SEC Football: 3 Things to Watch for this Week

Sep 3, 2016; College Station, TX, USA; The SEC logo on the field prior to a game between the Texas A&M Aggies and the UCLA Bruins at Kyle Field. Texas A&M won in overtime 31-24. Mandatory Credit: Ray Carlin-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 3, 2016; College Station, TX, USA; The SEC logo on the field prior to a game between the Texas A&M Aggies and the UCLA Bruins at Kyle Field. Texas A&M won in overtime 31-24. Mandatory Credit: Ray Carlin-USA TODAY Sports
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Sep 3, 2016; College Station, TX, USA; The SEC logo on the field prior to a game between the Texas A&M Aggies and the UCLA Bruins at Kyle Field. Texas A&M won in overtime 31-24. Mandatory Credit: Ray Carlin-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 3, 2016; College Station, TX, USA; The SEC logo on the field prior to a game between the Texas A&M Aggies and the UCLA Bruins at Kyle Field. Texas A&M won in overtime 31-24. Mandatory Credit: Ray Carlin-USA TODAY Sports

Last week was the most entertaining opening weekend of SEC Football that I can remember. We had upsets, close calls, defensive battles, offensive fireworks, and everything else an SEC Football fan could possibly ask for.

Tennessee almost lost to Appalachian State. South Carolina won on a last-minute field goal. Mississippi State lost on a last minute field Auburn nearly toppled Clemson. Alabama spanked the USC Trojans. Everywhere you looked, there was an entertaining game.

This week’s schedule doesn’t look quite as exciting, at least on paper. Several teams (Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, LSU, and Missouri) are headed to the bakery to enjoy some delicious cupcakes. This leaves only a few good games: Tennessee vs. Virginia Tech, Arkansas at TCU, and South Carolina at Mississippi State.

There are also a couple of middling games: Kentucky at Florida and Middle Tennessee State at Vandy. The Vandy game will be an ugly affair, as are all of Vandy’s games under Head Coach Derek Mason. The Florida game is only interesting because it will be the 30th consecutive victory for Florida over the Wildcats if the Gators win. Which they should do fairly easily.

On the whole the weekend is just something of a let down after the heights of last week. Nevertheless, your intrepid blogging team at Southbound and Down have found three story-lines we think are worth keeping an eye on this week. Read on to find out what they are, and tell us what other things you’ll be watching for this weekend in the comments below.

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