Alabama (3-0, 1-0 in SEC)
Next game: vs. Florida Atlantic, 5 p.m.
Huddle up: OG Chance Warmack (Westlake) is the SEC's lineman of the week after grading out at 91 percent with no pressures, sacks or penalties in the win at Arkansas. The Tide had 438 yards with no sacks or turnovers. … QB A.J. McCarron leads the SEC in passing efficiency (196.6) and hasn't thrown an interception in 56 attempts. As a team, Alabama has 12 takeaways and one turnover. … The Tide has scored 11 TDs on 12 trips to the red zone. … Alabama is going for its third consecutive shutout. The program hasn't had three consecutive shutouts since 1966, when the Tide was undefeated.
Tweetable fact: Alabama has allowed only two TDs through three games, an average of 4.7 points a game.
Arkansas (1-2, 0-1)
Next game: vs. Rutgers, 7 p.m., ESPNU
Huddle up: QB Tyler Wilson (concussion), who missed last week's game against Alabama and then lashed out against some of his teammates after the 52-0 loss, has said he'll play Saturday. "Like I told those guys [Sunday] night, I'm going to do everything I can do to get back to play quarterback for this team this week," Wilson said. Backup QB Brandon Allen is 20-of-45 passing for 178 yards and a TD. … RB Dennis Johnson leads active SEC players and is third in the FBS with 4,363 career all-purpose yards, fourth most in school history.
Tweetable fact: Arkansas has won 14 consecutive non-conference games in Fayetteville, the third-longest streak in school history.
Auburn (1-2, 0-1)
Next game: vs. LSU, 7 p.m., ESPN
Huddle up: WR Quan Bray (Troup County) threw a 33-yard TD pass to QB Kiehl Frazier in the OT win over Louisiana-Monroe. … RB Onterio McCalebb leads the SEC in kickoff return average (40.5 yards), including a 100-yard kickoff return for a TD at Mississippi State, the longest return for Auburn since 2000. … TE Philip Lutzenkirchen (Lassiter) has 588 career receiving yards, third on Auburn's career list for tight ends. He has 14 TDs, the record for the position at the school.
Tweetable fact: Auburn is off to its worst start since 2007 and wants to avoid dropping to 1-3 for the first time since 1998.
Florida (3-0, 2-0)
Next game: vs. Kentucky, 12:21 p.m., WPCH
Huddle up: QB Jeff Driskel was the SEC offensive player of the week after the best game of his career. He threw for 219 yards and two TDs and rushed for 81 in the win over Tennessee, accounting for 300 of the Gators' 551 yards. … Caleb Sturgis has made seven consecutive field goals of at least 50 yards after kicking a 51-yarder in the win at Texas A&M on Sept. 8. That ties him with Rice's Chris Boswell for most among active FBS kickers. … DE Dominique Easley (knee) is questionable for Saturday, and there's a chance that LB Jelani Jenkins (thumb) will be ready for LSU on Oct. 6. … Florida's 25-game win streak against Kentucky is the longest active streak against a major conference team in the country.
Tweetable fact: RB Mike Gillislee leads the SEC in rushing with 346 yards to go with his four TDs.
Kentucky (1-2, 0-0)
Next game: at Florida, 12:21 p.m., WPCH
Huddle up: Coach Joker Phillips' job security took a turn for the worse with Saturday's 32-31 OT loss to Western Kentucky. "We don't discuss that," RB Jonathan George told the Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader. "He's our head coach, and we love him. We depend on him to coach us to win." … WR Demarco Robinson (M.L. King) had a career-high seven catches for 75 yards in the loss. … WR DeMarcus Sweat (Stephenson), S Daron Blaylock (Walton), CB Fred Tiller (Clinch County) and LB Khalid Henderson (Pebblebrook) are among the freshmen who have played for the Wildcats.
Tweetable fact: The Wildcats are 13th in the nation in passing at 322 yards, which leads the SEC.
LSU (3-0, 0-0)
Next game: at Auburn, 7 p.m., ESPN
Huddle up: RB Alfred Blue, who had started the first three games, will miss the Auburn game, and possibly more, with a knee injury. He was hurt in LSU's win over Idaho. Backup Kenny Hilliard is third in the SEC with 303 yards rushing, and Blue is sixth at 270 yards. … LSU is 30-0 in non-conference games under Miles and has won 20 consecutive home games. … OT Vadal Alexander (Buford) saw action Saturday when LT Josh Dworaczyk (leg) was injured. Both Dworaczyk and C P.J. Lonergan (undisclosed), who played in the second half, are expected back in the lineup. … S Craig Loston (toe) also didn't play, but backup Ronald Martin intercepted two passes, returning one for a TD.
Tweetable fact: LSU has lost practices because of Hurricane Isaac and because of a bomb threat that evacuated campus.
