East
Florida
| Georgia
| Kentucky
| South Carolina
| Tennessee
| Vanderbilt
West
Alabama
| Arkansas
| Auburn
| LSU |
Ole Miss
| Miss State
SEC Roundups
Week 1
SEC Game of
the Week
Tennessee 31
... Air Force 30
Air Force got a one-yard touchdown run
from Ryan Williams with 1:35 to pull
within one, but instead of going for the
extra point and overtime, head coach
Fisher DeBerry chose to go for two and
the win. Xavier Mitchell came up with
the stop and the Vols escaped with the
win. Erik Ainge was brilliant throwing
three touchdown passes with two to
Robert Meachem, but the Tennessee
defense couldn't stop the Falcon rushing
attack allowing 281 yards on the ground
and two long, late drives that ended
with Williams touchdowns. Neither
defense could handle the other's offense
with Tennessee converting nine of 11
third down chances and Air Force
converting nine of 13. The Falcons held
on to the ball for 12:28 of the first
quarter. Jonathan Hefney made 17 tackles
for the Vols.
SEC
Player of
the Week
Tennessee QB
Erik Ainge completed 24 of 29 passes for
333 yards and three touchdowns with an
interception in the 31-30 win over Air
Force.
|
East |
Conference |
Overall |
Home |
Away |
| |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
STR |
W |
L |
W |
L |
|
Georgia |
1 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
66 |
12 |
W2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
South Carolina |
1 |
1 |
15 |
18 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
18 |
L1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Florida |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
76 |
7 |
W2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Tennessee |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
66 |
48 |
W2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Kentucky |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
69 |
66 |
W1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Vanderbilt |
0 |
1 |
10 |
13 |
0 |
2 |
17 |
40 |
L2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
West |
Conference |
Overall |
Home |
Away |
| |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
STR |
W |
L |
W |
L |
|
Auburn |
1 |
0 |
34 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
74 |
14 |
W2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Alabama |
1 |
0 |
13 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
38 |
27 |
W2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
LSU |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
90 |
6 |
W2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Ole
Miss |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
35 |
59 |
L1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Arkansas |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
34 |
50 |
W1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mississippi St |
0 |
2 |
0 |
49 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
49 |
L2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Conference Roundup
Alabama
… The running game still isn't there,
the passing game is spotty at best, the
punting game stunk, and there wasn't
nearly enough offensive explosion, but
Bama is 2-0 after an underwhelming
performance against Vanderbilt. Ken
Darby didn't have enough holes to run
through and did the best with what he
had to work with despite being less than
100%. John Parker Wilson didn't put many
points on the board, but he was
effective at keeping the chains moving
helping the Tide to have the ball for
over 36 minutes. The offense has to
average more than 3.3 yards per carry to
beat the better SEC teams.
Arkansas … It's easy to look
great when you have Darren McFadden to
hand off to. Mitch Mustain wasn't asked
to do a whole bunch, but he played a
decent game and made a few nice plays.
He needs to be better on third downs and
he has to push the ball down the field a
little more. McFadden was terrific
showing off his home-run hitting speed
and proving that the toe injury of this
off-season isn't a factor anymore. While
next week's game at Vanderbilt isn't
exactly a tune up, the team needs to use
it to get sharper for the showdowns
ahead against Alabama and Auburn.
Mustain has to use it to get more
comfortable.
Auburn … Mississippi State was
never going to pose too much of a
challenge unless its defense rose up and
forced several Auburn mistakes. Brandon
Cox was efficient and rock-solid, and
Brad Lester made plays he needed to with
the MSU D keying on Kenny Irons. After
two games, Auburn has to be happy with
how it's playing going into the LSU
showdown. The offense is doing what it
needs to, and the D is doing a great job
of generating pressure.
Florida … What's wrong with
Florida, what's wrong with Florida,
what's wrong with Florida? That seemed
to be a big question this last week
after a mediocre performance against
Southern Miss, but the team couldn't
have been sharper going into the huge
game against Tennessee. Chris Leak has
been outstanding over the last two games
making big plays and keeping his
mistakes to a minimum. The ground game
was impressive against UCF rolling for
204 yards with QB Tim Tebow showing off
the rushing dimension that has Gator
fans and coaches drooling. To nitpick,
for the second week in a row the
defensive pressure wasn't quite up to
the team's talent level. That will have
to change against the Vols.
Georgia … Welcome to the Matthew
Stafford era. While no one wants anyone
to get hurt, the loss of Joe Tereshinski
to an ankle injury against South
Carolina was a positive for the
development of Stafford since it forced
him to produce against an aggressive
defense in a hostile environment. While
he threw three picks, he showed off his
mobility and all-around potential with
flashes of brilliance. Georgia might
have to take a step back to take a giant
leap forward, but it'll be worth it.
Getting 198 team rushing yards against
the Gamecock D is impressive.
