Listed below are issues to look at in Week 2 within the Southeastern Convention:

GAME OF THE WEEK

No. 7 Auburn at No. four Georgia: Two of the SEC’s 4 top-10 groups meet in an interdivisional matchup in prime time. Each overcame challenges to win their openers, with Georgia rallying for 32 unanswered factors with two passing touchdowns by backup quarterback Stetson Bennett to beat Arkansas 37-10. Bulldogs coach Kirby Sensible now should select between Bennett, preliminary starter D’Wan Mathis and newly-cleared JT Daniels behind heart. Auburn battled then-No. 23 Kentucky for 3 quarters earlier than pulling away within the fourth for a 29-13 win behind two of Bo Nix’s three passing touchdowns. Georgia has received six of seven towards the Tigers. No. 2 Alabama additionally hosts No. 13 Texas A&M in one other Prime-25 matchup.

MATCHUP OF THE WEEK

Alabama QB Mac Jones vs. Texas A&M’s move protection. Jones threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns in just below three quarters to steer the No. 2 Crimson Tide previous Missouri, however faces a much bigger and longer problem beating the SEC’s greatest unit towards the move. The No. 13 Aggies held Vanderbilt to simply 150 yards passing and registered two interceptions, together with one within the fourth quarter, to protect a slim win. However A&M faces a tall process with Alabama’s QB and proficient receivers seeking to observe up a robust opening.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Kylin Hill set a Mississippi State receiving report for a working again with 158 yards within the victory at LSU, together with 155 after the catch. The SEC’s No. three rusher final season added 34 yards on seven carries to steer a Bulldogs effort that totaled simply 9 on the bottom. MSU simply did not must run that a lot with Hill amongst three receivers surpassing 100 yards on a report day.

UPSET WATCH

Mississippi and first-year coach Lane Kiffin go to Kentucky as a 7-point underdog, however the Rebels are coming off a 613-yard efficiency towards No. three Florida in a 51-35 loss. The Wildcats outgained Auburn and performed the Tigers powerful for 3 quarters earlier than the sport slipped away within the fourth. Ole Miss proved it may erase a deficit on its final journey to Lexington in 2017; the Rebels overcame a 27-17 second-half gap to win 38-37 on a brief TD move with 5 seconds remaining.

IMPACT PLAYER

Mississippi State quarterback Okay.J. Costello launched first-year coach Mike Leach’s Air Raid offense in spectacular trend as he handed for a SEC-record 623 yards and 5 TDs within the Bulldogs’ 44-34 upset of defending nationwide champion and No. 6 LSU final week. The Stanford switch broke college marks for makes an attempt (60) and completions (36) together with compiling the 11th-best, single-game yardage whole in FBS. The fifth-year senior was named SEC Offensive Participant of the Week.

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