Texas A&M Aggies 11 a.m., ESPN Lose your second game in September, and the fourth game in the past three seasons to a former Saban assistant, and the narratives of the Bama dynasty crumbling will be full throat across the internet. Win, and the South Florida game a week ago feels like an aberration. Jalen Milroe has been re-inserted as Bama’s starting QB, and this feels like a huge test to see just how down this Alabama team truly is. Primarily to me, that means I think it will be a close game, but national relevance also plays a factor. After seeing three SEC vs SEC games last week, 10 of the 14 teams in the SEC face a conference opponent this Saturday.Īnd because we have to rank everything these days, here is all of this weekend’s SEC games ranked in order of watchability (putting my fandom aside, obviously). Texas A&M is beginning SEC play against the Auburn Tigers this week, and the Aggies are not alone.
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