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Florida
| Georgia
| Kentucky
| South Carolina
| Tennessee
| Vanderbilt
West
Alabama
| Arkansas
| Auburn
| LSU |
Ole Miss
| Miss State
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SEC Game of
the Week
LSU 28 ... Tennessee 24
JaMarcus Russell connected with Early
Doucet for a four-yard touchdown pass
with nine seconds to play to cap a
15-play, 80-yard drive that took up
7:14. Tennessee appeared to have all the
momentum after Jonathan Crompton, who
stepped in for an injured and
ineffective Erik Ainge, connected with
Robert Meachem for a 54-yard touchdown
pass to take the lead. Russell and
Doucet hooked up for an eight-yard play
on fourth and eight to keep the final
drive alive, and then again for an
11-yard play to get in scoring range
before two runs led to the final score.
LSU turned it over four times with three
Russell interceptions including a
31-yard interception return for a score
from Demetrice Morley early in the
second half. Crompton and Meachem
connected from 37 yards out in the
second quarter for Tennessee's other
touchdown, while Russell threw touchdown
passes to Craig Davis from 23 yards out
to start the scoring and to Dwayne Bowe
from five yards away in the third.
SEC
Player of
the Week
LSU QB
JaMarcus Russell completed 24 of 36
passes for 247 yards and three
touchdowns with three interceptions and
ran seven times for 71 yards
in the 28-24 win over Tennessee.
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W |
L |
PF |
PA |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
Streak |
W |
L |
W |
L |
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Florida |
6 |
1 |
161 |
110 |
8 |
1 |
237 |
117 |
Won
2 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
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Tennessee |
3 |
2 |
142 |
119 |
7 |
2 |
282 |
181 |
Lost
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
Kentucky |
3 |
3 |
113 |
164 |
5 |
4 |
227 |
266 |
Won
2 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
Georgia |
3 |
4 |
148 |
153 |
6 |
4 |
244 |
178 |
Lost
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
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South Carolina |
3 |
4 |
131 |
129 |
5 |
4 |
203 |
155 |
Lost
2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
|
Vanderbilt |
1 |
5 |
95 |
129 |
4 |
6 |
228 |
207 |
Lost
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
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W |
L |
PF |
PA |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
Streak |
W |
L |
W |
L |
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Arkansas |
5 |
0 |
136 |
75 |
8 |
1 |
277 |
142 |
Won
8 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
Auburn |
5 |
1 |
125 |
81 |
9 |
1 |
268 |
115 |
Won
4 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
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LSU |
3 |
2 |
138 |
71 |
7 |
2 |
315 |
90 |
Won
3 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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Alabama |
2 |
4 |
104 |
125 |
6 |
4 |
238 |
166 |
Lost
1 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
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Ole
Miss |
1 |
5 |
83 |
142 |
3 |
7 |
148 |
235 |
Won
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
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Miss
State |
1 |
5 |
96 |
174 |
3 |
7 |
190 |
261 |
Won
1 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
Conference Roundup
Alabama
… The mediocre all-around play of the
offense finally jumped up to bite the
Tide. Ken Darby and the running game,
which haven't been able to get going all
season long, was stuffed by Mississippi
State for only 101 yards, while John
Parker Wilson wasn't able to come up
with enough good throws on third down.
Even with all the problems, the defense
did a good job of tightening up in the
second half to keep the team into the
game. To have a chance against LSU or
Auburn over the next two weeks, the
passing game needs someone other than
D.J. Hall to produce, and Darby has to
be more of a threat.
Arkansas … Arkansas was winning
in spite of Mitch Mustain over the last
few weeks, and now, after a solid
performance with a few clutch throws
late against South Carolina, Casey Dick
might be the starter for the foreseeable
future. Of course, it's all about the
running game as Darren McFadden once
again made a big statement in the race
for the SEC Player of the Year honors.
The Hogs are playing just well enough to
come up with wins, and now it has to
beat Tennessee to really start to get
everyone fired up. As long as the ground
game is working and the quarterbacking
is at least competent, Arkansas has a
shot against anyone.
Auburn … At some point, Auburn
has to come up with a good all-around
performance. Even against Arkansas
State, there were four turnovers, seven
penalties, and an apparent lack of
focus. The starters on defense went
through the motions and shut down the
Indians, but with so many starters
stepping in and out of the lineup to get
some rest, there has to be come concern
about consistency with Georgia and
Alabama coming up. It seems like we have
yet to see Auburn's offense at its best.
Florida … Florida might have
gotten its way into the SEC Championship
game with a win and a loss by Tennessee,
but it's hardly going in on a roll. The
offense got outgained 391 yards to 330
by Vanderbilt, the running game only
averaged 2.7 yards per carry, and Chris
Leak, while efficient, threw three
interceptions. Big plays from the
secondary and the special teams proved
to be the difference, but this wasn't
the kind of game that'll make the voters
rush out to put the Gators into the
national title game. There had better be
some big blowouts in the team's future.
Georgia … Things will get better
for Georgia ... next year. The offense
is living through the good and the bad
of Matthew Stafford as he killed the
offense against Kentucky with three
ill-timed interceptions, even though he
threw for 230 yards. The Dawg offensive
balance was as solid as it's been all
year and the drives moved relatively
well, but there simply wasn't enough
overall production. The defense has come
up with a bad habit of not coming
through clutch, which will have to stop
in a big hurry to have a chance against
Auburn and Georgia Tech.
