SEC Sports Blog

The SEC opens up with Kentucky facing Clemson in the Music City Bowl on December 27th.  The Georgia Bulldogs next face Texas A&M on December 28th in the Independence Bowl.  The Tennessee Volunteers face a difficult test when they battle Virginia Tech on December 31st.  The Auburn Tigers will battle the Northwestern Wildcats on January 1st in the Outback Bowl while  LSU will battle Penn State in an evenly-matched game later that day in the Capital One Bowl.  On January 2nd Ole Miss will battle Oklahoma State and South Carolina will test UCONN before Arkansas faces East Carolina in the Liberty Bowl.  Then in the finale, Alabama takes on Texas for the BCS Title.  The Crimson Tide will have their hands full with Colt McCoy and the Longhorns as they face off in the BCS Championship bowl game.

In Tim Tebow’s final home game the Gators rolled rival Florida State 37-10. Tim Tebow is not only one of the greatest college football players of all time possibly one of the best character people to ever step on the field.  He will go for his 3rd SEC title on December 5th when Florida faces #2 Alabama.  The Crimson Tide struggled in the Iron Bowl but managed to get the victory 26-21.  The SEC title should be a good one in what will be a rematch of last year’s SEC Championship game.  The #13 LSU Tigers defeated Arkansas 33-30 in overtime to end the season at 9-3 and Mississippi fell out of the Top 25 with their loss to rival Mississippi State. SEC fans can now celebrate the holidays in warmth with college Snuggies.

Florida remained #1 with their 24-14 victory at South Carolina.  The Gators step out of conference to gain a cupcake victory when they face Florida International.  Alabama looked very impressive in their 31-3 win at Mississippi State.  The #2 Crimson Tide also step out of conference to gain an easy victory as they host Chattanooga.  The LSU Tigers didn’t play well but still defeated Louisiana Tech 24-16.  The Tigers travel to Ole Miss this week in what should be a very tough contest and have major impact on the SEC in the college football bowl projections.

Florida struggled for the 2nd consecutive week at Mississippi State but pulled out the 29-19 victory to remain atop the BCS college football Top 25 rankings.  The Gators are not the same offense without Percy Harvin and Louis Murphy.  Florida faces Georgia in the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party on October 31st.  #2 Alabama escaped with a victory over Tennessee by blocking a last second field goal attempt which would have given the Volunteers the victory.  The Tide’s 12-10 victory was anything but impressive, but a win is a win.  Bama gets a week off before facing LSU on November 7th.  LSU held steady at # 9 as they pummeled the Auburn Tigers 31-10.  LSU hosts Tulane on October 31st.  The Gamecocks of South Carolina moved from #24 to #22 with a shaky 14-10 victory over Vanderbilt.  Spurrier takes his squad to face nemeses Tennessee on October 31st.  Ole Miss jumped into the rankings at #25 with a 30-17 victory over Arkansas.  The Rebels travel to Auburn on October 31st and are looking to improve their postseason bowl positioning as this week’s bowl projections has them headed to the Cotton Bowl to face Oklahoma State.