Where the SEC stands now

SEC STANDINGS
EASTERN DIVISION
South Carolina             3-1   2-1
Florida                        2-1   1-1
Missouri                      3-1   0-0
Tennessee                   2-1   0-0
Georgia                       2-1   0-1
Kentucky                    2-1   0-1
Vanderbilt                   1-3   0-2
WESTERN DIVISION
Texas A&M               4-0   1-0
Alabama                     4-0   1-0
Mississippi State         4-0   1-0
Auburn                       3-0   1-0
Ole Miss                    3-0   1-0
LSU                           3-1   0-1
Arkansas                    3-1   0-1

Week 4 Scores
  Thursday, September 18th
5 Auburn 20 20 Kansas State 14
   Kansas State should have pulled this one. The Wildcats held Auburn down hogtied, and missed golden opportunities to score at least 16 points. Auburn is lucky that they came away with this one.
  Satruday, September 20th
13 Georgia 66 Troy 0
   Georgia had no competition, and started the runaway win from the first snap.
6 Texas A&M 58 SMU 6
   Texas A&M still appears to be a juggernaut that the NCAA world cannot stop. Kenny Hill was extremely impressive in action again, and the SMU defense had no way to stop the blowout.
3 Alabama 42 Florida 21
   Blake Sims left in the 3rd quarter with over 400 yards passing, but only 21 points on the board. Jacob Coker came in and led Alabama to 21 additional points, and Jeff Driskol struggled all day, ending with former Florida RB Emmitt Smith calling for Driskol to be benched.
Indiana 31 18 Missouri 27
   Indiana beats their first ranked opponent since 2006, their first road ranked opponent since 2004. They absolutely stunned Missouri by staying all through the game and keeping pressure on Maty Mauk.
Arkansas 52 Northern Illinois 14
   Arkansas has so much running talent that they may have a bowl game coming up. They simply ran over the stiff Northern Illinois defense, running for 212 yards, and Brandon Allen throwing for 199 and they steamrolled the undefeated Huskies for a big non-conference win.
Mississippi State 34 8 LSU 29
   Mississippi State upset the 8th ranked LSU Tigers in a huge game in which they outgained the Tigers by 140 yards, and a defense that held the powerful run game of LSU to 36 carries and 89 yards.
14 South Carolina 48 Vanderbilt 34
   Vanderbilt came out fast, returning the opening kick for a TD, but they couldn't hold on to upset the 14th ranked South Carolina.

Week 5 Schedule
  Saturday, September 27th
12:00 PM ET
Tennessee @ Georgia
   Tennessee and Georgia played a very close one last season that Georgia will look to avoid.
Vanderbilt @ Kentucky
    Kentucky is looking much improved as both teams look for their first conference win.
3:30 PM ET
Arkansas @ Texas A&M
   Texas A&M should be too much for Arkansas to handle, but look for it to be close through the 1st half.
4:00 PM ET
Louisiana Tech @ Auburn
   Auburn is looking to rebound from that close game in Kansas last Thursday, they will crush LTU.
7:00 PM ET
Missouri @ South Carolina
   Missouri may not have enough firepower to stay with the Gamecocks, though South Carolina may not have enough of a defense to stop the Tigers.
7:30 PM ET
Memphis @ Ole Miss
   Ole Miss looks to take home this win before moving on to play Alabama.
New Mexico State @ LSU
   LSU looks to build back confidence after the loss to Miss State.

Auburn Heads to Kansas City for a tough match-up

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    The epic match-up begins at 7 PM Thursday night. Kansas State will host the Auburn Tigers, a rematch of the season opener for both teams in 2007. Auburn won the last one, 23-13, and now the teams cKome off of a bye week to play in a game that will give one of the two teams their first loss of the season. Let's take a look at the teams, and put together a preview.

KANSAS STATE WILDCATS (2-0)

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    Auburn does have a legit concern for their defense. Kansas State runs a triple option offense, led by Jake Waters, a senior JUCO transfer, Waters has a lot more confidence in himself and the team then he did last year, and he looks more poised in the pocket. With RB Charles Jones, a sophomore first year starter, they've put together an impressive 949 yards of total offense in their first 2 games. 

    They have to keep their eyes on a few big playmakers. For starters, consider Senior WR Tyler Lockett. Lockett's father, Kevin, owns Kansas States receptions, receiving yards, and receiving TD career records, which he is chasing down in his final year. He's a deep threat with his speed and hands, and he's already got 145 yards and a score on 7 catches this season. 