Kentucky … Give Kentucky credit
for showing plenty of heart. Georgia
came up with the big score late to take
all the momentum, but Andre Woodson and
the offense went on a brilliant 11-play,
69-yard drive going for a touchdown all
the way when it could've just played for
a field goal. With Rafael Little still
out of the mix, the running game still
rumbled on the tough Dawg D with Alfonso
Smith and Tony Dixon coming up with nice
days to take the heat of Andre Woodson.
Now the Cats just need to beat
Vanderbilt, UL Monroe or Tennessee over
the last three weeks to go bowling.
LSU … Where'd LSU get a running game
from? Thanks to one big run from
JaMarcus Russell, and a good job done
spreading the carries around, the Tigers
were good at keeping Tennessee off
balance. Most impressively in a hostile
environment, Russell and the offense
answered after two potential
back-breaking plays with a ten-play,
77-yard touchdown drive after the
Demetrice Morley interception return for
a touchdown and the 15-play game-winning
drive after Robert Meachem made a
brilliant 54-yard touchdown catch. While
the SEC title might be out of reach, the
Tigers can still make things extremely
interesting in the Big 12 race by
winning out.
Ole Miss … It might not have been
a total blowout over D-IAA Northwestern
State, but Ole Miss needed something to
break the three-game losing streak
before facing LSU. The running game took
control of the game allowing Brent
Schaeffer to relax and not have to force
anything. To have a shot against the
Tigers, there will have to be more
balance and Schaeffer is going to have
to be a playmaker; he hasn't really been
one over the last few weeks. It wasn't a
week off for Patrick Willis, who once
again was fantastic with 11 tackles.
Miss State … The Bulldogs had
started to play better once Michael
Henig got into the lineup, but to beat
Alabama and limit the mistakes to just
one big interception that went for a
touchdown shows how far the team has
come in the last few weeks. It might not
have been the most efficient day from
Henig, but along with the running of
Anthony Dixon, the offense has something
to build on. If the D plays like it did
against the Tide, beating Arkansas and
Ole Miss might not be that far-fetched.
For starving fans looking for a sign of
life in the Sylvester Croom era, this
was certainly it.
South Carolina … Steve Spurrier
appears to be disappointed by his team's
offensive performances on a weekly
basis, but Blake Mitchell did a good job
of keeping the team in the game against
Arkansas and the team played relatively
well. Even though he made one awful
throw for an interception late, the
defense had chances to come up with a
stop, and didn't. USC got a horrible
break on the Hail Mary for a score at
the end of the first half and didn't get
any running game, yet it was still in it
until the end. With a little more talent
and a little more luck, the team would
be in the midst of a huge season. Wins
in tight games are hard to get in the
SEC, and Spurrier needs to remember
that.
Tennessee … Tennessee had several
chances to beat LSU and didn't close.
There was no running game, the defense
couldn't stop the average Tiger ground
attack, and no one came up with the big
stop late, but thanks to some key
turnovers and yet another wonderful game
from WR Robert Meachem, the Vols were in
it until the final seconds. Even though
Jonathan Crompton played his tail off,
he wasn't accurate and wasn't what a
healthy Erik Ainge might have been. Now
that the Vols are out of the SEC title
hunt, they can't lose focus or they'll
get tagged at Arkansas next week.
Vanderbilt … Breakdowns on
special teams and early struggles on
defense proved to be to much to overcome
against Florida. Chris Nickson did a
great job of bombing away in the fourth
quarter and Earl Bennett, for the second
straight year, flat-out torched the
Gator secondary. Close calls aren't
going to make the team feel much better
considering the offense outgained
Florida's. Now it'll take wins over
Kentucky and Tennessee to be bowl
eligible.
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12:30 Florida
25 ... at
Vanderbilt 19
CFN Prediction:
Florida 28-14 UF -16 |
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12:30
Mississippi State 24
... at Alabama 16
CFN Prediction:
Alabama 26-10 Bama -15 |
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1:00 Kentucky
24 ... Georgia 20
CFN Prediction:
Kentucky 27-21 UGA -6.5 |
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2:00 Ole Miss
27 ... Northwestern State 7
CFN Prediction: Ole Miss 34-10 |
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2:30 Auburn 27
... Arkansas State 0
CFN Prediction: Auburn 38-7 AU -30 |
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3:30
LSU 28 ... at Tennessee
24
CFN Prediction: LSU 14-10 LSU -1.5 |
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7:45 Arkansas
26 ... at South
Carolina 20
CFN Prediction:
Arkansas 24-20 Ark. -3 |
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
Sept. 23 - Arkansas 24 ... Alabama 23
2OT
Sept. 30 - Auburn 24 ... South Carolina
17
Oct. 7 - Tennessee 51 ... Georgia 33
Oct. 14 - Vanderbilt 24 ... Georgia 22
Oct. 21 - Tennessee 16 ... Alabama 13
Oct. 28 - Tennessee 31 ... South
Carolina 24
Nov. 4 - LSU 28 ... Tennessee 24
Past SEC Players of the Week
Sept. 3 -
Tennessee WR Robert Meachem
Sept. 9 - Tennessee QB Erik Ainge
Sept. 16 - Kentucky QB Andre Woodson
Sept. 23 - South Carolina WR Sidney Rice
Sept. 30 - Tennessee QB Eric Ainge
Oct. 7 - Arkansas RB Darren McFadden
Oct. 14 - Auburn DE Quentin Groves
Oct. 21 - Tennessee LB Jerod Mayo
Oct. 28 - Vanderbilt QB Chris Nickson
Nov. 4 - LSU QB JaMarcus Russell