Alabama (2-0, 0-0)
Next game: vs. Southern Miss, 6 p.m. Saturday, ESPN2
Huddle up: Nick Saban wants preseason all-SEC TE O.J. Howard more involved in the offense. He hasn't caught a pass this season. "He has been open a few times, and we just haven't gotten him the ball," Saban said. … Alabama is third in the SEC in time of possession, at 33:08 per game. … TE Kurt Freitag (Buford) is questionable with a toe injury. … WR Christion Jones (ankle) should play.
Tweetable fact: Alabama has given up 92 TDs since the start of the 2009 season, the fewest in the country.
Arkansas (1-1, 0-1)
Next game: at Texas Tech, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, ABC
Huddle up: Starting CB Tevin Mitchel (hamstring) might play after missing the first two games. If he's unable, Bret Bielema has suggested he might redshirt. … Bielema said Arkansas will unveil new plays and schemes this week. … Arkansas has won four of its past five games in Texas. … The Razorbacks averaged a school-record 12.7 yards a play against Nicholls State. … RB Korliss Marshall (arm), who didn't play Saturday, is probable.
Tweetable fact: Arkansas has averaged 11.6 yards on 47 first-down runs through two games.
Auburn (2-0, 1-0)
Next game: at Kansas State, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 18, ESPN
Huddle up: Gus Malzahn enjoyed seeing the Seattle Seahawks turn a triple-option pass that Auburn runs into a 33-yard TD pass. "It was pretty neat to see the plays we run here work at the next level," he said. … DL Montravius Adams (Dooly County) set a career high with six tackles — three for loss — and a sack in the win over San Jose State. … QB Nick Marshall (Wilcox County) has rushed for at least one TD in seven consecutive games.
Tweetable fact: Cameron Artis-Payne has rushed for 289 yards and four TDs.
Florida (1-0, 0-0)
Next game: vs. Kentucky, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, SEC Network
Huddle up: Max Garcia (Norcross) is the SEC OL of the week for grading at 97 percent on assignments and 91 percent on effort in the win over Eastern Michigan. He helped the Gators gain 655 yards. … LB Neiron Ball (Jackson) had a career-high six tackles and two sacks. … Florida hasn't been shut out in 321 games — since Oct. 29, 1988 – the longest active streak in the FBS.
Tweetable fact: Florida is 12-3 when Jeff Driskel starts at QB.
Kentucky (2-0)
Next game: at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, SEC Network
Huddle up: Nine freshmen and 10 redshirt freshmen are among the 25 players who have seen their first game action this season. … Kentucky had 16 players from Florida on its roster; Florida has one from Kentucky. … Highly regarded freshman QB Drew Barker likely will redshirt. Patrick Towles is starting, and Reese Phillips is his backup. … RB Stanley Williams (George Walton) has averaged 7.8 yards per carry.
Tweetable fact: Kentucky has lost 27 consecutive games to Florida, last defeating the Gators in 1986.
LSU (2-0, 0-0)
Next game: vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 7 p.m. Saturday, ESPNU
Huddle up: WR Travin Dural had to have stitches in his head after cutting it an auto accident Sunday, but Les Miles said he will play Saturday. He leads LSU with six catches for 291 yards and four TDs. … Evan Washington has played three positions on the OL. … Freshmen and sophomores have accounted for nine of LSU's 11 TDs. … QB Anthony Jennings (Marietta) has five TD passes (zero interceptions), including scoring throws of 80 and 94 yards.
Tweetable fact: LSU hasn't allowed an opponent to score in 19 consecutive possessions.
Ole Miss (2-0, 1-0)
Next game: vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 4 p.m. Saturday, SEC Network
Huddle up: TE Evan Engram (Hillgrove) had his first career 100-yard receiving game, with a career-high seven catches for 112 yards. … Ole Miss is 14th in the AP poll, its highest ranking in five years. … Cliff Coleman is the SEC DB of the week after returning an interception for a TD in the win over Vanderbilt. … OT Christian Morris is now eligible after transferring from UCLA.