Mississippi (2-1, 0-0)
Next game: at Tulane, noon, FSSO
Huddle up: Charles Sawyer is moving from S to CB, and freshman Trae Elston will likely start at S after Texas scored 63 points in Saturday's win. … WR Donte Moncrief has been added to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List after catching 18 passes for 320 yards and three TDs in three games. He has a reception of at least 50 yards in all three games. … Freshman RB Jaylen Walton has scored three different ways in his first three games (rushing, receiving and a kick return).
Tweetable fact: The Rebels are looking for their first road win since winning at Fresno State on Oct. 1.
Mississippi State (3-0, 1-0)
Next game: vs. South Alabama, 7 p.m.
Huddle up: Mississippi State players dropped seven passes from QB Tyler Russell in Saturday's win, frustrating him. Coach Dan Mullen told him, "Go be a leader, go talk them through it, go explain, go throw a couple balls so they catch a couple before they go back on the field," according to the Jackson (Miss.) Clarion-Ledger. … WR Chad Bumphis tied a school record with three TD receptions and the career mark with 17 TDs. He had six catches for 180 yards.
Tweetable fact: Mississippi State is 3-0 for the first time since 1999.
Missouri (2-1, 0-1)
Next game: at South Carolina, 3:30 p.m., CBS
Huddle up: QB James Franklin (right shoulder) expects to play against South Carolina after missing Saturday's win over Arizona State. He drew criticism after he refused a pain shot. Redshirt freshman Corbin Berkstresser started in Franklin's place. "Anybody that questions James Franklin's toughness, they'd have to have been in a coma the last two years," coach Gary Pinkel said. … Pinkel expects OL Jack Meiners (knee) and LB Zaviar Gooden (hamstring) to return. … K Andrew Baggett appears to have held onto his job despite missing three field goals.
Tweetable fact: LB Donovan Bonner has forced five fumbles and intercepted a pass in his past five games.
South Carolina (3-0, 1-0)
Next game: vs. Missouri, 3:30 p.m., CBS
Huddle up: Connor Shaw (Flowery Branch) will start at QB on Saturday, despite having a hairline fracture in his shoulder that has caused him to miss time. "He's fine," coach Steve Spurrier said. "If there's a place for Dylan [Thompson] to come in and help us beat Missouri, we'll certainly consider that. No issue on who the starter is this week." … FS D.J. Swearinger will miss Saturday's game after being suspended by the SEC for a helmet-to-helmet hit against Vanderbilt. Freshman T.J. Gurley (Cairo) will start for Swearinger. … Freshman RB Mike Davis (Stephenson) scored his first career TD on a 3-yard run in the fourth quarter in the win over UAB.
Tweetable fact: The Gamecocks have won seven consecutive games, tied for the third-longest streak in the country.
Tennessee (2-1, 0-1)
Next game: vs. Akron, 7:30 p.m., CSS
Huddle up: Former starting S Brent Brewer (Sandy Creek) will return to the lineup to replace Brian Randolph (Kell), who tore his ACL in the loss to Florida. "This is a good opportunity for Brent to get in there and show that he is a capable starter," coach Derek Dooley said. Brewer started six games in 2010 and eight last season before missing the rest of the season with a torn ACL. … LB A.J. Johnson (Gainesville), who was a wildcat QB in high school, scored his first collegiate TD on a 1-yard run. "He's A.J.," Dooley told the Knoxville News-Sentinel. "He can do anything."
Tweetable fact: Akron is coached by former Auburn coach Terry Bowden.
Texas A&M (1-1, 0-1)
Next game: vs. South Carolina State, 7 p.m., FSSO
Huddle up: Damontre Moore moved from LB to DE this season and leads the NCAA with five sacks in two games. He had six tackles, two sacks, two pressures and a deflection in the Aggies' win over SMU. Moore also had 10 tackles against Florida. … QB Johnny Manziel is the SEC freshman of the week with 294 yards passing and four TDs and 124 yards rushing and two TDs. He leads the SEC in total offense at 325.5 yards per game. … RB Christine Michael and DB Steven Campbell have served one-game suspensions and are expected to play Saturday.
Tweetable fact: Ryan Epperson leads the SEC in punting at 47.5 yards.
Vanderbilt (1-2, 0-1)
Next game: at Georgia, 7:45 p.m., ESPN2
Huddle up: QB Austyn Carta-Samuels is expected to make his second start, which will be his first against a SEC team. He started two years at Wyoming before transferring. Carta-Samuels won the job from Jordan Rodgers, who was ineffective in the first two games. … RB Warren Norman (Chamblee) had his first carries since Oct. 30, 2010, rushing eight times for 26 yards and his eighth career TD. He's coming back from two knee injuries. … Vanderbilt has just as many players (19) from Georgia, as it does from Tennessee.
Tweetable fact: DB Trey Wilson holds the school record with three career interception returns for TDs.
