East
Florida
| Georgia
| Kentucky
| South Carolina
| Tennessee
| Vanderbilt
West
Alabama
| Arkansas
| Auburn
| LSU |
Ole Miss
| Miss State
SEC Roundups
Week 1 |
Week 2
SEC Game of
the Week
Auburn 7 ... LSU 3
Auburn survived a tough, hard-hitting
battle holding on twice with a
controversial late deflection by Eric
Brock to stop one drive, after the
officials picked up the flag after
calling pass interference, and a big hit
on Craig Davis on the six-yard-line as
time ran out. Auburn got a one-yard
Brandon Cox quarterback sneak for a
touchdown in the third quarter to cap
off a 12-play, 75-yard drive. LSU got
its only score on a 42-yard Colt David
field goal as time ran out at the end of
the first half. Auburn only gained 182
yards of total offense, LSU gained 309.
SEC
Player of
the Week
Kentucky QB Andre Woodson completed 21of
34 passes for 290 yards and three
touchdowns in the 31-14 win over Ole
Miss
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W |
L |
PF |
PA |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
Str |
W |
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W |
L |
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Florida |
1 |
0 |
21 |
20 |
3 |
0 |
97 |
27 |
Won
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Georgia |
1 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
100 |
12 |
Won
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Kentucky |
1 |
0 |
31 |
14 |
2 |
1 |
100 |
80 |
Won
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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South Carolina |
1 |
1 |
15 |
18 |
2 |
1 |
42 |
38 |
Won
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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Tennessee |
0 |
1 |
20 |
21 |
2 |
1 |
86 |
69 |
Lost
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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Vanderbilt |
0 |
2 |
29 |
34 |
0 |
3 |
36 |
61 |
Lost
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
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L |
PF |
PA |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
Str |
W |
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W |
L |
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Auburn |
2 |
0 |
41 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
81 |
17 |
Won
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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Alabama |
1 |
0 |
13 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
79 |
34 |
Won
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Arkansas |
1 |
0 |
21 |
19 |
2 |
1 |
55 |
69 |
Won
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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LSU |
0 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
93 |
13 |
Lost
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Ole
Miss |
0 |
1 |
14 |
31 |
1 |
2 |
49 |
90 |
Lost
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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Mississippi St. |
0 |
2 |
0 |
49 |
0 |
3 |
29 |
81 |
Lost
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Conference Roundup
Alabama
… Oh yeah, the running game. After doing
nothing against Hawaii and Vanderbilt,
the Tide rolled over UL Monroe just in
time for the SEC road dates against
Arkansas and Florida over the next two
weeks. Ken Darby had his most effective
game yet, and QB John Parker Wilson was
sharp. Of course, this came against UL
Monroe. There had better be more of a
pass rush on Mitch Mustain and Chris
Leak if the Tide wants to keep its
winning streak going.
Arkansas … Mitch Mustain was
terrific picking apart the Vanderbilt
defense, but there are big concerns
after a tough win. Moving the ball
consistently was an issue, and the run
defense got plowed over with the
Commodores rushing for 240 yards. With
Alabama coming up next, that's a big
area of concern. As long as Mustain
keeps progressing, everything will be
fine ... in time. A return to last
year's explosiveness from Felix Jones
and the kick return game would be nice.
Auburn … Don't read too much, if
anything, into Auburn's lack of offense
against LSU. These were two teams, and
two defenses, playing at the highest
level. Auburn got the one big drive to
get the points it needed, and the
defense did the rest. The Tiger D (the
Auburn version, did a fantastic job of
keeping the LSU running game from not
going anywhere, while the back seven
kept short to midrange passes from
turning into long gains. There won't be
a letdown against Buffalo next week, but
the momentum of this has to somehow
carry over to the road trip to South
Carolina in a few weeks.
Florida … It'll show up in the
paper that Florida only beat Tennessee
by a point, but this was as impressive
and as dominating a performance as it
could've hoped for. The running game was
solid with DeShawn Wynn cranking out
tough yards in one of his strongest
performances ever, and Chris Leak did a
good job of managing the game and
keeping the chains moving even with Tim
Tebow coming in here and there to take
away some work. In the end, Urban Meyer
and his staff outcoached Phil Fulmer and
his group. No one will run on these
Gators.
Georgia … The defense is playing
at a national title level, but the
offense continues to be less than
impressive. It's all a learning process
for QB Matthew Stafford, who was
efficient and showed off his mobility on
a touchdown run. Even so, the running
game needs to be far more effective and
soon, Stafford will have to start
sending the ball down the field a little
more. With a defense that hasn't allowed
a point in over 120 minutes, the offense
will have time against Colorado and Ole
Miss to get a little more going before
dealing with Tennessee.
