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Watch out for LSU, a team that is starting to look scary as it gets healthier down the stretch.
“This is what the whole thing was supposed to look like when it was put together," Lane Kiffin said.
(Story @ByScarborough)
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“I like the edgy, kind of borderline arrogant, full-of-swagger Arch. I just feel like that's when he's at his best,” Steve Sarkisian said. (Story by @dwil) espn.com/college-football/st…
Yes, there has been a lot of parity in the regular season.
But to keep it in perspective, the teams currently with the 5 best national title odds were all preseason top 10.
Notre Dame +460, (preseason No. 4)
Georgia +470 (No. 2)
Ohio State +520 (No. 1)
Miami +580 (No. 7)
Indiana +750 (No. 6)
The timing on the schedule of Ole Miss’ trips to Florida and Texas turned out to be extremely sub optimal.
The Gators and Horns have had some complete stinkers this year but were at their absolute best the week the Rebels visited.
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it is utterly insane how healthy Auburn has been so far this season compared to basically every other SEC team
Since joining the SEC, Texas A&M is 2-10 vs Alabama with wins in 2012 in Tuscaloosa and 2021 in College Station. The 10 losses are tied with LSU for its most vs. a single opponent over that span.
Texas has been held to 30 or fewer points in five straight games, the longest streak under Sarkisian and the longest for Texas since 2015 (5).
Texas is averaging 3.6 yards per rush, which ranks 13th in the SEC and is on pace to be its worst since 2017 (3.6).
Auburn QB Byrum Brown has thrown for 150 yards and rushed for 100 in back-to-back games.
With another, he’d tie Miss State’s Dak Prescott (2014), Auburn’s Nick Marshall (2014) and A&M’s Johnny Manziel (2012) for the longest streak by an SEC player over the last 20 years.
If you thought Ohio State's national title hopes took a big hit when Ryan Day announced that Julian Sayin would miss the rest of the season on Tuesday ...
The Buckeyes title odds have barely moved ... from +480 Monday to +500 today, per @DKSports
LSU will be looking to break its 6-game road losing streak at Auburn Saturday.
It is the longest active road losing streak in the SEC and its longest since losing 10 straight from 1998-00.
LSU's last road win was at then-No. 4 Clemson in last year's season opener.
The two teams tied for first place in the Big Ten have now lost their starting QBs for the season. espn.com/college-football/st…
Yards per play, SEC games only
1. Georgia 6.94
2. Ole Miss 6.44
3. Alabama 6.29
4. Missouri 6.17
5. LSU 5.89
6. S. Carolina 5.71
7. Texas 5.45
8. Florida 5.44
9. Miss State 5.36
10. Auburn 5.18
11. Kentucky 5.16
12. Vanderbilt 5.14
13. Arkansas 5.12
14. Tennessee 4.68
15. Texas A&M 4.51
16. Oklahoma 4.44
Defensive yards per play, SEC games only
1. Texas 3.61
2. Tennessee 4.64
3. LSU 4.89
4. Georgia 5.07
5. Alabama 5.09
6. Ole Miss 5.34
7. Oklahoma 5.4
8. Kentucky 5.44
9. Missouri 5.53
10. Auburn 5.54
11. Miss State 6.01
12. Vandy 6.12
13. S. Carolina 6.16
14. Texas A&M 6.37
15. Florida 6.43
16. Arkansas 6.55
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There have been 9 instances of an AP Top 10 team losing to a team outside the top 10 this year.
8 of the 9 have occurred in the SEC.
The only outlier was unranked Oklahoma State beating No. 6 Oregon 39-31 in Week 2.
Here are the other eight:
Week 3
Kentucky 31, No. 9 Texas A&M 21
Week 4
No. 21 Florida 52, No. 4 Ole Miss 28
Week 5
No. 25 Mizzou 45, No. 8 Florida 17
Week 6
Oklahoma 27, No. 1 Texas 24
Kentucky 35, No. 10 LSU 34
Week 7
Auburn 27, No. 1 Georgia 24
No. 14 Tennessee 26, No. 6 Alabama 10
Florida 27, No. 7 Texas 24
Auburn has dismissed All-SEC LB Xavier Atkins, who was suspended for Saturday’s win at Georgia, per @PeteThamel
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A good illustration of the week-to-week grind - No. 11 Tennessee is a 2.5-point underdog at unranked South Carolina.
The Vols are playing for the 8th straight week and coming off an emotional rivalry win while South Carolina is fresh off a bye.
There have been 9 instances of an AP Top 10 team losing to a team outside the top 10 this year.
8 of the 9 have occurred in the SEC.
The only outlier was unranked Oklahoma State beating No. 6 Oregon 39-31 in Week 2.
Here are the other eight:
Week 3
Kentucky 31, No. 9 Texas A&M 21
Week 4
No. 21 Florida 52, No. 4 Ole Miss 28
Week 5
No. 25 Mizzou 45, No. 8 Florida 17
Week 6
Oklahoma 27, No. 1 Texas 24
Kentucky 35, No. 10 LSU 34
Week 7
Auburn 27, No. 1 Georgia 24
No. 14 Tennessee 26, No. 6 Alabama 10
Florida 27, No. 7 Texas 24