Dak Prescott continues to improve

Florida at South Carolina, noon, ESPN

Alabama at Mississippi State, 3:30 p.m., CBS

Kentucky at Vanderbilt, 4 p.m., SEC Network

Western Carolina at Texas A&M, 7 p.m., ESPNU

Arkansas at LSU, 7:15 p.m., ESPN

BYU vs. Missouri (at Kansas City), 7:30 p.m., SEC Network

Dak Prescott continues to add to his impressive career.

Mississippi State’s senior quarterback has joined Tim Tebow and Johnny Manziel as the only players in SEC history to throw 50 touchdown passes and run for 30 touchdowns in a career.

He’s one of six SEC players to account for at least 100 touchdowns in his career, joining Tebow, Aaron Murray, Danny Wuerffel, Peyton Manning and Chris Leak.

And Prescott needs 66 yards passing to be the 12th player in FBS history with at least 8,000 yards passing and 2,000 yards rushing for a career.

“I’m amazed he’s not talked about more in the Heisman race, to be honest,” Kentucky coach Mark Stoops said on this week’s SEC teleconference.

And now Prescott has his final chance to defeat Alabama (8-1, 5-1 SEC), which has won seven consecutive games against the Bulldogs (7-2, 3-2).

“It’s a big game. They’re a good team,” he told the media. “I don’t think there will be much of a difference in the way we go about heading into the game. They are a solid team, and we’re a good team. We’re ready for a good game.”

Prescott nearly rallied Mississippi State past Alabama in last year’s game, but threw three interceptions in the 25-20 loss.

He’s nearly eliminated turnovers this season. He has thrown one interception in 300 attempts after he had seven through nine games in 2014.

Prescott also has improved his completion percentage from 61.1 percent last season to 66.7 percent in 61 more attempts and thrown for 2,351 yards, compared with 2,231 at this point in 2014.

“I think I’m better in every aspect of the quarterback position,” Prescott said. “Almost game planning, more so than anything — watching tendencies on their defensive backs, putting a clock in my head of when to get the ball out, get our team the best looks on certain plays with the defenses they give us.”

Been here before: Kentucky was 4-1 after five games, but has lost four consecutive to follow a similar path as one the Wildcats took last season.

They were 5-1 in 2014 before they lost their final six games to miss out on a bowl.

At 4-5, the Wildcats need to win two of their remaining three games to reach a bowl for the first time since 2010.

That appears to be something they can accomplish with games remaining against Vanderbilt (3-6) and Charlotte (2-7) before they meet Louisville (5-4).

Progress has been slow under Stoops, who is 11-22 in his third season.

“Frustration is a word that you’ve heard me use a little bit. Of course, I’d be lying if I didn’t say there was some frustration,” he told the media. “Like I said last week. Like I’ve said many times. I very clearly understand what we need to do. There is no panic button. I am not happy, not happy with some things and some of the results, but absolutely not panicked one second.”

Aggie struggles: Texas A&M offensive coordinator Jake Spavital is looking for answers after the Aggies were held to 10 points by Auburn, which entered the game ranked 107th in the FBS in total defense.

That came two weeks after Ole Miss shut down the Aggies in a 23-3 victory.

Spavital has changed quarterbacks, replacing Kyle Allen with freshman Kyler Murray, but the Aggies are tied for 52nd in the FBS in total offense at 417.4 per game.

That ranks sixth in the SEC and behind four other West teams (Ole Miss, Arkansas, Mississippi State and Alabama).

The Aggies also rank seventh in the SEC in scoring offense at 29.7 points per game.

“One of the main things is, we just (have) to finish,” Spavital told the media. “I thought versus Auburn we moved he ball efficiently, but we just didn’t finish. We can’t leave too many points out there on the field.”

Versatile Gamecock: Jonathan Walton will see more time on offense after his successful debut at running back for South Carolina.

The backup linebacker began practicing with the offense last week and caught a touchdown pass in the loss to Tennessee.

“He’s going to work both sides of the football,” interim coach Shawn Elliott told reporters. “He’s a good football player and one of those athletes we need to have on the football field trying to get wins for us.”

Walton also had two tackles.

Inside force: Tennessee senior defensive tackle Owen Williams (Westside-Macon) has started eight consecutive games and has tied his career high with six tackles in two of the past three games.

He also had three tackles for loss in the victory over South Carolina.

He said it: "These guys were really emotional. They were scared. It was significant. The only way you could understand it is if you were there and you felt it." — Missouri coach Gary Pinkel on the tension at the school this week

Etc.: Tennessee is 5-4 for the first time since 2009 and quarterback Joshua Dobbs (Alpharetta) is 10-5 as a starter. … Kentucky running back Boom Williams (George Walton) practiced this week and should play after missing time with an injured right elbow. … Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett leads the SEC with 10.5 sacks and five forced fumbles. He also has 16 tackles for loss, has blocked a punt and picked off a pass this season. … Tennessee safety Brian Randolph (Kell) was ejected for targeting in the first half Saturday and missed the second half of the game. … South Carolina has defeated Florida the past two seasons. … Missouri will wear new all-white uniforms, including a white helmet with chrome facemask, in its game against BYU at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.