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East
Florida
| Georgia
| Kentucky
| South Carolina
| Tennessee
| Vanderbilt
West
Alabama
| Arkansas
| Auburn
| LSU |
Ole Miss
| Miss State
SEC Game of
the Week
Kentucky 45 ... LSU 37 3OT
In the third overtime, Kentucky scored on a seven-yard Steve
Johnson touchdown catch. LSU had its turn, but ran it four straight
times, getting stuffed by Braxton Kelly on fourth and two, and UK
sealed the improbable win. LSU held a 27-14 lead late in the third
quarter, but Kentucky scored the final 13 points of the half on two
Lones Seiber field goals and an eight-yard Jacob Tamme touchdown
grab. The Tigers had their shot at the end of regulation, but Colt
David pushed a 57-yard field goal attempt wide left to force
overtime. Derrick Locke ran for a one-yard touchdown on UK's first
overtime possession, but LSU quickly answered with a two-yard
Richard Murphy scoring run. The two teams traded field goals in the
second overtime, with David nailing a 38-yarder and Seiber
connecting from 43 yards out. The two teams combined for 19
penalties, with LSU hurt most by a roughing the passer call in the
third overtime.
SEC
Player of
the Week
Kentucky LB Wesley Woodyard made 11 tackles, 1.5 tackles for
loss, and broke up a pass in the win over LSU
Conference Roundup
Alabama
… Talk about getting by on the slimmest
of margins, last week, Bama barely hangs
on in a win over Houston, and this week,
it needs a full sixty minutes and a big
comeback to get by Ole Miss. At the end
of the day, 5-2 is 5-2, and with
Tennessee and LSU coming up next, the
team needs all the confidence it can
get. However, to have a shot at winning
those two games, the offensive line will
have to do a better overall job. The
running game got decent days from Terry
Grant and Glen Coffee, but they didn't
get enough room to move. John Parker
Wilson was under pressure almost all
game long.
Arkansas … While the 9-7 loss to
Auburn is certainly painful, it was a
major plus that the D was able to keep
it close throughout considering the
running game couldn't get going, and
that Casey Dick and the passing game
could come up with the big late
touchdown drive to get in a position to
win. But the D was cashed in the end and
didn't appear to have anything left in
the tank on Auburn's final drive. After
three tough SEC losses that could've all
gone the Hogs way, it might be letdown
time. If the Hogs aren't geared up for
next week, they could have big problems
at Ole Miss.
Auburn … You don't think Auburn
was just a wee bit keyed up for the
Arkansas running game, do you? After
getting hammered on last year, the
Tigers stopped Darren McFadden and Felix
Jones cold, while the offense pushed its
way to a nice rushing day. The passing
attack couldn't click, but when Brandon
Cox needed to move the offense for one
final drive, he made the throw he had to
make. Cox got beaten up and battered all
game long, but he hung in there and came
up with the team's fourth win in a row
with the showdown at LSU up next. Win
that, and all of a sudden, the season
that appeared lost just a month ago
starts to become special.
Florida … Didn’t Play This Week
Georgia … This is going to be
Georgia all year long. It's going to
have some moments when it looks like a
world-beater, and it'll have others when
it struggles just to get things going.
Against Vanderbilt, the offense
struggled in the first half, but it
moved the ball enough in the second to
set up the key fourth quarter field
goals, with QB Matthew Stafford coming
through when he had to. Now the running
game is going to be all Knowshon Moreno,
as Kregg Lumpkin hurt his knee. Stafford
will have to do even more.
Kentucky … Chalk the win over LSU
up to a tough defense that came through
time and again late when it had to. This
is a far cry from the D that got
steamrolled over throughout last year,
as it held up well throughout the second
half, and when its manhood was challenge
in the third overtime, it held up. Andre
Woodson was solid, the running game did
what it could, but against a supposedly
unbreakable Tiger defense, getting 375
yards, and taking advantage of every
opportunity, made all the difference.
This win was huge, obviously, but it
could be even bigger if UK can beat
Florida next week. Then it would be time
to dream big. …
LSU … Four straight runs in the
third overtime? That'll be what LSU fans
will scratch their head about in the
loss to Kentucky, even if the ground
game pounded its way to 261 yards and
was physical all game long. The 12
penalties for 103 yards proved to be a
killer, but the inability to get the
offense on the board for most of the
second half was how the game slipped
away. UK kept hanging around and hanging
around, and then had it won. A defense
supposedly as good as LSU's is should've
come up with stops in the overtime and
not allowed the touchdowns. It's
important to remember that the season
isn't over. Win out. Win the SEC title.
Have a shot at the title game.
Ole Miss … The Rebel fans have to
be pulling their hair out. The team is
so, so close to turning things around
with a big home win, losing in a battle
with Florida a few weeks ago, and losing
to Alabama late this week. There are
several signs of improvement, with Greg
Hardy and the defensive front doing a
great job against the Tide running game,
while getting into the backfield for
several pressures and big stops. Seth
Adams is throwing well, even if he's
also giving away interceptions. It seems
like the team is one big break from
turning things around, but it had better
happen soon or else a bowl shot will be
gone.