Kentucky … Kentucky got to take
its frustrations from the Louisville
game out on poor Texas State with an
easy whupping, and now it has to find
the same sort of offensive consistency
against Ole Miss next week in the SEC
opener. The 178 rushing yards were nice,
but the solid performance. The only
problem was the nine penalties for 101
yards. For UK to win in the SEC, it has
to do all the little things right.
LSU … It's hard to argue with two
straight 45-3 wins. Arizona was supposed
to come into Death Valley and give the
Tigers a run. Nyuh uh. LSU's defense was
all over the field with too much speed
in the back seven for the Wildcat
passing game and too much still on
offense. JaMarcus Russell has been
tremendous to start the year, but that's
partially because he's getting ten days
to throw. He's not going to have the
same amount of time to work against
Auburn next week and he'll need a bit
more of a running game to help move the
attack.
Ole Miss … It's not like the Ole
Miss offense is going to go from zero to
60 right off the bat. It's easy to
forget that Brent Schaeffer is an
inexperienced quarterback, and he looked
like it against Missouri having too many
problems in the passing game and not
quite able to ever get loose to break
off any big runs. The defense, which was
supposed to be a strength early on, has
been a major problem over the first two
games having problems against the run.
The front four has to tighten up in a
big hurry.
Miss State … MSU is going to have to
take its lumps for a while against the
better SEC defenses until Tray Rutland
figures out what he's doing. There's no
running game to count on and nothing
consistent happening with the overall
offense. The defense did what it could
against Auburn, but it couldn't handle
all the Tiger weapons and had a hard
time with the overall speed. Of course,
the offense didn't do anything to help
with no sustained drives to give the D a
rest. The offense has to start clicking
in some way against Tulane and UAB over
the next two weeks or the LSU and West
Virginia games will be brutal.
South Carolina … The South
Carolina passing game simply isn't
strong enough to carry the team against
great teams like Georgia. The running
game has to be there to lend a little
help, or else the passing attack has to
start pushing the ball down the field
better. It's doubtful the team will win
many, if any, games when Blake Mitchell
is the leading rusher. After this
shutout and after the 15-0 win over
Mississippi State, the only Gamecock
touchdown on the year came on a trick
play. The offense needs to get some
serious work over the next two weeks
against Wofford and Florida Atlantic
before dealing with Auburn.
Tennessee … Was the close call
against Air Force a case of a sandwich
game between Cal and Florida, or is it
time for Vol fans to worry about a
possible slip back into the mediocrity
of last year? It's probably a little of
both. The quirky Falcon running game is
almost impossible to prepare for, but
the Vols have so much speed on defense
that it shouldn't have mattered. This
close call might be the kick in the
pants the team needs down the line to be
more focused. On the plus side, the
offense was excellent with Erik Ainge
having another terrific game. Of
interest to note, Montario Hardesty, not
Arian Foster, was the main rushing
threat.
Vanderbilt … When you've stunk as
long as Vandy has, it's hard to know
when you're being handed the opportunity
to win. Alabama pt up some nice yards
and moved the ball well, but the
Commodores were right in the game until
the end. It's a plus that the offense
could turn it over three times (and one
more with a final Hail Mary) and still
be able to stick around against a team
like the Tide, but to start coming up
with wins, QB Chris Nickson has to be
far better at not turning the ball over.
The running game will look better now
that it's not playing Michigan or
Alabama.
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Saturday, September 9 |
| Time (ET) |
Matchup |
| 12:30 |
Auburn 34 ... at Mississippi State
0
CFN Prediction: Auburn 27-9 Auburn -20.5 |
| 12:30 |
Missouri 34 .. Ole Miss 7
CFN Prediction: Missouri
31-17 Mizzou -8 |
| 3:30 |
Alabama 13 ... Vanderbilt 10
CFN Prediction: Bama 27-10
Bama -15.5 |
| 6:00 |
Florida 42 ... UCF 0
CFN Prediction: Florida
31-10 Florida -22.5 |
| 6:00 |
Kentucky 41 ... Texas State 7
CFN Prediction: Kentucky 48-14 |
| 6:30 |
LSU 45 ... Arizona 3
CFN Prediction: LSU 28-13
LSU -14.5 |
| 7:00 |
Tennessee 31 ... Air Force 30
CFN Prediction: Tenn. 40-13 Tenn. -20 |
| 7:00 |
Arkansas 20 ... Utah State 0
CFN Prediction: Arkansas 41-10 Ark. - 28 |
| 7:45 |
Georgia 18 ... at South Carolina
0
CFN Prediction: Georgia
20-13 UGA -3 |
Past SEC
Games of the
Week
Sept. 3 - Alabama 25 ...
Hawaii 17
Sept. 9 - Tennessee 31 ... Air Force 30
Past SEC Players of the Week
Sept. 3 -
Tennessee WR Robert Meachem
Sept. 9 - Tennessee QB Erik Ainge