Alabama (3-0, 0-0)
Next game: vs. Florida, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, CBS
Huddle up: S Nick Perry, who replaced the injured Jarrick Williams (foot), will miss the first half after being ejected from the win over Southern Miss for a targeting infraction. Geno Smith (St. Pius) and Maurice Smith will see more time in his absence. … QB Blake Sims (Gainesville) has completed 75 percent of his attempts for 646 yards, and he's run for 102 yards. … RB T.J. Yeldon (hamstring) is practicing this week and likely will play.
Tweetable fact: WR Amari Cooper is on a 12-game pace to catch 132 passes for 1,816 yards.
Arkansas (2-1, 0-1)
Next game: vs. Northern Illinois, 7 p.m. Saturday, ESPNU
Huddle up: Arkansas ranks second in the FBS at 362 yards rushing per game, and Northern Illinois ranks seventh with an average of 325.3 yards. … The Huskies rank 14th against the run (81-yard average), but have played Presbyterian, Northwestern and UNLV. … RB Alex Collins is the SEC offensive player of the week after he rushed for 212 yards and two TDs in the win over Texas Tech. He leads the SEC with 411 yards rushing.
Tweetable fact: Arkansas had five drives of at least 11 plays in the win over Texas Tech.
Auburn (2-0, 1-0)
Next game: vs. Louisiana Tech, 4 p.m. Sept. 27, SEC Network
Huddle up: Auburn had rushed for at least 200 yards in its past 13 games, the longest streak in the FBS before Thursday night's game. The Tigers had at least 300 yards rushing in eight of their past 11 games. … Expect Gabe Wright (Carver-Columbus) to see more time at DT, next to Montravius Adams (Dooly County). … Coach Gus Malzahn said backup QB Jeremy Johnson "can run our complete offense."
Tweetable fact: S Jermaine Whitehead, a three-year starter, was suspended for Thursday's game after being disrespectful to coaches. He has 12 tackles.
Florida (2-0, 1-0)
Next game: at Alabama, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, CBS
Huddle up: Kyle Christy, who averaged 48.7 yards per punt Saturday, is the SEC special-teams player of the week. He had four punts downed inside the 20. … DT Gerald Willis' older half-brother Landon Collins leads Alabama with 27 tackles. … WR Demarcus Robinson (Peach County) tied the school record with 15 catches in the win over Kentucky. He had 216 yards and two TDs.
Tweetable fact: Florida is the only team that is scheduled to face the No. 1 (FSU) and No. 2 (Alabama) teams in the preseason AP Top 25.
Kentucky (2-1, 0-1)
Next game: vs. Vanderbilt, noon Sept. 27, SEC Network
Huddle up: LB Khalid Henderson (Pebblebrook) leads Kentucky with 21 tackles and two fumble recoveries. … WR Demarco Robinson (M.L. King) has seven catches for 146 yards. … CB Fred Tiller (Clinch County) had 11 tackles against Florida.
Tweetable fact: Kentucky has outscored its opponents 55-3 in the first half of games this season.
LSU (3-0, 0-0)
Next game: vs. Mississippi State, 7 p.m. Saturday, ESPN
Huddle up: LSU hasn't given up a point in nine quarters and its consecutive shutouts of Louisiana-Monroe and Sam Houston State are its first two in a row in Tiger Stadium since 1941. … Anthony Jennings (Marietta) has solidified his position as LSU's No. 1 QB. He's thrown for 566 yards and five TDs. … LSU is 43-3 in night games at Tiger Stadium under coach Les Miles.
Tweetable fact: LSU leads the SEC in passing defense (94.3), total defense (205.7) and points allowed (eight).
Ole Miss (3-0, 1-0)
Next game: vs. Memphis, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27, FSSO
Huddle up: Four Ole Miss players have surpassed 100 yards receiving in a game. Cody Core had 110 yards and Laquon Treadwell had 105 in the win over Boise State. Evan Engram (Hillgrove) had 112 yards against Vanderbilt and Vince Sanders had 125 against Louisiana-Lafayette. … CB Mike Hilton (Sandy Creek) had his second career interception. … Bo Wallace tied Eli Manning's school mark with his 10th career 300-yard passing game.