Miss State … MSU might have lost
to Tennessee, but the passing of Wesley
Carroll, and the running of Anthony
Dixon, gives the team a nice balance.
Defensively, the line struggled way too
much to generate any pressure on Erik
Ainge, and didn't do nearly enough
against the run to stop the Vol
offensive momentum. With West Virginia
and Kentucky up next, the team has to be
ready to get into a few shootouts.
South Carolina … South Carolina
just keeps finding ways to get the job
done, but it wasn't all that impressive
against North Carolina. The offense
failed to move the ball enough in the
second half, and as good as Chris
Smelley was, the offense was awful on
third downs, only converting one of 12
chances. Getting outgained 398 yards to
282 by a team like UNC isn't a good sign
with the meat of the SEC season starting
to kick in.
Tennessee … The Tennessee
offensive line came up with a whale of a
game against Mississippi State. While
the final score, 33-21, might have been
a bit close, and it took a little while
to put the game away, the line allowed
the offense to be as balanced and as
effective as it's been all year, while
Erik Ainge got all the time he needed to
throw. The secondary was the only down
side, giving up 203 yards to a mediocre
MSU passing game, but that's nitpicking.
This was a nicer road win than the Vols
might get credit for.
Vanderbilt … anderbilt played
well on defense against Georgia, and the
offense got a little bit of balance, but
two key fumbles, and a lack of a big
defensive stop late, proved to be too
much to overcome. Even so, there's a lot
to build on after responding well from a
blowout loss at Auburn, with Jonathan
Goff having a terrific game tackling
everything in sight, while the running
game got plenty of help from a variety
of sources. Now it's time to pull off a
shocker, and if the defense can play at
South Carolina like it played against
Georgia, it might be able to do it.
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East |
Conference |
Overall |
Home |
Away |
| |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
STR |
W |
L |
W |
L |
|
South Carolina |
3 |
1 |
108 |
84 |
6 |
1 |
195 |
116 |
W3 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
Georgia |
3 |
2 |
117 |
108 |
5 |
2 |
197 |
138 |
W1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
Kentucky |
2 |
1 |
108 |
104 |
6 |
1 |
299 |
185 |
W1 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Tennessee |
2 |
1 |
88 |
94 |
4 |
2 |
206 |
185 |
W3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
Florida |
2 |
2 |
130 |
92 |
4 |
2 |
238 |
126 |
L2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Vanderbilt |
1 |
3 |
65 |
96 |
3 |
3 |
136 |
120 |
L2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
West |
Conference |
Overall |
Home |
Away |
| |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
STR |
W |
L |
W |
L |
|
LSU |
3 |
1 |
138 |
83 |
6 |
1 |
264 |
99 |
L1 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
Alabama |
3 |
1 |
115 |
98 |
5 |
2 |
211 |
149 |
W2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
Auburn |
3 |
1 |
78 |
50 |
5 |
2 |
179 |
109 |
W4 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
Mississippi State |
1 |
3 |
61 |
130 |
4 |
3 |
160 |
175 |
L1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
Arkansas |
0 |
3 |
74 |
92 |
3 |
3 |
220 |
140 |
L1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
Mississippi |
0 |
4 |
82 |
133 |
2 |
5 |
154 |
192 |
L1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
Saturday, October 13 |
| 12:30 PM |
Alabama 27 ... at Ole Miss
24
CFN Prediction: Bama 31-24 Bama -6.5 |
| 2:30 PM |
Tennessee 33 ... at Mississippi State
21
CFN Prediction: Tenn. 28-20 Tenn. -7 |
| 3:30 PM |
at Kentucky 43 ... LSU 37 3OT
CFN Prediction: LSU 28-20 LSU -9.5 |
| 3:30 PM |
South Carolina 21 ... at North
Carolina 15
CFN Prediction: USC 31-20 USC -6.5 |
| 6:00 PM |
Georgia 20 ... at Vanderbilt
17
CFN Prediction: Georgia
23-13 UGA -7 |
| 7:45 PM |
Auburn 9 ... at Arkansas 7
CFN Prediction: Auburn 26-20 Ark -3 |
Past SEC
Games of the
Week
Sept. 1 -
Auburn 23
... Kansas State 13
Sept. 8 - South Florida 26 ... at Auburn
23 OT
Sept. 15 -
Alabama
41 ... Arkansas 38
Sept. 22 - Georgia 26 ... at Alabama 23
OT
Sept. 29 -
Auburn 17
... at Florida 14
Oct. 6 - LSU 28 ... Florida 24
Oct. 13 - Kentucky 43 ... LSU 37 3OT
Past SEC Players of the Week
Sept. 1 - Vanderbilt WR Earl Bennett
Sept. 8 - LSU RB Keiland Williams
Sept. 15 - Kentucky QB Andre Woodson
Sept. 22 - Florida QB Tim Tebow
Sept. 29 - Georgia RB Thomas Flowers
Oct. 6 - LSU S Craig Steltz and Florida
LB Jermaine Cunningham
Oct. 13 - Kentucky LB Wesley Woodyard