Vanderbilt, Georgia, Texas, Ole Miss battle for top billing, Arkansas, Auburn seek their place
Vanderbilt Commodores quarterback Diego Pavia and running back Sedrick Alexander celebrate the win against the Virginia Tech Hokies at FirstBank Stadium. / Steve Roberts-Imagn Images
The Bulldogs struggled early on, but, in true Georgia fashion, finally got things going in the second half. It's a good win, but not necessarily a great win. Lane Kiffin's group went on long, methodical drives and also covered 90 yards in two plays. At one point, Ole Miss covered 232 yards while pouring on three touchdowns using only five plays.
While Kalen DeBoer will need time to get used to how inappropriate Alabama fans can be in front of young children when "Dixie Land Delight" plays in Bryant-Denny, he seems to have adapted quite well to how abusive Tide players can be to opponents on the field in front of those same children. The Tigers only put up 51 points, which is a bit of an underperformance during a week like the SEC had. However, the biggest reason Mizzou finds itself at No. 7 is the struggles the offense had the final three quarters of the game.
There is little doubt it's going to be a roller coaster at times at the quarterback position in Lexington. There are going to be interceptions thrown throughout much of the year. Houston was supposed to be a possible measuring stick, but then Barry Odom's UNLV team went out and flogged the Cougars rather handily in Week 1. Tulane isn't the same team it was two years ago either, so there's not a lot of room for the Sooners to climb the Power Rankings before a showdown with Tennessee outside of losses among the teams above them.
The Hogs are the second lowest ranked team to win in the SEC power rankings because, quite frankly, their win was as close to beating air as possible while still technically being a college football game. The 10 possessions resulting in a touchdown while giving up no points is a nice bit of trivia, but until Sam Pittman's bunch shows they can do it against a team like Oklahoma State, that's all it will ever be.
No. 2 — The players looked like they were intentionally trying to lose during the final three plays of the game.
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