Tweetable fact: Ole Miss is 3-0 for the second consecutive year, the first time the Rebels have started 3-0 in consecutive seasons since 1971-72.
Mississippi State (3-0, 0-0)
Next game: at LSU, 7 p.m. Saturday, ESPN
Huddle up: QB Dak Prescott is one of three QBs with at least 250 yards rushing and 500 yards passing, joining Nebraska's Tommy Armstrong Jr. and BYU's Taysom Hill. … DE Preston Smith (Stephenson) is the DL of the week for the third consecutive time after he blocked a FG attempt, made two sacks and forced a fumble in three quarters. … Coach Dan Mullen said the Bulldogs haven't "shown all of our offense yet."
Tweetable fact: Mississippi State has lost 14 consecutive games and 21 of the past 22 to LSU.
Missouri (3-0, 0-0)
Next game: vs. Indiana, 4 p.m. Saturday, SEC Network
Huddle up: DE Shane Ray is the defensive player of the week after he had seven tackles, two sacks and four tackles for loss in the win over Central Florida. He leads the FBS in tackles for loss. … QB Maty Mauk leads the nation with 12 TD passes. … Missouri finishes the season with eight consecutive SEC games.
Tweetable fact: A victory would put Missouri at 4-0 for the seventh time in the past nine seasons.
South Carolina (2-1, 1-1)
Next game: at Vanderbilt, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, SEC Network
Huddle up: Steve Spurrier can move past Vince Dooley on the SEC's all-time wins list with a victory Saturday. He and Dooley are tied with 201 career victories. Bear Bryant is first with 292 as a SEC coach. … Will Sport will start at RG if Cody Waldrop (knee) can't play. The two have alternated starting at that position. … DT J.T. Surratt (back) returned to practice Wednesday. … DE Darius English (McEachern) has one of South Carolina's three sacks.
Tweetable fact: Steve Spurrier-coached teams are 19-2 against Vanderbilt.
Tennessee (2-1, 0-0)
Next game: at Georgia, noon Sept. 27, ESPN
Huddle up: Former NFL RB Eddie George, who played for the Tennessee Titans, tweeted Saturday: "Jalen Hurd will be a SuperStar!!!" Hurd, a freshman RB from just outside of Nashville, called George his "biggest idol." Hurd rushed for 97 yards on 14 carries in the loss at Oklahoma. … KR Devrin Young has 1,346 career return yards, third all-time at Tennessee, behind Willie Gault (Griffin) and Leonard Scott. … LB A.J. Johnson (Gainesville), a four-year starter, leads the SEC with 29 tackles.
Tweetable fact: Tennessee played 16 first-year freshmen in the loss to Oklahoma.
Texas A&M (3-0, 1-0)
Next game: at SMU, 3:30 p.m. Saturday, ABC
Huddle up: Freshman WR Speedy Noil likely will miss Saturday's game with a leg injury. It was reported he could miss 3-5 weeks, but coach Kevin Sumlin called them "completely false." … Freshman DE Myles Garrett leads the SEC with 5 1/2 sacks. The SEC freshman record is eight, held by Jadeveon Clowney. … Texas A&M ranks fourth in the FBS at 54.3 points per game.
Tweetable fact: Kenny Hill leads the SEC in passing (364.7) and total offense (381).
Vanderbilt (1-2, 0-1)
Next game: vs. South Carolina, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, SEC Network
Huddle up: Coach Derek Mason said Patton Robinette likely will start at QB. Vanderbilt has started three QBs this season, and Robinette has been the most effective, completing 70.4 percent of his attempts for 185 yards. … LB Nigel Bowden (Central Macon) is tied for the team lead with 19 tackles. … LB Jonathan Wynn (Stephenson) had six tackles in his first career start.
Tweetable fact: Six of Vanderbilt's nine turnovers have been committed by three of its four quarterbacks.
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