    Next, Charles Jones. Not only is Jones a RB, he's also a wildcat QB. He's got 130 yards and 4 TD's, split evenly at two in the last two games, this season, and he's simply a tough guy to bring down. 

    Don't forget the senior Waters. Waters has a great arm as well as good legs, and he can dazzle defenders with his pump fakes and play actions. He was ranked the 30th best player coming out of the JUCO for a reason. 

   Defensively, Jonathan Truman. This guy was a walkon in 2011, became a scholarship player, and finished 2nd on the team with 89 tackles. He's a beast on the field, and a good threat to any run game.

    My main concern with this team is in the secondary. They gave up a lot of plays to Iowa State last week because of blown coverage's, and I think that they definitely need some work on that side of the ball. They got lucky a lot, but the secondary is poor. 

    My next concern is RB depth. Do they have the depth at running back to run all day with Auburn's offense? Auburn will put a lot of points on the board, but it won't do any good unless they run right alongside them. 

    Lastly, can the defense stop the constant pounding from Auburn? They haven't struggled yet with the run, but if Nick Marshall decides to throw more, can the defense come up with a concise stop that will determine the game?

    The injury report:

                              NO INJURIES TO REPORT

AUBURN TIGERS (2-0)

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    Auburn is under Gus Malzahn for the second season now, and are still looking strong. Wins over Arkansas and San Jose State have been spectacular, but Auburn is still questioned. What teams are they? 

    Auburn runs in a triple option attack as well, Nick Marshall, Corey Grant and Cameron Artis-Payne are the key players in this scheme. Marshall, a Hiesman trophy candidate, now enters his second year as the starter out of the JUCO. He has quick legs, a 100 yard game on his belt this season, but has some strides to improve upon him being a passer. Jeremy Johnson, his backup who has thrown a 75% completion percentage, looks more accurate as a passer then Marshall. 

    Sammie Coates has yet to play in a game, due to injuries, but D'haquille Williams, a fresh JUCO recruit, has covered for his leave. Williams had a huge day against the Razorbacks, bringing in 9 catches for 154 yards. He has 214 yards on the season. 

    Cameron Artis-Payne is a senior JUCO recruit, who backed up Tre Mason last season with 614 yards rushing. He has 2 worthy backups, Roc Thomas, the highly recruited #5 overall RB stepped into action against the Spartans and ran 9 times for 51 yards. Corey Grant would be the other one, he ran for 664 yards last season, he already has 176 yards this season. 

    Defensively, they are pretty solid. They shut down the run game against Arkansas by putting a lead up, and when they do that, the pass defense is solid. 

    My concern is can they stop their own medicine? Can they put on a lead big enough by stopping Kansas State's triple option offense and making Jake Waters throw it? And Waters is the best QB they'll go up against so far, will they shut him down?

PREDICTION

    I think Auburn has it in them to win, but so does Kansas City. It's going to come down to who will make the first mistake. Trust me, I don't think it will be Auburn. 

Auburn 38 Kansas State 31

Going into week 4

SEC Standings
EAST
Florida              2-0    1-0
South Carolina  2-1    1-1
Missouri           3-0    0-0
Tennessee         2-1    0-0
Georgia            1-1    0-1
Vanderbilt        1-2    0-1

WEST
Texas A&M    3-0    1-0
Ole Miss         3-0    1-0
Auburn           2-0    1-0
Miss State      3-0     0-0
Alabama         3-0    0-0
LSU               3-0    0-0
Arkansas        2-1    0-1

Week 3 Results
Alabama 52 Southern Mississippi 12
Arkansas 49 Texas Tech 28
Florida 36 Kentucky 30
South Carolina 38 Georgia 35
Missouri 38 UCF 10
Miss State 35 South Alabama 3
Ole Miss 56 Louisiana 15
LSU 31 ULM 0
Oklahoma 34 Tennessee 10
Texas A&M 38 Rice 10
Vanderbilt 34 Massachusetts 31

Week 4 Schedule
Thursday, September 18th
  7:30 PM ET
5 Auburn @ 20 Kansas State

Saturday, September 20th
  12:00 PM ET
Troy @ 13 Georgia
  3:30 PM ET
Florida @ 3 Alabama
6 Texas A&M @ SMU
  4:00 PM ET
Indiana @ 18 Missouri
  7:00 PM ET
Mississippi State @ 8 LSU
Northern Illinois @ Arkansas
  7:30 PM ET
14 South Carolina @ Vanderbilt

Off- 10 Ole Miss, Tennessee, Kentucky