Kentucky … Shhhhhh. Don't look
now, but Kentucky is in a great position
for a bowl bid. With four more wins
needed after the great game against Ole
Miss, it has good shots at beating
Central Michigan, Mississippi State,
Vanderbilt and UL Monroe. An upset over
someone like South Carolina would help.
What's most impressive has been how QB
Andre Woodson has stepped up. RB Rafael
Little hasn't been nearly the same
producer he was last year. Eventually,
he'll have to get the ground game going.
LSU … How can an official pick up
a flag on a pass interference penalty?
How can JaMarcus Russell not throw the
ball into the end zone on the game's
final play? Tiger fans are going to be
ticked off over the way the loss to
Auburn ended, but both calls were good
ones. One quick move from Craig Davis at
the six, and LSU wins the game on a
classic final play. LSU has to take
heart that it could move the ball a
little bit with Russell coming up with a
great game under extreme pressure. The
running game, which hasn't been there
all season, proved to be a liability.
That has to change against Tulane and
Mississippi State before facing Florida.
Ole Miss … Ole Miss got a nice
passing day out of Brent Schaeffer
against Kentucky, but five turnovers and
12 penalties proved to be way too much
to overcome. This simply isn't a good
enough team to be this sloppy. The
decent pass rush didn't turn out to help
a secondary that couldn't handle the UL
passing game. The run defense will have
to be stingy against Wake Forest next
week to stay alive for a bowl bid. A 1-3
start, with Georgia, Auburn, and LSU
still ahead would mean the Rebels will
be home for the holidays.
Miss State … Even with the great
late comeback against Tulane, things
have gone from bad to worse after the
loss. With the offense doing nothing
over the first few games, it was back to
Omarr Conner to run the offense. While
that might be fine for the short term,
he was solid against the Green Wave, it
doesn't allow Tray Rutland to take his
lumps and gain experience. This season
isn't going anywhere. There's no reason
not go with Rutland and work through the
problems. A running back has to develop
considering Conner was the team's top
runner by far.
South Carolina … Uhhhhh, South
Carolina; it's time to wake up. After
sleepwalking through the second half
against Wofford and almost losing a
shocker, there's reason to be concerned
about the team's overall focus. Either
that, this group simply isn't any good.
Syvelle Newton did a good job at
quarterback and Sidney Rice finally
broke out, the defense had way too many
issues with the Wofford running game.
The Florida Atlantic game next week had
better be razor sharp, or the Auburn
game could be ugly.
Tennessee … Where was the running
game against Florida? Now that Arian
Foster has been completely taken out of
the picture, Montario Hardesty has to do
more when given the opportunity. Erik
Ainge had a better game than he'll
probably get credit for, but none of the
short passes that went for long gains
against Air Force and Cal kicked in
against the Gators. It appears obvious
the team is going to live and die by
Ainge, but it needs to use the next two
weeks against Marshall and Memphis to
find a running game again. Florida
simply outplayed the Vols. That it was
as close as it was showed the heart of
Tennessee to find a way to stick around.
Vanderbilt … The running game got
going against Arkansas with 240 yards
averaging 6.5 yards per carry, but Vandy
is going to have a hard time winning if
Chris Nickson isn't more effective at
throwing the ball. He had problems with
interceptions against Alabama, and this
week he had big problems with his
accuracy. This isn't the same Vandy team
of a few years ago that got shoved
around by everyone, but it's 0-3.
That'll change over the next two weeks
against Tennessee State and Temple.
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Saturday, September 16 |
|
12:30 PM |
Arkansas 21 ... at Vanderbilt 19
CFN Prediction: Arkansas 20-13 Ark. -6 |
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1:00 PM |
Georgia 34 ... UAB 0
CFN Prediction:
UGA 30-13 UGA -17.5 |
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3:30 PM |
Auburn 7 ... LSU 3
CFN Prediction: Auburn 23-17 AU -3.5 |
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6:00 PM |
Kentucky 31 ... Ole Miss 14
CFN Prediction:
UK 27-23 UK -3.5 |
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7:00 PM |
Tulane 32 ... at Mississippi State 29
CFN Prediction:
MSU 19-7 MSU -10.5 |
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7:00 PM |
South Carolina 27 ... Wofford 20
CFN Prediction:
USC 45-10 |
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7:07 PM |
Alabama 41 ... UL Monroe 7
CFN Prediction:
Bama 34-10 Bama -24.5 |
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8:00 PM |
Florida 21 ... at Tennessee 20
CFN Prediction:
Florida 24-20 UF -3.5 |
Past SEC
Games of the
Week
Sept. 3 - Alabama 25 ...
Hawaii 17
Sept. 9 - Tennessee 31 ... Air Force 30
Sept. 16 - Auburn 7 ... LSU 3
Past SEC Players of the Week
Sept. 3 -
Tennessee WR Robert Meachem
Sept. 9 - Tennessee QB Erik Ainge
Sept. 16 - Kentucky QB Andre Woodson