Tweetable fact: Ole Miss has allowed eight points per game, fifth in the NCAA and second in the SEC.
Mississippi State (2-0, 0-0)
Next game: at South Alabama, 4 p.m. Saturday, ESPN News
Huddle up: DE Preston Smith (Stephenson) is the DL of the week after making five tackles and returning an interception for a TD. He has two interceptions this season. … Mississippi State has at least 500 yards of offense in each of its past three games, dating to the Liberty Bowl. … The Bulldogs have forced 18 turnovers in their past seven games.
Tweetable fact: Dak Prescott is the first Mississippi State player to throw for four TDs and rush for at least 100 yards in the same game.
Missouri (2-0, 0-0)
Next game: vs. Central Florida, noon Saturday, SEC Network
Huddle up: QB Maty Mauk is the SEC offensive player of the week after throwing for a career-high 325 yards and accounting for six TDs, including tying a school record with five passing TDs. … Mauk is 5-1 as a starter. … Missouri can improve to 3-0 for the seventh time in the past nine seasons. … In their win over Toledo, the Tigers had three WRs with at least five catches for the first time since Sept. 21.
Tweetable fact: Russell Hansbrough ranks fourth in the SEC in rushing at 105 yards per game.
South Carolina (1-1, 0-1)
Next game: vs. Georgia, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, CBS
Huddle up: All four starting DBs are from Georgia: CBs Brison Williams (Northside-Warner Robins) and Rico McWilliams (Lovejoy), SS Chris Moody (Henry County) and FS T.J. Gurley (Cairo) … Redshirt freshman Alan Knott (Sandy Creek) is expected to start at center. … Carlton Heard (Clarke Central) is listed is a backup WR behind Nick Jones. … South Carolina has won three of the past four games against Georgia.
Tweetable fact: Steve Spurrier can earn his 201st career victory, which would tie him with Vince Dooley for second all-time among SEC coaches.
Tennessee (2-0, 0-0)
Next game: at Oklahoma, 8 p.m. Saturday, ABC
Huddle up: RB Jalen Hurd is the SEC freshman of the week after rushing for 83 yards on 23 carries. … DT Owen Williams (Westside-Macon) had his first two career sacks in the win over Arkansas State. … Oklahoma allowed three first-half points in wins over Louisiana Tech and Tulsa. … WR Von Pearson (ankle sprain), who has seven catches for 98 yards, is out. TE Ethan Wolf (knee) is questionable.
Tweetable fact: Tennessee has played 22 freshmen in 2014, the most of any team in the FBS.
Texas A&M (2-0, 1-0)
Next game: vs. Rice, 9 p.m. Saturday, ESPN2
Huddle up: WR Ricky Seals-Jones said his charge of disorderly conduct was dropped this week. He was arrested April 6. … Officials said there were 188 lightning strikes within 8 miles of Kyle Field during Saturday’s weather delay. … Freshman WR Speedy Noil had 191 all-purpose yards in Saturday’s win. He had four catches for 71 yards, returned a punt 67 yards and returned a kickoff 53 yards.
Tweetable fact: Freshman DL Miles Garrett has three sacks, as many as any Texas A&M player had in 2013.
Vanderbilt (0-2, 0-0)
Next game: vs. Massachusetts, noon Saturday, FSSO
Huddle up: Johnny McCrary (Cedar Grove) is listed as the No. 1 QB on the depth chart, but coach Derek Mason has said any of Vanderbilt's four QBs could start. That group includes Patton Robinette, Stephen Rivers and Wade Freebeck. "Now I think it's open to the guy with the best arm who is the most talented guy and gets us on track," Mason said this week. … Vanderbilt has won eight consecutive games against MAC opponents.
Tweetable fact: Vanderbilt hasn't scored an offensive TD and has been outscored 78-10 in two games.
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